Reports of town officers of the town of Attleborough 1938, Part 12

Author: Attleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1938
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 240


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The peak in mortality rate, as stated, has come during the first 72 hours after admission of the patients to the hospital. If we deduct the 36 cases which died within 72 hours, we find that the work on the service is a credit to the physicians and the results prove the efficiency of their services. The co-operation of the physicians on the service, the advice given in consultation with members of the other services and the faithful and fruitful work done deserves our commenda- tion and appreciation. It is this co-operation and team work which has made possible the results.


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ANNUAL REPORT


The physicians of the service owe much to the careful supervision of the Superintendent of the hospital and the nursing care given patients by our nurses. This supervision and care has played no small part i'n and have made possible the results of the year. Their service have proved valuable to the physicians on the service and we extend to them our appreciation for their work and co-opera- tion.


Respectfully submitted, Herbert Lowell Rich, M. D., Chief of the Medical Service.


To the Board of Managers, and Members of the Staff of Sturdy Memorial Hospital:


I herein submit the annual report of the Department of Obstetrics:


Total number of patients 1004


Mothers 512


Babies 492


Total number of births 507


Live births 491


Stillbirths 4


Deaths of Newborn 12


Deaths of mothers 2


Causes of deaths :


Maternal-


Acute Nephritis with Pulmonary edema. 1


Childbirth, Adherent Placenta, Abscess of right tube and uterus. Metastatic abscess to lungs. 1 Newborn-


Premature birth 6


Hemorrhagic Disease of Newborn. 2


Toxemia 2 Asphyxia Pallada 1


Patent Foramen Ovale. 1


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With each succeeding year the importance of Prenatal care in avoiding maternal and infant causulties becomes more apparent. Too much stress cannot be laid upon this necessity, every effort should be advanced to educate mothers of this need for their own and prospective babies welfare.


A yearly increase in number of patients evidences the necessity of increasing the capacity of our department. An addition to the south of the delivery room of a single room with ten or twelve beds for Ward Cases, releasing the present four-bed rooms for Private Ward patients, would solve the problem and smooth a source of disturbance created by two differing fees for the same beds; also it would create a room for Clinics which are surely coming in the near future.


Much is seen in medical literature regarding Caesarean births, with critical observations in small hospitals, their tendency to do unnecessary operations and the attendant high mortality. After twenty-five years it would seem apropos to tabulate the Caesareans done here in the last five year period for your com- parisons with not only small hospitals but large ones also.


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ANNUAL REPORT


Maternal Mortality


Child Mortality


Caesareans


Year


1934


Mothers


318


Babies


297


1


9


3


1935


Mothers


352


Babies


318


2


12


5


1936


Mothers


394


Babies .


396


3


15


4


1937


Mothers.


389


Babies


376


0


13


1


1938


Mothers


512


Babies.


507


2


16


4


Five- year Totals


Mothers


.1965


Babies


.1884


8


65


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With this five year record of less than 1% Caesarean births and no maternal deaths or deaths of any of the Caesarean babies, there is little to criticise as to frequency of Caesarean births and surely as to the mortality rate from this opera- tive procedure. Congratulations to our Surgical Staff.


The absence of infections, breast abscess or pelvic, continues as in past year, reflecting much credit, not only to the staff, but to the eternal vigliance of the nursing body and particularly to the watchful care and thoroughness of our supervisors.


My expression of sincere appreciation for the splendid cooperation of the Staff, the careful and excellent supervision, assistance and nursing. The harmony, cheerful helpfulness and prompt response of the Hospital Staff, Supervisors and nurses has resulted in many letters and kind expressions of appreciation from patients and an almost universal desire to return here should occasion arise.


Respectfully submitted, Joshua W. Clarke, M. D., Chief of Obstetrical Service.


To the President and Board of Managers,


Sturdy Memorial Hospital,


Attleboro, Mass.


Gentlemen:


The year 1938 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the hospital.


While not formally organized as a separate service until some years later, the department of Anesthesia arranged in much the same manner as at present has had charge of all anesthetic procedures from the beginning. Ward patients as well as those admitted as private cases have at all times been under the care of a physician during all operative procedures.


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The wisdom of this course has been increasingly demonstrated, as the method of preoperative examination and medication and those of the actual administration of various anesthetic agents have become more and more widened in scope and application.


