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During the past year Miss Dorothy Della Lucca, a Dental Hygien- ist, was appointed to assist me, and on Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons and on Saturday mornings, she has been doing prophy- laxis for the children of the fifth and sixth grades.
A detailed report of services rendered will be found under Miss Della Lucca's report. It is interesting to note the number of perma- nent teeth filled. With very few exceptions, this item refers to the first permanent molars. Special attention has been paid to these teeth, as they are in this writer's opinion, the most important teeth in the child's mouth during this age. All deep grooves or fissures are prepared and filled, therefore, removing such areas of suscepti- bility to decay. This is true preventive dentistry from the mechan- ical point of view.
The children are instructed on the proper use of the tooth-brush and are urged to brush their teeth regularly. As one writer has said, "The children of today are the adults of tomorrow, and an appreciable percentage of the nation's progress depends upon good dental health."
I want to express my appreciation to Miss Dorothy Della Lucca for her able and efficient assistance. I would be lacking indeed if I did not mention the School Nurses for their fine spirit of co- operation.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS E. SULLIVAN, D.M.D., School Dental Clinician.
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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REPORT OF SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC
January 1, 1940.
DR. RICHARD M. ASH, M.D. Health Commissioner.
Dear Dr. Ash :-
I herewith submit to you the annual report of the School Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1939.
Number of first, second and third grade children examined .. 3,370
Number of dental clinics 208
Number total attendance at clinics 2,690
Number different children treated 723
Number dental appointments 2,837
Number dental appointments not kept
469
Number of extractions
1,102
Number of temporary teeth extracted
1,032
Number of permanent teeth extracted
70
Number of fillings
1,772
Number of temporary teeth filled
749
Number of permanent teeth filled
1,023
Number of prophylactic treatments
884
Number of children refusing treatment
53
Number of emergency cases
112
Number of completed cases
436
Respectfully submitted,
DOROTHY A. DELLA LUCCA, Dental Assistant.
REPORT OF PRESCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC
DR. RICHARD M. ASH, M.D.
Health Commissioner.
Dear Dr. Ash :-
I herewith submit to you the report of the Preschool Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1939.
95
Number total attendance at clinics 141
842
Number of different children treated
44
Number fillings
568
Number prophylactic treatments
72
Number treatments
161
Number examinations 20
29
Number appointments not kept
180
Number referred for gas anesthesia
8
Respectfuly submitted, DOROTHY A. DELLA LUCCA, Dental Assistant.
Number of clinics
January 1, 1940.
Number extractions
Number refusing treatment
190
CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
January 1, 1940.
DR. RICHARD M. ASH
Health Commissioner.
Dear Doctor :-
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1939.
The following statistics refer to all milk, cream, ice cream, choco- late milk and oleomargarine, produced and distributed in the City. of Quincy, Mass.
Dairies in the City of Quincy
1 dairy having 63 cows 1 dairy having 32 cows 2 dairies having 2 cows 3 dairies having 1 cow each
Total amount of milk produced daily by dairies in the City . of Quincy 1,100
Total number of cows in nearby dairies producing milk for
distribution and consumption in Quincy (approx.) ........ 1,200 Total quarts of milk produced in nearby dairies for sale in Quincy 15,000
Milk contractors' processing plants, storage and creameries,
distributing milk, cream and ice cream in the City of Quincy 53
Teams and automobile trucks used for distribution of all
milk, cream, ice cream and chocolate drinks in Quincy. All have been inspected and reinspected.
225
Milk and ice cream processing plants in Quincy 17
Amount of milk pasteurized in Quincy. 33,450
Milk consumed in Quincy daily. All pasteurized, except certified
30,000
Ice cream manufactured in Quincy daily.
1,000
Ice cream sold and consumed in Quincy daily (gallons)
2,000
(All ice cream is pasteurized)
Certified milk sold in Quincy daily. 150
Grade A milk sold in Quincy daily.
1,800
Cream, all grades, sold in Quincy daily
1,351
Buttermilk sold in Quincy daily
400
Retail licenses issued for the sale of milk, cream, ice cream and oleomargarine in the City of Quincy. 722
Milk samples collected for analysis. 1,406
Milk samples collected from teams and trucks .. ... 908
Milk samples collected from stores and schools. ... 211
Milk samples collected from dairies 287
Milk samples collected before pasteurization
89
Milk samples below State Standard for fats and solids.
4
Milk samples in excess of State and City Standard for bac- teria
52
Milk samples collected for Phosphatase test.
150
Ice cream samples collected for bacteria.
32
Ice cream samples collected for fats and solids
32
Number of dairy inspections and reinspections.
236
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Number of processing plant inspections and reinspections, milk and ice cream 163
Store milk and ice cream cabinets inspected and reinspected 669
The use of the Phosphatase test for pasteurization has been a great factor in the correction of pasteurization. I feel with Phos- phatase and Babcock, we now have a set-up for perfect control of milk in the City of Quincy.
I believe we should give the country receiving stations more at- tention, and would recommend at least two visits a year, one in the spring and one in the late summer. I feel that in this way we can keep a good fresh supply coming to Quincy at all times.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. CURTIN, Milk Inspector.
REPORT OF BACTERIOLOGIST
January 1, 1940.
Plate counts (milk)
640
Plate counts (ice cream)
32
Babcock tests (ice cream)
32
Smears for pus and streptococci (milk)
640
Chemical examinations (milk) 720
Total examinations 2,064
EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D.
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REPORT OF VENEREOLOGIST
January 1, 1940.
Female Clinic
Treated for gonorrhoea (patients)
3
Visits for gonorrhoea
4
Contacts examined
13
Treated for syphilis (patients)
22
Visits for syphilis
392
Discharged
2
Lapsed treatment
9
Remaining under treatment
14
Total visits by females
409
Male Clinic
Treated for gonorrhoea (patients)
6
Visits for gonorrhoea
34
Contacts examined
4
Treated for syphilis (patients)
21
Visits for syphilis
480
Lapsed treatment
8
Died
2
Discharged
7
Remaining under treatment
10
Total visits by males
518
EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
January 23, 1940.
RICHARD M. ASH, M.D.
Health Commissioner.
QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
Dear Doctor :-
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1939 :
Number of cows inspected 91
Number of dogs quarantined on suspicion of rabies 176
Number of cats quarantined on suspicion of rabies. 8
Number of calls made to quarantined animals 402
Very truly yours,
EDWARD A. deVARENNES, V.S., Inspector of Animals.
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
January 1, 1940.
DR. RICHARD M. ASH, Health Commissioner.
Dear Sir :-
I hereby submit my annual report as Inspector of Plumbing for the year 1939.
Applications filed
1818
Received for permits
$1,872.25
The following is a list of applications filed and the amount re- ceived by months:
Applications
Received for Permits.
January
112
$114 50
February
149
145 25
March
176
157 25
April
170
177 75
May
197
196 25
June
190
177 50
July
130
163 00
August
130
124 75
September
124
139 50
October
160
156 50
November
159
181 25
December
121
138 75
New buildings for which permits were issued
172
Dwellings
153
Other Buildings
19
Apartment House
1
Fire House
1
Temporary Office Building
1
Filling Stations
5
Nurses Home
1
Private Garage
1
Mercantile
3
Office Building
2
Park Comfort Station
1
Manufacturing Building
1
Tire Repair Shop
1
Bowling Alleys
1
Buildings connected with sewer
214
New buildings connected with sewer
140
New buildings connected with cesspool
20
New buildings connected with septic tank.
2
Old buildings connected with sewer
74
Master Plumbers registered
201
Residents of Quincy 48
Non-residents
153
Respectfully submitted,
JERE J. CURTIS, Inspector of Plumbing.
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CITY OF QUINCY
FIFTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL For the Year Ending December 31, 1939
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 Night Supervisor MRS. ADA M. WHARTON, R.N. MISS RUTH P. HORRIGAN, R.N. Instructor of Sciences Assistant Night Supervisor MISS CONSTANCE LUNDY, R.N.
