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On Investments.
$2,025.74
On Checking Account.
4.83
$2,030.57
Rents
840.00
Payments on Mortgage Notes .
535.00
Damage to fence at 71 County St. 15.00
Sale of Property, 71 County St .. 14,041.90
$17,462.47
$17,609.85
Disbursements
Care of Real Estate:
Repairs and Labor
$47.93
Water bills.
11.45
$59.38
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Investments:
Savings Banks.
$1,260.70
Attleboro Trust Company 1,768.59
$3,029.29
$3,088.67
Cash on hand, January 1, 1929
14,521.18
$17,609.85
Principal of Fund
Principal, January 1st, 1929.
$44,621.95
Invested in:
Mortgage notes at 6%.
$6,740.00
U. S. Liberty Loan Bonds at 414 % .
5,000.00
Deposit in Savings Banks.
18,881.95
First National Bank of Attleboro.
14,000.00
$44,621.95
Income
Balance in Fund, January 1st, 1928:
Cash
$147.38
Deposited in Savings Bank.
10,415.47
$10,562.85
Received from:
Interest on investments.
$2,025.74
Interest on checking account. .
4.83
Rents
840.00
Received for:
Damage to fence on property, 71 County St
15.00
Adjustment of water bills and
rent of property, 71 County
St. sold
41.90
$2,927.47
$13,490.32
Disbursements
Care and expenses of real estate. $59.38
Balance in Fund, January 1, 1929:
Deposits in Savings Banks: Attleboro Savings Bank
$8,635.25
Attleboro Trust Co.
4,274.51
Cash on hand.
$12,909.76 521.18
$13,430.94
$13,490.32
ALBERTA F. REMINGTON, Treasurer
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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 Water Loan Sinking Fund of the City of Attleboro for the year 1928 together with a table showing investments held by the same.
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND
Cash Account Receipts
Cash on hand, January 1, 1928 $2,735.64
Interest and income earned.
$6,542.09
Payments on:
Mortgage Notes $500.00
Bonds
3,000.00
N. T. & A. St. Ry. note. 1,000.00
41/4 % Liberty Loan Bonds.
14,000.00
$18,500.00
Yearly appropriation for Sinking Fund.
10,000.00
Premium on Securities sold. 245.00
Accrued interest on Bonds sold
89.25
$35,376.34
$38,111.98
Disbursements
Paid:
Deposited in Attleborough Savings Bank. $4,263.17
Accrued interest on securities purchased ....
25.00
Transfer of securities from Sewer Assessment Investment Fund:
City of Providence Bonds, due May 1, 1929. $5,000.00
Town of Gardner, Bonds due May 2, 1930. 3,000.00
8,000.00
City Treasurer, Water Bonds, due July 1, 1928 13,000.00 Cash on hand, January 1, 1929. 12,823.81
$38,111.98
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SECURITIES HELD BY THE WATER LOAN SINKING FUND, JAN. 1, 1929
Name of Bond
Rate
When Issued
When Payable
Amount of Investment
City of Providence
Public Imp. 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 Akron, Ohio
Water Works Ext.
51/2%
Apr.
1, 1920
April
1, 1930
10,000.00
City of Detroit
Public Sewer Loan
41/2 %
Feb. 1, 1925
Feb.
1, 1932
5,000.00
City of Fall River
Sewer Loan
3,1/2 %
April
1, 1933
3,000.00
City of Milwaukee
Electric Light
5 %
July
1, 1924
July
1, 1933
500.00
Town of Franklin
Water Loan Bonds
4 %
June
1, 1907
June
1, 1934
1,000.00
City of Milwaukee
Hospital Bonds
5
%
July
1, 1924
July
1, 1934
4,500.00
City of Cincinnati, Ohio
Street Imp. Loan
41/2 %
Jan. 2, 1914
Jan. 2, 1934
3,000.00
City of Boston
Rapid Transit Loan
31/2%
April 1, 1938
9,000.00
City of Attleboro
Water Loan
31/2 %
Mar. 1, 1905
March 1, 1935
13,000.00
City of Grand Rapids, Mich. Sewage Disposal System Bond
41/4 %
Apr.
