The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01


population OF this region. or 990i.
$40 out OF total population OF
81 ,658.57s.
In comparison with other states
Georgia presents an illustrative
example. This state has a total pop
ulation Of 3.l23,723 Of which 2.038.
278 are white and 064 927 are
Negro. In 1914 Georgia had only
IL hospitals approved oy The
American College of Surgeons and
none OF these was Negro. while
Wisconsin. with a total population
~ 3.l37.557. had 81 approved hos
ptals all Of which adrl, Negro
patients without segregation.
They DO Well With Little
These hospitals n most instance.
are administered by Negro admin
lstrators and cons der.ng ne nam
dicaps they encounter are dong 4
fine job In the majority OF ln>Nts-
lions the qUpment is outdated an
the physical plants aye IN need
Of mooernIZa. ion Mos. White
rises would rebel Z they acre
forced 10 contend with the anti
quated equipment that confron'S
The colored nurse BIT n spite Of
ms there is always that BURNING
desire 20 give service.
The prime needs of Negro hos.
pitfalls in the South are for better
trained administrators. more
modern equipment and sufficient
funds to render the type Of pro-
feSsionaI care found in the bet
ter white hospitals. II must be
remembered that the necessity
for better hospitals is not con-
fined to Negroes alone. In many
sections hospital facilities and
medical care for white patients
are also Sorely inadequate. In a
number of these conditions the
problem is economic in. character
while in others IL is due 10 in
ertia and lack Of planning. The
need for better medical care for
the citizens Of the South Is recog-
nized by the colorcd hospitals
and they are doing their best
under the conditions they must
endure
The pon. 20 be remembered is
that the Negro hospital is entitled
10 the same type ~ good business
management, medical staff organl-
zai,on and nursing service that
exists in other institutions II there
must be a dual sharing ~ respon-
sibility for the health and well.
being ~ the South. Southern states
have for LONG zine stood far
down on the list when II came "a
the provision Of health and hos
3i.al facilities FOR all az Their clt.-
Gems In measure his factor IS
srll one q, finance The South. be
cause az IS unfavorao,e economic
position & 70. abe 20 afford the
tNpe O, health care found IN the
more prosperous states.
They Travel 100 Miles
n the South the Negro hospitals
are found principally IN the .arscr
cities but IS per cent NJ the COL
ored population Will oe found n
me rial areas tbs = reGre,:ao.c
because the very people WHo need
good medical care are denied his
service for .sck Of hospital fsclI-
tics have seen patients come as
far a. 100 miles IN order 10 ne hos
pi;alized have also seen The srlei
and hardShips these people N'GSt
suffer n Their qUeS, for hospital
communications
The lack Of facilities also eX-
presses itself in the general
health Of the population. A sur
vey Of the statistics Of the I =.
Census Bureau will show this
disparity In relation to the causes
Of death. For example. the total
deaths from tuberculosis In l94l
numbered 42.2S3. or this total
l.,;01 were Negroes. The deaths
from syphilis totaled l,12S. Of
which 6420 were colored; from
pellasra 1885. Of which SOS were
colored.
In me disease ~ 1reSDaUcv
ch ldhlrth and me puerperlu-' re
death rate per thousand births inr