MISS RITA KELLEHER, R.N.
Operating Room Supervisor
Instructor of Nursing Arts MISS PRISCILLA ALGER, R.N. Obstetrical Department Supervisor MISS VELMA MCBRIDE, R.N.
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 Director: MISS RUTH DARR Assistant: MISS MURIEL BRADY Clerk: MISS BETTY MCNICOL
Record Room MRS. ALICE F. BRODERICK Assistants: MRS. EDNA C. SWAIN, MISS PHYLLIS ACEBO
X-ray Department Director : CHARLES WHELAN, M.D. Technicians: MRS. REBECCA PHILBRICK, R.N., MISS CONSTANCE LARKIN, R.N., ELLIOT VINING
Laboratory Department Director: FRANCIS P. MCCARTHY, M.D. Technicians: MISS FRANCES MORRIS, MISS RUTH KUHNS, MISS ELINOR RICH, MISS M. MARJORIE DAVISON
Physical-Therapy Department Director : CLAUDE L. PAYZANT, M.D. Technicians: LELAND STEVENS, MISS ELIZABETH GORDON
Pharmacist EDWARD M. FANTASIA Clerk: WALDO SPRAGUE
Dietary Department Head Dietitian : MISS LAURA WENDT Assistants: MISS OSSELA KAY, MISS CAROLINE MESSIER
Maintenance Department Chief Engineer : CARL ERIKSSON
Housekeeper MRS. CATHERINE LAUDER
Head: JOHN SMITH
Laundry Assistant: WILLIA ... UZZELL
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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 CHIARLES 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.D.S.
Hematologist WILLIAM P. MURPHY, M.D.
VISITING STAFF
Surgeons
WILLIAM J. MCCAUSLAND, M.D. F. RAMON BURKE, M.D.
WALTER L. SARGENT, M.D. DANIEL B. REARDON, M.D. WILLIAM R. HURLEY, M.D. FRED A. BARTLETT, M.D.
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Associate Surgeons
JAMES H. COOK, M.D.
T. VINCENT CORSINI, M.D.
J. EDWARD KNOWLTON, M.D.
DAVID H. MONTGOMERY, M.D. ENSIO F. K. RONKA, M.D.
Junior Surgeons
GEORGE D. DALTON, M.D. FRED N. MANLEY, M.D.
E. MURRAY BRITTON, M.D. J. FRANK BELIN, M.D.
FRED P. COSTANZA, M.D. WILLIAM A. MCCAUSLAND, M.D.
Physicians
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. ALFRED V. MAHONEY, M.D.
Consultant Physicians : CHARLES S. ADAMS, M.D., JOHN M. MACLEOD, M.D.
Aural Service WILLIAM J. HARKINS, M.D., Chief JAMES M. WARD, M.D.
ROBERT O. GILMORE, M.D. WALTER L. MCCLINTOCK, M.D.
Pediatrician EDMUND B. FITZGERALD, M.D.
Obstetrical Service RICHARD M. ASH, M.D., Chief
FRANCIS G. KING, M.D. HARRY BRAVERMAN, M.D. LESLIE VANRAALTE, M.D.
Urologist ROBERT L. COOK, 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.
MARGARET HUSSEY, M.D.
JOHN H. ASH, M.D.
ELMON R. JOHNSON, M.D.
BEATRICE BRICKETT, M.D.
DAVID KARP, M.D.
DANIEL A. BRUCE, M.D.
GEORGE L. MACKINNON, M.D.
JAMES C. BRUDNO, M.D.
WILLIAM M. MACPHEE, M.D.
JOSEPH CARELLA, M.D.
JAMES MAGUIRE, M.D.
EDMUND L. CAREY, M.D.
JOHN M. MCGOWAN, M.D.
JAMES CONDRICK, M.D.
EDWARD M. NATHAN, M.D.
WILLIAM G. CURTIS, M.D.
WALTER M. O'BRIEN, M.D.
