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Estimated population, July 1, 1930 72,234
Death rate per 1,000 population
8.3
Still births
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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Other external violence.
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INFANT MORTALITY-1930
CAUSE
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| Total under 1 year
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CITY OF QUINCY
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Lobar pneumonia
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
INFANT MORTALITY
CORRECTED FOR RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS
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TEA
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DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS
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159b Congenital malformation of the heart.
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TOTALS
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113 Diarrhea and enteritis
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CITY OF QUINCY
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112 Other diseases of the stomach.
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL
For the Year Ending December 31, 1930
BOARD OF MANAGERS
MAURICE P. SPILLANE, Chairman. Term expires 1934
GEORGE TAYLOR, Secretary
Term expires 1932
JOSEPH A. DASHA
.Term expires 1933
ERNEST B. NEAL.
Term expires 1935
FORREST I. NEAL
Term expires 1934
CONSULTING STAFF
Physician EDWIN A. LOCKE, M.D.
Surgeon FRED B. LUND, M.D.
Gynecologist CHARLES H. HARE, M.D.
Neurologist JOHN J. THOMAS, M.D.
Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat
GEORGE H. POWERS, JR., M.D. WILLIAM J. HARKINS, M.D.
WILFRED G. FUNNELL, M.D. ROBERT O. GILMORE, M.D.
Diseases of the Eye GEORGE H. RYDER, M.D.
Pathologist and Bacteriologist FRANK B. MALLORY, M.D.
Roentgenologist SAMUEL W. ELLSWORTH, M.D.
Orthopedist HENRY J. FITZSIMMONS, M.D.
Bone Surgery FREDERIC J. COTTON, M.D.
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CITY OF QUINCY
Urologists ARTHUR L. CHUTE, M.D. ROGER C. GRAVES, M.D.
Dermatologist RUDOLPH JACOBY, M.D.
Dental Department FRED G. ROLLINS, D.D.S. FRANK J. KENNA, D.S. I. L. SHAW, D.S.
VISITING STAFF
Staff Consultant NATHANIEL S. HUNTING, M.D.
Surgeons
WALTER L. SARGENT, M.D. DANIEL B. REARDON, M.D.
WILLIAM J. MCCAUSLAND, M.D. WILLIAM R. HURLEY, M.D. F. RAMON BURKE, M.D.
Associate Surgeons
JAMES H. COOK, M.D. RICHARD M. ASH, M.D.
J. EDWARD KNOWLTON, M.D. FRED A. BARTLETT, M.D. ROBERT L. COOK, M.D.
Junior Surgeons
GEORGE D. DALTON, M.D. ROSCOE S. K. HANIGAN, M.D.
JOHN M. MACLEOD, M.D. E. MURRAY BRITTON, M.D. DAVID H. MONTGOMERY, M.D.
Physicians CHARLES S. ADAMS, M. D., Consultant
WILLIAM G. CURTIS, M.D. EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D.
CORNELIUS J. LYNCH, M.D. JOHN H. ASH, M.D.
WILLIAM L. KRIEGER, M.D. T. VINCENT CORSINI, M.D.
Anesthetist ALFRED P. THOMPSON, M.D.
Roentgenologist CHARLES WHELAN, M.D.
Physio-Therapy CLAUDE L. PAYZANT, M.D.
Pathologist FRANCIS P. MCCARTHY, M.D.
Internes EDWARD O'C. BRODERICK, M.D. DANIEL J. BAILEY, M.D.
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
OFFICERS OF HOSPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL
Superintendent of Hospital RUTH J. ADIE, R.N.
Assistants
ESTELLE C. SVENSON, R.N.
Executive Assistant
MARION LEACH, R.N.
EILEEN M. YOUNG, R.N.
Supt. of Training School
Training School Assistant
JESSIE NICHOLSON, R.N. DOROTHY DAWES, R.N., B.S. ELLEN P. YOUNG, R.N.
Theoretical Instructor
CONSTANCE LARKIN, R.N.
