Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-26

have been re-admitted, % men and "a
women, making total of 1,S41, 1,007
men and S34 women.
I'VE have discharged $50 patients
since June 80, 1904, POI men and 159
women. OF those discharged 139 GA
men and G5 women) were transferred
to the asylum for incurable insane;
152 patients have died during the two
years, 80 men and 81 women. We had
on parole June so, 1906, 100 patients,
So men and As women. June 80, 1906,
there were present 1929 patients, 653
men and 45 women SOC of the patients
admitted We're suffering from their
first attack, 1GG from the second at
tack, % from the third, Z from the
fourth, ) from the fifth, from the
seventh, / from the eigth and % I'M
known.
I'VE have constructed an amusement
hall, approximately 200 feet long and
100 feet wide. This hall has a seating
capacity of 1900; is equipped with
three bowling alleys. billiard and pool
tables, has a stage for theatrical per
Torrance, and a main floor, where
weekly dances are held. This building
has proven a source of great comfort
and recreation to both patients and en-
pioyes. Two cottages for consumptive
patients, each with a capacity for 20
people have been erected. Each cot
tage has a wide porch around it, where
the patients can sleep when thought
advisable, during not only the warm
weather but the cold weather Be
tween the two cottages a violet glass
house 1GX24 feet has been built, where
the patients are placed several hours
each day. The fleet of the violet ray
has been beneficial, far Jeyond our ex-
pectations.
wood Floors Removed.
Tile band stand in front of the main
building. having a floor space of 900
square feet, was built during the past
summer. Tile floors, with marble
wainscoting. have taken the place OF
the wooden floors in all of the BATH
rooms and water closets. On wards
No. 6 and No. -. number of rooms
where untidy persons sleep, have been
remCdeled. Tile floors and marble
walls being used in place of plaster
and wood, thereby making them per
fectly sanitary. The wooden floor on
No. S, the untidy ward for male pa
tents. has been replaced with tile and
marble base at a cost of 1000. This
was done for the purpose of keeping
the ward clean and free from Odor
"A camp in the grove was establish
ed last spring. where we have kept ap-
proXimately 100 untidy and violent pa
tionts during the summer. This camp
is equipped with Is tents. a large din
,nS-room. screened on all sides, closet
bath rooms, sitting rooms, and cook
ing tent. The experiment has proven
successful, and | heartily recommend
that it not only be continued, but car
ried On to greater extent Approx
mately one mile of cement sidewalk
has been laid, and considerable hard
road built. Many shade trees and
shrubs have been set out, and the
grounds beautified in many ways.
Much Tile Land.
During the past year, approximate
ly two miles of deep drain tile have
been placed in the low land, thus max
ing it very productive The crops have
been good. The garden has given an
abundant yield, but there is not suffi-
cient land to provide the institution
with all it should have during the
year. l, therefore, recommend that ad-
ditional lands be purchased, as l be
lieve it is economy to raise all the
vegetables consumed in the house dur
ing the year.
Civil service is a success in this
institution. The board has exercised
discretion and good judgment in max
ing the rules and constructing the law.
New blood has been infused in the
ranks of the employees. Hospital
tramps are ignored; migration from
one institution to another is prohibited:
rational rules made by superintendents
have been adopted by the civil service
commission, and employees, discharged
for cause, find no consolation in APP
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