ASTRO DIBONA, M.D.
EMIL Z. OSSEN, M.D.
THOMAS J. DION, M.D. ISRAEL EDELSTEIN, M.D.
ARTHUR L. HANRAHAN, M.D.
RACHEL HARDWICK, M.D.
MORGAN SARGENT, M.D.
ELLA G. HEDGES, M.D.
GEORGE M. SHEAHAN, M.D.
WILLIAM R. HELFRICH, M.D.
MAX D. STEIN, M.D.
ALFRED P. THOMPSON, M.D.
EUGENE WHITEHOUSE, M.D.
JOSEPH HUSSEY, M.D.
JOHN L. NUGENT, M.D.
W. PORTER PRATT, M.D. EMERSON READ, M.D.
RICHARD M. ASH, M.D.
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MONTHS OF SURGICAL SERVICE 1939
F. RAMON BURKE, M.D. January J. EDWARD KNOWLTON, M.D. FRED N. MANLEY, M.D. February-March
DANIEL B. REARDON, M.D. J. FRANK BELIN, M.D. April-May
JAMES H. COOK, M.D.
FRED A. BARTLETT, M.D.
ENSIO F. K. RONKA, M.D. E. MURRAY BRITTON, M.D.
WALTER L. SARGENT, M.D. June-July
DAVID H. MONTGOMERY, M.D. GEORGE D. DALTON, M.D.
August-September
WILLIAM J. MCCAUSLAND, M.D. T. VINCENT CORSINI, M.D.
October-November
WILLIAM R. HURLEY, M.D. RICHARD M. ASH, M.D. FRED P. COSTANZA, M.D. December
DANIEL B. REARDON, M.D. JAMES H. COOK, M.D.
J. FRANK BELIN, M.D.
MONTHS OF MEDICAL SERVICE, 1939
January-February
July-August
HENRY H. A. BLYTH, M.D.
ALFRED V. MAHONEY, M.D.
March-April September-October
EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D. CORNELIUS J. LYNCH, M.D.
May-June November-December
ARTHUR RAPPEPORT, M.D.
WILLIAM L. KRIEGER, M.D.
MONTHS OF OBSTETRICAL SERVICE, 1939
(Pre-natal and post-natal clinics are held every Thursday, 2-4 P.M. at the Quincy City Hospital.)
January, February, March
FRANCIS G. KING, M.D.
April, May
HARRY BRAVERMAN, M.D.
June, July, August LESLIE VANRAALTE, M.D.
September, October, November. FRANCIS G. KING, M.D.
December
HARRY BRAVERMAN, M.D.
MONTHS OF AURAL SERVICE, 1939
January, February, March JAMES M. WARD, M.D.
April, May, June ROBERT O. GILMORE, M.D.
July, August, September WALTER L. MCCLINTOCK, M.D.
October JAMES M. WARD, M.D.
November ROBERT O. GILMORE, M.D.
December
WALTER L. MCCLINTOCK, M.D.
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PEDIATRIC SERVICE, 1939 All Year EDMUND B. FITZGERALD, M.D.
MONTHS OF DENTAL SERVICE, 1939
January
IRVING L. SHAW, D.D.S.
February, March, April
FRANK J. KENNA, D.D.S.
May, June, July
IRVING L. SHAW, D.D.S.
August, September, October,
November, December
FRANK J. KENNA, D.D.S.
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL OF QUINCY
HENRY M. FAXON, President.
ROBERT M. FAXON, Secretary-Treasurer and Clerk of Corporation
PERLEY E. BARBOUR
SAMUEL. W. WAKEMAN
CLARENCE BURGIN
GEORGE E. ADAMS
GEORGE H. BONSALL
MAYOR THOMAS S. BURGIN
HARRY L. RICE. COUNCILLOR CHRISTIAN A. BURKARD
GEORGE M. SHEAHAN, M.D.
COUNCILLOR ALDO DELLACHIESA
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
The John J. Day Memorial Bed
Col. William B. White, X-ray Equipment.
