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MISCELLANEOUS :-
Central Park, 7 Acres.
Hope Cemetery, 67 Acres.
Elm Park, 28 Acres.
37-124ths of North Pond. Quinsigamond Park, 110 Acres.
SALABLE LANDS :-
56,622 feet of land, East Worcester street, at 40 cents per foot, $22,648 80
24,000 feet of land, Grosvenor and Meade streets, at 14 cents per foot,
3,360 00
17,612 feet of land, Summer street, at 80 cents per foot,
14,089 60
8,063 feet of land, Mechanic street, at $1.00 per foot,
8,063 00
40,000 feet of land, Millbury street, at 10 cents per foot,
4,000 00
Real Estate (Holden Reservoir),
5,500 00
17,989 feet of land, East Worcester street, at 40 cents per foot,
7,195 00
and old School Building,
4,000 00 $
$68,856 40
City Hall Building,
$24,000 00
Furniture, &c., in City Hall,
6,000 00
City Scales, Lincoln square,
400 00
City Scales, New Worcester,
300 00
City Scales, Salem square,
400 00
City Scales, Quinsigamond,
300 00
City Scales, Southbridge street,
300 00
$31,700 00
$3,646,410 34
Total,
REPORT OF THE
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY SINKING FUNDS.
WORCESTER, MASS., JANUARY 3, 1887. To the Honorable City Council :-
IN compliance with the provisions of the City Ordinance governing this Commission, the undersigned herewith present a report of their transactions in and about the several funds in their charge for the financial year ending Novmber 30, 1886 :-
Balance, December 1, 1885 $721,563 70
Receipts during the year 173,178 11
Total .
$894,741 81
Payments during the year
33,894 90
Balance, November 30, 1886 $860,846 91
The several securities and cash balances belonging to each of the City Sinking Funds have been carefully examined by the undersigned, and found to agree with the account thereof rendered by the Treasurer. Sundry statements, prepared by W. S. Barton, Esq., City Treasurer and Treasurer of this Board, showing the receipts and payments on account of the several funds, together with the investments and cash balances, as carried forward at the end of the financial year, are appended to this report and make a part thereof.
Respectfully submitted,
SAM'L WOODWARD, EDWARD L. DAVIS, HENRY A. MARSH,
Commissioners of the Sinking Funds of the City of Worcester.
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To the Commissioners of the City Sinking Funds :-
GENTLEMEN :- The undersigned herewith presents sundry statements, showing, in aggregate and in detail, all cash trans- actions of your Board for the financial year ending November 30, 1886 :-
CITY SINKING FUNDS.
December 1, 1885, to November 30, 1886.
No.
TITLE OF FUND.
Amount Dec. 1, 1885.
Receipts during year.
Totals.
Payments during year.
Amount Nov. 30, 1886.
1
General Debt,
1875.
$279,228 88 $ 71,513 80 $350,742 68 $ 30,603 20
2
Water Loan,
1876.
22,225 52
3,988 64
26,214 16
137 90
26,076 26
3
Lynde Brook,
1877.
89,143 06
11,744 32
100,887 38|
341 67
100,545 71
4
1878.
47,383 23
6,927 64
54,310 87
257 25
54,053 62
5
Island Sewer,
1879.
37,978 17
5,680 51
43,658 68
240 80
43,417 88
9
Foster Street,
1880.
16,152 78
3,070 61
19,223 39
74 78
19,148 61
11
City Hosp. Bl'g,
1881.
15,236 89
3,414 16
18,651 05
74 78
18,576 27
12
Lynde Brook,
1882.
10,198 31
2,809 22
13,007 53
74 78
12,932 75
13
Jaques Forf're,
1882.
8,056 79
2,224 80
10,281 59
63 12
10,218 47
14
City Hosp. Bl'g,
1882.
11,896 19
3,281 71
15,177 90
74 78
15,103 12
15
Sewer Loan,
1883.
7,982 43
2,924 27
10,906 70
63 12
10,843 58
16
Summer Street,
1883.
