Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
STATE HOSPITAL TRUTEES MAKE REPORT

We have some old wooden porches that were built for the comfort of the patients and to get them out in the air These porches have decayed and at pres ent are in such a state that they are not ht or safe to be used. The porches with other repairs to the buildings in the way or permanent Improvements will cost us about S2O0eO.<
 We need for the erection of a root eel lar sls,O00. This is to be a cellar to hold about 12.000 bushels of vegetables. We are unable to keep vegetables now and in the past have lost more than enough to pay for the proposed cellar. We are raising many vegetables and will continue to raise more in the future and ! think this expenditure will be a very wise one.
 When the hospital was built a finch steam line in length about HOO feet was installed. This is now worn and there is groove in the bottom of the pipe and it is becoming entirely unsafe besides it Is no longer of sufficient size to carry the steam without great deal Of crowding. Seven thousand dollars is requested to replace this finch main with a 67inch steam line, which will give us more than twice as much capac- ity.
 For the purchase of one 150-horse power boiler, s5,O00 This becomes nec- essary owing to the enlarging of the hos
 pltal and the necessity of carrying steam ] much further We have a total of six
 boilers. Last winter we used five and
 this winter 1t is very probable that we
 Will use six and it is quite unsafe to
 be without an extra boiler.
 For the improvement of our grounds S5,O90. This is necessary not only from
 the point of architecture but for the ma terlal benefit which is reflected on ouI
 patients from a fine outlook
 Dr. Black of the state department oi | health directs us to install a sewage dis.
 posal plant. Our sewage now runs into
 the Thames river. This will cost not les:
 than s30,0eO.
 | With the first organization of this hos pital there. was practically no water sup l ply. Some time later a small dam wa, built and about half a dozen deep we'll were bored. Later it became necessar, to raise the dam of the reservoir whicl was done. and now it has practical,
 reached the limit of being raised. Tn deep wells give from 75 to 100 gallon of water per minute which is insufficien to supply the needs of the hospital. Som of this water is, I believe seepage iron
 our reservoir as the wells are below tn dam. In the spring of this year ou
 
 From the first of August until about tn
 thirtieth of October we had no rain. Tn
 water in our reservoir got very low not
 wfthstanding our efforts to save it on tn
 wards, in the laundry. etc Many of tn employees of the hospital-in fact mos
 of them-have refused to drink the wa ter although an analysis from time time showed no dangerous bacilli think any body of men inspecting ou ] | have condemned it immediately as bein insufficient for any continued dry perio,
 At this time I see one solution for tn
 safety of the hospital and that is to COT l meet with the city of Norwich wate l supply. This will entail an expense , the city of Norwich and to the state fc : the connecting mains of about $125, ,00 } The cost of pumping our water is pract cally the same as the meter rate froi sf the city of Norwich would be. also VI ? would have the added security in the ": l ter itself and in the quantity and l 3 knowing that we would have dual sy tem of supply.
 ? Our expenses have gone up a gre; : deal so that our per capita cost is rul [ ming S5 a week. It will be necessary f, 7 us to ask for the sum of s840,e00 for u = next two years for our maintenan, 6 fund. Of course. it naturally follow I that if the prices of the various coramo t ities come down we will be glad to sts : under the amount appropriated. ). I respectfully request that the sabo- Q estimates-and they are estimates giv, y me by those competent to judge-be a t propriated for the use of this hospit: - During the year we have had clini e for medical societies and physicians F Norwich. The physicians of Norwit f have been uniformly kind and conside t ate in responding to any call for eith l. patients or employees of the hospital. h pr. William Mclaughlin resigned l. dentist and Dr. Kirby has taken his pla # and he is now visiting the hospital twi l. each week
 t The following assistant physician l. have resigned from the hospital: I a Edwin D. Lee August 31, 1919; k Grace Lee, August 31, 1919. B The. state board of charities has y 'e ited the hospital regularly and has be y very helpful with its advice. y The state auditors have examined c It books and accounts regularly. t. From time to time we have been D, D. scented with books, magazines. hqwe to shrubs, clothing, and various thin tn which can be used to great advantage n- the hospital, and I wish to thank 1 s' dOn0TS Wn0 nave TeIHetIfDereu us uurl e. the past years.
 te Again I wish to express my thanks 1e the staff and all the loyal employees W n. have assisted so much by their loya lie and good work in the conduct of the h a. pital. 10 To the board of trustees who hs t. been uniformly considerate of our fs ye ings and so timely with their advice n- wish to express the greatest apprec he tion
 ve Respectfully submitted.
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