1913
Ellen H. Lunt Memorial Bed
Endowed by Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer
1906
Sarah C. Brackett Memorial Bed
Endowed by Jeffrey R. Brackett
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL For the Year Ending December 31, 1939
To His Honor the Mayor, the President and Members of the City Council:
GENTLEMEN :
The Board of Managers of the Quincy City Hospital submits herewith its report of the Hospital activity for the year 1939. In- cluded in this report are the detailed departmental reports made by the Superintendent and the several department heads of the Hos- pital.
Continued Progress
With the increased demand for hospital services, there were 367 more patients admitted in 1939 compared with 1938. There were 5,433 more patient days treatments rendered in 1939, as compared with 1938. The daily average census for 1939 was 13.8 higher than in 1938.
In spite of these increases, the Board of Managers is glad to report a reduction of $9,000 in the deficit to the City of Quincy for the operation of the Hospital in 1939, as compared to 1938. All of this has been accomplished without reducing any of the Hospital's necessary services to the patients served throughout the year.
In 1939 there were 915 babies born at the Hospital, with nc maternal deaths. We are exceedingly proud of this record, and of the members of our Medical and Surgical Staffs who produced these results.
During 1939, the admissions were 6,839; discharges 6,665; deaths 278.
Personnel
There were 270 employees on the Hospital payroll, as of Decem- ber 31, 1939. This includes nurses, telephone operators, maids, orderlies, housemen, etc. The bed capacity of our Hospital is 250 beds, plus 50 bassinets. The average number of employees for management and care of patients in a general hospital, as recom- mended and approved by hospital and medical authorities, are 1.2 employee per bed. According to such a ratio, the number of em- ployees should be 300, but through careful planning we have been able to hold down our number of employees to a figure much less than the average of other general hospitals, and still give excellent service to all patients. On the basis of the payroll for the year, our employees are paid an average yearly salary of less than $1,000 per year per employee.
Buildings and Equipment
The Board has continued with its policy of maintaining the hos- pital buildings and equipment in good condition, in order to meet the demands of the Medical Staff, and of the patients under our care. This policy has resulted in discharging "satisfied patients", as well as contributing to the general health and welfare of our city.
Statistics prove that the mortality rate in Quincy was the lowest of any community of its size in the Commonwealth. The Hospital
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has contributed its share along with the other health and social agencies in our city, and by careful supervision on the part of our Administrative Staff, these results have been obtained at a mini- mum cost to our citizens.
No person in need of hospital care, regardless of finances, is turned away from the Hospital, for lack of funds. Persons able to pay, however, are expected to meet their financial obligations for the services rendered them. Judging from the excellent results shown by the receipts from hospital bills, again our Administrative Staff is to be commended for their efforts.
Improvements
Several improvements were made in the Hospital during 1939. Upon the recommendation of the Staff, the sterilizing room was enlarged and new up-to-date sterilizing equipment was installed to replace already antiquated equipment.
New oil-burners were installed in December. This has made it possible to step up the efficiency of the original boilers, which were built some seventeen years ago to serve a 105-bed hospital. With two new buildings, the Administration Building and the addition to the Nurses' Home, new and larger boilers would have had to be in- stalled if coal was to be continued as fuel. We are grateful to Mayor Burgin and the City Council of 1939, for having made these oil burners available through a special appropriation in November 1939.
The Gordon House
It was with a great deal of pleasure that the Board of Managers dedicated, on November 12th, 1939, the new addition to the Nurses' Home, "The Gordon House" in memory of Dr. John A. Gordon, co- founder of the Quincy City Hospital. The Gordon House is now able to comfortably house 150 nurses. On November 1st, allowance to nurses for living out ceased, thereby resulting in a net saving to the city of several thousand dollars yearly. Incidentally, authorities agree that when nurses live at the Hospital, nursing efficiency is at a higher level.
