Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-10
DAY kIMsALL HOSPITAL.
Annual Report Shows Total of 453 Pa
 tents from Country Towns.

The annual reports of the Day Kim ball hospital for the year ending Octo- Der 1 last have just been issued and show a surprising growth in the work of the institute since the time of the last report.
 The report of the superintendent Miss R. P. Webster. contains some in structive and interesting statistics, the following being representative: Num- Der of patients admitted 453 remain ing from the last year 21. out pa tfents 79, total number treated 553, days care 6642, free days 1852, free pa tients 102, ward days 2074 ward pa tients 191, private days 2704, private patients 160 operations 303. daily aber- age for the year 1s 1-2. highest mum Der for one day AZ, lowest number for one day 10, patients discharged cured 3S9 not treated Is. improved 13, not improved :. births 26. died 31, remain ing 19.
 Free patients have been cared for from towns as follows: Brooklyn, "A days, 4 patients; Killingly, 414 days 14 patients; Pomfret, 282 days, 20 pa tients; Putnam. 629 days. 40 patients; Thompson. 2b1 days, 16 patients; Woodstock, 55 days, 1 patient
 In their report the trustees call at tention to the fact that the superin- tendent's report shows that the num- Der of patients assisted show a gain of 6S and the number of patients treat ed show a gain of 54 The board in their report announce that by the will of the late Nelson Morse of East Woodstock the hospital comes into beouest of s100.
 The treasurer's report (woman's board), shows that with the balance on hand at the end of the previous years and receipts from various sources the total revenue was $1, ,660.36. Expenditures including $500 for x ray apparatus, $500 for free bed, $100 for child's free bed. S100 for steel lock- CTS totalled s1.324.71 this with the cash on hand September 20, 1912. $335.65. making a total of s1,660.36. crued interest on September 20 last, amounted to s476.S6.
 The report of the treasurer. Charles H. Brown, shows that receipts during the year included $3.0o0 annual appro- priation from the state. sT512.79 from care of patients and $e11.73 interest from trust funds. From the wonan's board an appropriation of $500 and S31 for printing reports was received: the Ponfret free bed fund increased the revenue by S276. The} total re- ceipts, including the balance of s2,- 3s6,93 on hand at the end of the pre-
 Service at the hospital during the past year cost s4,5s4.9o, $a,1o0.s7 of which was for superintendent and nurses. s1,45s,9o for janitor and kitch- en help and s26 for treasurer; Medical and surgical supplies, kitchen. fuel, light and power. water, Ice and pro visions added $6.0f1.s6 to the expense account. Improvements caused expen- ditures of $901.5S, and there was a mis- expense account amounting to $1.573.62,
 The list of trust funds shows that the Sarah D. kirnban fund amounts to Ss.00o, the Martha Morton Dawes fund to 5000. the Robert Charles Billings fund to sao60 the Henry E and Louisa Aldrieh fund to s1009, the Mary E. Arnold fund to $1,oo0. the Clara E. Green fund to S1.e0G the Free Bed fund to s4,e6o.6s, and the Polnfret Free Bed fund to $665.23.
 Personal Mention.
 Miss Thompson of New Haven has been the guest of Mrs. M H. Med-t bury of South Main street
 James Cutler of Washington n c