Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19

the total number who received treat
ment during the year was 10.7 com
pared with 95 last year. A number
I of patients were received in tie final
stages Of fatal Illness. % of our pa
tients dying within one month after
admission. The practice of commit
ting a dying patient is to be depiored.
Sixty-five or one-half of the total
number of deaths were over 60 years
of age at the time of death
Criminal Insane.
At the beginning of the year "a men
were under treatment in the criminal
insane building. One patient was
admitted. four discharged, died, >
we,e transferred to the other parts
of ire hospital in accordance with the
provision of TIE law. enacted at the
lasf session OF the legislature, per-
hitting such transfer at the expira-
tion OF the prison sentence. twenty
six remain under treatment.
Pie patients in this department arc
allowed the privilege of congregating
in the day room on the upper ana
lover floors, where the SUPERVISION is
constant and the more eytended I'D
ertv has beneficial effect upon. the
I,affents both mentally and physlcaiis'
orr. greatest need in this department
is an airing court where the patients
can have the full advantage of Tree
air and sunshine, the necessity lor
winch has been elaborated IN pre-
vicus report.
broom making outfit and g hand
knf+ting machine has been secured
and IT is eur purpose to operate tiese
machines in the day rooms In the
middle ward, thus giving employment
10 those patients able to take up the
work
Medical Administration.
+ahIe showing physical conditions
among the patients wh1ch REQUIRE
special medical and nursing attefhloh
during the year is found elsewhere
The staff conferences have been
held as usual three times a week Al
these conferences of the superinten-
don't and the Medical staff new admis-
s,ons and cases under consideration
for trial visit or discharge were as
cussed. During the year SOB cases
have been brought into the stan, con
ference. Two hundred and fifty-ohe
were presented for diagnosis, rs lof
trial visit or discharge and ia Tor
final diagnosis tdeaths) The cilhl-
cal records are now carefully compiled
according to a uniform method OF ex-
animation and each case record is OF
distinct scinetific value. The medical
records of all patients in the hospital
are now in individual ease envelopes
,Ils 1tlx fraa from
infectious diseases, no epidemic hav-
ing occurred during the year. In
February six men and five women sur
fering from pulmonary tuberculosis
were transferred to the Eastern Maine
Insane Hospital for treatment in the
tubercular ward there. Such segre-
CATION has undoubtedly served to
minimize the amount of tubercnlar in
lection in this hospital.
The rooms designed for the clinical
and pathological laboratory have been
completed and are awaiting the ne
cessary equipment. Dr. Hall reports
the following work done in the clinical
laboratory: Sputa examinations, %;
positive for tubercle bacilli, "a; uri-
nary analyses. ZIG: eerebro spinal
fluid examinations. 5; chemical ex-
animation of gastric contents, 2;
blood examinations. L.
Fourteen post-mortem examinations
were conducted. 1t is to be hoped
that this number will be increased the
coming year with the Improvement in
four facilities for carrying out the ne
cessary astrological technique.
The following contributions by
members of the hospital staff have
been presented during The year: Be-
fore the Maine Medical Association,
Report of a Case of Pellagra," by DIR.
H w. Miller. superintendent; before
the New England Society Of Psychia-
try, at Providence, r. l., "Heredity in
Dementia Praeeox,H by DR.. Henry w.
Miller. superintendent; before the
kennebec County Medical Association.
Modern Psychiatry." by DR. Fl. w.
Miller, superintendent; before the Au-
gusta Medical Club, General Paraly-
sis" by DR. Karl 3. Sturgis. assistant
physician; before the Augusta Medi-
cal Club Treatment of Insanity" by
DR.. NJ. w II. Pitman. assistant physi-
cfan.