Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-09

July 81. 1911. 5.I14.
Patients treated from January | to
July 81. 1910. 4.720.
Patients treated over same period
last year. 1894.
Per cent. increase over same period
last year, u per cent.
Number days treatment, January !
to July 81. 1911. 70,17s.
Number days treatment, January
to July 81. 1910. 1884.
Number days treatment, over the
Bame period last year. 4.S14.
Daily average number patients Janu-
airy l to July 81. 1911, 331.
Daily average number patients Janu-
airy / to July 81. 1910, 3,0f6.
Daily average number patients over
same period last year, 20.4.
Cost of maintenance January ! to
z July 81. 1911. sf91 ,S51.sS.
Ambulance calls Jan. | to July 81,
1911, 2.494.
Ambulance calls Jan l to July 81,
d 1910. 2.164.
Ambulance calls over same period
last year, 800.
Operations during 1910. 59d,
Operations 10 July 81. 1911, 451.
Operations during July, 1911. -.
A visit through the wards by the
Evening STAR reporter showed every
thing spick and span clean, but proved
that the wards were badly overcrowd-
ed. Wards . and 3 each have - pa
tents CHARTERED in them in space orig
inally intended for 20 persons. Ward ,
Is a woman's ward and included in its
80 inmates are eight babes.
Patients Packed Tight.
Ward three is the mems surgical
ward and in that thlrty-two men bat
tered and bruised from accidents are
quartered. Almost every style of in
jury from burns to fractured limbs and
broken heads are in evidence here, the
beds being placed SO closely together
that the nurses have to squeeze be-
tween them to attend TO the patients.
The same condition prevails to a lesser
extent in all the other wards.
Mr.. Talbot called attention to the
laundry. which Is called on to wash,
dry and iron about "a, 900 pieces a week.
It is hopelessly a%ntiquated and out of
date, according to Mr.. Talbot. Money
Is needed for repair here, as we'll as In
bther parts of the building, he said.
and unless the appropriation asked for
is granted the expense for repair work
will have to be made up by the elimina-
The other Side of II.
The contention of the chairman OF
the finance committee, Alderman Fran
els j. Reynolds, and the other mem
bers of that body is that the hospital
has this year considerably more money
than 1t had at its disposal last year.
1t is pointed out that the a%ppropria-
ton is $4,000 more than it was last
year, that there Is a balance left over
from last year, and that the cost of
provisions Is much lower this year,
Provisions by wholesale are anywhere
from Is to - per cent. lower than they
were last year.
The general consumer is not getting
the benefit of this reduction in all cases,
because the retailers have made no re-
auctions. but an institution like the
hospital buys its provisions by whole
sale. About $4,000 should be saved to
the hospital alone from provisions ON
the basis of the amount purchased last
year, 1t is claimed.
Some of the physicians of the city
are severely criticizing the Board of
Health for the expenditures at the City
Hospital and the City Dispensary. The
Z controversy hat has Just arisen about
the demand for more money has caused
many toSAask what is the system in
vogue at the City Hospital
Is II run In n business-Iike mannerf
One doctor said that much false
sentiment has been created within the
last few days on the plea that patients
would hav To be transferred to tn
a~lmshouse; the quality of the goods
purchased would have to be lower, etc
He said that the public should be given
a clearer demonstration that such Il
7, course would be necessary than has yet
been made.
q" think that the City Council should
appoint q eommittee,' he said. ITO In
5vestisate the city Hospital and other
institutions of the city. and thnt the
AFFAIRS of the board of Health, especial
~ should he given q thorough over
hauling"
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