The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-10-25
Hospital for the hlsase

Tho Board OF Directors Of this in
stitution held their regular annual
session at Weston this week, and
through the Hon. W. L. Hcarne, OF
this city, one Of the members, we
have obtained the following par
ticnlars:
Ono of the first things the Board
did was TO visit and inspect the
various apartments Of the lospi-
tai, which they found in a very sat
isfactory condition. Tho surroun'
dings md comforts OF the patients
were all that could be desired, and
many Of the patients expressed
themselves accordingly,
Tho Superintendent annual re-
port shows that there were in the
Hospital, at the beginning Of thu
fiscal yoar, four hundred and tif
teen patients-two hundred and
twenty.six maless.and one hundred
and eighty-ninc females-and thai
thore wero added to this number
during the year, fitty.ave--thirty
ono males and tHonty.four females
making the whole number undel
treatment during tho period foul
hundred and seventy, OF these
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS males ano
twenty fomales-wero discharged
leaving a remainder Of three hun
drcd and nincty-ons white patients
two hundred and ten males ant
one hundred and eighty-ono fe
Inales-and twenty colorcd-cigh'
males and twelve feInalca.
Since tho opening of the Hoapi
tai there have been admitted int
its wards s96 patients, of whom
thore have been discharged 81!
recovered, GO much improved, 81
unimprovod, and 2S6 died. Thu
percentage Of rccovorics on the
whole number is 25.l7, and for tn
past yoar 1854.
The greatest number undor treat
ment any one day within the Gsca
yoar was 416; the Toast 407, ant
the daily average 410 97-l00.
Tho cost Of maintenance Is un
pNcodcntly low, and may be &C
counted for in part by tho unusua
cheapncss Of breadstulIs, meats
produce, &C., as we'll as other arti
cles of necessity. The per eapit
per week was only 50 oSs, which
covers MI expenses for salaries
wages, clothing, food, fuel, &c.
| On Wednesday, tho contract 70
furnishing the institution witt
good flour for tho next six month
was awarded 10 Colonel Woodiorc
of Weston, at IS 25 per barre
which is 81 Is per barrel NOR
than was paid the preceding 81
months,
A ventilation fan, for which til
last Legislature made an appropri
alton, has been purchased ant
placed in position, and will sool
DO in operation, thereby secur
ing to the wards q purer an
consequently moro hoalthful al
mosphore. This is something tim
tho officers of tho institution hay
felt greatly the need Of for severt
years, as it is next to impossible t
preserve anything approaching
good hygianic state in such an i'm
mense structure without such ait
Tho work on the north thrct
story section has progressed yer
satisfactorily, which will enable til
contractors to put it under roof, i
compliance with the specifications
in December. Tho work on tn
two.story and last section has nc
been pushed with quite as muc
visor, yet a great deal. has bee
done, and the contractors hope
DO on timo for the roofers.
| The contracts for those building
were awarded at q very propitiou
time for the interests Of the Stat,
as il is altogether probable thu
they could not DO let again at til
same figures, labor and materia
having very materially advance
during the. last two Or three month
-Lntelliysnces.
| Killed.