During 1938 the members of this department administered various forms of anesthesia on 1118 occasions with a minimum of complications and morbidity.


Dr. William M. Stobbs resigned from this service during the year. His ability and willing response whenever called will be greatly missed.


Dr. Leonard W. Hill has been appointed as associate in Anesthesia.


Gratitude and appreciation are again extended to the Executive and Surgical Staffs and to the Surgical and Operating-room Department heads and their assistants for their constant help and cooperation.


Credit and thanks are also due to Dr. Jesse W. Battershall for his continued service in upholding the standards of this department.


Respectfully submitted, Frederick V. Murphy, M. D., Chief of Anesthesia Service.


To the Board of Managers,


and Staff of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital:


Gentlemen :


The early history of our hospital shows that the laboratory was added as a very necessary part; essential to making a diagnosis on a patient. Little or no thought was given to the idea that it might pay for itself.


There was a short time, after I had taken over as pathologist, that the income almost approximated the expense. It has been our endeavor to perform those laboratory tests which have stood the test of time and which will give the greatest information to the doctor in charge of a case. This has been about all that a laboratory with one technician could hope to accomplish.


The increased use of blood transfusion in surgery and the sputum typing in pneumonia, the increase in the number of student nurses to be taught certain laboratory proceedures have thrown a heavy burden on our one technician and in spite of her extra hours of duty the work has accumulated. Blood typing is a very exacting work. No mistake can be made, and some cases have required from two to twenty typings in an effort to find a suitable donor.


In a few instances of pneumonia typing the attempt to find the type has caused our technician to perform tests for all of the thirty-two types.


Recently there have been requests for special tests with somewhat limited usefulness. No doubt these should be done, but how, when one technician is already over-burdened with the routine work can we add more. There has also been a request for more routine work on every patient which further complicates the situation.


There is no opportunity for a doctor to carry on any research problem.


To be sure, there are often a few weeks at a time when the work is light, but more often there are weeks of struggle to keep abreast of the demand.


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Relief must be had. Were a part time technician available, to be called in when needed it would answer our problem for a while. Another suggestion is to train a graduate nurse as a technician and when the work in the laboratory is light she would return to floor duty, but, the time is fast approaching when an- other technician will be a necessity.


We cannot expect the laboratory to pay its way, we cannot expect the patient to pay at the rate of a private laboratory fee. But by way of illustration, if a patient is taken to the operating room three times for a transfusion he pays three operating room fees and yet the laboratory which may have typed three different persons three different times, a total of nine in all, gets only a fixed fee. In my opinion we should do a generous amount for a fixed fee, but if our laboratory is to come anywhere near approaching a paying basis, an increased fee for those requiring an extraordinary and unusual amount of laboratory work should be added.


At the present time there is no laboratory charge for obstetric patients and yet the work from that side of the hospital is increasing. A recent survey of two weeks showed the following on twenty different patients: Urines 34, Hemo- globins 4, Red Blood count 4, White Blood count 3, Differential counts 2, Blood typings 4, Blood sugars 2. At least four of these twenty had an unusual amount of work done and should have paid a fee. Probably an admission urine on each obstetric patient should be done without the customary charge, but those having more than a minimum should pay a fee like those patients elsewhere in the hospital.


I have figured the work for 193S on the private fee basis as established for laboratory work at this hospital and at that rate we have done approximately $13,000.00 worth of laboratory work, while the receipts have actually been $1,321.50. Of course if these items are further taken down and analyzed it will not be quite as bad as the 10 to 1 ratio would indicate, but it seems as though there was an excellent opportunity to reduce this ratio.


Following is the summary of the work done in 1938:


Routine blood examinations. 3853


Routine urine examinations. 4235


Special urine examinations 36


Blood chemistry examinations


298


Bacteriological examinations 323


Pneumococcus typings 30


Blood typings 212


40


Blood cultures .


Stool examinations . 21


Spinal fluid examinations 27


Samples of blood collected and sent to State Labora- tory for examination.


128


Other specimens sent to State Laboratory for special examination . 20


Autopsies. 7


Surgical specimens examined. 383


Respectfully submitted,


James H. Brewster, M. D.,


Pathologist.


