Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-30

AePert Of the Trustees ana ON.
GERS Of the InstitutIen.
Inc annual reports Of the Trustees and On
GERS OF the Insane Hospital have been mad.
and We present the following abstrac, tn nm,
readers:
TRUsrEEs REPORT.
Inc trustees report that the number of
patients under treatment, the daiiv AVERAGE
the number remaining at close of the ve.r
was larger, and the rate of mortality lover
THAN that OF any previous year of the exi.t.
ehce OF the Hospital, thus denotinQ that in
sanity Is Increasing, and that. too, beyond
the rate OF increase of population. The in
su.onon Is practically free from indebtedness
indicating the efficient Management of tho q.
nances BY the Treasurer.
At the regular visits Of the hoard an in.
'pection Of every ward has been made. every
parent has been seen, and the CO ,dition Of
each one noted. The condition of the build
ihgs, farm, stock, etc, has been critically ex-
amlneo. hearing has been given to all the
complaints. The ladv visitors have also
made their regular visits The farming oper.
atoms Of the year, under the supervision of
Mr.. Horace Cony. have b.en managed with
commendabl" skill. The hay crop, which
was OF superior quality exceeded that of the
previous year bv 70 tons, 200 tons being pro-
duced There are. now upon the farm the
following stock 80 cows 2-yesr-old heifers,
l Swear. old Hol.tein bull, oxen horses.
4l6 swine. -Four of the horses are used upon
the farm, and the other four for taking the
patients to ride and the necessary driving of
the hospltsl Among the products of the
farm were $50 bushels OF oats, As bushels of
beans, S87 bushels of potatoes, an 62. 500
quarts Of milk Included in the supplies of
the garden are 1928 pound. Of asparagus, 263
bushels 81 Eating and cooking apples, 1854
bushels Of green beans, lII4l pounds of
table beets. 1900 pounds If cattle beet,.
1862 lbs cabbage, $50 lbs carrots, 1905
s%cumbers, 3o,23l ears of green corn. 1900
heads of celery, 1877 heads lettuce, 1851
ib'. onions, 626 lbs rbubarb, 500 lbs. ra.p-
| berries, ll46 lbs. strawberries, 2225 lbs
summer squash, 9l53 los. Hubbard squash,
l4,O78 lbs taale 'urnips, IA 900 lbs. tomatoes,
1889 bushels green pc s.. The garden an green
houses have continued under the excellent
management of Mr.Wm ii. Allen The con-
strnction Of new green houses in a different
| location has been effected. The buildings
are OF brick, and sfford every modern and
NJ eisd convenience
| The need II an abundant water supply to
| every part Of the premises. will nov at last
oe met ny the contract made with the Augusta
Water Co, by which an unlimited supply is
to be furnished for term OF 80 wears At
Sl400 per year. The present limited and I'm
satisfactory supply costs $500 per annum.
Great attention has been given the past year
to sanitary matters In the extreme male
wing there has been introduced the most i'm
proved system OF ventilation, water closets
have been overhauled, bathrooms remodeled
and apartment dressing rooms constructed.
The institution consumes annually about
2500 tons of coal, which has to be drawn up
an exceedingly sleep hill. IL is suggested
that this could b. done at a saving By the use
OF tramway and cars, moved by steam pow
Or and An endless chain.
In regard to the criminaly insane the
| Trustees call att. ntion to the recommends
tions OF their last report, asking for further
legislation upon the subject. so that they may
be enabled to provide tor the care and re-
straining Of this class Of insane persons. The
helpless insane are now obliged to minge
with murdsIers, thieves and cut-throuts
Again the suggestion is made that the old
brick chapel, in front Of the main building. an
un.ishiy blot upon the otherwise beautiful
landsc pc, he removed to a different location,
and enlarged r p ctical purposes. The
| immediate neces.lt,-H of the hospital require
the enlargement OF The chapel, kitchen, bak-
cry and laundry.
The Tru.tees state that Dr. BiRelow T.
Sanborn, Superintendent, 10 entitled to their
highest CONNIE ndstion tor the ndt lity. skill
and humane spirit in which he performs the
responsible and often trying duties Of his
office, to the interests of the Institution and
those under his care. The faithfulness ex
hibited by tue assistant Superintendent, Drs.
Hill and Davies, in carrying into execution
the plans of the Superintendent, shove them
to be safe and efficient coadjutors Warm
words of just commentator are spoken con-
corning the Steward and Treasurer John w e.
Chase, and the other officers and attendants.
aud. in conclusion, they ask from the State
the continuance Of its liberal policy towards
the institution. The report is signed bv the
entire Board of Trustees James Weymouth
Daniel 0. Bowen, Mrs Emma J. Jersey, K.
A Thompson, J w Dearborn, j. ii. Man
ley.
SUPsRiNTENDENTs REPORT.
In beginning his report, DR.. Sanborn hu N
bly, acknowledges Divine assistance in Lead
ing this great charity, with a | its increased
interests, safely through another year. and
browning its lsbors with so large a share Of
success. The patients have been sigHslly
preserved from epidemic or zymotic m lladics
OF any character. There has also been i'm
munitv from painful accidents. which often
happen during the course of mental disease.
At the beginning of the year, Dee. /, 1885.
there were resident in the Hospital 4S6 pa.
tients-24l men and PAS women. Two hun
bred aud thirty-one have been admitted since
-l27 men and l04 women making the whole
number under treatment 7l7-36S men and
$40 women OF these there have been dis
charged lS9 LOG men and SO women; leav
ing AT the close of the year 52S-262 men and
266 women. One hundred and seventy-six OF
those admitted during the year were on their
first admissions, 80 on their second, Z On
their third, on their fourth, on their fifth,
and on his eighth. Condition of those dis
charged Recovered. 66-3S men and 2S
women much improved, 34-lS men and is
women; improved. 22-l0 men and IL wom-
en-; uuimproved, Ga men and women; not
insane, | man; died. 60-35 men and %
women. OF the &c discharged recovered, IS
-25 men and 20 women-wsre on their FIRST
admission; lI-9 men and 2wcmen-were on
their second; 2--l man and | womsn-were
| on their third: So men and womsn-were
on their fourth; 2 women on their fifth. and
! man on his tenth.
The death rate has been % per cent
less than last year Aside from the deaths
resulting from epilepsy and The fatal eases
of psresis, the mortuary record has been
largely confined to terminal dementia. or