Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-16
5s1 NORWICH PATIENTS
 IN BAcKuS HOSPITAL.
Whole Number Treated There in Past Year Was 955-Annual Report Is Made.

The goth annual report of the Back us hospital, compiled for the year end ing Sept. l, 1918, shows that a total of 955 patients were treated at the hospital in the year and that the total expenses of the hospital and the Wash ington street dispensary were $39,- 015.97
 report of Superintendent F. Leon Hutchins, which gives the following statistics:
 Number of patients remaining in hospital Oct. 1. 1912. 36; admitted
 Males, 497; females. 45S: total 955.
 Discharged-Well, 601: improved, 121; not improved, ,; not treated. 22; died. S2; born in hospital. so; remain ing in hospital Sept. 30, 1913, 27 males, 37 females: GA. Total, 955.
 Highest number any one day, T; lowest number any one day, 30; daily average, 47; number of weeks occu- pied 2326 ST: average cost per week. S16.16; attendants and others averaged 40: total average, 75; ambulance calls, 214
 For the out-patient department the following report is made by the su- perintendent:
 For general diseases: Number of patients treated, 1,1O1; number of vis- its made, 1895.
 For diseases of the eye and ear: Number of patients treated, S7; num- Der of visits made. 94. Glasses were furnished to 73 patients, two of which paid For diseases of women: Num- Der of patients treated, 26; number of visits made. 1S3.
 Total number of patients treated, 1,214. Total number of visits made, 2,172.
 The Eliza Tompkins free bed has been occupied every day during the year.
 The current expenses for the year, including all items. amount to $39,- 623.4O
 At the Washington street dispen- sary there were 1,101 patients treated, 1895 visits, 1.955 prescriptions filled and 1,151 surgical dressings. The es- timated expenses of this department were S599.
 The superintendent gives the follow ing summary of expenses:
 Extraordinary Expenses: Lectures to nurses $ 125.00 insurance .--'.....'..- -: '9.OO Special insurance, auto and
 garage .-..--,..- 24Z. 3 Outside water .. 15.94 Balance current expenses 39.164.71
 Total .....................$a9 .$a9, ,623. 40 Deduct cash received
 from sales and dis Cash received from re-
 fund, s64OO. and
 S43.55 ...........-. 1OI.55 Cash received from
 excess of funds =. 166.66
 Total Deductions ...- 6O7.43 Total expenses for hospital
 and Washington Street
 DiSpensary for the year 39.0f5.97
 
 to the clergymen, the ladies of the churches. Kings Daughters, executive committee and advisory board and vis- iting staff, nurses and employees of the hospital.
 Executive Committee Report.
 By the executive committee it is re- ported that perhaps one of the greatest improvements of the year is the ac- quisition of a new automobile ambu- lance, for which. as well as for many other favors, the executive committed feel a deep sense of gratitude to the ladies advisory board
 As the hospital is rendering more and better service to the community and as the aim is always to render the best service possible, it became abso- lutely necessary to raise the rates charged all patients. and this has been done.
 Keeping this idea, of the best ser vice possible, in view. it is only nat ural that the needs of the hospi.a nurse constantly increase. Today the most pressing needs are either a larger or a second operating room, and fhC very pressing needs of more accom- modations for nurses.
 581 Norwich Patients.
 In the hospital report it is shown that 5Sl patients came from Norwich Patients came also from Maryland Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont Pennsylvania, New Jersey. New Yorl state and many places in Connecticut In the nativity of patients there were represented Asia, Austria. Armenia Canada. Cape de Verde Island. Cuba Denmark, England, France. Germany Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway Por- tugal, Poland, Russia, Servia. Siberia Sweden, Syria. Turkey United States
 The civil condition showed 521 sin gle 335 married. 40 widowed males 23 widowed females. total 919.
 Reports are also presented by tht pathologist, Dr. Patrick J. Cassidy and by pr. w T. Browne, the roent- genologist. Dr. Cassidy reported 3St examinations made, and in the X-raS department the report showed 3t pa tients, of whom 14 plates were made From the establishing of this depart ment in December. 1907. 191 patients have been examined and total Of 42l plates made.
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