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Whooping Cough
Forty-four cases were reported, a decided decrease in number, as compared with 246 cases reported last year.
Clinics attended 70
V. Disease 37
Dental
12
Baby
4
T. A. T. 16
Undernourished 1
In the follow-up work, 3224 visits were made including placard- ing, re-visiting, investigating complaints, school visits, checking quarantine regulations, taking cultures, examination of contacts and releases from quarantine.
Office hours were held daily, children were examined and certi- ficates for return to school given. Practically all of these examina- tions were for children having had mumps and chickenpox.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE F. COLEMAN, R.N., Contagious Disease Nurse.
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DENTAL CLINIC REPORT
JANUARY 1, 1939.
RICHARD M. ASH, M.D. Health Commissioner.
Dear Doctor :-
The existence of a Dental Health Problem and its relation to the general health cannot be overlooked, and so if physical examinations reveal defects, it is obvious that something must be done to correct these defects; therefore, it is with no little sat- isfaction that I have noticed the remarkable results which are now evident in the mouths of the children who have attended the clinic for the last three years. More permanent or first molars have been retained, which would be missing now had these children not at- tended the clinic. The deciduous or temporary teeth are filled when possible, which, together with holding the normal shape of the mouth, they are needed to properly masticate his food.
The children are instructed in the proper use of the tooth-brush and are urged to brush their teeth regularly. Persistent remind- ers on this point cannot fail to bring results.
As in the past year, the attendance at the Dental Clinic has been very good. Clinics are held every school day from 9:00 o'clock to 1:00 o'clock, at the Coddington School, for the children of the first three grades.
I would be lacking in appreciation if I did not mention the able and efficient help I have received from Miss Eleanor Demp- sey, Dental Assistant.
I take pleasure in extending my thanks to you, as Commission- er, and also to the members of the Health Department, for the cooperation I have received during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS E. SULLIVAN, D.M.D., School Dental Clinician.
REPORT OF SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC
DR. RICHARD M. ASH
Health Commissioner.
Dear Dr. Ash:
I herewith submit to you the annual report of the School Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1938.
Number of first, second and third grade children examined
3474
Number dental clinics 195
Number total attendance at clinics 2495
Number dental appointments 2840
Number dental appointments not kept 366
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Number of extractions
1269
Number of temporary teeth extracted
1182
Number of permanent teeth extracted
87
Number of fillings
1268
Number of temporary teeth filled
569
Number of permanent teeth filled
699
Number of prophylactic treatments
617
Number of children refusing treatment
35
Number emergency cases
109
Number completed cases
396
Respectfully submitted,
ELEANOR E. DEMPSEY, Dental Assistant.
REPORT OF PRESCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC
DR. RICHARD M. ASH
Health Commissioner.
Dear Dr. Ash:
I herewith submit to you the report of the Preschool Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1938.
Number of clinics
98
Number total attendance at clinics
718
Number different children treated
186
Number extractions
54
Number fillings
642
Number prophylactic treatments
102
Number
treatments
54
Number examinations 31
Number refusing treatment
14
Number appointments not kept
73
Number referred for gas anesthesia
19
Respectfully submitted,
ELEANOR E. DEMPSEY, Dental Assistant.
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
JANUARY 1, 1939.
DR. RICHARD M. ASH Health Commissioner.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1938.
The following statistics refer to milk, cream, ice cream, choco- late milk, buttermilk and oleomargarine, produced and consumed in the City of Quincy.
