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CITY OF QUINCY
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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196
CITY OF QUINCY
Table 3. Mortality rates per 100,000 population in Quincy, Mass., for certain reportable diseases.
DISEASE
Number of Deaths
Mortality rate per 100,000 population
(1)
(2)
(3)
Anterior poliomyelitis
1
1.3
Lobar pneumonia
28
37
Scarlet fever
1
1.3
Septic sore throat
1
1.3
Tetanus
1
1.3
Tuberculosis, pulmonary
42
54
Tuberculosis. other forms
4
5.2
Whooping-cough
1
1.3
197
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Table 4. Average annual death rates per 100,000 population from certain diseases in Quincy, Mass. for five year periods, 1876-1935.
DISEASE
FIVE
YEAR
PERIOD
DIPHTHERIA
DIARRHEAL
DISEASES
MEASLES
SCARLET FEVER
TUBERCULOSIS
ALL FORMS
TYPHOID FEVER
WHOOPING-COUGH
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
1876-80
246
176
6.0
34
334
52
6.0
1881-85
69
132
5.2
39
314
50
6.9
1886-90
188
179
13.3
9.2
260
53
13.3
1891-95
75
150
5.2
14.6
281
41
9.4
1896-00
42
189
11.5
4.4
212
32
15.8
1901-05
42
131
6.1
4.6
180
12.2
13.0
1906-10
19.4
118
7.1
4.5
165
7.7
15.5
1911-15
16.9
72
7.9
13.7
145
6.9
12.2
1916-20
12.7
37
6.6
6.1
151
2,2
11.0
1921-25
11.1
12.9
3.2
1.1
97
0.4
6.4
1926-30
3.0
9.2
3.5
4.4
67
0.6
3.8
1931-35
1.6
4.0
1.1
2.4
58
0.3
4.5
198
CITY OF QUINCY
Table 5. Average annual infant death rate and still birth rates per 1,000 live births in Quincy, Mass. for five year periods, 1901-1935.
FIVE YEAR PERIOD
INFANTS
ONE MONTH UNDER
TO ONE YEAR ONE MONTH INFANTS
INFANTS
UNDER
ONE YEAR
STILL
BIRTHS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
1901-05
37
64
101
29
1906-10
43
63
106
36
1911-15
44
49
93
35
1916-20
37
39
76
33
1921-25
32
25
57
35
1926-30
34
20
54
32
1931-35
28
16
44
25
Table 6. Reportable diseases by months, 1935.
DISEASE
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct Nov. Dec Total Ex- pectancy*
(4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
(1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
13
4
0
1
23
9
Anterior poliomyelitis
17
18
18
11
10
9
0
0
2
3
16
53
157
134
Chickenpox
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
12
Diphtheria
26
27
28
23
22
19
24
11
11
15
4
4
214
71
Dog bite
)
0
0
7
2
4
5
0
3
0
0
4
1
8
40
38
Lobar pneumonia
1
4
5
2
6
4
2
0
0
38
59
3
124
207
Measles
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Meningococcus meningitis
12
34
73
110
96
65
5
1
5
21
32
46
500
65
Mumps
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0)
Ophthalmia neonatorum
2
58
691
25
30
25
34
16
8
4
17
26
28
38 270
322
Scarlet fever
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Septic sore throat
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Tetanus
5
8
12
6
7
8
9
9
1
5
8
5
83
67
Tuberculosis, pulmonary
0
2
0
0
3
2
0
3
0
1
1
0
12
Tuberculosis, hilum
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
8
Tuberculosis, other forms
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Typhoid fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Undulant fever
23
23
15
10
8
6
7
0
2
0
0
1
95
94
Whooping-cough
114
207 875
2158 1359
355
62
33
53 122
153
159 5650
-
Total
* Based on experience of previous five years.
199
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Dysentery, bacillary
6
3
0 4114
12
1966 1164
225
0
0
1
4
Rubella
19
0
(2)
(3)
-
200
CITY OF QUINCY
Table 7. Reportable diseases by wards, 1935.
