The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-28

Number in hospital by months or
| fractions thereof c1ess" meaning more
than Immediately preceding period:
| One month or less, 81; two months
or less, Is; three months or less, IL;
| four months or less, 8; five months or
| less, 8; six months or less, 4; seven
months or less, 2: eight months or less.
2; nine months or less, O; ten months
or less, A. eleven. months or less; o.;
twelve months or less. Is.
| The number of cases of different
diseases was as follows: tuberculosis
| pulmonalis, Sc; tubercular Admits, 3:
itubercular ostitis, L; tubercuiar ar
thrills, 1; scoliosis, /; progressive mus,
cular atrophy, 1; chronic rheumatism,
| 6; asthma, 8: paralysis (post apoplec-
| tic), 8; paraplegfa, 2; paralysis agitans,
| 1; beri-beri 1; chronic ulcer, j; syphills.
IL; endometritis, 1; primary lateral
solerosis, 1: chronic interstitial ne
phritis, 5; multiple sclerosis, i; chorea,
| 1; carcinoma, 2; aneurysm of aorta, i;
chronic cystitis, /; bulbar paralysis, /;
senile gangrene, 1; valvular disease OF
heart, 2; sarcoma, l. Total, JOG.
The nationalities of patients were as
follows: American, 10; Canadian, 1:
Chinese, 4; Danish West Indian, 1; En-
glish, 6; French, 2; Finnish, 2; German,
8; Guamese, 1; Hawaiian, 8; part-Ha-
waiian, 3; Irish, Z; japanese, 4: ko-.
rean, 16; negro, 3; Porto Rican, ID;
Portuguese, IL: Russian, /; Samoan, i;
Swedish, 3; Scotch, 4; Spanish, g.
The most important occurrence in re-
lation to the welfare and efficiency of
the home during the year was the do
nation. by Mr., and Mrs. Chas. M.
Cooke, of an open-air pavilion for the
treatment of tuberculosis pulmonalis.
While the pavilion has not been
sufficient length of time in use to dem
onstrate the value of the open-air
treatment in Honolulu, it has unques-
tionably shown that form of treatment
to be of great value in alleviating the
distressing symptoms of the disease for
which it has been adopted.
Indeed, the manner in which the
cough and dyspnoea are relieved would
alone be ample reason for the expense
incurred in erecting the pavilion; but
there is every indication that the pa
vilion will enable the home to cure en-
tirely more cases of the disease than
formerly-before this form of treat
ment was practicable
At the present time the home is eff
ficiently taking care of all applicants
for admission who are entitled to its
benefits on account of having some
form of incurable disease.
It's capacity has been increased, nat
urally, by the erection of the pavilion.
Were it not for this increased capacity
cases would have to be refused. as the
TO- c;1 q i,1cf hot ha n4-
vilion was available, was taxed to its
utmost accommodation. But the pavil-
ion enabled us to take one of the wards,
formerly used for consumptives, for
the use of non-consumptives
This ward was thoroughly dislnfected.l
by the kind assistance of the Board |
of Health, and was latticed off to pre- |
vent communication between consump- |
tive and non-consumptive patients. |
This increased the non-consumptive ac-
commodation by about ten beds.
The number of inmates has been
steadily on the increase, at one time
being as great as forty-eight-a month
or two ago. I am of opinion that the
number of applicants may increase, so
that over fifty may have to be cared
for if all entitled to treatment are adj
mitted during the coming year.
1 have noted some recommendations
that would be of great benefit to the
home, and already placed them in the
hands of the treasurer. Yours respect
fully. A. n. SINCLAIR,
Medical Superintendent, Leahi Home.
Honolulu, Jan. % 1907.
To the Members of the Leah Home
Gentlemen: The Treasurer presents
herewith the annual accounts for the
year ending December 81, 1906, duly
certified to by the Auditor.
The income For the past year has ,
amounted to $l5,489.s6, collected from
the following sources: !
Government subsidy ....-..$ 100000 {
....... o,2sS.oU
Interest on investments. -. 4,S96.11 :
Paying patients ............ 2,405.75 7
$15,4s9.s6
The. expenses amounted to-. s13, 377.92 !
Leaving a surplus of income
over expenditure of .$ 2,11194
In considering this surplus, however, j
t should be noted that were If not d