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Show STATE 80AR0 INSPECT NEW HEATING PLANT AT STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL State Auditor Jos. Ririe and State Treasurer D. O. Larson of the state board of insanity, attended the monthly month-ly meeting of the board held in iProvo Thursday. lA thorough examination of the newly installed heating equipment plumbing, electric wiring, etc., was made, and the improvements were found to be entirely satisfactory, Supt. Geo. E. Hyde reported that the equipment for the therapeutic department depart-ment is being installed, and that when the department is ready the employment employ-ment of a trained nurse in hydrotherapy hydro-therapy will be necessary. The benefits bene-fits to the patients will, however, be great and Justify the outlay for equipment equip-ment and expense connected with its maintenance. The doctor also reported re-ported one hundred cases of dental treatment given by r. O. K. illansen and cases treated by applicants for state dental licenses. He reported the' pleasure provided for the patients by the .Provo Choral Society during the holiday season, when the society presented pre-sented "The Holy ity." ILc uum of $634 was reported collected for pay patients, and $28.45 for sale of fancy needle work done by the patients. A comparative Use of per capita cost of maintenance for 117 was presented I by Dr. iHyde, which showed that the cost in the State Mental Hospital, 49 1-3 cents, is the lowest in the United Unit-ed States. The following accounts for December Decem-ber were audited and approved: Current Cur-rent expenses, $4,852.21; salaries, $3,-fit; $3,-fit; 1.23; renewals and repairs, $3,-940.24; $3,-940.24; library and amusements, $97.75; furniture and furnishings, $123.96; hydro-therapeutic apparatus, $150. Total $12,835.39. The following table, presented by Supt. Hyde, shows the movement of patients for December: Men. Women. Total In hospital Nov. 30.314 275 688 Admitted 5 8 13 Under care and treatment 319 282 601 Discharged 6 8 13 lMed 0 a 5 Remaining Dec. 31. .314 269 583 Feeble minded in attendance at-tendance Nov. 30. 26 17 44 Admitted 0 1 1 Remaining Dec 31.. 26 19 45 Total 340 288 628 The superintendent was instructed to investigate the capacity and condition condi-tion of springs in Rock canyon offered offer-ed to the state, with a view to determining deter-mining their availability for furnishing furnish-ing the hospital with a water supply. |