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had one, and that DR.. Drewry Is one OF
the foremost alienists Of tho country.
Sleeping on Floors.

Mr. Lawless then asked:
O. "You are comparing this hospital
with the most famous hospital In this
country Is this not so? 81 y
At am not comparing. am only
stating facts"
Witness then told again Of patients
sleeping on floors because Of lack Of
beds. * e q .5 n. 80. i: 4
Mr.. Lawless then asked witness who
told him that patient had been ducked.
The chair ruled the question out, but
stated that the person who told Dr.. Hen
derson would be produced at the proper
time. "a &$ 5-i
"a recess OF thirty minutes was taken)
E Witness said that patients critically Ill
were removed to the infirmary. lie did
not recall any deaths in the female wards
during the year. There had been several
possibly a dozen. deaths on the female
side In the infir1nary. The reason that
nearly all the deaths occur%in the in
Urinary, Is because the critical cases us
far as possible are removed to the in
Urinary. The nurses at the infirnlaryi
were not trained nurses. He said 1t was
not the custom here to visit the dead
patients TO ascertain II they were dead.
Chairman Satller asked witness about
the Bell suicide.
his throat cut a case knife from the
dning-room BY his side.
Females Are Watched.
In answer to a question, The said that
the female suicidal patients are carefully
watched; that all knives and forks are
counted before and after meals. VIE
ress said that when he came here there
was a woman who had worn a straight
Jacket for three yenrs, day and night.
The attendants said that she would swal-
low something II the jacket were re-
moved. Witness said that he ordered
1T to be taken off and took the chances.
The woman, he said, Is now on the ward
and hns not worn q Jacket for two years.
and that she has improved.
Witness said that Petersburg Hospital
had larger dormatories and for that rea-
son the patients at night we're n11rc
easily watched than here
Chairman Sadler then introduced tho
report OF the hospitals of the State.
showing that for two, years the appro-
pration had been, Central State Hospital.
S?45,OC0; Eastern State Hospital S1S5, 900.
The Eastern State Hospital per capita.
s1291S. while the Central (negro) State
Hospital is less than 500.
The chairman then asked this questions:
Negroes Fare Better.
c. "Then the Central (negro) State Hos
pital Is nun ut an expense to the State
at per capita OF less than 500, with
more comforts and convenlences than the
white patients at the Eastern State Hos
pital at a per capita of moro than $50
more? Am correct?'
Z A. Eyes; that is correct. and there Is
no material difference In supplies for tho
two institutions"
c. GLOW do you account for this differ
encc?'
A, II cannot account for It, have
never made an effort to do so.''
K. Witness then said that he thought that
the larger number OF patients the smaller
tho per capita.
The chairman then filed as All exhibit
a copy OF tho last report OF the Commls-
sioner of Hospitals and also copy of
the last report Of the Eastern State Hos
pital,
Witness said he did not think that the
difference In the cost OF the executive
force and attendants at Petersburg would
make IN the difference. He did not think
the fixed charges for $50 patients would
be the same as 1900 patients.
Witness said regular force was not as
large hero ms In the Central State Hos
pital,
Witness said In answer to question
that 1t cost more. according to report, to
run white hospital than a negro hos
pital. Esit
Chairman sadler here stated that no
would have the Commissioner of Hos
pitfalls make up n statement Showing tho
per capita cost to the State OF patients
at both hospitals, as well as the prices
OF supplies. at1aN5
The committee then adjourned to meet
tomorrow at 0 O'Clock, a. p,
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