South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-11


report says that the next morning.
before Z o'clock. Mrs. Cobb went to
the nearest neighbor, a half mile
away, and got word to the husband
Of the patient who had died.
Charges that the body of patient
was allowed to remain at the hOspi-
tai "a hours after the patient died
are answered by the statement that
the patient was a nonresident Of the
county, and had no relatives or
friends with him when he died ana
that his relatives were promptly no
titled of his death.
About Food Charges.
Charges of insufficient food at the
hospital are answered by Mr.. Mac
Kibbin by submitting a table of
weight in which the patient is shown
20 have greatly gained in weight
crom the time of his admission TO
the time OF his discharge from the
institution. The report denies that
carp and tainted fish were served at
Healthwin on several occasions by
referring to the bills Of fare on file At
the auditors office, which the re-
port says show that no carp was
ever sold the institution.
Mr.. MacKibbin says that he has
examined the menus at Healthwin
since June, 1919, and that he finds
that the breakfasts usually consist of
a cereal with milk, bread or toast,
either plain or French toast or pan
cakes, eggs, generally scrambled or
fried. fried corn meal mush, bacon
on Sundays, and once or twice a
week bacon or sausage and coffee or
cocoa.
The report describes the dinners
as running from FIVE to seven differ
ent articles besides the drink, which
is usually milk. the articles of food
/ including meat of various kinds and
vegetables. The suppers are de-
.scribed as consisting of from four
to six different articles. including
meat or it's equivalent, potatoes,
sometimes soup. some form of fish
on Fridays, bread and butter and
vegetables. The report says that the
bills on file show that large guam
titles OF meat are purchased by the
institution. Answering the charges
that the quality Of milk served was
poor the report points out that the
milk was purchased under special
contract and was guaranteed as TO
purity and quality.
Food Spoiled by Heat.
The report answers the charges of
wasted food at Healthwin by saying
that weather conditions during the
summer months caused some of the
( food TO spoil, and ii had TO be thrown
out. The report also points TO the
fact that the hospital cannot receive
daily deliveries of food.
The report answers the cry of
eight patients TO the effect that we
know that we are going 10 die. but
why can't our lives be made endur-
able while we live?" by saying that
pa deaths occurred at Healthwin
from March I, 1918 TO March /,
1919. The report denies the state
ment 10 the effect that no one ever
RECEIVERS at Healthwin by declaring
that of the sac patients admitted TO
the institution go percent of the in
cepient cases were improved. IA per-
cent Of the moderately advanced
cases were improved and that 81 per
cent of the advanced cases showed
| improvement.
In referring TO the number OF
deaths at Healthwin during the year
between March 1, 1918 and March
/, 1919. Mr. MacKibbin asks this
question. referring in particular 10
the death of Il patients whom the
report says all but two died of other
complications than pulmonary trou-
/ bles.
Why Were They Admitted.
why were these patients. each
one practically at the point Of death,
admitted to this institution? Is
Healthwin a mOrgue or an isolation
hospital. or is il what the statutes in
! tend it shall be. an institution for