The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-10

49, Annnal Report q 90 Q0cese
q ne indiana state HesP'se' ~
1rn1.,apulls eu,snsl.
~ Dnnr1 % Trpsloes - ehe ooePllal
~ ~ 1uDane oubmi(,ed their annual ~
~oro vocfcrday ID me Goveraog. Tor the
Sooi voor endmg Oc(ober 81. 1851. The
ronori a very v0lnmnious. containing
oomo 500 paReo OF CLOSELY written toole- \
oon. end n very complete, giving ne
crocf n.and1ne Of the institution 0nsn-
'r1nllv. avery expenditure and receipt BE-
In9 ssrofhIly accounted for. The report
lokon q hal(evin9 Que 20 the trustees.
~ very salislhctory state 81 ooaire %
rhovn q EXIT, both - 10 the manage
mont and The fnrlhcrauco Of the object
81 ne iusli(ullon.
~ estImaled value Of The real estate
- ~ $50. $50 and The personal properly |
0152'okl.3o. For che maintenance o. ne
5rraIlneion there va devoted ~ thel
foGlslafuro o2600o0. Of which amount
018o.01771 was disburoed. leaving anl
onoxpsnded balance Of So %. For r.
polro there Was devoted the sum o. 80
100. o. which amount Si4 99&6z was e.
poGdod. leaving balance Of SOS: rorl
c)De1lng there vee appropriated v1s0o'
y Uh)ch we used 10 full. A m'sce,iane-
ooo Income from various sales ana 90
nnfiono. amounted 70 4l,o04 ~. This
~~m ~ been paId into Inc hAnda Of the
61ofe Troasnrer q required BY law. The
s7oIlv overaee number OF patients during
1ho wear gss 1858. The AMOUNT Of IN
poIi bIlls % 20 October Let, amount q
Ioss unpaid bills November Let, 1850.
Wos q, 10 90.
Tcr he management Of the hospital
Dropor. there was expended during the
voof ne sum OF e259.9a774. This sum
Sfdod 70 the amount Of unpaid BILLS
mn1o . total Of 9266, o677l. The per
oopIla expense for inmates Va ol69.e6.
Y statistical report arranged 10 tabular
form gave the comparative expense per
oapita for nine years For tho year
367o the expense per capita was $l9l 81
for 1850, el0l6a; for 1881, &l64 81: for
1ooo. fl84O0; for 16Sa, $194 o.; for
10oi o177 o. +: for 1856, e173 IS; for
100 aioO.O9; for 1857, ol69.6s.
II explanation Of the increased amount
q tho per capita expense over 1885, Il i
romarked in the report that the expense
u living was greater than for the pre-
cod1pR year, potatoes, fruits and grocer
r. bcjne much higher, and the severe
drought caused great increase in thu
coot or garden and farm products.
The report calls the attention o. thu
Govornof 70 the report Of the Superin'
eondenk IN which q shown the practica
results or The work Of the year. Thu
Beard also calls attention to the fact tha
tho number Of cures 10 greater than dur
Ing ans former year, and that the NOR
tally hes been much reduced; also, thu
tho 6ood and care Of the patients arc =
rood q can b obtained. Tho 0ffcer
and employees have bssn faithful il IN
1Ischarge Of their duties, 70 which repor
they again solicit attention, etc.
The 6uperintendents report - I'd
dressed 70 The Board Of Trustees. and 4
hIs preamble be says: I'm sccordanc
with she ct regulaticy benevolent instl
euiions 1or Tie State Of Indiana. approve
March 8, 1873, - Superintendent hav
~ honor 70 onbmit % you the tnil
Hoopital for the Insane for tho 6scl
vcor endine October 81, 1857 Pursual
. olocfion, assumed charge Of the BOZ
pleal On Tie 9th day Of September Of a
present. year. Therefore, with IN exp'
fienco II The supsrinseadency Of : lit
- than two mouths, / feel WsrnDted
/ Submitting 20 ron only such informatio
- nocoesaFy TO give you knowledge
eho practical workings Of the hospital {
tho year Just ended The administratis
Of The practical workings o. the hospit
has been very satisfactory. The eervi
be- been very efficient IN every depai
mont Particular care be- been exc
cioed % keep The hospital % - perfs
sanitary condition - possible, and l Z
pleased 10 state that the health Of Q
population has been remarkably goo
he food suppIiod 70 the hospital
boon abundant in quantity, Of exceIle
quality, and very satisfactorily served
Undor ~ topic q ~Geueral Reoul
~ Suporfntondent romarke: "Iho {
oogu Of TIE population for the year
hoon - follows: At the beginning
~ yoor, commanding from October
~, tho total number OF patients
unining % the hospital was $50.
49, 6oo we're men and $50 won
Thoro were admitted during The ,
~ patients, Or which ool were men
ooo women. There were dIschar
during Tie year 080 !nmates, Of vi
"a were men and SOL we're women.
~ men discharged 900 were recover
6 improved, 100 unimproved and
not Insane. or the women dlschav
~ were recovered, l06 Improved
unimprovod and four not inssno.
eocnl number Of deaths during the
w. g.; Of these, 81 were men and
women. There were 2,3o5 pati
troa1od n the hospital during The }
or thooo, 1857 were men and I,1o3
mon. The daily sveragD Of TIE uuu
% poflonlo Was 1,25o lilo. Il The q
Goportmont TIE daily average wae
40; @ tho wo0an's department
80, The aggregAts results Of the 9
Uont daring tho year has been ct!
togy. g d shown BY the Increased
ooGlngo Of cureo over previous }
oolng : little moro than IS per
hig6or. The death rate has been
tk6n 4 PER cenG o. Tie whole Do