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I herewith submit a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Water Loan Sinking Fund of the City of Attleboro for the year 1926 together with a table showing investments held by the same.
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND Cash Account Receipts
Cash on hand, January 1, 1926
$410.32
Interest and income earned
$6,533.50
Payments on
Mortgage notes
$16,100.00
Bonds
22,000.00
Certificates of Deposit.
25,600.00
N. T. & A. St. Ry. note.
1,000.00
$64,700.00
Yearly appropriation for Sinking Fund
10,000.00
Accrued interest on bonds sold .
299.89
Premium on bonds purchased. 203.07
$81,736.46
$82,146.78
Disbursements
Paid
For Securities purchased during the year:
City of Attleboro, 31/2% bonds, due March 1, 1935.$ 1,000.00 City of Cincinnati, Ohio, 41/2% bonds, due 1934 & 1935
10,000.00
City of Spokane, Washington, 41/2% bonds, due Jan. 1, 1935.
10,000.00
1,000.00
State of California, 41/2% bonds, due July, 1940. . City of Grand Rapids, Mich., 41/2% bonds, due Aug. 1, 1935
3,000.00
Town of Franklin, 4% bond, due June 1, 1934.
1,000.00
Mortgage notes .
8,250.00
$34,250.00
Deposit in Attleborough Savings Banks
14,133.34
Accrued interest on bond purchased .
286.81
Refund of interest credited to account by error.
45.00
Premium on bonds purchased ..
587.35
Transfer of securities from the Sewer Assessment Investment Fund
6,500.00
City Treasurer, water bonds, due July 1, 1926
25,000.00
$80,802.50
Cash on hand, January 1, 1927
1,344.28
$82,146.78
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SECURITIES HELD BY THE WATER LOAN SINKING FUND, JAN. 1, 1927
BONDS
Name of Bond
Rates
When Issued
When Payable
Amount of Investment
City of Newton
Water Loan
4 %
July
1, 1897
July
1, 1927
$ 1,000.00
City of Omaha
Renewal Bond
41/2 %
Sept.
1, 1907
Sept.
1, 1927
1,000.00
City of Attleboro
Water Loan
4 %
July
1, 1898
July 1, 1928
1,000.00
Town of Framingham
Water Loan Bonds
4
%
Oct.
1, 1906
Oct.
1, 1928
2,000.00
City of Akron, Ohio
Water Wks. Ext.
51/2%
Apr.
1, 1920
Apr. 1, 1930
10,000.00
City of Detroit
Pub. Sewer Loan
41/2%
Feb.
1, 1925
Feb.
1, 1932
5,000.00
City of Fall River
Sewer Loan
3 1/2 %
Apr. 1, 1933
3,000.00
City of Attleboro
Water Loan
31/2%
Mar.
1, 1905
Mar.
1, 1935
13,000.00
Town of Franklin
Water Loan Bonds
4 %
June
1, 1907
June 1, 1934
1,000.00
City of Cincinnati, O.
Street Imp. Loan
41/2 %
Jan.
2, 1914
Jan.
2, 1934
3,000.00
City of Boston
Rapid Trans. Loan
31/2%
Apr.
1, 1938
9,000.00
Sewage Disposal System Bond
41/4%
Apr. 1, 1924
Aug. 1, 1935
2,000.00
City of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Street Imp. Bond
4 1/4 %
Oct.
1, 1926
Oct.
1, 1935
1,000.00
City of Spokane, Wash
Water Wks. Imp.
41/2 %
Jan.
1, 1910
Jan.
1, 1935
10,000.00
City of Cincinnati, O.
Sewer Imp. Loan
4 1/2 %
Mar.
1, 1915
Mar.
1, 1935
5,000.00
City of Cincinnati, O.
Street Imp. Loan
41/2%
Apr.
1, 1915
A.pr. 1, 1935
1,000.00
City of Cincinnati, O.
Street Imp. Loan
41/2 %
Apr. 15, 1915
Apr.
15, 1935
1,000.00
Boston & Albany R. R. Co.
Improvement Bond
5 %
July 1,
1913
July
1, 1938
1,000.00
City of New Bedford
Park Loan
31/2%
Oct. 15,
1918
Oct.
