The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-30

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account % b~silg crippled ....--....-... l.
/ Number unable - perform labor or ae-
count o. old aEe .,...-.-...*-.......--... u
Number - eases * paralysis .....-.... 9
/ Aamher og connneUsfts .-....s.......ss-
ALTHOUGH tire county hospital and the
couWtv farm belong together. they Eeep
their accounts separate Ire ere being tae
pr0da ard seller sAs other one tbs
the farn produces and the more econoa-
tcauY i ~ managed. the less are the cx
penses of the hospital
The rulers % the hospital and farm are
the ccnaty commissioners. who have to
appoint lie employees CT both places and
grant - refuse permits CT admission 80
the hospital
me hospital Is managed By two off,
eer- TIE resident physician ard The mat
ran There EFs SIX eAzptuyes-@n gzGear.
cook woman nurse. ITO male narSSs au6
eookks~peT. Besides tnsse a4 these "a
tseGts wao are able 20 DO 50 are working
ia tina kitchen. laundry. dining room.
gArGag, g2rrg. engine room, or cleaning
the house. painting iha balls and rooms,
CSC.
re Inmates are employed 70 the utmost
OK thelr ability. the extent and kind 81
labor being determined hy fae Physician.
when . person = supported a. the ex-
pnuse AZ gha public. re should iEQuEdase
the ebhEatiou. a. Gar as practice Die. by
MS lahors Il 4s riTat far The county 50
pracElcs economy In administering It's ~
falr& and 60 IRIS emd % utilize the l8asor
81 ~ beaeeclaries 30 che greatest extent
raasstbtes not only sas0ula lnbor Re en-
forced Tor tie Interest 81 th@ county. but
Tor the wsoral aR3 physical welfare q the
tnGs vlauAl ard Tor the maintenance OF
order and 8fso4ps3na
As larEe proportion % the patients
adwi.s@d 70 the county hospital sre in
wret-asd cseuastt3g cf ma&umtrlgS0n from
sy9hiIss. fuhercalssis. chrun1e alcoholism
ara 8n Sufficient food. q Is u0s surprising
fh=f oar reS3Its should BE inferior 70
these obtained ia Institutions where the
al g. -
Is q wwl-Auown and generally asserted
fast tmas a vigorous and healthy orga r.
tsr often owercoules. without local or
general reacffam. AZ srae1nt 81 wound
sasafss tars which wou2a give rise % fo-a1
sapnzrstl9n and ruarsed systemic DISTURB
anee IN enc whose vital forces were
greatly reduced BY disease CT aAss4 patlca-
Summary.
v-v~svs. account including vxA~as
feed ard p~rsSe8als articles .... s. 80 -
Fsz-nfrnrs repairs ard improve
Eaeats .-...... ..+-.-.--.+--..-.-,-... ~ Is
Tasal 49,. ..-...-..--..-...--......Ss. Sc q
Analsxfs-
s-vra~eA ms-ceg7wt ...---.............ss go "a
SasreaMnce furnished Tor seventy "a
fsaaEs psw month
resa. cost q eas hospital for the
ye1r - -.
Averaga cost Ter patient per
Naaa&a ..-s.--.--.-- 4...... =
Avar4Ee cest per patient per year. s. =
T~f@ average c0sr per patent psr &av
Sc e gem8a Th3s includes eT@ry-Tsl ing
esasrsl. rloxh1rr- underwear. sssr1s. wssa-
frr enbsassro. nneez@c1na, faea AID salaries
nn8 81 eeez p0re& W1fa akn@r charzxasae
aaessatisus, = very favorable result
re~a wrs4 Lnt~g 60 a# Though q "a as
~-s4esssegtmE tire a~a8vs 81 = poo~aauss
Ia 10 rssfssss tssa nEstE zaer * "a snusa %
fAa rssns gszNra. To tnaa Sr1 fA@ seaasEa fsEss
81 relatives ara teeke3 into sra enfaTee3.
r~-s legal settlement - th~ ne. asue~ Is sarsl-
tfnfwa.a sn crst@E sAst 6tBanzs saes ostaE x
Ersr IS a~maT aassaass - Bay - franSfsFrasg
- ere care - tassr ress -sxas G~ 20 fA@
-.r-szssr aufhcr6savs- In EAfs WNT kmatv1f-
eafM rssv nsanY tines - 80 Fas& from 49,
ssvrswE e. reTase - ssserHs k@Naass eaen Ao~
~agssv = sngx n1aas Is hssaF "a earn legrt-
s-safa burdens sr4 aETenFtan - thereby
s9~s~rfe~s 60 local. a@asss thAx are soEnoes
y Sc p@rr@E-A