Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-07

new building of three rooms with an l office and a basement morgue. He did | not attempt to say what it would cost | to build such building but thought 1t could be equipped for $2,500 to $S,00o.
 DraE. J. Brophy, city health officer, was called on and asked to state what disadvantages the. city was under be- cause of insufficient laboratory facilities. He mentioned the time a few months ago when it was desired to take about 100 cultures to determine diptheria cases and
 it took three or four days to get the nec-
 essary number of test tubes sent here
 from New Haven, because of transporta-
 tion delays.
 Dr. Black also strongly advocated a
 well equipped laboratory, saying that the laboratory was as essential to a hospital as the stethoscope and thermometer were to a physician. He advised that if one
 were established it be in conjunction and cooperation with the city health depart
 ment He considered that Norwich was fortunate in having one hospital, for one hospital and one laboratory is what every
 city needs
 l In reply to question from w. s. AL lis of the hospital trustees. Dr.. Black
 said that if the hospital laboratory would
 accommodate some of the surrounding
 towns, the state could participate some i, in it's support but he could not promise l much now. l Rev J. H. Selden who was called on | to speak said he believed that if the com I munity could get some glimpse of what l the need for the laboratory is, they would
 say of course, let's have 1t. Few know
 the real situation, but campaign of ed
 ucation would without doubt give all the money that is needed.
 | Others to speak in favor of having the laboratory and the value it would be tc the community were Dr. W. K. Tingley
 Dr. Blackmar, Dr. George Thompson, pr ! J. J. Donohue. Superintendent Hugh 5 Campbell of the tuberculosis sanatorium , and Superintendent F. s. Wilcox of tn Norwich state hospital. Dr. Wilcox sait , the state hospital would bear half th' l expense of a high class laboratory ex- } pert if they could have half his time Dr. Donohue was asked if he believed l the city would bear some of the expens il and said he thought a city meeting woul 9 probably vote some thing for this. g Dr. Freeman responded briefly wheI t called upon and said the principal han . dicap he labored under was the lack O
 time to do all the work he wanted to d S i in the laboratory because of other call y on his time.
 | Treasurer F. L. Woodland acknowledge !, what the chamber of commerce had don - in raising S1,100 for the X-ray machin = for the hospital
 [, Secretary L. NJ Crandall of the chan l. Der of commerce stated with enthusiasm e that he thought Norwich would respon y to an appeal for the hospital and he bt o lieved the manufacturers of the tow '- would be especially interested. He wa y willing to do all he could if a drive wei $ decided upon.
 d Those present at the banquet were l Is A. Tirrell. r. l.. Woodland. W. S. All Il and Phillip T. Welles of the trustees, Sr Il perintendent F. Leon Hutchins, Drs. y J. Bartlett, J. T. Black, J. J. Donohu n George Thompson, w: K. Tingley. C. e Gildersieeve, F. s. Wilcox. Hugh
 Campbell. R. R. Agncw, W. T. Drisco ,e W. T. Browne, J. S. Blackmar. Leon L. j. Pierre A. C. Freeman. Louis T. Cassid 1t J. W. Callahan, k. J. Brophy, c. A. c J. meau, David Sussler. Rev J. II. Seld, d 1 and L. NJ. CrandaI