15, 1938
14,000.00
State of California
State H'way Bonds
41/2 %
July 3, 1917
July 3, 1940
1,000.00
$88,000.00
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July
1, 1951
3,000.00
U. S. Liberty Loan
4 1/4 %
City of Grand Rapids, Mich.
NOTES
Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 6%.
$30,650.00
Notes of N. T. & A. St. Ry. dated Sept. 10, 1922 and due Sept. 10, 1927-1929 at 5%. 3,000.00
Deposit in Attleborough Savings Bank. .
14,133.34
$47,783.34
Cash on hand, January 1, 1927.
1,344.28
Value of Sinking Fund, January 1, 1927.
ALBERTA F. REMINGTON, Treasurer
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.$137,127.62
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To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council:
I herewith submit a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Sewer Assessment Investment Fund of the City of Attleboro for the year 1926 together with a table showing the investments held by the same.
SEWER ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT FUND
Cash Account Receipts
Cash on hand, January 1, 1926. $103.66
Interest and income earned.
$5,081.21
Payments on:
Bonds
$19,000.00
Notes
3,300.00
22,300.00
Transfer of securities to Water Sinking Fund.
6,500.00
Premium on bonds sold.
140.94
Accrued interest on bonds sold.
261.75
$34,283.90
$34,387.56
Disbursements
Securities purchased during the year:
State of California 41/2% Bonds, due July 3, 1940
$4,000.00
American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
5% bonds, Que Dec. 1, 1946 .. . 10,000.00
City of Milwaukee; 5% Bouds, due July 1, 1933-34 5,000.00
$19,000.00
Deposit in Attleborough Savings Bank
1,173.51
Premium on bonds purchased.
710.50
Accrued interest on bonds purchased.
200.05
Commission on $10,000 American Tel.&Tel. 5% bonds
20.00
Amount applied to the payment .of Sewer Bonds, due in 1926
8,000.00
Amount applied to the payment of interest due in 1926 on Sewer Bonds.
4,930.00
$34,034.06
Cash on hand, January 1, 1927
353.50
$34,387.56
SECURITIES HELD BY THE SEWER ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT FUND, JAN. 1, 1927
BONDS
Name of Bond
Rate
When Issued
When Payable
City of Lynn
Sewer Loan
4 %
Apr.
1, 1915
Apr. 1, 1927
City of Providence
Public Improvent Loan
3
May
1, 1899
May
1, 1929
5,000.00
Town of Gardner
Water Loan
4
%
May
2, 1904
May
2, 1930
3,000.00
City of Boston
City Loan
31/2%
June
1, 1932
2,000.00
City of Detroit
Public Sewer Loan 41/2 %
Feb.
1, 1925
Feb.
1, 1932
5,000.00
City of Milwaukee
Hospital Bonds
5
July
1, 1924
July
1, 1934
4,500.00
Electric Light Bonds
5%
July
1, 1924
July
1, 1933
500.00
City of New Haven
Street Pavement
Bonds
4
%
May
1, 1913
May
1, 1935
10.000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
Metropolitan
Water Loan
31/2%
15, 1915
July
1, 1935
3,000.00
City of Newton
Washington St. Loan
4
Feb.
1, 1896
Feb.
1, 1936
2,000.00
City of Quincy
Sewer Loan
31/2%
Apr.
1, 1898
Apr.
1, 1937
1,000.00
City of Waterbury
School Loan
4 1/4 %
July
1, 1915
July
1, 1937
1,000.00
Boston & Albany R.R. Co.
Improvement Bond 5
%
July
1, 1913
July
1, 1938
2,000.00
City of St. Louis, Mo.
41/4 %
June
1, 1924
June 1, 1937
5,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
Metropolitan
Sewer Loan
31/2%
Mar.
1, 1915
July
1, 1940
6,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
Metropolitan
Water Loan
3 %
Jan.
1, 1915
Jan.
1, 1941
10,000.00
City of Omaha
Water Bonds
41/2 %
Dec.
15, 1911
Dec.
15, 1941
13,000.00
City of Waterbury
School Loan
41/2%
Jan.
1, 1911
Jan.
1, 1942
3,000.00
U. S. Liberty Loan
41/4 %
June 15, 1917
June 15, 1932/47
10,000.00
Jan.
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Amount of Investment $ 1,000.00
City of Milwaukee
U. S. Liberty Loan Amer. Tel & Tel. Co. Collateral
41/4 % Oct. 15, 1918 Oct. 15, 1938
8,000.00
Trust Gold Bonds
5 % Dec. 1, 1916
Dec. 1, 1946
10,000.00
State of California
State Highway
Bonds
41/2%
July 3, 1917
July 3, 1940
4,000.00
$109,000.00
Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 6% Attleborough Savings Bank. .
$3,000.00 5,980.12
$8,980.12
$117,980.12
Cash on hand, January 1st, 1927.
353.50
Value of Fund, January 1, 1927 ..
.$118,333.62
ALBERTA F. REMINGTON, Treasurer
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Report of the City Clerk
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council:
I herewith sumit the annual report of the clerk of the City of Attle. boro for the year ending December 31, 1926.
Receipts
Licenses :
Pedlars
$143.00
Sale of second hand motor vehicles. 32.00
Hackney carriage and express 76.00
Sale of articles on the Lord's day
400.00
Victualler's and Innholder's. 97.50
Bowling alleys and pool tables
160.00
Auctioneers
10.00
Junk
200.00
Dealers in second hand furniture.
6.00
Theatre
100.00
Sale of firearms
1.00
Ammunition
1.00
Merry-go-round
6.00
Amusement
1.00
Circus
50.00
Marriage
216.00
$1,499.50
Permits :
Storage and sale of gasoline
$45.00
Carnivals
10.00
Awnings and signs
61.00
Sunday concerts.
3.00
Horse races
50.00
Sundry
86.50
Recording mortgages, etc.
261.97
Certified copies of records.
64.00
Transfer of dog licenses and notices.
2.70
Fees for issuing dog licenses.
294.20
Fees for issuing sporting and trapping licenses .. 202.25
54.00
Interest on daily balances.
14.59
$893.71
Paid to City Treasurer
$2,648.71
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$255.50
Sale of voting Ists.
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The sum of $3,882.00 was received for dog licenses and paid to the County Treasurer, less fees retained by city for issuing same.
The sum of $1,882.75 was received for issuing sporting and trapping licenses and paid to the State of Massachusetts, less fees retained by city for issuing same.
The number of births, marriages and deaths recorded is as follows:
Marriages 244
Deaths 299
Births
552
Conforming to the requirements of Section 17 of the Charter, I submit herewith a record of the attendance of members at the meetings of the Municipal Council during the year 1926.
Number of
Names of Members
Meetings Attended
Total number of meetings
33
Isaac Alger 28
William H. Blake. 26
William A. Brennan 31
Fred E. Briggs 29
Arthur B. Cummings 28
Arthur F. Gehrung 24
Samuel M. Holman, Jr. 32
*Charles J. Merritt 28
Herbert J. Schofield. 31
Howard G. Smith.
.32
James L. Wiggmore.
29
*Elected Feb. 2, 1926
Respectfully submitted,
ANNIE A. WHEELER,
City Clerk
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ANNUAL REPORT
Assessors' Report
Attleboro, Mass., Dec. 31, 1926
To His Honor the Mayor and Municipal Council:
Gentlemen:
We herewith submit our annual report of this department for the year ending December 31, 1926.
Number of residents assessed
5959
Individuals
. 4512
Others
1447
Number of non-residents assessed.
1217
Individuals
883
Others 334
Number of persons assessed on polls.
6372
Number of persons assessed on polls only.
3000
Number of persons assessed on property and polls. 10175
Tax on each poll. $2.00
Number of horses assessed
261
Number of cows assessed. .
691
Number of neat cattle other than cows.
62
Number of fowl assessed (value $7,523).
7523
Number of swine assessed.
58
Number of dwelling houses.
3571
Value of personal estate less exemptions $5,426,305.00
Exempt personal.
140.00
Total value of personal.
5,426,445.00
Value of real estate less exemptions.
18,349,270.00
Exempt real estate ..
