Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-17

HE CITY HOSPITAL.-Ihe annual report of
the trustees of the city hospital was presented to
the city council last evening. 1t alludes in fit
ting terms to the liberality of the late George
Jaques, and gives a full account of the proceed
ings Of the board of trustees relative to his
death. A committee has been appointed to con-
fer with the board of trustees of the Washburn
memorial hospital 10 ascertain if some means
can not be devised to harmonic the interests of
these two charities; but no action mas yet been
taken. The report gratefully acknowledges the
gratuitous services of the visiting physicians,
and speaks in high terms of DIR. Park the
former superintendent of the institution, and of
DR.. Wheeler, his successor.
The following donations have been received
during the past year: March, framed steel en-
craving from Dr. Merrck Bemis, clock with reg
istering dial from MIR. Clark Jilsou, July, fifteen
dollars for fruit and other delicacies, anony-
nous; August, four valuable framed engravngs
from Mrs. A. D. Foster, and linen from Mrs w
W. Miller, Mr.. Blanchard and Mr.. T. e. Fuller;
September, linen and clothing from Mrs. David
Whitcomb, and linen from Mrs. Albert Tolman,
Mrs. s. G. Cook, the ladies' benevolent society
of the Church of the Unity, and Mr.. S. B.
Thorndike, and the Evening Gazette for one
year from DR.. j. G. Park; October, plants from
Mr.. Sumner Pratt and DR.. George L. Francis.
November, plants from Mr.. Stephen Salisbury.
In concluding their report the trustees call at
tention to the inadequacy of the present BALD
ing TO meet the demands of the public.
The receipts of the institution during the past
year were S13,846 49, divided as follows: Re-
ceived from rents SS75.42; for board of paying
patients S571 .46; due from theIstate for care of
patients, S1172.45; received from the city treas
ury, S2617; balance uneXpended 1871, S67O0.92;
appropriation 1872, $1,000 The expenditures
were SS54S.76, leaving an unexpended balance
Of S4797 &c. The item described as due from
the state is for the care of persons having no
legal residence. An appropriation of $40, 900 is
asked for the ensuing year.
In the report of the resident physician Leon
ard Wheeler, which accompanies the trustees
report, the number of patients on the first of
the present month is stated to be seven-fve
males and two females. OF these, three are
under medical and four under surgical treat
ment. The number of patients admitted since
the opening of the institution, Oct %, 1871, is
AaV' <ANutlttu uuliu8 tuC year lFOll DpC. L,
1871, 10 Dee. 1, 1872, 100, divided as follows:
patients paying board, males "a, females 10;
partially supported by the state males 3S, fe-
males is; remaining, males As, females "a. OF
those paying board, q paid 81 a week, 3 paid
80, 80 and 81 each. The state aids in the sup.
port OF those having no settlement in this state
to the extent of between SIS and per week.
OF the remaining u, small number having
settlements in other towns in the state have
been partially supported by such towns. The
total number of patients treated during the year
was 1G9-medical ITO, surgical 50. There was
one birth in the hospital during the year The
number discharged was 16l, as follows: Well,
90; much relieved %; relieved, 10; not relieved,
p; died, 10; not treated, . Nearly half the
deaths were of patients brought in after severe
accident, in nearly moribund state which will
account for the high rate of mortality, viz.
11.S per cent The number of accidents re-
ceivcd was 3S. The largest number of patients
at the hospital at one time was 49, smallest
number, 4. The average number of
patients for the year was 81, of whom 81
were entirely dependent upon the city, and FIVE
partially supported themselves or had part of
their expenses paid by the state or by other
towns The average price paid by paying pa
tients was sS75 per week. The average time of
patients in the hospital was 1873 days Tho res
licences of the patients were as follows: Worces-
ter, 180; Massachusetts, excepting Worcester,)
II; other states, 4. During the past three
months for which time alone a record has been
kept, 20 patients have been refused admission,
principally for lack of accommodations.