The Washington times., 1914-10-14
REPORT URGES NEW
ASYLUM BUILDINGS
Superintendent White Asks
S757,400 and Points to
Growing Needs.

Motion picture shows afford one of
the most popular forms of entertain
-nent for inmates of the Government
Hospital for the Insane. During al
the winter months one show week
is given for the patients, and in ms
annual report made public tooay, III.
W A White, superintendent, declares
that these shows furnish
adequate means of entertainment:
The report urges an approp+th,a'1 +ha I'm ;nsti-
y757 400 for maintenance OF Ine !istl- IiI
tuition. A number of new pulidlhss 5
and improvements with an extension oL
the grounds is recommended; me IS
Inmates are based upon S,lV as lle
average number of patients to be cared
for. o,,,
vard building is explained in the fol-
lowing recommendations
The hospital has been increasing
rapidly in size lately ana tne i,vOO
beds for which the hospital extension
was constructed are filled. 1t is the
mart CT wisdom to provide for furtner
growth, and it is deemed desirable
to build such extensions as VIII en-
able a better classification or the nos
rital population. The female portion
~ the hospital is not only filled but
In some places is beginning to ne
-rowded. A new building for women
will be needed.
Available Sites.
There being no vacant land ad-
,oining the female department, and
this being the department In the most
,,ryant need of additional buildings,
~ would seem that the solution lies
I'm erecting an additional building lot
ne male service and turning over 10
10 female service one of the bulld-
rPs AT nresent occupied by the males.
mis- could be done by transferring
Ehat is known as the b Bullolng-
rhe receiving building of the male
-eryice-over to the female Depart
--Sant for their use. Before this could
e done. however. it would be nee
assary to construct an addltlonal
ruilding TO be used as receiving oe-
.ot for the male department. A site
or this building is available at tne
rntrance by the north gate on the le1t'
IN what is known as the inclosure tor
he detached" buildings. A building
rould be erected here for 15O beds, the
cost Of erection and furnishing limit
ID to $4,000"
Construction of shop bulldlng at
cost of S24755, is also recommended 10
ne used as a storehouse, as well as TO
louise the workshops now under How
ard Hall
other recommendations are:
''Gatehouse-At the new entrance the
pleted, and only the new gatehouse ana
gates are needed. The hospital has
many thousands of visitors in the
course of a year. and some acconmo-
6stions should be provided not only
as a convenience and protection from
The weather, but also in the way of
public comfort station while Walting
for cars. Estimated cost, SS.ooO
Fence and Quarters.
should surround the hospital grounds.
because of the increased number OF
residences being built in close proX-
unity TO the reservation. 1t is estimated
that II will require $4,000 to construct
d new fence or wall along the entire
east side of Nichols avenue and around
The Hamilton road side Of the hospital.
staff uuarters-A considerable num-
Der Of the medical staff and their
families live on the second floor of the
administration building. This is a poor
arrangement both from the standpoint
Of the comfort of the medical officers
and their families and of conducting
the business affairs of the institution
and inasmuch as the growth Of the in
stitluon is progressing SO rapidly ad-
ditional room will be needed. and II
would seem that the logical thing to do
would be to construct staff quarters
and TO use the present staff quarters
Tor offices. Estimated cost, SIS, 5,oo0.'
On June 80, the date of the report.
there were in the hospital 3,062 patients.
IS against 2,9SS remaining June 30, 1913,
an increase of "A patients during the
ear. There were admitted during the
year 752 patients, an increase Of six
over the previous year, this being the
argest number of admissions in the
history Of the institution with one ex-
ception. namely, the year 1904. when
he number of admissions was only IA
more, namely, 766. The total number of
ratients treated during the year was
30, an increase Of 96 over the previous
ear. The number of discharges during
he year including deaths, was 67S. The
daily average population was 3.025, as
pgainsf 9 $50 &c of the previous wear an