The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-07
DR.. INCHES
TO REMAIN
IN DETROIT
War b e c k Ons, But
Health Officer Is Bad
ly Needed Here
TO BE IN SERVICE
RIGHT AT HOME
Plans Lectures to Med
ical Societies Thru
out the State

Detroit viii not need 20 look for a
new health Officer Or. J W Inches
is goinr 10 stay
This announcement IS not Official.
hui j. IS practically certain. Or
Inches has been commissioned a
captain in the Detroit College OF
Medicine base hospital unit He Is
Military doctor who has studied
military methods OF treating pa
ticnts on several continents and Is
regarded as an expert I'm that line
of work but no board Of health
iecls that " needs him hero
For several weeks Dr Inches has
boon. NOT twiXt love and duty. but
'twiNt two duties The adminlstra.
tor, of health affairs a. we'll as mosr
OF ipr Inches personal friends have
been try ing 10 persuade him that
his duty was here rather than in
Europe The health officer has said
repeatedly that he would sacrifice
a few years from the end OF his life
10 Doe able 10 spend tho intervening
time ON Europo'- war,torn fields but
he has about decided 20 yield TO
pressure and remain hore quite
against his desires
Before The end Of the week ne Will
submit his final answer 10 the board
c' health. hu' y Is almost certain
that II Will be reluctant consent
20 remain This Is based upon a
conversation a reporter for The
Times had with him Tuesday morn
ing
The health officer Is guided in
reaching his determination 10 stay
and hsht In Detroit by the fact that
h. Is practically ip charge OF the
erection Of what is 10 be one of the
finest tuberculosis hospitals in the
world While n is distinctively a
Detroit project. il is likely 10 be
established az a point outside OF
Wayne county IL a suitable site can
he found and f tho law depart ment
OF tho city decides that it is legal
10 build the hospital outside the
city.
About 100000 viii be expended
for this Institution Or Inches. who
Will be in charge. says he Will be
serving lncie sam quite as well as
II he were with q base hospital In
Europe. because he expects many
Detroit soldier, will return with
Tuberculosis wounds This is a
new kind of wound by-product
of the present war IL rs charged
that the Germans are treating their
bullets with tuberculosis germs
among other infamous things, and
~ is feared 'ha' Americas TUDOR
culosis hospitals viii have a hard
time for fhc next few years For
that reason Dr Inches had about re.
conciled himself TO remaining
Meanwhile he will serve the mill
tary forces of the United States in
lec'urine to medical societies thru.
ont Michigan under the auspices OF
the Michigan state committee of
nStional defense lie expects 10 don
his captains uniform next week and
20 wear 10 constantly during the war
lie viii so 20 every large city In
the state and instruct medical so
cicfics a. 20 their duties, which VIII
hc greatly enlarged as result of
the war and tire patients who re-
wn from he trenches Whether
he goes abroad or remains here hc
Nili lc in 'he government service
II he finally decides 10 stay he will
bc the city service and In the
government service a. tho same
time The wearing OF the uniform
W lH be obligatory.
Dr Burt r. Shurlv. director of The
Detroit College of Medicine base 4
hospital unit. is now wearing his
uniform even in The operating room
of ls own hospital since ne be
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