Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-01-30

intendents Office and additional ward mas
tiers, the former force having been quite in
adequate and the superintendent having
been greatly in need of some relief in the
office.
In looking at the distribution of loss
among the different classes of patients, the
bulk of it, usual, falls upon town and
State patients Both on marine and self
paying patients a profit is made, as the sums
they pay are greater than the average cost of
maintaining them. The government pays
for marines 81 week, and pri-
vate patients pay on an average
$6.75 a week. The soldier patients, who
are paid for by the State at the rate of $5.5
than is paid, which makes total loss upon
the number of soldier patients in the hospi-
tai during the past year of 81 ,243.41. The
town patients, who are paid for at the rate
of 81 week, each cost So. 43 more than this
amount. Part of this is made up by the an
nual appropriation of 5000, but even allow
ing for this sum the net loss on this class of
patients in 1884 was 81 1881.
There seems to be no logical reason for any
loss at all on these classes of patients. The
appropriation was originally intended not
only to make up for the low rates but 70
help the hospital, and the appropriation is
believed still, by large number of people, to
and which justifes the name estate Hos
pital." formerly applied to this hospital. In
point of fact the State patients caused last
year a loss to t 2e institution of $3,O18.62.
The committee feel it an injustice to the
self paying patients, who are most of them
poor, that they should be obliged to pay full
rates while the State and towns receive a
large discount. 1t is only just that the rates
for soldier patients should be raised to such a
point that the hospital will not suffer a loss
from the patronage of the State. It should
be remembered that when the low rates for
soldier patients were originally made most of
them needed little medical treatment, and
simply used the place as a home. All the
cases now received require active treatment
and demand just as much care and attention
as any others.
During the past year the prudential COM
mittee, Judging it to be impossible to raise
money enough to put up brick addition,
such as is plainly desirable, raised plans for
u one-story wooden building to contain a
ward of twenty-five beds and the necessary
dining room, bathroom, closets, etc., we'll
as an accident room 1t will cost about ST.
500 and the ventilation an additional So, 500
Subscriptions amounting to s., $50 have been
received and an anonymous gift of 81 1000 is
in the treasury and can be appropriated for
the object if necessary.
The committee alludes to the requests
made during the year. Miss Julia M. Ohm
stead willed LOGO, gentleman who will
not allow his name used bequeathed like
sum and Mr. J. S. Grifing, of New Haven,
sent check for $500. Subscriptions to the
special improvement fund received in 1884
reached 50, $50. Of this amount 50, 200 has
been received. The permanent fund has
been increased sc, 1913.
The report includes detailed statement
Of the workings of the new ventilating sys-
TEN in the hospital. The con-
tract price for the apparatus, ETC., amounted
to So, 515. Governor Bigelow furnished the
boiler below catalogue rates and contributed
$50 besides for which the committee are
grateful. Next year the summer patients
requiring isolation when the pavilions are
full will be provided with tent 14x16. The
committee concluded by expressing thanks
to the superintendent, TO Miss Creemer, the
superintendent of the training school, and
Miss Alice Wilson, director of Sunday sing
ing at the hospital.
The following were chosen directors for
the next three years: James E. English,
DR.. d. L. Daggett, E. E. Salisbury, DIR. L..
]. Sanford, S. H. Moseley, Thomas Hooker,
Fl. w. Farnam, Daniel G. Eaton.
There will be directors meeting this ev-
ening.