Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-01

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Senile Dementia 6.21
Alcoholic Psvchoses 592
Psychoses associated with Psyche
Neuroses ass
Discharges and Deaths.
Three hundred and eighteen patients
were dismissed during the year, Ga as
recovered, 25 as capable of self-sup-
port, 80 as improved. 10 as not i'm
proved, 3 as not insane. One woman
was transferred to the Bangor State
hospital. Four men escaped and have
not been returned. Sixty eight patients
are at present at home on a six
months parole. One year ago we re-
ported fifty-seven on trial visit and
of these only one man and two wom-
en- were returned for further treat
ment, the remaining having received
a discharge at the expiration of the
six months parole. The majority of
our patients now leave the hospital
under the provision of this law and it
is estimated that the hospital resi-
dence of each patient is reduced from
three to four weeks on account of the
earlier removal deemed expedient as
a result of the protection afforded by
this law.
Per Cent.
Reeoveries on number admitted 1874
Recoveries on number discharged All
Among the dismissals are included
the deaths which totaled ILL., of whom
10 were men and Al were women.
Per Cent.
Deaths due to General Paralysis 9.91
Deaths due to Tuberculosis 1881
Deaths due to Heart Disease 1881
Deaths under so years of age 3243
Deaths over so years of age 67.57
Percentage of deaths based upon the
total number under treatment was
SS7 compared with 1905 last year and
1909 for the past years.
Criminal Insane Department.
Seven patients were received in the
building for the criminal insane dur
ing the year. Three Of these were
committed from the State Prison at
TIL omaston, one patient sent by the
court for observation was transferred
from the main building and three 9TH
err patients technically not classed as
insane criminals were transferred to
this building. These three patients are
all frequent clippers with criminal
tendencies and can only be guarded
with any assurance for their safe
keeping in a building constructed as
is the building for the criminal in
sane. k
Three patients were discharged. one
of whom was returned ito the prison
as not insane; the others TO leave the
State, their time having expired. Four
patients were transferred to the gen
eral wards of the hospital in accord
ance with the provisions of the law
authorizing such transfer There are
at present twenty-sevenA patients un
der treatment in this department. The
brooms for the hospital have been
made by patients in this building.
Within the coming year we hope to ex-
tend the industrial work for these pa
tents by the introduction of a brush
making industry.
I cannot urge too strongly the
necessity of providing means for al
lowing the patients confined in this
building to secure the proper amount
of exercise and fresh air. The day
rooms are well lighted and ventilated,
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and comfortable, yet ehe patients who
are deprived of the usual amount of
freedom extended to the ordinary in
sane patient have not an opportunity
to enjoy the physical and mental
benefits accruing from exercise in
the open air. Every effort should
be put forth to obtain from
the next Legislature an appropriation
sufficient to construct an airing and
exercising court for these patients.
Medical Administration.
The medical service has demanded a
great amount of the medical officers
time. The scientific medical work, an
outline of which has been given in a
preceding report, is very exacting and
time consuming. This phase OF our work
we have not allowed to relax in any par
ticular and 1t is felt that the assistant
physicians in this hospital are making
records for practical and scientific pur-
poses which compare favorably with the
work done in the most advanced insane
hospital in this country. If the high
standard is to be maintained extra medi-
cal assistance must be secured. We are
practically short one physician from June
to November as a result of vacations
and having to supply a physician at
Chase Island. The routine medical work
in hospital with nearly 1000 patients
and over 200 employees is enormous yet
no one has suffered because of a lack Of
prompt and efficient medical attention,
and this is due to the fact that the staff
has promptly responded to all calls either
during the day or night l beg to direct
your attention to the table showing the
physical diseases treated during the
year which shows 1924 cases of various
physical ailments treated. 1t also dem
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