1, 1924
Aug.
1, 1935
2,000.00
City of Grand Rapids, Mich. Street Imp. Bond
41/4 %
Oct.
1, 1926
Oct.
1, 1935
1,000.00
City of Spokane, Wash.
Water Works Imp.
41/2 %
Jan.
1, 1910
Jan.
1, 1935
10,000.00
City of Cincinnati, Ohio
Sewer Imp. Loan
41/2 %
Mar. 1, 1915
March 1, 1935
5,000.00
City of Cincinnati, Ohio
Street Imp. Loan
41/2 %
Apr. 15, 1915
April 15, 1935
1,000.00
City of Cincinnati, Ohio
Street Imp. Loan
4 1/2 %
Apr.
1, 1915
April
1, 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
3 1/2 %
July
1, 1951
3,000.00
State of California
State Highway Bonds 41/2 %
July 3, 1917
July 3, 1940
1,000.00
City of Omaha
Water
41/2 %
Dec. 15, 1911
Dec. 15, 1941
5,000.00
$87,000.00
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Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 6% ..
$27,400.00
Notes of N. T. & A. St. Ry., dated Sept. 10, 1922 and due Sept. 10, 1929 at 5% 1,000.00
Deposit in Attleborough Savings Bank.
19,060.73
Cash on hand, January 1, 1929
$47.460.73 12,823.81
$147,284.54
Value of Fund, January 1, 1929
ALBERTA F. REMINGTON, Treasurer
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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 1928 together with a table showing the investments held by the same.
SEWER ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT FUND Cash Account Receipts
Cash on hand, January 1, 1928
$209.66
Interest and income earned.
Payments on notes.
$4,558.62 200.00
Transfer of securities of Water Sinking Fund: City of Providence Bonds due May 1, 1929. $5,000.00
Town of Gardner Bonds, due May 2, 1930. 3,000.00
8,000.00
Amount withdrawn from Attleboro Savings
Banks
115.00
$12,873.62
$13,083.28
Disbursements
Deposit in Attleborough Savings Bank.
$318.03
Amount applied to the payment of Sewer Bonds, due in 1928 ..
8,500.00
Amount applied to the payment of interest due in 1928 on Sewer Bonds. 4,260.00
$13,078.03
5.25
Cash on hand, January 1, 1929
$13,083.28
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SECURITIES HELD BY THE SEWER ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT FUND, JAN. 1, 1929 BONDS
Name of Bond
Rate
When Issued
When Payable
Amount of Investment
City of Boston
City Loan
31/2%
June
2, 1915
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 New Haven
St. Pavement Bonds
4 %
May
1, 1913
May
1, 1935
10,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
Metropolitan Water Loan
31/2%
Jan.
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
April
1, 1937
1,000.00
City of Waterbury
School Loan
41/4%
July
1, 1915
July
1, 1937
1,000.00
City of St. Louis, Mo.
4 1/2 %
June
1, 1924
ยท June
1, 1937
5,000.00
Boston & Albany R. R. Co.
Improvement Bond
5 %
July
1, 1913
July
1, 1938
2,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
Metropolitan Sewer Loan
31/2%
May
1, 1915
July
1, 1940
6,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
Metropolitan Water Loan
3 %
Jan.
1, 1915
Jan.
, 1941
10,000.00
City of Omaha
Water Bonds
41/2%
Dec. 15, 1911
Dec.
15, 1941
8,000.00
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
U. S. Liberty Loan
41/4%
Oct. 15, 1918
Oct.
15, 1933 /38
8,000.00
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
Collateral 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
$90,000.00
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Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 6%. Attleboro Savings Bank. .
5,800.00 6,485.88
$12,285.88
$102,285.88 5.25
Cash on hand, January 1st, 1929.
