Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-09


matter several inches deep and extend
ing over n space Of thirty feet. When
complaint was made and better sewer
age aud plumbing demanded tho an,
swer was Insufficient appropriation.
| Forty patients died in this department
during the period they were breathing
the death dealing vapors from this cell
Ter, and after cleansing the number oi
deaths was reduced to ten for cores.
ponding period.
DEATH STALKING ABROAD.
"The death rate in the entire inslitu.
tion, including every department, was
in 1881 about twelve per cent. In the
Charity Hospital in New York for the
same year the death rate was six and
six.tenths per cent. In the Pennylvauia
Hospital, where thousands of extreme
cases are treated from railroad accidents
fires, etc, the death rate was eight per
cent. In the hospital department alone
at our Almshouse the rate Of death was
fourteen and eighty one hundrcGths per
cent. Deductlng those departments
where there is little or no mortallty,uud
including strictly the medical and sur.
gical ward, the death rate was about
eighteen per cent. At Blockley, in tho
maternity department, the rate Of death
was eight per cent. At the Charity
Hospital. OF New York. in the same de
partment the rate OF death was but one
half per cent. At Rocklcy, IN the
founding ward, the rate of death was
one hundred per cent in the white nur.
sery. forty six per cent; IN the Colorci
nursery iltytwo pr cent; children's
| asylum, eighteen per cent. The lady
who had charge OF these departments,
in writing her contribution to the year.
ly report, says: 4 am pleased TO say
that the health of the children during
the year has been uniformly good.
ain the white obstetrIcal ward nt
Blockley out of 81 patients treated -
died rate of death forty nine and halt
per cent.
rYENIA IN THE HOSPITAL.
AT the Pennsylvania Hospital there
has not been single case of pycmia or
hospital disease, for five years, with an
average Of three thousand cases treated
yearly. At the Charity Hospital, New
York, there were but three cases during
1871 out of eight thousand patients
treated A. our Almshousc, during
1881, out Of forty three hundred patients
treated there were twenty-five cases of
pvemia. This desease i rarely found
outside of hospital, and its prevalence
is an evidence OF bad ventilation, ob.
structed sewerage, filthy beds, improper
food, neglected attendance and like
causes. There were more people died
in the Almshouse during lSNl. in lro.
portion TO the population, than IN any
year since 1865. and that, too. with a
fewer number Of inmates thsn sine"
| 1864. In the insane department the
rate OF death was twelve and hal per
cent. At the Narristown Hospital for
the Insane the rate Of death has been
about eight per cent. and this il cousii
cred very large by the physicians iu
charge and attributable in their opinion
to the influx OF large number Of "a.
sients lover COO from the insane depart.
ment of the Philadelphia A,msuou-r.
In the epeleptic ward Of the insane de-
partment, beds were burned and the iu.
mates compelled to he upon tho ilpor
the rate OF death was j. per cent. The
total cost OF maintaining the PhIlade.-
phia Hospital proper. it being ono gt
the four departments Of the entire Aim,
house, for the year 1851, with n death
rate OF - per cent was $l32,ji5.l3; (;
weekly cost, 81 SO daily cost 81 cents.
The total cost OF maintaining the Charity
Hospital, on Blackwcils Island, New
York, with a death rate Of f per cent.
was : Is qj5 weekly cost, $2.3 daily
cost, 3l.9 cents.