New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
WANTS NEW SANATOR|UM
Health Board Would Build Sec
end Tuberculosis Hospital.
WILL ASK FOR 100000
Success Of Otisville Institution
Prompts Move for Structure
Nearer the City.

Because of the great success of the OTIS
willie Sanatorium in the fight against con
sumption, Health Commissioner Lederle will
ask for 100000 appropriation in the near
future to establish q second institution Of
that sort, but within a radius of thirty
miles of this city. The total departmental
estimate of the corporate stock budget IN
1912 is $2,532,000
The sanatorium at Otisville was opened
six years ago. and was looked upon a tlrst
as an experiment. 1t has proved to be an
unqualified success, according to CommS-
sioner Lederle. and it is the belief of the
Board of Health that provision should ne
made at once for a similar institution. IL
is argued that the new sanatorium should
be near the city because patients suffering
from tuberculosis I'm the second or third
stages, but who are in fairly good physical
condition. could be taken there. There are
large number OF such patients In TINS
city who are willing to go to "A sanatorlum,
but have a horror of a hospital as place
Of last resort.
improvements to cost sl05,OO0 are recon-
mended for the present sanatorium at OTIS
willie. which includes the purchase of addi-
tional land, constructing and improving
roadways. paths and fencing, the erection
of a staff house and nurses home. new
laundry building and an anti-toxin horse
stable.
For improvements at Willard Parker Hos
pital the Health Board estimates that ST.
077. .000 will be necessary. The proposed i'm
provements include a general storehouse
and bulkhead on waterfront. at S550,0o1:
boiler house and cold storage $4,000 pavil-
ion for contagious diseases. s275,0oh; medical
staff house and nurses home. $4,000; resi-
dence for superintendent of hospital $4,000,
and for fencing grounds, $1,000.
For tho Riverside Hospital, in The Bronx.
the estimate is s2j0O0O. which would pro
vide for the erection of four concrete pavil-
ions and alterations and additions TO one
of the present buildings. For the Kingston
Avenue Hospital the estimate is $4,000.
which includes $4,000 for a pavilion for
tuberculosis patients and $4,000 for the
purchase of additional property adjoining
the Kingston Avenue Hospital 1t is est-
mated that $4,000 square feet Of land could
be acquired for that amount and would
permit the gradual development Of the in
stitution. especially as regards the erection
OF buildings for the treatment Of tubercu-
loss.
According TO the Board of Health. the
hospital facilities available for the care of
advanced cases of tuberculosis in Brooklyn
are entirely inadequate and, in proportion
to population. far below the facilities avail
able for such cases in Manhattan. In the
anti-tuberculosis work of the last few years.
1t is desired to erect a freproof stable for
Brooklyn. The acquisition Of the additional
territory is urgently recommended now, as
the land desired has low assured valu-
alton.
The sum of $4,000 is desired for new
diphtheria pavilion al the same institution,
because for the last five years the ward de-
voted to dphtheria patients has been too
small. The surplus patients have been
treated in what is called wooden fire
trap"
The demand for antitoxin of various kinds
has increased until 10000 is necessary for
stable at Otisville for the antitoXin
horses. At present they are in farm barn.
II is desired to erect fireproof stable for
the horses, which usually number about
fifty. The proposed stable site is near the
Laboratory and vaccine stable.