Morris tribune., 1913-04-04

causes, but far too many in view of
the fact that great number of those
deaths could be credited to the lack
of proper hospital facilities.
In great city, living under the
very caves of a modern hospital. a
physician who would allow a patient
to die from appendicitis for the want
of timely treatment is no doubt cup
liable in degree approaching Grimm
ality. In the country, when one has
any serious sickness, especially If the
trouble is appendicitis, procrastination
is as common as it is dangerous. An
operation in the home is never con-
sented to excepting as last resort:
in order to get to the hospital the
patient must endure variety of hard
ships incident to long railway jour
ney for very sick person. The pat
lent dies while waiting to recover
sufficiently to be able to go away; the
death certificate is made out as best
suits the exigencies of the occasion,
and thereby hangs tale which mort
ality statistics do not tell.
| Where hospitals are available the
maternity department is we'll patron
lied and it is considered a financial
saving as we'll as saving of life and
health. A hospital in rural COM
munity, like hospital in the city
should be conducted on strictly
ethical basis and be made the health
center for community. center from
which health information could be dis
seminated by both precept and exam
pie. 1t should be of ample size to
accommodate the needs of the commun-
| ity. those best qualified to judge seem
to be of the opinion that every civilized
community requires one hospital bed
for each 100 inhabitants. It's equipment
should be complete for up-to-date
work; it should have pathologic
and archaeological laboratory.
An x-ray laboratory will confer
great benefits on both patients and
physicians. At such q hospital the
fact will be recognized that there are
many specialists of signal ability
whose services may be required from
time to time. In order that the peo-
pie of community may, on occasion.
have the benefit of their skill and ex-
perience. consulting staff acceptable
to the people should be. selected by
it's physicians and surgeons.
Women and children first on the
sea. What of mothers and infants on
the land? We stand agast at news of
an appalling Titanic disaster. telling
of over 1.500 lives lost at sea. The
governments IF two nations instantly
prepare for an investigation of causes
and quickly fix responsibility. There
is no delay. The court of inquiry has
convened beside the sea and is the
port of entry for survivors. This
alertness is striking, compared with
the dilatory tactics pursued when
measures are proposed for the remedy
ing of needless waste of life on land.
J IL we think of each county as g
gigantic Titantic carrying its cargo OF
; human souls across the sea of life,
having in mind the icebergs thai
hazard the voyage from birth to death
; we are blind. or will not see, if W,
; do not pay attention to the INSULT
: cient number and uncertain character
: of some of each ships life-boats. II
! conclusion ! would say in order that {
better means may be provided for tht
. safety of passengers and crew, WI
should lay aside all petty difference
and reasonably yield to cooperation
for health conservation, there shoulC
. be developed public hospital system
. and our civic health should be made
9 an ever increasing national asset
With these ends in. view the peopl
of community should make .unite'
q effort to build and maintain a GOO
hospital at some central point wher
n themselves or those near and dear t
them when sick. could be given tn
e benefit of the most advanced scientifi
s treatment without the Inconvenience
f of travelling a long distance whe
!. ailing or going far away from famil
&c and home.
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