Dairies in City of Quincy
1 dairy having 60 cows 1 " " 37 1 7
1 3 " 7 dairies having 1 cow each
Total number of cows 114
Total number of quarts of milk produced by dairies in the City of Quincy 1,140
Total number of cows in nearby dairies 1,141
Total number of quarts of milk produced in nearby dairies and distributed in Quincy 14,100
Milk contractors' processing plants, storage and creamer- ies doing business in Quincy 14
Milk contractors' processing plants, storage and creamer- ies who come from out of the City of Quincy 45 Teams, auto cars and trucks employed in distribution of milk, cream, ice cream, chocolate milk and buttermilk 211 (All have been inspected)
Milk processing plants doing business in the City of Quincy 10
Amount of milk pasteurized in Quincy (quarts) 31,900
Milk consumed in the City of Quincy (quarts) 36,017
(All milk is pasteurized except certified milk)
Ice cream manufacturers in Quincy 13
Ice cream manufactured in Quincy (gallons) 611
Ice cream consumed in Quincy (gallons per day) 1,710
Ice cream manufactured outside of Quincy (gallons per day)
(All ice cream is pasteurized) 1,540
Certified raw milk consumed in Quincy (quarts) 149
Grade A milk consumed in Quincy (quarts) 2,473
Chocolate milk consumed in Quincy (quarts) 145
Cream consumed in Quincy-all grades (quarts)
2,683
Buttermilk consumed in Quincy (quarts)
451
Retail licenses issued in Quincy for sale of milk, cream, ice cream and oleomargarine 701
Milk samples collected 1,277
Milk samples taken from teams and trucks 740
Milk samples taken from stores and schools 168
Milk samples taken from dairies 369
1,277
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Milk samples taken before pasteurization
279
Milk samples below State standard for butter fats. 3
Milk samples with high bacteria count 9 Cream complaints investigated 1
134
Cream and ice cream samples collected Samples taken for bacteria 67
Samples taken for chemical test 67
134
Number of stores visited and milk, cream and ice cream cabinets inspected and re-inspected
755
Number of milk rooms inspected and re-inspected 367
Number of milk processing plants inspected and re-in- spected 261
Number of ice cream manufacturing plants inspected and re-inspected ... 966 61
Special milk consumed in Quincy (quarts).
I take this opportunity of thanking the members of the Health Department with whom I was associated for their cooperation as well as the several Health Commissioners under whom I served the past twenty-two years.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES O'DOWD, Milk Inspector.
REPORT OF BACTERIOLOGIST
January 1, 1939
Plate counts (milk)
589
Plate counts (ice cream) 58
Babcock tests (ice cream)
58
Smears for pus and streptococci (milk)
589
Chemical examinations (milk)
688
Total examinations 1,982
EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D.
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
REPORT OF VENEREOLOGIST .
JANUARY 1, 1939.
Female Clinic
Treated for gonorrhoea (patients)
3
Visits for gonorrhoea
6
Contacts examined
10
Treated for syphilis
(patients) 32
Visits for syphilis
634
Discharged
6
Lapsed treatment
8
Remaining under treatment
19
Total visits by females
650
Male Clinic
Treated for gonorrhoea (patients)
8
Visits for gonorrhoea
81
Contacts examined
7
Treated for syphilis (patients)
25
Visits for syphilis
473
Lapsed treatment
14
Discharged
3
Remaining under treatment
16
Total visits by males
561
EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
March 1, 1939
DR. RICHARD M. ASH
Health Commissioner.
QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit my report for 1938.
Number of cows inspected, 95. All were in good health.
Number of dogs quarantined for rabies, 147. No positive cases of rabies developed.
Sincerely yours, EDWARD A. DEVARENNES.
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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS, PROVISIONS AND RESTAURANTS
JANUARY 1, 1939.
To the Commissioner of Health
QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.
Dear Sir:
I submit the report of the work in this office for the year end- ing December 31, 1938.
Inspections made
Meat and Foodstuffs Condemned as Unfit for Food:
Poultry (pounds)
65
Lamb (pounds) 32
Veal (pounds) 17
10
Frankforts (pounds)
12
Hamburg steak (pounds)
24
Corned shoulders (pounds)
6
Haddock (pounds)
63
Mackerel (pounds)
35
Halibut (pounds)
5
Lobster meat (pounds)
6
Scallops (pints)
1
Oysters (quarts)
1
Grapes (pounds)
15
String beans (pounds)
25
Shell beans (pounds)
15
Corn, sweet (dozen)
5
Blueberries (boxes)
10
Salad dressing (pints)
12
Pies
2
Food Establishments in Quincy
Markets
129
Stores
132
Restaurants and lunch rooms
124
Fruit stores
48
Bakeries and food shops
32
Creameries
15
Delicatessens
16
Fish markets
75
Beer and wine licenses serving food
78
Confectionery stores
20
Conditions in local food stores and markets have been most satisfactory, this past year. Owners, managers, and chain store supervisors have been most cooperative, with results that are most gratifying.
More inspections were made than in any other year and with this cooperation, the stores have been brought up to higher standard of sanitary conditions than ever before. On account of more frequent calls, less foodstuffs were condemned than usual.
More self-service stores have been established in Quincy and we have some of the largest retail stores in the state.
