The Shasta courier., 1856-02-09
uo.pi.nl Rcpor. Of shc County Phy.icinn.

Hospital Report Of shc County Physician.
To Ike Honorable the Board Of Snperrisors no,c IN
| Sessfoai
The undersigned, in submitting the following
expose of affairs pertaining to the manage.
ment of the County Hospital. will embrace the
time from my last report. the 4ih day of Novem.
Der $50 to The Isl of Februry 1856. SIS days.
The accompanying PAPERS cover all items
deemed hecrssary fn ubiain n tiiori'ish know l.
edge of The Infringement Of the Hospital during
the lime mentioned.
Pantr marked A. gives the nanle sf each nti-
vislual ,tealc the number of days lii the Hospi-
tai for eash The aggregate days fyr the VI hole,
and ilit. disposition Of each case. Ffotii il tbu
will see TINT The number treated during the time
mei,uhrti Is 36 number discharged cured is &c,
on hand Z died in Hospital 81 s,in ui ell the duys
gGl. Two Of those 81 slu died Ito witt. James
Williams and Hiram Charpell, were received in
a hopeless condition. The former in Fl, of in
sanity, resulting from fever. wandered from his
cabin aud laid out heplessy exposed TO the
weather for six days before he was found, and
only lived "a few hunrs after he received.
The o,her. old man. and very nnch debiliia-
ted and with shattered constitution, received Il
severe INJURY IN the chest besides II iracinre OF
the cnlhr bone can>ed by HE npsc;ting Of a cart,
and died IN a very shori Tine after he came in.
These facts are NJ, given for the purpose of of
ferine an excnse for having dead men 10 report,
bu, that the trnIi nlny be on record
Paper markt d B, gives The residence ni racb
individual al the tine of his reception, The dis
ease he had when admitted, and the land Of his
birth Thus il is made manifest that the bene-
fits of the Hospital extends to every par, OF the
country and is pretty equally diffnsed.
Paper marked c, is intended 10 show the av
erage expense incurred in the mainiai "ance of
each individual per day. You will find sepa-
rate calculation for provisions, and also state
ment of the entire average daily expenses 10
each man. Provision account. including nurse and
cook, averages lS3 cents per day to each man !;
including provisions, medicine, medical allen
Iion nurse and cook in fact all expenses are
S % per day to each man.
Paper marked d, is list OF all accoun,s CON
traced by me during The time embraced in this
report. They are all fully endorsed. and have
no KNOWLEDGE of any account n,t there incnded.
Paper marked f, is a statement OF money
ceiyed by me from varions individuals who
have been under treatment in the Hospital and
the amount paid out of said funds. she wing a
balance in my hands unexpendcd of So 90.
Paper marked +, is list of provisions Oh
hand at The close of january $!0S IS.
Although the Hospital system in this county
has been conducted with the most rigid econo
my, and ON as chenp plan as can be hoped for
under any circumstances, the funds furnish ed
by law is not sufficient to sustain il for any length
ot time, without great depreciation of scrip
and consequently great sacrihce. BY the Isl
/ OF July II not sooner. you will have expended all
the revenue to be raised this year rnder The
present law for Hospitals purposes. To meet
lbis difficulty, woIld recommend that you Pc
ttion The present Legislature for special author
ity TO levy head tax for hospital purposes. not
to exceed 50 90, and an increase OF the property
tax to so cents the 500. petition froi
you would meet with prompt attention. when
have taken great pains 20 ascertain the opiu-
ion of the community upon The subiec, of this
head tax, and have invariably found pu bic opin
ion in favor OF it.
In review of all the items of expense atten-
dant upon conducting The Hospital do not see
anything that appears 10 me susceptible of cur
tailment except The burial expenses. ! propose
10 adopt different system in future. and instead
of giving The whole Job out by contract
item, employ carpenter 10 make the coffin buy
the lumber and have the grave dug, separate
Items
have The honor to be your obedent servant.
J. E. PELHAM, NJ. ID.