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Names of Members
Number of Meetings Attended
Total number of meetings
27
Russell E. Brennan 27
James A. Freeman
24
Stephen H. Garner
20
G. Dallas Jencks
26
John W. McIntyre
19
Edwin H. Money
27
Joseph F. Rioux
23
Thomas G. Sadler 23
George A. Sweeney
26
Earle L. Swift.
21
James V. Toner
23
Respectfully submitted,
ANNIE A. WHEELER,
City Clerk.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Annual Report OF THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL OPERATING THE STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
FOR THE CITY OF ATTLEBORO 1934
Superintendent-Miss G. G. Rice, R. N.
OFFICERS
HAROLD E. SWEET, President ALBERTA REMINGTON CARPENTER, Vice-President FRED L. WETHERELL, Treasurer FRANCIS G. RUGGLES, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer
TRUSTEES
H. Dean Baker Lloyd G. Balfour William H. Bannon
Randolph E. Bell
Fred E. Briggs
Alberta R. Carpenter
. Joshua W. Clarke, M. D. Blanche Daggett Rosella Mason Joseph Finberg Ernest D. Gilmore
Victor R. Glencross William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Raymond M. Horton
Walter M. Kendall
Etta F. Kent Annie G. King William J. Luther
Rev. Thomas McNulty
Geneva E. Murnhy Frederick V. Murphy, M. D.
Rev. James M. Quinn Edgar A. Remington Gertrude F. Ryder Alice H. Stobbs Samuel M. Stone
Florence M. Sweet
Harold E. Sweet
Edwin F. Thayer
Beatrice W. Wilmarth
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
Joseph Finberg Edwin F. Thayer Victor R. Glencross
William J. Luther Samuel M. Stone Harold E. Sweet
These latter with the following ex-officio members, Mayor Stephen H. Foley, George E. Sweeney, representing the Municipal Council and William Marshall, City Treasurer, constitute the administrative board of the hospital.
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TRAINING SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR NURSES Mrs. Esther Stone, Chairman
Mrs. Nettie Gilmore Mrs. Gertrude F. Ryder Miss Irene Battey
Thomas O. Mullaly Claude Smith Mrs. Lillian Briggs
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong
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. Simmons, M. D. 205 Beacon St., Boston
Leland S. Mchittrick, M. D. .205 Beacon St., Boston
Arthur R. Kimpton, M. D. .23 Bay State Road, Boston
Gilbert Horrax, M. D. 605 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Medical
Herman F. Vickery, M. D .26 Chestnut St., Brookline
Richard C. Cabot, M. D ... Harvard University, Cambridge 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Charles H. Lawrence, M. D.
Harry W. Goodall, M. D. .51 Bay State Road, Boston
Specialists
Frederick W. Johnson, M. D. 167 Newbury St., Boston Gynecologist
Louis E. Phaneuf, M. D. 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Gynecologist
Ernest G. Crabtree, M. D 99 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Urologist
Frederick C. Irving, M. D.
475 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Obstetrician
Charles F. Painter, M. D. .520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Orthopedic Surgeon
John G. Kuhns, M. D. 372 Marlborough St., Boston Orthopedic Surgeon
George Loring Tobey, Jr., M. D. 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Nose, Throat and Ear
Douglas A. Thom, M. D. 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Neurologist Sylvester McGinn, M. D 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Cardiologist
Henry E. Utter, M. D. 122 Waterman St., Providence Pediatrician
Arial W. George, M. D. 43 Bay State Road, Boston Consulting Radiologist
Timothy Leary, M. D. 43 Bay State Road, Boston John F. Kenney, M. D. 206 Broadway, Pawtucket Consulting Pathologists
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ANNUAL REPORT
VISITING STAFF OF THE STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
STAFF ORGANIZATION
Edward S. Ward, M. D .. . President
Jesse W. Battershall, M. D.
Vice-President
William M. Stobbs, M. D.
Secretary
SURGICAL STAFF
John A. Reese, M. D., F. A. C. S .. Chief of Staff
H. Irving Bixby, M. D., F. A. C. S. Associate Surgeon
James A. Bryer, M. D.
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
G. Adelbert Emard, M. D.
Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
Herbert G. Vaughan, M. D.
Daniel J. Kiley, M. D.
MEDICAL STAFF
Herbert Lowell Rich, M. D. . Chief of Staff William M. Stobbs, M. D.