3,500
Fresh pork (pounds)
187
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Restaurants anl taverns have been regularly inspected to main- tain the regulations laid down by this Department.
All markets were visited before Thanksgiving and Christmas for the purpose of inspecting poultry for sale. No complaints were made to the Health Department of poor poultry during this season, which speaks well for the quality of these birds. As a matter of fact, very few complaints were registered during the entire year, against stores and restaurants, which speaks for it- self as to the conditions prevailing.
Respectfully submitted,
HOWARD ROGERS, Inspector of Meats, Provisions and Restaurants.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
JANUARY 1, 1939.
DR. RICHARD H. ASH,
Health Commissioner.
Dear Sir :-
I hereby submit my annual report as Inspector of Plumbing for the year 1938.
Applications filed
1611
Received for permits
$1,488.25
The following is a list of applications filed and the amount re- ceived by months :
Applications
Received for Permits
January
108
$98 25
February
102
77 25
March
152
142 00
April
145
131 50
May
151
140 25
June
180
168 25
July
116
110 75
August
162
149 50
September
120
128 75
October
135
125 50
November
129
109 25
December
111
107 00
New buildings for which permits were issued
104
Dwellings
92
Other buildings
10
Fire Station
1
Public Markets
2
Office Building
1
Library Building
1
Filling Stations
2
Mercantile Stores
2
Diner Building
1
Park Field House
(W. P. A .- No permit)
1
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CITY OF QUINCY
Buildings connected with sewer
296
New buildings connected to sewer
92
New buildings connected to cesspool 5
New buildings connected to septic tank 6
Old buildings for which permits were issued 1508
Old buildings connected to sewer (new connections) 89
Old buildings connected to cesspool 1
Old buildings connected to septic tank 0
Master Plumbers registered
202
Residents of Quincy 53
Non residents 149
The price of permits, fixed by ordinance, as of January 1, 1937, has been generally satisfactory with one exception. The ordinance requires that the fee for the installation of a sink and tray com- bination shall be fifty cents, but does not specify any other fix- ture, therefore, it is necessary to charge one dollar for any fixture other than a sink and tray.
I would recommend that the ordinance be changed to read: Section 2, Paragraph 6, sub-division 3-Where no other plumbing work is to be done or permit issued, replacement of domestic hot water appliances, fifty cents for permit; replacement of one plumbing fixture, fifty cents.
Attention is also directed to the increasing number of permits issued by this office; 1611 for the year 1938.
Chapter 142, Section 11 of the General Laws, requires that the Inspector of Plumbing shall inspect all plumbing in process of construction, alteration, or repair, for which permits are granted within their respective cities.
It is also required that the Inspector give a certain amount of time to office consultations, office work (letters, reports, etc.), out- side consultations and investigations, appearances in court, ap- pearances before the Board of Examiners of Plumbers, and the making of innumerable extra calls where the occupants of houses and apartments in which plumbing has been done, are not at home.
It is the desire and purpose of the Inspector to comply strictly with the law insofar as I can, in the making of inspections and the fulfillment of the duties of my office, but during the past year there have been times when the ability of one inspector to make the necessary calls has been taxed to the limit.
If inspections are to be made, I believe that proper time should be given so that inspections can be made with care; large build- ings with intricate systems of plumbing require many inspections, and as several large buildings are contemplated during the com- ing year, I believe we should also anticipate the possibility of an extra inspector on part-time, when, and if necessary.
The two Yacht Clubs, namely, the Wollaston and Squantum Yacht Clubs, which for many years discharged their sewage direct- ly into the water within a very short distance of the Wollaston bathing beach, have been connected with the public sewer during the past year. I think that it is only fair to the officers and mem- bers of these clubs to commend them for their cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
JERE J. CURTIS, Inspector of Plumbing.
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL For the Year Ending December 31, 1938
BOARD OF MANAGERS GUY W. HART, Chairman 41 Summit Avenue
JAMES F. REYNOLDS, Secretary 10 Dayton Street
FRANKLIN S. NICHOLS 45 Elm Street
MRS. T. NEWELL LANE 126 Brook Street
J. BROOKS KEYES 66 Dixwell Avenue
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Superintendent JOSEPH P. LEONE, M.D. Assistant Superintendent MISS BERNADETTE BOUTIN, R.N. Secretary to Superintendent MISS ELEANOR RAPPAPORT Admitting Officers MISS MINNIE HARRON, R.N. MISS ALICE GRAY, R.N.
