Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-03
7. roo number of far advanced, or third

large number of far advanced. or third
stage. eases as shown by this table
liable Nv recapitulates tables III and
III, classifying the adms s rs oo, SG
and brings out the fact that of the IN
cipient, or first stage. cases. only three
females were admitted, viz, one white
and two cOlOred.
TABLES V. vi and VII show the actual
work done and the results OF the work
i'm the several classes. Table deals
with the incipient. or first stage, cases
only. and shows that of the twenty-seven
cases admitted, IA, or 5l.s6 per cent, were
male white; ]. or so per cent. were re-
male white: 10. or 37O4 per cent, were
male colored, and ., or 7.4O per cent, were
female colored.
"There were discharged 3. or lilo per
cent apparently cured 3. or $3.50 per
cent. disease arrested: q, or -. 20 per cent
improved; 5. or 1885 per cent. unimproV-
ed: / or 8. 20 per cent died: I. or 2o.9o per
cent, were remaining under treatment
at the end of the year.
liable VI deals with the work done
with the moderately advanced class ana
shows that Of the 100 cases admitted ~
or 3S 20 per cent, were white males; H.
or 1884 per cent, were white females; 81;
or 81 10 per cent. were co'ored maIes' anu
% or 20. % per cent. were cOlored Ienidies.
1t Is to be noted that in the moderately
advanced class there has been tremen-
dous increase in the number OF both wnite
and colored females admitted. over the
admissions In the incipient class. VI the
total number treated =. or LIB per cent,
were discharged apparently cured; 8, or
ia per cent, disease arrested: 81. or
2934 per cent. improved; -, or 261S per
cent unimproved; Z. or Gal per cent. died
"a. or Blu per cent. remained under
treatment at the end of the year
Far Advanced Cases.
..Tab,e VII shows in detail the work
done among the far advanced or third
stage cases as follows: Admitted. IL. or
%. n per cent, male white; y, or 500 per
cent. female white; 10. or 1914 per cent.
male colored; 81. or 2sO5 per cent, female
colored. showing a total Of 30 patients
treated i'm this class. There were none of
this class discharged as apparently cured
or arrested. 10. or 3.34 per cent. were i'm
proved; co. or 1880 per cent, We're unim,
proved: 173. or 57.7S per cent. died. and
As. or 1888 per cent. remaining under
treatment at the end of the year.
liable VIII is a summary of the dis
charges. ETC.. as shown by tables V. II
and VII. and CLASHES these discharges
as to disease, sex and color.
Table TX deals with the ages OF pa
tients upon admission, and classliles &C
cording to the stage of disease, sex ana
color. and shows that of the admissions
forty-five or 10 per cent, were under
twenty years of age: 1863. or $3.50 per
cent. were between twenty and twenty
nine: 1906 or 2i.36 per cent. were between
thirty and thirty-nine: and 11o. or 26J
per cent were forty years and over. The
forty-two cases which were discharged
as not tuberculosis and the nine cases
not diagnosed are not included In this
tabulatiOn.
.1Table X shows that a balance of
81 g934 S out of the total appropriation
of s3714O was unexpended at the end OF
the year. and reverted to the United
States Treasury
.'Table XII shows in detail the several
amounts expended for salaries and vari-
Gus items Of maintenance. and gives the
daily per capita cost in each item. 1t is
interesting to note that summary OF
this daily cost would show an expendi-
ture OF 80 cents per day per patient for
salaries a. cents per day per patient for
food, and % cents per day per patient
for other necessary items of expense; the
cost Of milk and eggs per day per pa
tient being practically 10 cents.
THE appropriation of $50 for repairs
and improvements to buildings and
grounds was exactly one-haf of the
amount estimated that would be required
for the current fiscal year. To keep the
building in proper repair and to have n
small amount to expend each year for i'm
movement of the grounds 81 800 will he
required.
tion for hospital equipment, there was
not enough money left after purchasing
furniture with which to buy electric fans
for the four wards in which are kept the
cases of advanced tuberculosis. Twelve
ceiling fans are required for the four
wards, three in each. which will cost in
the neighborhoOd of $500. A number OF
surgical instruments which could not. be
purchased out of the appropriation for
maintenance are very much needed to-