The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-19
TWO YEARS WORK
Of THE HOSPITAL
Biennial Meeting of the Queens
Hospital Was Held
Yesterday.

Allen W. Walcott was elected inferno
at the Queens Hospital at the biennial
meeting held yesterday in the rooms
Of the Planters Association. Walcott
was formerly a resident of Honolulu,
and when here he was very active in
sports, and rowed in one or more Hea-
Iani crews. He went to the Coast sew
eral years ago to take a course at the
University of California. He has re-
Gently graduated at the medical de-
partment of the university, and has
more recently been inferno at the
Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco.
Those present at yesterdays meeting
were E. F. Bishop, presiding; George
w. Smith, secretary; w. w. North,
Rev. Alexander Macintosh, A. S. Cleg-
horn, w H Baird, G. P. Wilder, T.
Give Davies. NJ. P. Robinson. NJ. a.
Robinson. r. Levers, David Dayton,
F. ]. Lowrey, E. w. Jordan, W. H.
McInerny, A. J. Campbell, F. W. Mac
farlane, J. r. Gait, H. F. Wichman.
a letter was read from F. A. Schaefer
stating that, after forty years service
as a trustee, he did not wish to be re-
elected. w. w. Baird and T. Give Da-
vies were appointed a committee to
draft a suitable minute expressing the
appreciation of the society for the SER
vices of Mr. Schaefer. w. Z. Brown,
G. r. Carter, E. A. Mott-Smith, E. D.
n nIn
ed trustees representing the society.
Secretary George w. Smith suggest
ed that the record book of the corpor-
alton, in which were recorded all of
it's transactions, being now full, should
be given to the Archives for safe keep
ing. This book contains the record Of
the first meeting, and the list of those
present, of whom only Charles r.
Bishop is now living.
The following officers were elected:
w. w. North, treasurer; M. P. Robin
son, auditor; George w. Smith, secre-
tary; A. S. Cleghorn, w. H. McInerny,
H. F. Wichman, G. P. Wilder and
George w. Smith, executive commit
tee; DR.. E. c. Waterhouse, surgeon;
DR.. Walter Hoffman,, physician; DR..
Rodgers, oculist and aurist; and DR..
Allen Walcott, inferno.
Treasurer North reported the receipts
for the two years ending July Is, 1907,
at $106, 1857. with a balance on hand
at the beginning of the period of ST.
1874 The disbursements were $97,-
507.60 leaving a balance on hand of
$40, 1929.
superintendent Eckardt's report for
ing:
The number of patients on June 80,
1905, was 81. During the "a months 1892
were admitted, making the total num-
Der Of patients treated 1943, as against
1243 during the previous period.
The 1892 patients admitted may be
divided as follows: Indigents, I'll; en-
dowed bed patients, So; ward pay pa
tients, 2O4; private room patients, 357;
L. S. NJ. H. patients, 1865; and of the
fatter "a We're Hawaiians.
The following nationalities were rep
resented Hawaii, SIC; U. S. A, All;
Portugal, 1873; Germany, $50; Porto
Rico 1874; Korea, So; Japan, 81; Eng
land. SO: Norway, "a; China, 40;
Sweden, 50; Ireland, 2S; Scotland, %;
Denmark, 10; France, IA; Finland, a.
Spain, II; Canada 10; Australia, Z;
Z; West indies, 5; Belgium,
5: Russia. 4: New Zealand, 4; Italy, 4:
Austria, 4; Nova Scotia, 8; Greece, 3;
Argentine, Holland, New Foundland,
Peru and New South Wales, each 2;
and Chile, Mexico, Panama, Egypt. st.
British Guiana, Cuba, New
Hebrides, Wales, Guatemala, San Sal
vador. Samoa, Arabia, Tahiti, Uruguay,
East India, Guam and Transvaal,
each. The number of deaths, 154 in
total of 1943 patients, gives a percent
age of 797. Three hundred and five
major and 329 minor operations and
81 post-mortem examinations were per-
formed.
During the biennial period the hos
pital has cared for 700 patients more
than during the previous one, and the
number of operations has been 1884,