The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-13
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
[oFFICIAL P-RoCEEDINGs.l

Regular meeting OF the Board of Police
Commissioners held in First Police Court
room, Thursday, March 81, 1892.
Present-All the members.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
printed.
COMMUNICATIONS N PETITIONS.
Communications, etc., We're received and
disposed of as follows:
Communication from Superintendent
informing Board of death or Patrolman
Peter Reen.
Filed.
Communication from Superintendent
requesting Board to provide a horse and
wagon for the use of the Superintendent.
That the horse now in use is unfit for
service.
Filed
Communication from Superintendent
informing Board of the suspension of
Patrolman J. Ryerson pending investiga-
ton of charges preferred against him.
Filed.
Communication from Superintendent
of Patrol System informing Board that
the new telegraph and signal system was
complete and ready for use.
Motion by Commissioner Kelly and
adopted. that the telegraph and signal
system be accepted by the Board.
Communication from President Police
Mutual Aid Society. requesting permis-
sion to have an excursion during the
Summer months and sell tickets for the
same.
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Communication from Warden of the
City Hospital, submitting annual report
for 1901,
Read and ordered spread in full on the
minutes as follows:
JERSEY CITY HOSPITAL,
March 81, 1892.
To the Honorable Board of Police Com
GENTLEMEN-I herewith present to your
honorable body the report of the Jersey
City Hospital Tor the year ending Decem-
Der 81, 1891:
There were remaining in the Hospital
on the first day of January, 1891. 76 pa
TENTS: there were l 235 patients admitted
and 16 births since that date, making a
total OF ] 1897 cared for during the year.
OF his number TAO were discharged
cured, 249 were discharged improved, s122
were sent to the county institutions and
148 died. leaving 68 patients under treat
ment in the Hospital on December 81,
1891.
OF the 14S patients that died in the Hos
| pital during the year 81 died before they
| had been in the wards twenJy-four hours
and rs died before they had been three
days in Hospital. In addition to this we
have treated during the year 2,41S sur.
gical dispensarv cases. and 1897 medical
dispensary cases. l would respectfully
call your attention to the growing de-
mands upon our institution. as shown by
| the folio owing tabulated statement:
In the year 1884 there were treated 494
patients.
In the year 1885 there were treated 6ss
patients.
In the year 1886 there were treated 49,
In the yerr 1887 there were treated 95f
patients.
In the year 1888 there We're treated 1,01s
patients.
In the year 1889 there were treated LIT
patients.
IN the year 1890 there were treated l,25l
In the year 1891 there were treated 1.32,
patients.
Daily average Of patients for the year
WaS.......... d
Daily average of physicians. nurses
and employees, q
Total daily average. 81
Total cash received by Warden during
the year for board of patients aud sale o.
drugs, and deposited The same with CITY
Treasurer, and placed to account of Hos
pital, S543. 20.
The patients treated during the year
represented the following nationalities,
occupations. religion and ages:
Ages There were between birth ant
10 years, 81; between 10 and 20 years.. LOG
between 20 aud 80, 30S: between 90 ano
40, 314; between 40 aud so, 2S1; between 81
and 80. 1917; between 90 and 20, %; over 70
SO. Total, 1897.
Standardization in United st ates
4S4: in Ireland, 407; in Germany. lis; in
England. SO; in Poland, A: in Scotland
"a: i'll Italy, 16; in Norway, IS; in Sweden,
II: in Canada. II; in Holland, o; in Den
mark, 6; in Russia, a: in Nova Scotia, 8
in Austria, 8; in Belgium, 2: in France, Q
in Wales, 2: in Spain, l: IN Switzerland,
/; in West Indies, 1; in Finland. /; il
hungary, l; in China, l. Total, 1927.
observation-disclosures 275; no oc.
cupation and hi,dren, 1871: servants, 113;
housekeepers, g2; drivers, 90: carpeu.
ters, SIS; painters. So; boatmen. 35
clerks, 35; butchers, 25; black
smiths, Is; cooks, IS; laundress. IS;
walters, IS; sh~oemakers, IS; loDgshore'
men. IT.; engineers, Is; iron mouluers. IA
coopers, 10; agents, .13; hostlers, 10; bar.
tenders. 10; bakers. 10; machinists, g.
stokers. s; gardeners. s; printers, z; brake.
men. z; niasons, 6; sewing women. 6;
nurses, &; school boys. 5; seamen $; watch
men. 5; %laiiors, 5; factory hands, 5: tin.
smiths, .; bricklayers, 8; trainers, 4; up
holsterers, 4; telegraph operators, 4; junk.
men, 4; b~oilermakers, 4; steel workers, 4
hod carriers, 4 oYstermen, 4; BARRIERS, 8
tramps, 3; shop girls. 3; brokers. 8; hat
Iers,3 conductors. 8. dock builders, 3; law
yers, 2; bootblacks, 2; linemen, 9; cutters
2; buIlonhole makers; 2; boxmaKers, 2
q~uarrynien, 2; ~pianomakers. 2, silk weav
ers, 2; merchants, 2; ship caulkers. 2
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