Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-06
HOSPITAL PLAN
ADVANCED At
LEAGUE MEET.
Dey Tells Anti tuberculosis
Workers That FreehoIders
Are for Institution
QUESTION OF MONEY
Joint Hospital With Another
County is Suggested-Dr.
Silk Is Speaker
QUESTION OF MONEY

Declaring that the Board of Free
holders had gone on record favoring
tuberculosis sanatorium but urg-
ing that such sanatorium be erected
in conjunction with other counties
or else erected section by section,
that is .one building built and wings
added from time to time, William S.
Dey. director Of the Board of Free
holders, spoke at length on the con-
struction of such building at the
luncheon of the Middlesex County
tuberculosis League in the New
Packer House yesterday afternoon.
Other speakers We're DR.. Charles i.
Silk, president of of the league;
William l.. Hilker, county treasurer;
DR.. 3. Hoagland, T. 3. Kiddner,
Miss e. H. Suydam, Winton T. Ap-
plegate and DR.. D. c. English.
Mr.. Dey stated that the board is
waiting to hear from the committee
appointed to investigate the building
of sanatorium. Mr.. Dey suggested
that if Middlesex can co-operate
with some other county in the erec-
ton of such a hospital it would be
possible to build an up-to-date in
stitution. but if not, it would be ad-
visable to start hospital on the plan
of Union county, building a un |
with about fifty beds and adding
other units as the occasion required.
Mr.. Dey continued by stating that
the county at the present time is
pretty well bonded and that the only
way the county would ever have a
hospital would be to start it mod
erately and build to it from time to
time. He spoke of the hospital site
which had been purchased by the
old Democratic Board of Freeholders
and was condemned by the state.
He held that he could see nothing the
matter with the size and that it was
not necessary to erect the institu-
ton on a hill.
County Treasurer Hi,ker told how
the budget of the county is pre-
on the Board of Freeholders is in
favor of the tuberculosis hospital.
Mr.. Hilker declared that there is
enly one-half million dollars avail
able for all purposes. He also urged
the erection of small unit. TO
which other units may be added to
from time to time. He advocated
that to begin moderately the first
building should cost in the neigh
borhoed of s15o,00o.
DIR. Hoagland told of the sale of
the seals during the past month and
how successful the mail campaign
had foven. He declared that when
all the returns are in the amount OBJ
tanned will be more than $4,000.
Reports from the sale of the seals
were then received from n S.
Ernest Peters, Mrs. Joselson, Mrs.
Lederer and Mrs. w. NJ. Riddle.
DIR. Silk then spoke on the pro-
gram for the county, and the pur-
pose of the meeting
DR.. Silk urged more extensive
clinic and nursing system, the en-
ploying of full time examiner, an
examiner for every 10000 popula-
ton and one nurse for every 100
positive sputum cases, for the first
500 and then one for every $50.
THE proper equipment for the
clinic" declared DR.. Silk. should
include an X-Ray apparatus. He
advocates the building of tubercu-
losis wards in connection with hos
pitals already establi-hed for the ad-
vanced or incurable cases. Other sug-
gestions made by the president
were; A definite program for nu-
triton of school and pre-school chill
dren. control of milk supply and vo-
cational training.
t. Is. Kiddner of the National Tu-
berculosis Association then spoke on
sanatoria and sanatorium sites and
buildings.
Miss E. H. Suydam. field secretary
of the state league, told of the work
going on in other counties, and in
formed those present that Middle
sex cannot have n building unless
the people work for it.
Mr.. Applegate spoke on the work
of the organization and congratu-
lated those present on the work that
has been accomplished.
John T. Manley OF New Bruins
wick urged that the county join
hands with other counties in the
erection of an institution, as the
county is not financially able to erect
such a hospital alone.
DIR. English took the stand that i'll
is not a question as TO whether or
not the county has enough funds to-
build a hospital. but that the law
states that such a building must be
He declared thai Middlesex -cun-