COST PER PATIENT.

The cost per capita, for current expenses, on the average number of 337, for the past year, was $269.67, or a weekly cost of $5.18. This result is obtained from the report of the superintendent to this board, and will be found to differ slightly from the results obtained by the trustees in their report.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.

The trustees anticipate a daily average attendance for the ensuing year of at least 355 patients-18 more than during the present

year.

In their report they ask for appropriations as follows:

At the same per capita cost as last year, it will require for the
current expenses of 355 patients, say..
Two of the boilers, now in use, have been in service twelve
years, and in the event they should hold out during the winter,
should be replaced next summer. Two new boilers and set-
ting, will cost.....

.1 $95,000 00

3,000 00

The hospital will receive from the counties for board and clothing of patients, say . . . . . .

$98,000 00

30,000 00

$68,000 00

Conceding an increase of 18 patients as anticipated by the Board of Trustees, we estimate the amount necessary to be appropriated as follows:

At the same per capita cost as last year, for 337 patients, it will require..

$90,879 67

For 18 additional patients at one half the per capita cost

2,426 94

Requiring for current expenses.

$93,306 61

Deduct the amount the hospital will receive by assessment on couties....

29,929 76

Leaves to be appropriated by the Legislature....

$63,376 85

This result has been obtained by a careful calculation, and we would recommend an appropriation of the above amount to meet the current expenses of the Hospital for the year ending February 1st, 1876.

TWO NEW BOILERS NEEDED.

The new boilers asked by the Trustees are greatly needed, and the amount asked for their purchase - $3,000-is reasonable and we

recommend an appropriation sufficient to meet the proposed outlay for this purpose.

TABLE

Showing the Population of the Hospital for the year ending September 30, 1874

Of the one hundred and forty-three (143) admitted during the year, one hundred and eight (108) were received on first admission -56 males and 52 females; thirty-one (31) on second admission— males 14, females 17; one on third admission-female; three on fourth admission-all males.

Of those re-admitted during the year, the time between discharge and re-admission with 3, was less than one year-males 2, females 1; between one and two years, 10-males 5, females 5; between two and three years, 1-female; between three and five years, 1-female; between five and ten years, 2-females; unknown, 18.

Of the whole number of Male Patients Treated during the year.

Of the male patients discharged cured during the year:

After various durations of disease before treatment from the beginning.

REMAINING AT THE END OF THE YEAR-PROSPECTS.