Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
THE HOSPITAL.
The Annual Meeting of the Society Yesterday-The Prudential Commit tees Report Other Proceedings Election.

Election.
 The annual meeting of the General Hospi- tai society of Connecticut-the society's fifty ninth annual-was held yesterday afternoon at the hospital The prudential committees report noted the falling off in the uninterrupt- ed increase of patients for seven years past, result attributable to the establishment of the Bridgeport hospital and the Soldiers Home at Noroton. To both of these places are sent many chronic cases, and these are general ones which require better treatment, and this makes the average for 1885 smaller than last year, although the number of cases treated was nearly the same, and there was a large increase in surgical cases and those which required surgical operations. The following is the average number of cases treated for the last seven years: 1879, 675a; 80, 8125; 'S1, s9; '92, 10015; S3, 112; 's4, 112 7-1o; '85, 1o52-10. The total number of cases treated i'll '6i were S73, and in 'S5 S62 The increase of the
 number of surgical cases and those which re-
 quired immediate attention shows the in
 crease in the activity of the hospital work. The number of surgical cases in 'S4 were 3S9 and in S5 419. The number of operations performed i'll '84 were 98 and in 'S5 125. The
 
 was in the hospital is less than for six years. There has been a decrease in the number of all the patients except the town patients, and as these taken at a lower rate than others this accounts, with other facts for the unfavorable report of the year The total receipts for the year were $32,- 1S0. 06 and the expenditures were $40 S79 33, which leaves deficit of $S, 749. The receipts were nearly $4, 900 less than in 1884, due to
 the decrease in the number of patients, and 1 would have been greater had 1t not been 1 for unusual. profitable self-paying patients. | The average earnings per week for each | inmate for 1884 WAS $5. 77 and for 1885 $5. T5,
 which includes the State appropriation of 1 5,G0O
 1 The average for self-paying inmates in 1884 l was $6.75, in 1885 $7.0S.
 l We believe the decrease in the number of patients will be permanent and cannot on | that account cripple our service for tempora- 1 " economy.
 l Two Improvements have been made, the | erection of the nurses dormitory and the su- l perintendents home, both authorized by vote l of society.
 | The new system of ventilation has been | satisfactory, and there are at present no cases of erysipelas in the hospital. The following gifts and legacies have been I received: From the Misses Hotchkiss, $5, 900 1 to endow free bed; from the late Mrs. Mary Ann Miller, $1 ,000; from the late M. O. Arm strong, So,UUU. On hOSpItsl Ouuuty cAtck of &, 300 was put into the box of the Dwight Place church for founding free bed for that ! church. Although we are not at liberty to give the donors name he is identified with many such deeds Of charity. We take pleasure in testifying to our con l tinued confidence in the ability and fidelity of the superintendent and his staff and to ] the efficiency of the officers and nurses of the \ Training school in their exacting and re- | sponsible duties.
 The report of the prudential committee is l signed by Henry w. Farnam (chairnan) Dr. | William H. Carmalt and Thomas Hooker. The board of directors for three years is | made mp of the following named mem Dr. E. H. Bishop, Dr. Levi Ives, General s. E. | Merwin, jr,, Hon. Francis Wayland, Vice President E. M. Reed MT. Morris F. Tyler, Dr. w. H. Carmalt, Mr. E. H. Jenkins. The directors hold 8 meeting this evening l to elect the officers connected with the soei- ety.