17,1 Joint Annual Medical Meeting 5 
6. The present site of San Lazaro Hospital is undesirable and unsuitable 
for either an infectious hospital or an asylum for the insane, because of 
its location in a section of town which is bound to become a congested 
residential or business section of Manila, as already evidenced by the exist- 
ence of two large schools in its vicinity, and the opening and proposed 
extension of Avenida Rizal; 
WHEREAS, these conditions are not only undesirable in themselves but 
cause the public to be strongly prejudiced against the institution with 
resulting active antagonism to the enforcement of measures of isolation 
so necessary for the control of epidemics of dangerous communicable dis- 
eases, therefore be it 
RESOLVED: That the Philippine Legislature be petitioned to authorize 
the sale of the property of San Lazaro Hospital and thereby secure suf- 
ficient funds to establish one asylum wherein the Insular and City Asylums 
for the Insane and Chronic invalids may be taken care of, and separate 
from this, a modern hospital for dangerous communicable diseases in some 
more suitable location, the size of said hospital, to be commensurate with 
the increasing population of Manila and vicinity; and in case that such 
a sale may not be practicable, that funds be provided for the erection of 
one modern hospital for cases of dangerous communicable diseases in 
another locality, consolidating and combining in the present San Lazaro 
Hospital the City and Insular Asylums for insane and chronic invalids, 
and removing the Hospital of the Veterinary College elsewhere. 
The above resolution was passed by the Philippine islands 
Medical Association at its Annual Meeting of February 5, 1920. 
ARTURO GARCIA, 
Secretary-Treasurer, 
Philippine Islands Medical Association. 
A further resolution was offered, a copy of which was sent 
to the Mayor of the City of Manila, and another copy to the 
Chief of Police, as follows: 
RESOLUTION INDORSING THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SPITTING LAW 
AND RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENT OF THE SPRINKLING 
OF STREETS OF THE CITY OF MANILA 
WHEREAS, promiscuous spitting is not only extremely offensive, but is a 
most important means of spread of numerous infections of the respiratory 
tract, the most important of which is pulmonary tuberculosis, therefore 
be it 
RESOLVED, that the Philippine Islands Medical Association heartily en- 
dorses the recent efforts of the Department of Police of the City of Manila 
to enforce existing laws respecting this nuisance and urges that the cam- 
paign be continued, and all efforts be made to improve the street sprinkling 
service in Manila, and be it further 
RESOLVED, that the Philippine Islands Medical Association recommends 
that a special, active, and sustained educational campaign be undertaken 
by the Philippine Health Service in this connection. 
