The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-02

Tho Annual Meeting-Reports of the
Officers.

Officers.
The annual meeting OF the managers OF the
Nursery and Chilus' Hospital was held yesterday at
noon in the chapel OF their building situated the
corner OF Fifty first street and Lexington avenue.
The attendance was unusually large and comprised
many OF the leading residents OF the city. DR..
John Cotton Smith presided and opened the meet
ing with reading OF the scriptures aud prayer. The
Secretary, Mrs. Agernon s. sullivan, then SUBJ
United her annual report which she speaks the
success OF the institution, anu also how much more
they could do If lberally supported by the public
At first the measures in management were, to a
certain degree experimental, but they have been
altered and reatered, according TO the suggestions
OF improvement that have been made, until they
have last arrived at a tOeraDly satisfactory
cal fraternity and the hospital has been fortunate
in the selection OF It's medical board. Among those
who have assisted in that department were
the late DR.. Buckley ana Dr. I. $. Elliott,
late President OF the Medical Society OF the County
OF New York. u was al the suggestion OF the
latter that the Country Branch Hospital at Staten
Island established. Mrs. sullivan then makes
earnest appeal to the charitable in Denaf OF the
fallen women, foows:-"Down to the present
time the system mas been satisfactory, and Will be
maintained. We are compelled TO refuse admission
TO children having contagious diseases, but they
are often received wnen too sick to recover. With
the hope that the Institution might exert an In
department has been added, in order to help the
errng to retrieve the past. To such as these
we do not close our doors, but extend the hand to
them In spirit OF charity and love. Speaking OF
the hope OF .Orming these errlng sisters, we feel
that, though IN some cases those hopes are not
realized, IN the majority we can rejoice IN the
fruits OF labors. For such OF those are
willing o remain IN the institution, nursing two
children till they are weaned, So month Is placed
in the savings bank. This sum enables tnem when
their year IS out, 10 go to the West, where their
history Is unknown, and begin life anew. To ac-
compilsn THIS, annual subscriptions, amounting to
1892 nave been obtained. This sum Is saflcientito
arS aS s the pain Of vrtue Two egsces
are acknowledged, one OF $4,000 from Mrs. Joseph
= The treasurer, Mrs Mary j. Kingsland, then pre-
gented her report, which shows tnat the expenses
for the year were sSeOs7: of TINS amount S44.4e2
Sll,9,i was invested IN United States nve-twenty
bonds, ana $40, 63l was expended In the purchase,
income of the houses donations subscriptions, &C..
amounted to s5I644. The charity balls OF 1911 and
Is72 Melted 81, ass and state and city aid was re-
ceyed TO the amount OF S42 599 Legaces OF "A, 557
during the year make total OF creuits Ssi,4o5.
These figures show balance on nan a o.
then furnished the following statlstcs:-From
March !, 1871, TO March 1877 there were admiiteu
fnement. There have been 167 confnements ana
l6s infants born IN the Institution. VI these $50
have been discharged, 146 are dead, ana 2OI sui
remain IN the building. Among the admissions last
year. l21 children were from year TO 10 years Old
that is IS from year to 3, % from to D. IL from
TO 4 and from to 10 years old; of THESE &c. or 10
per cent have died. Or the l6o porn In the instilu-
ton 81 nave been discharged, ii were stubborn, 49,
or 3. per cent have died and 80 remain. The rather
startling mortality may be accounted lor, as ninety
per cent were iegitimate one hundrea anu SIM
seven women were confined ana III only nve cases
was instrumental interference required Dr. Key
nolds also announced the appointment OF Dr. W. ".
Jones to the Consulting Board, ana Dr. IL. f.
Walker as attending physician 49,. c..-
DIR. Theodore Walser Physician OF the Country
Branch of the Nursery and Chids' Hospital, made a
report TO the following efect:-Marcn /, lS11-Iotai
number Of inmates during the year 90 us
charged l4S; died, A; toal, 1872; remaining III M
sttution, 81. or the deaths, under one year, ~;
between one and two 10; over Two years, o. 'oeai,
A; percentage OF deaths among inmates, 1910,
among children, 20; among cases treated, less tnan
Q. Early In the year an epidemic Oh couolnhLon
OF meases and scariatina appeared VI WHICH, ohi
dren died, 10. ..S
Tue report concludes with a suggestion that tnt
inmates be separated INTO smaller DuldinRs' a.
tending TO improve the sanitary enlciency.
The business having been brought 10 satlslac
tory conclusion. those present were favored Win
view OF tue children, who came IN anu narcns,
round the chapel. The meeting closed sh0rt,
afterwards with prayer and doxology, delivered
By DIR. Smith.