The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-26
NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL.
ANNUAL MEETING or THE BO1RD
 OF DIRECTORS YESTERD1Y.

Reports of the Treasurer and Commit
 tecs-Biggest Year In the History oi
 the Hospital-Hoprd of Director.
 Elected,
 The General Hospital society of Con-
 necticut held its annual meeting in the
 New Haven hospital yesterday. Presi-
 dent Samuel E. Merwin presided and
 the following members of the board of
 directors were present: Hon. Simeon E.
 Baldwin, Eli Whitney, Rev. Charles
 Ray Palmer, D. D., Thomas Hooker,
 Charles E. Graves, Charles E. Curtiss,
 Dr. l.. B. Bishop, pr. T. H. Russell, pr. Max Mailhouse, Dr. W. G. Daggett, Dr.
 H. E. Smith and Dr. F. A. Beckwitb.
 The small attendance was due to the indictment weather.
 The business transacted consisted of the reading of the reports of the board
 of visitors, the prudential committee, the board of lady visitors and the treas urer, and the election of board of ten
 directors to serve for three years. The following were elected: E. D. Salisbury, s. H. Moseley Thomas Hooker, H. w.. Farnam, T. IT. Bishop, H. F. English, P. N Welch, w. G. Daggett, c. E.. Graves and c. E. Curtis, all of New Haven.
 The report of the prudential commit tee as submitted contained the follow ing statements of interest:\
 Number of patients treated 1,2o4; dis charged, 913; died, 156 remaining, 135; births, 50; current receipts, $51,922.04; *current expenses, $63, ,059.03; Hospital Sunday collections, $2,3S3.76,,
 Use was made of the charity funds, namely, the Marett, Clifford and Eng fish funds, by 1S0 patients, or daily average of 3S1a to the amount of $2O,- 126.9S.
 *The report would seem to indicate that the expenses were much greater than the receipts. The statement con- cerns merely the hospital. The income from funds and other sources of income received by the treasurer more than balanced the amount, leaving an unex- pended balance on hand
 The report states that, with the ex- ception of the year 1S9S which was ex- ceptiohal by reason of soldier patients, the whole number of patients for the year just ended was greater than in any previous year of the hospitals history. The increase was largely of self-paying patients. The report goes on as fol- lows:
 With the same exception referred to above, our receipts have been greater in 1899 than in any previous year, and if special donations on account of the soldiers presence be excluded the re- ceipts are much greater than in 1898, especially in the last quarter, when they nearly equalled our expenditures But a part of this increase is referable to the payment by the United States dur ing the last quarter of the longdelayed earnings of 1S98-a debt which we car ried for nearly year.
 There have been unusual demands upon our charity funds and more than usual occupancy of our free beds almost throughout the year. Sometimes these demands were greater than could be met The drain upon the charity funds was greater than in the previous year by $2,066.
 ''The cost of food per inmate in 1899, as compared with 1898, showed very slight advance, only two-tenths of cent. By regarding 1898 as exceptional and taking for comparison 1S97 the in- crease is about 10 per cent. This repre- sente the average advance in the mar ket price of important supplies"
 Tn alluding to the erection of the new kitchen wing, nurses dining room and sewing room, together with rooms for male help on the third floor, the report states that with these innovations the committee feels very well satisfied. It states: "The relief brought by our new and conveniences would | be difficult to exaggerate It Is even greater than our expectations, and will | facilitate our work for many years to | come. The total cost of the new kitchen | wing and the changes in the other build- | ings to correspond was $15,432.93."
 The new maternity ward which was commenced later in the spring, will the report states, be completed before many months. About half the cost has been met and the funds are on hand, as to meet the remainder.
 An item of interest in the report 'eads as follows: we received during he summer from the executors of the state of Charles A. Watrous, a gift of 500 to be applied to the purchasing of Tn X-ray laboratory, and to it's install ation and maintenance. We have fit ed up room according to require nents and it is now ready for use as occasion demands. This was a mater al addition to our equipment, and was thankfully received.
 In reply to the criticism which has ,een made that the hospital is too cost y in its running expenses a table pre- ,ared in the hospital was submitted by he committee. It showed that out of total of fourteen hospitals in different arts of the country, among which is he New York hospital Hartford, | Boston City, Massachusetts ieneral and Roosevelt, in but four is he weekly cost less than the New Ha- en hospital. The report of the board of visitors ( vas very interesting. It expressed ' leasure and qualification with the gen. ral conduct of the hospital. The report of the lady visitors, of s 7hich Mrs. l.. F. Cowles is chairman nd Mrs. J. N. Hawkes. secretary, also ' very general satisfaction I yith the work of the year. A sug- !