The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
REPORT IN PAMPHLET FORM
Trustees Give Outline of Work Done
In Flourishing New Sanatoriurn
and List Gifts of Many Gen
erous Donors.

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lished containing the report of the
Board Of Trustees of Willowbrook
Sanitorium for the first eight months
of its existence, running to November l
of this year, presented to the County
Board for it's consideration.
During that period it is shown in the
report that forty patients have been
treated. 1t is noted in comment upon
that statement that of this number some
have been pay patients from other
counties of the state, but that the de-
mands of Kenosha county are increas-
ing SO rapidly in this direction that at
no very distant date it will be neces-
sary to turn over the entire accom-
modations of the present building
to meet the demand.
In the report the attention of the
supervisors is called to the fact that
the running expense of $7,567,21 for
the first seven months cannot be re-
garded as a gauge of estimate of ex-
penses for similar time in the future
as the institution was not running
under normal conditions. For the first
few months the rooms were not filled
to capacity, although in the latter part
of the seven months period, they were.
1t is interesting to note that the re-
ceipts of the institution have been
considerable. In the eight months
$1,341.41 has been paid into the county
treasury. The state has contributed
to the support of the institution
$954.28 to cover the period to June l..
A considerable sum is due to the insti-
tuition from the state for the care of
patients since June l.
The following excerpt from the re-
port refer to the services of the
superintendent: "We wish to congrat-
ulate you and ourselves reads the
report, con the efficient service rend
cred to Kenosha county by our super
intendent, Miss Constance M. Hayes,
and her excellent corps Of assistants.
We feel that the loyalty of employees
to the institution and careful manage
ment which must necessarily rest upon
the shoulders of the superintendent
has been of great value in securing the
operation of an excellent institution on
an economic basis and in manner to
attract the attention of people who
have made close study of such work
in this and other states.
"The atmosphere in the institution
is that of hopefulness, cheerfulness and
happiness. The patients live as one
happy family, always ready to give the
glad hand and word to some of their
more unfortunate brothers and to en-
courage each other in taking the
cure, properly, by obeying every rule.
THE county has been particularly
fortunate in having as its visiting
physician DR.. g. Windesheim, one of
the Grand Old Men in the battle
against tuberculosis in Wisconsin. His
helpful advice in the management of
the institution and his careful and
painstaking care of the patients has
made the work of management easier
and has been of inestimable value in
bringing to the institution a large
measure of success.
eve are more strongly impressed
than ever with the wisdom of your
honorable body in providing this beau
tiful spot for those who are afflicted
with tuberculosis and we feel that
your action has been fully ratified by
the interest shown by the people of
Kenosha county in this institution
A recommendation is made by the
trustees that $4,000 be appropriated
for operating expenses for the ealen-
dar year of 1917. 1t is explained that
the increased cost of supplies makes
this amount necessarily increased from
an earlier estimate. It is shown that
the net years cost to the county, if
this sum is appropriated, will be about
$4,000 as it is estimated that a return
of $4,000 will be made from the state
and of $1,000 from pay patients. It
was also asked that a contingent
fund of $4,000 to meet special expenses
in remodeling and additions.
An interesting detailed financial re-
port is given in connection with the
formal report of the trustees, covering
the time from February / to October
/, as follows:
Pay roll ....... .$2,708.33
Meat 555 ii