The evening times., 1899-03-09
TO SERVE THE AFFLICTED.
Report Of the Episcopal Eye. Ear
and Throat Hospital.

The Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hos
pital of this city has issued its second an
nua1 report for the year 1898. The hospital
has in less than two years Of its existence
received more than 10 coo visits Of patients
to its various wards and the report states
that hundreds have been treated who
but for its benehcent work, would have
been without relief" The report further
states that the hospital has now we'll
equipped building rented, is attended with
out reward by physicians Of eminenee and
| is watched over and cared for by self-sac-
riicing women. Dependent upon yOlunta-
ry contributions. il has thus far been able
10 bear q expense and burden incident TO
its maintenance. II has. however. out
grown the present building, and those in
charge feel that immediate steps must be
taken toward securing a building fund OF at
! least $4,000 and an endowment fund OF
$l00, ,000. fine lot in q very central and
desirable location assessed al nearly 800, 900
is offered for sale for several thousand dol
lars less, if sold promptly.
The last Saturday and Sunday of October
have been designated as the Annual Hos
pital Saturday and Sunday. on that Sun
day the offerings in the Episcopal churches
will be devoted TO this hospital. and on Sat
urday groceries and hospital supplies will
be received in the yestibules OF the
churches. or at the hospital. corner Seven
teenrh and l. Streets. though contributions
may be handed TO any OF the lady mana
gers or sent 10 the treasurer. Mr.. VI. NJ
Crenshaw. 140S Massachusetts Avenue.
The medical staf's report to William W.
Johnston, VI. D.. president of the board,
says that during the year 1888, 0.23I visits
were made to the Hospital and Dispensary
by 1.279 patients, 6S5 of whom were white
and 594 colOred- One hundred and seven
, tythree patients were admitted as house
patients. who spent an aggregate of 2025
days in the hospital. OF these. % were
free patients in the wards and SO were pay
patients in the private rooms; 13S were
white and 80 colored.
Two hundred and twenty operations
were performed. Several operations were
fer the restoration of eye-lid by skin
grating from the arm and transportation
OF flaps from the face; 2l cases OF crossed
eyes were Strengthened. Twenty opera
! tions were performed on the ear, 6 of
! which were on the mastoid bone. There
were % operations on the nose and throat
/ "A being for removal of adenoids. , for
! carries of ethmoid and frontal cells. Since
! the opening of the hospital p months ago
! 1881 visits have been made to it by 2.07.
patients and 3i4 operations have been per-
/ formed.
The various denominations treated dur.
I ing iHe year were. EplScOpdllaNS. 500. Bdp-
fists, 359: Methodists, 231; Roman Catho-
: lies. 139; Presbyterians. g. Christian, 10:
! Lutheran, 81; CongregatiOnalists. 10: He
/ brews. 6; Friend. ] Unitarian, 1: not Civ
! en- or no church 90.
! The treasurer's report shows that the re-
/ ceipts during 1898, were. $5,096. expendi-
lures, s4.623.50 balance ON hand, Decem-
( ber. 81, 1898, si72.53.
/ Not included in the above is s., 500 from
fhn urta cSfo oil
/ fund collected by board of lady managers
/ both on deposit
! The report also publishes a list of the do
/ nations received during the year