The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-29
YEARS WORK AT HOSPITAL
hNNUAL MEETING OF GENERA
 HOSPITAL SOCIETY.


 Director Elected for Three Ysars-Fun Report of Prudential Committee-worls Done at the Hospital-Reoeipts and Ex- penditures Contemplated Improve ments.
 The annual meeting of the General Hospital society of Connecticut was held yesterday afternoon in the chapel room at the hospital. The meeting was the largest attended in many years. The following directors were elected to serve three years:
 E. E. Salisbury, S. H. Moseley, H. w. Farnam, Thomas Hooker, T. H. Bish- op, H. F. English, P N. Welch, w. G. Daggett, .. E. Graves and c. F. Cur tis
 With the exception of c. E. Graves and c. F. Curtis, who take the places left vacant by the deaths of Dr. w. G. Daggett and pr. l.. J. Sanford, the above are all re-elections to the board The directors holding over, whose terms expire in 1898, are s. E. Merwin, Fran cis Wayland, M. F. Tyler, w. H. Car malt, E. H. Jenkins, Eli Whitney, N. Easterbrook, jr., L. H. Bristol $. D.. Gilbert and F. E. Beckwith
 Those whose terms expire in 1899 are Francis Bacon, S. E. Baldwin, c. A. Lindsley, w. l.. Bradley, F. L. Dibble, Joseph Porter, J. D. Dewell, w. F.. Downes, c. R. Palmer and H. E. Smith. The board of directors will elect the various committees.
 Reports were made by the secretary, treasurer, superintendent, board of la dy visitors and board of gentlemen wis., itors.
 The report of the prudential commit tee was adopted by the directors as their report. It embraces a summary of the years work and is given in full below, as follows:
 PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEES RE-
 PORT.
 To the Board of Directors of the Gen.
 eral Hospital Society of Connecti-
 cut:
 The prudential committee has the honor to present to the board of direc- tors the following report for the year 1896:
 The total number of patients under treatment was LAO, an increase of 56 over any previous year. The daily av- craze number was 112 an increase of only 2-10 over 1895. The average resi- dence of patients was 5 IT weeks, as compared with 5 3-S weeks in 1895. The greater number of patients treated, and the shorter average residence, show ar increased activity in the service. The average number of officers, nurses, and other attendants was 9S 7-10, an in- crease of 2-1O over 1895, due in part to the fact that the wife and child of the clerk now reside in the hospital, instead of outside as formerly.
 The largest number of patients in any one day was 1S3; the smallest num- Der 96. One hundred and forty four deaths occurred during the year, the death-rate being 8 very small fraction over 12 per cent. If we deduct 46 pa tients who died within twenty-foul hours, and IA who died within forty eight hours, the death-rate of the re- mainder was 7-10 per cent. The large number of patients dying within forty-eight hours after admission is very unusual, being 23 more than il 1895. The new dietary which was put in operation January 1, 1896, has beer successful in lessening the number ol special diet orders, markedly diminish ing the number of complaints from pa tients, and in not increasing the eX. penditure for food. The average cos of supporting each patient per weel was $8.77 as; compared with $S.S6 1T 1895, saving of cents; and with $90I in 1894, a saving of 30 cents. The cos of food for each inmate per day was 29.08 cents as compared with 30.03 cent. in 1895, and 29.o5 cents in 1894. Of the LAO patients under treatment only & paid the full cost of their support 82 were partially, and 229 wholly supported by the funds of the society
 The following table Is given as in for. mer reports, to show the number o weeks occupied by charity and free-bet patients each year for the past years 1888 386 D. 1889 459 G. 1890 ................. 961 g. 1891 1107 A. 1892 ................. 1472 A. 1893 2197 A. 1894 1889 B. 1895 ....................... 2163 T. 1896 2317