Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-31
! YEAR OF. TUE HOSPITAL.

Annual Meeting OF she society and
Directors Held YesSerAay Afternoon
The Prudential Committees Report
-Directers chosen for Three Yeare-
New Demands for Money.
The Genersl Hospital society of Conne,ti-
cut held its annual meeting in the chapel of
the hospital building yesterday afternoon at
ha's-past 8 O'Clock. The directors meeting
was hold hrst, at which the report of the
prudential committee, consisting of Ell Whit
ney, IT,, DR.. w. II. Carmalt and Thomas
Hooker, was read. It stated that during the
past year, although the daily average number
of patients has fallen from 1885 in 1888 to
1907, the total number under treatment hiss
risen from s71 to s7s. The daily average for
the past year hiss been 1882 and for the
past Ave years 1854, while the yearly aver
age number under treatment for the same
terms has been respectively 7s1 and 8s4.
During 1884. the year Of our greatest daily
average number Of patients Q15.7 since
1876, the total number under treatment wes
only S73.
has been received and yet tho average num-
Der of weeks which the patient has stayed In
in the hospital has steadily diminished. Tho
severity of the service II also shown in the
number Of deaths, 122. OF this number 80
died within forty-eight hours after they were
admitted.
The oui .ent expenditures were $40, 206 SO
and the earnings, including the State appro-
priation of 5000 and $3.50 due from the
Narett fund for support of patients, were
| $34, S27.4O, leaving . deficit Of q, 6769 &c.
| This 10 the smallest annual deficit since 1884.
In 1888 1t was 80 524. 90, difference of 3d.
645 73 in favor of last year. The decrease in
expenditures amounted to $49880 and the
increase in earnings to $346.93. The income
| from invested funds g, 095 II, Hospital Sun
day collections So, 433 80. charity ball re-
csipts $2,211 % and donations SIS, q total of
Il SO, 704 81, enabled MS not only to meet this
deficit, but to pay the debt Of about $500
brought over from 1888. The hospital is now
entirely free from debt and the Sunday coll
lections for this year have not been drawn
upon. The income from invested funds was
less by 1904. 80 than in 1888 owing to the
failure of two banks to pay dividends and to
the changes In Investments necessitated by
amounting to $40, 600. The daily cost of food
for each inmate was ~ cents. The weekly
cost of maintaining each patient has increased
from 81 800 in 1883 to $7.478 in 1889.
The superintendent's report shows no de-
crease In the number Of attendants and
nurses. The total cost of the support of
nurses, deducting the amount due from the
1
was, as nearly a. can be ascertsined, "a, 600.
This was the third largest item of expense,
but we do not advise . reduction in the mat
ter Of nurses. Ie~has been the custom to
apply the State appropriation of $1,000 en-
tirsly to the support Of town . charity
patients. The classes have occupied 2, 41S ~
weeks, and the appropriation amounts to
nearly $2.07 per week, making loss on
town patients of 81, 64212.
The falling of in the receipts from this
class was 81 ,26).75, but of this amount
$507. 81 belonged to the FIRST quarter when
the old rate was charged. The decrease in
tisnts 737 Z, and of this 63s 9 was from
! New Haven alone, leaving but 10l II from
!. the outer towns throughout the State. The
.. number of towns and villages represented In
! creased from 70 to So. The receipts from
: | from State colder patients 81 1893. 81, and
|. from United States marine patients $74, In
all q, 040.79. Never until last year was
there loss to the hospital from tho free
beds. Tho figures for 1859 were: Income
! on So, 600 ct 4 per cent, $3.50; number Of
weeks occupied $40 e., at cost of SARA
! ! "a; actual loss, $lS2;S4.
iWithin few days after tho receipt Of
the Marett fund we began to draw ON the In
come, and during the months of November
. and December nine patients, several Of
whom were incurables, were it, benedcfaries
These patients occupied 40 o. weeks, Of {
. cost Of $3.50. 80. The income from the fund
BY 446. 80, which will be charged to the In.
come for the present year. The income fol
1890 y estimated ct About q, 500. This will
support an average Of fifteen patients and
leave balance TO add 70 the fund.
J: ss8imson =. Baldwin, who wAs for many
N ysars intimatsly sssodiated with M. Maretl
l ard Mre. 0i4ofd says: The bsquest 81 The
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