A The Philippine Journal of Science 1920 
efficiency as possible in this most important branch of government, as 
far as national progress and development of the entire country is con- 
cerned; 
WHEREAS, it appears, that this step would be in accordance with modern 
ideals of health and welfare service as demonstrated by institutions of 
similar character either already existing or recently innovated in other 
progressive countries such as England, Canada and Egypt, therefore be it, 
RESOLVED, that the Philippine Islands Medical Association and the Ma- 
nila Medical Society recommend to the Philippine Legislature that the 
necessary steps be taken tending to secure the establishment of a separate 
Department of Health and Charities, which would exert full control over 
all branches and divisions of government pertaining to health sanitation 
hospitals and charities which are now scattered over various government 
departments. 
The above resolution was passed by the Philippine Islands 
Medical Association and the Manila Medical Society at their 
joint Annual Meeting, February 5, 1920. 
ARTURO GARCIA, 
Secretary-Treasurer, 
Philippine Islands Medical Association. 
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SEPA- 
RATE INSULAR HOSPITALS FOR DANGEROUS COMMUNICABLE 
DISEASES AND FOR INSANE AND CHRONIC INVALIDS 
IN THE CITY OF MANILA 
WHEREAS, it is the sense of the Philippine Islands Medical Association 
that the present conditions at the San Lazaro Hospital are unsatisfactory, 
in that; 
1. In spite of the recent addition of one new building to the Depart- 
ment for Contagious Diseases, the provisions for cases of such diseases, 
are still inadequate for the emergencies that may arise in time of epidemics; 
2. The Insane and those ill of dangerous communicable diseases, are 
housed in close proximity with the result that the former are continually 
excited by the activities inside and outside of the hospital and the — 
are unduly annoyed by the noises made by the insane; 
8. The Insane and the old chronic invalids who are permanently con- . 
fined there, are exposed to infection, and furthermore their maintenance 
at San Lazaro is an unnecessary duplication of labor and expense inas- 
much as the City of Manila is already maintaining separate similar institu- 
tions with which these sections of San Lazaro Hospital could very well be 
combined ; 
4. One building and a portion of the grounds are occupied by the College 
of Veterinary Science for the corrals and hospital for the treatment of 
diseases of animals; 
5. The facilities for the proper care of the dead, for the performance 
of postmortem examination and for the carrying on of many laboratory 
tests necessary for diagnosis and control of treatment are inadequate; 