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ANNUAL REPORT


Treasurer's and Auditor's Report


Deficit-General Fund:


Disbursements exceeded receipts by $2,921.85 during 1938, resulting in an increase in the deficit on the cash basis from $13,450.37 at the beginning of the year to $16,372.22 at the close .


A comparison of the deficit on the cash basis with the deficit as it would be on the accrual basis follows:


Deficit per books $16,372.22


Add: Account payable 5,619.49


21,991.71


Deduct: Accounts receivable considered collectible 4,892.50


Deficit on accrual basis.


17,099.21


Cash-Trust Fund:


All trust fund cash receipts and disbursements were checked in detail and found in order. Cash in the bank was verified through correspondence. Trust Fund Investments:


All securities and bank books were examined at the vaults of the First National Bank and found in order. A certificate of deposit covering $5,000.00 Brown Company 5 1-2's 1946 and also a participation certificate covering $580.00 National Bondholders Corporation 4 1-2's 1939-44 were seen.


During 1938 a cash payment of $250.00 and $2,000.00 Lincoln Mortgage Company 5's 1948 were received in exchange for $5,000.00 Lincoln Mortgage & Title Guarantee Company 5 1-2's 1937, the interest on which had been in default since 1931.


Amounts deposited in The Attleborough Savings Bank were verified by direct direct correspondence.


On December 30, 1938, a new bequest of $1,500.00 was received, to be called The Frank P. Toner Memorial Fund, Created by Mary A. and James V. Toner.


Two new life memberships and three increases in life membership fees were received, as noted on exhibit C.


No additions to fixed asset accounts were made in 1938 and no depreciation has been set up for buildings and equipment in accordance with past practice.


Details of investments are shown on schedule D-1. The market value of bonds owned on December 31, 1938 was $292,200.00 as compared with the cost of $310,225.71.


Bonding and Insurance:


All fire insurance policies are in the possession of the City of Attleboro and were not examined.


The treasurer's bond for $10,000.00, expiring on January 9, 1939, was seen.


Policies covering boiler insurance and general public liability insurance were also seen.


General Comments:


The following tabulations present data regarding current accounts receivable and accounts receivable in suspense:


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ANNUAL REPORT


CURRENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Balance, December 31, 1937


$13,085.13


Add:


Charges during 1938.


90,943.98


Deduct Credits:


Free work.


2,089.59


Reductions in charges.


163.19


Collections less refunds .


81,227.18


Transfers to suspense


6,894.05


90,374.01


Balance, December 31, 1938.


13,655.10


The total business volume for 1938 may be computed as follows:


Total charges


90,943.98


Less reductions


163.19


90,780.79


ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE IN SUSPENSE


Balance, December 31, 1937. Add:


$ 57,858.44


Transfers from current receivables (net)


6,894.05


Deduct:


Collections in 1938


1,075.15


Balance, December 31, 1938.


63,677.34


The present balance is composed of the following items:


December 31, 1937


1938 Collections


December 31, 1938


Prior to 1930 accounts


11,561.63


11,561.63


1930 accounts.


5,115.23


40.000


5,075.23


1931 accounts.


7,160.74


3.00


7,157.74


1932 accounts.


8,584.88


45.00


8,539.88


1933 accounts


6,971.41


79.45


6,891.96


1934 accounts.


6,429.36


130.20


6,299.16


1935 accounts.


6,004.76


77.40


5,927.36


1936 accounts.


6,030.43


700.10


5,330.33


Total (forward)


57,858.44


1,075.15


56,783.29


Add:


1937 accounts.


13,085.13


6,191.08


6,894.05


70,943.57


7,266.23


63,677.34


1937 accounts considered collectible in our prior report amounted to $6,460.76. Actual collections were $6,191.08.


CERTIFICATE


We hereby certify that the accompanying statements set forth correctly, in our opinion, all cash transaction of the treasurer of The Attleborough Hospital for the calendar year 1938, the balance of cash and investments on hand December 31, 1938, and the indebtedness on loans December 31, 1938.


Respectfully submitted, Ward, Fisher & Company.


104,029.11


64,752.49


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ANNUAL REPORT


THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements General Fund Year 1938 EXHIBIT A


Balance, January 1, 1938:


Checking account First National Bank. .


255.73


Special account, First National Bank Office fund.


25.00 449.63


Receipts


Patients:


X-ray.


