Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-05

tCOnUDueo fTOm r1TSt rage
that in view of the Thompson case and
others she would not assume the re-
sponsibility Of their treatment. In her
letter to the board she again declined
to assume that burden, saying:
Il have always regarded my RESPONSE
bility as q heavy one in regard to all
my dealing with the unfortunate men
and women and children VINO come be-
fore me at the court. / would be
untrue to myself If did not feel keenly
the result of this mothers acquiescence
to my overpersuaSion. ! state here
what stated In The Evening Star, that
I can never again urge man or woman
10 place themselves or their children in
Gallinger Hospital.
las you know, the court has no au-
thority to send a child under II to the
hospital. Such children must be COM
mitJed to the Board of Public Welfare,
If in need of medical treatment. and 1t
has been the custom Of the court to
recommend that such children be sent
TO Gallinger Hospital by the board. No
such recommendations will be made by
me in the future"
Cites Regina Perks.
When Judge Sellers previously cited
the case Of Regina Perks, young girl
under treatment at the hospital, who
gave blood for @ TRANSMISSION despite
her own condition, it was said that the
child was almost 81" and capable OF
giving her consent. Judge Sellers, how
ever. denies that the child was more
than Is and confirms her statement
with the records of Juvenile Court.
In her explanation of the Perks case
the magistrate said:
I'm the raSa Pe0ina fhis
child. being under Is and required under
the compulsory education act to attend
school. was brought in by her parents
charged with incorrigibillty as persist
emily truant and as leading her younger
sister into truancy. She was found in.
corrigible and placed on probation, il
being by opinion that her parents could
not keep her in school Upon physical
examination it was discovered that she
was in need Of disqualification and she
was committed to the Board of Public
Welfare temporarily with the request
that she be sent to Gallinger Hospital
This was done and it was while there
as q ward of the Board Of Public We'll
fare, that she gave her blood for trans
fusion. You, Mr.. MILAN, being learned
In the law and fully converSant with the
policy Of the BOARD of Children's Guard
ians and Board of Public Welfare, not
to have an operation Of any kind per-
formed on q temporary ward without
the consent of the wards parents, will
readily see that this constituted q tech
nical assault upon her person, the mere
matter Of her consenting being without
weight, as she was q minor. have
reason to know that DR.. Bocock, when
this was called to his attention, strong
ly disapproved of the action that had
been taken. In this case. both the con-
sent Of the Board of Public Welfare and
the parents should have been secured.
1t would be interesting to hear the
result Of transfusing Regina's blood into
the veins Of the other patients. In my
opinion, this performance was objection
able and do not believe that 1t will
be permitted again by DR.. Bocock.
Holds Hospital Better.
an closing, I beg to say that con-
slider the administration of the Hospital
under DR.. Bocock as infinitely improved
over the administration of the hospital
during the time I had the honor to
serve on the medical committee OF the
Board of Charities.
MY service on the medical committee
Of The Board of Charities makes NE
fully conversant with the tremendous
responsibility of your committee and.
knowing the high character of the
members of the Board of Public We'll
fare, am sure that the most thorough
inquiry will be made and that more
careful and strict SUPERVISION will be
given the hospital"