14,860.00
Total value of real estate. 18,364,130.00
Total value of personal and real estate 23,790,575.00
Value of stock.
$817,495.00
Value of machinery .
3,322,335.00
Value of live stock.
70,325.00
Value of all other
1,216,290.00
Total value
5,426,445.00
Value of buildings
$12,907,195.00
Value of land.
5,456,935.00
Total value
18,364,130.00
Amount to be provided for
$1,144,655.35
On account of city.
$1,044,600.09
State tax.
54,600.00
State highway tax
2,745.51
County tax
33,352.82
Overlay
8,872.93
Audit tax
484.00
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Amount provided for .
.$1,144,655.35
Tax on real estate.
649,564.15
Tax on personal estate
192,091.20
Tax on polls.
12,744.00
Estimated receipts.
290,256.00
Estimated receipts including poll taxes.
$303,000.00
Estmated city receipts.
140,409.67
State income tax
71,857.41
Estimated business Corp.
77,988.92
Poll taxes
12,744.00
Estimated city receipts.
$140,409.67
Licenses
3,714.65
Fines
2,782.22
Special assessments
3,718.07
General government
31,437.18
Libraries
809.53
Recreation
488.96
Interest on deposit.
1,916.37
Interest on taxes and assessments
6,052.20
Water revenue
85,106.41
Educational
4,384.08
WARRANTS ISSUED TO COLLECTOR AS FOLLOWS
June 2, 1926-Warrant for 6,286 polls.
$12,572.00
July 28, 1926-Warrant for 86 polls.
172.00
October 11, 1926-Warrant for Personal, Real and Moth.
841.800.65
December 18, 1926-Polls, Personal and Real
3,260.33
ABATEMENTS MADE DURING THE YEAR 1926
Polls
Personal
Real Estate
1921
$2.43
1922
$123.75
2.25
1923
2.34
1924
42.04
1925
$120.00
585.74
393.83
1926
404.00
1,784.53
3,962.01
1926
Moth
.60
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 1926
Appropriation
$8,636.00
Salaries:
Appropriation
$3,400.00
Expended
3,400.00
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Clerical-Appropriation
$2,350.00
Transferred from Asst. Assessors
64.37
Transferred from incidentals
118.88
Expended for 1926.
2,533.25
Assistant Assessors-Appropriation
$800.00
Expended
735.63
Incidentals-Appropriation
$1,450.00
Expended
1,166.30
Estimated balance
164.82-118.88tranfd
Rent, light and phone.
536.00
Expended
485.47
Estimated balance
50.00
Looking up titles
100.00
Expended
100.00
STANLEY T. ROGERS, HARRY E. CARPENTER, HARRY P, KENT,
Assessors of Attleboro
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ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL
OPERATING THE
STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Superintendent-Miss G. G. Rice
Officers
Joseph L. Sweet, President
Laura V. G. Mackie, M. D., Vice-President
Harold E. Sweet, Treasurer
Randolph E. Bell, Clerk Fred L. Wetherell, Assistant Treasurer
Trustees
Gertrude R. Allen
Randolph E. Bell
Edward P. Claflin
Frederick V. Murphy, M. D.
Ruth W. Clap
Geneva E. Murphy
Joshua W. Clarke, M. D.
Fred G. Simmonds
Joseph Finberg
Rev. David F. Sheedy
Ernest D. Gilmore
Austin M. Sweet
Edward L. Gowen
Florence M. Sweet
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Harold E. Sweet
Annie G. King
Joseph L. Sweet
Blanche Daggett
Victor R. Glencross
Board of Managers
Joseph Finberg Ernest D. Gilmore
Edward L. Gowen
William J. Luther Harold E. Sweet Joseph L. Sweet
These latter with the following ex-officio members, Mayor George A. Sweeney, Howard G. Smith, President of the Municipal Council, and Miss Alberta . Remington, City Treasurer, constitute the administrative board of the hospital.
Training School Committee for Nurses Mrs. L. V. G. Mackie, M. D., Chairman
Mrs. H. A. Allen T. O. Mullaly Miss Irene Battey
Mrs. Gertrude H. Kendall
William J. Luther J. Frank Mason
Laura V. G. Mackie, M. D.
