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THIRTEENTH BIENNIAL KEPORT. 37 and the elevation I am sure is sufficient for the treatment of tubercular affections, and in fact I think the possiiblities are really greater than in any other place in North Carolina, "I also wish to say, that there may be no prejudice to my report, that I have had no communications from any one in Xorth Carolina, laj'man or doctor, in regard to this institution, except from Dr. Rankin, by letter, that I am not in sympathy with any man or men that are trying to get the superintendency of the institution, and that I really had exiiected to visit Montrose in the capacity of the Assistant Secretary for Tuberculosis, and was glad to make this visit officially, at the request of Dr. Rankin, our Secretary. ^*When I arrived at Aberdeen I found the little Rockfish and Aberdeen was in such perfect condition sanitarily; the coaches were so clean, that I made the remark to one of my friends that if we found the institution as well cared for, I would be well pleased. I desire to say this, so that it will be understood that I am not prejudiced. "I also wish to say that I took the names of every person in the institution before I told them my mission; inquiring into their habits and treatment, and that except for Dr. Gordon, who was held in very high esteem, the treatment was a joke among the patients. They spoke very highly of Dr. Gordon, but the treatment w^as a joke. 'T looked around for appliances for examination. They had no microscope or stethoscope. (Dr. Gordon: "I had that in my pocket.'*) One patient complained that he had been in bed two weeks with a temperature of 105 and that he had only had his temperature taken by himself. That the doctor had not taken his temperature all the while. Now, I have in my grip the names of every one w^ho gave me this information. I was told by one patient that from the time he had entered until that day he had never had an examination, percussion, or auscultation, or anything. ":Miss Lock was the only one that did anything at all in -he way of a matron. She informed me that she was a patient, without salary, and was left to do as best she could, without directions or orders, except what she received from Dr. Gordon. It seems that they had no cows, and the first churning was done the day I arrived at the institution. The butter and eggs were ordered from Aberdeen and were usually stale. The other food was good. It appears that the visits from the doctor in charge were only from Aberdeen and that he did not remain at the institution. It is also claimed that the beds w^re changed from one part of the porch to another by a negro man when it rained at night. One patient informed me he had been there thirty-four days and, to his knowledge, there had been no change of linen in that time. Others claimed that the linen had not been changed for about two weeks. The beds on the porches were in disorder. They were turned helter-skelter, the sheets w^ere dirty, and, as Dr. Gordon remarked, after the sheets were used they w^ere thrown up in a heap on an old bed in one part of the porch in an unsanitary condition. It had rained the night before and that part of the porch was wet and in an unsightly condition. A patient informed me that he had accidentally turned his spit cup over on his linen and that the only way he could get rid of it was to wash it out himself. I observed the patients sitting around with rolls of toilet paper near by. They w^ould cough and expectorate into this toilet paper and then slip it into a bag, and after that was filled it was disposed of in the fire. That I saw, "A patient informed us that the porch had not been swept for a month and
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-02: Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910); ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1909-1910 |
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Language | English |
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Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910); ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1909-1910 |
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Volume Number | 13 |
Page Number | 37 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | THIRTEENTH BIENNIAL KEPORT. 37 and the elevation I am sure is sufficient for the treatment of tubercular affections, and in fact I think the possiiblities are really greater than in any other place in North Carolina, "I also wish to say, that there may be no prejudice to my report, that I have had no communications from any one in Xorth Carolina, laj'man or doctor, in regard to this institution, except from Dr. Rankin, by letter, that I am not in sympathy with any man or men that are trying to get the superintendency of the institution, and that I really had exiiected to visit Montrose in the capacity of the Assistant Secretary for Tuberculosis, and was glad to make this visit officially, at the request of Dr. Rankin, our Secretary. ^*When I arrived at Aberdeen I found the little Rockfish and Aberdeen was in such perfect condition sanitarily; the coaches were so clean, that I made the remark to one of my friends that if we found the institution as well cared for, I would be well pleased. I desire to say this, so that it will be understood that I am not prejudiced. "I also wish to say that I took the names of every person in the institution before I told them my mission; inquiring into their habits and treatment, and that except for Dr. Gordon, who was held in very high esteem, the treatment was a joke among the patients. They spoke very highly of Dr. Gordon, but the treatment w^as a joke. 'T looked around for appliances for examination. They had no microscope or stethoscope. (Dr. Gordon: "I had that in my pocket.'*) One patient complained that he had been in bed two weeks with a temperature of 105 and that he had only had his temperature taken by himself. That the doctor had not taken his temperature all the while. Now, I have in my grip the names of every one w^ho gave me this information. I was told by one patient that from the time he had entered until that day he had never had an examination, percussion, or auscultation, or anything. ":Miss Lock was the only one that did anything at all in -he way of a matron. She informed me that she was a patient, without salary, and was left to do as best she could, without directions or orders, except what she received from Dr. Gordon. It seems that they had no cows, and the first churning was done the day I arrived at the institution. The butter and eggs were ordered from Aberdeen and were usually stale. The other food was good. It appears that the visits from the doctor in charge were only from Aberdeen and that he did not remain at the institution. It is also claimed that the beds w^re changed from one part of the porch to another by a negro man when it rained at night. One patient informed me he had been there thirty-four days and, to his knowledge, there had been no change of linen in that time. Others claimed that the linen had not been changed for about two weeks. The beds on the porches were in disorder. They were turned helter-skelter, the sheets w^ere dirty, and, as Dr. Gordon remarked, after the sheets were used they w^ere thrown up in a heap on an old bed in one part of the porch in an unsanitary condition. It had rained the night before and that part of the porch was wet and in an unsightly condition. A patient informed me that he had accidentally turned his spit cup over on his linen and that the only way he could get rid of it was to wash it out himself. I observed the patients sitting around with rolls of toilet paper near by. They w^ould cough and expectorate into this toilet paper and then slip it into a bag, and after that was filled it was disposed of in the fire. That I saw, "A patient informed us that the porch had not been swept for a month and |
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