Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-05
EASTERN MAINE INSANE HOS.
PITAL.
Just 351 Patients Treated-Very Large
Percentages of Recovery.

The annual report of Superintendent
r. H. :. Vaughan of the Eastern NJ li1c
Insane Hospital has been made and
speaks for itself. DR.. Vaughan outlines
the work OF the past year and makes
several recommendations for the in-
provcmcrt Of the institution. The re-
port Includes the following:
The total number of patients under
treatment for the year ending Nov. 80,
1904. has been 351: number admitted
during year 133. as against lis tn"
previous year. The Jail average since
1901 has increased from 1S2 to "332. Dur
inc the past year s. patients have beer
discharged from tn" hospital of which
Il had recovered. 121 discharged i'm
proved. 6 unimprovcd. . transferred 30
Augusta. There have dic'i during III"
Year -. 7 here are remaining in hospi-
tai 2Ji
the percentage of recovcr:cs has boon
The institution was fuiuratc in tnat
there We're but Il deaths during the
year Nephritis has been the rrinc
cause of many of tn" cases. Among h"
alleged causes of insanity alcnho,ism is
=
+pciatnl. however With other cxcnsrrs
especially among the higher classes.
The work in tn training school FOR
nurses has been s3tisfaC tory. Til" grad
uation class consisted Of seven frI.
women aud three men HAY ing success
fully passed.
Regarding improvements. the rtrnrt
says a new boiler has been installed
and Il feed pump put in operation. Il
switch hoard and electric lights Tn"
latter on the driveway to the hospital
cost 5000.
Cnrcerning the needs Of the institu-
ton I'll" tilst and most important is
additional accommodation for patients.
The hospital has been much over
crowded the Last Year and with the
present accommodations the patients
cannot be properly cared for III the
eastern section of Maine. 1t will be
necessary {" discharge many chro:iv
eases in order TO take care of acut.
cases which must have hospital treat
mcrt. In many instances it is a great
hardship to the patients as well as ~
the relatives and friends Of the chronic
class to care for them at home and the
smaller municipalities have not, dc i
RUE proper accOmmOda tons, especial
ly in winter.
In our present condition it will he
rrccsary to make some provision for
caring for them outside the hospital. III
order to accommodate the mentally af-
fiic;cd in this section Of the State Two
additional buildings should b. con-
structed as early as possible. The de
| i,,,l,a tiN-n =,
should receive serious consideration.
There is much to be done i'll tie way
If permanent repairs and Improvements
and sufficient appropriation should he pro
vidcd for this. There are many repairs To
ne made in the plumbing The Assembly
han lalcony should be completed. III,
grounds Improvement should bc contin-
ucd. believe that We should purchase
lend adjacent To the hospital t.nm. 20
pui this department. on a paying basis.
| would rec ommend he purchase Of tlc
'rhui nton and I.aufhton farms. 50 called.
which adion our land. and could ne r5j
lied ut profit to the hospital. ] think
il would he profitable to the hu*rital r.
produce its own milk and that il ~ri-
abb, COW barn could he provided it would
be well for us to have n sufficient NUM-
Regarding tn" financial condition
would say tina; We hay" endcaNorcd %
practice rigid economy. but with III" num-
of board VIC must necessarily have year
ly deficit If We had twice III. pres ut
accommodations We could undoubtedly
nar running expenses and have Il small
credit annually.
III" departments outside the wa-d-,
would not have to be materially enlarged
and pra ticlilN the same number Of en-
pioycs would do the work. II will r.
necessary to ask for IN appropriation -
make up the running expenses for INC
nest two years As We have already n>"u
the amount appropriated by the last I's-
iSiiturr for this purpose. While the num-
Der of patients has Increased from -G t"
~ here has been but u slight incrr.sc
i'm he number of employees. and no I.-
crease III Llic amount OF salaries or
wages.
Our resources includin" cash "n II. nd
and the amount due from indIrid1riS,
municipalities. etc ana the STATE Tor y
port Of patients. is $2.,..i .~;; liabilities.
81. AS 49, leaving balance 81 Sil.9S9
lh,. internal conduct Of ;tffailS hAS been
harmonious. Gifts OF money com" from
I"<si. ]. GIcrn. Mrs. Nora Lord. Mrs. \.
G. BruwH T.. \. Jurd,tu. candy. Mrs. l..
: Simontnn. Mis-. ". u. Rollins. ~; :ly
Mca Thomas White. Stnp'rs 4 Griffin:
boukS Ms. W. II. ROLLINS. Mrs.. t'hHI XII
Emerson J 4. Homer. Mis- !. ". TaH y.
Mis-. Charles Stewart. Mrs. w. -. St"-
ART Miss t;iddir@::. Ms. I.izzi" i;icr. J.
t. Foster Frank Day ANA In" l,:r,'t.A-