25,889 60
8,242 68
34,132 28
184 57
33,947 71
17
Sewer Loan,
1884.
5,638 23
3,025 23
8,663 46
74 78
8,588 68
18
Water Loan,
1884.
14,758 03
8,092 73
22,850 76
121 45
22,729 31
19
Sewer Loan,
1885.
6,820 15
7,482 18
14,302 33
46 67
14,255 66
20
Water Loan,
1885.
3,047 98
3,096 96
6,144 94
280 59
5,864 35
21
Sewer Loan,
1886.
5,907 33
5,907 33
514 50
5,392 83
66
1879.
28,328 24
4,424 03
32,752 27
137 90
32,614 37
8
Island Sewer,
1880.
8,021 04
1,538 88
9,559 92
51 45
9,508 47
10
Island Sewer,
1881.
11,955 47
2,682 15
14,637 62
74 78
14.562 84
7
Foster Street,
1879.
71,622 71
11,106 26
82,728 97
402 03
82,326 94
$320,139 48
6
Totals,
$721,563 70 $173,178 11 $894,741 81 $ 33,894 90 $860,846 91
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. 117
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS.
December 1, 1885, to November 30, 1886.
RECEIPTS.
PAYMENTS.
No.
City Contributions.
Interest and Premium.
Totals.
City Debt Cancelled.
Interest and Premium.
Totals.
1
$59,567 61
$11,946 19
$71,513 80
$26,000 00
$4,603 20|$30,603 20
2
3,000 00
988 64
3,988 64
137 90
137 90
3
5,000 00
6,744 32
11,744 32
341 67
341 67
4
4,800 00
2,127 64
6,927 64
257 25
257 25
3,200 00
1,224 03
4,424 03
137 90
137 90
6
4,000 00
1,680 51
5,680 51
240 80
240 80
S
1,200 00
338 88
1,538 88
51 45
51 45
9
2,400 00
670 61
3,070 61
74 78
74 78
10
2,200 00
482 15
2,682 15
74 78
74 78
11
2,800 00
614 16
3,414 16
74 78
: 78
12
2,400 00
409 22
2,809 22
74 78
74 78
13
1,900 00
324 80
2,224 80
63 12
63 12
14
2,800 00
481 71
3,281 71
74 78
74 78
15
2,600 00
324 27
2.924 27
63 12
63 12
16
7,200 00
1,042 68
8,242 68
184 57
184 57
17
2,800 00
225 23
3,025 23
74 78
74 78
18
7,500 00
592 73
8,092 73
121 45
121 45
19
7,200 00
282 18
7,482 18
46 67
46 67
20
3,000 00
96 96
3,096 96
280 59
280 59
21
5,800 00
107 33
5,907 33
514 50
514 50
$139,367 61
$33,810 50
$173,178 11
$26,000 00
$7,894 90 $33,894 90
8,000 00
3,106 26
11,106 26
402 03
402 03
The " city contributions " include $3,102.98, for Sewer and Street Betterment assessments, $12,807.02 for excess of income from water rates, and $18,657.61 for unexpended balances of appropriations,- all on account of transfers at the close of the financial year, ending Nov. 30, 1885 ; and also $99,000.00 real- ized from tax levy of 1886, and $5,800.00 transferred from water rates, per order of March 15, 1886, on account of Sinking Fund No. 21.
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FUNDED DEBT AND SINKING FUNDS.
November 30, 1886.
FUNDED DEBT.
SINKING FUNDS.
No.
Created.
Due.
Amount.
Investm'ts.
Cash Deposits.
Amount.
1
Prior to 1876. 1885
to 1905.
$1,868,300 00
$309,400 00
$10,739 48 $320,139 48
2
Nov. 27, 1876. Dec. 1,
1906.
100,000 00
25,500 00
576 26
26,076 26
3
Jan. 29, 1877. Jan.
1, 1887.
100,000 00
9,000 00
91,545 71
100,545 71
4
April 1, 1878. Jan.
1, 1888.