6,835.67


Laboratory


1,321.50


Physiotherapy


223.00


Metabolism


120.00


Ambulance.


1,451.00


Other receipts from patients.


72,248.35


82,199.52


Sale of books, supplies, etc.


Miscellaneous receipts.


Total from operation of hospital


S2,909.33


Donations


2,115.00


Annual memberships.


320.00


Income from trust fund investments (net) 16,622.45


Total other receipts


19,057.45


Increase in loans.


2,775.00


104,741.78


Total to be accounted for


105,191.41


Disbursements:


Postage


228.56


Repairs and maintenance.


1,717.30


Telephone and telegraph.


696.81


Office supplies and equipment.


774.18


Interest paid.


735.34


Bank service charge.


32.40


X-ray payments.


3,182.31


Laboratory payments


660.75


Physiotherapy payments.


111.50


Ambulance payments-driver.


725.50


Ambulance expense


158.02


Supplies and equipment


9,971.84


Salaries. .


55,004.81


Housekeeping supplies


26,776.06


Heat, light and power


2,297.54


Miscellaneous expenses


1,348.85


Total disbursements for operation of hospital.


104,421.77


Parking lot cost to date.


466.86


Total disbursements


104,888.63


Balance, December 31, 1938:


Checking account, First National Bank .


44.53


Special account, First National Bank


233.25


Office fund.


25.00


302.78


168.90


667.31


42.50


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ANNUAL REPORT


THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL Schedule of Donations General Fund Year 1938


SCHEDULE A-1


Sturdy Memorial Hospital Aid Association:


Two free beds.


500.00


Special maternity aid.


500.00


1,000.00


Town of Seekonk.


250.00


Town of Mansfield.


250.00


Town of Rehoboth .


250.00


Women's Alliance of the Pilgrim Church.


50.00


Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Remington


25.00


Frank J. Ryder.


250.00


Fred E. Briggs


25.00


George E. Nerney


15.00


2,115.00


THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL Schedule of Annual Membership Receipts General Fund Year 1938 SCHEDULE A-2


William H. Bannon


$ 10.00


Lawrence E. Baer.


10.00


Harold D. Baker.


10.00


H. Dean Baker, Jr.


10.00


Donald A. Barrows.


10.00


Mr. and Mrs. Milford E. Bliss.


20.00


Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Briggs.


20.00


Reverend Joseph Canty


10.00


Thomas Carpenter.


10.00


Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Gilmore.


20.00


Samuel M. Holman


10.00


Etta F. Kent. .


10.00


Thomas F. Manning


10.00


Bonner D. Mason .


10.00


Rosella Mason


10.00


Frank Mossberg


10.00


Lester Nerney


10.00


Reverend James M. Quinn


10.00


Joseph E. Rioux


10.00


Max Schweinshaut


10.00


Dr. and Mrs. William M. Stobbs


20.00


C. Fred Stone.


10.00


Mr. and Mrs. John E. Tweedy


10.00


James L. Wiggmore.


10.00


Stephen H. Foley.


20.00


Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Horton


20.00


$320.00


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ANNUAL REPORT


THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL Analysis of Deficit General Fund Year 1938 SCHEDULE B-1


Deficit December 31 1937


13,450.37


Receipts During 1938


From patients, supply sales, etc. 82,909.33


From donations 2,115.00


From annual memberships. 320.00


From income from trust fund invest- ments.


16,622.45 101,966.78


Expenses During 1938


104,888.63


Expenses in Excess of Receipts 2,921.85


Deficit, December 31, 1938


16,372.22


THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL Summary of Trust Fund Accounts, December 31, 1938 EXHIBIT D


Cash.


$ 5,294.64


Fund Accounts:


Notes receivable. .


11,400.00


James H. and Adah S. Sturdy


Savings accounts. 21,887.73


Real Estate Foundation. . .


$ 30,000.00


Bonds.


310,225.71


Albert W. and Ella Winsor Foundation. 93,125.00


Stocks.


41,741.25


Joseph L. Sweet Bequests:


Real estate and equipment:


Joseph L. Sweet .. 150,000.00


Sturdy Foundation . 30,000.00


Sweet Donations for Buildings and equipment. . 152,392.72


Donated buildings and equipment 172,392.72


1925 Campaign building and


Florence M. Sweet Permanent Bed. . . . 5,000.00


Dorothy Sulloway Sweet Permanent Bed 5,000.00


Charles C. Wilmarth Bequests: Charles C. Wilmarth. 10,000.00


Harriet A. Robinson-Wilmarth Perma- nent Bed. . 5,000.00


Mary A. Wilmarth Permanent Bed. . .


