Lobular pneumonia
Acute serous polyarthritis (rheumatic)
Acute suppurative pleuritis
Sarcoma of dura mater
Typhoid f evar
Caisson disease, with chronic interstitial nephritis and myo-
carditis
Tuberculous spondylitis
Anomalies —
Brain
Heart
Aortic valves
Stenosis of isthmus aortae
Lungs
Kidneys
Meckel's diverticulum
Lite.itinv^s
Blood vessels
Pleura
Ureter
Adrenal
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Acute Infective Diseases —
Typhoid fever
Complications:
Diphtheritic colitis
Lobar pneumonia
Suppurative otitis media and multiple abscesses of lung
Status ly mphaticus
Glanders
Rabies
Pyaemia
Erysipelas:
Facial
Neonatorum
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Acute general miliary tuberculosis
Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract —
Oesophagus:
Carcinoma of
Case associated with carcinoma of thyroid
Case abscess of lung
Membranous Oesophagitis:
Stricture of
Diverticulum
Stomach:
Chronic gastritis
Phlegmonous gastritis
Acute arsenical gastritis
Acute catarrhal gastritis •
Gastric ulcer
Carcinoma of
(In one case associated with carcinoma of appendix.)
Small and Large Intestines:
Acute enteritis, with coprastasis
Diphtheritic enteritis
Foyicular enveritis
Ulcerative entero-colijlis
Gangrenous colitis, associated with chronic interstitial nephritis.
Diphtheritic colitis, associated with typhoid fever
Follicular colitis
Acute catarrhal colitis
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Diseases of the Gastro-intestinal Tract —
Small and Large Intestines :
Ulcerative colitis lO
' Uncomplicated I
Abscess of liver I
Abscess of liver and lung I
General suppurative peritonitis 2
Local suppurative peritonitis I
Acute parenchymatous nephritis 4
Chronic interstitial nephritis I
Carcinoma ileo-coecal region i
Carcinoma of coecum i
Carcinoma of colon i
Carcinoma of rectum 2
Sarcoma (small intestine) i
Adenoma (small intestine) i
Volvulus I
Acute intestinal obstruction i
Diverticulae (small intestine) 2
Appendicitis:
Acute 2 •
Chronic 3
Tuberculous 2
Carcinoma I
Diseases of the Liver —
Abscess of liver 4
With ulcerative colitis 2
With acute general peritonitis i
With suppurative pleuritis i
Acute yellow atrophy 2
In one case associated with general infection b. arogenes capsulatus.
Acute haemorrhagic hepatitis (with eclampsia) i
Cirrhosis of liver 47
Cysts of liver (i single, 2 multiple) 3
Chronic cholecystitis i
Suppurative cholecystitis 7
Suppurative cholangitis i
Tuberculous cholangitis I
Cholelithiasis 24
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Diseases of the Pancreas —
Chronic interstitial pancreatitis 6
Primary carcinoma of I
Diseases of the Spleen —
Cysts of Spleen I
Diseases of the Peritoneum —
Acute suppurative peritonitis 27
Acute sero-fibrinous peritonitis 3
Tuberculous peritonitis 7
Chronic peritonitis 16
Diseases of the Adrenals —
Chronic Tuberculosis I
Hypernephroma I
Diseases of the Kidneys —
Acute parenchymatous nephritis 44
Chronic parenchymatous nephritis 29
Acute interstitial nephritis i
Chronic interstitial nephritis I77
Suppurative nephritis 9
Tuberculous nephritis i
Nephrolithiasis 4
Abscess of kidney I
Perinephritic abscess I
Hydronephrosis 4
Hypernephroma 2
Pyelitis 7
Cysts of the kidney, associated with cysts of the liver 2
Septic infarcts 2
Diseases of the Urinary Bladder —
Acute cystitis 7
Acute haemorrhagic cystitis i
Chronic cystitis 9
Chronic ulcerative I
Tuberculous cystitis 2
Vesical calculi 2
Carcinoma I
Diseases of the Prostate —
Abscess 3
Calculi I
Hypertrophy 4
Carcinoma i
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Diseases of Seminal Vesicles —
Suppurative vesiculitis I
Tuberculous vesiculitis i
Diseases of the Urethra —
Suppurative urethritis 2
Diseases of the testicles —
Chronic orchitis i
Suppurative epididymitis I
Hydrocele I
Diseases of the Female Genital Organs —
Ovary:
Dermoid i
Chronic interstitial oophoritis 2
Fallopian Tubes :
Tuberculous salpingitis I
Suppurative salpingitis 7
Tubo-ovarian abscess i
Uterus :
Suppurative endometritis 6
Tuberculous endometriti'; i
Suppurative metritis 2
Fibromyomata 17
Vagina :
Diphtheritic vaginitis i
Ulcerative vaginitis i
Cervix:
Atresia . i
Carcinoma 3
Pregnancy 3
Miscellaneous Diseases — •
Lympho-sarcoma, primary in retroperitoneal lymph nodes I
Abscesses 6
Lumbar muscles; retroperitoneal lymph nodes, spleen; parotid gland;
retropharyngeal ; tubo-ovarian.
