Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

so that discharged patieuts may go
from the hospital with their clothing
| c:ean and in good order; that In the
dispensing OF drugs Il fo-mulary be
used such as is recommended for use
at the City Home. 4 standard formu-
larry for the two institutions should
De aaoP.sd: mat more adequate fire
provided at the Virginia Hospital by
the installation Of fire hose and water
6 6nGiket 81 improysd FIRE escapes. hrs
instruction OF employees in the most
effective methods OF fire lighting and
rescue OF patients: that common drink.
Ing cups he abolished throughout the
| hospital: that a trained dletitian be
employed 10 take charne OF the pur-
| chase. preparation and serving OF food
the Inspection of food supplies. the re-
duction Of food wastes. and the in
! struction OF nurses and other employees
In the handling OF foodstuffa: that all
for example. the cost of ambulance SER
Vice now charged against the City
Home he incl,ded In the financial
and that the accounting procedure he
made uniform with that of the City
Home and Pine Camp Hospital: that tho
proved 40 that It may show more clear
| ~ the results and co-ts OF hospital SER
| vice. eliminating information Of little
| or no statistical value to which at pres
| ent considerable q, ACC Is given.
| The City home.
| II is recommended:
That In view OF the need for more
eiicient management OF the City Home.
experience In institutional manageme emit,
he appointed ut an Increased salary
necessary: that greater economy be
S ,ha r,.,d, In the provision OF food Tor
he kcpt which will nhow separately
the cost of feeding officers and Gnu
/ poyees. md the cost OF feeding in
mates. That the system OF record keep
| ing Of facts relative to inmates he
completely revised 90 as to include
al data regarding their admission. nhy-
sion; subsequent illnesses. condition on
discharge and reason for discharge.
lhnt ench Inmate be given complete
admission by a medical officer. and that
MS physical and mental ability to work
pc certified to from such examination:
MT effort be made to provide q more
satisfactory diet for inmates, through
NE employment of n skilled dietitian:
mat resident graduate physician be
smployeo who may assume RESPONSE
ternea who are undergraduates: that.
~ soon as practicable. two sradnoin
.ntrrnes. on run time. he appointed to
,r The three undergraduate In
intcrnes TO BE- paid nominal salaric.;
ina, effort be made to improve tho
na,,hoiogicnl service OF tho hospital by
ter training of intcrnes In pnthologi-
cal work end by providing for n visit.
ing patholoEist from tho medical col
ere: that the colored tubrrcnloais M :
yy,Iion b" transferred from the City
home 10 the Pine Camp HosnltaI in
order that those co'orcd patients may
have tho same advantages 20 white
.'',"rts; that At least two additional
,r7tH"d nurses he employed one for
ne innSmary at thn white home. and
On for the innrmnry Mt the colored
/ W provided n, n. CITY Home in ordcr
mt they may b" given more sntisfnc-
'nrv care and kent apart from tho
~, 70 associate with children: that tho
"riaon coils now usrd ns fso,at tim
Toonf for De'ients With venere,l dis.
M use, u" nho'tshel, end that isolation
"""d rooms I've provided Tor these ma
fonts; t'nt owing to The lack nf nde
runfe facilities for the isoiatiou or
PATENTS nfli","d with contagious dis
a"ae at he CITY Home. ronsihere. ion
re given to III" erection or contn rious
l's"nas hospital conveniently looatn,,
iIon lain me city; hut not nron City
ararsn ~ ~" various 'rnd'rn, services
OF tn" City Homo he required to snh7
! 'nn "oH" ro"1nlnte rcnnrts OF wnrk
performed and results obtained 1, ~
'h"n, nf ~" tienis; that nonremov
"n,"' full-lnnsth Nv scre",s hn nro-
''hcd for all Windows anu TINT mo
"h"r usual measures 'or nv eltmino-
: '"n T." carried out: that co-,n,on drinlt
/ r't cup" md con'non towels n. nhnI
HhHd th'f In Wow OF tho reed f,r
n"rnonr IN She hisnensirr NJ tlruos
"r'n"'""r y" Devised by Tho na1i
! 81 s'nff f~- Tho uro of at,ennin, IN
''"'7rT nrd hnnno officers. nnd thot ,r,.
-"'ntions j." fllad ns far M nossih,a
:, ~, M boz Of those authorized
-" "If".'H~',~ of norroiicr n. rnn,,;.,
W" Fc',"r"i law. 10 propo-,v l,nnt
r,r..e,nd mor"of,"r n"',s' officers be
'rr'c"infiorc by n Crn1u,fn ~, urLnrr
~" WIN fun md complete racorh ~
s ,t ,nets IN he n,a.tor; Tint Improved
index substituted for ihn wer,. cnro
"''Some NOOK records now in ,,sc
sEs'cm Of Records for Store.
That Il system OF stores ronor.,.
w W. q, viii be uniform With th eeofn as
in The Eirr eGhe I Pc adionted FOR so also
niospitnl so that II Will be- posslblS s' ~
tHese nst fiG1nsiHnp'i9n and costs in
sons sons requisItloning new articjes Per- per,
he stores at tho City Home hc ron rnn
Na,rcd to turn in the worn or used mr.
such articles may be salvnped' I'll 1hn T.,
order to check extravngance in ,hn
S SSs of 10 supplies and equipment; that hat
OF employment for more NJ iorh
mates ma that tho laundry service Of The
~! ioIho DC extended and the laun-
ar? quarters enlarged so rs TO Derform
al laundry work for the city Home
ne virginia Hospital and the Pine
camp hospital: that consideration bo
given TO the matter of cstablishing m
irc plant At the City Home with ~ On .
nnciiy sufficient to provide tho ice re-
CURED at the City Home, the virginia
Hospital and the Pine Camp Hospitai;
equipment at the. City Home be- in
o ,,m,assrs by the addition OF fire extin-
that proper iron fire escapes he nro,
vide, yidsd with exits adequately .illulni-
drills be inaueuratcd: that herea 7, rr
no expenditures be charged against
funds for the outdoor relief OF the poor
except such as may he properly
charged against those funds: that out,
door relief by the city be discontinued
as soon as practicable, and that EFFORT
he mado to make an arrangement with
the Associated Charities whereby that
organization VIII conduct all investiga-
lions and provide all material relief OF
proper CITY charges. the city paying