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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Joint committee of Pennsylvania Senate and House reports on December 24 visit to Pennsylvania Hospital, finding it clean and orderly, with increased capital stock, new legacies, museum improvements, and details on 195 in-patients and 302 out-patients treated, including cures, deaths, and origins.
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The committee appointed to join a committee of the Senate, and visit the Pennsylvania Hospital, made report, which was read as follows, viz.
That they have performed that service December 24th last, and found the apartments very clean and in good order.
The committee had the satisfaction to observe from the annual accounts, that the capital stock at interest has increased this year four hundred and twenty seven pounds one shilling and eight pence, and that it now amounts to twenty thousand eight hundred and five pounds thirteen shillings and ten pence,
The legacies and contributions of the last year, are four hundred and ninety-one pounds sixteen shillings.
The museum is just improved by several valuable anatomical preparations, and a remittance of two hundred pounds sterling, is on its way to London to enrich the Library, the funds for which are raised by young students who pay for the privilege of attending the practice of the house and for the use of the books.
There have been received into the Hospital in the course of the year, one hundred and ninety-five patients, viz. eighty-seven poor and one hundred and eight pay, of whom sixteen were lunatic. Of these 68 were cured, 9 relieved, 32 died, 6 were taken by their friends. 6 eloped. 1 sent to the City Hospital with the yellow fever, 73 remain, of whom 54 are lunatics. 195
In addition to these, it appears that three hundred and two poor out-patients have been attended at their private dwellings with medicine and advice. 224 of them have been cured, 13 relieved, 17 died, 4 removed to the City Hospital with the yellow fever, 2 taken by their friends. 4 returned to other physicians, 1 delivered in child bed, 37 remain under care. 302
At the time the committee visited the Hospital, there were seventy-one patients in it, viz. thirty poor and forty-one pay. Of whom— 2 were from England, 1 France, 6 Scotland, 6 Germany, 16 Ireland, 1 Virginia, 5 Jersey, 16 Philadelphia, 2 County of Philadelphia, 16 other counties of this commonwealth. 71
All of these are comfortably provided for and well taken care of.
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Pennsylvania Hospital
Event Date
Friday The 2d Instant; Visit December 24th Last
Outcome
in-patients: 68 cured, 9 relieved, 32 died, 6 taken by friends, 6 eloped, 1 sent to city hospital with yellow fever, 73 remain (54 lunatics). out-patients: 224 cured, 13 relieved, 17 died, 4 to city hospital with yellow fever, 2 taken by friends, 4 to other physicians, 1 delivered in child bed, 37 remain.
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Joint committee visited Pennsylvania Hospital on December 24th last, found apartments clean and in good order. Capital stock increased by 427 pounds 1 shilling 8 pence to 20,805 pounds 13 shillings 10 pence. Legacies and contributions: 491 pounds 16 shillings. Museum improved with anatomical preparations; 200 pounds sterling remitted to London for library, funded by students. 195 in-patients received (87 poor, 108 pay, 16 lunatic). 302 poor out-patients attended at dwellings. At visit: 71 patients (30 poor, 41 pay) from various places, all comfortably provided for.