The Portland daily press., 1881-12-30
MAINE INSANE HOSPITAL.
Annual Report of the oncers of That In
stitution.

The annual reports of the officers OF the
Maine Insane Hospital, for the year 1881, have
been received by the Governor and Council,
| and ordered printed. On the LIST of Denember,
1880, there were 436 patients-226 men and 2l0
| women. There have been admitted since 10
persons-129 men and Sc women-maklng
total number treatment of 651-355 men and
| 296 women. Of these there have been dis
charged 201-1i5 men and Sc women-leavlng
| in the Hospital on the LIST of December, 1851,
$50 patients men and 210 women. The
record of deaths, says the Superintendent, va
res but little from previous years, being about
ten per cent of the daily average resident
Many of these were cd residents at the Hos
| pital, advanced in years, weary and worn with
disease, ready to depart. The average age OF
those who died was 81 ITO years,-the young
est IS and the oldest 81. The whole number OF
patients admitted and discharged since the
Hospital was first opened in lS4o Is as ioiioWs'
| $3.50 have been admitted and 5 1903 discharged.
OF the latter 2,201 recovered, l,O54 improved,
943 did not improve, and 1 JOY died. The same
practice in the treatment of patients has been
continued the past year as heretofore
Dr. Harlow devotes several pages In ms re-
port to the question of attendants, and states
that it is and always has been his aim to Sc
cure the best class of young men ana women
for this important position that can De 1ound
in the community, and as rule, the selections
have been fortunate. One hundred and nifty
volumes of new books have been added to the
library, and about the same number OF Old
ones have been rebound. This puts this valua-
Bile department of the Hospital IN good condl-
ton. There has been no lack OF water az the
Hospital at any time during the year, and the
storage capacity of the reservoirs has been IN
creased. The pressing and imperative need
of the institution is more room. Addltionai
room has never been needed more than during
the year. 1t has been impossible TO Keep me
number of patients down to comfortable
working capacity of the house without apso-
lutely refusing to take applicants. This It has
been deemed advisable to do IN some dozen
cases. It is expected that the new pavilion Tor
females will be completed and ready Tor occu-
pancy during the coming year. This will &C
commodate As patients. A similar pavilion Is
needed on the south side to relieve the crowd
ed state of the male wards. With the excep,
ton of change of clerk with the steward and
treasurer, chief nurse to the female wards,
and the appointment of a second assistant ply
sician the officers 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
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 a long series of years, and which complete
ly dissipated all thoughts that anything was
wrong about the institution The statistical
part Of the report embraces facts OF which
a synopsis is made in the Superintendent's
report They also strongly asseyerate the ne
cessity of more room to accommodate the yeaz-
" increasing number of the insane. The con-
dition of the buildings and OF the farm is
highly satisfactory. Many repairs and i'm
proyements have been made during the past
year.
REPORT OF STEWARD AND TREASURER.
The report for the year ending Nov. 80, 1881,
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 labor and sup
pies. and exclusive of the heavy expenditure
for the new pavilion, the disbursements have
been in excess of the income. The farming
season has been quite favorable, and considera-
BILE assistance has been received from that
source Both clerks have been changed, one
accepting more desirable position elsewhere,
and the other being obliged to change or ac-
count of health. These changes, the investi-
CATION, and the business connected with the
The cash receipts have amounted to SOS 026 10;
the disbursement to 500 1863 IS; leaving bal
ance of cash on hand of 81, 1850.
The resources, including the balance, the
value of various supplies on hand. are $40.-
1925: the liabilities, comprising dues for va
rious supplies and due to employees, are $16'-
O58.81.