Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-02
To the Trustees Of the Augusta Stat

To the Trustees Of the Augusta State
Hospital:
I have the honor to submit for yosr
consideration the superintendent
74th annual report of the Augusta
State hospital, for the year beginning
Dec. I, 1913, and ending Nov. 30, 1914.
The total num3er of patients in the
hospital at the beginning of the year
was 9&3, of which number 493 were
men and 40 were women. There have
been admitted to the hospital during
the year 49, men and 1870 women pa
tents. a total Of 325, which is a de-
crease Of % admissions over last year
The total number Of cases treated
during the year was 1858. which is an
increase of seven cases over last year.
The daily average number Of patients
was 952, which is an increase of %
patients as compared with the daily
average of 924 patients of last year.
Analysis Of the admissions show
that $50 men and 80 women patients,
total of 240. were admitted by regular
commitments, which is decrease Of
43 patients as compared with 2S'
regular commitments of last year. Six
men and two women were committed
+ by the courts and admitted for obser-
walton. One woman was admitted oy
transfer from the Bangor State hos
pital. Thirteen patients were re-
turned to the hospital from visit AMI
two from escape. Sixty-one patients
we're nominally admitted for discharge,
Of which number 50 were on visit and
two out by escape.
The f1rst admissions to this hospital
number 213 patients, which is a de-
crease of 20 patients as compared with
24l first admissions Of last year. Two
hundred and six cases or 82.7 per cent.
were first admissions to any hospital
for the insane and 1856 per cent
were first admissions to this hospital
Discharges and Deaths.
There were dismissed during the
year 300 patients, l72 men and 128
women, leaving under treatment at
the end of the year 358 patients, a1o
men and Az women. The number OF
patients remaining at the end of the
year was 25 more than at the begin
ming OF the year.
One hundred and 20 patients were
discharged during the year of which
number 81 were considered as recov-
cred, % as capable Of sefsupport, IS
as improved and Is as not improved.
Two men were discharged as not in
sane. Three men escaped, and ~
men and Is women were absent IN
trial visit
One hundred patients died during
the year which Is percentage OF
7.94 per cent. Of the whole number Of
persons treated. Last year the death
rate was 1888 per cent. of the whole
number treated. OF the patients who
died. six had resided in the hospital
more than one year, 20 more than
two years, eight more than five years.
four more than ten years, while five
had been residents OF the hospital
more than 20 years. It is Of interest
to note that % patients who died
were between SO and so years OF age.
% between so and 10 years, IL be-
tween 70 and 80 years and Is were
over 80 years Of age. OF the various
causes of death most prominent in
paralysis. Is: lobarpneumonia, II;
bronchopneumonia.2 %: tuberculosis, 4;
cerebral hemorrhage, 10; valvular
heart disease. 9; cancer. 9; nephritis.
IS
The whole number of recoveries was
81. which Is 20.4s per cent. OF the
commitments. The whole number VI
recoveries in the first cases Of insan-
ity was SO, which is IS per cent. Of thu
snasas a .r4 :. dnniffad Ia any hoanffal