Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-20
HOSPITAL ANNUAL REPORTS
Total Of s13 Patients Treated Wards and 3s7 in
Private Wards Addition to Nurses' Home Up-to.date
Laboratory Viii, Paid Patholosst New x-Fay Machine
and Solariun Among the Most Urgent Needs.

4 a total OF e1e patients were treated
| in the general wards and 3s7 in the
/ private wards at the Bzclrus hospital
during the yea rending Sept 80. 1915
report OF the hospital which has just
been issued Among the most urgent
nesds ut the present time are an ad-
dittcn TO the Nurses Home. an .lp-to-
| gist, new X-rzy machine and q sala-
TIE report OF tne executive oornr,it-
tee 10 Es follCws- -.
submits its annual report Tor the year
ending Sept 3o<h. 1913:
Number OF meetings held, IL. aver
age attendance, AT: nurnber. OF pa
| number Of patients treated in private
rooms, ss7; largest number Of patients
| In hospital at one time, 90; average
cost per day, $2-51; number OF out
E@neraI diseases, 7oz, Involving 1907
visits: eye and ear, -, involving 81
VISITS; wornen's diseases. SO. involving
81 visits; number OF ambulance calls,
298; number OF births, 81
Year an Encouraging One
/ The year has been an encouraging
one from the point OF view Of pattents
treated, and IT is pleasing to note the
increased use OF the hospital by the
public. II is very evident, however,
that in order to maintain our present
equipment and organization in proper
state OF efnciercy and make the many
additions and betterrneRts necessary
for our future growth, that We have
nore funds at our disposal and that
we find Some way Of Increasing our
income.
Through the generosity OF two
friends OF the hospital new dressing
sterilizsr has been instk1led in the
ste-iIizing room This was 4 much
<o1I rrvae
much too small for the increasing
needs OF the hospital
BY rigid economy ard attention to
only the most urgent repairs, We nave
Z slight surplus OF income over ex-
perditures and in this way to make UP
in part for last years deficit Among
the most urgent needs at present are
an addition to the nurses home, which
we had hoped would be begun before
this; an up-to-date laboratory with z
paid pathologist; a new X-ray machine
In place of the ANTICIPATED one now in
use, and a solarium for the use OF
private room and semi private room
patients Among the improvements
made during the year, steam heat has
been provided in the nurses home, The
isolated ward, several rooms IN the
administration building and in two
rooms OF wards D and C, new tele-
phones throughout the entire hospital.
isolated ward, nurses home and SER
vice building, and a new indirect light
ing system in wards B and c.
During the epidemic of infanttls
paralysis the past summer the hospital
stood ready to do all in its power to
help fight this dread disease, and for a
time the isolated ward was reserved
for the treatment of cases of this trou-
bic. A number of patients were re-
ceiyed from nearby towns, but fortu =
nately our own town and city ESCAPED
serious trouble.
During the summer and fall a class
OF young ladies have been receiving
Instructions under the direction Of our
superintendent of nurses and DIR. r. r.
Agnew in first aid work. along the
lines recommended by the National
Red Cross society, which is one more
| place this institution holds in the COM
nunity.
In the death of DR.. Anthony NJ Peck
during the past year the hospital has
suffered q loss much to be regretted.
The report is signed by Philip T.
Welles, secretary.
Superintendent's Report.
The report of the superintendent. F.
Leon Hutchins, shows the following
statistics:
Number OF patients remaining in
hospital Oct. LIST. 1915, SO; admitted
during the year, 1910; males, 4s5; fe-
males, 525; discharged-weu $50, i'm
proved FPS, not improved z, not treated
2; born In hospital, ST; remaining in
hospital Sept. 3oth, 1915, so; highest
number any one day, so: lowest num-
Der any one day, 81; daily average, 4S:
number of weeks occupied, 2,431; aver
age cost per day, s2.S1; attendants and
others averaged 40; total average, So;
ambulance calls 29S.
Out-Patient depar tnent-For general
diseases, number of patients treated
7o4; number of visits made, 1907; for
diseases Of the eye and ear, number of
patients treated, 43; number of visits
made, So; glasses were furnished to So
patients; for diseases of women num-
Der of patients treated, IS; number of
visits made, 81; total number of pa
TENTS treated 7s5; total number of
visits made. 1855.
The current expenses for the YEAR
Including all items, amount to s42-
011.22, a detailed statement of which
appears In the superintendent ac-
count.
The srperintendent's account shows
receipts of So. and disburse-
nnents OF $42,011.22. The sum of $2sS57
has been returned to patients, the COM
mission total is $3.50, the deposits total
$50, o96.94. and cash on hand, $2sssO
The report of the free dispensary
shows the following statistics: