The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-26
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| Out OF the twenty members of the board
| there were fifteen present, including Vice
President F. A. Schaefer, presiding, and
Secretary Geo. w. Smith.
E. Faxon Bishop was elected to the
board in place of Henry Waterhouse, re-
signed.
NEW BUILDING ORDERED.
The Trustees decided to proceed with
the erection of a new wing on the Eva
side of the main building. 1t will be a
brick structure to cost $4,000. The
money is to come from a special fund,
| which cannot be used for any other pur-
| pose.
THE YEARS WORK.
The report of the Superintendent for
| the past year was read. Its most sig
nihcant showing was the fact that more
patients had been treated free than had
paid hospital charges. With the with
| drawal of the Government subsidy for
legal reasons, as lately announced, the
Trustees may refuse to afford any more
free privileges, either TO Hawaiians or
j foreigners. Such decision would shut
out INDECENT sufferers altogether, ex-
cepting those who might be accommo-
dated in endowed beds or admitted on
the order of charitable societies.
Following is the report of Superin-
| tendent Eckardt Besides what has been
mentioned, It shows that the institu-
ton received from pay patients $4,000
and odd less than the amount of its
current expenses:
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT T..
To the Trustees of the Queens Hos
pital.
Gentlemen: herewith beg leave to
submit my report for the year ending
December 31st, 1908:
Number of patients in the hospital
on January 1st, 1903, was 30; number
admitted, 713; total number treated,
7S3, as against 752 in 1902, 81 in 1901
and S65 in 1900.
The number of deaths, A in a total
of 7S3 patients, gives a percentage of
about 6.14 per cent, as against 6-12 per
cent in 1902, S.44 per cent IN 1SO1 anu
994 per cent in 1900
The diseases treated were as follows:
Fevers, TO- rheumatism, 27; debility, Z;
syphilis, %; ulcers, cysts and tumors,
IS; disease of the eye, ear and nose,
26 diseases of the nervous system, AZ;
diseases of the circulatory system, Is;
diseases of the absorbent system, 81;
diseases of the respiratory system, SO;
diseases of the digestive system. 81;
diseases of the cutaneous system, %;
diseases of the urinary and generative
system, 90; diseases of the organs or
loconaotion, IS; diseases of the cellular
tissues, 10; injuries and accidents. 1856;
poisonings, IA.
NationaIities represented We're: Ha-
wall, 206 males, ~ females; L. s. A,
137 males, &c females; Porto Rico, So
males, 81 females; Portugal, Al males,
6 females; Germany, 26 males, n re-
males; Japan, 10 males, 2 females;
England, 10 males. female; Sweden.
10 males, / female: Norway, Is males.
1 female; Ireland, males, females;
Denmark, males. 2 females; Scotland.
5 males, L female; Poland, males,
female; Mexico, males, / female; West
Indies, 2 males, / female; China, IL
males; Finland, males; France,
males; Austria, males; Belgium,
males; Canada, males; Russia, 3
males Manila, males; Greece,
males Nova Scotia, 2 males; Spain,
males; Roumania and Samoa, each
female; Australia, Cuba, Gibraltar,
Guam, Holland, New Foundland, New
South Wales, New Zealand and Ro-
thuma, each 1 male.
The number of admissions has been
713. viz: 24S Hawaiian QS3 males, %
females). 16 Chinese, % japanese and
427 other nationalities.
Discharged, 673, viz: 1914 Hawaiians
O63 males, 81 females). Is Chinese, 20
japanese and Ala of other nationalities.
Died, A, viz: % Hawaiians as males,
Z females), 2 Chinese, japanese and
IS OF other nationalities.
The causes of death have been as fol-
lows: Dysentery, 4; dislocation of
spine. /; chronic nephritis. 2; cirrhosis !
of liver. /: cerebral hemorrhage, L; dis |
location of fourth vertebra, L: endo-
carditis. 2: enteritis. l; empyema OF
chest. 1: fracture of base of skull. /;
gunshot wounds, 2: hemorrhage after
roeliotomy. /: meningitis, 2; mitral IN
competence, /: general debility, 2; gem
eraI peritonitis. 2; gangrene, 2; mem
branous Group, 1; operation Tor stone
in bladder and prostate uretnra- l,
of gall bladder, /; PARALYSIS
|; poSt-partum hemorrhage, /; pneO-
monia. !; = pulmonary tuberculosis, i
rupture Of urethra, j; shock result OF
railroad injury, 1: shock from fracture
Of spinal column and ribs, 1; strangu'
ated hernia. 1: syncope during choloro-
form anesthesia. 1; uremia, 3; val
Tular heart. disease, 2
TWO patients died within u hours,
within "a hours and within As hours
If admission.
The number of patients treated dur
ng the month was: January, 10; !
February, 12S; March. 1856; April. 12S:
day, 40; June. 143; July. 131; August,
10; September, 116; October, 10: No
-ember, 112; December, 120. j