60,000 00
48,000 00
6,053 62
54,053 62
5
Feb. 10, 1879. Jan.
1,
1889.
40,000 00
31,500 00
1,114 37
32,614 37
6
Mar. 10, 1879.
Jan.
1,
1899.
100,000 00
41,500 00
1,917 88
43,417 88
7
Mar. 10, 1879.
Apr.
1,
1889.
100,000 00
80,500 00
1,826 94
82,326 94
8
Dec. 22, 1879.
Jan.
1,
1900.
30,000 00
8,000 00
1,508 47
9,508 47
9
Dec. 22, 1879.
Apr.
1,
1890.
30,000 00
18,000 00
1,148 61
19,148 61
11
Mar. 28, 1881.
Apr
1,
1891.
35,000 00
17,000 00
1,576 27
18,576 27
12
Jan. 9, 1882
Jan.
1,
1892.
30,000 00
12,000 00
932 75
12,932 75
13
Mar. 6, 1882. Jan.
1,
1892.
23,400 00
9,000 00
1,218 47
10,218 47
14
Mar. 20, 1882.
Apr.
1,
1892.
35,000 00
14,000 00
1,103 12
15,103 12
15
Dec. 19, 1882.
Jan.
1,
1903.
65,000 00
9,000 00
1,843 58
10,843 58
16
Mar. 27, 1883.
Apr.
1,
1893.
90,000 00
33,000 00
947 71
33,947 71
17
Dec. 10, 1883. Jan.
1,
1904.
70,000 00
7,500 00
1,088 68
8,588 68
18
Apr. 11, 1884. Apr. 1,
1914.
250,000 00
20,500 00
2,229 31
22,729 31
19
Feb. 16, 1885.
Jan.
1,
1905.
180,000 00
10,500 00
3,755 66
14,255 66
20
Mar. 30, 1885.
Apr.
1,
1915.
100,000 00
4,500 00
1,364 35
5,864 35
21
Mar. 15, 1886.
Jan. 1,
1906.
145,000 00
5,000 00
392 83
5,392 83
$3,506,700 00
$727,400 00
$133,446 91 $860,846 91
1,
1901.
55,000 00
14,000 00
2 84
14,562 84
10
Mar. 28, 1881.
Jan.
The Sinking Fund "investments" consist of registered bonds of the City of Worcester, exclusively, viz. : $19,500 City 6's ; $139,500 City 5's; $10,000 City 42's ; $508,400 City 4's; and $50,000 City 32's,-the average annual rate of interest realized thereon being about 43 per cent. On all "cash deposits," interest, at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, is allowed by each of the banks holding the several sinking fund balances.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. BARTON,
Treasurer.
WORCESTER, MASS., DECEMBER 13, 1886.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
CITY OF WORCESTER, MASS., - DECEMBER 13, 1886.
To the Honorable City Council :-
The Joint Standing Committees on Finance, having examined the books and accounts of the City Treasurer, beg leave to report-
That they find that his books are carefully and correctly kept, and that the cash assets belonging to the city are properly accounted for.
They further report that it appears, from the books of the Treasurer, that his cash receipts, from all sources, for the finan- cial year ending November 30, 1886, amounted to $1,923,282 23 That his cash balance, Nov. 30, 1885, was 354,038 00
Making a total of $2,277,320 23
And that his cash payments amounted to 1,770,586 79
Leaving a cash balance, November 30, 1886, of
$506,733 44
Which they have verified by actual count of the cash on hand at the close of business on Tuesday, November 30th, and by an examination of the several bank balances standing to the credit of the city on that date.
