The Portland daily press., 1894-11-13
EYE AND EAR INFIMARY.
Annual Reports Read and Officers
Elected.
Treasurer's Reports shows Large Contri-
bution-Dr. Hollis Responsibilities of
the Work.

the Work.
The annual meeting of the Portland Eye
and Ear Infirmary was held last evening at
the building, and officers were elected and
interested reports read. The most important
portions of these reports follows:
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVES SURGEON.
DR.. E. E. Holt, executive surgeon, made
his annual report, of which the most impor-
tant portions follow:
The statistics for the ninth year, ending
November 1, 1894, have been compiled from
the records with the following results:
Ophthalmic patients, 997; aural.. 1882; adj
junct clinics, 2ss; unfit and unrecorded, 10;
total, 1886.
Add these to the previous records, and it
makes the whole number treated SS77. The
number of eye and ear operations recorded
was AS. which added to those previously
done makes the whole number 5000. The
whole attendance was 1l,l58, which added
to the previous records makes the whole
attendance 81, 1928. The average attendance
was 81 per day, an increase of 81 per cent,
over that of last year. The total attend
ance for the eye and ear was 1858, making
an average per day of 81, an increase of ID
per cent over the average for last year.
The adjunct clinics for the treatment of
other diseases have been continued regula :
ly throughout the year, and the increase in
the attendance of patients shows that they
are doing a good work which is appreciated
by the poor, who are unable to pay for
treatment.
The register for the year ending Novem-
Der l. 1894. shows that 2l69 hours were spent
in the clinical work of the Out-patient de-
partment. an increase OF ~ per cent over
that OF last year.
The private rooms have been occupied by
lab patients, and the wards by 277, making
IN all 42O IN patients. VI the ward patient
202 PAID for boaru at the rate OF one dollar
per uay, tWenby-slA paio parI u tAeA
board. ana forty-two were entirely Tree.
The number OF days OF Tree board was
2o48. 1t Will thus be seen that the amount
OF free board given was far In excess OF the
amount proVldeo 1or IN the nee BOARD
established by the friends OF the lnhfmary.
Nevertheless. the Tree ooaro was connneo
to the most needy poor. VINO were threat
ened with nhndness or DEAFNESS. Inc great
amount OF good thus done Is evident from
the 1act that sixty-elght were asslstea
materially IN the preservation OF reslora-
ZION Oh slght anu nearing.
In year Ike the one just passed. the
judIclous use OF the nee ped service TO the
poor who are unable to Obtain treatment
without 1t, nils one OF the nlgnest aims OF
the lnfirmary 'ano those VINO nave tnus been
benefited as well as all the 1rlends OF the
institution, cannot pe TOO grateIul 10 Mrs.
}. ii. Brown, MI. ). n. randall. >. D.
warren Co.. ana MT. Payson IucKer, Tor
the free beds they support at the lnhrmary
1t is hoped that the need Oh Iree beds may
be brought 10 the notlce OF tnose VINO desire
that some poftion OF lheAr estate SNAIL Dc
distributed either during their lie or at
their decease among the poor VINO are I'M
able TO obtain treatment Wlthout such as
sistance.
The WORK OF the nurses mas been system
atized ana made p1ontapIe py the emclent
services OF MISS Noyes. She mas divided the
nurses into classes and instructed them
throughout the year. She mas been matron
since the resignation OF MISS thompson,
who performed the duties OF that position
very emclentiy during the carry occupancy
OF this new building. course OF lectures
n,vsician MS connected with the Tnfirmarv a
directory for nurses has been established. A
course Of lectures and recitations by
physicians connected with the Infrmary
will continue to be given to the nurses.
They are given Monday and Friday of each
week from to 5 o'clock p. M, and all
nurses registered in the directory for nurses