WARDS
DISEASE
1
2
3
4
5
6 Total
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7) (8)
Anterior poliomyelitis
1
3
2
3
4
7 23
Chickenpox
54
14
28
1
20
40
157
Diphtheria
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Dog bite
32
24
8
18
62
70
214
Dysentery, bacillary
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Lobar pneumonia
4
10
4
5
8
9
40
Measles
9
2
5
4
5
99
124
Meningococcus meningitis
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Mumps
30
96
110
46
83
135
500
Ophthalmia neonatorum
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Rubella
848
670
604
390
841
761 4114
Scarlet fever
68
45
12
24
59
62
270
Septic sore throat
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Tetanus
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Tuberculosis, pulmonary
19
8
10
16
10
20 83
Tuberculosis, hilum
2
3
2
3
1
1
12
Tuberculosis, other forms
2
3
1
1
0
1
8
Typhoid fever
1
0
0
0
2
0)
3
Undulant fever
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Whooping-cough
34
8
10
1
36
6
95
Total
1107
888
796 514 1133 1212 5650
.
Table 8. Comparative Morbidity - ten years
1926 1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932 1933
1934 1935
DISEASE
(2)
(3) (4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
(1)
0
1
0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Actinomycosis
2
17
1
8
13
24
2
9
1
23
Anterior poliomyelitis
108
82
196
62
106
64
134
278
278
157
Chickenpox
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Conjunctivitis
54
54
19
18
7
9
26
25
12
1
Diphtheria
2
11
22
40
39
71
62
78
178
214
Dog bite
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Dysentery, amebic
0
0
0
0
0)
0
0
0
1
1
Dysentery, bacillary
0
2
0
0
4
1
1
5
0
Encephalitis lethargica
10
12
37
83
8
23
4
4
Influenza (*)
44
37
49
47
51
38
38
54
34
40
Lobar pneumonia
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Malaria
204
409
1855
99
771
207
106
55
1963
124
Measles
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Meningococcus meningitis
145
80
6
54
78
65
167
20
30
500
Mumps
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
Ophthalmia neonatorum
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Rabies
47
13
8
8
78
6
6
12
12
4114
Rubella
Scarlet fever
247
376
241
268
343
322
211
547
221
270
Septic sore throat
0
2
4
0
5
3
2
7
3
1
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
201
202
Table 8 - Comparative Morbidity-Ten Years - Concluded
DISEASE
1926
1927 1928 1929
1930
1931
1932 1933
1934 1935
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6)
(7)
(8)
(9) (10) (11)
Smallpox
()
()
1
()
()
0)
0
()
()
()
Tetanus
()
()
1
0
0)
1
0
1
0)
Trachoma
59
65
73
68
96
84
58
67
63
83
Tuberculosis, pulmonary
21
8
106
24
47
32
16
20
117
20
Tuberculosis, other forms
( ** )
8
4
()
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Typhoid fever
()
()
()
()
()
0
0
()
1
Undulant fever
65
92
91
170
88
94
70
158
207
95
Whooping-cough
Total
1020
1267 2713
957
1737
1052
912
1342
3131
5650
1
0
0
()
1
()
0)
()
()
(*) Not reportable since 1933
( ** ) Includes hilum tuberculosis
CITY OF QUINCY
203
REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL For the Year Ending December 31, 1935
BOARD OF MANAGERS Joseph B. Groce, Chairman 109 Monroe Road Lawrence W. Lyons, Secretary 30 South Street Guy W. Hart 41 Summit Avenue 126 Brook Street
Mrs. T. Newell Lane
Franklin S. Nichols 45 Elm Street
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Superintendent Joseph P. Leone, M.D. Assistant Superintendent Miss Bernadette Boutin, R.N. Admitting Officers
Miss Minnie Harron, R.N. Miss Alice Gray, R.N.
CONSULTING STAFF
Physician Cadis Phipps, M.D. Surgeon Fred B. Lund, M.D. Associate Surgeon Howard M. Clute, M.D. Gynecologist Charles H. Hare, M.D Neurologist Miner H. A. Evans, M.D.
Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat George H. Powers, M.D. Diseases of the Eye George H. Ryder, M.D. Pathologist, Bacteriologist and Dermatologist Francis P. MacCarthy, M.D. Roentgenologist Charles Whelan, M.D. Orthopedist James W. Sever, M.D.
Pediatrician Richard Cannon Eley
204
CITY OF QUINCY
Bone Surgery Frederic J. Cotton, M.D. Urologist Roger C. Graves, M.D. Dental Department Frank J. Kenna, D.D.S I. L. Shaw, D.D.S.
VISITING STAFF
Surgeons Nathaniel S. Hunting, M.D., Consultant
Walter L. Sargent, M.D.
Daniel B. Reardon, M.D.
William J. McCausland, M.D.
F. Ramon Burke, M.D.
William R. Hurley, M. D. Fred A. Bartlett, M.D.
Associate Surgeons
James H. Cook, M.D. Richard M. Ash, M.D.
J. Edward Knowlton, M.D. T. Vincent Corsini, M.D. Robert L. Cook, M.D. John T. Reynolds, M.D. David H. Montgomery, M.D.
Junior Surgeons
George D. Dalton, M.D. Ensio F. K. Ronka, M.D.
Roscoe S. K. Hanigan, M.D. Fred P. Costanza, M.D.
E. Murray Britton, M.D. Fred N. Manley, M.D.
Physicians Charles S. Adams, M.D., Consultant
Cornelius J. Lynch, M.D.
William L. Krieger, M.D.
Edwin E. Smith, M.D.
John M. Macleod, M.D. Henry H. A. Blyth, M.D. Arthur Rappeport, M.D.
William J. Harkins, M.D.
Elmon R. Johnson, M.D.
Aural Service James M. Ward, M.D. Robert O. Gilmore, M.D.
Pediatrician Edmund B. FitzGerald, M. D.
Obstetrical Service
Richard M. Ash, M.D., Chief Francis G. King, M.D. John L. Nugent, M.D.
J. Frank Belin, 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.
205
REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
COURTESY STAFF
Dr. John H. Ash
Dr. Harry Braverman
Dr. Beatrice H. Brickett
Dr. Rachel L. Hardwick
Dr. Daniel A. Bruce Dr. Ella G. Hedges
Dr. Joseph Carella
Dr. Joseph M. Hussey
Dr. James Condrick Dr. Margaret B. Hussey
Dr. Lawrence P. Crawford
Dr. Fred E. Jones
Dr. William G. Curtis Dr. William M. MacPhee
Dr. Thomas J. Dion Dr. Walter M. O'Brien
Dr. Maria E. Drew
Dr. Israel Edelstein
Dr. Porter W. Pratt Dr. George M. Sheahan
Dr. Eugene Whitehouse
MONTHS OF SURGICAL SERVICE
December, 1935 - January, 1936 Dr. William J. McCausland Dr. T. Vincent Corsini Dr. Ensio F. K. Ronka February - March
Dr. Walter L. Sargent Dr. David H. Montgomery Dr. George D. Dalton April - May
Dr. William R. Hurley Dr. Richard M. Ash Dr. Fred P. Costanza
June - July
Dr. F. Ramon Burke Dr. John T. Reynolds Dr. E. Murray Britton
August - September
Dr. Daniel B. Reardon Dr. James H. Cook Dr. Roscoe S. K. Hanigan October - November
Dr. Fred A. Bartlett Dr. J. Edward Knowlton Dr. Fred N. Manley
December, 1936 - January, 1937
Dr. Walter L. Sargent Dr. David H. Montgomery Dr. George D. Dalton
MONTHS OF MEDICAL SERVICE
January - February : March - April : May - June : July - August : Dr. Arthur Rappeport Dr. Cornelius J. Lynch Dr. William L. Krieger
Dr. John M. Macleod Dr. Edwin E. Smith Dr. Henry H. A. Blyth
September - October:
November - December :
Dr. John Flynn Dr. Arthur L. Hanrahan
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CITY OF QUINCY
MONTHS OF OBSTETRICAL SERVICE, 1936 (Pre-natal and post-natal clinics 2-4 P.M. Thursdays at Quincy City Hospital. Also on duty at the Hospital.)
January - February :
Dr. Francis G. King
March - April :
Dr. J. Frank Belin
May - June:
Dr. John L. Nugent
July - August :
Dr. Francis G. King
September - October: Dr. J. Frank Belin
November - December:
Dr. John L. Nugent
MONTHS FOR AURAL SERVICE, 1936
December, 1935 - January, 1936:
Dr. Elmer R. Johnson
February - March :
Dr. James M. Ward
April - May : Dr. Robert O. Gilmore
June - July : Dr. Elmer R. Johnson
August - September: Dr. James M. Ward
October - November:
Dr. Robert O. Gilmore
PEDIATRIC SERVICE, 1936 All Year Dr. Edmund B. Fitz Gerald
MONTHS FOR' DENTAL SERVICE, 1936
February - March - April :
Dr. Frank J. Kenna
May - June - July :
Dr. I. L. Shaw
August - September - October: Dr. Frank J. Kenna
November - December - January, '37 ::
Dr. I. L. Shaw
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
REPORT OF 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 Hospital herewith sub- mits its report for the last five months and one-half of 1935, the term the present Board has been in office, and is including in this report the departmental reports made by the several departments of the Hospital for the entire year of 1935.
At the time our Board assumed office, in the middle of July, we were faced with the problem of considerable reorganization in the manage- ment of the Hospital. Upon the resignation of the Superintendent, it was found necessary to appoint a temporary Superintendent, and on recommendation of the Active Staff of Doctors Miss Bernadette Boutin was made temporary Superintendent and Miss Barbara Hobbs her as- sistant. The Board wishes to go on record publicly and commend these two members of our staff of nurses for their ability and helpfulness in the active management of the Hospital under rather trying circum- stances during the interim between the resignation of Miss Constantine and the appointment of our new Superintendent, Dr. Joseph P. Leone.
Doctor Leone, a graduate of the University of Rochester, New York, and the Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, came to us from the Rhode Island Hospital - where he had served five years as an Assistant Superintendent. In the short space of time of less than five months he has reorganized the Nurses Training School staff, reorgan- ized the method of booking patients, introduced new methods of hand- ling of patients' accounts, established a cooperative relationship be- tween the Staff and the Management of the Hospital, and, we firmly believe, has already done much to establish public confidence in the active management of the Hospital.
With the rather limited funds available for new equipment we are gradually modernizing our kitchen and service departments and adding to our equipment in other departments. We are especially gratified that the erection of the new Administration Building is actually in sight, and firmly believe that with the completion of this building the City of Quincy will have one of the best equipped and most modern and effi- cient City hospitals in the State - if not in the whole country.
For the year 1935 the total receipts of the Hospital were $172,553.34- the total expenditures $351,777.57 - the total cost of the Hospital to the City of Quincy, therefore, $179,224.23
The total number of patients admitted to the house was 5,874, and the accident room treated 1,434 cases. The average cost per day per person was $5.73. There were 1,129 ambulance calls during the year, and the average calls per day were 3-4.
The Board of Managers wishes to express its appreciation of the co- operation and help of the Hospital Aid Associations, the Quincy Nurses' Association, and the Quincy Kiwanis Club. It also desires to thank all other associations and individuals who have assisted the Hospital with work and gifts.
Board of Managers: Joseph B. Groce, Chairman Mrs. T. Newell Lane Guy W. Hart Lawrence W. Lyons Franklin S. Nichols
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To the Board of Managers of the Quincy City Hospital, Gentlemen :
Insofar as I have been at the Quincy City Hospital as its superin- tendent for the last three and a half months of the year 1935, it gives me great pleasure to submit to you the forty-sixth, and my first, annual report of the Quincy City Hospital.
With the splendid cooperation of the Board of Managers, the medi- cal and surgical staffs, the nursing, housekeeping, dietary, and mainten- ance departments of the hospital, we have progress to report in the various undertakings which have been necessary for the smooth-run- ning of the hospital for the care and welfare of the patients.