They further report that the only city security now in the custody of the Treasurer, Trust Fund securities excepted, is the following, viz. :-
1 Certificate, numbered 29,589, of 262 shares in the Stock of the Fitchburg R. R. Co. (par value),
$26,200 00
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They further report that the following taxes, assessments and department bills remained uncollected at the close of business, November 30, 1886, viz. :-
City, County and State Taxes of 1877,
$4,430 92
66
66
66
1879,
1880,
6,206 07
66
66
66
66
1883,
5,782 74
66
،، 1884,
6,345 50
66
66
66
1885,
6,900 50
66
66
66
66
1886,
32,121 40
School-book taxes, 1877 to 1884, inclusive,
903 30
Sewer assessments, including apportioned bills,
8,929 51
Sidewalk assessments,
4,100 42
City Hospital bills ; board of patients,
173 42
Fire Department bills; material sold,
120 87
Highway Department bills; labor and materials,
1,337 68
Incidental Expense account ; weighing stone,
25 50
Lighting Streets account ; lamp-post, &c., Pauper Department bills ; aid to paupers,
17 50
Sewer Department bills; labor and materials,
212 23
Street Construction account; grading, etc.,
500 00
Water Construction account; labor and materials,
3,376 03
Water Maintenance account; water rates, etc.,
14,858 63
Total,
$118,937 49
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL WINSLOW,
T. M. ROGERS, ANDREW ATHY,
E. I. COMINS, P. J. QUINN, LYMAN A. ELY, W. F. BANCROFT,
Joint Standing Committee on Finance.
66
66
1878,
5,118 94
4,905 44
66
66
1881,
6,418 40
1882,
5,888 19
$84,118 10
264 30
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
CITY OF WORCESTER,
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, January 1, 1887.
To the Honorable City Council :-
In accordance with the requirements of Chapter VIII. of the City Ordinances, the City Clerk submits the following statement of the moneys received by him as fees or otherwise during the year ending November 30, 1886, viz. :-
From Licensed Amusements,
$984,50
Auctioneers,
24 00
Billiard Tables, etc.,
605 00
Dogs,
1,999 00
66
Hacks and Job wagons,
251 00
66
Intelligence Offices,
50 00
Junk Dealers,
110 00
66
Pawn Brokers,
250 00
66
Petroleum,
143 00
Sale of Ordinances,
2 00
Licenses for sale of Fireworks,
40 00
Office Fees,
1,786 50
$6,245 00
This sum has been paid to the City Treasurer, and receipts taken therefor.
There has also been paid to Edward A. Brown, County Treasurer, the sum of $4,402.20 for dog licenses.
Respectfully submitted,
E. H. TOWNE,
City Clerk.
THE CITY HOSPITAL.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1886.
Alderman-JOHN R. THAYER,
Councilmen S M. D. GILMAN,
Terms expire 1887.
JAMES EARLY,
At Large-ALBERT CURTIS,
Term expires 1887.
STEPHEN SALISBURY,
DR. THOMAS H. GAGE,
DR. ALBERT WOOD,
66
66
1890.
ORGANIZATION.
President-ALBERT CURTIS. Secretary-STEPHEN SALISBURY.
S JOHN R. THAYER.
Auditors- M. D. GILMAN.
Superintendent and Resident Physician.
DR. CHARLES A. PEABODY.
Board of Commissioners of the Jaques Fund and other Funds of the City Hospital.
BENJAMIN WALKER, Term expires 1887.
CHARLES B. PRATT,
66
1888.
ALBERT CURTIS,
66
66
1889.
1888.
66
66
1889.
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Consulting Physicians and Surgeons.
Joseph Sargent, M. D. Oramel Martin, M. D. J. Marcus Rice, M. D. Visiting Staff.
Physicians.
John O. Marble, M. D.
Leonard Wheeler, M. D.
J. Bartlett Rich, M. D.
Wesley Davis, M. D.
S. B. Woodward, M. D.
Surgeons. Emerson Warner, M. D. George E. Francis, M. D. Wm. H. Workman, M. D. Oliver S. Everett, M. D.
Oculist and Aurist. Assistant Oculist and Aurist.
LEWIS S. DIXON, M. D. DAVID HARROWER, M. D.
Pathologist.
SAMUEL B. WOODWARD, M. D. House Officers.
HERBERT O. TRUE. RAY W. GREENE.
ORGANIZATION.
