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Burlington Self-Survey on Human Relations: Final report, 1950
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47 HEALTH SERVICES The survey of health services in Burlington was designed to determine whether or not there existed special policies and practices in regard to availability service to Negroes as a group. Questionnaires were sent to various private and public Burlington health institutions, as well as to the doctors and dentists in the community. The study is based upon replies from three hospital, a county home, the blood bank, a mental health center, a country health center and fifteen nursing or boarding homes. In addition, questionnaires were answered and returned by twenty-eight doctors (81 per cent of those reached) and sixteen dentist (or 73 per cent of the number polled). HOSPITALS The three hospitals participating in the study were private, voluntary (or non profit) institutions. Two were church related; the third, non sectarian. The three reported a total bed capacity of 270, with 117 private rooms and the remaining 147 beds in semi private rooms or wards. No beds were designated as free. There was a total of 60 bassinets and 26 pediatric beds. Policy and Admissions All three institutions replied that there existed stated no policy in their constitutions or by laws limited or restricting the availability of service to Negroes. Two hospitals indicated that all accommodations
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47 HEALTH SERVICES The survey of health services in Burlington was designed to determine whether or not there existed special policies and practices in regard to availability service to Negroes as a group. Questionnaires were sent to various private and public Burlington health institutions, as well as to the doctors and dentists in the community. The study is based upon replies from three hospital, a county home, the blood bank, a mental health center, a country health center and fifteen nursing or boarding homes. In addition, questionnaires were answered and returned by twenty-eight doctors (81 per cent of those reached) and sixteen dentist (or 73 per cent of the number polled). HOSPITALS The three hospitals participating in the study were private, voluntary (or non profit) institutions. Two were church related; the third, non sectarian. The three reported a total bed capacity of 270, with 117 private rooms and the remaining 147 beds in semi private rooms or wards. No beds were designated as free. There was a total of 60 bassinets and 26 pediatric beds. Policy and Admissions All three institutions replied that there existed stated no policy in their constitutions or by laws limited or restricting the availability of service to Negroes. Two hospitals indicated that all accommodations
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