Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
VISITING PHYSICIAN s REPORT.

70 me- Honorable Board u Trustees ri
GraHt county lSytam & Poor House
GENrLENEN: In compliance with
your request and in pursuance of the
usual custom. respectfully submit
my report os Visiting Physician aud
Health Officer Of the Institutions under
your charge
The total number of patients con-
tined in the Asylum on October lst
1892 was. males 80. females 10, total
90 Received during the year males
! females q total is; making total
confined during the year, males 81,
females 81, total Ill. There have
died during hc year, no males and ,
females. total 2; discharged no males
female. total / paroled no males,
/ female, total
Remaining in custody September
30th, 1898, 81 males, 80 females. total
l07. The two who died were Grant
Co. patients. namely Elizabeth Burc-
hill, aged So. who had been an inmate
IF poor house and asylum for 30 years.
and died February goth, 1898 from old
age Fannie Plehal, aged about 50
wears, and was blind when admitted
November 18th, 1892 and died May
nth, 1898 from general debility.
The inmates af the Grant County
Poor House on October lst, 1892 were
as follows Males y. females II.
total -. Received during the year.
males / females 7, total s. Born,
one male. no females, total births l,
making total Of males %, females Is.
total H. There have been discharged
males 3, females 5, total 3. Two
males and no females lave died.
Total loss, males 5. females 5. total
10.
Number remaining September 30th,
1898, males IS, females 10, total 81.
The deaths were August Olson, aged
II. A transient died October 4th,
1898 of Bright's disease d. H. Bal
low, aged 81 years died August 18th,
1898 Of old age.
| have made regular visits to the
institution aud special visits when
ever requested to do SO. The general
health of the patients has been good
no contagious or infectious disease
has broken ont among them, and they
appear To have been well cared for.
The health and comfort If the patients
have been greatly increased by the
change from furnace TO steam heat
andthc building 81 4 laundry has re-
moved from the building much that
was disagrceahlc and uuhealthful /
The ventilation aud general sanitary
condition of the buildiug are good as
+ shown by the health Of the patients
Respectfully Yours,
f. NJ. CRONIN. NJ. d.
Dated October ST. 1895
Mr.. Geiger presented the following.
which was adopted
To the County Board II Grant County
Your committee to whom has been
referred the petition of the c. g. Il n |
R'y Co. respectfully report:
That we have considered the petition
and are unable 10 ascertain whether the
property mentioned in said petition is
included IN the boundary of the right of
way and depot grounds of said railroad.
and would therefore recommend that
the officers OF the towns set forth in
said petition be instructed to ascertain
whether the statements made in said
petition are true, and if correct, instruct
the assessors OF the towns to make said
lots exempt in the tax rolls
Orro GEIGER.
JOHN SCnREINER.
Ed MEYER,
j. +. JONES,
THoS. IL. EDWARDS. |
Finance Com
MIR. Grimm announced that the
term II John Macarthur At trustee st
the asylum would expire with the
present session and mavod that the
election 81 lis successor he held iii the
evening sessions. Carried
On motion Of Jacob >ehrcjner board
adjourned till O'Clock + M