The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-08
VERDICT IS
BLOW FOR
SUFFERERS
Health Board Can't
Care For Plague
Victims
/ JURY,S FINDING
AROUSES PRICE
Can't Understand Fail
ure of Plans For Hos
pital Site

Wu<u ~ lufy =. N 49,
4 rsosmer's court returned . verdict
Tuesday. deciding n was not neces
sarv for the Detroit Board Of Health
10 obtain. by condemnation. - acres
Of land adjacent TO the Herman Kie
fsr hospital. for use - . tubsrculo
~ sanitsrium. II overruied the opta'
son OF the following Dstrcitsrs In
tercsted In the light against the
white plague:
DR.. winiam n. Price, health ON.
Ger.
Dr. Guy L Kiefer. former health
f ooHcer. i.
John =. McKinlay. secretary Of
F. ne Board Of Health
Each testified. IN the -condsuna-
. flon proceedings. which sxtsndsd
over : period OF 10 days. Il vas his
q bellef that Detroit needs the add
tIonal ground TO make succsssful
battle against consumpuoa-
HeaIth Oflcer Price declined.
Wednesday. to comment II length
- the action Of the jurors. He %
mifeed that the verdict wss blow
~ The plans OF the board. and sddsd
+ hat Il II probable that the board
s uill take some action. IN IN next
u meeting. to determine n Il fsaposst
~ 70 start another proesedins 70
" the property.
n have not Rad the o0ci0 YER
ut" said DR.. Price. ~The only IN
. 1Imation had OF what the jury had
+ &C was when ! read Tuesdays
Ilmes. I cannot' fh1nk any right
MAKING men would be 90 ABSURD ~
5 ~ believe that there is no need Of
F - ontifuberculosi campaign. These
D1rors probably iOoked ovef the 1s
oeres out Hamilton-bivd. that the
cfly now owns. ana on which the
s Elerman Kiefer hospital n situated
+ - decided there was enough w.
cnnt property left for the tuberculo
e ~ sanitar5um. and for the propos.
~ general hospital
sAs conditions now are, there 70
ntout ~ Ia acres Of land In the
p1ot. n ir contemplated that q gen-
F III hospital should be built On this
vacant land. This. I know. was en-
Clhined to the jury. The jurors. ap-
DoFeatly. believe that III acrss
f y enough land to ssrve the needs
e e both general hospital and tn
+ oorcuIosis sanitzrium.-
Ihs original plans Of the health
board provided not Only Dor The
cDoefruction Of Q santtariun that
e uou1d take care Of the advanced
boeos Of tuberculosis. those which
: require enclosed rooms, but also FOR
+ - ersction Of hundreds Of opsa.
+ ~ shacks. where tuberculars IN
' ~ 1rst stages of the disease might
- brought back TO health. Il small
oxp6nse.
II the sanitarium must b built.
F elth the general hospital. on the
141-1 acres remaining IN the city
+ Not. II win be impossfbls 70 have
X Recommendation for any plague vie.
. Inns except those IN the advanced
. stages Of the disease. according 70
~. Price. There VIII b. roou,
Dnough for only the victims Known
- bed cases." The plans for the
Droposed colony Of open-air houses
f must be abandoned unless ths
1onRh board nnds some other means
- solving the problem
A. present. there are 500 cases
= tuberculosis recorded IN thu
. Board Of Health once. Accordial
y the boards records. IN scarisI
lsyer and diphtheria cases, two
Alrds OF the victims are dspsndsa,
1pon the board for proper care. Il
~ same ratio prevails IN cases d
luberculosis. the sanitarium. to car,
~ al needy sufferers, would hav,
y have facilities for 1000.
Or. Price shook his head sadly
Men asked n sanitariun for Loo
oooId be built on the II 10 acres
lowing room for the general hoe
- view Of the circuit court jury'l
cr1ict. the problem which con
1cnts the health board and al Per
~ engaged In the anti-tubsrcuio
1Ght. according TO DIT. Price. d
1otormins how TO get the bee,
~ feqt Of what fAciiitiss are