Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-06

creased and improved. large sum has been
realized from the sale of swine The hospi-
tai has been more closely examined the past
wear than ever before. The finances of the
! institution have been carefully and judicious-
/ " managed. The receipts from towns and
I individuals for the support of patients have
been S6.4047 10 less than for the preceding
year. This was owing to the reduction in
! the price of board at the last annual meet
/ ing. from 81 90 to S3.75 per week. TO Mr..
/ {. b. Lakin. the Treasurer of the Institution.
who has given special attention to the finan-
ces. the Trustees are greatly indebted for the
! successful completion of the varous inn
provements made, and for the present favora-
| Bile condition of the financial affairs of the
| hospital.
[ DR.. II. NJ Harlow. the Superintendent in
| his report, states that at the commencement
of the year there were 4l6 patients in the hos
pital-2l6 males and POO females. There
! have been admitted since, 1ss-l05 males and
SO females. making total under treatment of
60i 1921 males and 2s3 females.
There have been discharged during the
| year ls6. los males and 81 females leaving
! in the hospital at the close of the year 4lS
patients.
The condition of those discharged was as
| follows Recovered. 56-29 males and 81 fe-
males improved, 45-24 males and 81 fe-
males; unimproved 37-2l males and Is fe-
males: died 81 males and Is females. One
patient committed by order of court proved
not insane. and was removed for trial. OF
the Sc discharged recovered. 80 were on the
I first admission. ID on the I'd. 6 on the Sd. |
on the 4th and on the 9Th. The crowded
state of the hospital has rendered it necessary
| to send home quite number of improved
eases that would probably have recovered if
continued under treatment, in order to make
{ room for those more urgent and needy of
hospital care.
The causes of death were as follows: gen
eral paralyses, IA; consumption, IL chronic
insanity. 8 exhaustive mania, 6 paralysis,
.; marasmus 3 heart disease, !; epilepsy,
l; old age /; dropsy, apolexy, l suicide,
L. The number of deaths varies but little
from that of previous years. Nearly one
third of all who have died had that fatal dis
ease. general paresis, a brain and nervous
disease, which is alarmingly on the increase.
| Consumption is the next prolific cause.
The average age of those who have died was
| 46 The youngest was 81, the oldest a.
| -Four were between 20 and So four between
| 60 and 20, eight between 80 and 60, twelve
between 40 and 50. fifteen between 30 and 40.
| and six between 90 and 30.
The assigned causes of insanity are As fol-
lows: i'll health. 80; intemperance. 26 mas
of life, y; domestic trouble, 10; epilepsy. : :
sunstroke. : loss of property. 4; abuse OF
husband 4: injury of head, e. injury of spine
=; paralysis. , embarrassment in business. 4 :
over-exertion. ?; suppressed eruption. ? ex-
ccssive use of tobacco 2; disappointed affec-
ton. = undue grief, 2; religious excitement
q old age, l lawsuit, | ; fright, abortion
l. venereal, !; lewdness, l. apoplexy
l. sprituaism, | unknown, 3s.
..-.I - q Al II
the wear appears as follows: a males and a
females are married: As males and q females
are single; 10 are widows and are widowers
The Hospital has been in operation since
October. 1910. In the meantime 3. 100 pa
tients have ENJOYED its benefits. 4,742 have
been discharged. OF these. 2.O35 recovered
9l2 improved, 79S were unimproved, and 997
have died.
Thirty-three of the patients have been sup
ported wholly by their own means or that of
friends. 80 entirely by the State and 335 have
received State aid of 80 per week as pro-
vided by statute cities, towns or indiv duals
paving the balance.
Particular attention has been paid to the
physical condition Of patients. All the moral
appliances possible have been used for the
benefit of the patients. The chapel service
has been conducted regularly every Sab
bath. nv the Chaplain. Rev. c. F. Penney
The patients who feel inclined. and the entire
household. attend these services, with benefi-
cial results
The necessity for more room for patients
increases every day, and the need grows more
urgent every year. Persons have to be dis
charged TO make room. who ought to continue
to have the care of the institution. A pavil-
ion should be erected at the rear of the east
wing large enough to accommodate 80 female
patients and the brick building in front of
the hospital should be removed to a conven-
lent place east of the third male wing. The
Steward and Treasurer, c. b. Lakin. pre-
SCENTS the following figures, showing the con-
dtion of the finances.
RESOURCES.
Cash on hand, &2,2lS 90
Due from State for support of pa
tents, 9,l35 Sc
Due from towns and individuals
for support of patients, 1889 81
$26,2s3 70
Provisions and groceries on hand,
per inventory, 3,134 GA
Tin ware hand, per hwy, 243 -
Crockery and glass ware on hand
| per inventory, $40 -
Dry goods on hand, per hwy, 2,63s 81
Medical supplies on hand, per hwy, 924 M
Coal on hand, per hwy, $500 90
H1s2 20
$40,465 9O