CHRISTINE M. BATTISTA, R.N. BARBARA HOBBS, R.N.
HELENE G. REED, R.N.
Assistant Night Supervisor Surgical Supervisor X-Ray Technician Asst. X-Ray Technician
MADELYN FLAHERTY, R.N. MARJORIE HOBBS MARTENS FRANCES K. MORRIS, B.S.
DENISE RYAN
AMITY PERKINS, B.S.
Physiotherapy Technician Laboratory Technician
Asst. Laboratory Technician Dietitian
INFORMATION RELATIVE TO ADMISSION OF PATIENTS, RATES, ETC.
Application for the admission of patients to the hospital should be made to the superintendent. Patients desiring admission should be referred by a physician.
Accidents are admitted at any time.
The hospital maintains an ambulance for transportation of pa- tients within the city limits. The ambulance may be obtained for special service by application to the superintendent.
Single rooms, $4.50, $5.00, $6.00, $8.00 and $10.00 per day. Semi-private rooms, $5.00 per day. Ward bed (private), $3.00 and $4.00 per day.
Ward bed (service), $3.00 and $4.00 per day.
Additional charges:
Operating room, $5.00 to $10.00.
Delivery room, $5.00.
Etherizing fee, $5.00. Laboratory fee, $5.00.
Plaster casts or special dressings, $3.00 to $5.00.
Ambulance, $3.00.
Board of special nurse, $1.00 per day.
Proprietary drugs or unusual or expensive preparations, min- eral waters, liquors, etc., will also be charged extra.
Radiographs will be taken every day by appointment, with the exception of Sunday.
Appointments for radiograph of the gastro-intestinal tract should be made either Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.
Practical Instructor Night Supervisor
Second Executive Assistant
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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
To His Honor the Mayor-The President and Members of the City Council :
GENTLEMEN :- The Board of Managers of the Quincy City Hos- pital submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
On July 16, 1930, the new medical and surgical wing was opened to receive patients, giving us not only a new and finely furnished and equipped building with greatly increased facilities, with 38 beds on the first floor-the men's ward-a similar number on the second floor-the women's ward-and 27 private rooms on the third floor-but better than all that, the constant dread and fear of fire while patients were in the original wooden building no longer exists. No one now questions that this added unit was from every viewpoint an absolute need. A comparison of the statistical infor- mation for 1930 with 1929 shows a decided increase in every item, and as Dr. Sargent so well puts it in his report, we are no longer a small provincial institution but have taken our place with the larger hospitals.
We are also pleased to acknowledge that our request for an ap- propriation for more operating rooms and enlarged facilities in that department was favorably received by the City Government and that there is now well under way a substantial addition to our present operating rooms and it is expected this addition will be ready for use by June 1st.
In the very near future the new and enlarged quarters for the Pathological Laboratory-and Physical Theraphy, now being con- structed in the basement of the Medical and Surgical building, also the new X-Ray quarters will be ready for occupancy, and with their enlarged and improved facilities these departments, under the ca- pable and efficient direction of the physicians immediately in charge, will rank with the best in the Commonwealth.
And our library is one of the bright spots in the hospital. Dur- ing the past year new quarters were provided for this purpose, and Miss Davis gives us a very interesting and encouraging report. The hospital is indebted to Mr. Galen W. Hill and his able assist- ants for their efforts and generous assistance.
For this year we are not going to ask for any new buildings or additions, but in the not far distant future we shall need an addi- tion to the Nurses' Home-and we should not delay too long taking up the question of a new administration building.
Certain replacements will be necessary this year, particularly in the laundry, which is not now capable of taking care of our present needs.
To the Hospital Aid Associations, whose interest, kindly and material assistance towards the hospital never lags but each year is carried on with renewed vigor, and to all other individuals and associations who have been so kind and generous with gifts and donations, we express our heartfelt appreciation.
MAURICE P. SPILLANE, Chairman, GEORGE E. TAYLOR, Secretary, ERNEST B. NEAL, JOSEPH A. DASHA, FORREST I. NEAL.