Jesse W. Battershall, M. D.
James H. Brewster, M. D.
Edward S. Ward, M. D.
Frederick V. Murphy, M. D.
Fernande Longpre, M. D.
OBSTETRICAL STAFF
Joshua A. Clarke, M. D. Chief of Staff Edward S. Ward, M. D. William O. Hewitt, 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., F. A. C. S. Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIA
Frederick V. Murphy, M. D. Head of Dept.
Jesse W. Battershall, M. D. William M. Stobbs, M. D.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
William O. Hewitt, M. D. Head of Dept.
DEPARTMENT OF X-RAY
Edward B. Perkins, M. D. Radiologist
Daniel J. Kiley, M. D. Assistant Radiologist
LABORATORY
James H. Brewster, M. D. Pathologist
DENTAL DEPARTMENT
Walter E. Briggs, D. M. D. Dental Service
EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE
Herbert Lowell Rich, M. D. Chairman Arthur C. Conro William O. Hewitt, M. D.
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ANNUAL REPORT
ASSOCIATE STAFF
Newell C. Bullard, M. D. Elmer W. Clarke, M. D. Carl J. DePrizio, M. D. Carlton S. Ford, M. D. Allen R. Howard, M. D. Isadore Altman, M. D.
Willis L. Hale, M. D. Benoni M. Latham, M. D. Charles E. Roderick, M. D. Michael E. Vance, M. D. Garnet P. Smith, M. D. Daniel T. Sullivan, M. D. Leo Varden, M. D.
Superintendent of Hospital and School of Nursing Gwendolyn G. Rice, R. N.
Assistant Superintendent of Hospital and School of Nursing Katherine V. Lloyd, R. N.
Night Supervisor Mabel A. Johnson, R. N.
Operating Room Supervisor Helen Webb, R. N.
Floor Supervisor Effie Brooks, R. N.
Instructors Olive L. Young, R. N. Doris G. Hinds, R. N.
Technicians Physiotherapy and X-Ray-Anna M. Moore, R. N. Laboratory-Ruth P. Douglas
Dietitian Alice Sheil
Historian Clara H. Rhodes
Housekeeper Mrs. Luella Lee
Bookkeeper Mary L. A. Kinton
Switchboard Operators Ruth M. Abbott Irene Liberty
VISITING COMMITTEE, 1934
January : Milford E. Bliss and Randolph E. Bell
February : Harold E. Sweet and Mrs. Marion P. Carter
March: Edwin F. Leach and Mrs. Rosella Mason
April : Raymond M. Horton and William J. Luther Ernest D. Gilmore and Mrs. Gertrude F. Rvder
May :
June : Mrs. Florence M. Sweet and Miss Blanche Daggett Edwin F. Thayer and Francis G. Ruggles
July : August : Victor R. Glencross and Thomas O. Mullaly
September : Harry Holbrook and Mrs. Beatrice W. Wilmarth
October : Joseph Finberg and Mrs. Tilda B. Stone
November: Fred E. Sturdy and Mrs. Maude F. Tweedy
December : Mrs. Gertrude H. Sweet and Mrs. Mary A. Toner
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HISTORY OF THE STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
By a generous clause in the will of Mrs. Ellen A. Winsor, the homestead estate of her father, the late James H. Sturdy, was bequeathed to the Town of Attle- borough 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 hospital. 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. Winsor 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 asking the citizens to appropriate. At this crisis the Attleborough Hospital, a corporation organized under Massa- chusetts 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 new 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 addition to be known as the Florence Hayward Sweet Maternity Building, and adding 21 beds to the capacity of the hospital. This addition was 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, providing 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 enthusiasm on the part of the subscribers and workers unparalleled 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 relocated in the rear of the Nurses' Home, giving much needed additional accommodation 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 registra- tion of the first patient therein on July 25, 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 in the country.
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ANNUAL REPORT
The death of Joseph L. Sweet in July, 1932, ended the services of one who has been active in the management and expansion of the hospital from its beginning. For more than twenty years, he was president of the corporation, and to that office he brought not only an executive ability, but the financial support which the institution needed so badly. He was intensely interested in seeing first, that the hospital was well equipped to meet the needs of the community, and second, that it was endowed and fortified against financial stress.
