The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-07
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bsn Go aa On hand October 1, 1887 $50; coal on
manu- oc'oDer i, 1888, s67S.47.
e, average We cost of each patient per week,
The cost of maintaining the paving ma
tients 1902 At weeks at $1,000 per week was
Si4',zh Inere was received from patients
Tor board S14,9i415.
ro Owing 70 tne difficulty we experienced last
mission we hang for all that applied for ad
eHort TO shorten the time of patients stav in
s sae nospstal. As result we have admitted
SeSsnty -FOUR more patients, an increase of
u, 10 pr cent, put at the same time the average
For . nag Deen 7.12 less than last year.
49, on a , oonsiqeraDle portion of the year, we
nave been able to receive all patients at the
Iilne OF application. But, at times, the want
VI ,loIe room has been a cause of much in
convenience ' This has been specially the
oaS RI uuIlng the last three months.
iIiIty-Iour cases of accident were admit
seu hI;uring the year. OF these, four died
witnih Iorty-eight hours, as the direct result
OF tne injury. All the others recovered more
VI ieSs completely. These patients were
~ cai ~; LOT IN the hospital for 1856 81 weeks
~, ~ tn5s Time 81 II weeks were paid for, and
100 OF weeks were free
hs by NAY OF permanent improvements, we
nave Dullt during the year new boiler
h house ana and coal shed. The new boiler
TWO boilers we had were hardly equal to the
WORK required of them without forcing the
nreS more imam was consistent with economy:
ana the old boiler-house was not large
SSn3iHEn 70 ADMIT an additional boiler. A new
puiidlng 40 by 30 feet was built immediatelv
IN the rear of the old one. but on lower
levei A new and longer boiler was pur
chased, winch, with one of the old ones. will
1rulnarily give us all the steam, required.
leaving one In reserve to be used in case of
enough for further additions. which will Re
necessary when the western pavilion is
putt, which will probably be within very
The coal shed was built Immediately ad /.
Joining the boiler-house. This is 40 bv so
teet and 16 feet high. On account of the
formation OF the ground, the bottom of the
sneu is on level of the bOiler-house floor and
tne roof is on the level of the back ward. The
TOOL was made very strong so that the heay
i ieSt leans can drive on it and dump their
Ioads through scuttles thus reducing the cost
81 q handling coal to a minimum. When filled
IL VIII contain about 400 tons Of coal
ana 200 pounds of coal dust.
IneSe buildings have been constructed
o osty piainiy put substantially, that portion
" " sne walls winch was under ground being
OF stone and the exposed part Of brick. The
DollerS were set by the Jarvis Engineering
company by their patented method. from
. Mnlch we hope to make saving of fuel. but
~ tney nave not been In operation long enough
70 determine that point. The company con-
boilers 0's'ns VI wv
Inc following pupils of the Training
the year: u uuiins
Miss Dora L. Tibbetts, Boothbay.
Miss Sadie E. Leighton Monmouth.
MISS Minnie K. Moore, Monmouth
MISS Carrie 7: Allen, Brunswick.
MISS Maria w. Irish, Gorham.
Nurses were furnished to private families
In Twenty-Five cases, for which the hosnitsI
received $71S.OS ''"'
:, appended to my report will be found a
lst OF all the surgical operations performed
curing the year with statement Of results.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
a, MI. f. r. Barrett. the treasurer, submitted
the following report: ''''''''0u