Mountain Democrat., 1857-04-25
Conntv IIosuleaI iseport.
THE BoAnD OF SUPERvIsORs or Ell DORADO

COUNTY:
Gcntlcmcn-In compliance with our duty,
the undersigned would respectfully submit for
your examination the following report, show
ing the sanitary condition Of the County HnH.
piiaI, for the quarter dating from December
10Th, 1856, to March 10th, 1856, inclusive.
The following is an exhibit If the cases re-
cCivcd intO the Hospital during the quarter
ending March Goth, 1867, and those continued
from the last-s0wing the name, age, nativi-
~, occupation, disease, date Of admission and
discharge, and result Of each case. The first
ten are eases continued from the quarter end
ing December goth, 1856.
Henry Tayl0r-Agcd SO years, Of Maine,
blacksmith; disease, paralysis; admitted in 81;
continued, and not much improved.
Charles Bird-Aged 20 years; Of EnglantlS
miner; cOXnlgia; admitted in 1866; continued
aud slowly improving.
W. DOnaldsUn-Agcd 10 years; Of Norway;
miner: organic disease Of heart; admitted Oct.
~, 1886; discharged Dec. 20 1876, improved.
Geo. Spring-Aged % years; Of Ohio; miner;
gnstrO-cntcritis; admitted Nov. 70, lSjG; dis
charged Dec. ~ 1876, cured.
Michael DOwd-Aged % wears; Of New York;
mason; syphiltic rheumatism; admitted Dec.
4, 1886; continued aud improving.
Alex. Harpcr-Agcd 20 years; Uf Virginia;
carpenter; tertiary syphilis; admitted dec. :
1856. and discharged, March ls3!!; much im-
proved.
see; tailor; curies Of ilium; received Dec. 9
lS5G; continued aud improved.
Owen COnnOr-Agcd q wears; Of Ireland;
miner; crYsipelas admitted dec. ~ 1856, dis
charged Jan. IA lS5TT; cured. -.
James Tanner-Aged 22 wears; Of England;
tcamsteT; crysipclas; admitted Dec. IL lSjG;dis-
charged Dec. II 1856; cured.
Samuel HOlms-Agcd ~ wears; Of United
States; miner; syphilis; admitted Dec, IL 1886;
discharged Dec. 24th lS5i, cured.
-; of Germany; miner; disease unknown;
admitted Dec. ~ le56; dead when admitted.
Vim. Giles-Agcd so years; Of Kentucky;
miner; coxalgia; admitted dec. ~ 1885, contin-
ucd and improving.
Isaac Lee-Aged 32; Of ireland; sailor; drop
sey Of chest; admitted Dec. .s 1856; died Jun.
| q 1857.
Charles Worthington-Agcd 90 ycars;of Mis-
souri, miner; tertiary syphilis; admitted jan. +.
lsj7; continued and much improved.
Peter Bodin-Aged 81 years; Of Sweden; sal
lOr; frlUn Of finger; admitted Jan. 8. 1867, dis
| charged Jan. IA 1866, cured.
NJ. Cramer - Aged 81 years; Of Germany;
| brewer; hydrOthrOax; admitted Jan. S lej1 dds.
charged Jan. ~ 1856; improved.
u. W. Grcy-Aged ~ wears; Of Kentucky;
farmer; syphilis; admitted Jan. :; discharged
Jan. IS; cured.
B. B. Strait-Agcd "a wears; Of Pcnnsylva-
mia; miner; injury of splnc; admitted Jan. IL
ThOs. Iounger-Agcd % years; Of Missouri:
miner; typhoid fever; admitted Jan. IL lej7;
discharged Jan. 90 1857; cured
A. s. llOag- Aged so years; Of New YOrk; ;
miner; fractured leg admitted january is
le51; continued and improving.
Cashner Coysu-Aged % years; of Canada;
miner; Opthalnia; admitted Jan. - lSj7; dis
charged Feb. 81, improved.