Value of Fund, January 1st, 1929
$102,291.13 ALBERTA F. REMINGTON, Treasurer
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Report of the City Clerk
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council:
I herewith submit the annual report of the clerk of the City of Attle- boro for the year ending December 31, 1928.
Receipts
Licenses and Permits:
Sale of second hand motor vehicles $38.00
Hackney carriage and express licenses 57.00
Sale of articles on the Lord's day
405.00
Victuallers' and Innholders' 110.00
Bowling alleys and pool tables
185.00
Auctioneers
12.00
Junk
150.00
Dealers in second hand furniture.
6.00
Theatre
153.00
Sale of firearms.
1.00
Merry-go-round
10.00
Circus
15.00
Sunday entertainments
94.00
Storage and sale of gasoline
44.00
Awnings and signs.
70.00
Marriage
207.00
Sundry permits
48.75
$1,605.75
Recording mortgages, etc.
165.50
Certified copies of records.
78.50
Transfer of dog licenses and notices
1.90
Fees for issuing dog licenses.
314.60
Fees for issuing sporting and trapping licenses.
206.50
Sale of voting lists.
38.50
Registration in medicine and optometry.
.75
Interest on daily balances
22.34
$828.59
Paid to City Treasurer
$2,434.34
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The sum of $4,051.00 was received for dog licenses and paid to the County Treasurer, less fees retained by city for issuing same.
The sum of $1909.25 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 247
Deaths
320
Births 510
Conforming to the requirements of Section 17 of the charter, I sub- mit herewith a record of the attendance of members of the meetings of the Municipal Council during the year 1928:
Names of Members No. of Meetings Attended
Total number of meetings 34
Isaac Alger. 21
William A. Brennan. 33
H. Winslow Brown. 33
Arthur F. Gehrung 31
Samuel M. Holman, Jr 34
Alfred J. Laliberte. 32
Charles J. Merritt. 33
Frank J. Nerney 32
John A. Thayer 31
William N. Thurber 24
James L. Wiggmore 30
Respectfully submitted,
ANNIE A. WHEELER, City Clerk
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ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL
OPERATING THE
STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Superintendent-Miss G. G. RICE
Officers
Joseph L. Sweet, President
Laura V. G. Conibear, M. D., Vice-President
Harold E. Sweet, Treasurer
. Francis G. Ruggles, Clerk Fred L. Wetherell, Assistant Treasurer
Trustees
*Gertrude E. Kendall
Randolph E. Bell
Edward P. Claflin
Geneva E. Murphy
Ruth W. Clap
Fred G. Simmonds
Joshua W. Clarke, M. D.
Rev. David F. Sheedy
Joseph Finberg
*Austin M. Sweet
Ernest D. Gilmore
Florence M. Sweet
Edward L. Gowen
Harold E. Sweet
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Joseph L. Sweet
Annie G. King
Blanche Daggett
William J. Luther
Victor R. Glencross
J. Frank Mason
Beatrice W. Wilmarth
William H. Bannon
Samuel M. Stone
Laura V. G. Conibear, M. D.
Mrs. Etta Kent
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
Joseph Finberg
William J. Luther
Ernest D. Gilmore
Edward L. Gowen
Harold E. Sweet Joseph L. Sweet
These latter with the following ex-officio members, Mayor Fred E Briggs, James L. Wiggmore, representing the Municipal Council and Miss Alberta Remington, City Treasurer, constitute the administrative board of the hospital.
Martha C. McRea
Frederick V. Murphy, M. D.
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TRAINING SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR NURSES
L. V. G. Conibear, M. D., Chairman
T. O. Mullaly Mrs. Nettie Gilmore *Mrs. Gertrude Horton Kendall Miss Irene Battey Mrs. Gertrude Ryder
*Deceased
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
Arhtur 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 Charles 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
*Frank W. George, M. D. 7 Ashland St., Worcester 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
94 Bay State Road, Boston *Joseph W. Courtney, M. D. 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
*Deceased.
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VISITING STAFF
John A. Reese, M. D. Edward S. Ward, M. D.
President
Vice-President
Jesse W. Battershall, M. D. Secretary
SURGICAL STAFF
John A. Reese, M. D. . Chief of Staff
H. Irving Bixby, M. D. G. Adelbert Emard, M. D. James A. Bryer, M. D. William O. Hewitt, M. D. Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
Frederick J. Carley, M. D.
Daniel J. Kiley, M. D.
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.
William M. Stobbs
OBSTETRICAL STAFF
Joshua W. Clarke, M. D.
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Chief of Staff Ralph P. Kent, M. D. Edith Kerkhoff, M. D.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT STAFF
Arthur C. Conro, M. D. Chief of Staff Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
H. Irving Bixby M. D.
ANESTHESIA STAFF
Frederick V. Murphy, M. D. Chief of Staff
Jesse W. Battershall, M. D. Laura V. G. Mackie, M. D. William M. Stobbs
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
Walter Briggs, D. M. D. Dental Service * Deceased.
ASSOCIATE STAFF
Newell C. Bullard, M. D. Michael E. Vance, M. D.
Willis L. Hale, M. D.
Charles E. Roderick, M. D.
Earle R. White, M. D.
Roland Smith, M. D.
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EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE
John A. Reese, M. D. Herbert L. Rich, M. D. Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
Superintendent of Hospital 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.
Instructor Olive L. Young, R. N.
Floor Supervisor Dorrice C. Fargado, R. N.
Technicians Physiotherapy-Anna M. Moore, R. N. Laboratory-Ruth P. Douglas
Dietitian Dorothy Sparks
Historian Clara H. Rhodes
Bookkeeper Mary L. A. Kinton
Switchboard Operators
Doris T. Lefebre Romeo Proulx
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VISITING COMMITTEE, 1928
January-Mr. J. L. Sweet and Dr. W. O. Hewitt.
February-Mr. Harold E. Sweet and Dr. F. V. Murphy.
March-Mr. E. L. Gowen and Dr. R. P. Kent.
April-Mr. E. P. Claflin and Mr. J. Frank Mason. May-Mr. E. D. Gilinore and *Mrs. Walter M. Kendall.
June-Mrs. J. L. Sweet and Miss Blanche Daggett. July -* Mr. A. M. Sweet and Mr. F. G. Ruggles. August-Mr. Victor R. Glencross and Mr. T. O. Mullaly.
September-Mrs. Beatrice Wilmarth and Mr. James Wiggmore.
October-Mrs. Tilda Stone and Mr. Joseph Finberg.
November-Mrs. Maude F. Tweedy and Mrs. F. E. Sturdy.
December-Mrs. Harold E. Sweet and Mr. Fred E. Briggs.
History of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital
By a generous clause in the will of Mrs. Ellen A. Winsor, the home- stead estate of her father, the late James H. Sturdy, was bequeathed to the Town of Attleborough to be used for a general hospital, in memory of James H. and Adah S. Sturdy. In addition to this gracious act, Mrs. Winsor placed her residuary estate in a permanent fund, to be known as the Albert W. and Ellen A. Winsor Fund, to be held in trust, the income only thereof to be used to assist in the maintenance of said hos- pital. The original gift of real estate known as the Sturdy Foundation, is valued at $30,000 and the personal property left by Mr. and Mrs. Win- sor, known as the Winsor Foundation, is valued at $93,000.
The location for such an institution was ideal, but to prepare the property for modern hospital work required the expenditure of a larger sum of money than the Town officials felt warranted at this time in ask- ing the citizens to appropriate. At this crisis the Attleborough Hospital, a corporation organized under Massachusetts laws, came forward and offered to take the property in trust, reconstruct the home house, build new additions, erect in connection therewith a modern operating wing, equip the whole plant, and open the institution as a general hospital to be known as the Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
The Town of Attleborough at a special meeting held May 14, 1912, accepted the offer of the Attleborough Hospital, and in due time placed the property in question in trust with said corporation.
