The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-10
CHARGES AGAINST HOSPITAL.

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Jackson, Miss, july 10.-Sensation'
d charges that unsanitary conditions
pfeyail at the state charity hospital
here, and that one Of the nurses mis-
treated child patients are embodied
IN the anal report of the Kinds county
grand Jury to Judge Wiley H. Potter
late yesterday afternoon. The grand
sjury's report severely criticizes the
hospital management. and refers to 1t
in part as follows:
sour body as whole visited the
charity hospital and carefully inspect
ed the premises. We are compelled
TO say that the sanitary conditions at
the institution is unreasonably pad'
the floors and premises, with the ex-
ception Of the kitchen, is in a filthy
ana unsanitary condition"
The jury also calls attention to the
oyercrowded condition of the hospital
and says. 1--WE recognize the fact that
the management with the insufficient
funds which the legislature has seen
At to provide for them, and with the
oyercrowded condition that exists at
the present time and has existed, that
the proper attention and best condt
ton cannot be secured"
In speaking OF the alleged mistreat'
ment of children the report says In
part:
1--WE had large number of COM
plants from different parties who had
been inmates of this institution, show
ing that a certain nurse, unmindtui
OF her duties to these unfortunate
people, and especially to children In
such condition that they were unable
to either protect themselves or to in
form anyone else Of the treatment tc
them. were treated cruelty and I'M
mercifully. We are unable to under
stand how any nurse, with a heart in
her, could conceive in her own mind
TO administer such treatment as eye
witnesses have testified were admin
istered to these children in this insti
tuition, and we demand as citizens oil
Mississippi that the management O.
this institution look carefully into
this matter"
DR.. l.. 8. Rogers. the grand jur,
stated, had been i'll during the past
six weeks, and no direct criticism Is
made Of him. DR.. Rogers is the super
intendent, and is the man who, after
persistent effort. in the face of great
obstacles, succeeded while in the leg
islature as representative from
Holmes county, in getting bill
through which provided for the cree
tlon OF the institution.
Dr. Rogers was shown a copy of the
report and was astonished. He would
make no statement except in gen
eral way saying that the criticism oil
the grand jury was unjust and untrue.
To substantiate this he suggested that
no one take his word for it but talk
10 uOCJOrS OF the uleulCdi anu SUI Sit'
staff and patients who had been treat
ed at the institution. DR.. Rogers did
say that the $4,000 year appropra-
ton was inadequate, that fully $4,000
was needed, but he stated most EN-
phatically that cleanliness was observ
ed in every department, that the
floors were always clean. the bed lin
en- was never allowed to become dirty
before being changed and that the
sweeping accusations we're unfair, I'M
Just and untrue. In this he is warmly
supported by DR.. E. II. Galloway. DR..
H. r. Stands. of Jackson, and DIR. G..
w. Barksdale, of Winona All OF these
physicians said that the grand jury |
was unjust in its charges. that the |
hospital was clean, in excellent shape,
sanitary throughout. They did say.
however. that in places revarnishing,
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