Cellulitis S
Wounds (burns, contusions, surgical) 14
Poisoning (arsenical, i; ammonia, i; illuminating gas, i) ; fractures (simple
fracture of right femur, I ; ribs, i ; skull, 8) ; gangrene of leg i
Hemothorax I
Lipoma of labian majus, with multiple pigmented naevi, i i
Multiple fibromata of skin and spinal cord I
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Miscellaneous Diseases —
Parotitis
Periostitis
Tuberculous spondylitis
Suppurative arthritis, right hip
Syphilis, tertiary
Syphilis, congenital
Helminthiasis ,
Suppurative lymphadenitis
Rachitis
Carcinoma of tongue
Carcinoma of breast
Carcinoma of thyroid, with carcinoma of oesophagus.
Cyst of diaphragm
Cyst of small intestine
Fibroma of choroid plexus
Subcutaneous emphysema
Acute laryngitis
Polyp larynx
Marasmus
Exopthalmic goitre • • ■•
Hernia, inguinal
Hernia, retroperitoneal, with strangulation
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EXTRACT FROM THE
Charter of The City of New York
ESTABLISHING
THE DEPARTMENT OF BELLEVUE AND ALLIED HOSPITALS
CHAPTER XIII.
TITLE 2,
BELLEVUE AND ALLIED HOSPITALS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
Bo.\RD OF Trustees, Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties.
Sec. 692. I. On the first day of February, nineteen hundred and two, the jurisdic-
tion of the department of public cliaritics of The City of New York over Bellevue
Hospital and the Fordham, Harlem and Couvcrneur Hospitals and the Emergency
Hospital in East Twenty-sixth street in The City of New York, shall cease, and the
care, management and control of such hospitals shall be vested in a board of trustees,
which shall on said date succeed to all rights, duties and powers heretofore vested in
said department of public charities so far as concerns said hospitals. Said board of
trustees shall consist of seven residents of The City of New York, together with the
commissioner of public charities, ex-officio. It shall be known as the " Board of Trus-
tees of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals." In the month of January, nineteen hundred
and two, the mayor of The City of New- York shall appoint one resident of The City
of New York to serve as such trustee for the term of one year, one for the term of
two years, one for the term of three years, one for the term of four years, one for the
term of five years, one for the term of six years and one for the term of seven years,
from the first day of February, nineteen hundred and two. In the month of January,
and on or before the twentieth day thereof, prior to the expiration of the term of office
of any trustee, the mayor shall appoint his successor for the full term of seven years.
The mayor shall fill any vacancy in the board caused by the death of a trustee, his
resignation, removal from the city or otherwise, by the appointment of a trustee to hold
office for the unexpired term. Every person appointed to serve as such trustee shall,
before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the oath of office pre-
scribed by the constitution of the state.
2. For the purpose of making the appointments aforesaid, the said mayor shall call
upon the president or other executive head of each of the following organizations,
to wit: The United Hebrew Charities of The City of New York, the Particular Council
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of New ^'urk of the Society of St. ViiicciU do I'aiil in New York, :iii(l llic New York
Associ;itioii for Improving tlic Condition of tlic I'oor, to present a list of not less than
twice the number of persons to be appointed members of said board of trustees to fill
a vacancy or otherwise. Notice in writing of the dates on which appointments, includ-
ing the first, to said board of trustees are proposed to be made shall be given by the
mayor to each of said presidents or other executive heads at least ten days prior thereto,
and such list of names shall be so presented within three days after the receipt of such
notice. Said presidents or other executive heads may each submit, or two or more of
them may jointly present, such a Hst of names. Appointments to said board of trustees
may, in the discretion of the mayor, be made from such list or lists.
3. Xo trustee shall Ik- .-iulijcct to removal under the provisions of section ninety-
five of this act, but any trustee may be removed by the mayor upon proof either of
official misconduct or neglect of duty or of conduct which tends to discredit his office
or for mental or physical inability to perform bis duties, but before such removal he
shall receive due and timely notice in writing of the charges and a copy thereof, and
shall be entitled to a hearing on like notice before the mayor and to the assistance of
counsel on said hearing. No trustee shall receive pecuniary compensation for his
services or be interested directly or indirectly in the furnishing or performing of work,
labor, services, materials or supplies of any kind to or for said hospitals by contract or
otherwise. No trustee shall hold any oflice of emohuiH'iU under the city, county, state
or national government, except the offices of notary public, or commissioner of deeds,
or offices in the national guard.
