REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS

OF THE

STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL.

To the State Commission in Lunacy, Sacramento, Cal.:

GENTLEMEN: In accordance with the requirements of the State insanity law, the accompanying report of the Medical Superintendent for the year ending June 30, 1897, is respectfully submitted.

By reason of the fact that the existing law has been in operation for such a short period of time, we have no suggestions to make in connection with the affairs of this hospital at present.

JAS. H. HOUGH,

J. D. McDOUGALD,

President.

Secretary.

STOCKTON, CAL., August 14, 1897.

REPORT OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT.

FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.

To the Board of Managers of the Stockton State Hospital:

GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit my annual report of the accounts and the statistical tables showing the general condition of the hospital for the year ending June 30, 1897.

The following summary of movement of patients shows that at the beginning of the year there were 1,472 patients under my charge; that the number admitted during the year was 327, making the whole number under care and treatment 1,799; of this number 107 were discharged as recovered, 20 as improved, 22 as unimproved, and 5 as not insane; 120 died, and 4 successfully escaped; leaving 1,521 patients in the hospital on June 30, 1897-an increase of 49.

The table of general statistics shows that since the opening of the institution there have been admitted 14,343 patients, of which 10,939 were males and 3,404 were females, 5,685 native born, 8,035 foreign born, and 623 whose nationality was unknown. The percentage of recoveries to admissions for the past year was 34.25, and the percentage of deaths to the number treated was 6.67. The other tables which follow furnish the usual statistical information and require no special comment.

From the tables showing the transactions of the Steward's Department it will be seen that the total expenditure for the care and maintenance of the patients, including ordinary repairs and payroll, was $196,459 16; this is $6,040.84 less than the appropriation. The per capita cost per diem was 35.2 cents, the lowest point reached in the history of the institution.

Respectfully submitted.

STOCKTON, CAL., August 1, 1897.

A. CLARK, Medical Superintendent.