| Show MENTAL ASYLUM 81 STAFF Aff PRAISED Institution Reported in I Excellent Condition CHANGES SUGGESTED Report R Recommends e c om m men e n d s Change in Name The state mental Was never in better condition than now how js is the report of N. N C C. Hicks see sec sec secretary which h was as submitted to 10 Governor Geor George H. H Dern Monday l he report c covers vers' vers the period for tor the bIennium to J June ne 30 1926 Superintendent T. T Dunn says the report report has Introduced Introduced introduced Intro Intro- a number of advanced measures measures measures meas meas- ures in the interest of ot making the lives of ot the patients' patients more more pleas pleas- ant Foremost among these II la is the elimination of ot all forms of ot restraint among them which sa says s tilt tiit I has a tendency to humanize the en entire entire entire en- en tire institution and is wu working out sa satisfactorily In addition to giving the patients systematic recreation and manu manual l training to suit the individual a variety of diversions in the f form forni rm of dancing moving pictures and other amuse amusements are given all of which I have proven beneficial I Superintendent Dr Dunn Is highly high high- ly iy commended as also is his staff for tor the interest taken in the care of ot those brought to the institution institution institution tion for tor special treatment He lie has at all times every phase of ot the work of managing the hospital well In hand SUGGEST NAME CHANGE Dr Dunn in his report to the state board which is attached to the report of the secretary recommends recommends recommends rec rec- among other things that the name of ot the hospital be changed from the state mental hospital to Utah state hospital The total number of patients In Inthe Inthe inthe the hospital on June 30 30 1926 was 75 of which number were men menor menor menor or boys bors and women or girls and the dally daily average under treatment is of ot which are women Of ot the patients admitted during the nineteen-month nineteen period covered bythe bythe bythe by the report per cent were discharged discharged dis dis- dis charged as recovered per c cent nt discharged as Improved per percent percent percent cent discharged as unimproved per cent were transferred to other hospitals 1006 p per r cent died and per cent are remaining in the rr n S The general gener l physical health of ot the patients has been good there having been no epidemics or communicable communicable com corn diseases diseases' and the number number num num- ber ben of accidents small No is 18 now flow permitted except in ex extreme Cx- Cx x- x cases as in acute mania marked with suicidal tendency and md then only upon order of ot the su su- su NEW HEATING PLANT The report report says ays that the new new- heating plant i is rapidly assuming shape and will will willbe be ready for lo use by the time cold weather arrives There is nothing so detrimental tal sa says s 's the report to our pa patients patients patients pa- pa as prolonged and enforced idleness Realizing this to be bo true we continually strive to furnish regular employment of some sort to every physically fit patient under under under un un- un- un der our care This helps them to tnt forget their troubles and their hands and minds being occupied by something useful they soon Foon show the beneficial effects both mentally and physically Among the recommendations Is Isone isone isone one to change the name a chang In the law permitting voluntary commitment of narcotic addicts so that they may be received as patients pa that the hospital be made madean an exception to the hour eight-hour labor law for tor female employees that an additional two story and basement cottage be erected alonce at al once to relieve the overcrowded condition of ot the hospital that more farming land be purchased PRIVILEGE ABUSED Superintendent Dr Dunn then concludes by saying During recent years it has proven to be a matter to keep out of the hospital certain classes for which hospitals of ot this kind were never intended We refer to feeble old without a epileptics without insanity and the feeble minded Many old people with the tile olage of ol age are untidy and require personal care and an effort is Is' often otten m made de too often otten with success to have them committed to this hospital for forthe the sole reason that their families want to be r relieved of their careThus care Thus it is becoming more and md more difficult to prevent the state hospital for in Insane ane from being l largely used as as' as asan an alms house to perform the functions of ot county in in- in We hope to have relief for this soon Dr Dunn expresses his thinks thO to the many persons persons for entertainments furnished the patients |
