St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES.
Its Expenses and Possibilities for
Retrenchment


The expense of this department Ia
borne, two-thirds by the county of
Ramsey and one-third by the city of
st. Paul.
1t is managed by board of three
citizens and freeholders of the county
the district court. These offices are
held at the pleasure of the court; and
their salaries are $3.50 per year each. A
secretary is appointed by the board at
salary of 81, 200 per year.
The duties of the board comprise the
maintenance of an aims house and d.
public hospital, and the distribution of
outdoor relief to the poor in the form
OF supplies, and medical assistance.
Ihe total outlay of the board for the
year 1884. the last for which statistics
are complete, was as follows:
Public hospital S27. .S32 At
Aims house ................ ...... 10 113 81
Outdoor relief f 1S5l2 q
Salaries of board and clerical
staff $500. .................... S,7O9 81
s65, 1888 80
The list of general employees and
their salaries were as follows:
Three directors, $3.50 each Isl $50 90
Secretary of board .............. 1900 90
City and county physician ...... $500 90
First assistant city and county
physician ........ ...............- Lug O2
Second assistant city and county
Inspector for investigating ap-
plicants for public aid ......... 600 90
Extra clerk hire ............. 60 90
$8,7o9 81
CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITAL.
This institution is established in a
commodious structure erected spec
tally for its use, and well arranged and
appointed for the work.
AT the head of the hospital is the
city and county physician. All medi-
cal and surgical aid required by him
and his assistants for the treatment of
patients is supplied by the medical fac
ulty of the town without charge. The
hospital staff comprises the following
at the yearly salaries specified:
Hospital steward and druggist .... $40
Matron ...:. ...:.....-.- ............. 4S0
superintendent of nurses .......... 600
A training school ft% nurses is con-
nected with the hospital. This supplies
the institution with a corps of reliable
nurses at small cost, and helps the
community at the same time.
The total pay roll for the hospital
for the year 1894 was $6,907.4S. For the
month of October, 1885, $641. 20.
For the year 1894 the leading statistics
of operation of the hospital were as
follows:
Total number of patients treated. 1,143
Average number of patients per
DAY liz
Maximum number of patients -. 1876
Minimum number of patients -. go
Average days per patient ......... 80
Number of deaths ........ ......... 103
Number of surgical operations. 322
Total number days treatment -. Il, ,04S
Cost per patient per week, based
on gross expenditures ............ 81 70
Cost per patient per week for food
supply ...... .....,.. ........ 90
The above cost per patient per week
is below the average for the country in
public hospitals; and is equaled for
cheapnesS in only two or three in
stances.
This hospital is maintained for treat
ment of the INDECENT. and the manage
ment design to receive that class Of
patients only. When. in eXigencies, or
in special instances, patients able TO
pay are received, they are required to
do so.
AIMS HOUSE.
OF the total expense of maintaining
the aims house and poor farm for the
year 1894 $3,556 was for pay rolls OF
employees.
The roll for October, 1895, was fairly
representative of year, and was as