Up to the time of his death, his donations exceeded $207,000, not counting various annual gifts given from time to time for needed equipment or special purposes. Under his will, he generously provided for further gifts, of which $155,000 has already been received and added to the permanent funds. Further- more his will directed that the residue of his estate, after the termination of the life interest of his widow, should be paid to the hospital.
We now have an up-to-date 125 bed hospital with a replacement value of 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 rendered 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 equivalent to that in many of the larger and well known hospitals.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
January 14, 1935
To the Honorable Mayor and Municipal Council:
We submit herewith reports of the twenty-second year of operation of Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
A reduction of our deficit by $2,419.99 during 1934, despite a slight reduction in the number of patients admitted-1586 in 1933 and 1569 in 1934-is worthy of note. There was an increase in surgical, X-Ray and obstetrical cases-297 births-the largest number in any one year since the hospital was established.
It was a year when the demands upon our ward service and for free work were increased substantially. This brings to mind the fine type of unselfish and skillful service rendered by our staff of physicians and surgeons without re- muneration, requiring us to give serious consideration to the suggestion of Dr. Reese, Chief of Surgical Service, that an interne be engaged to relieve the staff of the minor details of service which constitute a growing burden on the present regular staff.
We must also give serious consideration to the development of some plan of insurance or some practical method of installment financing of the expense of hospitalization, especially for those of moderate means.
As to the indigent, Dr. Frederic A. Washburn, Boston Commissioner of Institutions, in a recent thoughtful and helpful article on the subject of hospital costs, states that American public opinion and in many cases, custom and law, demand that the expense of caring for those unable to pay, be met from public funds and further that free work done by voluntary hospitals like ours should be limited to what the income from funds given distinctly for that purpose will pay for and that these hospitals shall be paid by public funds upon a per capita basis for the cost of any further hospital service given the indigent.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Your attention is called to the substantial improvement in our grounds, driveways and drainage effected during the past year by ERA funds to the amount of $3,000.00, and the hearty co-operation of the Assistant Administra- tor, Gunnar Benson, Supt. Taber of the Public Works Department and Supt. Anderson of the Park Commission.
Please refer, for informative details to the attached report of the Treasurer and Auditors showing an accumulated deficit of $18,435.78, the Superintendent of the Hospital, the various department heads, the Hospital Aid Association whose contributions in money, material and service are so helpful to us, Mr. Benson of the ERA, and the appended list of payments by the City of Attleboro for the account of the hospital in 1934 and our estimate of 1935 requirements for the purposes specified.
Respectfully submitted,
Harold E. Sweet, Chairman
Joseph Finberg
Stephen H. Foley
Victor R. Glencross
William J. Luther
William Marshall
Samuel M. Stone
George A. Sweeney
Edwin F. Thayer
Board of Managers
Appropri- ated and Expended 1934
Requested 1935
Water
$1,139.78
$1,140.00
Insurance
488.30
825.00
Hydrant Service
60.00
60.00
Fuel and Light
4,485.36
4,500.00
Bond
25.00
25.00
6,198.44
6,550.00
Appropriation.
6,200.00
Balance Unexpended
1.56
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ANNUAL REPORT
Mr. Fred L. Wetherell, 507 Thacher Street, Attleboro, Mass.,
January 14, 1935
Dear Sir:
Following is a summary of the work done on and about the property of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital:
In the early part of June, 1934, a project was approved by the Massachusetts ERA to grade certain portions of the grounds of the hospital and to construct concrete retaining walls, drainage construction on Robbins Street to be connected to existing drainage at the intersection of Robbins Street and Park Street.
Work was immediately started grading in front of the Maternity Building and a portion of the grounds along Park Street just west of the main building. Approximately 225 cubic yards of material was removed from the two areas. A stone wall in front of the Maternity Building was removed, the volume being approximately 20 cubic yards. The removal of the stone wall required replace- ment with a concrete wall approximately 70 feet long. The two areas which had been graded required placing of loam and seeding. Approximately 50 cubic yards of loam was required to cover the two areas.