Martha C. McRae
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CONSULTING STAFF
Surgeons
William M. Conant, M. D. 636 Beacon St., Boston
Daniel Fiske Jones; M. D. 195 Beacon St., Boston
Harry H. Germain, M. D ... 475 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Wyman Whittemore, M. D., 199 Beacon St., Boston
Channing C. Simmonds, M. D. 205 Beacon St., Boston
Leland S. McKittrick, M. D. 205 Beacon St., Boston
Arthur R. Kimpton, M. D. . 23 Bay State Road, Boston
Gilbert Horrax, M. D., Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Boston
Medical
Herman F. Vickery, M. D. 26 Chestnut St., Brookline Richard C. Cabot, M. D .... Emerson Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge Chas. H. Lawrence, M. D. .520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Harry W. Goodall, M. D. 205 Beacon St., Boston
Specialists
Frederick W. Johnson, M. D .. 167 Newbury St., Boston Gynecologist
Ernest G. Crabtree, M. D. 99 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Urologist
Frederick C. Irving, M. D. . 475 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Obstetrican
Charles F. Painter, M. D. 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Orthopedic Surgeon
George Loring Tobey, Jr., M. D ... . 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Throat, Nose and Ear
Freeman Allen, M. D .. 200 Beacon St., Boston Consulting Anesthetist
Joseph W. Courtney, M. D. 94 Bay State Road, Boston Neurologist
Frank B. Granger, M. D .. 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Consulting Physiotherapist
Arial W. George, M. D.
43 Bay Road, Boston Consulting Radiologist
Timothy Leary, M. D. 416 Huntington Ave., Boston
John F. Kenney, M. D. 206 Broadway, Pawtucket, R. I. Consulting Pathologists
VISITING STAFF
Joshua W. Clarke, M. D. President Daniel J. Kiley, M. D. Vice-President
Jesse W. Battershall, M. D. Secretary
SURGICAL STAFF
John A. Reese, M. D.
Chief of Staff H. Irving Bixby, M. D.
James A. Bryer, M. D.
Frederick J. Carley, M. D.
G. Adelbert Emard, M. D.
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
Daniel J. Kiley, M. D.
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MEDICAL STAFF
Herbert Lowell Rich, M. D. . Chief of Staff
Jesse W. Battershall, M. D. Frederick V. Murphy, M. D.
James H. Brewster, M. D. Herbert G. Vaughan, M. D. Wilfred F. Milot, M. D. Edward S. Ward, M. D.
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OBSTETRICAL STAFF
Joshua W. Clarke, M. D. . Chief of Staff
William O. Hewitt, M. D. Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
Edith Kerkhoff, M. D.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT STAFF
Arthur C. Conro, M. D. Chief of Staff H. Irving Bixby, M. D. Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
ANESTHESIA STAFF
Frederick V. Murphy, M. D. Chief of Staff Jesse W. Battershall, M. D. Laura V. G. Mackie, M. D.
PHYSIOTHERAPY STAFF
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Chief of Staff Herbert G. Vaughan, M. D.
Edward B. Perkins, M. D. . Radiologist
James H. Brewster, M. D. Pathologist
ASSOCIATE STAFF
Newell C. Bullard, M. D. Charles E. Roderick, M. D.
Willis L. Hale, M. D. Michael E. Vance, M. D.
Earl R. White, M. D.
EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE
John A. Reese, M. D. Herbert L. Rich, M. D. Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
Superintendent and School of Nursing G. G. Rice, R. N.
Assistant Superintendent of Hospital and School of Nursing K. V. Lloyd, R. N.
Night Supervisor Mabel A. Johnson, R. N.
Operating Room Supervisor Helen Webb, R. N.
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Instructor
Sidnie M. McIntyre, R. N.
Floor Supervisor Gladys J. Longmire, R. N.
Technicians
Physiotherapy Laboratory Anna M. Moore, R. N. Lelia E. McGrath, B. S.
Dietitian
Marie A. Clark
Historian Mrs. Clara H. Rhodes
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
To the Honorable Mayor and Municipal Council:
Your attention is invited to the fourteenth annual report of the Board of Managers of the Attleborough Hospital, operating the Sturdy Memorial Hospital for the City of Attleboro.
