New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-17

Resoirod That the thanks OF this audience be- ana they
are hereby rendered lie several gentlemen who have adj
dressed us 0 this occasion
Rc.oircd That Tie thanks of this audience be- and they
are hereby given Nj Whitehead aud NJ So Chadeayne
r eacds and the cdars Of s. for The energy S and
kindness which they have displayed IN progt ding US with
the excellent music la we have this day heard
Reooired That The thanks of this audience be, and are
hereby given TO Messr8 G aud n Banore. for the gra
uijous use of the Piano which they kindly furnished for
the occasion.
The exercises were then closed by the singing
of the HuDtsman's Chorus by the choir, and
benediction by Rev Mr.. Van Dusen.
Emigrant Refuge Hospital, Wards Island.
The following Reports Of the Medical and Sur
gical Service in this Institution were presented to
the Commissioners Of Emigration at their last
meeting, and exhibit results which must crafty
all interested in the welfare of the emigrant;
To GULIAN c. vERrLANcK, Esq President Of the Board
of Commissioners Of Emigration.
DEAR Sill take the liberty to report to the
Commissioners q statement OF the affairs OF the
Hospital for Lying in and Diseases OF w omen
and Children attached to the Emigrant's Refuge,
W ards Island, for the three months that 1t has
been under my charge.
| take this occasion to acknowledge my thanks
| for the confidence shown by the Board in select
ing me as the Visiting Physician OF this RESPONSE.
| bic Department..
at the DeRlnnlOE OF my LcFlu VI uuLy -'CCpt'
l850-there were in the Lymg-in Hospital "a wo'
| men and 30 infants From that date to Nov. 80
! inclusive % women and children have been ad"
mtted There have been In the same period o.
labors, producing 36 males and oI females the
average weight of which, at birth, was ID ID or
m }hroe occasions have resorted to artificial
| delivery In two of these cases Instruments were
used and the mothers and children both saved
the third was cross olfth IHe mana ana
chord presenting, when | turned the child, aud
| delivered by the feet. The mother did well, and
! left the Hospital at the end OF two weeks
rive still. born children and one abortion have
occn,red OF the still births, three probably per
ished from premature labor, brought on by acute
dvsenterv one from partial detachment OF pa
cepta. and one was expelled In putrld state.
Three women have died-tWo IRON dysentefy,
terminating in gangrene OF the lntestIneS' ahd
| one from typhoid pneumonla-all OF whom en-
tered the Hospital in exhausted condition,
with diseases which would have been fatal UNI
complicated with the PuerPera state.
Six children have also died-iiye OF them from
atropha, being very feeble at BIRTH and one that
was brought in from the City the day after 1t was
prematarey born, very badly scalded.
The average residence in the Lyngin Hos
pital is about four weeks when, if well enough,
they are discharged and transferred to the apart
ments appropriated Tor them.
This latter department has charge of the wards
for mothers with young children, who are re-
ceived by the Commissioners, or transferred from
the Hospital for Lyingln. These are not hos
pitfalls for the sick but, to avoid separating chill
dren from their mothers, those who have fallen i'll
have been treated, unless attacked with conta
gious diseases. In such cases they have been
sent to the appropriate hospital.
By referring to the monthly reports on your
files it will be seen that 9 children and 70 adults
have been treated for acute diseases in the " baby
wards during the month Of November.
Eight children have died of the following dis.
eases
Marasmus Tuberculosis.
The adults all recovered.
have visited the Hospital daily with my as
sistants, Drs. Campbell and Ravenell, who also
visit all the wards morning and evening, and as
much oitener rs is necessary. have much pleas
ure in stating my confidence in their ability, and
| have no doubt they carry out my instructions
| faithfully.
In my acquisitions l have endeayored to OBJ
serve just regard to economy, in consideration
! of the numerous claimants on the funds at the
| disposal Of the Commissioners. have, however,
| dsregarded expense when the comfort and well.
being OF the sick required It. All my rcquisi-
tons have been promptly complied with by the
direction OF the Board,
Respectful submitted, a. '. WILLIAMS, MID.
December !, go.
I0Hc Commissioners of igration-GENrLE.
MEN Herewith / beg leave to transmit Report
oil Wards IN the Emigrant Refuge Hospital which
were under my supervision during the months Of
September and October
ba1e ,cb -Ioo",re u&! ~ me anu
Good cnn1nct nf 49, III ny. ~ te sGneEa
assoc associated HS"'' u 'A' ASSISTANTS "'p Wn0A was
The Warden af mn, reo,,.st ,roror..i TX or,l =,
for the reception OF the oases Of measles and boon.
inc coneb hich occnrrsS y, '
yeTy se2ers form Of T G
Of this ward. and Of coDyaiescent ,"r9 ~ &
Childrens department. prevented t5e otInryyis,
fatal results. which would. doubtless have an.
sued had " ards Is and d bean crowdSd w;tb
these new patients. 80