Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-26

ldeusenants h. N WnlteleSey, Jr., and F. A. Bowman. Sergeants J. B. Mcqueen, Hugh Caldwell, John Draine, Frank P. Mills and l.. Fl. Bates, Corporals F. B.. Crockett, J. T. | Gill and B. N. BurweH, Harvey Munson, Ed ward Taylor. c. O. Coburn.
 The Hospital.
 5Fhe AnnuaIs Meeting-The Condition of ass.asssaaaass4ss the Instftution.
 The annual meeting of the New Haven Hospital society and board of directors was held yesterday afternoon at the hospital Professor Francis Wayland presided. After the reading of the report of the previous year the society elected directors for the en- suing three years as follows: E. H. Bishop, E. L. Dibble, Levi Ives. s. E. Merwin, jr, Francis Wayland, E. M. Reed, M. F. Tyler, W. H. Carmalt
 Professor Henry w. Farnam, chairman of the prudential committee, read the annual report of the committee prepared for the di- rectors. He says:
 Our report for the year 1882 shows large increase of business over that of 1881, and unfortunately still larger increase in deficit. We have had under treatment during the year total of 708 patients. There have | been T. births and 96 deaths The maxi mum number of patients on any one day has I been 122; the minimum 89; the average 1 1063. Thus our minimum last year was ex- actly equal to our average of the year before, while our average was greater by 193. The average in 1881 was only S14; in 1879, 67s. The superintendent's balance sheet shows the total earnings to be $31, 235. .29. total ex- ! penses $37, ,991.15 deficit, 6.755.86. These figures do not of course include our l income from endowments or from the con- l tributions of Hospital Sunday or from occa sional donations sent directly to the treasury. l They do not therefore necessarily represent 1 a deficit in the general balance sheet of the hospital. They do, however, represent an | increase in the gap between earnings and ex- penditures of 4,322.24, our deficit for 1881 being only $2,433 52.
 This very large deficit can only be account | ed for by study of the details of the ac- | counts. If we look first at our earnings, we ! find the average per week per patient to be $5. 40 as against $5. 85 in 1881. This is partly accounted for by the fact that $1, ,25O, the part of the States appropriation due for the last quarter of the year, has not been paid, the Governor declining to give his approval to the bill and the comptroller declining to pay, 1 the amount without the Governors approval l which has been customary in past years. An 1 effort was made to obtain the money before the end of the quarter, and the books were 1 kept open longer than usual in order to add ! the appropriation to our regular receipts in | I ed because the Governor was in Michigan. 1 As this appropriation is made by statute, there can be little doubt that it will soon be paid in and our deficit l will thus be reduced by $5, ,505.76. This adds g cents to our earnings per patient per week, making them $5 62. The rest of the l falling of in receipts must be due to our hav- ing had a less profitable class of patients in 1 1882 than in 1881. If we turn, on the other hand. to our expenditures, we find the outlay \ per week per patient has been $6.1O against $6. g in 1881. Of this amount the food cost $3 40 against $3. 18 in 1881; furniture, bed ding, repairs and improvements 40 against 27 in 1881, while the remaining items amounted l to $2. 89, against $2 91 in 1881. The B cents difference butween 1881 and 1882 are made up of an increase of g cents for food, of 13 cents on furniture and permanent improve ments and falling of of ? cents on other expenditures. The furniture, etc has been absolutely necessary to accommodate the large number of patients, and the outlay for l food is due to rise in the price, not to ex travagance.
 In view of this remarkable deficit, due to falling off in receipts. increased cost of food and the necessity of increased accommoda | hons, the committee would recommend that the question of providing against such an unfavorable balance next year be thoroughly discussed by the board of directors; that whatever plan may be decided on, whether . State appropriation or an increase in the en dowment, fund be vigorously carried out. During the year the training school has oc cupied it's new dormitory, and the rooms 1 they vacated have been arranged so as to make dining room, pantry, two clothes closets, bedroom and two large rooms for patients requiring special treatment. The cost of the improvements, about $1 ,O00, will have to be met during the coming year. Six of the soldier patients haze been removed tc 1 Noroton, and the rate for marine patients has
 been raised from $6. 65 to $7 week.
 Mention is made of Br. Henry Bronson'f 1 contribution of g., ,500 given during the year
 in addition to the $5, 900 in 1881.
 From the treasurer's report it was shown
 that the receipts for the year had been $35, f379.07, as follows:
 Collection Hospitsi Sunday iss2 saos $ $
 Other contributions, gifts and legaoies. in
 cluding 8, 800 from pr. Bronson and s25O
 Receipts from invested funds. ..-........ 1902 5
 From superintendent t:.-.-.-.........-.... 25,365
 The expenditures were:
 | Disbursements on prudential committees
 ! oroerE. $36, 782 z investments ---..-...-r-... 3lS0 U
 baIAncs''.- .--.-.-.---.---.-.-- 1,44o S
 Total. .ss5s7s O
 The society voted to add to the regular medical staff of the hospital gynecologist,
 in order to render more service in treating
 diseases peculiar to women.
 Henry D. White was elected agent to sue
 and E. H. Bishop agent to quit claim.
 The reports of the other boards and off
 cers, together with that of Superintendent
 Starkweather. are embodied in the report oi
 the prudential committee
 The directors will meet this evening (Fri
 day) at the rooms of the Board of Health
 for the purpose of electing officers for ths
 ensuing year and making the usual appoint
 ments.
 The amount so tar received from the col
 lections of Hospital Sunday is $2, 496 IT
 which, will be seen from the treasurer'l report above, is nearly $1, 900 less than tha
 of last year. The needs of the hospital have
 largely increased, while the contributions have
 decreased. It is to be hoped that the useful
 ness of this deserving institution will not bt
 impaired for the lack of funds and that tho
 charitably inclined will further contribute tc l ik1 aorf