Putnam patriot., 1914-01-16
HOSPITAL REPORT
Last Year A Busy One At Day Kimball
Annual Report Issued

Annual reports of the Day kimoall hospital just issued show that the past year has-been busy one at the insti- tuition, the reports covering twelve months to October 1 last. The report of the superintendent, Miss K. c. Web ster gives the number of patients ad- mitted as 390. The number remaining from the last year was 19. Out pa- tients numbered 65, and the total num- Der treated 475. The days of care to- tailed 6,251; there were III free pa- tients and 1916 free days. Ward pa- tients numbered 169, private patients, 12S. The private days numbered,2,0 ,035 The daily average number of patients for the year was IT 1-2, the highest number in one day 36 and the lowest number s. Patients discharged cured numbered 315. IA patients were dis charged improved, not improved and 14 were not treated. There were 27 deaths and 33 births at the hospital during the twelve months covered by the reports. Operations performed at at the hospital numbered 236.
 Free patients were cared for from Windham county towns as follows: Brooklyn, 5 patients, 76 days; Killing ly, patients, 59 days; Moosup, pa tients, SO7 days; Thompson, p pa tients, 422 days; Woodstock, patients, 133 days; patients, no residence, 136 days.
 The superintendent report gives a detailed list of the cases treated, as to the nature of them, causes of death, etc.
 The patients were representative of many lands, including practically all of the European countries. Of the to. tai number received at the hospital BOP were born in the United States. Their religious inclinations are set down as follows: Adventist, ?; Baptist, 5l Con- gregational, 80; Episcopalian, 35; Ro- man Catholic, l63; Greek Catholics, T; Heb rew, 5; Lutheran, 16; Methodist, 20; Presbyterian, 8. The cost per week per patient was S10.99.
 Treasurer Charles H. Browns report shows that the income of the institu. tion for the year was Sl60S4 so, this including the balance of &, ,S6s on hand at the end of the last fiscal year. Three thousand dollars of the income was from the state, annual appropTia tion. The care of patients brought S6,9l9.97; interest from trust funds, S1,111.z7.
 Expenses for the year included: Stu. perintendent's and nurses services, S3, ,265 CT; janitor and other employees, S1 ,4S9 .65; treasurer, S25.
 Supplies, including medical, surgi- cal, kitchen, fuel, light, power, water, ice and provisions, cost S4.097. 40. Mis- cellaneous expenses amounted to S1,- 69l 80, these being shown in detail in the official reports. Improvements at the hospital, such as for heating, plumbing, mason work, etc., cost Sl,353.79.
 Reports from the W0man'S board or the hospital showed that the organiza- tion continued to do great amount of good during the twelve months. The report of the secretary of the woman's board showed that the balance in the treasury increased by Sl25 during the last fiscal year. Mention is made in the report of the woman's board that the loss by death of three active work CTS, Mrs. Laura k. Payne, Mrs. Eleanor A. Stoddard and IFS. Cornelia G Per ry, was greatly felt, as they had been warm friends of the hospital since it was founded and had given generously of their time and efforts in it's behalf.