Twenty-fifth annual report of the trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital, at Worcester. December, 1857.

  • State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester
Date:
1858
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Credit: Twenty-fifth annual report of the trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital, at Worcester. December, 1857. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At the commencement of the last six months, Samuel Jennison, Esq., who for several years has discharged the duties of Treas¬ urer of the hospital with great fidelity, and to the entire appro¬ bation of the Trustees, resigned his situation. We have appointed Henry Woodward, Esq., in his place, who has entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office. The Treasurer’s report, which is herewith submitted, shows the financial condition of the hospital. From this, and from the books of the Treasurer, it will appear that on the first day of December, the amount of debts due from the hospital of every description, was about $19,000. On the same date, there was due to the hospital, most of which had become due on that day for board of patients, the sum of about $44,000. This sum includes the amount due from the State for the support of State patients for the year ending December 1st, and the amount due from other patients for the six months ending on the same date. These bills are now being collected, so that in a short time the whole debt due from the hospital will be paid, and a balance will remain in the treasury, of about $25,000 with which to meet the expenses of the nest six months. At the close of the last year the situation of Steward became vacant, and since that time, the duties of that office have been performed by Doctor Bemis. At the close of the first nine months of the past year, the Matron of the hospital resigned her connection with the insti¬ tution, since which time the duties of Matron have been performed by Mrs. Bemis. The Trustees have voted to allow Doctor and Mrs. Bemis the salaries of Steward and Matron for the time which they have respectively performed those duties. By reference to the report of the Superintendent, it will be seen that the number of patients at the hospital for the last . year has been greater than at any time since the number was reduced by the opening of the Taunton Hospital. At the close of the year 1856 the number in the hospital, was . . . . . 8T2 Admitted during the year now closed, . . 271 Discharged during the same period, . . 275
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