The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-27

STATE HOME
ADJOURNED
AFTER HEARING RE-
PORTS OF SUPERINTENDENT,
TREASURER AND HOUSE PHYSl.
CLAN.

the superintendent or tne nome, tne
treasurer, and house physician Nc
Neese.
The board was entertained at lunch
con yesterday noon at the home of g.
II. Bruce, treasurer of the board. All
members left for their respective
homes yesterday afternoon at 800
o'clock.
The board of trustees were especi-
ally pleased with the complete and
concise report of DR.. McNeese, and for
the benefit of the general public asked
that it be published in full.
The affairs of the institution are in
excellent condition and the inmates
are contented and happy. Following is
the report of the house physician.
Report of DR.. McNeese.
Ardmore, Oklahoma, Feb. 1st, 1916.
The Honorable Board of Trustees,
Confederate Home, Oklahoma.
GENTLEMEN:
| greatly regret my inability to give
as optimistic report with reference
to health conditions as | did in my
preceding report. However taking
everything in consideration, | do not
regard that we have had a greater
mortality rate than could have been
reasonably expected under the existing
conditions.
You are no doubt familiar with the
fact that a great wave of LaGrippe
swept the country from New York to
San Francisco, and from Maine to
the Gulf. This epidemic left in its
wake thousands of our people pros
trate-many of whom, especially those
who We're infrm and enfeebled by
age succumbed, as a result of com
plications, especially from pneumonia.
We have had four deaths from pneu-
monia, all following LaGrippe, and
being of a catarrhal type, involving
both lungs. One died from LaGrippe,
being already very infrm. The other
deaths occurring since my last report
were all the result of infirmities in
cident to age. We had as many as
thirty-seven sick with LaGrippe at one
time. About Go per cent of the in
mates had LaGrippe. The first hard
freeze in January, stopped the epi-
demic, so that our health conditions,
are being gradually restored to nor
NAL, and, at this time they are all that
could be desired.
Our nursing force is doing good
work, and is very satisfactory both
to the superintendent, myself, and the
inmates.
Practically everything in the medi-
cine line is being furnished from our
drug shop, and, | am sure that great
saving will result for this reason. We
have a nice line of drugs on hand,
and fill in from time to time such
things as are needed to make our
stock complete.
Our superintendent is firm, but kind
10 the inmates, and will in my judg.
ment, have no trouble in keeping
things running smoothly.
! do not anticipate much more ia
tality from pneumonia during the re-
mainder of the cold season, as the
grip wave has swept by, and the only
occasion for such result would be
from exposure, which we are guarding
against very carefully.
The death list since my last report
in September, is as follows:
James, Carlisle, 67, apopleXy.
w. \. Williams, so, acute indiges-
tion.
Il. w Lester 20, organic heart dis
ease.
Joe J. Nelms, 10, cancer of the
stomach.
NAlN d. hbI tlduN, 81, putuulOlld.
c. r. Roberts. 73, pnemonia.
Mrs. S. Z. Wilks, 81, pneumonia.
Sam j. Crayton, 76, LaGrippe.
William Wheeler, rs, pneumonia.
w. l.. Florence, 50, Bright's disease
Ten in all, have died since my last
report one half of whom died as
result of the epidemic of LaGrippe.
The remainder from infirmities-the
result Of age. There has been no lack
OF attention on the part of anyone, to
those who have passed out. ! visited
them every day. and in a few instances
twice daily. They were well nursed,
and well fed, at all times.
When first assumed the duties of
physician to the Home. / expected to
lose a large number with pneumonia
every winter. but such has not been