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
To the Board of Managers, Quincy City Hospital :
GENTLEMEN: The report of the work done at the Quincy City Hospital during the year 1930 is hereby submitted.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Patients in hospital January 1, 1930
119
Patients admitted during the year. 4,804
Total
4,923
Male patients admitted
1,929
Female patients admitted
2,875
Total
4,804
Patients admitted to medical service
549
Patients admitted to surgical service
2,854
Patients admitted to obstetrical service
705
Number of babies born
696
Total
4,804
Private patients admitted
969
Private ward patients admitted
2,915
Service patients admitted
920
Total
4,804
Paying patients admitted 4,635
60
Part-paying patients admitted
109
Free patients admitted Total
4,804
Largest number in the hospital any one day 163
Smallest number in the hospital any one day 94
Daily average number of patients 129
Average number of patients admitted per day.
13
Total number of days' treatment
47,072
Children admitted, 12 years and under
911
Operations
2,446
Out-patients
2,739
Accidents
959
Male patients discharged
1,917
Female patients discharged
2,854
Total
4,771
Patients discharged medical service
530
Patients discharged surgical service
2,845
Patients discharged obstetrical service
1,396
Total
4,771
Patients discharged well
626
Patients discharged relieved
3,838
Patients discharged unrelieved
84
Patients discharged untreated
9
Deaths within 48 hours of admission
71
Stillborn
27
Remaining deaths
116
Total
4,771
Number of patients remaining in hospital December 31
152
Total
4,923
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BIRTHPLACES
Africa
3
Austria
2
Canada
275
China
1
Cuba
1
Denmark
2
England
97
Finland
54
France
3
Germany
11
Greece
1
Greenland
1
Holland
1
India
3
Ireland
84
Italy
146
Lithuania
5
Massachusetts
1,413
Newfoundland
10
Norway
15
Poland
4
Portugal
2
Quincy
1,789
Rumania
1
Russia
29
Scotland
109
South America
3
Spain
1
Sweden
76
Switzerland
1
Syria
12
United States
528
Unknown
121
Total
4,804
Financial Statement JANUARY 1, TO DECEMBER 31, 1930 RECEIPTS
Private room
$39,999 76
Ward private
41,225 90
Regular service
14,553 46
Obstetric
36,207 49
Operating room
17,496 50
X-ray
20,476 50
Ambulance
2,021 00
Physiotherapy
3,756 50
Pathological laboratory
5,492 00
Medical and surgical supplies
406 13
Nurses' equipment
501 40
Board of special nurses
5,760 00
Miscellaneous
370 26
Endowment funds income
5,542 61
$193,809 51
Refunded to patients
513 19
Total receipts less refunds
$193,296 32
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EXPENDITURES
Salaries and wages:
Administration officers and clerks.
$9,573 72
Telephone operators
2,852 11
Superintendent of nurses, instructors and charge nurses.
38,792 01
Student nurses
4,030 71
Orderlies
2,563 03
X-ray operators
10,826 00
Ambulance
2,256 00
Physiotherapy
2,970 84
Laboratory
4,193 58
Housekeeping and kitchen
35,998 65
Laundry
5,832 82
Maintenance, property
and power
plant
8,198 07
Care of grounds
1,313 00
Total pay-roll
$129,400 54
Other expenses:
General administration
$5,629 80
Medical and surgical
26,841 05
X-ray
4,396 71
Ambulance
858 24
Nurses' equipment
873 58
Housekeeping and kitchen
11,646 65
Laundry
1,576 33
Groceries
14,220 52
Butter and eggs
7,388 25
Milk and cream
11,664 53
Fruits and vegetables
8,136 59
Meats, poultry and fish
23,128 70
Coal
9,998 44
Electricity and gas
7,615 54
Rent
1,100 00
Transportation and express
341 09
Repairs to buildings and plant
7,268 46
Insurance
347 59
Petty expenses
299 57
Commission
2,941 19
146,272 83
Total expenditures
$275,673 37
SUMMARY
Balance on hand, January 1, 1930
$1,798 88
Appropriated by city
114,952 00
Receipts from patients
186,475 92
Miscellaneous
1,277 79
Endowment funds income
5,542 61
$310,047 20
Expenditures
275,673 37
Balance on hand, December 31, 1930 $34,373 83
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With the opening of the new medical and surgical ward, in July, our work has substantially increased as the accompanying statis- tics show.
