The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-01-27
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advanced cases, generally beyond the
stage when cure e possible.
Cup 10 the present no patients have
been refused, during the year, for lack
Of accommodation, but nt the present
time the nontubercular side Is full.
Hsd one patient applied yesterday he
would have had TO be refused, but n
vacancy has occurred, through The dis
charge Of a nontubercular patient; but
this place will undoubtedly be filed in
a day or two, when &C. may become
necessary to refuse pstients orlack Of
room. -
Allen W. T., Bottomley, treasurer Of
the home, In his comprehensive report,
says that during the past year the aver
age number Of patients cared for daily
at the home was fifty, as compared with
forty-four for the previous year, a
daily increase of six patients. The
daily cost per capita, however, has in
creased from $1.17 per patient, in 1909,
to $1.2i, in 1910, or an increase of four
cents per head. This greater expense
arises almost entirely from am increase
in cost and quality of provisions sup
piled to the patients.
According to the report the income
for the last year has amounted to $24,-
28l.36. and has been collected from the
following sources: Interest on invest
ments, $7605.s6; government subsidy,
$1,000; county subsidy, $500; subscrip-
tiols, $780, paying patients, $4S55.50;
a total of $24, 2S1.36. The expenditures
for the year amounted to $22140.6S;
leaving surplus on the year g working
of $2140.6s.
60 / think that this may be considered
a very satisfactory result, when the fol-
lowing facts are taken into considera-
ton, - continues Mr.. Bottomley: stthat
the year 1909 showed deficit of
$15S0.76. greater number of patients
have been cared for at slightly in
creased cost. No deserving case has
been refused admission to the home
during the year 1910"
This improvement in the financial
affairs of the home has been brought
about through the generosity of num-
Der of persons who responded to an
appeal made by the trustees. The fol-
lowing were among the larger subscrip-
tions received in response to this APP
peal: To the endowment fund; George
Wilcox, $4,000; Messrs. Castle &
Cooke, Ltd, $4,000; Messrs. Alexander
& Baldwin, Ltd, $4,000; ]. P. Cooke,
$4,000; George F. Davies, $4,000; George
p Castle, $4,000; Mary Castle Trust,
$4,000; Mrs. Warner, $500.
To the equipment fund; the late
Charles F. Hart, $4,000; Levers & Cooke,
Ltd, $500.
To the general running expenses Of
the home; H. P. Baldwin, $4,000
These additional subscriptions to the
endowment fund provide an annual in
come of some $4,000, which will allow
of nine new patients being cared for
every year, and the equipment fund has
been used in building a new pavilion
for tubercular patients, a new kitchen,
which now supplies the whole of the
tuberculosis side of the home, and in
stalling hot water plant to supply
hot water to all the buildings.
These much needed improvements
have greatly added to the efficiency of
the home, and have senabled a large
increase to be made in the. work of
caring for tubercular patients, thus as
sisting the campaign which is now be-
ing waged in the Islands against tuber-
culosis, by providing place where
cases can be sent which are too far
gone to. be left under the care of the
various day camps and district nurses.