The work of reconstruction and building was commenced in July, 1912, and on April 14, 1913, after an expenditure of something over $30,- 000, the hospital was opened.
Again in July, 1914, another addition was made, known as the Nurses' Home, with provisions also for maternity cases, thus making 30 beds as the total capacity of the,' hospital, being largely possible because of a gift of $10,000 from the late Fannie M. Tappan. The total cost of this addition was approximately $18,000, and the balance was provided from income from trust account and individual gifts.
In 1922 Joseph L. Sweet, President of the Attleborough Hospital since its beginning, provided for the erection of a $125,000 fireproof ad- dition to be known as the Florence Hayward Sweet Maternity Building, and adding 21 beds to the capacity of the hospital. This addition was
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opened June 4, 1923, and the gift included a new plant and boiler house situated at the rear of the lot back of the present Nurses' Home, provid- ing the steam and heating and other needs of the whole hospital.
With the realization that its facilities were being taxed to the limit and the needs of a substantial addition pressing, the Board of Managers. in the fall of 1924, voted to undertake a campaign for additional funds. With an enhtusiasm on the part of the subscribers and workers unpar- alleled in the history of our community, this campaign was brought to a successful conclusion on February 9, 1925, with total pledges of over $392,000, the objective having been $300,000.
The Sturdy Homestead, formerly the main hospital, was located in the rear of the Nurses' Home, giving much needed additional accommo- dation for nurses, and a three story, sixty-five room, buff . brick and stone, modern hospital building was erected on the site of the old 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 rep- resentation of the latter who were exceedingly generous in their com- mendation of the entire hospital plant and its equipment-highly signi- ficant, coming from professional men who have frequent contacts with the very best hospital facilities in the country.
We now have an up-to date 125 bed hospital with a replacement value for the plant of over half a million dollars, well nigh complete in its appointments, with well equipped and competently administered X-Ray, Laboratory and Physiotherapy departments.
A capable and devoted staff of physicians, superintendent and nurses, a consulting staff of physicians and surgeons of wide repute, and an interested public, largely represented through the effective help ren- dered by the women's organization now known as the Sturdy Memorial Hospital Aid Association, have resulted in the development of one of the finest hospitals in New England, with a standard of efficiency equiva- lent to that in many of the larger and well known hospitals.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
March 15, 1929
To the Honorable Mayor and Municipal Council:
Your attention is invited to our sixteenth annual report as Managers of the Attleborough Hospital operating the Sturdy Memorial Hospital for the City of Attleboro together with the report of the Treasurer with auditor's certificate attached, that of the Treasurer of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital Campaign Fund, of the Superintendent of the Hospital and the Treasurer of the Hospital Aid Association, all of which were submitted to and approved by the Trustees of the Hospital at the Annual Meeting on January 14, 1929.
The total number of patients admitted in 1928 was 1,542 as against 1,506 in 1927, with a very noticeable increase in the number entering from surrounding towns-693 compared with 593 in the year preceding
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-striking evidence of the service which this hospital is rendering North Attleboro, (327); Mansfield, (95); Norton, (80); Plainville, (59); Wren- tham, (13); Seekonk, (10); Rehoboth, (8), and Foxboro, (8), not to mention several localities from which we received 93 patients last year in addition to the towns above mentioned.
Our financial operations showed a deficit of a trifle less than $3,- 500.00, somewhat smaller than in 1927, with an accumulated deficit since the new unit was opened in September, 1926, of $8,409.57. Receipts from patients in 1928 were near y $9,500.00 more than in 1927 and the income from invested funds about $800.00 more, while expenses increased about $9,500.00
We have a very serious financial problem confronting us in the ac- cumulation of unpaid bills, particularly for private accommodations, and a surprising lack of understanding on the part of patients admitted to the hospital that we must follow the rule prevailing in all hospitals, of weekly prepayment in order to take care of our current obligations. We are dependent upon payment from those who are able to afford private rooms, and upon liberal contributions from benevolent citizens, in order that we may care for those less fortunate.
