The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-21
No CHARGES FILED
AGAINST INSTITUTION
Developments Yesterday Rather
Favorable TO Management of
Maternity Hospital.
RECEIVE REPORT TOMORROW.
state Board of Charities VIII Hear
From subcommittee Rec entity
Named to Probe Rumors of
Irregularities.

w ME Investigations ny oHnceFs OF
the city health and police depart
ments bv detectives emDloved bv
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Pi''"'S ''i"'F4""''S '"-"ie'"' aims WIN
the state board OF charities and cor
rectlons and hv agents Of the federal
i,,orr,1 ro,,or,,,a .or,.ioo aro holm,
commune" ih'o 'oHH'tiohS at t''e MA
ternity hospital 402 East Clay street,
there were tssl,ci vesfor3a,. M daAnfte
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criminal charges Will he made against
the institution.
The only eta+n,,e,+s ,,aao vastor.
'"S "''S VI character ra'heF 4dEo'
able 10 the institution than other
wise
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ne city health department. where
records Of births deaths and adj
mission of infants 10 the hospital are
filed. indicate that the rnortatttv of
infants AT The Institption during tho
year 1916 was low rather than high.
These records show that there were
forty infants AZ tbo bosn;tal IN 1an,,-
arv / 1915 maj aftv-six ware horn
there durfpg tho ,,aar "a 49, 49,
we're admitted n total of ms rbe
total of deaths durinr no ,,aar us
sixteen. or about ono in sat,o,, tba
average Infant morality NJ tba co,,n-
trv as n whole ana bnt 1Ittia 1arsn-
than tho death rate an,onr i,fap+s
both white and coIored In ,ba cir,
This mortality shovy;n,, js rogardad ~,
DR.. Levy health chinf nc otto sn,ai,
for a rnaterni+v iIetit,,tin,
Insncctions vadc
Or Lew and Dr. r. Nosttr coo
retarv of The state hoarl ~ charitias
and corrections insnected tho Mater
nltv hospital vesterda,, ana r,oda IN
ouirv into conditions there ana with
reference to allegations against tbe
place current in rumors and renor1s
largely circulated during tho Inst two
days relative to deaths Of infants am
disposition of bodies of tho lead
DR., Mastin. who ON Nontay cnIIes
n meeting OF the state hoard for
Thursday at 10 o'clock m hear ~
report Of a subcommittee fnvestipat-
ing complaints against tho institution
yesterday declined to see newspapar
men. He left word at his office that
he had nothing TO ssv h,,t II ,vos In
situated that a abatement would he
made by the board after its meeting
Thursday.
Or, Levy said that nothing was
found in the visit IN tho bospitaI ,,cs
terda,, thar s,nnortad cor,,Iaj,,+s ~.
there had been an,, crir,inoI oct ~
criuIDa1 noglact AZ 10 ;na.it,.t,o. o.
said that insnactors fron, HI. oe7ea
unexnectedIv visitad Tho bosritaI Frr,,,,
tirno Ia tir>a ara tbot ra,a -, 80,
baya found spvtbirg ,,,rorn +hara i
Dr Lew sata no corId go 70 800
hration for Secrecy in Tho cond,,c+ -
an inett+,,tfor ~ +bo. I,t~,a -
native for ,rragu1a- ~ iIIaea, 90. ~
dtsnosano NJ tbe hodios ~ -, So
diving thera
-. wants All rneo,,,,,t,o,
.pu+ ON, dowtro,,s - ~.,'ni
inforrnat4on &C 10 oil +hn $50 A an'
nactad VIII a. ,r.,t,'.io II a..
conduct said mr. a,,,, ..a1
vito anv orn who Lno,,,s o,,,.btr -
with NC ~
Tlr Lew said +bat mo o4,, hao,.A
denartmcnt has s,Inervtstor o,, 49,
aitions involving ~ nb1-st,oI ,,,o1eo.o
of the In,nates RI sncb ins,,t,,+inns
while the state hoard ~ cbarttios and
.nrrarttor. is copcar,,olI -. -