5,000.00


Annie L. Ray Permanent Bed.


5,000.00


Sturdy Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association Permanent Bed ... . 5,000.00


C. C. Wilmarth and Alice J. Maroger Fund ...


5,357.87


35,357.87


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equipment. . 349,887.63


Equity in Haynes tenement


property . 2 200.00 554,480.35


Gertrude E. Kendall


J. Frank Mason. .


11,250.00 10,000.00


Estate of Fannie M. Tappan, Donations for Buildings and Equipment.


10,000.00


Sundry donations for buildings and equip- ment. 10,000.00


William R. Cobb Permanent Bed.


5,000.00


Albert K. and Mary J. Hunton Permanent Bed. ..


5,000.00


Ida C. Bright Permanent Bed ..


5,000.00


Sarah J. and Mary Briggs Permanent Bed.


5,000.00


Helen and Henry Wexel Permanent Bed .


5,000.00


Elizabeth S. Haynes.


2,200.00


Sarah B. Finberg.


2,000.0


Henrietta F. Leonard.


1,803.30


Emily H. Horton. ..


1,000.00


Laura V. Gustin Conibear


1,000.00


Norman Lund Fund. .


512.73


Francis A. Crandall.


500.00


Georgianna H. Williams


500.00


Ellen B. McCabe Fund.


1,000.00


Frank P. Toner Memorial Fund Created by Mary A. and James V. Toner.


1,500.00


1925 Campaign .


363,294.46


Life Memberships.


4,000.00


917,036.08


Surplus. .


27,993.60


$945,029.68


$945,029.68


ANNUAL REPORT


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THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL Schedule of Life Members Trust Fund, December 31, 1938 SCHEDULE D-2


Maurice J. Baer Lloyd G. Balfour Walter B. Ballou


Myra B. Makepeace


Ellen L. Mason


George F. McIntire


Randolph E. Bell


*Charles A. Mooers


C. O. Gustav Beuttel


Dr. Frederick V. Murphy


Amos S. Blackinton


Geneva E. Murphy


George S. Bliven


Edgar A. Remington


Lillian B. Remington


Frank J. Ryder


Marion P. Carter


George A. Rich Charlotte A. Rich


*George W. Cheever Harriet O. Cheever


Alice M. Richardson


*Edward P. Claflin


*Martha A. Claflin Ruth W. Clap Dr. Joshua W. Clarke W. E. Coles


Theron S. Curtis


Blanche Daggett


Tilda B. Stone


Mary E. Sweeney


Florence M. Sweet


Gertrude H. Sweet


Harold E. Sweet


Hayward H. Sweet


*Joseph L. Sweet Marian H. Sweet Howard H. Sweet


Dr. William O. Hewitt Harry R. Holbrook Lida M. Holbrook Albert S. Ingraham


Leonilda Sweeney Edwin F. Thayer


Mary A. Toner


James V. Toner


Annie F. Upham


Ernest T. Upham


Charles A. Whiting


*Josie A. Whiting Beatrice W. Wilmarth


*\\ illiam L. King Edwin F. Leach Helena A. Learn Harry L. London Max London William J. Luther


*David E. Makepeace


*Deceased


*Frank H. Sadler Naomi W. Sawyer George F. Sawyer Frank E. Smith


Julia M. Smith Samuel M. Stone


Sarah E. Darrah


*William J. Dobson (2) Joseph Finberg Victor R. Glencross


*Edward L. Gowen Horace B. Gowen Jessie M. Gowen Graduate Nurses Club


Harold K. Richardson


*Philip E. Brady Fred E. Briggs Alberta F. Carpenter


Gertrude F. Ryder


*Miles L. Carter


*Gertrude E. Kendall Walter M. Kendall Annie G. King Dr. Ralph P. Kent


*Charles C. Wilmarth *Mary A. Wilmarth Rathbun Willard John W. Wolfenden (2) Harry C. Wolfenden (2) Blanche Wolfenden (2)


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ANNUAL REPORT


THE ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL Analysis of Surplus Trust Fund, Year 1938 SCHEDULE D-3


Balance, December 31, 1937 $26,631.94


Add:


Net gain on securities sold or called 1,361.66


Balance, December 31, 1938.


