Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-05
PATIENT moved WITH
| H|RsCHDERG's CONSENT
So Says DR.. j. Garrett Nelson In
Answer to Administrative
Board.
CLINIC WAS OF GREAT VALUE
Physician Quotes Protesting Commits
sioner us Saying Removal of Mrs.
Mallory Was "Best Solution OF the
Whole Difficulty"

In a long statement presented to the
Administrative Board through his at
torney. Murray II. Mcclure, Or. j. Gar
nett Nelson, who had been charged by
Commissioner HfrschberG with vtolat-
Ing the regulations of the Virginia Hos
pital In removing Mrs. William Mallory
from that hospital to the Memorial to
place her In n clinic, said yesterday
that the removal of Mrs. Mallory had
been accomplished. not only with her
own consent. but also with that of Mr..
Hirschberg, and that the latter had
said. II think this Is the best solu-
tion OF the whole difficulty" DR.. Nell
son said that the superintendent had
no objection to lending him the charts
In the case. and that the only request
made by Mrs. Mallory was that she
should be allowed to take her baby
with her to the Memorial. This was
agreed to. AS to the manner In which
Mrs. Mallory was dressed, DR.. Nelson
confessed that he did not know, say
Ing that he had left that matter to a
nurse In whom he had the fullest con-
hdence. and that the patient, when he
saw her, was snugly wrapped In
blankets and apparently prepared for
the short journey from one hospital to
the other. During the clinic DIR. Nell
son said that there was no indecent ex-
posture at any time. and that, after
the clinic. Mrs. Mallory was carried
back to the ward, whore she remained
for the night.
RELATES IN DETAIL
PLANS FOR CLINIC
DR.. Nelson related In detail the diff
ffculty he had In removing tho patient
from tho Virginia to the Memorial
Hospital, and said that he tried to have
the clinic held In the former institu-
ton. That was found to bo Impossible,
however. and. as Mrs. Mallory had fully
recovered from the attack OF malaria,
and was In no danger from the trans
fer, he arranged for the clinic at the
Memorial. Tho clinic was held during
the last day OF the convention OF the
southern Medical Association, to which
one OF the delegates was Dr. C. C.
Bass. famous malaria expert of New
Orleans 1t was especially desirable.
according to the paper OF Dr.. Nelson.
that patient should DO used In tho
clinic, and Mrs. Mallory was selected
as that patient.
II deem 1t pertinent to state here"
said DIR. Nelson. that this lecture by
Dr. Bass. illustrated by this particu-
lar case. gave valuable information to
every physician present rs to the treat
ment of malaria, heretofore unpub-
| lishcd, and which cannot be found IN
any textbook. 1t is, therefore. calcu-
lated to be of great service to the
physicians In their private practice, to
the poor of the city In general, and to
this individual case. IL there should
be return OF malaria"
After tho clinic, DR.. Nelson said that
Mrs. Mallory expressed herself as being
content, and that she was surprised
afterwards that any question had been
| raised. AS 60 the. conditions at tho
| City Home, Dr., Nelson said that his
4 duties did not require that he have
any acquaintance with them. and that
he had no knowledge OF the facts
stated In regard to Mrs. ATallory's chill
| dren. except as to the one che had at
tho Virginia Hospital for whom he
| prescribed.
In conclusion he says: "My only
relation with this case was my at
| tendance on Mrs Mallory as n patient
at the Virginia Hospital and the ar
arrangements made for the clinic at the
Memorial Hospital, made with the con-
sent OF Mrs. Mallory, and with the ap-
prevail OF MIR. Hirschberg and the Su-
Iperintendent of the Virginia Hospital
There was nothing done In connection
with her being taken to the clinic, her
presence at the clinic or her stay mt
the Memorial Hospital to bring about
return of malaria. or to bring about
the chills referred to-" DIR. Nclsort
! says further that no definite charges
have been brought against him, ana
that, as he has been at loss as to
what charges he had to answer, he
was forced to give In a long detailed
statement. He asks. therefore that
full Investigation lee made, and that