St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05
ALMSHOUSE AND HOSPITAL.
Annual Meeting of the Board of
Control.
The Cost of the Work and the General Re
suits Accomplished.

The annual meeting OF the directors OF the
almshouse and hospital was held yesterday
afternoon, at which the reports of the several
officers were submitted for the year ending
July LIST, 1884,
The city physicianf DR.. Ancker submitted
the following report, which will be read with
interest:
To the Honorable, The Board of Control:
l have the houor to report that | assumed
and entered upon the duties of city and
county physician on the first day of August
1888. Mpon taking charge of the city and
county hospitallI found in it fourteen in
mates under treatment During the subse-
quent months of the year ending July |,
1854, 312 persons were admitted as patients
and twenty-four born, making total of $50
persons who have been inmates Of the hos
pital during the period referred to, of this
number 1862 have been discharged, forty
have died, and forty-eight remained in
the hospital on the 30th day of June 1884,
of the forty deaths twelve were of consump-
ton and eight of typhoid fever, the majority
of these cases being admitted when in the
last stages of disease, and it is proper for me
to mention that considerable proportion of
these cases were non-residents of the city,
who came here, afflicted with the malady of
which they died, consequently may not be
justly charged in the death rate of st. Paul.
Two puerperal cases were admitted suffering
with commissions of fatal nature, and two
were casualty cases, the victims dying of
shock following severe injuries within few
hours after admission. For detailed eX
hibit of the medical department
of the hospital would
respectfully call your attention to the tabu
lated report herewith annexed. The increase
in the number of patients treated at the hos
ptal during the period covered by my report
is only commensurate with the rapid growth
of our city. / shall not in this attempt to
mention in detail the many Improvements
in and about the hospital during the year, nor
speak of the value, believing that you will
join me in extending a most cordial invita-
ton to all persons interested to call at the
hospital and by personal inspection learn
the character of the work to be done, how it
is done. aud how the money contributed by
the taxpayers is expended to lessen and
relieve the suffering so ftheir unfortunate sick
and injured fellow beings.
In addition to the work detailed in the
hospital report have as city and county
physician made 8, 357 visits during the II
months ending July /, 1884. Ofthese 1850
and county hospital, so to the county Jail,
so to the city hall, and 20 to the poor farm.
| have also received at may office l ,340 calls.
Most respectfully yours;
ARTHUR B. ANcKER,
City and County Physician.
st. Paul, July l, 1884.
RECEIPTS.
The reports of the receipts of the board,
and the sources from which they were de-
rived, as Submitted by Mr.. James OBrien,
the secretary, was as follows:
Contributed by the county .......... $50, 1913 II
g g city.............. 1887 IS
" hospital. .-..-.... 72o 10
- s' aims house. 9S1 90
Outside aid 92O II
WHAT 1T ALL COSTS. e7s 4a
The cost of maintaining the several insti-
tutous and providing and caring for the in
mates from June 81 1888, to June 81. 1884,
as tabulated by Secretary OBrien, may be
learned by reference to the statements here
with appended:
Total eXpena3 of maintaining the
hospital and providing for the in
mates. ....'.....'.... ....... Sl4,74S eo
Aims house. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9,767 81
Outside expenses, including salaries,
iHCi. DuFldl eApeHSes, SIC....... J,oSJ 10
REPORT OF MEDICAL ATTENDANT
The report of DIR. Ancker, the city and
county physician, showing the number of
patients admitted to the hospital during tho
year, together with a tabulated statement of
the diseases, surgical operations performed,
ETC.. as condensed is as follows:
Patients admitted to the hospital from
August l, 1888, (the commencement of his
official term) to July 1st, 1854, 312;
number of births, "a; total $50; discharged.
1852; died, 40 in hospital Jnne 30, 1884, rs.
Then follows a tabulated statement show
ing the nativity of the patients and what re-
ligious sect they belonged to.
The report shows that during the year 116
surgical operations were performed. The
diseases are divided into 207 classes, of which
typhoid fever leads the list, there having
been thirty-fve cases of this disease
The report Of DR.. Ancker is commenda-
bic document, and shows that he must have
been persistent and untiring in the discharge
of the onerous duties. 1t is in short the most
complete and minute document of the kind
ever gotten up in the county, and he is there
fore entitled to due credit.
In addition to the facts already given, the
report embodies tables showing the occupa-
tons of the patients, their social condition.
whether married or single and their sex, be-
sides a table showing the causes of death.
The reports were all accepted and referred
to the meeting Of the county board, to be
held to-day.
REEIEF oRDEEs ISSUED.
During the year the following orders were
issued for provisions, wood, shoes and cloth
ing:
July, 1883. 81 orders; August, &c orders
September g.; October, 50; November, l25;
December. 1856; January, 22O: February,
1875; March, 159; April, los; May, 106;
June, 20.
During the year there was raised at the
poor farm:
wheat. ....................... $50 bushels
Oats. .-.....-.....-....... .l,26O .
Potatoes. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40 60
Besides the above a large quantity of yege-
tables were raised.
REPORT FOR JULY, 1884.
Bills allowed. ......-....... s. as 81
OF this the hospital received. ........ 1907 81
Aims house. 1880. 5l9 %
Outside poor. 591 O3
Real Estate and Building.
Thirteen transfers were recorked in the office
of the register Of deeds yesterday, aggregating
Ss6,Ol4, as follows:
Chas Leonard to Mrs commings, lot 5, block