Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-29

Annual Reports 81 The 0neers ef rn..v-.
stiantion.

Inc annual reports of the officer.
OF the Maine Insane Hospital. for the wear
1851, have been received by the Governor
ana Council, and ordered printed. On the
Isl Of December, 1880. there we're 1876 ma.
tients-226 men and 2lO women. There
nave been admitted since 2I5 persop-lee
men and s6 women, making q total number
under treatment of 65l-S55 men ard ass
women VI these there have been dis
charged 2Ol-ll5 men and sc women-le.v.
ing in the Hospital on the LIST Of December.
1851, $50 patients-249 men and aI0
women. The record of deaths. saw.
the Superintendent, varies but l;,,le
from previous years. being but about ten
per cent Of the daily average resident. MANY
OF these were old residents at the Hospital
advanced in years, weary and worn with dis
ease, ready to depart. The average age of
those who died was 81 40 year.,-the young
est l5 and the Oldest 81. The whole number
OF patients admitted and discharged since the
Hospital was first opened in 1910, is as fol-
lows: $3.50 have been admitted. and !. 200
discharged. OF the latter 2,2Ol recovered
1854 improved, 943 did not improve. and
l,lO7 died.-The same practice in the treat
ment of patients has been continued the past
year rs heretofore.
DIR. Harlow devotes several pages in his
report to the question of attendants, and
states that it is and always has been his aim
to secure the best class of young men and
women for this important position that can be
found in the community, and as a rule
the selections have been Fortunate
l5O volumes Of new books have been
added to the library, and about the same
number Of old ones have been rebound This
puts this valuable department of the Hospital
in good condition.-There has been no lack
Of water at the Hospital at any time during
the year, and the storage capacity of the res
ervOirs has been increased.-The pressing
and impe rative need of the institution is more
room. Additional room has never been
needed more than during the past year. 1t
patients down to a comfortable working ca
pacity of the House without absolutely re-
fusing to take applicants. This it has been
deemed advisable to do in some dozen cases
1t is expected that the new pavilion for fe-
males will be completed and ready for oc.
cupancy during the coming year. This will
accommodate 45 patients. A similar pavilion
is needed on the south side to relieve the
crowded state of the male wards-With the
exception of change of clerk with the
Steward and Treasurer. chief nurse to the
female wards, and the appointment of a sec
ond assistant physician the tficers remain
the same as they were year ago.
TRUSTEES REPORT.
The Trustees Report is quite vOluminous,
and is signed by all the members of the board.
They believe that the Maine Insane Hospital
is gradually, year by year, reaching higher
plane of usefulness, and more completely ac-
complishing the high mission for which it was
established. They refer to the searching in
vestigation of the Legislative Committee last
winter into the management of the Hospital
for q long series of years, and which COM
pletely dissipated all thoughts that anything
was wrong about the institution. The ststis-
teal part of the report embraces facts of
which we have made synopsis in the Super
intendent's Report. They also strongly as
severate the necessity of more room to ac
commodate the yearly increasing number of
the insane. The condition of the buildings
:. A.. Ii &C.
repairs and improvements have been made
during the past year.
REPORT OF STEWARD AND TREASURER.
The report for the year ending Nov. 80,
of the Insane Hospital, has been submitted to
the Council and by them approved. In the
report attention is called to the fact that,
owing to the general advance in prices Of Ia
Dor and supplies, and exclusive of the heavy
expenditure for the new pavilion, the dis
bursements have been in excess of the in
come The farming season has been quite
favorable, and considerable assistance has
been received from that source. Both clerks
have been changed, one accepting a more
desirable position elsewhere. ana the other
being obliged to change on account of health
These changes, the investigation, and the
business connected with the new pa
y:lion have made this year busy one.
The cash receipts have amounted to $685.
Oa6 l5: the disbursements, to Sl00, s6965,
leaving balance of cash on hand of 81 l56--
30.
The resources including this balance, the
value of various supplies on hand. are S40.-
sss. 25; the liabilities comprising dues for
various supplies, and due to employees, are
sl6,O5S 81.