President-EMERSON WARNER, M. D. Secretary-CHARLES A. PEABODY, M. D.
J. MARCUS RICE, M. D.
Committee on Conference E. WARNER, M. D. W. DAVIS, M. D.
LEONARD WHEELER, M. D.
Committee on Reports J. O. MARBLE, M. D. J. B. RICH, M. D.
J. MARCUS RICE, M. D.
Committee on Examinations GEO. E. FRANCIS, M. D. O. H. EVERETT, M. D.
Superintendent of Nurses.
MISS Z. E. WHITAKER.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES.
To the Hon. Samuel Winslow, Mayor, and the City Council :-
In accordance with the provision of the ordinance, the Trustees of the City Hospital herewith present their Sixteenth Annual Report for the year ending Nov. 30, 1886.
The year which has just closed has been one of somewhat extraordinary interest to those who have witnessed the growth and development of the City Hospital.
The Gill Memorial Ward and the Salisbury have been com- pleted during the year, and furnished throughout, ready for occu- pancy early in the spring.
.
This pavilion, which was made possible by the bountiful liberality of one of our thoughtful and kind Christian women, Mrs. Sarah Gill, joined and connected, as it is, with the costly and imposing structure known as the Salisbury, also made possible by the open handed generosity and well directed liberal- ity of our associate, Mr. Stephen Salisbury, form, as it were, a department of the City Hospital by themselves, and increase the facilities for treating and caring for patients more than one third.
The pavilion contains twenty beds for patients besides nurse- rooms, pantries, bath-rooms and closets, and the Salisbury can accommodate nine patients in private rooms, made the more accessible by an elevator to the rooms in the upper stories.
This Ward and building have, during the year been furnished throughout with neat, convenient and comfortable bedding and furniture.
The department is gradually becoming occupied and is in use to about two-thirds of its capacity at the present time.
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THE FEMALE WARDS.
There are at present at the Hospital, accommodations for fifteen female patients in the ward and three private rooms.
The accommodations are already too small to supply the demands upon the Hospital. The daily average for the last year has been 14.1, and at times every bed has been taken and applicants have been refused admission solely for want of room.
If the Hospital is to continue its natural growth, it will be seen from the above statment that there is need of further facilities at once to supply the present demands in this direction.
In this connection we present the following communication to the Trustees from the executors of the will of the late Helen C. Knowles :-
" WORCESTER, DEC. 1, 1886.
"To the Trustees of the Worcester City Hospital :-
GENTLEMEN : "The 9th item in the will of the late Helen C. Knowles, probated Nov. 25, 1884, is as follows :-
'I give and bequeath unto the City of Worcester the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.) in trust always, the income thereof to be applied under the direction of the Trustees of the City Hospital for the maintenance of a ward in that institution to be devoted to the treatment of poor women and children, who are afflicted with incurable diseases, or for lying-in purposes, in which latter case the principal may be used for building.'
"After an informal conference with the Mayor relative to this bequest to the City, it was thought best to make this com- munication directly to your body, as it seems to us that the City Council would prefer that you should designate the purpose, for which in your judgment it should be applied.
"In this connection it becomes our duty to say to you that Mrs. Knowles had very near to her heart the welfare of poor women and children who are afflicted with incurable diseases, and she gave earnest expression, when executing her will, to the hope that this bequest might be applied to their treatment.
"Will you therefore kindly make known this bequest to the City Council and indicate to that body, your preference as to its disposition and at the same time communicate the fact that
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the executors of Mrs. Knowles' Will are now ready to make payment to the City of Worcester of the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
Very Respectfully Yours, EDWARD A. STRONG, HENRY A. MARSH, Executors of the Will of Helen C. Knowles."
Upon receipt of this announcement the following action was taken :-
Voted, Dec. 4, that the Secretary of the Board be instructed to transmit to His Honor, the Mayor of Worcester, a certified copy of the communication received this day by the Trustees of the City Hospital from the executors of the will of Mrs. Helen C. Knowles, and that he officially inform His Honor, that the Trustees have elected to make use of the bequest of Mrs. Knowles, for lying-in purposes as expressly authorized to do by her will.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES.
