The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-02-04
HOSPITAL REPORT.

BOISE County:
In accordance with instructions received
from your Hon. Body, your Committee. N
Murphy, William McGrorty, S. P. Scaniker-
through its Chairman, would respectfully
submit the following report of the state anc
condition of the County Hospital; and such
plans as, in the opinion of said Go mmittee
are necessary and imperative, for the future
management of the same:
Early in January, your Committee, accom-
panied by the Physician attendant on said
Hospital, and also By DE-. Bryant, who was
invited to attend, made a thorough examina-
ton of the Hospital and its inmates; subse-
quently, your Committee again visited the
Hospital County Jail, and few suffering
families resident among US, who are not, as
yet a county charge, but may become SO at
any moment.
In the course of these visits, such infor-
nation as we were able to obtain, though
Omitted, may, perhaps, be of some benefit in
Rffording, at least, the means of forming
definite views in regard to matter of much
importance, and subject but little under
stood by the community. s
In furtherance of the objects herein stated,
your Committee, after considerable labor,
would respectfully submit the following
statement for consideration. On visiting the
Hospital for the frst time on the 9Th of jan
uary, we found patients as follows, as also an
account Of all persons admitted since the 5th
of November, 1864, and the date of their dis
charge, taken from the books of Mrs. Castor,
the Matron of the Hospital:
sThomas Room, aged AZ; native of New
York; admitted Nov. 9Th; discharged Nov.
8th
George Harms, aged 80 native OF Ger
many. Was in Hospital Nov. 5th dis
charged Jan. 23d, 1865; typhoid fever.
James NJ. Fidler, aged 10; native of Indi-
ana; was in Hospital Nov. 9th; typhoid
fever.
j. c. Sherman, aged 20; native of Iowa
was in Hospital Nov. 9Th; discharged JAN 70.
Sore legs, and typhoid fever.
Oscar Orr, aged &c; native of Illinois; was
in Hospital Nov. 9Th, discharged Nov. 7th,
1864.
Andrew Smith, aged 40; native of Penn.
was in Hospital Nov. 9Th syphilitic disease.
John Murray, aged 80 !; native of Kentucky;
was in Hospital Nov. 5th; white swelling.
Peter A. Fie, aged SO; native of France
was in Hospital Nov. 9Th, died Nov. l4th, '64,
of dropsy.
Pliny Thayer, aged 81; native of Illinois
admitted to Hospital Nov. 9th, discharged
January 9th, 1865; pneumonia.
J. B. Hill, aged "a; native of Illinois; adj
united Nov. 30th, discharged Dec. 23d, '64.
Michael Corcoran, aged As native of Ire
land admitted Nov. 9th, discharged Dec.
9th, 1864.
John Sullivan, aged 81 native of Ireland
admitted Dec. 18th, still in Hospital; syphi-
litic disease.
Theran Graham, aged IA native of Mich
igan; admitted Dec. Both, remains in Hospi- |
1al general debility with chronic syphilis
John DAILY, aged 55; from Oregon admit
ted Dec. Both, discharged Jan. oath sprain |
of the knee. Has wife and family in Ore
gon.
Charles TIMBER, aegd 10; from W. States
admitted Jan. 9th, and taken away next day
typhoid fever.
William D. Priestly, aged SO; native of
Tennessee; was in Hospital Nov. 5th sore
eyes.
John Papst, aged 40; native of Germany );
was in Hospital Nov. 9th dropsy of chest.
John Speakman, aged 35.; native of Can
ada admitted Nov. 9Th fracture of thigh.
Thos. Perciyal, 80: native of N. Y; was
in Hospital Nov. 5; epilepsy.
John Stringer, aged rs; from Tyrone, Ire
land was in Hospital Nov. 5th, 1864 died
Dec. 18th, 1864.
D. D. Brown, aged 27; native of N. Y.
was in Hospital Nov. 9Th, 1864; tertiary syph-
Ills.
E. Evans, aged &c. native of Indiana was
in Hospital Nov. 9Th, 1854, discharged Jan.
23d; pneumonia.
W. Nais, aged 45; native Of Indiana was
in Hospital Nov. 9th, discharged Nov. 18th.
Thos. Hackard, native of Penn, aged 40
admitted Nov. 30th, 1854; compound fracture
Of thigh.
Mrs. Smith, aged u; native of Denmark
has been in Hospital several months; gun
shot wound.
Isaac Brown, aged 50; native of Illinois
admitted Jan. 24th, 1866 frozen hands
James Bowens, aged "a; admitted Jan. l,
1865; epilepsy"
Your Committee visited T. D. Stevens and
family. Mrs. Stevens was suffering from
fever also, little girl; and one boy suffer-
ing with broken leg. Mrs. Stevens has since
died. The family are composed of Mr. Ste
Vens and seven children, ranging from the
ages of 2l-to one year. This family arrived
in Boise Basin Oct. l, and have been sick
almost ever since. This family owe much to
The ladies of our city, who have indeed acted
IS angels of mercy and to their care the
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