You will find herewith the report of the Treasurer, audited by certi- fied public accountants whose certificate is attached, report of the Treasurer of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital Campaign Fund, the auditing of which has been deferred to a later date for reasons noted in the auditor's report; report of Miss Rice, Superintendent of the Hospital. and report of the Hospital Aid Association, that devoted band of women whose annual contributions of personal service, material and money are of very great assistance to the hospital.
The past year has been a busy and memorable one in the history of the hospital. The new unit reached such a point of completion as to permit of the registration of the first patient therein on July 26, 1926. On September 30th the building was thrown open for inspection by the public, and while no formal exercises were attempted, in the evening a dinner was given to the local and consulting staffs, with an especially splendid representation of the latter who were exceedingly generous in their commendation of the entire hospital plant and its equipment -- highly significant coming from professional men who have frequent contacts with the very best hospital facilities of the country.
Wie now have an up-to-date hospital well nigh complete in its ap- pointments with well-equipped and competently administered X-Ray Laboratory and Physio-Therapy departments in all of which you will note an increasing activity, by reference to the Superintendent's report.
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Our facilities during the year were unavoidably affected and the functioning of the hospital upset by the changes incident to the as-
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sembling of the old and new units into their proper relations and the highest praise is due Miss Rice, Miss Lloyd and assistants, and our staff of doctors and nurses for the way in which they met a trying and difficult situation.
For a considerable part of the year we were not able to provide adequate accommodation for patients so that the total admitted was slightly less-three only-than in 1925. Our expenses, too, were abnor- mal and had it not been for a move to clean up the operating deficit for the two years preceding and until the date of the opening this year, we would have shown a deficit of nearly $7,500 for the year 1926. As it was, the hospital was opened in September without a cent of in- debtedness, by the payment of bank loans amounting to $14,000-of this $5,000 was obtained from free funds left to the hospital by Charles C. Wilmarth, $3,500 was transferred from our trust fund surplus, and $5,500 was received from special donations as noted in the Treasurer's report. Consequently the deficit shown in the Treasurer's report of $837.99 represents the operating loss since Oct. 1, 1926.
We renew our suggestion of meeting our need for current funds by an increase in our annual memberships of $10.00 per year. Perhaps, after the call for the fifth and final installment of the subscriptions to the Sturdy Hospital Campaign goes out in March next, we may look for added interest on the part of the public in our problem of financing our annual requirements. We repeat that we need at least $5,000 more an- nually to come from memberships or as income from unrestricted be- quests to the hospital.
We gratefully received early in the year the direct bequests of Charles C. Wilmarth, generous friend of the hospital, and we are thank- ful for gifts in the wills of two of Attleboro's loyal women, Mrs. Sarah Finberg and Mrs. Frances Crandall.
(Signed)
JOSEPH FINBERG
ERNEST D. GILMORE EDWARD L. GOWEN WILLIAM J. LUTHER ALBERTA A. REMINGTON HOWARD G. SMITH GEORGE A. SWEENEY HAROLD E. SWEET JOSEPH L SWEET
Board of Managers
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Managers of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital:
Sirs :
I have the honor of herewith submitting my annual report of the hospital for the year ending December 31, 1926.
Patients admitted
.1391
Private patients.
1185
Ward patients
206
Male patients.
517
Female patients
874
Medical
70 .
Surgical
446
E. E. N. & T.
311
Obstetrical
293
Mothers 273
Babies
275
Stillbirths
12
Total deaths
Deaths of newborn. 6
Cases paid for by City of Attleboro
22
Cases paid for by Town of North Attleboro
1
Cases paid for by Town of Mansfield.
1
Cases paid for by Town of West Mansfield.
1
Cases paid for by Town of Norton.
1
Cases paid for by Red Cross.
1
Cases paid for by Soldiers' Benefit, Attleboro.
1
State Cases
0
Free Cases
56
X-Ray Patients
728
Fluroscopic Examinations
72
Daily average for year.
44
Maximum number of patients any one day.
60
Minimum number of patients any one day.
