The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-05
DIR. HERRING COMPLETES
ASYLUM INVESTIGATION

trades ana occupations Tic points
out that no class Of society can claim
exemption from the disease.
The report states that the cost OF
properly caring for the insane Is one
OF the most expensive burdens the
State has TO bear. 1t is estimated.
says DIR. Herring, that the total cost
Of tho care OF tho insane and feeble
minded In this country is over $32,-
coo 400 n year.
Discussing the cost Of the insane
10 South Carolina DIR. Herring giwGs
the following figures: 1910. patients,
2.I93. appropriation. s29i ,40I. per cap
ita $lit.22; 1911. patients. 2.283. ap-
preparation. S293.929. per capita.
si32.76; 1872, patients. 2.i2S. appro-
pr.ati0n $31S."S0. per capita. $168.33;
1913. patients. 2,505, appropriation
s%05.2i7. per capita. $15J.86: 1914. pa
ticnts 2.73S. appropriation. $319,12l.
per capita. $17G.18.
Dr. Herring then makes the follow
ing comment:
Two hundred dollars is the aver
age per capita I'm modern and we'll
equipped hospitals for tho insane. a
per capita Of less than $17S means
custodian care. which. In the long
run. is the most expensive"
Arrangements Of Buildings.
Discussing the plan for the rcor-
ganlzation OF the hospital for the in
sane, A. y. Herring, M. d., Gov. Man
ning'B efficiency expert. says that lie
has ever kept In mind the fact that
first >of all. II must be practical and at
tho same time sufficiently adequate
and elastic to meet all future require
ments. and In tho second place it
should be within reasonable financial
limits. DR. Herring first considers the
general plan OF arrangement of tho
buildings and the distribution of the
patients. Tho internal organization Ia
Included under q separate head.
Should Remove Negroes.
Tho report declares that the most
evident step at the present time Is to
remove nll Of tho negro insane. the
idiots and imbccilcs. the tuberculous
and pollagrous patients to State Park
Hc snys by doing this that there will
he plenty of room for tho white in-
sano at the old asylum for many years
to como. I'm fact" he SAYS. "by de-
veloping tho farm colony iden there
will never be the ovcrcrowding Of
these buildings that exists at the pres-
ent timo
4 Meilcal Center.
The first thing that Is absolutely
necessary" says the report. "In n
hospital for the insane is q psyche
patlic reception hoapital building.
This Ia tho active medical center
which controls and stimulates the life
OF tho ont!re institution. Hero tho
pntients who enter tho hospital are
first received. thoroughly examined.
and. II need be. detained for treat
mcnt. All patients who are actually
disturbed receive In this building
hydro-thcrapeutic treatment and any
othor treatment indinatcd; in other
words thoy arc treated as sick indi-
vlduais. In this building are also To-
Gated laboratories. examining rooms.
operating rooms. and every facility
needed for tho proper treatment OF
tho montaily sick. In this connection
would also suggest that an out pa
ttent department be inaugurated in
this building for the purpose Of do
ing an important work In ppeventive
psychiatry. Tho close proximity Of
tho hospital to the city renders 1t os-
peclally adaptable for this new field
OF medicine. The building which could
ho used for this purpose is the old
asylum building. the walls OF which
are substantially constructed and tho
general outline OF the building we'll
adapted for this purpose.
Will lnstnll Now Interior.
"The internal arrangement will. Of
hn Ntx vrs1 T,n1 1t,x
an cntirc new interior inStalIed. The
the interior OF this building will have
oct We would make provision for a
hundred patients, none ! Of whom
would romRtn In this building for any
building for the present, we will con-
slider next tho central building, and
this description. will apply to both
wings Of this building. nSs
mo very radical changes need lie
mado In these buildings so far as
their general arrangement Is concern
cd. OF course, nearly all of the
buildings throughout the entire insti-
tuition require new floors. and an en-
tire new sanitary equipment. and new
heating. A number of small rooms
would be thrown into ono large room.
Attractive day rooms and dormitor-
los would result from abolishing q
largo number OF small rooms.
Rearrangement OF Business Office.
1.-THE Encouragement OF the business
Office In the central portion of this
building will also be necessary.
"The Parker building. which Is noH
occupied by the negro men. will have
to BIO extensively renovated and will
DO used to relieve tho congestion now
existing In the wards for the white
men. The Parker annex. a twojDtory
brick building, will be converted into
ah Industrial shop. and placed under