This School established in 1883 continues to be of great benefit to the Hospital and supplies through its graduates a want long felt in this Community.
The pupils of the school have done the entire nursing at the Hospital and in the most satisfactory manner. As heretofore the advanced pupils have, under Dr. Peabody's direction, attended patients in private families outside the Hospital and thus been a source of some income to the Hospital.
The School continues under the efficient management of Miss Z. E. Whitaker, who seems peculiarly well adapted to her calling.
The graduates who have gone out from this school find ready employment in families in this city and community at prices fairly remunerative for their services.
ADMINISTRATION.
The service at the Hospital remains substantially as last year. Dr. C. A. Peabody continues as Superintendent and Resident
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Physician and is now entering upon his eighth year's service in this capacity.
His management continues to merit and receive the unqualified approval of the Trustees. Dr. Peabody is specially qualified and adapted to the peculiar and exacting duties of his office. His familiarity with all the details of needs and supplies for the Hospital, his own executive ability, his excellent skill and judg- ment in dealing with all sorts of people in their various condi- tions of life and health, his rare ability to at once determine who, among the many applicants, should be admitted to the Hospital make his services the more valuable each year.
In addition to his ordinary duties Dr. Peabody has given much time and thought during the past two years to the plans for the new ward and building and to the elaboration of details in the arrangements for ventilation, heat, and furnishing the same. He has proved himself a well-informed, faithful and efficient officer.
His report, which is hereto subjoined, contains valuable sug- gestions and information as to the present condition and future needs of the Hospital.
WEEKLY EXPENSES.
The average weekly expense of the patients the last year has been
$9 46
In 1885 it was, 9 54
In 1884 it was, 10 33
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
The following report in detail of the receipts and expenses of the Hospital during the year is submitted in accordance with the requirements of the ordinance relating to the City Hospital :-
RECEIPTS.
From Appropriation by the City Government, $12,000 00
Board of paying patients,
2,940 82
Commonwealth for State Paupers,
1,110 69
Commissioners of Jaques Fund, 7,395 07
Commissioners of Tenney Fund, 250 00
Making an aggregate of
$23,696 58
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EXPENDITURES.
For Salaries and wages,
$7,322 59
Groceries and provisions,
4,735 73
" Medicines and surgical instruments, 904 87
" Crockery, tinware, &c., furniture, fixtures and repairs,
3,053 38
" Fuel,
1,184 80
Gas,
715 92
Dry goods, bedding, rubber goods, hardware, &c.,
1,078 47
66 Ice,
212 76
66 Water rates,
230 45
Printing, stationery and blank-books,
134 89
66 Postage, telegrams, and express,
39 30
66 Trucking and freight,
44 91
66 Care of horses and harnesses, and horse and hack hire, 427 38
Heating apparatus,
477 93
" Insurance,
412 50
Upright engine,
336 13
" Lawn seed and dressing,
44 30
Photographs,
10 00
' Painting and repair of buildings,
900 86
Balance to Sinking Fund,
1,428 44
$23,696 58
UNEXPENDED BALANCE.
It is pleasant to be able to report that there remained at the expiration of the present fiscal year the sum of one thousand four hundred and twenty-eight dollars and forty-four cents to be turned over to the Commissioners of the sinking fund of the city. This is not because more money was appropriated for the main- tenance than was actually needed for that purpose. In fact, under ordinary circumstances every dollar would have been expended, but this balance is due to the fact that $7,645.07 were received during the year from income from the Jaques Fund and the Tenney Fund, and the Trustees estimated that only $7,000 would be received from these sources, and $4,051.51 from paying patients, while the estimates of income from this source was only $3,000.
$22,268 14
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ESTIMATES FOR MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
The cost of maintaining and conducting the Hospital for the ensuing year, based upon a careful consideration of every item of expected expenses as laid before the Board by Dr. Peabody, above the anticipated income will be $10,000. The Trustees therefore respectfully ask for an appropriation of $10,000 for this purpose.
