, 1876-01-25

wrts 70 tho Kscrssry of III College 10 aacersain IL
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eTidenn: Of 1sness' that haa sinrs como ia tsetf
The Committee know ef no positive neglect Of dur
m tbs pkrt Of the medical g:nt1.men 1t PRESENT III
q s H. = ~ H., Sf
lhey ara doing thu hsat they c.n unsr tho cronr,.
oPa9a I'D 6,s: H.. But Is
THE rnEaxNT MEDICAL RTAFE IS NOT COMPETENT
70 nansge tn fairs Of Tbs Asylum In the best Interests
Of the PATIENTS hut We do not 20 much hsine The ne!i:
them tero. A. have sad bsfoFe s responsible body
T. The hoard of County Commissioners, and would
Of ihs County Insane Hospital - = proof that they
sre 70 eay the loas of tho nature Of shs
son.,,sl.y a!,p re;os them IL I'VE Of
ron stlshs th.nxs il orsl roit!es. 30 long H.
III condition. u hardly to be expected.
THERE AnE SEVERAL OTHER FEATURES
~ respect to tho Asylum to Which would call your
AtGntion before c1slnR reLust. VIC have lftc.dy
there. rx that the Warien Or the u,ere contractor
ocally the superior Of lbs rl,yE.cisn This nrutars
70 u complete invaston Of tho normal md usual
Then " Again " havs To report
THAT TIE ROOD supPLr
"a much befow tha grads that should te the diet
lst of aa 1ns.ne Asylum. Ths tread Ii we'll baked,
usonld hs FURNISHED shs insano: Tas coney
sa te., SO f.r ~ tle commA,es could observe wrte
cl in raBe e on the whole not 10 hs complained Of.
Tho specis dict lts e1eept In o saae Of vory few
al ~ oersl "A Il necessary Of ii shuld be Afforded
especially for the Inon:y He hare no fear Of being
II he,her good Il the nsns require nor 50 good as
tho cost Of maintaining cur insane should anor them
At tia uue Ut . former ytat af the Chairman u
Of tie Coln,u!stsa his responsibility, he found,
THE nEDs,
especially 10 tho lower w.rd very coaIAs and nneon-
v,et Of tho Committee, the kind of BEDS consist
Ing OF tlcka filed With straw, were In use, but
,hsy nsas ni:d W. a.. s.T p!o:: 'ps4 w
consleE tlc7n such sonld 10 provided for sha n-
sans certainly T., NJ sush ~ ,;s rroTsd u cur
iog Of The atieuts u ea.t of many u he appear 10
the conmstee u be u good ~ is Furnished II 1as1n
sood - Il shauid b. tSr tno M oyy Ivy tIas ,.,e &c ~ ~
iieRts cose the county. We also sAw Iron haudcuus
,n u+e to fssten patients to their sests snd eaunos
the usccHatY for ueir uko when It IA remembered that
other and morn comfortable mtans for couhnsmcut
may 10 Just otccuAl. Wo did nut hkve the bess
ssao1 y s for nE # hS ,os n
behaving the attendance usually good. fotwthstand-
ing t4 unfortunate fact ~ must bs reuarlad. that
rather than tho Physician, Which practice B In foEce,
70 far u ne know, onty su nnr o~o Asylum.
No hAyo iutlmkt4d that for the amount cf money
the As{lum coats the county annually, that
TuE ACCOMMODATIONS BuocLp NE nErTZR.
IN making ths statetaent TIT Committee haa relied
On The following data:
Tue Asylum costs tbs county annually about &7O0o0
In round numbers. This ,ncluacs sf'nply thn tot
sum expended tn the Of the insane. Ii supplying
ins
persons Ut the Asylum 1t 30 But the truth IA
37s would be nearer the avarage for the p.st yrar.
eluaivs Of lie use Of tho building. ~h!ch does not
enter Into tho o1!custIotat about ff.59 10 IS PR
H. 1 . sss 81 Il
bands Of private parties, who e1locs margin ~ profit
On this price.
The cost OF keeping insane pozhons IN the
given, LII all casos better accommodations uro
had for less money than In tho Cook County H.
stitutiOn:
We have also oomparsd Tho cost Of maintaining OUT
Insane hospital Tor Faupers With two Western in.Isa-
uo1s viz: The Northwestern Hospital. ut Oshtosh,
Wis.,, and tho Northern Hoapltal 1t Elg!n. which
state Institution. At Oshkosh tbs rasieuts fnr-
md hair na.tresscs On Ruod, lasge bcdsteads, spd
other useful fGrnttuts' and , easallent food and
Tho report then compares the Elsia and JEFF
ternon Hospitals, 70 the great atsadynutage Of
the latter, the cost being 1t Elglu 4i.!5 per
"sUa' "ms "sra a,s soa ,u..o .. ~. psu0. 'ss.
are NOT pfnF1ded !of 20 Tfl ~ u our sfste
A'ylutn a. LB1n. We AopS aho torus III toA
conIAEiaon may le shown moro clearly equal by
oas Asyin.a y authorities. @ ous xs 4ca. tssy ean-
not be- Either thetc Ia great error In tlt figures TT
thero Hrs Era1o errora to 'hs administf.ton Of tho
hos How aoes i coma to Iass thas Il slis srcst:
Ate sueh srans I'D n'es th.! coat. 70 much nuru
tn run our hospital than docA to conduct oAtra In
Tho cost and especially VAero the accommodations srs
Of 40 tnftr!of gtndc?
We have heard gentleman Of large experience IN
ho cSre OF tha insae aud WHO " t*ecsasa asylum
sulsretdens 9f twenty years sssnlng. doelate tha.
hn would b willing to take tho asTltn under coutsaet
Tor 1ne or more ,es agrrelne TO iuTn.ah co1a{eseut
medical AsteudAnee III all respects cuatuctfns tue n-
stltut:on far abora Tho grado It now n n sud Ut cost
OF 81 wcck for each patient, aud tila he would Il.
IcH to make out Of tlIs price, oboss a e1IEnAts,
salary Of = least - go.
Now II the tsttnates *r hare made arc correct ~
regatla tho cost Of our Asylum. anywhefoc.r
rect tho sctua cost fue each patient ought not to
coed 81 to fJ51 lcr week. This would leave dicr-
enco between the Actuai and MtimAted coat of each
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