New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-03
THE cHARITYHoSPITAL ATNEW ORLEANS.



From Our Own Correspondent
NEW OHIEAys Tuesday. J8n "a. 1884.
The Charity Hospital of city is in atutioI. which
should be called TIE Nspa! ofaH N4ias most OF the
hariiss are b owed upon foreigners and persons who
arc not in eDy way identified with tie prosperity oour city
or safe As there doubt coDsid rahe interest felt TO
ascertain the OF good done by tho Hospital during
the so epidemic have at considerable trouble obtained
copy ofthe annual report n aaraoe Of n. herr
Tie aaemeut j. too long for publication full in your
pauer but II give sou synopsis, which cannot fail -
prove dinierest to your readers
Uuilg the past year the charities end care 81 the Hos
pita have been extended 70 1879 sick diabet per
SOM Of which number 1883 were # foreign birth 3Jo
natives of other States o tie Coniederscy l2O ut IN
known aat vity and only @2s natives OF Louisiaha
OF the admissions from foreign countries l,2lI wee
from Ireland 1850 from Germany, - from France 3l9
from England from Prussia, 1915 from Switzerland -
from Scotlud - from sweden ts from Canada, and tho
balance we're from A. other countries
OF the admission Of native Of the United states your
state Of New York stands the head NJ the list having
furnished 30 Of tie number Louisiana 2s Pennsyya-
MA l6l: Virginia e. Ohio, 20 Massachusetts, a. Ma
ryland - Maine CO.; Kentucky, j9 ] ecnes see, b:
New jersey ana the other states OF ne ZION ttaA
forria excepted seld from TO 20 each
On reference 20 tie tabular statement OF the diseases
which have been treated in the Hospital during the past
year il appears that the number Of yeh5r fever cases
amount ~ egain-t sl IN the year the las fatal
ard wide spread epidemic ytnr the number discharged
lts7 agsilst lsl and the deaths 800 against 80 Tor
tire soaso.. y iact proving whG ~ WIZ DC
ling TO contest greater mGgnaDCy AID Niler dihu
sion Of the fever Of tie past season
The total number Of deaths in the Hospital tor the year
was 3lG4 The most malignant d.ease was The Asi1'tc
C0eyG ~ out OF - admissions Oa'g 81 rere discharged
cad 2s5 died Of diarrhea ami dysenery - died OF de
lenm treneIs "a died oi Vunou levers oiner ys'
low fever 1919 died of c0HSuJnPson, AM tie oher d'Ans
rre mt down az from 332 various diseases. during tue
wear there were horn in the Hospital l) ctfeH or the
sdm lions In the Hospital l0l-G males and JbJJ
females OF the deaths, 2.426 males and - females
viii give YOU Il memorandum OF the admissions OF
lev OF The dsoases VIZ. yellow fever JAZZ inermueht
fe er ssh other feYers 035i making total admission 81
fe1s persons with feyers being over hy per cen 81 he
total admissions lt2 persons trouble With dcirium
tremCrs; lC absccs 2li bronchitis ~ coutu-ion sOo
Gihrlhea and dysenery 80 diseCse OF the heart = IN
TEMPERANCE 3G2 ulcer 259 persons who had received
gun thot and otier wound, IA nghts, &c ib9 rheuna
tism: 455 s,uhs: 3ls consumption 100 uncertain and
go are pu; down POLLING 1he clerk Of tbs Hospital
renafks that many persons admitted have been yea
there being aimet requiring an admission ana II
o happens that children who are in good health nave %
be admitted Their mothers being at the time very -icA ana
tcf cfrsa: this accounts for those pat down nothing Ana
as 10 those put down uLCeridn' Il II caused oy Pa ~
who die before they reach their wards ana are unseen o
the ending uhy-icisn end their tickets subsequently
I administrations report that during the past year the
cost of maintenance has been s5l5ai o. the dsburse
1neuts $C9O5 e. and the amount received isJm p-seh
GERS through the operation Of The tax 500 % hat
heretofore, while every annual cement IAs shSwn
beovv debit account against the Hospital, being Tor me
vear ls52 lCOl o. fer 1851, S1']3 ~ t9r IS'o
SEQ $50 80 We happy TO stae ne cheering iac' l'
reduced 10 cipher leaving for the fret time since 1872
alto ether free from ncumbrance or dept. doubtless
much Of this change and Improvement Is cue 70 tne c'n
tract system for supplying the Hospital recently ad pttu
by the Toard Of Admiptraors ana me Commentary ,y
zeal and energy Of the present treasurer Dr IL y 'ad
win in reyyirc and diligently prosecuting sources OIL cs
orue which Rad tceD allowed % dry up ana m Duyu-'
lrever he WIS r-qried e. 10 it. IN The cheapest lrAeI
such SUPPLE a. we're not subject 90 contract
The fosual not only paid OF az the debts due hui
hev have also refunded 20 Henry Bier tic former lfeas
reI ths sulo of $500 Wh he had stolen om hn IN me
wear 1851 aud instead Of arge oustaa < deots asa,5t
The IIosfa in former yea. they no" nave 81 pas
an hand Of .f13 %. The Admiu -traio.s remark
oripu Of he that This s'osble ch4Hge IA It's
aScs h. be made Fe' +, sra ana oar l ar
% taxation What mi7 be repaired Tor I'd,
-sp, ant ~, 4, u. Ssnse n ,e b. tb Llare is t
sn. in s a. on gs's r. %, Dc '''
r,p with lbs natter and drey to n i'a
grss We ,e.s9is opon ieI tie Hcp mainly depends
wcne 20 In. ctl Our eiy AID Hspia manifold
e1peuse ofpo'dir. iei r1ns sna Oaiyhfs @ sb an eb
Linn SsS ;sS srd erishened direction would diriE The
oortsiy sfssdy sqreuo I'll. IHgoa an rT,tTL a.,
ltrouetlon q tain forms Of ae,se iIt9 our CIV, a.
arc allie Unknown &C. cur cline an Ptops - - ~
e-i lad 10 O.. cssf Of fete:s klowL a. yp OF sn
HosIa enc s NJ love and sodlns hose thence
re- rsrcsm hood "a oIFEarsge 70 De I.igy 60 ION tas
eoiktity believed would prevent ell ne attendant
most remark be tGci presented to the public by ms
repor il that although che II itsl has been a an
~ the burial 81 Owe 5000 p"r'Ons, ana His' az
suurf n over two hundred pauners the year foliu
rensoners who ann upport the average
t1pense Of nursnc funerals Sc not .oaf doers Pa
tient this il more surprising when we compare IN
,,e,ses NJ rbe Uowards who paid about ell for each
latent vet the patients Of e owsd' were not on an
average ck over four days. aud the patients IN the HOS
titfl must average at lee q Two week each. A.
roice tic tCrcr' e 81 Admin ators has made tD'
ssre rns-sk Ls oief have done in giving the hos4rl
Association thc Of supporting all the 10 "aIi inil'h
aries Our own City Council, through inc bo a.. 81
Ii,ofL sLptcded l,e iIfmaiies and expended soJ,gy
IN doing 20 Tie creii should be given 10 our COUNCIL
even II I. is D InOcratic -
Tie number OF passengers arrived. IN Vu4 C'J ' '''
from foreign ports, 3f.esO.
there Gre many other items Of interest in the report
plc have time TO give you IN MS seuI ~ o y.
governor. message a. also the VII Of judah Iouro IN
adv anCe OF the mail