The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-04
PERMANENT HOMES
FOR INCURAB[[S'
AREREC0MM[NDEO
Doctor Sinclair Shows Vital Ne
cessity Of Legislation To
Provide For Afflicted
Charity and Social Workers Hear
Unusual AppealIn Interest
Of Humanity

A vigorous appeal for the adequate
care of s'incurablesv was made yes,
terday afternoon by DR.. Al. N. Sinclair.
Appearing before a meeting Of charity
workers interested in social welfare
legislation, Doctor Sinclair read pa
.por in which he uncovered the present
conditions to show the vital mead u
some provisions being made for the IN
fortunate victims who have no hope OF
recovering from their diseases.
The meeting Of the legislative com,
mlttee of the associated charities. and
others interested IN the work il a un.
dertaking, was especially to hear this
PAPER of Doctor Sinclair, which. no
doubt, win be the basis Of a bill 10 be
introduced before the next Legislature.
as one Of several to be put in as as
rociated Charities measures. f
Two Glasses Of Indigents
Doctor Sinclair in beginning his DR..
PER struck division line between two
classes Of INDECENT incapables. He ex,
planned it this way:
There are two classes of INDECENT
ncapables at the present time who neea
the assistance Of others; they are those
suffering from ineurable disease and
those Of deficient or impaired men.
tGlity..v
me patients suffering from ineurabie
Diseases, except tuberculosis, should ne
cent to Leah Home on one dolia,
and a half basis, he suggests. thus DO
ing away with the need Of q new in.
stitntion. For those suffering from
mental defciencies-e chronic epiIeptics
imbeciles, victims Of infantile paraIy.
sis, and blind aud otbers-he would
hive a special ward of the insane
asylum--not in the same building al
the asylum, but on the grounds,
Present Situation Critical
Regarding his plan, he said at the
close:
7" realize fully that the figures IN
these schemes are apparently high. an
extra $500 a month for beahi Home
Fnd $1,000 a month for further in
stitution, but the present situation Is a
critical one and something must oe
done to meet the crisis Efforts in the
rast TO have the county take up the
burden have met with failure owing TO
.hiNN VI ANhNHsNN ~ int tOuubN ms no
flnas TO 10 this needed work and as
II must DO. done through government,
aid, it should be lsit, before our Terri.
torial Legislature in proper form, Ind
Us consideration and aid requested .
Facilities at Home Ample
Elsewhere in the paper he said:
There are Al present in the home
twenty-one incurahle eases, twenty
male and one female, while the home
has Accommodations for thirty-fiye
mples and Ave females. which latter
will be increased shortly on compile
tior Of intended additions.
. Thus the capacity of the home may
he said 10 be fully twice its present
number of inmates, and as only about
five cases have been refused, and these
only temporarily, during the last year,
It's caparity is unauestionably ample.
The bnildings at present in use thus
save the expense Of new institution,
II. such were contemplated, and the
present executive force at the home
could easily handle all cases liable TO
require admission, thus saving consid-
ereble OF the overhead expense.
There is, however, a lack of fnan.
cial ability Of the home to care for a
greater number than at present are
heir@ looked nfter The home has a
waiting list Of from five to ten eases
constantly some Of these suffering from
tuberculosis.