4. The commissioners of the sinking fund of The City of New York shall within
thirty days after the passage of this act prepare a plan for the separation from the
department of public charities of the said Bellevue Hospital, and the Fordham, Harlem,
Gouverneur and Emergency Hospitals. Such plan shall apportion to each of said
hospitals the lands, buildings, fixtures, furniture and other appurtenances and property,
and the books, records, vouchers and other papers hitherto used in connection with or
for the purposes of said hospitals, and provide in detail for the transfer thereof to said
board of trustees of Bellevue and allied hospitals on the first day of February, nineteen
hundred and two. It shall further apportion to each of said hospitals, the employees
and subordinates of every grade in the service of the departmeent of public charities
who shall be in service in and about the said hospitals exclusively on said date. To
enable said commissioners to prepare such plan, they shall have access to all of the
books and papers which are the property of The City of New York in the custody of
said department of public charities, and to visit said hospitals, and to require at any
and all times the attendance before them of the commissioner of public charities and
of any of his employees and subordinates.
5. Said board, of trustees shall organize within ten days after said trustees are
appointed. It shall annually choose from its members, at a regular meeting to be held
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in the month of February, a president and secretary for the term of one year. It sliall
establish rules and regulations for the administration and government of said hospitals.
It shall administer the moneys appropriated for said hospitals, subject to the general
provisions of this act relative to the audit and payment of claims. Said board shall
have power to appoint and at pleasure remove such superintendents, medical officers,
subordinate officers and other employees as may be necessary for the efficient manage-
ment and conduct of said hospitals, subject to the civil service laws and the rules and
regulations of the municipal civil service commission. The board of trustees shall keep
accurate and detailed accounts, in a form approved by the comptroller, of all moneys
received and expended by it, the sources from which they ,ire received and the purposes
for which they are expended. It shall during the month of January in each year trans-
mit to the mayor a report as to the condition of the hospitals under its care and the
management thereof during the year ending the preceding thirty-first day of December.
6. The medical board of Bellevue Hospital, and allied hospitals, shall be composed
of the attending and consulting physicians and surgeons of said hospitals on the first
day of February, nineteen hundred and two. They and such successors as the board
of trustees may appoint shall serve without pecuniary compensation, and shall hold
office so long as they shall perform their duties in a manner satisfactory to the said
toard of trustees. Vacancies occurring in said' medical board shall be filled by the said
board of trustees by appointment from the medical profession in The City of New
York. The said board of trustees shall, on nomination of the said medical board,
appoint medical and surgical house officers to the said hospitals, all of whom shall
serve without pecuniary compensation.
7. Any person injured or taken sick in the streets or in any public square or place
within The City of New York, who mtiy not be safely removed to his or her home,
may be sent to and shall be received by the said hospitals for temporary care and treat-
ment, irrespective of his or her place of residence. The said board of trustees shall
provide and maintain suitable rooms or wards for the reception, medical examination
and temporary care of persons alleged to be insane.
8. The said hoard of trustees may permit the reception and treatment in said hos-
pitals of persons who do not reside in The City of New York, provided that every
person so receiving treatment shall be required to pay such sum for board and attend-
ance as may be fixed by said board of trustees, and provided that no such person shall
be received to the exclusion of patients who reside in said city. The said board of
trustees shall collect and pay over all such moneys to the chamberlain once every month,
and the amount so collected shall be paid into the general fund. The said board of
trustees shall, upon making such payments to the chamberlain, report the .same to the
comptroller of The City of New York.
9. The board of estimate and apportionment and the board of aldermen shall in
«ach year appropriate such sum as in their judgment may be necessary for the support
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and maiiilenancc of said hospitals. 1 1 shall be the duty of the board of trustees tHcreof
to send to the board of estimate and apportionment, on or before the first day of Sep-
tember in each year, an estimate in writing of the snm needed for the ensuing year in
the same manner and general form as the heads of departments and other boards of
The City of New York are required to furnish,
lo. Whenever any sick person in Bellevue or other hospitals hereinbefore men-
tioned shall, in the judgment of the board of trustees, cease to be a proper case for
treatment therein, said board may cause such person to be transferred to the care,
custody and control of the commissioner of public charities, who shall forthwith receive
and care for such person. In case any sick person under treatment in any of said
hospitals shall die while under the care of the board of trustees, the latter, by their
properly designated officer or employee, may call upon the commissioner of public
charities forthwith to receive and remove the body of such person, and it shall there-
upon be the duty of such commissioner forthwith to receive and remove the same for
burial nr other proper disposition. The cost and expense of such reception, removal,
burial or other proper disposition shall he borne and paid by the department of public
charities.