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An Address on the Occasion of the Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Pennsylvania Hospital; Delivered June 10th, 1851

An Address on the Occasion of the Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Pennsylvania Hospital; Delivered June 10th, 1851


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...ten years which had elapsed from the opening of the present buildings, 1806 patients were received, of whom 448 were indigent Pennsylvanians, who were supported at the cost of $67,410 46 to the income of the Hospital, and most of whom would have remained without treatment but for this charitable provision. In addition to this number received without any charge, 666 were admitted at rates below the actual cost of their support; and those paying most largely had accommodations and advantages not procurable in private families, even at a much greater cost. When the new house was first opened, 94 patients were received from the City Hospital. This number was gradually increased, till at one time in the year 1850, 235 were under care; and the average number in the last year was 219, nearly filling the house at all times, and often crowding it to its utmost capacity. In judging of the efficiency of the treatment of the insane by the statistical results, it is necessary to take into consideration the fact, that all classes of insane persons are received into the Institution, without reference to the duration or curability of the disease. It is obvious that a much smaller proportion of these will be restored to health than of patients admitted while the disease is still curable. This statement, however, refers only to the patients who pay more or less for their support. The number of charity patients allowed to be in the house at one time has been fixed at 40, which is as many as the funds will allow. In relation to these the wise regulation has been adopted, to admit only recent To complete this view of the beneficial operations of the Institution, it remains only to say that three hundred medical students have annually, for several years, been in attendance upon ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130833379
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1130833372
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 82 gr

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