No Changes in Personnel;
Information and Messenger Service.
Upon the entrance of the new administration at the hospital on Sep- tember 15, 1935, there were no changes inade in personnel. Miss Ber- nadette Boutin, who had successfully carried on as Acting Superintend- ent, stayed on as Assistant Superintendent. Admitting officers, Misses Minnie Harron and Alice Gray, were asked to stay. By instituting an information department and messenger service, the Admitting Office has been relieved of front door duty, thereby giving more time to the administration of the hospital and to the admitting and discharging of patients.
Training School Office
Miss Barbara Hobbs, who had been serving as Acting Superintendent of Nurses, remained as assistant to Miss Sara Adams, who came to Quincy September 1 to take charge of the Training School Office. Miss Marion McManus and Miss Priscilla Alger were obtained for instruct- ors of the Training School. They also came to Quincy in September in time to help open the School of Nursing on September 15th. There were twenty-two students who were entered, as is noted in the report of the Superintendent of Nurses.
New Office for
Bookkeeping Department.
In December, the bookkeeping department and cashier's office was moved nearer the corridor. Though the quarters are smaller, it is now more accessible for those paying hospital bills. Improved Telephone Service
An opening and a window have been put in the wall of the telephone office (this window is off the main corridor) so that after the Informa- tion Desk is closed at the front door, visitors and others may get their information from the night telephone operator.
Improved Internes' Quarters
Rice I, which was closed for the most part during the summer, was opened as a male surgical ward this fall when the hospital census in- creased.
The walls of the internes' quarters on Rice II have been replastered and painted by the W.P.A. They are very attractive and worth the great inconvenience to which the House Officers were put during the alteration. The Internes' library has been moved from the Surgical Building to Rice II. A kitchenette has been set aside for the use of the internes on the same floor.
New Workshop
Already we have begun to transfer to the basement of Rice Building the workshops which were in the basement of the old Administration
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Building to make room for the construction of the new Administration Building.
New Plaster and Splint Room
We are also planning to have a plaster and splint room in the base- ment of Rice Building, where patients will be brought to have plaster casts applied. At present this work is being done in the Operating Room.
The elevator in the Rice Building has been repaired and the elevator shaft painted by the W.P.A.
Painting of Operating Room
The Operating Room has been painted an attractive gray gloss with a cream colored ceiling. This was also a W.P.A. project. The hospital furnished the materials for this work as well as that done in the Rice Building.
I wish to thank Mr. George Pfaffman and Mr. Anthony Venna-also their department-for their cooperation and interest in the hospital E. R.A. and W.P.A. proiects.
Operating Room Supervisor
Miss Aili Aalto carried on as supervisor of the Operating Room from the time that Miss Boutin left for the Front Office until Miss Mary Bailey came to direct the Operating Room on January 1, 1936.
Dietary Department
New dietitian ;
Mealcutter added
Upon the resignation of Mrs. Dorothy Reddington, dietitian, Miss Mollie Robinson, assistant dietitian, was appointed head dietitian, with Miss Edith Whittaker first assistant and Miss Ruth Irwin second as- sistant. About the same time, we established our own meat-cutting de- partment managed by a meat-cutter who does other jobs in the store- room as well. We have in this way been able to conserve our supplies and reduce expenses. The canned food supplies, formerly managed by the housekeeping department, are now controlled by the dietitian. A perpetual inventory is kept by the dietitian on all food.
New Electric Refrigerators Installed
During the year, three General Electric refrigerators were purchased and installed to replace the brine cooling system which was in need of repair. This installation has increased our cooling and storage facilities in the diet kitchen, cafeteria, and main kitchen to meet with the in- creasing number of patients and at the same time enhanced the neatness of our kitchens. A combination water-cooler has been installed in the Nurses' and Internes' dining rooms.
Uniforms Adopted
The waitresses, laundry help, maids, orderlies, housemen, and main- tenance men have purchased their own uniforms. They are distinctive and have improved the neatness of the whole hospital.
