The Portland daily press., 1898-11-02

sequently. Most of these were cases OF
typhoid fever, and large proportion OF
them we're critically i'll. OF the whole
number, nine died. Three died on the
third, and two more before the end OF the
| week. Fifteen are still in the hospital
as we close the record for the year. The
whole amount Of service rendered these
patients up to September 80 was LOS 81
weeks.
We received great assistance in this
emergency from the Ladies' Volunteer
| Aid Association, the Daughters OF the
Revolution, the Colonial Danes, and
many private individuals. They sent
| in large quantity of bedding, night
shirts, pajamas and other articles, besides
an abundance of wine and fruit. Many
of these ladies also spent much time in
the wards. AS full a list of these oontri
| buttons as we are able to make will be
| found in the matron's report, but many
| things went directly to the patients, OF
which are obtained no record.
| This experience shows very plainly the
need of nurses home. AS / have OK
planned in previous reports, we are not
| able to use the upper ward because we
| have no place to lodge the additional
nurses who would be required for it. 1t
| is IL ue that in this emergency we did
occupy it, but we were obliged to go out.
| side for nurses. and this involved larger
expense than would otherwise have been
necessary. We were fortunate in this case
| in being able to secure competent nurses,
| graduates of our training school, to take
| charge of this ward. But we might not
| be SO fortunate again, for as rule the
| nurses are constantly employed. But 1T
| is not only to meet emergencies that
we need the use of this ward. A large
part of the time We are unable to receive
patients when application for admission
| is made Ats times we have on fila the
names of as many as 30 applicants for
admission, who are obliged to wait for
vacancies. This condition of affairs
tends to produce dissatisfaction with the
hospital on the part OF those who desire
TO avail themselves Of its advantages, and
should not be allowed to continue any
longer if it is possible to devise means BY
which suitable building can bs provid
lei.
Appended to my report will be found
a list of ali the surgical operations per-
formed during the year. with statement
OF results.
For. details of the work of the Training
School | refer Eow to tine report of the
superintendent, which | enclose.
[ also enclose the matron's report of
contributions received: 5fs
Respectfully submitted,
Charles O. Hunt,
Resident Physician and uperintendent.
Portland, October !, 1898.
The treasurer, f. R. Barrett, ESQ.,, pre-.
sented the following report:
Receipts.
Paving patients, $31, 5l1. OF
Service of nurses, 107. 80
Sundry gifts, 2h.O0
Annual free beds, 1,25O.0l
Appropriation by the state, $500
Income of funds. etc.. o,644. FL
FL 1spital Sunday contributions, GIL. IL
the account, 3,39S.47
$50. ,10z37
Expenses.
Salaries and wages, SIG, 058. q
Subsistence. 194l671
Medical and surgical supplies, 5,366.45
Fuel, light and water, b, la3 7a
Furnishing l,66S. rs
Repairs 1880 Is
Misce Ilaneous 493 76
T,aundry and engineers supplies, 2SS. OF
Construction, 1,84l 90
GoneraI aynenses insurance. ETC.. I7O.69
S53, 1O7.37
Amelia l.. Smith, superintendent OF
nurses, presented the report of the Train
ing School for Nurses.
These officers were elected:
President Of Corporation-Wm L. Put
nam.
Secretary-F. r. Barrett.
Directors for three years-Elias Thomas,
Frank Dudley
Standing Horny Deering,
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