We fully sense our obligations to do everything we can for those sick and financially unfortunate-we care for a substantial number of free cases annually-and are mindful of those in moderate circumstances in fixing our ward rate at $18.00 per week, which is below the prevail- ing rate in the neighboring hospitals and below the cost of the service furnished, which figures more than $25.00 per week.
We renew our appeal for more members of the corporation, either life members at $50.00, or annual members at $10.00, for annual dona- tions for free beds of $150.00 or permanent endowment of same for $5,- 000.00, and particularly for generous remembrance in wills, which we are happy to note has become more and more favorably considered by philanthropically disposed persons throughout the district which we serve.
Gateful acknowledgment is made of the competent and devoted serv- ice of our consulting and local staffs, superintendents and nurses, as well as for the valued aid of those women who help us so materially through their sewing and contributions of supplies.
Signed,
Fred E. Briggs
Joseph Finberg
Ernest D. Gilmore Edward L. Gowen
William J. Luther Alberta F. Remington
Harold E. Sweet Joseph L. Sweet James L. Wiggmore Board of Managers
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Trustees and Managers of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital: Gentlemen:
I herewith present my annual report of the Hospital for the year ending December 31, 1928:
Total number of patients admitted.
1542
Male .619
Female .923
Private patients 1262
Ward patients 280
Total number of children 12 years of age or under 331
Medical patients 135
Adults 108
Children 27
Surgical patients .590
Adults 495
Children 95
E. E. N. & T. patients
.332
Adults 123
Children 209
Obstetrical patients
.482
Mothers 249
Babies
233
Total number of deaths ..... 83
Medical .41
Surgical 35
Obstetrical 1
Newborn 6
Stillbirths 11
Daily average for the year 50
Maximum numberof patients 70
Minimum number of patients 29
State case
1
City of Attleboro cases 11
Town of North Attleboro 4
Town of Mansfield. 4
Town of Nortor 2
Town of Seekonk
1
Town of Foxboro
1
City of Fitchburg 1
Free cases 75
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ANNUAL REPORT
Patients admitted from the following:
Attleboro
781
South Attleboro 34
Hebronville 24
Dodgeville 10
North Attleboro 284
Attleboro Falls
43
Plainville
59
Wrentham
13
Mansfield
95
Norton
50
Chartley
30
Rehoboth
8
Seekonk
10
Franklin
2
Foxboro
8
Other cities and towns.
91
OPERATING ROOM REPORT 1542
Major operations
339
Minor operations
651
Cystoscopies
9
Transfusions
4
Proctoscopics
1
Pyleograms
1
Total
1,006
(Showing an increase of 28 over last year)
X-RAY REPORT
X-Ray examinations 628
50
X-Ray treatments
72
Total
850
(This makes 80 less than the previous year)
PHYSIO-THERAPY DEPARTMENT REPORT
Number of patients admitted to department.
136
(Increase of 26 patients over last year)
Number of visits to department during year.
Treatments given:
Massage
320
Diathermy
1,020
Ultra Violet (A. C.).
258
Ultra Violet (W. C.).
325
Galvanism
70
Sinusoidal
151
Infra Red
497
Fulgeration
6
Electro-coagulation
3
Auto condensation
18
Colonic irrigation
15
Fluroscopic examinations
.1,677
Total 2,884 (Increase of 655 treatments over last year)
37
ANNUAL REPORT
LABORATORY REPORT
White blood counts
1,089
Red blood counts
193
Coagulations
337
Hemoglobins
194
Differentials
176
Urines
.3,370
Renal functions
62
% Sugar.
101
Fixation test
2
% Urea
7
Indican
2
N. P. N.
43
Blood sugars
67
Creatinin,
10
Cultures :
Blood
21
Organisms
205
K. L.
102
Smears:
Organisms
202
G. C.
46
T. B.
42
Feces:
Typhoid
2
Occult blood
11
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