Locker Rooms for Employees
Locker rooms and rest rooms, both for the men and women, have been moved from M&C basement to the Service Building which is more convenient and desirable for the employees. Employees are now able to lock their valuables and clothing in their respective lockers.
Housekeeping Department
Centralization of Supplies
In order to centralize the housekeeping supplies, we have transferred all these items (linens, blankets, mattresses, etc.) to the basement of
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the M&C Building. For service and efficiency, we find this change is working out most satisfactorily.
Congestion in Laundry Relieved
Because of the crowded conditions in the laundry, the linen room also was moved to the M&C basement. We hope to transfer the press- ers and ironers from the laundry to the old linen room. This will fa- cilitate the work in the laundry, which has been working under con- gested conditions for months.
Patients' Clothes Room Established
The patients' clothes room has been established in the basement of the M&C Building. Previously, the patients' clothes were kept on the wards. For sanitary reasons and for general appearances, this change was thought advisable. For each natient, there is a clothes bag in the patients' clothes room. Upon the discharge of the patient, these bags are laundered.
Record Room
Separation of Record Room and Bookkeeping Department
With the approval of the Board, the record room and the bookkeep- ing department have been separated. In order that the work of the record room be done more satisfactorily and that the records be kept up to date, I feel that another stenographer will be necessary before long. During the year, the E.R.A. gave us some help. Upon their re- lease, the record room has been very busy and has fallen behind in the typing of the records.
Pharmacy
Centralization of Drug and. Surgical Supplies
To continue our plan for the centralization of supplies, all the sur- gical and medical suplies previously kept by the housekeeping depart- ment, Training School Office, Front Office, and the dietary department, have been moved to the drug department. Now all drugs and surgi- cal supplies are issued by the pharmacist upon requisition. To carry on the work as it should be, another pharmacist will be necessary.
Centralization of Food Supplies
During the past three and one-half months of the year just passed, we have endeavored to centralize our food and other hospital supplies. The purchasing of all supplies is closely supervised by the Superintend- ent. We have been able to cut down on the cost of all supplies and still maintain the high standard of service, care, and treatment given to the patient. In spite of a rising market on food and general sup- plies, we are able to show a considerable saving for this period over a corresponding period in 1934:
Food Costs:
1934
1935
October
$ 5,028.50
$ 4,165.59
November
4,343.74
4,234.32
December
3,830.42
3,568.98
$13,202.66
$11,968.89
Check-up on Breakage
The breakage at the hospital was unbelievably large. By instituting a weekly check-up system and bringing to the attention of the hospital employees the cost of materials used, there was a noticeable drop in the amount of breakage. It will drop still further upon the installa- tion of mechanical dishwashers in the ward kitchens.
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Predict Lower Cost in Maintenance
Over a period of a year, I am sure that the cost of operating and the maintenance of our hospital will be at the most economical figures with- out interfering with the service to the patients and the personnel. This has been made possible through the interest and cooperation of the Board of Managers, the various departments of the hospital, and the employees.
Maintenance Department
New Paint Shop and Quarters
for Ambulance Drivers
The basement of the old Administration Building has been renovated somewhat to enable us to arrange for a good sized paint shop and living quarters for the ambulance drivers.
Hospital Painters Busy
Gradually we are getting the single rooms on the wards painted. We are using oil and lead paint instead of water colors and adopting a new color scheme for the furniture as well as the rooms. The patients are quite pleased with this change because the rooms appear more attract- ive and cheerful.
Work has already begun on the air-conditioning of the Nursery.
Fire Plug Installed
Following the first fire drill ever held in the Quincy City Hospital during Fire Prevention Week, we learned that there were no fire plugs on the south side of the hospital buildings. Shortly thereafter, the city water works installed a new water line and fire plug between the Nurses Home and M&C Building.
Physio-Therapy Department
New Basal-Metabolism Room
With the help of the Commissioner of Public Works, Mr. Ezekiel Sargent, and the use of his men and apparatus, we were able to estab- lish the basal metabolism room in this deprtment. A window was cut through the basement wall of an old store-room. The room has been painted and is most attractive.
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