The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-13
To THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF
THE QCEEN's HOSPITAL, HoNo-

Gentlemen II have the honor to
submit to you my report as Secretary
of your Society, for the biennial Pc
Rod closing to-day.
The statistics prepared by the
Purveyor, Mr.. Eckardt, and which
recommend to your careful atten-
ton, prove that the efficiency and
usefulness of the Queens Hospital
in this community has not decreased,
but fully sustained its status during
the biennial period now closed.
During that term 93l persons have
been received as indoor patients of
the Hospital, of whom $50 were Ha-
waiians, 81 Chinese, rs japanese
and 432 foreigners of other nation
alities.
AT the same time 897 persons have
been treated as outdoor patients.
The current expenses Of the Hospi-
tai amounted to $45, 0139 50 for the
biennial period under review, making
an average of $500 SO per month,
while the receipts from paying pa
tients realized the sum OF $l7,0l6.
The number of deaths was 1923 or
nearly IA percent average, which is a
high rate, but it must be remembered
that many patients reach the Hospi-
tai in the last stage of sickness only,
or die OF the effect of an accident
where medical skill and hospital
treatment could not avert the in
evitable result.
The receipts of the Hospital from
the Seaman and Passenger Tax and
from foreign patients during the two
years have been Sl2, 55O.27 and
ST., 220.5O respectively. AS the
above passenger tax law has been
revised by the last Legislature, by
which $l.0O is charged each passen-
ger instead of $500 as heretofore,
the receipts from that source will
very materially diminish, and have
already diminished of late.
Many improvements have been
made in and about the Hospital
buildings at no small cost, but neces-
STATED by the times. may mem
ton in this connection the introduce
ton Of electric lights into the hospi-
tai buildings, the establishment of a
suitably furnished reception room
with the very excellent portraits of
the late King Kamehameha ~. and
of the late Queen Emma, life size,
painted by Mr.. Cogswell. These
portraits of the founders of this Hos
pital are suitable ornament to the
institution. Furthermore, the change
made in the interior arrangement of
the main building, by which the I'M
| slightly staircase was removed and
light and air to the building secured.
The recementing of the main build
ing in substantial manner, the con-
structlon of house for the dead
bodies and the holding of funeral
services in it. All these are improve.
ments and additions to the conven-
fences and the comfort Of the Hospi-
tai which speak for themselves.
take pleasure in stating that the
interest taken by this community in
the Queens Hospital is particularly
enunciated by the establishment Of
late of two beds, each of them by a
donation of So, O00-one by Hon. G.
r. Bishop, at the disposal of the
President of the Strangers Friend
Society, the other by Mrs. Mary K.
Foster, in memory of her late hus-
band, Mr.. Thos. r. Foster. Such
practical charity will no doubt be a
stimulant to others to do likewise.
Your Board of Trustees thought it
well to change the Bylaws IVY which
the physician or physicians of the
Hospital are to be elected from year
to year in the same manner as the
officers of the Board which commends
itself in practice, although no
changes in the staff of physicians
have been made since, nor are they
likely to occur in the early future.
The purveyor, Mr.. Eckardt, retains
his position, and the general condi-
ton of the Queens Hospital and the
contentment of its inmates prove that
Mr.. Eckardt justifies the confidence
reposed in him by your Board of
Trustees.
You will be pleased to learn that
Her Majesty the Queen has been
pleased TO re-appoint Hon. ( has. r.
Bishop. as Vice President Of the
Queens Hospital for the ensuing BIZ
ennial period.
In closing my report may conf
IDENTIFY assert that the Queens Hos
pital with its recent Improvements is
in state of efficiency and complete
ness not reached before, even
though improved facilities for con-
slant sutiiciency of pure water and a
perfect system for lighting the Hos
pital buildings may yet be added to
still improve the actual state of
things.
These improvements are now4un
der the careful consideration OF your
Board of Trustees.
l also take pleasure in speaking of
the valuable services rendered bv
Hon. A. 5. Cleghorn in identifying
and taking care of the Hospital
grounds, which are a comfort to the
patients and an attraction to their
friends who visit them. Mr.. Cleg.
horn therefore deserves the thanks Of
this society for successful efforts for
the good of the Queens Hospital.