The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-06-27
CITY MAY COME.
To. THE AID
Of LEAH
Supervisors Discuss Letter from
Doctor Wayson - Urges That
Money Now Given to Promotion
Committee Be Diverted for
Home.

III a. lNhNNi " 'hhiihhdh
II. L. Wolter of the health committee,
that the city must at once make. ar
rangements to care for five INDECENT
patients at the Queen s Hospital who
are sufferers from tuberculosis, and rec
ommending that the city increase its
appropriation for the Leah Home for
tuberculars from $3.50 to $500 a month,
DIR. James I. Wavson suggests that if
necessary the $3.50 monthly allowed the
promotion committee be diverted to the
care of tuberculosis sufferers who are
wards of the city.
The letter from Doctor Wayson was
read at a meeting of the supervisors
at noon yesterday, by Supervisor VOL
ter, who backed it up with strong
plea for the added appropriation.
In his letter Doctor Wayson said that
he had been notified by the superin-
tendent of the Queens Hospital to re-
move the five patients as it is against
the rules of that institution to harbor
sufferers from tuberculosis. He declared
the agreement with the Queens Hospi-
tai to remove tuberculosis patients
should be observed, but that it was i'm
possible to care for them at the Leah
Home because of insufficient funds. Urg-
ing an appropriation of $500 month
for the home, he said that an agree
ment should be made whereby the home,
for this sum monthly, would agree to
care for all tubercular patients sent it
by the city.
Would Divert Promotion. Funds.
In suggesting that the appropriation
of $3.50 month now made for the pro.
motion committee should be diverted to
the Leah Home appropriation if the
money could not be secured otherwise,
Doctor Wayson writes:
sit is more desirable that the city
and county care for our unfortunate
INDECENT sick, than to bring in many
who in time eventually become public
charges
Doctor Wayson said that in addition
to the five in the hospital there are
six other INDECENT cases of tuberculosis
all of whom should be placed in the
Leah Home in order that their fam.
lilies should be protected from conta.
gion.
81 have just been called, " he writes,
to see young woman who has tuber-
culosis and is in a deplOrable condi.
tion physically, and her surroundings
are equally as bad. She has young
baby and relatives that are exposed. -
Doctor Wayson favored making pro.
vision for these patients at the Leah
Home "even if we have to pay $3.50 a
day to do so, as we pay that to Queen s
for each hospital day"
Doctor Wayson IS communication was
referred to the health committee with
instructions to take the matter up with
the management of the Leah Home
and ascertain what arrangements can
be made. The committee will report at
the next meeting of the supervisors.
Leahi Running Far Behind.
DIR. A. Sinclair, member of the
board of trustees of the Leah Home
said last night that he did not be-
lieve the trustees would agree to re-
ccive all the city tubercular patients
for 5000 month.
81 do not think it would be posi-
ble,' he said. "Wc are eleven over our
limit now and running behind at the
rate of over $500 month in consequ-
ence. Should we receive the eleven pa.
''Nhto Hichtiohtu ny DuclOE hdNsOn,
with the increase in appropriation to
5000 a month, we would be no better
off than we are now. We could take
care of the five patients in the Queen 5
Hospital with the increase in the ap-
preparation but not of the eleven. | do
not think the trustees would agree to
that.
Hope for the Better.
"But inashuch as the city is paying
$3.50 day for each of the patients in
the Queens Hospital, these could be
transfer ed to the Leah Home at the
same rate and the other six could be
cared for out of the additional appro-
priation. If the city can pay the daily
fee for the patients at the Queen IS II
can pay it to have them cared for at
Leah and it would cost the municlpai,
lty no more.
'At "A meeting of the trustees of
the Leah Home yesterday, it was de.
cided to take care of all the patients
now in the institution but that no more
would be received unless arrangements
are made for additional funds. We will
90 along as we are now, trusting that
when brighter days come we will be
able to pull out of the hole, - said Doe.
tor Sinclair.
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