Drainage conditions on Robbins Street and along the Hospital drive from Robbins Street to the Hospital were particularly poor. To properly drain the entire drive and that portion of Robbins Street from the Hospital drive to Park Street, it was necessary to construct drainage facilities. To solve drainage problems at the least possible expense but in a satisfactory manner a drain was constructed of 10" vitrified pipe from Park Street to the intersection of Robbins Street and the Hospital drive. Catch basins were constructed on Park Street at the intersection of Robbins Street and another catch basin constructed at the end of the drain line on Robbins Street. It was necessary, however, to regrade Robbins Street from Park Street to the drive and regrade the drive from Robbins Street to the Hospital. Through the cooperation of the Superintendent of Public Works, Mr. John O. Taber, it was possible to have this done. All the regrading of this drive together with the construction of gravel side walks along the drive and the construction of a stone wall approximately 225 feet long averag- ing 4 feet in height was done through the Public Works Department.
On hospital property along Dunham Street an area of approximately 25.000 square feet was thoroughly grubbed, unsuitable material was removed and the entire area covered with loam. Part of this area has been seeded but due to the cold weather coming on it was not possible to complete the seeding.
This work could not have been undertaken nor completed without the assistance of the Public Works Department under the supervision of John O. Taber Jr., Supt of Public Works Department.
Funds to pay for the labor employed on the work along Park Street and Dunham Street and for drainage construction was supplied from ERA funds. Funds for material, equipment and for the regrading of Robbins Street and the drive were obtained from various sources.
Approximately $3,000.00 was supplied from ERA funds for labor on the project.
Very truly yours, Gunnar S. Benson.
MATERIAL PURCHASED BY THE HOSPITAL FOR ERA WORKERS
C. M. White Iron Works-Highway Grate Frame $ 11.67
Wm. S. Simpson, Inc .- 222 Ft. Sewer Pipe. 62.83
N. Y. N. H. & Hartford R. R. 21.09
28.05
Attleboro Coal Co .- 11 Bbls. Cement
Attleboro Coal Co .- 15 Bags Cement. . 12.20
M. F. Ashley Co .- Wood for Cement Wall. 6.12
Capron's Garage-Gasoline-June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. 45.51
The Barrett Co .- Travira .. . 66.15
Woodsworth Bradley-Grass Seed. 28.17
Attleboro Water Department-Park St., Maternity Ward. 63.39
$345.18
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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, 1934 :-
Total number of patients admitted to the hospital.
1569
Male
612
Female . 957
Number of out-patients treated in the hospital. 250
Total number Private Cases 908
Total number Ward Cases. 661
Total number children, 12 years or under 259
Medical patients 135
Adults. 104
Children 31
Surgical patients
572
Adults 513
Children 59
E. E. N. & T. patients
263
Adults. . 93
Children 170
Obstetrical patients
615
Mothers 318
Babies 297
Total number of births
306
Live Births. 297
Stillbirths 9
Total number of deaths 73
Medical. 29
Surgical. 31
E. E. N. & T 0
Obstetrical 1
Newborn
9
Autopsies 5
Daily average for the year
.50.25
Maximum number of patients 67
Minimum number of patients 25
Total number of accidents
Automobile accidents 51
Industrial accidents 13
Other accidents . 20
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE OPERATING ROOM
Major operations. 299
(78 less than in 1933)
Minor operations.
707
(166 increase over 1933)
Transfusions 24
Cystoscopies
11
Pyelogram
1
Biopsies
Total 1044
REPORT OF THE X. RAY DEPARTMENT
X-Ray examinations 868
Fluroscopic examinations 62
X-Ray treatments. 6
(110 increase over 1933)
REPORT OF THE BASAL METABOLISM
18 Basal Metabolism Tests
REPORT OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT
Number of patients admitted to the department 45
Number of visits to the department. 654
Treatments given-
Massage 311
Diathermy 305
Ultra Violet AC 143
Ultra Violet WC 33
Infra Red
394
Sinusoidal.
72
Auto condensation
1265
Diseased conditions treated-
Arthritis
3
Cervical adenitis
1
Sub-deltoid bursitis 3
Contusions 3
Empyema
1
Fractures 16
Granulating wounds
9
Hemiplegia
1
Hypertension
1
Pneumonia
1
Psoriasis .
Sacro-iliac strain
1
45
2
936
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE LABORATORY
Hemoglobins. 355
White Blood Counts 1855
Red Blood Counts. 263
Differentials 192
Coagulations
259
Urine-Routine 3662
Renal functions.
57
% Albumin
1
% Urea.
1
Blood Chemistry --
Sugar .
99
N. P. N.
101
Creatinine. 29
Fragility Erythrocytes .
1
Cultures ----
Organisms 206
Blood.
