, 1880-11-15

Report oil Superintendent Kilbourne-
Recommendation, ctc.-Iusanc Con-

Report OF Superintendent Kilbourne-
Recommendations otc.-lnsano Con-
ylctH.
Sptstat Dt1patta to Tnt ca4tapo Tribune.
EL3IH. ILL.,, Nov. H.-Dr. L. 4. kilbourne, Su-
rerlntondett Of tho Northern Illinois Hospital
for tho lnsRne. forwarded to Gov. Culioln yes
tcrtlay hts report for tho two years ending Sept
%, 1Bs0. Thu total admissions for tl,at period
were c3G-iess thnn thuso for tho two previous
years. owtnH TO tho transfers from nthcr hos
pttAls, which sWellcd the number ut ttlut tine.
The tutal number discharged wus alsu M. leny-
Ing G5 iltnates In tho Hospital nj the close OF
tho pcrlrl. Tho totut humber under treatment
has been I'll. or those discharged, II
were rcstolcd, II "much improved q
"lmpruyel,'' Gs "untmproved." 20 died, and :.
woro "not tnsnne.'' Considerable space Is de-
voted in tho report to tho subject OF improve.
mons, proufnout among which urc II now road
south uf tho fartn and xaron. additions 10 tho
stock.yarls, propAgatlug holso fnr tlowers,
and tho intr0iudon or telephones, cal! bUlls, md
tho 1ncrcurlal ttrr.alnrn1 system. Tho highway
running through tho grounds bus boon turned
sosuo 30 foot to tho cass, and two lodgcs huve
boon erected ut either entrance to the ErtFsnIss
Tho rcfrlgerating house has i'cun Il saving dur.
Eng tho past two years Of over $jO0U, il1sd tho
slut.ghtcr-housc uf $@m,359 morc Tho Hospital Is
now lighted by tho Etsin City Gas-I.!ght
Company, tho now arrangement proving
Vastly ucklEF III 1nE us LlQ 1lhlaLJ III thD F1l3 Is
ter Of ctst. Additions hnve been made TO lilo
tirc apparatus, ana now Wnter-plpcs iald frnm
tho pump. hOAsU to tho ,nnin building, provision
being ulAtlu In cnnnectton Herewith tor I'M III.
crsasc1 Whter.sIprlY Whenever tho artificial
lnKo now ~ contemplation shnl! DO bai1t. Tho
report notices un Increased Willingness. oil tho
pArt at p,ltients to work III tho shops utd. whs
iitntttng tho benefits Ut tho - cottA9o system."
eles. lis IN objection To It's practical workings.
tho aversion 1 the part Ut tlnt ciass of rat!euts
for whom Il is designed to tho necessarily ctoso
rututions whclt, owing to luck of roa,n md
aro @ miiicai Compelled 70 70 assa.:'o i towt';1is ls
ono nnot4sr. i strolx plch IL Undo for tho
erection nf s,nall q.h!rters. separate from tho
iniiuonco UPON tho maln bHlyof 1mticnts IL us
unfortunate lis 1t Ia nUtIcenblc. Another urgent
4ppealt si'nliHr to thnt of two ycnrn nEo, Is mud
for tho erection Of sGpnrnte building Mt Ches.
tho PcnItentlary Coslln!ssI1uura huvo taken IN
tcttou, totwtthstHndilg provision II, tho laat
Appropriation I'LL. The report cn!ts attention to
THO necessity Of putllologrhl laboratory. III ono
Of tho .'luans fur Grtpxug nt>0ut lsutter kslow-
eKs Of discusses nsw regar''e! r. IncFabo, and
equip tho ahMo Othor appropriations RskeA
f0r Ago $ltl0Q for now boilers, fslAhl fnr Il nuw
fence to lIIelos1 tho trout Krouus. 81, ,0ul per
annt1n to continue the improvements of tho
luke, q lON for now fco-h0uke. 10 per nn-
nllnl fur currDHt Uxpotises for tho next two
yGArs. and $3,uD 1,or aiiHtln to meet exfKDIlt!cs
Antl to effect tho necessary alterations Aisl IT,
ments nnd thG iniurrst lnnnifcstou hy.; tho
patients thor0tn. and to tho aoverat changes III
administration which hArt Inltrlsel tho nL|t Iva
years, tho rport csnsus With Tho Ef1tfifynH
statement that tho Hospital is stentlily tIcecMs-
Ing III usufulHcss aud In tho promotion u tho
mi INIT Ngitfh31 II fnIni3tat