| Show I. I Y ANY INCREASE IN INSANITY 1 PATIENTS IN oT UTAH AH REPORT HAS FOUR MORE AT HOSPITAL Maintenance Is Thirty-eight Thirty r Cents a Day Per Person GARDEN SUPPLIES NEEDS Superintendent Asks Appropriation Appropriation i to Provide New c Water ater System I I Republican publican Special Service Provo Pro Dec Dee 20 Insanity has scarcely Increased in Utah tho the great Increase e in Iii population according according according accord accord- ing to the tho twenty fourth annual re report report report re- re port of ot Dr D. D II H. H Calder superintendent ten of or the State Mental hospital The ho Increase this tills year car was as tour four patients over O last year ear At present f there are patients ISo women and men Last year there were women and anil men During the year patients were admitted making the total The smallest number at an any one time was 44 and the daily dally average a wo was a There were 89 discharged nn and 40 It deaths Of or the number 55 were discharged discharged dis dis- charged as cured 32 as improved d and two as unimproved Death came tt to the majority t between the years earS of or fiO io and 65 The percentage of recoveries based ed on the admissions was 40 per cent The Tile total cost r f t maintenance was or 38 cents a day per patient This Is an Increase of ot four four- tenths of one tier per cent over last year rear r- r r. r although two extra attendants were hired and the salaries of the es were In Iii his recommendations Dr Dr Calder calls attention to the need of ot a separate separate separ separ- ate ute Institution for the thc feeble minded and the non It Is suggested that Cottage H II might answer for fOl this I purpose e. e More lore loreS Cims- Cims S The Tile patients have been given employment em em- ll ment at the institution and on the farm large crops have been harvested harvested har har- vested It is reported that 2000 quarts of fruit were prepared and 2 5 quarts of cucumbers pickled The garden s cares for all tho the wants of tho the Institution It Is asked that tho the Jersey herd be Increased ed as It Is inadequate to care for the tho patients patients' needs An appropriation l of Is n asked Tor Zor a new engine and anil d dynamo namo for or nn em ice plant 2000 for painting the buildings s for tor the green grf-en house 1000 for repairs and Improvements Improvements Im Im- Im- Im no and for COl a new water s system stem Tho rho city of Provo which supplies the water declares that It will vIiI bo be unable un un- able to carry another contract after aCter th present ont ono expires If Jn In February 11 Spring w ter have huye been een fe by tio Institution l tIlls cah Sn used be to supply the At present th the pressure is iJ isso isso so low how that at Um times 8 proper flushing Hushing can not nut be on which Is a a. menace to the health r tho patients and em- em Til ovex |