Superintendent of Nurses and Principal of School of Nursing MISS HELEN O. POTTER, R.N.
Assistant Superintendent of Nurses MISS BARBARA E. HOBBS, R.N.
Ward Instructor MRS. ADA M. WHARTON, R.N.
Instructor of Sciences
MISS RITA KELLEHER, R.N.
Instructor of Nursing Arts
MISS PRISCILLA ALGER, R.N. Obstetrical Department Supervisor MISS VELMA MCBRIDE, R.N.
Night Supervisor MRS. ANN OATT, R.N.
Assistant Night Supervisor MISS RUTH P. HORRIGAN, R.N.
Operating Room Supervisor MISS MARY A. BAILEY, R.N. Anesthetist MISS JESSIE M. BLISS, R.N.
House Mother MRS. EDITH OVERLOCK
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Bookkeeper MRS. MARGARET MITCHELL Assistants: MISS FLORENCE CAPOBIANCO, MISS FRANCES DECELLE, MRS. FLORENCE FORD
Social Service Department Acting Director : MISS RUTH DARR Assistant: MISS MURIEL BRADY
Record Room MIRS. ALICE F. BRODERICK Assistants : MRS. EDNA C. SWAIN, MISS PHYLLIS ACEBO
X-ray Department Director : CHARLES WHELAN, M.D. Technicians : MRS. REBECCA PHILBRICK, MISS CONSTANCE LARKIN
Laboratory Department Director: FRANCIS P. MCCARTHY, M.D. Technicians: MISS FRANCES MORRIS, MISS RUTH KUHNS MISS ELINOR RICHI
Physical-Therapy Department Director: CLAUDE L. PAYZANT, M.D. Technicians: LELAND STEVENS, MISS ELIZABETHI GORDON
Pharmacist EDWARD M. FANTASIA
Dietary Department Head Dietitian : MISS LAURA WENDT Assistants: MISS OSSELA KAY, MISS CAROLINE MESSIER
Maintenance Departmeni Chief Engineer: CARL ERIKSSON
Housekeeper MRS. CATHERINE LAUDER
Head: JOHN SMITH
Laundry Assistant: WILLIAM UZZELL.
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
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. MCCARTHY, M.D.
Roentgenologist CHARLES WHELAN, M.D.
Orthopedist JAMES W. SEVER, M.D.
Pediatrician RICHARD CANNON ELEY, M.D.
Urologist ROGER C. GRAVES, M.D. Assistant Urologist CHARLES J. E. KICKHAM, M.D. Chest Surgeon RICHARD H. OVERHOLT, M.D.
Associate Chest Surgeon REEVE H. BETTS, M.D. Neuro-Surgeon JOHN S. HODGSON, M.D.
Dental Department FRANK J. KENNA, D.D.S. IRVING L. SHAW, JR., D.O.S.
VISITING STAFF
Surgeons
WALTER L. SARGENT, M.D.
WILLIAM J. MCCAUSLAND, M.D. F. RAMON BURKE, M.D.
DANIEL B. REARDON, M.D. WILLIAM R. HURLEY, M.D. FRED A. BARTLETT, M.D.
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CITY OF QUINCY
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. DAVID H. MONTGOMERY, M.D. ENSIO F. K. RONKA, M.D.
Junior Surgeons
GEORGE D. DALTON, M.D. FRED P. COSTANZA, M.D.
E. MURRAY BRITTON, M.D. FRED N. MANLEY, M.D. J. FRANK BELIN, M.D.
Physicians
CHARLES S. ADAMS, M.D., JOHN M. MACLEOD, M.D. - Consultants CORNELIUS J. LYNCH, M.D. HENRY H. A. BLYTH, M.D.
WILLIAM L. KRIEGER, M.D. ARTHUR RAPPEPORT, M.D. EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D. Aural Service WILLIAM J. HARKINS, M.D., Chief
JAMES M. WARD, M.D. ROBERT O. GILMORE, M.D.
Pediatrician EDMUND B. FITZ GERALD
Obstetrical Service RICHARD M. ASH, M.D., Chief
FRANCIS G. KING, M.D). HARRY BRAVERMAN, M.D.
