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Show i MADE BIG PROFIT FOR STATE Purely Business Argument for the Establishment Es-tablishment of Sanatorium for the Tuberculoid. According to figures contained la the annual reiH)rt ul Dr. 11. L. Haraca, superintendent su-perintendent of Uie Khode Island suite saiiltoiium, the earning of the ex-patients ex-patients of that Institution durum the year 1911 Mould urnouut to over $ -l0,-OUU. 'fli In is a mini three tluiett as large as that spent each year for maintenance main-tenance of the Institution, Including four jer cenL luturest and depreciation, deprecia-tion, charges. The actual earnings In 1911 of 170 ex-patient were obtained by Dr. liaines. These ranged from $2 to 31 per week, the total earnings fur the year amounting to J10:,7oJ. Uu this L-iikjs. Dr. liaines computes the figures above given. Ho says, however: how-ever: "While Instil titions for the cure of tuberculoids are good Investments, there is good reason for thinking that Institution for the Isolation of far-ad far-ad valued cases would be still better investments.' Out of a total of 40,400 hospital days' treatment given, 39,147, or M per cunt., weie free, the treatment costing the stale on an average J-'1'1-! per patient. Out of 1S8 free canes Investigated, bad no families and no income on admission ad-mission to the sanitorium. Out of I'i'i patients having homes, the number num-ber Id the family averaged 0.2, and the average family earnings were 6.40. In 09 cases the families had no Income, and in only live cases were there any savings, none of which amounted to as much as f 100. |
