Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Infirmary at Tewksbury (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...of 204. This year's figures emphasize the natural increase, which is due and expected, for which we should make future preparations, and it also reflects the general condition of unemployment, which has obtained during this period which does recur and will recur from time to time. Under chapters 126 and 510 of the Acts of 1924, there was appropriated for the State Infirmary, the sum of $846,800. In addition, $5,945.47 of the unspent balance of the 1923 appropriation for expenses was brought forward into 1924, making the total amount available for maintenance, $852,745.47. This compares with $839,509.17, the appropriation for the preceding year. During the year there has been spent a total of $847,061.62, which compares with $816,165.96 in the preceding year, or an increase in expenditures in the recent fiscal year of $30,895.66. This increase is slightly less than 4% while the increase in the number of inmates is almost 10%. As required by law, we have turned back into the State Treasury, $91,635.59, received for articles sold and for care of individual and municipal cases, leaving a net outlay of $755,426.03. The net weekly per capita cost for the care of patients has been $6.36. From a balance of $56,987.59, from special appropriations, authorized by chapter 126 of the Acts of 1923, and 129 of the Acts of 1922, for hospital extension, employees' quarters, and waiting room, $54,951.63 has been expended and a balance of $2,036.56, turned back to the State Treasury. The new buildings are all in use at this writing, relieving the very critical hospital demands and adding greatly to the comfort and happiness of the patients, their visitors, and the convenience and contentment of the employees as well. There has been added to the Administration building a comfo...