Roentgenologist CHARLES WHELAN, M.D. Physio-Therapist CLAUDE L. PAYZANT, M.D. Pathologist FRANCIS P. MCCARTHY, M.D.
COURTESY STAFF
WILLIAM S. ALTMAN, M.D.
JOHN H. ASH, M.D.
BEATRICE BRICKETT, M.D.
GEORGE L. MACKINNON, M.D.
DANIEL A. BRUCE, M.D.
WILLIAM M. MACPHEE, M.D.
JAMES C. BRUDNO, M.D.
JAMES MAGUIRE, M.D.
JOSEPH CARELLA, M.D.
ALFRED MAHONEY, M.D.
JAMES CONDRICK, M.D.
WILLIAM A. MCCAUSLAND, M.D ..
WILLIAM G. CURTIS, M.D.
WALTER L. MCCLINTOCK, M.D.
ASTRO DIBONA, M.D.
JOHN M. MCGOWAN, M.D.
THOMAS J. DION, M.D.
JOHN L. NUGENT, M.D.
ISRAEL EDELSTEIN, M.D.
WALTER M. O'BRIEN, M.D.
JOHN E. FLYNN, M.D. ARTHUR L. HANRAHAN, M.D.
W. PORTER PRATT, M.D. EMERSON READ, M.D.
RACHEL HARDWICK, M.D.
ELLA G. HEDGES, M.D.
JOSEPH HUSSEY, M.D.
MARGARET HUSSEY, M.D.
ELMON R. JOHNSON, M.D.
DAVID KARP, M.D.
GEORGE M. SHEAHAN, M.D.
ALFRED P. THOMPSON, M.D.
LESLIE VANRAALTE, M.D. EUGENE WHITEHOUSE, M.D.
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
MONTHS OF SURGICAL SERVICE December, 1937-January, 1938
WILLIAM R. HURLEY, M.D. RICHARD M. ASH, M.D. DAVID H. MONTGOMERY, M.D. February-March
F. RAMON BURKE, M D. J. EDWARD KNOWLTON, M.D. FRED N. MANLEY, M.D. April-May
DANIEL B, REARDON, M.D. JAMES H. COOK, M.D.
J. FRANK BELIN, M.D. June-July
FRED A. BARTLETT, M.D.
ENSIO F. K. RONKA, M.D. E. MURRAY BRITTON, M.D. August-September
WILLIAM J. MCCAUSLAND, M.D. T. VINCENT CORSINI, M.D. October-November
WALTER L. SARGENT, M.D. DAVID H. MONTGOMERY, M.D. GEORGE D. DALTON, M.D. December, 1938-January, 1939
F. RAMON BURKE, M.D. J. EDWARD KNOWLTON, M.D. FRED N. MANLEY, M.D.
MONTHS OF MEDICAL SERVICE, 1938
January-February JOHN M. MACLEOD, M.D.
July-August
ARTHUR RAPPEPORT, M.D.
March-April
September-October
EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D.
CORNELIUS J. LYNCH, M.D.
May-June November-December
HENRY H. A. BLYTH, M.D.
WILLIAM L. KRIEGER, M.D.
MONTHS OF OBSTETRICAL SERVICE, 1938
(Pre-natal and post-natal clinics 2-4 P. M. every Thursday at the Quincy City Hospital.)
January, February
FRANCIS G. KING, M.D. HARRY BRAVERMAN, M.D.
March, April, May
June, July, August FRANCIS G. KING, M.D.
September, October, November HARRY BRAVERMAN, M.D.
FRANCIS G. KING, M.D. December
MONTHS OF AURAL SERVICE, 1938
January, February, March JAMES M. WARD, M.D.
April, May, June ROBERT O. GILMORE, M.D.
July, August, September JAMES M. WARD, M.D.
October, November, December
ROBERT O. GILMORE, M.D.
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CITY OF QUINCY
PEDIATRIC SERVICE, 1938 All Year EDMUND B. FITZGERALD, M.D.
MONTHS OF DENTAL SERVICE, 1938
January, February, March, April FRANK J. KENNA, D.D.S.
May, June, July
IRVING L. SHAW, D.D.S.
August, September, October FRANK J. KENNA, D.D.S.
November, December IRVING L. SHAW, D.D.S.
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL OF QUINCY HENRY M. FAXON, President EDMUND RICE, Vice-President ROBERT M. FAXON, Secretary-Treasurer CLARENCE BURGIN, Clerk of Corporation
HARRY L. RICE
MAYOR THOMAS S. BURGIN
GEORGE M. SHEAHAN, M.D.
