The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-31
Report of the City Paupers Treated at the
Hospital Santa Rosa During the
Months of January. February
and March. 1892.

HOSPITAL Santa Rosa During the
Months of January. February
and March, 1882.
In January there were admitted 22 destitute
persons. OF these ii were Americans, lrish'
Germans, English, Mexican and col
ored.
Ages from 10 to 20, 2; 20 to 80, 8; 80 to 49,
6; 40 to 50, 4; 50 to 20, 1; TO to 70, l.;
total, ~.
Total number of surgical cases treated were
Q. Ulcers of the leg, ?; cut wound OF hand
Joint and toes, 2; fractures of large bones, 2;
fracture of the skull and trepanation, (Dr. r.
Herff's easel 1; haemoErhoids, 1. The remain
ing /, were treated for other diseases. Four
teen persons were discharged. The total
number of prescriptions dispensed for hospital
and outdoor practice was 1853. There were
no deaths among this class per ons
In February IS paupers were admitted, VIZ;
Americans, 7: Germans, 3; Irish, 3; Eng
lish, 2.
Ages from 10 to IS, 2: 20 to &c. 9, 80 TO 49,
3; 40 to 50, 2; total, IS.
Surgical cases, six, viz: Fracture, ?; ulcers,
|; shot wound in chest, l; depression OF skull
and tepanation (Dr. Cupples' Casa colored
child) ulcers, I. Nine cases were discharged
as cured at the end Of the month, and one
died from spinal meningitis.
prescriptions were dispensed for hospital
and outdoor patients.
In March the total number of patients treat
ed was I6, of these IA were males; females;
race: -; whites and colored.
Ages from 10 to IS, 1; IS to 20, q 20 to
%, 10; 30 to 40, l; 40 to 50, l; 90 to 10, I.
Total 10.
Diseases: Consumption and asthma, 4:
Brights disease, 2; pleuro pneumonia, 2;
abdominal dropsy, /; structure Of urehra, l.;
fracture of leg l; shot wound in knee Joint,
I: others. I. Number of cases attended dur
ing the month, 5; discharged, II; deaths
none Hospital prescriptions upon file, 40.
The whole of the pauper patients treated
during the quarter were with one or two ex-
ceptions, strangers, coming here as homeless
or destitute condition. Many of them con-
tracted diseases or were injured whilst work
ing on the railroad. Several were tramps, and
all were in such a sick and helpless condition
that the hospital was the only proper place Tor
them.
MoRTUARY REPORT FOR THE QUARTER END
ING MARCH 3Ist, 1882.
Total number Of deaths 100. Whites 10,
colored 10, Mexicans 20, residents -, nom
residents 60, natives of Texas 4S, United States
81, Mexico 10, Germany 9. Causes of death:
consumption "a, Inflammation of stomach and
bowels s, commissions (mostly children) II,
meningitis 6, heart disease 4, typhoid fever 4,
malarial fever ;.
Ages: under year, p; from to 5, 6; from
to 10, a from 10 to 20, 2; from 20 to 80,
20; from 80 to 40, "a: from 40 to 50, ID; from
20 to 60, s. from 90 to 70, 4; from 10 to So,
a; from SO to 90, l. Total 100.
MoRTUARY REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING
MARCH 3Ist, 1882.
Total 80. White IS, colored q, Mexican
10, resident 20, nonresident 10.
Died in first ward IL, second ward J, third
ward 10, fourth ward 10.
Ages Under year, g. from l to 5, 2; from
s to 10, 2; from 20 to 80, IL; from 80 to 40,
7; from 40 to 80, 4; 50 to 90, 2; from 90 to
10. 1; from 10 to So, 1; from SO to go, l.. To-
tai 80.
Nativity United States II, Texas 10, Mex
leo 3. German 3, other states -.
Causes of death Consumption 9, pneu-
monia 2, convulsion 5, typhoid fever 1, peri
toniiis l. meningitis 1, disease of liver 2,
Brght's disease 1, dentitition l, py;eima l.
urrmil I, gangrene I, purpura hemorrhage |,
congestion Of brain /, urinary nti!tration 2
aneurismI, apopleXy 2. old age 3.
X. MENGER, City Physician.