The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-06
THE QUEENS HOSPITAL.
Report of the Resident Physician
The Late Queen Emma.

The regular quarterly meeting of the
Trustees Of the Queens Hospital was held
yesterday, the Vice-President, Hon. G. r.
Bishop, in the chair.
The Treasurer made his semi-annual re-
port, By which it appeared that there
was balance Of $3.50 on hand.
The report of the Resident Physician was
then read as follows:
HoNoLULU, May 81, 1885.
To the Trustees Of the Queens Hospital:
Gentlsmen-I have the honor to submit
the following report for the quarter ending
May 31st. The total number Of patients at
present in the hospital Is SIS; viz: 81 Hawai-
ians III males and IA females), 8 Chinese
and 81 of other nationalities-22 paying.
Number of admissions during the quarter,
101; viz: 80 Hawaiians N males and IS
females), Chinese and 60 of other nation
alities.
Discharged, 81; viz: % Hawaiians III
males and ~ fem&les), ) Chinese and 60 Of
other nationalities.
Deaths, IA; viz: Hawaiians Il male and
8 fsmales), Chinese and of other nation
alitiss
The causes Of death were as follows Acct
dent 1, aneurism 1, beriberi 5, congestion Of
lungs 1, consumption 2, disease of brain l,
droPsy 1, gangrene 1, marasmus /.
The highest number of indoor patients
was SO, lowest SO, daily average So. Num-
Der Of prescriptions 2,725; calls at the dis
psnsary 54s. The number of patients treated
at the hospital was as follows: March, 1O7;
April, 81; May, 80.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT McKIBBEN.
The Visiting Committee made favorable
report and the following gentlemen were
appointed on that committee for the next
three months: Messrs. W. C. Parke, n. P.
Robinson and ]. T. Waterhouse, Jr.
THE LATE QUEEN EMMA.
After some appropriate remarks by the
Vice-President, the Secretary read the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS. 1t has pleased God to take
from US by death the Queen Dowager
Emma, one of the founders, and the princi-
pal patron of the Queens Hospital, an in
stitution which has been of great value to
this community, and which will be lasting
blessing to the natives and foreigners in
this country in time to come, and in which
the beloved Queen took the deepest interest
from its inception to the end of her life,
and for the support of which she gave
large part of her estate; therefore, be it
.'ResoiUed, That in the death of the Queen
Dowager Emma the nation has lost great
and good friend, distinguished for her
many virtues, and especially for kindness to
the poor and the sick, and whose memory
should be honored and cherished by all who
value nobility and purity of character and
of life, as rich legacy to her countrymen
and friends.
THAT all who may hereafter avail them
selves Of the advantages of tue hospital
will, like those who have received then: in
the past, have reason to remember with
gratitude the kiud-hearted and benevolent
Queen Emma.
THAT the foregoing preamble and reso-
lutions be placed GA record; that copy Of
the same be handed to the nearest relative
of the deceased; and that they be published
in Tie newspapers of Honolulu"
Upon motion of His Excellency j. II. Ka-
pena, seconded by the Hon. A. S. Cleghorn,
the preamble and resolutions were unani-
mOusly adopted. The meeting then ad-
journed.