Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-01
INSANEH0sP|TkL
Annual Report Of Supt.
BigeIow 7. Sanborn.
Submitted 10 Governor and CouU-
Gil at Friday Meeting.
Conditions in General at Hospital
Very Satisfactory.

The annual report of DR.. Bige,ow T.
Sanb1rn, superintendent of the Maine
Insane hospitals. which was submitted
to the Governor and Council Friday, is
in part as follows:
To the Trustees of the Maine Insane
Hospital:
1t again becomes my duty to place
before your board what has occurred
in the management of this hospital,
during the past fiscal year, and what
ii any important changes have taken
place. l would therefore respectfully
submit the superintendent 69th an
nual report.
Tho movement Of population has
been as follows: At the commencement
Of the year there were remaining a
total II S42 ga i,nts, 465 men and 377
WCTcn. Their" nave been admitted
since, 20. CT which ia were men and
1ol women. The whole number under
treatment iia* been LII, 633 men and
AS Wnm"n. TIL" discharges and
deaths have been as follows: Total re-
c"vere3 81 Of which 81 were men and
% women; much improved, 10, of
which 10 were mon and nine women:
improved. II, eight men and nine
women: unmprovcd II. Of which u
rcn and six women; died 101, of
which IS we're men and IS women,
leaving at the end of the fiscal year
Nov. 80. 1903. Il total number of 902, of
which 400 we're men and 403 women.
The daily average number of pa
tients for the entire year has been
S8o1S as compared with S46.19 of this
previous year The largest number at
any time was 911, which occurred
Sept. 2lst and oct. 4th as compared
with S63 the preceding year, and the
Least number has been S42, which oc-
CURED Sept. 1St as compared with $50
the year previous The percentage OF
deaths to the whole number under
treatment has been 81 as compared
with SO per cent as shown in our last
report. The percentage of recoVcries
to the whole number under treatment
! has been % as compared with Sc as
noted in the statistics OF the preced-
ing years report, and the percentage
of recoVericS to admission has beer
POS per cent. as compared with %:
per cent. last year.
We have reason to acknowledge the
hand of Divine Providence in gently
| leading us through the vicisstude.
| which always apertain to the number
| less duties in caring for an institution
| dedicated to the treatment of those
| b"reft of their reason. No unusual
incidents of serious import have oc-
cured. There have been no specia
accidents causing death with the eX-
ceptiun one of our criminal insane
who committed suicide q few morn
ingS after being placed in the above
department. \ careful inspection of
| our medical statistics conclusively
shows that we have been as success
| full in our treatment as in former
years.
While some of the patients complain
| of unrest, believing themselves to be
| sane. yet the majority are well con-
| tented. especially those who are re-
| covering. and raise no objection to
| continue under treatment, until the
| management deem it wise to let them
| return 10 their homes. or to engage in
| thcir usual vocation in life. TIL" in
| creased efforts that are being made
| for their care. in the employment of Il
! larger number Cf officers and i'm
| mediate c&retall@rs no doubt result in
| Increased comfort e Body ard content
| mcnt of mind.