27,993.60


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR 1937-1938


The work of the Hospital Aid Association during the season of 1937-'38 shows that Attleboro has supported its Hospital with even more loyalty and enthusiasm than in past years. All the committees have reported a most success- ful year; the Purchasing Committee, with Mrs. Harold Sweet, chairman, has spent much time and thought in spending their funds in such a way as best to help the Hospital; the Donation Day Committee, with Mrs. Leland Smith as chairman, reported even larger contributions from the public than the previous year; and the Sewing Committee, with Mrs. Arnold Reese as chairman, shows that the women of Attleboro and the surrounding towns have devoted hours of service to the sick of their communities.


There have been three meetings of the organization at which the standing committees have made their regular reports and the President, Mrs. Walter A. Briggs, has discussed with the officers and directors the needs of the Hospital and the nurses.


The outstanding event of the year was the celebration of the 25th anniver- sary of the founding of the Hospital, and the Association voted a sum of money to make more confortable the nurses' living room as a mark of their appreciation of the nurses' loyal service to the Hospital.


Respectfully submitted,


Alice Stobbs, Secretary.


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ANNUAL REPORT


STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION October 1st 1937- October 1st 1938


Receipts


Balance October 1st, 1937


$ 480.75


Received from Chest. . 3,696.80


64.00


$4,241.55


Expenses


Women's Free Bed.


250.00


Children's Free Bed.


250.00


Maternity Bed.


500.00


Hospital Supplies


2,524.14


3,524.14


Balance October 1st, 1938


717.41


Furnishing Fund Receipts


Balance October 1st, 1937 .


482.09


Received from-Graduate Nurses Club .


25.00


Women's Benevolent Society


25.00


Q. O. C. Class.


25.00


Sturdy Memorial Hospital Alumni. Gertrude F. Ryder


25.00


25.00


Ioline Bacon Class


25.00


Mutual Helpers.


25.00


Daughters of Isabella


50.00


Raymond M. Horton


25.00


Received for Interest .


10.42


742.51


Expenses


Supplies


348.12


Balance October 1st, 1938


$ 394.39


Respectfully submitted, Annie A. Wheeler,


Treasurer.


Received from Sale of Goods


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ANNUAL REPORT


OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION


President-Mrs. Walter A. Briggs


First Vice-President-Mrs. Frank Carpenter Second Vice-President-Mrs. C. W. Cederberg Secretary-Mrs. W. M. Stobbs Treasurer-Miss Annie A. Wheeler


DIRECTORS


Mrs. Frank E. Allen Mrs. Arthur A. Briggs Mrs. Harold D. Baker Mrs. Arthur C. Conro Mrs. C. W. Cederberg Mrs. F. J. Carley Mrs. Miles Carter


Mrs. Albert M. Dunham Mrs. Adelbert Emard Mrs. R. M. Harris Mrs. Fred Franz


Mrs. John L. Gibb Mrs. E. D. Gilmore Mrs. Harry R. Holbrook Mrs. William O. Hewitt Mrs. Lawrence P. Keeler Mrs. Harry P. Kent


Mrs. Edwin F. Leach Mrs. Oscar Lindstrom Mrs. Sidney Maddox


Mrs. F. V. Murphy Mrs. H. B. Ryder Mrs. Harold Richardson


Mrs. Thomas Sadler Mrs. C. Fred Stone Mrs. John Spettigue Mrs. Leland Smith Mrs. Samuel M. Stone Mrs. Harold E. Sweet Mrs. Joseph L. Sweet Mrs. Harry Wolfenden Mrs. Charles Wilmarth Mrs. Arthur Hazlett Mrs. A. A. McRae


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Henri G. Proulx City Solicitor


Report of the City Solicitor


March 11, 1939.


To His Honor the Mayor and the Municipal Council:


In an annual report, it is customary to review the activities of the preceding year and to recommend those changes which will make for better understanding of the city's legal problems.


The number of conferences and consultations have not decreased during 1938, but rather have taken on a larger field, due principally to the inauguration of the Contributory Retirement System, which is fast becoming an important part of the work of this office.




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