THE FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Executive Committee of the Hartford Hospital. To the Directors of the Hartford Hospital: The Executive Committee presents the following as the Forty-seventh Annual Report of the Hartford Hospital for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1902. Under this cover are included the Treasurer's report in full to you, and the report of the Medical and Surgical Staff, of the medical and surgical work of the Hospital during the past year, as well as the report of the Old People's Home and the Training School for Nurses. The past year has been an eventful one to the Hospital. Conspicuous among these is the completion and occupation of the new buildings, and the payment of all debts of the Hospital, by contributions from our friends, and the subscription of an additional sum for necessary improvements at the Hospital. Although this sum was not sufficient to carry out all of the needed improvements, yet we are grateful for this aid. MOVEMENTS OF POPULATION. At the beginning of the year there were 175 patients in the Hospital. There were admitted during the year 2,116, making 2,291 cases under treatment. The greatest number of patients any one day was 234; the least number 155; the average number 170. Of the number cared for during the year 1,285 were males, and 1,006 were females. The total number of weeks occupied was 8,924. Comparing these figures with the figures of 1901 there were 104 more admissions, there were 81 more under care, and there was an increase of 401 weeks of residents and an increase of average residents from 3.85 weeks to 3.89 weeks for each patient. RESULTS OF TREATMENT. Of the total number under treatment 1,253 cases have recovered, 314 have improved, 122 have not improved, and 240 have died. The per cent. of recoveries and improvements was 68 per cent., or 2 per cent. less than last year. The per cent. of deaths of the total number under care was 10.4 per cent., or .4 of one per cent. more than last year. Sixteen of this number were due to accident and lived but a few hours after admission; 35 were due to consumption, and 132 were hopeless cases on admission and lived but a short time, making 183 hopeless cases on admission, or 76 per cent. of the total deaths or 8.6 per cent. of the total admission; excluding this class we have 1,933 persons admitted showing some hope of recovery, with 57 deaths or 2.7 per cent., or .5 of one per cent. more than last year. During the year there were in the medical wards 988 cases under treatment, including 55 cases of diphtheria with 5 deaths, 106 cases of scarlet fever with 8 deaths, 116 cases of typhoid fever with 13 deaths. In the surgical wards there were 938 cases under treatment, including 127 cases of eye and ear diseases, 145 cases of surgical diseases of the abdomen, including 79 cases of appendicitis, with 12 deaths. In the lying-in department there were 84 cases of pregnancy and II cases of miscarriage. In the gynecological ward there were 178 cases. There were 741 operations performed, including 164 laparotomies, in the Hospital during the year. |