Erastus {. Hewins-Agcd II years; Of Mass;
mine: hemitCKia; admitted Jan. "a; discharK-
cd Feb. > 1885,; sent TO the States by his friends
George kCr-Aged 81 wears; New York;
book keeper; ulcers Of legs; admitted Feb. .
lSj1; continued and improved.
Fred. I.crmcr-Agcd SO wears; Of GERMANY:
sailor; I'lthisis; admitted Feb. ID; died Feb. 20
lS5..
Abraham DcmOirs-Aged % years. Of Mis-.
souri,; miner; PhIhiSis; admitted Feb. %; died
March 1857.
DInigio Simonins-Agcd 97 years; of Italy;
miner; fractured leg admitted March 1855;
| continued and improving.
Patrick Kane-Agcd Sn wears; Of Pcnnsvlva.
mia; miner; syphilis; admittad March 5, dis.
CHARGED Mare b Il. lSI11; cured. ......---.-
james II. Cash-Aged By years; New York;
miner; CrssipclaS; admitted March 1856; cUu.
tinued and improving. ~
Robt. A. Price-Agcd 80 years; ofthc L. s.:
shoemaker intermittent fever; admitted MaFvh
| :; discharged March 1857, cured.
Joseph kennedy-Aged 81 wears; "f ireland;
! miner scurvey; admitted March = lS51; c,,n.
| tinucd and improving.
Fred. Timlehr-Agcd 26 wears: Of GERMANY;
miner; SYPHILIS; admitted March IL 1867; cuntin.
ucd and improving.
john IIagcr-Aged III years; of New Jersey:
OscItcs; admitted March Is is5577 continued and
not improving.
Lambert tliunch-AgCd - years; of Misaou.
| ri; miner; rhcumatism; admitted March l6
| 1857; continued and improving.
John HcEiwee-AgeA ~ years. -af Ireland;
miner; rheumatism; admitted March Is lsi.;
continued and improving.
James W. CurtS-Aged 90 years; Of ireland;
conclusion Of brain; admitted March Is 1856;
continucd and improving.
VIM. Ache-Agcd 33 years; Of Germanv:mi.
ncr; Hyphilitic rheumatism; admitted March Is
and discharged March ~ lS51.
RECAPIrULArIOH..
No. 0f patients remaining in hospital
| Dec, IN 1856, IL
Admissions for the quarter, .G
Total number treated in the hospital, 80
Discharged during the quarter, II
Deaths,
Deduct, ~
Remaining under treatment March 20 Il
| No. Of charity patients seeking advice
and treatment from the diSpensary
during the quarter, not residing in
the hospital, 81
DEATHS.
DrOpscy Of the chest,
Bronchitis,
Phthisis,
Unknown,
Total,
NArIvITIES.
Ireland, ]; Germany, 2; United States, !.
Many Of the cases admitted are more propcrly
subjects for an in6rmary than hospital, the
primary design Of which is for the treatment
| Of acute or remedial disease and the speedy re-
stOratiOn Of the invalid to the active walks of
life. This number includes those who are af.
nicted incuFabiy the aged and imbeGile, and
those whose mutuatiOns from disease or acci-
dent incapuCitatcs them from earning Q live.
| ihOOd.
4, Under our imperfect hospital system the in.
sAne alone have been provided with an asylum
Under State patronage. The deaf and dumb,
the blind, the INDECENT sick, the poor, the dCs.
titute and unprotected are left to the bencvo-
lent care of the respective counties and TO the
humane consideration Ofindividuals and q large
| portion Of whom necessarily become inmates
Of the County Hospital. This class Of cases
have received ct our hands that consideration
due to their unfortunate condition. although
the terms OF our contract do not obligate US
to take charge of and maintain them.
Of deaths. there has been q much smaller
number than during the preceding quarter
| Only four have died, and one Of the number
was dead on reaching the hospital.
The causes that eugender disease in the
mountain counties are many and various. The
rude manner Of living, dissipation and vice,
contribute largely to the causes Of disease and
charity cases that burden our county hospitals.
Another prolific source is the accidents occur
ring daily ffOm gun powder blasts and the ca.