24
Major operations
262
Minor operations
501
Cystoscopys
15
Transfusions
?
Laboratory Report
Urines
1639
Quantitative Sugars
37
Wassermans
49
Widals
2
Blood Typings
7
Sputums
18
Renal Functions
19
Smears
76
Stools
8
Guinea Pig Inoculations
5
Fluids
13
Gastric Analysis
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2
Cultures
30
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40
34
ANNUAL REPORT
Coagulations 98
White Blood Counts. 192
Red Blood Counts. 49
Hemoglobins
42
Differential Smears
36
Blood Sugar
9
Tissues
217
Autopsies
3
In July 1926 the New Hospital was opened to patients and the patients were moved in from the Sturdy residence.
The new hospital contains:
21 Private Rooms
7 Two-bed Rooms
1 Three-bed Room.
1 Four-bed Room
2 Five-bed Wards
2 Six-bed Wards
2 Six-bed Children's Wards
3 Isolation Rooms
Reception rooms, offices, Physiotherapy Dept., X-Ray Dept., Laboratory, Linen, and Store Room, Kitchen and Staff Din- ing Room, Operating Rooms and Accident Room.
The Physiotherapy Department was opened November 1, 1926 and is equipped with the following apparatus:
I Victor High Frequency
1 Victor Multiple Wave Generator
1 Victor Air-cooled Quartz Lamp
1 Victor Water-cooled Quartz Lamp
1 Victor Deep Therapy Lamp
1 Small Infra-Red Lamp
Since opening this department we have treated 28 patients, giving the following treatments:
Ultra violet ray 139
Diathermy 91
Deep therapy light. 69
Galvanic 5
Dessicatiob 1
Fulguration
1
Total treatments 306
December 1st a Technician was employed for the Laboratory Work, and Dr. Brewster, a member of the Medical Staff was appointed as Path- ologist.
Report of the State Venereal Clinic
New patients, female (Syphillis). 9
New patients, male (Syphillis) C
New patients, female (G. C.) .
New patients, male (G. C.). 6
10
Old patients reporting for first time in calendar year, (F) (S) 12
Old patients reporting for first time in calendar year, (M) (S). 25
Old patients reporting for first time in calendar year, (F) (GC) 11
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ANNUAL REPORT
Old patients reporting for first time in calendar year, (M) (GC) 12
Number of visits to Clinic, male (Syphillis) . 131
Number of visits to Clinic, female (Syphillis) . 158
Number of visits to Clinic, male, (GC)
82
Number of visits to Clinic, female (GC) 118
Total number of treatments. 492
Patients discontinuing treatments. 12
With permission. 12
Number of old patients looked up. 35
Number of old patients reporting to Clinic. 27
This Clinic will be discontinued after December, 1926
Report of Training School for Nurses
Nineteen pupil nurses were admitted to training in 1926 and nine were graduated, leaving a total of twenty pupil nurses in the hospital. This number is very inadequate for the work of the hospital and it is with great difficulty that we get along.
The Sturdy house was remodeled in November to give more accom- modations for nurses. This has been a wonderful help in making things more comfortable and sanitary for the nurses.
The following is a list of class work and lectures:
Anatomy and Physiology. . Dr. R. P. Kent
Anatomy and Physiology Miss S. M. McIntyre, R. N.
Bacteriology . Dr. H. L. Rich
Bacteriology Dr. J. H. Brewster
Bandaging . Dr. H. I. Bixby
Chemistry
Dr. J. W: Battershall
Dietetics Miss Marie Clarke
Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. . Dr. A. C. Conro Drugs and Solutions. Miss S. M. McIntyre, R. N.
Ethics Miss S. M. McIntyre, R. N. Hygiene and Sanitation . Dr. H. I. Bixby
Materia Medica.
Dr. F. V. Murphy Dr. H. G. Vaughan
Medical Diseases
Massage Miss Helen Gihl
Nervous Diseases .[Dr. L. V. G. Mackie Dr. W. O. Hewitt Obstetrics.
Pediatrics Dr. Edith Kerkhoff
Personal Hygiene. Miss S. M. McIntyre, R. N.
Practical Nursing. Miss S. M. McIntyre, R. N.
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