South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-24
Hospital for tho Insane.

The Board Of Directors OF this lnsti-
tuition held their regular annual session
at Weston this week, and through the
Hon. w. l.. Reacne, OF this city, one OF
the members. we have obtained the fol
loving particulars:
Ono Of The first things the Board did
was 10 visit AMI inspect the various apart.
ments OF the Hospital, which they found
iii a very satisfactory condition. The
surroundings and comforts OF the pa
tients we're all that could be desired.
and many OF the patients oppressed
themselves accordingly.
Tie Superintendent annual report
shows that there wore in the Hospital,
at the beginning OF the fiscal year, four
hundred and fifteen patients-two hun
dred and tweniy-siX males and one hun
dred and eighty-uiuc females-aud that
there were added TO this number daring
the year fifty -fye-t,irty-ou male. and
twenty-lour females, making tho whole
number under treatment in the period
four hundred and seventy. or these
itty-nine-thirlN-u males and twenty
temales-were discharged leaving "A re-
malnder OF three hundred and ninety-
one white pstents--two hundred and
ten males and one hundred and eighty
one females-and tweuty colcrcd-eight
males and twelve femalcs.
Since the opening of the Hospital
there have been admitted into its wards
996 patients, of whom there lave been
discharged 249 recovered. co much i'm
proved, 80 unimproyed, and 236 died.
The percentage of recovcrics on the
whole number il 25.l7, AMI for the past
yoar 1864.
The greatest number under treatment
any one day within the fiscal wear was
4l6; the least 407, and the daily ave
rage 4lO 97-l00.
The cost OF maintenance is unprece-
IDENTITY low, and may be accounted for in
part by the unusual cheapness OF bread.
'iuiis, meats, produce, &C., as well as
other articles Of necessity. The Dey
c1P'ta per eek was only 81 Oss, which
covers all expenses for salaries, wages
clothing, food, fuel, &c.
On Wednesday. the contract for fur.
nishing the Institution with cool flour
for tue next six months was awarded TO
Col. WOodfor1, Of Weston. AT S. % nor
barrel, which is IL % per barrel more
than vas paid the preceding six month";.
4 ventilation fan, for which the last
Legislature made an appropriation, has
been purchased and pleccd in position.
and will soon be in operation. thereby
securing TO the wards purer and con
scqGcntly moro beautiful a'moaphere.-
This IS something that tho officers Of
tbe Institution have felt greatly tie need
OF for several years, as t. is next TO i'm
possible to preserve anything approach.
inc q good Gyg enic state in such an i'm.
monse structure without such n:d
The work on the north three.story eoc.
ton hes progressed very satisfactorily
which will enable tie contractors TO pui
IL under roof i'm compliance with the
specifications. I'm December. Tho work
ON the two.story and last section las not
been pushed with quite as much yiesr.
ftt grca. deal has been done. and Tic
contractors hope % be on limo f,r the
roofcrs
The contracts for 'hesc buildings were
awarded at 81 very preP.tols time FOR
the interests OF 'hc state. os 10 is alto.
-eihe5 probable iGsl hey could rs, be
.,t again 81 Cine Same ggu-e4. labor and
ml'cria. having very materially adyauc.
Ell during ,bc ipst ,w0 OF three mouths.
Wee'uy hed'y.ney, Off, Is.