The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
Interesting Statistics Concerning
Central State Hospital for
Insane.
LETTER FROM MRS. WILSON
Counsel on Both Sides Take
Dispositions in Turnbull-
Watson Contest.
Times- Dispatch Bureau.
8 Bollingbrook Street.
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The annual report OF DR.. W. +.
Drewry. superintendent Of the Centrsi
State Hospital. submitted to the spc-
cial board VI directors. approved and
ordered to be Forwarded to the Gov
ernor. contains interesting statistics
and full review VI the operations Of
the institution during the year just
CLOSED. The financial statement show $
receipts on maintenance account dur
ing the year Of 3Iis.s56.3t. ana total
expenditures OF xI5i.i3s.S:, making a
dencit Of about &3.4s:. The per capita
cost Of the Institution IL shown to be
$lVV.sS.
fhc reports shows that at the close
Of the year there were thirty-four
more patients at the hospital than
there were q year ago. On October !.
1911, there were l.++3 patients and
twelve on furlough. The total number
under care during the year was 1883.
OF these 234 were discha. ged and 22s
died. leaving at the close Of the year
1.i77. Compared with the previous
year. fifty-two more patients were ad-
mitted: forty seven more under treat
ment and thirty-six more discharged.
the year were s25. OF those admitted
about 80 pc. cent. or 1873. are consider
ed incurable. OF the 234 discharged.
goo had recovered. thirty improved and
four were IDIOTS and returned home.
No deaths from violence. accident or
suicide occurred One woman jumped
from . window and broke her back.
but she was operated on and recover
ed. Organic diseases OF the brain ana
nervous system caused nfty-fve deaths:
tuberculosis twenty three and peilaSra
sixteen. The average age It death was
fifty years for males ana forty-eiGht
Tor females.
The tuberculosis patients are seq
reSatedand kept in colonies. OK
which there are two on the farm. At
the beginning OF the year there were
100 epiiepuc patients at the hospital
During the year twenty-six were Ad-
mitted. seven sent home and twenty
died. leaving los remaining. seventy
males. thirty-eixht females
For the criminal insane there Is
. new building having capacity OF
thirty-hve An addition with a ca
pacity Of twenty more 10 to be built
Pellagra. says the report. has been
observed at the hospital since 1905
There have been sixty-six cases Of the
disease. thirteen among men and
nfty-three among women Three APP
parently recovered and were dis
charged: forty-flve died. Work Of
characters are recognised N OF value
q remedial agencies.
During the past year sanitary and
other improvements have been made,
and . sewerage system to the river 10
soon 70 Be installed.
The farm and garden were less
profitable this year than usual. owing
70 the severe drought Pork to the
amount OF 1885 pounds was raised
on the farm.
Letter Ffoa MA wussn.
: On the 18th Of September. Captain
and Mrs. g. A. Mann. Of Matoaca, sent
. huge watermelon to Governor Will
son ut Sea Girt, bearing the compli-
ments Of themselves and eight voting
sons and seven daughters" In the
rind OF the melon was scraped a life
like portrait Of the Democratic candi-
date drawn by Horace Mann. Of Ma
toaca. The melon also bore q badge
with the figure Of the Democratic
nominee headed for Washington To-
day Mr. and Mrs. Mann received the
following letter OF acknowledgement
from MIS- Wilson:
Princeton, n. j.. october ,.
Ny Dear Mrs. Mann:
should have written You long ago
thanking you for the wonderful melon.
but know you would prefer TO get
. letter from Governor Wilson direct.
and he fully intended to write.
The enormous pressure upon him.
however, has made IL impossible. SO
after all I must give myself the pleas
ure Of doing IL for him. and begging
that you win pardon the delay. The
melon Was remarkable. indeed We
kept IL until Just before leaving. Sea-
girt. that We might show IL to guests
Please congratulate the artist for me-
lnf flila