The plan of this new building is working out very well, proving to us the value of having the medical and surgical cases segregated.
The Tufts College Medical School started this year to send some of their senior students to us periodically, for teaching purposes. The scheme is working very well, giving the students their required subjects, and helping us with our routine clinical work.
The "Aids" have been most generous with their time and help and this is truly appreciated.
To the outside clubs and organizations who have helped us, we extend our sincere thanks. The holiday seasons have been made much brighter and the patients and nurses much happier by the generous gifts donated by the "Aids," clubs and individuals. These expressions of thoughtfulness help a great deal to brighten the lonely ones and those away from home.
I wish to extend my appreciation and sincere thanks, for their cooperation, to the Board of Managers, the Staff and to those who have worked with me this past year.
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH J. ADIE, R.N.,
Superintendent.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
To His Honor the Mayor, the Board of Managers, the Staff and Miss Adie :
I wish to submit the report of the School of Nursing for the year ended in 1930, though it seems as if there is little to tell of our work, for there have been no spectacular happenings.
The opening of the Medical and Surgical building has called for a number of changes in our department. Eighty additional beds for patients has increased the nursing service necessary to meet this need. We have had to supplement our student nurse service with graduate floor duty nurses. The graduate nurses are em- ployed chiefly on the floor for private room patients and on night duty. This has proved satisfactory to patients and doctors.
Miss Jessie Nicholson, who has been supervising in several New York hospitals since her graduation from this school, has returned as assistant in the school office and as supervisor of the Medical and Surgical building.
Miss Helen Casey is now supervisor in the obstetrical depart- ment. She is assisted by Miss Anne Leary and Miss Minnie Har- ron as charge nurses on the floors devoted to obstetrics. Miss Marjorie Mabon and Miss Bertha Nelson, recent graduates, have remained as charge nurses.
We have also welcomed the return of Miss Barbara Hobbs as op- erating room supervisor.
Miss Dorothy E. Dawes, a graduate of Teachers College, Colum- bia University, began her work as theoretical instructor at the beginning of September. With her years of experience in nursing and in teaching nurses, we feel that the interest and enthusiasm of the students is well founded.
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The census of our school is:
Seniors 19
Intermediates 21
Juniors
9
Probationers
7
Total
56
The total number of nurses who completed their training in 1930 was 13.
The total number who resigned or left for other reasons was 6.
It has been a source of satisfaction to hear that a number of our graduates are taking post-graduate courses to fit themselves for further usefulness. It is always a good sign when workers realize the help which additional training gives them.
I am glad to report that the health of the nurses, graduates and students has been unusually good. There have been no grave ill- nesses, though we have not yet made any provision for outdoor rest or recreation for them. The Nurses' Home is still without a porch or veranda for these young women to rest on in their time off duty. The Quincy Young Women's Christian Association has kindly allowed a group of the nurses to enroll in the calisthenics and swimming classes. Then a group has met twice a month in the Nurses' Home to play bridge. There have been occasional dances. The Hospital Aid Association has continued to serve tea monthly, which we have enjoyed greatly. To the members of the staff and the internes who have given their time so graciously in instructing the nurses and in caring for them when ill I extend sin- cere thanks.
Respectfully submitted, EILEEN M. YOUNG, R.N., Superintendent of Nurses.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL STAFF OF THE QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR 1930
To the Superintendent and Board of Managers, Quincy City Hospital:
The hospital is undergoing marked material changes and with the opening of the new medical and surgical building a new era has arrived. It is no longer the small provincial institution which it was three years ago, but has developed to the point where it must take its place with the larger hospitals.
