Evening journal., 1922-11-17
HOSPITAL TELLS
CITY OF WORK
P. and S. Managers Show
Why Council $1,000 Ap-
preparation Is Desired
GEEP UP FIGHT ON
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE

W. ' MI - A(AOGEhOA
The Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital. having made a request OF
city Council for an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the maintenance OF the
contagious hospital. has sent the
following report OF the activities OF
that branch 10 Council;
"Tha contagious unit OF the Ply
sicians' and Surgeons Hospital was
conceived in a spirit OF service. the
same spirit that actuates the medi-
cal missionary who forsaking his
own comforts and career. goes forth
70 heal the sick natives.
without a contagious hospital,
Wilmington was exposed to the grave
danger Of epidemic, while the men,
women and children stricken with
contagious diseases were deprived
OF the succor OF hospital care and
treatment.
THE physicians and Surgeons
Hospital. a struggling institution,
without funds, undertook the burden
OF meeting this long felt want.
"on January z. 1921. the first pa
tient was admitted to tho contag
ious unit. From that 10 ooober 1
1929, 2I0 patients were treated OF
whom only six died, A remarkable
record, indeed. considering the grav-
ity Of the diseases treated.
THE 210 cases were distributed as
follows:
scarlet fever. 1853; diphtheris, 10;
venereai diseases. 10; whooping
cough s; erysipelas, 8; meningitis.
8; mastoditis. 8; chicken pox, q
tuberculosis. 2; measles. 2; impetgo,
2; anthrax, !. Total, 21o.
while the hospital has a stan
Of four physicians who treated the
poor patients free of charge. any
physician may treat his patient in
the hospital The following physi-
clans have sent their patients to
this institution: Drs. Robin, Zion,
stadter, Vallett. Nichols. Pawlikow-
ski, Handy, Washburn. Davitoh,
Vaughan, Buckmaster Mullen, AL
len, Chipman, Jones. Boehm, Gross
Holman, NIayerberg. Keyser Leone
Poulke, Bell, Palmer. Show. Nc
coIley, Negendank, White, Forrest
Adair, McEntee. Howell. Lotz.
Barskey. spruanoe, Spear Draper,
strfkol, Milliken, Springer. Willis,
veasey, Jenkins, Hughes, Belts; 4b
doctors representing both schools
OF medicine.
I'm addition the Delaware Hos
pstal. the Physicians' and Surgeons
hospital, the Babies Hospital and
sunny Brook Cottage have sent in
patients who developed contagious
Diseases while being treated et
those institutions.
.rrhe Delaware State tuberculosis
Commission. the Children's Bureau
and the Childs' Welfare Commission
have sent in patients who came un-
der their supervision and presented
grave family problems.
ITO indicate Just the kind OF pa
tients who were benefited by the
contagious hospital. we quote the fol-
lowing from our records OF admis-
sion, giving initials OF patients only;
20. G., years old. Whooping
cough. Mother III, father out OF ,
work. I
"R z, years old. Scarlet fever.
Contracted the disease while on a
visit here. Parents 1--we in New I
York. :
&C. r.. 20. Diphtheria- Home
less. :
"P. p. 7. Diphtheria. Father
out of work. I
"E. l.. S. whooping cough and /
convulsions. Father out OF work. (
"E. p. 80. Scarlet fever. Widow
with children TO support. c
"E. W.. 5. venereal disease. Fos-
ter parents. Poor. h
I'D. D., 10. Scarlet fever. Mother c
widow. Poor. a
"F. G.. 10. Scarlet fever. Mother [
works in factory. Poor. {
I'D. O.. s. Scarlet fever. Father s
out OF work. I
IS. p, 10 mo. venereal disease. g
Mother deserted baby. Father out Of !
work.
"E. NJ. IT. Scarlet fever. Father !
dead. Mother eplleptic. Poor.
II. H., 10. Mother III. Father =
out Of work. :,
m. G., s. venereai disease. Moth :
er dead. Father out OF work. =
''E. B. and H. B. Mother died =
while caring for children. Father
out of work. n
Among the patients was a sten-l c
ographher who boarded at the Y. d
W. c. A. another who roomed in a fl
house on Washington street, school e.
teacher a student at Beacom-all Il
strangers in this city. s,
an several instances placarding, W
OF the houses would have resulted o.
IN absolute business ruin of the small Il
gtorekeepers in whose households a O.
contagious disease had occurred. o.
The question may be asked. what
happened before the contagious a
hospital was In existence7 j
The same that happens IN any e
community that fails 10 provide ne
cessary hospital facilities, namely N
suffering, misery, death, ana in the II
case OF contagious disease, conceal G.
ment Of the disease so as to avoid
quarantine" =
OBERA8INfERGAU ASKS AID. Y
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