30
Nose
39
Throat
39
Smears-
Organisms
64
T. B.
26
Vincents Angina
6
Nose.
43
Throat
47
Feces-
Typhoid sent
19
Microscopic
4
Parasite
4
Bile
2
Stomach-
Free HCL.
4
Lactic Acid
1
Bile
1
Occult Blood
5
Microscopic
1
Blood typing 100
Wasserman taken
79
Widals taken. 22
6
Blood for Undulant fever Agg . 13
3
Fluids-
Pleural.
9
Spinal.
15
Surgical Tissues 306
Autopsy
5
G. C .. 27
Occult blood. 26
Amoeba. 2
Icterus Index.
Guinea Pigs
% Sugar 107
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ANNUAL REPORT
For the month of August the Laboratory Technician had her annual vacation; Miss Marian Sweet donated her services to the Hospital for that month, which meant quite a monetary saving to the Hospital as a substitute always had to be paid for that month. Miss Sweet's work was most satisfactory and we are very grateful to her for her help.
The main corridors of the Hospital and Obstetrical Building have been painted, also the Wards on the Surgical Floor and a great many of the Private Rooms.
There has been a great increase in the Ward Work and the doctors on the various Services have worked hard. I feel that we owe them a vote of thanks for their services and faithfulness in the work. The other departments of the hospital have functioned satisfactorily for the year under the various Department. Heads.
The Ladies' Aid, I know, will put their own report of gifts and donations in but I would like them to know how grateful we are for their help and how much difference it makes in the efficiency of the work of the hospital to have the equip- ment that they give us from time to time.
At Christmas Mr. Leon Wagner of the Wagner Flower Shop donated and decorated a tree for the Surgical floor and it was much enjoyed and appreciated by the patients.
REPORT OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL
There are thirty-four pupil nurses in the Training-School at the present time. Twenty-one were admitted for training during the year-three were dismissed as unsatisfactory; five withdrew not liking the work and discipline and six were graduated in October.
The State Inspector of Training-Schools visited us and I hope found every- thing satisfactory.
We have had no serious illness among the pupils this past year.
The Manager of the Bates Theatre donated fifty tickets to the nurses at Christmas-this was much appreciated by the nurses.
Respectfully submitted,
G. G. Rice, R. N., Superintendent.
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ANNUAL REPORT
City of Attleboro cases
113
Town of North Attleboro cases
8
Town of Seekonk cases 31
Town of Rehoboth cases. 11
Town of Mansfield cases .
5
Town of Plainville cases 2
Free cases.
50
PATIENTS ADMITTED FROM
Attleboro
714
South Attleboro
94
Dodgeville
20
Hebronville.
12
North Attleboro
243
Attleboro Falls
33
Plainville.
39
Wrer tham.
29
Norton
57
Chartley
21
Marsfield
113
Foxboro
16
Seekonk
58
Rehoboth
33
Franklin
3
Other cities and towns
84
1569
NATIVITIES OF PATIENTS
United States
Foreign
Massachusetts
1060
Canada
69
Rhode Island
164
England
29
New York
26
Ireland
29
Maine .
21
Italy
18
New Hampshire
19
Sweden
16
Connecticut
14
Portugal.
16
Vermont
12
Scotland
11
Pennsylvaria
7
Poland.
8
New Jersey
6
Russia.
5
Michigan
3
Azores
4
Ohio.
3
Greece .
4
Colorado
2
Germany
3
Virginia
2
Denmark
2
Texas
1
Turkey
2
Kentucky
1
Austria
1
Idaho
1
B. W. I.
1
Iowa.
1
France.
1
Maryland
1
India
1
Washington
1
Serbia
1
Georgia
1
Belgium
1
Kansas
1
1347
222
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LIBRARY SERVICE
With the close of 1934, three years and ten months of library service have been instituted at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital. The library service has en- deavored to fill the patients' requests for reading material which would interest without exciting or depressing them.
Whenever calls were made for books not in the hospital deposit they were obtained as soon as possible from the Central Library. These were chiefly for non-fiction, although some were for the newer books of fiction.
Circulation and deposit statistics are as follows:
Books Circulated-
Adult fiction 1864
Adult non-fiction 345
Juvenile fiction 301
Juvenile non-fiction 16
Total.
2526
Books deposited.
279
Books bought and given .
12
Muriel E. Westerberg
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