The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-13
SOUTHWESTERN
STATE HOSPITAL
Review of the Years Work by Super
intendent Preston.
FIGURES FROM ANNUAL REPORT.
Nearly Four Hundred Inmates at End
of Fiscal .hty-hNe Dis
charged, 122 Admiued-Ur-
gent Need for More toon.

The twelfth annual report Of the South
western State Hospital. at Marion, for
the year ending September 30, 1899, has
been prepared for the printer, and the
manuscript was received at the Governors
office yesterday being transmitted to the
Executive in accordance with a resolu-
ton Of the Hospital Board. When the
Governor has reviewed the report, the
copy will be forwarded TO the printer
superntedent X. J. Prestons report
dea.s in statistics largely, but contains
also interesting comments and recommeu-
dati0ns. Attention is especially directed
10 the urgent need Tor more room, ana
in this connection figures are given when
show that more than one hundred and
fifty white persons who have been adj
Judged insane are to-day conuncd in
iails or guarded 10y relatives because they
cannot be admitted 20 the alrcady-crowd-
cd hospitals.
The Superintendent asks for an increase
OF the annual appropriation from $4,000
10 $1,000. Extracts from the report of
the clerk are given showing a deficit "
&.51e0l.
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
SiXty-hve male and hfty-sevcn female
patients. a total of r.. were admitted
during the year The total number
under treatment was 4Sg-22S males and
261 females The daily average number
OF patients was 2se. The number OF i'm
mates on September a. last. was $50.
The grand total of admissions since tho
opening OF the hospital CMay !. $3.50. is
stated 70 be l,6A; number OF discharges.
l.059: whole number of deaths, las-which
leaves $50 at this time.
During the past year $ patients were
discharged. seventy as beng recovered
and fifteen as improved. OF those dis
charged IS are males and AZ are females.
The number discharged iring the pre-
vious year was 93,--.eight more than
during the year just ended. There were
eighteen deaths. evenly divided as to sex,
there being nine male and nine female.
DISCHARGED OR ON TRIAL
There have been Ill patients on fur
Tough. or out on trial with their friends
during the year. OF these G. were dis
charged while at home 26 were returned
to the hospital. three died at home. and
twenty remain on Through at this time
There were 21S applications for admis-
sion during the year. Many letters Of in
quiry have also been received. # is stated.
as to others in the care Of friends who
defer the adjudication OF them insane by
a commission until room can De found
for the unlortunates In the hospitals.
A DEPLORABLE CONDITION
The report says: Strenuous efforts
have been made on the part Of
this hospital (and on the part
OF other State hospitals alSo)
to admit as many as possible, and es-
pecially Ia keep the county jails free
from insane. as far as we could But
this has been impossible. Some remain
IN jan at this time. As said before, the
number in TAIL varies often each day,
as their friends often, when no room can
be had at the State hospitals. come at
once and take them out OF jail on bond.
AS many as Is or 80 have been taken
from tho jails into this hospital In the