The Washington herald., 1909-01-04
GARFIELD REPORTS
WORK OF The YEAR
Secretary Asks Extension of
Washington Hospitals.
TELLS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS
Reviews Work at Government Hos
pitaI for the Insane, Freedmen's
Deaf and Dumb, Maryland school
for Blind, and Howard University.

Work al WashingtOn's eleemosynary
institutions during the year ended June
20. 1908, is dealt with at length in the
annual report Of Secretary Garfield. OF
the Interior Department. just made
public
The report shows many improvements
in the institutions during the year, and
says that IN no time during recent years
have conditions generally been more IA
vorable
At the time Of fling the report there
were 27S3 patients in the Government
Hospital for the Insane, an increase Of
Isl over the preceding year. The daily
average OF patients was 2664 an increase
OF g over the year before or the total
number admitted $40 were from civil life
and 9oi from the army. navy. and the
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service.
Future Expansion.
The report contends that tie future
expansion OF the institution must receive
consideration. In 1900, when the prelimi-
nary appropriations were made FOR the
]
! to accommodate I. 90 additional patients
I the number OF persons under treatment
7 in the institution was 2.07s. and in his
annual report for the year the super
intendent stated that the institution. as
( Il then existed. would accommodate COM
/ fortably not exceeding 800 patients, with
I the necessary employees
The loo additional beds. for which The
extension was built, are now all occupied. (
and within The last few months It has
been necessary TO put additional Beds IN
other quarters Of the hospital The an
uUaI Increase OF the population Of the I
hospital Is 100 The time has arrived. 1
says Secretary Garfield. when a broad 4
policy should be adopted which IS 10
govern the future policy Of the inStitu- 4
ton The superintendent estimates that i
100 acres more are required for the hos 4
pital
The improvements during the year in I
cluded The remOdeling OF the East Lodge /
building as a home for male nurses. new
plumbing In the main building. completion .
OF the freproof system. involving the in .
stsllatiou - ~ freproof doors. the pur-
chase OF steam sterilizer in the laundry.
a steam FIRE engine. fitting Up a recitation .
room for the training school for nurses.
and installing a circulating library Of 1
3,ooo volumes for the use OF the patients
The training school graduated seventeen
nurses. Of whom twelve were women
This number is not regarded as sufl-
Gent 70 meet the requirements u the
hospital The placing Of women nurses IN
charge OF male wards has proved a sue
cess. and has been extended. The scieu-
ff..~.e .r=~rra
active. and during the wear fifteen pub
LEGATIONS have been issued. besides sew
eral others which are under preparation. (.
Freedmen's Hospital.
At the Freedmen-s Hospital 2.Ss pa
tients were treated during the wear. oil
this number ga were residents OF the \
District or Columbia The number dis
charged was 2ea2. Of whom LSs4 were re-
covered. 81 were improved. and ~ died
The greatest increase IN the work was
in the surgical department. where 10aJ ]
operations were performed. In the out
patient department 50I9 patients were !
treated. one hundred and tweuJy-nine
patients were transferred 70 the new
Freedmen's Hospital in February when
the building was completed
The number Of students la attendance
al Howard University during the year I
aggregated 4o91. who came from q :
States and Territories. from Porto
Rico. and from the following foreign ]
countries. Africa British West Indies. 5
Canada Republic Of Panama. south !
America. Santo Domingo. Haiti. West I
Indies. and India. Of these Is graduated 2
from the several departments Of the q
university Satisfactory progress has
been made In all departments. {
The total receipts for the year. includ-
ing Federal appropriations and from all {
other sources. were Sl55.Sl5-2I. disburse- 7
ments. Sl45.53o75 leaving a balance OF 7
s.. "a a. The total Of the general endow-
ment and special funds on June 80. 1905. :
was Sl15,355.f5. Of which amount S1-SI70l
represents cash invested.
The completion Of the new Freedmen's
Hospital built by the government on a
tract OF land adjoining the institution I
eleven acres. leased from the
Howard University for the purpose. will
give the school Of medicine exceptionally
hnt clinical facilities
Care for Deaf and Dumb.
The number Of students and pupils re-
naming in the Columbia Institution for
the Deaf ard Dumb July l. 1897, was lI5;
admitted during the year. q. since ad-
mitted, 2; total 1s6. OF which I13 were G
males and s. females. OF these. $50 have
been in the collegiate department. repre- 1
senting 81 States the District Of Colun-
bia, Canada. and Scotland. and Of the
IS in the primary department. IS were n
admitted as benefciaries Of the District ]
he.
were discharged from the institution BY
graduation and otherwise
In addition 10 the foregoing Il COlOred y
leaf mUteS belonging 10 the District of 7
Columbia have under the act of March
;. 1863. been admitted through this insti- =
tuition to the Maryland School for Col
pred Deaf Mutes General good health :.
has prevailed among the studelits and i
pupils.
The receipts Of the institution frC.n an y
sources amounted to s. BIB. Of which
amount $1,000 was appropriated by Con-
yress for general support and $500 for
special repairs. and 81. 755-13 was received
rom private sources for board tuition. D,
&c The expenditures were S76S59SS for
current expenses and $500 for special
'epairs, leaving an unexpe uded balance of
1915.
Maryland Blind school. IT,
The number OF United States benr-
iciaries remaining at the Maryland
school for the Blind on June %. 1901.
vas l. since which time s have been
admitted and : discharged. leaving q M
at the Institution on June ar
e, 1905
The total amount expended during the be
ear ended June 30. 1901 for the care
md maintenance OF INDECENT blind chill Z.
iren Of the District Of Columbia was =
$40 The total amount expended for d.
he fiscal year ended June 90. 1905. was
6l50. half Of which amounts was paid
rom the revenues OF TIE DISTRICT OF