The staff has been busy during the past year, keeping step with this material development. An obstetrical service has been organ- ized and is now functioning under the able leadership of Dr. Rich- ard M. Ash. A pediatric service has been established with Dr. Chester L. Glenn at its head. Dr. Rollins has been appointed con- sulting surgeon in the department of oral surgery. Dr. F. J. Cot- ton has been added to the staff as consultant in bone surgery. In the department of physiotherapy Dr. Payzant, who was appointed to take the place of Dr. Edmund Burke, resigned, by his enthusi- asm and his knowledge of physical therapy has increased the scope of the work to a large extent.
The staff is deeply indebted to those of its members who are serving on the committee on house officers. They have labored diligently to place, the work of the house officers on a higher plane
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and have elaborated a very comprehensive and practical set of rules governing these medical students and younger physicians who come to the hospital for further clinical experience. At pres- ent the Quincy City Hospital is not on the list of hospitals ap- proved by the American Medical Association for house officer training. Application is being made for this recognition and, be- cause of the progress which has been made in department organi- zation, I am confident that this recognition will be given within a short time. The benefit to the hospital will be great, as it will be easier to obtain good house officers from various medical schools.
Early in the year we lost, by death, one of our courtesy staff members, who was at one time on the active staff-Dr. Harold Diehl. A man of sterling character, a diligent worker in his chosen specialty and a good friend, he is missed by his associates.
The growth of the city and the hospital is reflected by the con- stant increase of the courtesy staff, six names being added to the list during 1930.
In conclusion, the members of the staff look forward to the com- ing year with confidence, for with the splendid cooperation of the Board of Managers we feel that we are in a position to give better service to the patients who are seeking hospital treatment in in- creasing numbers.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER L. SARGENT, M.D.
REPORT OF X-RAY DEPARTMENT, QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL
JANUARY 10, 1931.
To the Superintendent and Board of Managers, Quincy City Hospital, Quincy, Massachusetts :
The number of regions X-rayed during the year 1930 was just four hundred and seventy-seven more than the number X-rayed during 1929. This increase is due, in part, to the increased number of house patients and also, in part, to the increased number of doc- tors now sending X-ray work to the hospital.
The number of patients treated by X-ray during the past year is about the same as the number treated in 1929. The reason that there was no increase in the number of patients referred for treat- ment is undoubtedly due to the fact that during the last three months it was necessary to dissemble the treatment machine, thus making it necessary to refer the treatment cases to other labora- tories.
For the next five months we will, of course, be forced to operate the laboratory under the handicap of decreased space until the new building is entirely completed, after which time we are looking for- ward to facilities second to none in New England.
During the year we had to face a further temporary handicap in the changing of the personnel of the department. Upon the resig- nation of Miss Agnes M. Fraser, Miss Helene A. Reed was ap- pointed chief technician, and Miss Madelyn Flaherty was trained as assistant X-ray technician. Both these young women have done excellent work, and, after a week or two of moderate confu- sion, the laboratory is running more smoothly than ever. I am
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hoping that the above personnel will find it to their advantage to remain in charge for some years to come.
By instructing the house officers in the technique of taking radio- grams and by keeping one of the regular technicians on call dur- ing Sundays and holidays throughout the year, it has been possible to give twenty-four-hour service.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the administration and staff for their hearty cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES WHELAN, M.D.,
Roentgenologist.
1930 X-Ray Statistics
House patients
1,055
Out-patients 2,034
Total
3,089
Gastro-intestinal tract
410
Genito-urinary tract
98
Gall bladder region
317
Upper extremities
488
Lower extremities
591
Skulls
210
Noses
10
Jaws
16
Shoulders
132
Chests
354
Pelvis
214
Spines
127
Teeth
70
Barium enemas
28
Ribs
76
Sinuses
34
Thymus
21
Mastoids
43
Sternums
3
Abdomens for foreign bodies
7
Abdomens for pregnancy
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