Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27

lAe Sa4e1y or me n0SplIdl ana LnaL IS lo connect with the city of NorN.esl wafer supply" says Dr. Franklin $. Wilcox, 1 superintendent Of the Norwich State Hos pital, in his biepnia, report to the board | of trustees of the institution. In his re- port Dr. Wilcox states that the present water supply at the hospital is made i quate, especially during continued dry | periods
 The trustees of the institution in their biennial report to the general assembly | also call attention to the need Of a be- ter water supply. With reference to this matter the trustees report says: "The question of vital interest at this time in connection with the Norwich State Hos pital is the water supply. We hope you will very thoroughly investigate and ap- pFepriate sufficient money to take care of the hospital for all time.''
 The two reports which have just re- gently come off the press are as follows:
 The trustees report is as follows:
 To the General Assembly of the State of
 Connecticut:
 The trustees of the Norwich state hos pital submit the following eighth biennial report for the twenty-one months ending Juna 30, 1920.
 This report for these tWenty-one months shows that although not actually
 war period the times nave been very | strenuous. Our expenses have gone up and we have operated the hospital with greatly insufficient help, even to a dan gerous standpoint, and we feel that we are fortunate in not having more diff culties than we have had.
 The new buildings for which the leg islature appropriated money are nearing completion and will accommodate about one, hundred and seventy-fiye patients. We are, therefore, not asking for any new buildings for patients for the com l ing biennial period. We are asking for 1 some cement construction work which is | of great importance to the success and l economy of the hospital
 i The question of vital interest at this l time in connection with the Norwich state hospital is the water supply. We hope you will very thoroughly investi- gate and appropriate sufficient money to
 take care of the hospital for all time. 4 statistical report of the hospital
 follows.
 l Respectfully submitted,
 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1 The board of trustees comprises the governor of Connecticut, Rollin S. Wood
 ruff, New Haven county, New Haven ] Costello Lippitt, New London county, Norwich E. Everett Rowell M D., Fair field county, Stamford Kirk " Dyer, Middlesex county, Middletown; James A. Doughty, Litehfield county, Torrington
 Henry H. Gallup, New London county Norwich; Charles B. Pinney, Holland county, Stafford James J. Donohuey M D.: New Lenden county, Norwich; Fred eFiek A. Wilcox, M. D., Windham county l Norwich; Frederick A. Wilcox, M D. i Windham county, willimantie; Franklin i H. Mayberry, M. D., Hartford county Hartford Lucius E. Whitcn, New Len- don county, New London. I The superintendent's report follows: To the Board of Trustees; Norwich II State Hospital:
 II Gentlemen: It gives me pleasure te present herewith the eighth biennial re- port of the Norwich St3te Hospital. Int statistical tables as herewith published will give the movement of the patients
 for the tRenty-ene months ending Juni 30, 1920. There has been an increase 1T the number of patients notwithstanding the fact that it has been the policy oi this institution to allow anyone to leav, , the hospital whom we considered in sui , ficiently good condition, even though no , recovered, to be able to be cared. for b! his relatives or friends. While it not in frequently happens that some of thos
 allowed to go out are returned within two or three weeks, 1t also remains tha some of them stay out for periods rang . ing from six months to a year or tvc |. This results in more. or less saving t the state. We are still receiving man, infrm and aged patients who do no properly belong in hospital for the in sane. It is hoped that the state will SC
 it's way some time in the future to pro ? vide proper facilities for taking care o | these men and women that they may no = have the stigma CD of being in a hos > pital for the insane where they are muc !, 5 more apt to be hurt and the proper facil II ities are not provided for taking care c y them The general health of the hosp = | tai population has been very good. A least fifty per cent of our male popu
 lation is working at various trades far1
 work, etc, and of the women we have v large proportion of them doing heusewor . or assisting in the dining rooms I b. 7 lieve the time will come when 1t shall ! o the aim of every institution to emp1o s every individual patient who Is possibl t able to do anything. This means ths we must develop cur industrial depar "a lments to suit the many classes of pet pie. This may be done from time II time with but small expense and wit if great profit. We have practically discol 2 tinued our inebriate department; that 1 ,i in addition to the few inebriates still r
 maining we have placed at the inebria " farm some of the harmless, quiet insaI  ,a We receive by commitment as alcohol IF inebriates about one a month in contr; IF distinction to a dozen a month prior f the enforcement of the Volstead ac "a During the latter part of the period V i'd received by voluntary application a nun re Der of morphine aadiets ewing to u le fact that the free clinics which ha- ,e been held throughout the country ha- h. closed. In my epinon, the clinics we in really very pefaicious and their elssil q. Is the best thing that could have ha
 pened. During the twentyAepe mont BY we have had two suicides by drowniE s. both of these persons being patients h. least expected would do anything of tn a kind, and it was probably done witho ye prem editatiOn and on the spur of f e" moment. During the period we have h nd moving pictures, masquerade dances e1 he ployees' baseball games. and an oee
 sional visit to Norwich for the patient n- During the period we have overhaul n- our 15O k. ". turbine generator and Ite have installed a SKI feed water pumn nd We have done a good deal of gradi Ike to the grounds and have reclaimed sol as land and during the winter cut abs Jill 175,000 feet of pine and chestnut If he Der. This was done to save the che
 a nut which had been struck by blight a ge the trees were all dying:
 We have our slaughter house well i,
 der way and expect to use it this com
 winteE.
 sa- We have installed some kitchen T by chinery and some new machinery in
 bakery and have also set up a Past CT, rizer through which we run all our n1 ye, This I consider very good ipvestm at and it ninimizes the chances of con
 zion from any of our milk