MEDICAL STAFF.
The well-known standing of the physicians who compose the Surgical and Medical Staff of the Hospital is a guarantee that excellent skill and service are furnished those who are cared for here. The members of the Staff continue to furnish this service gratuitously at the Hospital and to manifest by their constant attendance and untiring efforts that they are deeply interested in the great good here being done.
The great work which these eminent gentlemen are doing for this institution cannot be forgotten. They merit and receive our full approval and deep gratitude.
By order and in behalf of the Trustees,
ALBERT CURTIS,
President.
REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND RESIDENT PHYSICIAN.
To the Trustees of the City Hospital.
GENTLEMEN :- My annual report for the year ending November 30, 1886, I respectfully submit, as follows :-
PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL DEC. 1, 1885.
Males, 18
Females, 13
Total,
31
Medical, 12
Surgical, 19
Paying, 5
Free, 26
ADMITTED FROM DEC. 1, 1885, TO DEC. 1, 1886.
Males, 348
Females,
161
Total,
509
Medical, 247
Surgical, 262
Paying, 47
Free, 462
Accidents, 108
Births,
2
TREATED DURING THE YEAR.
Males, 366
Females,
174
Total,
540
Medical,
259
Surgical, 281
Paying,
52
Free,
488
DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR.
Males, 334
Females,
156
Total,
490
Medical,
231
Surgical, 259
Paying,
47
Free,
443
CONDITION OF THOSE DISCHARGED.
Well,
237
Not Treated, 15
Relieved,
182
· Eloped,
4
Not Relieved,
22
Died, 30
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
REMAINING NOVEMBER 30, 1886.
Males, 31
Females, 19
Total, 50
Medical, 23
Surgical, 27
Paying, 5
Free, 45
Largest number of patients in the Hospital, 51; smallest, 24; Daily average, 35.94 ;- of males, 21.93 ;- of females, 14.01 Average time in Hospital, 22.94 days ; paying patients, 30.36 ; free patients, 22.15.
For paying patients the rate per week has varied from $2.00 to $15.00, the average being $9.72. The average cost per week for each patient has been $9.46.
Cause of Death : Injury, 8; pneumonia, 4; phthisis, 3; Bright's disease, heart disease, exhaustion, 2 each ; burns, diarrhœa, cholera morbus, septicæmia, pelvic cellulitis, diaphrag- matic hernia, dermatitis, pleuritis, osteo-sarcoma, 1 each.
Death Rate: 5.55. Seven of the deaths occurred within twenty-four hours after admission.
RESIDENCE OF PATIENTS ADMITTED.
Worcester,
467
Other Towns in Massachusetts,
37
Other States,
5
509
BIRTHPLACE.
MALES.
FEMALES.
TOTAL.
Worcester,
43
16
59
Other Towns,
42
34
76
Other States,
43
23
66
201
Ireland,
126
62
188
Great Britain,
24
6
30
British Provinces,
15
8
23
Other Countries,
55
12
67
-
-
308
133
CITY HOSPITAL.
OCCUPATION.
MALES.
Laborers,
149
Clergymen,
3
Metal workers,
32
Printers,
3
Wood workers,
6
Merchants,
2
Stone workers,
7 Tailors,
3
Mill operatives,
24
Peddlers,
4
Farmers,
12
Barbers,
2
Hostlers,
11
Watchmen,
2
Teamsters,
9
Clockmaker,
1
R. R. employés,
9
Paper hanger,
1
Shoemakers,
10
Fisherman,
1
Painters,
6
Minors,
36
Clerks,
6
Agents,
5
348
Porters,
4
FEMALES.
Housewives,
68
Bookkeeper,
1
Domestics,
51 Clerk,
1
Washerwomen,
7 Beggar,
1
Seamstresses,
7
Rag picker,
1
Cooks,
3
Minors,
15
Operatives,
3
Nurses,
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