Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-16
Second Biennial Report Shows
Institution at Cherokee In
Flourishing Condition
TOTAL OF e71 PATIENTS THERE
Professor voItens Has Been Selected
BY tho Board For Another Term
as Superintendent of institution
Patients Do Much of the Necessary
Work, and Seem to Enjoy Il.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special TO mcs-Repubiican.
| Cherokee, March 16.-The second BIZ
ennial report of the state hospital for
the insane at this place. has just been
issued by Superintendent M. N. Vol
deng, and shows that the condition OF
the institution under the present man
agement Is tlourishing, and that all the
patients are we'll taken care of. Pro-
fessor Voldeng has been selected by
the board of control for another term.
this making the second term he has
been at the head of the Cherokee in
stitution
There is total Of 761 patients in
the hospital, 399 men and 272 women.
Ihe daily average for the period was
667. The proportion Of recoveries COM
puted upon the number admitted, was
about ~ per cent, an increase Of / per
cent over the last period. The death
rate was cloths per cent as COM
pared with 5-10ths per cent two years
ago, based entirely upon the number
treated. The average age of death was
years. Twenty-three per cent of those
who died We're over 10 years of age.
Twenty-six per cent of the total num-
Der Of deaths was due to pulmonary
tuberculosis. This Is an increase. The
increase is due no doubt to the addition
to the hospital OF tubercular patients.
During the period there were 433 adj
missions to the institution, and $50
discharges. or the patients remain
ing at the hospital at the close Of the
two years 1923 were careless In their
habits and untidy; 106 were destruc-
tive of their clothing and other prop
erty belonging to the hospital; LOB
made suicidal attempts and fifty-four
were epileptic. A large number were
confined to their beds from various
causes.
The patients, insofar as was possible.
have been given suitable employment
and kept busy The grounds have been
trees and shrubs planted by the pa
tents The improvements at the insti-
tuition, including the piping Of the
grounds and buildings for the newly
equipped water supply, was done en-
tirely by the men patients and was
we'll done, too The great lawn in front
Of the main building was graded at an
expense of summers work by the
men. and it is now one Of the finest IN
the west. The gardens and fields We're
attended mainly by the patients, ana
the dairy herd was increased ana car
ed for by the patients All the sup
niles for the tables are largely raised
by the patients. The ceaseless WORK
during the day is found to be stimu-
liant to the men, and they give niue
trouble to the officers and sleep Wen
turnout the nights. In winter as mnch
work is provided for them as IS possi-
HE to find, and they are employed IN
the barns and granaries of the instltu-
ton. ,d
The women are given sewing ana
fancy work and in the summer ehes
have the freedom of the airy VANS
.nd lawns and recline upon the "iae
yarandas. In winter they have large
commodius rooms in which TO WORK
Many of them are given work as w.
rnestics and maids, and all tne rooms
ana corridors are kept in excellent con-
dition by their efforts. Iney eaNe a."
interest in the work and seem W en-
IN it