SAMUEL W. WAKEMAN
COUNCILLOR MYRON LANE COUNCILLOR FRANK N. ORCUTT
LIST OF FREE BEDS
The Abigail Brooks Adams Memorial Bed 1889
The Charles Francis Adams Memorial Bed 1890
The Joseph W. Robertson Memorial Bed 1890
The Elizabeth W. Emmons Memorial Bed
1891
The Nancy Brackett Memorial Bed
1898
The J. Francis Hayward Memorial Bed
1899
The Nathaniel H. Emmons Memorial Bed
1905
Col. William B. White, X-ray Equipment
Ellen H. Lunt Memorial Bed Endowed by Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer Sarah C. Brackett Memorial Bed
1906
The John J. Day Memorial Bed
1913
Endowed by Jeffrey R. Brackett
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REPORT OF CITY HOSPITAL
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL For the Year ending December 31. 1938
To His Honor the Mayor, the President and Members of the City Council:
GENTLEMEN :
The Board of Managers of the Quincy City Hospital submits its report for the year 1938, including in this report, the detailed departmental reports made by the several departments of the Hospital for the year 1938.
Progress
As a result of the tremendous progress made in medicine and surgery, statistics show that several years have been added to the average span of life. Still greater progress is being made. The Quincy City Hospital has, and is contributing its share toward this progress.
To administer to the sick most efficiently, more elaborate pro- cedures, more costly equipment, expensive medicines and sera have been used. Hospital labor costs have increased. All in all, hospital costs are up, and we may expect further increased costs if we are going to keep up our standards with the progress of the times.
Health
The Quincy City Hospital, with its progressive Staff and modern buildings and equipment, is thoroughly up-to-date. All of our citizens, whether they be poor or rich, or in moderate circum- stances, receive most adequate hospital care and treatment at the Quincy City Hospital.
The progress of our community depends on the health of our citizens. The Quincy City Hospital is the "birthplace" of our future citizens. There were 928 births at our Hospital in 1938.
During 1938, the admissions were 6,298, the discharges were 6,267, and the deaths were 262.
A hospital plays a major role in maintaining and promoting health in any city. All this costs money, and consequently, an in- crease in our budget.
Hospital Growth
The hospital is growing and will continue to grow with the community. In 1937 there were 233 employees, and in 1938 there were 245 employed. In 1939 there will be approximately 263 em- ployed. Incidentally, our payroll figures an approximate average. wage of $1,000. per person per year.
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Statistics
The total number of patients admitted in 1938 was 6,298. Of these, 928 were births. The total expenditures for the year were $408,708.73 and the receipts were $221,308.45.
Collections and Appropriations
The Hospital Administration Staff is making every effort to collect Hospital bills. All this money is turned in to the general receipts of the city. The Hospital does not receive any direct credit for these receipts or payments.
We are charged with the original yearly appropriation. There- fore, if more patients are treated, naturally our yearly appropria- tion must be larger. However, cash receipts to the city will be correspondingly larger.
According to Hospital statistics, the net deficit to the city for the operation of our Hospital was $187,400.28 in 1938.
Maintenance
Maintenance costs are being kept to a minimum by the adoption of accepted and proven hospital procedures. In order to cut our overhead expenses still further, and to keep thoroughly up-to-date, the Board of Managers, after careful and painstaking investiga- tion, recommend that certain changes be made for the coming year.
New Sterilizing Equipment
The Surgical Staff has brought to the attention of the Board of Managers the immediate need of new sterilizing equipment in our Operating Room. The present equipment, in some instances, is be- yond repair and dangerous to those nurses using it.
X-Ray Therapy Machine
Tremendous progress has been made in the treatment of cancer with deep X-ray therapy. At present we have such a machine but it is not shock-proof and it is of the immobile type. It is impossible to use this machine for difficult cases; consequently cancer cases have had to be transported to outside sources for treatment. The Staff recommends the purchase of a high voltage X-ray therapy machine in order that we can perform all such work right in our own Hospital.
Oil Burner
The Board of Managers has spent considerable time and investi- gation regarding the merits of an oil burner. We find the installa- tion of an oil burner will cut our fuel costs approximately $4,800. yearly and, therefore, recommend its installation.
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