The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-26
YEARS WORK AT
QUEENS HOSPITAL
DECIDE TO ERECT a
NEW BUILDING TO COST $4,000.
ECKHARDTS REPORT.

At the annual meeting of the trustees
of the Queens Hospital it was decided
to proceed with the erection of a new
building on the Eva side of the main
building, the plans of which were an
nounced by the Star some months ago.
It is to be of brick and is to cost $45,-
OOO The money is to come from q spe-
cial fund for the purpose.
The annual report of superintendent
Eckhardt was read. It showed that a
majority of the patients treated during
the year had been fee patients and that
s2S 900 had been received from those
who paid. The total number treated
was not as large as it has been in some
previous years. The superintendent
report contained the following:
Number of patients in the hospital
on January list, 1903 was 20; number
admitted, 713; total number treated,
7S3, as against 752 in 1902, S17 in 1901
and S65 in 1900.
THE number Of deaths, A in a total
of 7S3 patients, gives a percentage of
about GA per cent, as against 6.12 per
cent in 1902, S.44 per cent in 1901 and
9.94 per cent in 1900.
The diseases treated were as follows:
Fevers, 49, rheumatism, q; debility, Z;
syphilis, %; ulcers, cysts and tumors,
IS; disease of the eye, ear and nose,
&c; diseases of the nervous system, AZ;
diseases of the circulatory system, Is;
diseases of the absorbent system, 80;
diseases of the respiratory system, SO;
diseases of the digestive system, SO;
diseases of the cutaneous sytem, %;
diseases Of the urinary and generative
system, 80; diseases Of the organs of
locomotion, Rs; diseases of the cellular
tissues, 10; injuries and accidents, 156;
poisonings, IA.
"Nationalities represented were: Ha-
wall, 2O6 males, p females; L. s. A,
1877 males, 26 females; Porto Rico, 30
males, 81 females; Portugal, A males
females; Germany, &c males, fe-
males; Japan 10 males, females, Eng
land 10 males, l female; Sweden, ~
males, l female; Norway, 10 males, 1
female; Ireland, males, 2 females;
Denmark, males, 2 females; Scotland
5 males, l female; Poland, ? males, I
female; Mexico, males, 1 female;
West Indies, 2 males, 1 female; China,
II males; Finland, 4 males; France, 3
males Austria males; Belgium, 3
males Canada males; Russia males
Manila, males; Greece, 2 males; Nova
Scotia. males; Spain, 2 males; Rou-
mania and Samoa, each 1 female; Aus
tralia, Cuba, Gibraltar, Guam, Holland,
New Foundland, New South Wales,
New Zealand and Rothuma, each l
male.
"The number of admissions has been
! 713 viz: 24s Hawaiian GSS males, So fe-
males), 16 Chinese, % japanese and 427
other nationalities.
"Of the 1888 patients treated during
the year, there were 1886 pay patients,
who were charged as follows:
SO patients at SO per day, 2127
days ...........,..,......'S 1851 W
2O6 patients at $3.50 per day,
4S41 ays................. U,2bL 81
80 patients at 81 per day, 541
| days ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ofl w
for 80 operations. ........... 6l5 90
1856 patients, 1909 days.........$14,79S SO
40 patients occupied Endowed Beds
29OS days.
"244 Hawaiians were treated free, 99a7
days.
1854 foreigners were treated free, 4271
days.
Total number patients, 1888; total
number hospital days. 1895"