Future Improvements
The Board wishes to bring to the attention of the Mayor and the City Council that we are in need of an additional floor to the Service Building for a Nurses' Dining Room. The original dining room facilities for nurses and employees were for a 100-bed hospital. Since the Hospital has now grown three times this size, it can be easily realized that we now have a problem here owing to the lack of room. It is difficult to serve the 270 employees and 60 student nurses three times daily. All told, over 1,500 meals are served daily at the Hospital, and in the course of a year approximately 580,350 meals are furnished.
Another problem that confronts us is the need for a new surgical wing. The Staff has already brought this acute need to the attention of the Board of Managers. Preliminary plans are available both for the building and the necessary equipment.
Both of these improvements are important matters which should receive the attention of the Mayor and the City Council during 1940. It must be remembered that the Quincy City Hospital, on
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account of its large percentage of private cases, might be termed a "Private Hospital", not run for profit by the City of Quincy. Regardless of one's financial status, every citizen in our city has available to him the services of a Class-A Hospital, well equipped, and adequately staffed. This is unlike most other municipal hos- pitals where only the indigent, or persons with communicable or mental disease are treated.
Activities and 1940 Budget
The activities of all our Hospital Departments are on the increase as the result of greater demands for more hospital services by a larger number of citizens. This will entail larger expenses and an increased budget for 1940 but which will be compensated by larger receipts.
Salary Survey Committee
It has been the policy of the present Board of Managers to pay a just wage to all employees at the Hospital. The Salary Survey Committee has approved whole-heartedly of this policy of the Board. Only insofar as the working conditions at the Hospital for our employees are good and just wages are paid, can we continue to render the quality of hospital service for which this Hospital is recognized not only in Quincy, but throughout New England.
Administration Staff
The Board of Managers wishes to take this opportunity to com- mend the excellent work of the Hospital Superintendent, Dr. Joseph P. Leone. The loyal and conscientious service of Dr. Leone and his capable assistants have materially helped to make the work of the Board of Managers pleasant and easier of accomplishment.
Appreciation
The Board of Managers wishes to express their appreciation to the various agencies who have cooperated so effectively with hos- pital aid. We also wish to express our appreciation to His Honor, the Mayor, all Members of the City Council, all other City Depart- ments, for the splendid spirit of helpfulness and cooperation given to the Hospital throughout the year 1939.
The Board of Managers wishes to express their sincere thanks to the Quincy Patriot Ledger for their loyal cooperation in hand- ling Hospital news.
Board of Managers GUY W. HART, Chairman, MRS. T. NEWELL LANE, MR. J. BROOKS KEYES, MR. FRANKLIN S. NICHOLS, MR. JAMES F. REYNOLDS, Secretary.
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QUINCY CITY HOSPITAL
STATISTICAL REPORT
1938
1939
Patients in hospital January 1
174
174
Patients admitted during the year
6,298
6,665
Total
6,472
6,839
Male patients admitted
2,463
2,712
Female patients admitted
3,835
3,953
Total
6,298
6,665
Patients admitted to Medical Service.
1,094
1,303
Patients admitted to Surgical Service
3,321
3,494
Patients admitted to Obstetrical Service
958
953
Number of babies born
928
915
Total
6,298
6,665
Private room patients admitted
1,392
1,444
Private ward patients admitted
2,671
3,043
Service patients admitted
2,235
2,178
Total
6,298
6,665
Paying patients admitted
5,535
5,896
Part-paying patients admitted
93
79
Free patients admitted
224
210
Welfare patients admitted
446
480
Total
6,298
6,665
Largest number in hospital any one day
235
236
Smallest number in hospital any one day.
130
161
Daily average number of patients
183
196.8
Total number of days' treatment ..
66,798
72,131
Operations
4,511
Major
900
Minor
4,109
Total
4,511
5,009
Outpatients
6,910
6,709
Accidents
1,702
1,938
Copies of hospital records sent to attorneys and insurance companies
200
744
Receipts for copies of records
$515.
$624.80
Ambulance calls made in year
1,257
1,221
Prenatal Clinic patients
857
825
204
CITY OF QUINCY
DISCHARGE RECORD AND SERVICE ANALYSIS January 1, 1939-December 31, 1939
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