Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
GRADY
HOSPITAL FOR
NE Mn 81 TIS
DIR. W. B. SUMMERALL.
Superintendent of Institution Of
fers Solution Of Cit's Problem
of Caring for Victims,

Or. William 4. Summeral. Super
iujendeut of Grady Hospital offered
solution to-day 10 the problem pre-
scented by AtauJas lack Of an iusti-
tujiou FOR the care of c,rebro-spiu a.
meningitis crysipela-. measles and
similar diseases.
lie Is convinced that "a, city nos
, p'taI should be general hospital IN
actuaIity as well as in name. and that
its activities and departments should
De centralized rather than scattered
about The city.
In conformity with This idea, he
outlined 10 The Georgian to-day MS
plan for establishing. directly in con
neetion with Grady Hospital. "A de-
psrtment exclusively for the treat
ment of contagious diseases. including
meningitis and the other maladies
now barred from every hospital M
the city
At the same time be- emphasized
Atlanta's unpreparedness for an epl-
demic Of meningitis and the need cf
immediate action. need which The
Georgian brought 20 the attention Of
he public and city officials when the
fatal Illness from meningitis Of "a H.
yeur-old lad disclosed that the city
was absolutely powerless to give the
case hospital treatment or even 90
isolate &c.
Georgian Story Brings Results.
Following The Georgiau's story ~
the boys death In little mission on
Marietta Street and Of the unusual
number Of meningitis cases. the city
Board OF Health took decisive action
by requesting that temporary provi-
sion be made for The care of the dis
case by the city and by the appoint
meut OF committee to formulate
plan for q permanent structure.
Wards iu the old building Of Grady
Hospital Immediately were made
ready for the reception of meningitis
patients and To-day there are sixteen
cases there. ten negroes and six white
persons d. W. e. Quillian, vice
president of the Board of Health, APP
pointed "a committee to make "A thor
ough Investigation OF the best plans
tor recommendation al the next ses-
sion of city Council IL Is FOR the
consideration Of this committee and
of city Council that Dr Summeral
INSIDE public his plan.
THE present arrangement is only "a
makeshift." he said we are treat
ing the meningitis cases In the wards
which were abandoned az the neg-o
wards when the new hospital was
built The sooner We get adequate
quarters and adequate equipment the
better
CITY Should Provide Building.
The Georgian is right iu its con-
tsutiou that the city should provide re
building for the treatment ~ these
diseases Leaving ont the question
81 meningitis. which probably is the
most serious at present, there is No
place iu the city where a case Of
measles or cry sipelas viii Doe admitted.
This is a disgrace.
The building for the treatment of
these diseases should be a part of the
general municipal hospital The Gradv.
has plenty Of ground remaining and
there ls no reason why this building
should be M another part OF the city.
The departments OF the municipal
hospital if there is 20 Dee auy regard
for the highest degree Of efficiency.
should be centralized. with the de-
p8rtmouts for contagious diseases
properly isolated"
That the need Of building Of this
Nnd has not been magu.hed was
. made evident hy the statement to-
day ~ Or J p Kennedy city health
officer Who said yhar there had been
b more ,Hau 6o cases of meningitis ia