The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-19
YEARS WORK OF
QUEENS HOSPITAL
AN INTERESTING REPORT OF
THE DOINGS AT HONOLULUS
INSTITUTION OF HEALING.

dent of the Queens Hospital as sub
mitted by j. f. Eckardt to the trustees
is as follows:
Honolulu, December 81, 1906
To the Trustees of the GU ems Hos
pital.
Gentlemen: have the honor to sub
nit the following report for the year
ending December 81, 1905:
The number of patients in the Hos
: pital on January 1st was AZ, admitted
during the year, 6O3; total number of
patients treated 653, as against 654 in
1904, 1888 in 1903 752 in 1902 and ST. in
1900
The number of deaths, AZ in a total
of 653 patients, gives a percentage Of
Gal per cent, as against rs p cent.
i'm 1904 GA per cent i'm 1903, 612 per
cent in 1902 and S.44 per cent. in 1901.
The diseases treated were as fol-
lows: Fevers p, rheumatism 22, beri-
beri 8, syphilis 20, ulcers, cysts and tu-
mors Il, diseases of the eye ear and
nose Il, of the nervous system "a, of
/ the circulatory system 10, of the alb
sorbent system 80, of the respiratory
system g. of the digestive system SO,
of the cutaneous system Is, of the uri-
nary and generative system So, of the
organs of locomotion II, of the cellular
tissues Z, injurious and accidents 1875,
poisonings 10, total 653
OF this number there were natives
of Hawaii Ill of the U. S. A. 146, Porto
Rico 60. Germany 49, Portugal 49, Japan
"a, China %, Korea 81, Norway IS, Eng
land 16 Sweden u, ireland s. Scotland
T. France I, Australia s. Russia 5, Ar
getine 4, Belgium 4, Denmark A Italy
A. Spain 4, West Indies a. Austria 2, Ca
NADIA ? Holland .. Philippine Islands 2,
india, Guam, Peru, Panama, British
Guiana Martinique, st. Helena and
Nova Scotia each 1.
The causes of death were Carcinoma
of liver l, abscess of liver /, cirrhosis
of livcer 2, gastro-enteritis 8, acute
catarrhal dysentery 1, intestinal he
imorrhage /, gunshot wound of abdomen
l. military tuberculosis of abdomen l.,
reritonitis due to appendicitis /, neph-
rits !, pyonephrosis l, uremic 1, frac-
ture of base of skull 1, cerebral hemorr-
hage ,, compound fracture of skull /,
tubercular menengitis 1, abscess of
neck 1. chronic myocarditis and car
diac degeneration l. malignant endo-
carditis 1, mitral insuffiCienCy and car
diac degeneration /, catarrhal and
croupous pneumonia l, catarrhal pneu-
monia 1, catarrhal pneumonia (post OPP
erative), 1, croupous pneumonia 4 car
cinoma of stomarch 2, splenic ansmia 1,
arterio-sclerosis /, typhoid fever l,
opium poisoning 2, extensive burns of
I'd degree of trunk, limbs and face /,
ICh
both legs l, shock following compound
fracture of foot /, shock following alb
dominal hysterOtomy l.
There have been IS major and 1876
minor operations and 16 postmortem
examinations. The major operations
comprised the following: Amputation
of arm at shoulder joint l, amputation
of forearm dover 1-3 l, amputation
of both legs l, amputaton of leg (mid-
die 1-3) l, removal Of necrOsed bone
from tibia (Osteomyelitis) 4, osteotOmy
of femur for genu-varum (due to old
fracture) 2, incision and evacuation
of psoas abscess l, extraction of lens
for cataract 2, evisecratiOn of eye ball
>, emission of epithelioma of upper lip
1. mastoid 2, removal of fragments of
bone from skull Compound cOmminut-
ed fracture), /, sequestrotomy Gin
ferior maxilla) l, removal of necrosed
bone from inferior maXilla l, excelsior
of tubercular glands of neck g. resec-
ton of rib for tuberCular Osteitis /,
gastro-enterostOmy for carcinoma of
the stomach 1. appendicectomy 15 in
cision and evacuation of assesses of
liver /, nephrotomy /, incision and eva
cuation of perinephritic abscess 2, ne
phrotomy and partial nephretomy 1,
legation of renal artery and vein Gu
} retirement 2, complete hysterectomy l.
supravaginal hysterectomy 4, centric
suspension 4, intra peritoneal shorten
ing of round ligaments /, OOphorsctomy
/, ingo-oophorectmy 8, bIlateral
, salping- oophorectomy Z, salpingectomy
, l, posterior vaginal section /, vaginal
, fxation of uterus l, exploratory cello
tony 3, celiotomy for undescended tes-
2 ticle l, revision of celiotomy l, inguinal
/ hernnotomy 6, femoral herniotomy 1
supra pubic cystomy l, perineal cystic
tony l, combined external and interna
A; urethrotomy, l. castration l, excelsior
a., of tunica Vaginalis tests l.
Sixty-two cases were refused admis
sion, of these "a We're suffering from
- pulmonary tuberculosis and iron
. other incurable diseases, while 20 wer'
:, not proper hospital cases; 81 patients
;, after receiving treatment left the hos
|. pital and 10 refused to remain, al
though urged to do so; emergenc!
a cases were found to be dead on arrival
h cases were sent to the Home for In
d curables and to the insane asylum.
OF the $50 patients treated, SS
i were pay patients and were charged a
+; follows:
/, 20 P. r. patients, 80 days at
!, SO. so per day. .................$ lOSo U
25 p. r, patients, 500 days at
IL SO per day, .................... l,52t U
g "a P. r. patients, 624 days at
y 50. so per day. ................. l,56O U
It So ward patients 1921 days at
p 1. so per day. ..,............... 1881 b
/ U. S. NJ. II. patient, 9 days
(, at $3.50 per day.............. 81 3
+, q Generations. Neutrality-suspicious.. 1886 Q
- q