The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
EYMAN MAKES
HIS REPORT
Annual Statement Of Conditions at
MaSsilIen State Hos
pital.
YEARS. WORK IS SATISFACTORY.

Superintendent Henry c. Eyman, Of
the Massillon State hospital, Tuesday,
submitted his annual report Of that
institution to the board of trustees.
The report shows the institution to be
in excellent condition and compares
favorably with the reports, of other
years. An abridged form OF the re-
port follows:
"On the date Of my last report, No
vember IS, 1901, there were remaining
in the institution TAI patients, Oh
whom 1853 were men and 373 were
women. There were admitted during
the year 431 patients. of whom 25o
were men and 178 were women. The
whole number under treatment was
therefore 1,172. There were 226 per-
sons discharged during the year. or
these 106 recovered. 81 were discharg
ed as improved, 10 as unimproved and
50 died. The percentage Of recoveries
on the number admitted was 24.59
The percentage of deaths on the whole
number under treatment was 5.03.
The most common causes OF death
were paresis, apoplexy, organic heart
disease, organic brain disease and tu-
berculosis.
MANY RECOVERIES.
The recovery rate based upon the
total admissions is 24.59: based upon
acute and probably durable cases and
exclusive of transferred patients If
50.7i per cent. By acute cases We
mean those of less than two years
duration when admitted, and also ex-
elusive of paresis which disease is ad
mitIedly incurable from the begin
ming. This rate is regarded as fairly
satisfactory. We believe that with
wider knowledge Of conditions and
causes considerably larger percentage
can be attained. Cases of chronic in
sanity and paresis should be excludec
when figuring recovery rate.
HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT.
Our hospital should be equipped in
the very best. manner for aiding ma
ture in inducing recoveries. Our best
efforts should be given toward the re-
covery of the curable cases. For when
a man RECEIVERS the use of his. reason
we not only save what his actual cost
to the state would have been. but we
return him to his family and make
him bread winner again so that his
presence in the world adds to the
wealth Of the state. The medical care
of the insane Is better now than al
any former period in the history of
the state. Employment, amusement
and diversion are absolute essentials
to the proper management of mental
troubles. Proper nursing and kindly
case is of estimable value. Our train.
ing schools for nurses are attaininr
@ higher standard each year and the
advantages of skilled nurses can not
be overestimated.
REDUCTION OF EXPENSES.
Though Ohio has always been liber-
al in caring for her unfortunates 1t
is none the less the burden duty of
those in charge OF the public institu-
tiOns to see to 1t that no extravaganza
OF any kind be permitted in anv de
partment. The food supply Of the pa.
tfents should not. however, be curtaiI
ed nor the standard of care be lower,
ed How then can the reduction I'm
the cost OF maintaining these insti
tntions be effected? One wav Is
by increasing the products OF tho
farm, garden and dairy. I shouId ,ike
70 emphasize the proposition that tn
sta'e couih. with no hardship upon
any one, furnish milk at a greatly re-
duced cost by maintaining dairies at
each OF our state hospitals. In this
institution with more land and a
proper dairy we could save several
hundred dollars a year on the cost
OF milk alone. '''
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
An unusual amount OF pradinu
road making and laying of cement
walks has been accomplished Moro
than four hundred shade and ornao
mental trees have been planted VII
.ian mckinley hall has been com
pleted' Cottages No. and No: 8 hsve !
oeen occupied since last May. addino |
loo TO our capacity. Contracts have |
been let for building cottages +
:, .. +. and Nash Cottage. The found.
atons for cottages l, 2, 8, r, and Nash |
cottage are In and the superstructures
VIII be begun in the early spring.
EXPENSE OF MAINTENANCE
Inc per capita cost per annum ex-
'Hslve OF officers salaries and based
lpon amount drawn from the state
reasury was $137.70, including officers
'alaries, $14439. This is slightly
lboye last year, which is accounted
or by the increased cost of nearly all
u necessaries consumed at the insti-
ution. Contracts have been let to the
owest bidders on the competitive bid
ling plan.