not employed at any one thing long enough to become interested in their work. Heretofore patients have not generally wanted to work in the brickyard for the reason that it was heavy, hard work. The past summer the patients have gone to their work of their own accord, generally being on the spot ready for work before time and before the foreman had arrived. I believe that this system of thorough organization of patients' labor and their systematic training by the heads of departments in which they worked has had much to do in mak ing patients better help and more contented with Colony life. I would suggest that, so far as possible, some attention be paid to employing for heads of departments persons who have tact, ability, and conscientious zeal in their work along the line of teaching patients how to help themselves. BRICKYARD. The brickyard was opened on May 10th and closed on October 1st. During this time there were only 41 dry days, conse quently the season was very short. However, the down-draft kiln and dry racks erected in the yard last season enabled the Colony to make a superior quality of common hard brick. During the season 250,000 No. 1 common hard brick were made. At $7 per thousand this would amount to $1,750. The cost for labor and coal was $697, or $2.78 per thousand. This leaves a net sum of $1,053 for the season's work. I would suggest that an appropriation of $800 be asked to erect one more down-draft kiln, furnish material for building sheds over the clay crusher and for one more dry rack. MAINTENANCE. Total cost of maintenance with home product... $130,641 45 Total cost of maintenance without home product. 111,147 96 PER CAPITA COST OF ITEMS UNDER MAINTENANCE. Average per capita cost of wages and labor .... Average per capita cost of expenses of managers Average per capita cost of household stores . Average per capita cost of fuel and light... Average per capita cost of hospital and medical sup- Average per capita cost of shop, farm and garden.. mates... Average per capita cost of miscellaneous. Total average per capita cost THE FARM AND GARDEN. The value of the produce raised on the farm and garden and used as provisions, including canned goods, vegetables, hay, grain and coarse fodder now on hand is... Miscellaneous sales Total value of farm and garden products and miscellaneous sales The cost of production, aside from labor of pa $74 42 1 47 40 91 5 59 7 53 19 76 260 6 44 1 31 26 4 13 $164 42 $21,615 87 3,356 21 $24,972 08 THE DAIRY. The average number of cows milked during the year was 42. I would suggest that you ask for a small appropriation to purchase extra milch cows to replace old cows. Tailor shop (work done by patients with one paid. foreman). . . 712 15 Painter's shop (work done by patients with one paid foreman).. 1,213 19 Farm and garden products, after paying all ex penses, including miscellaneous sales... Industries.. Increase in value of live stock.. Total.... INVENTORY. $10,824 35 8.805 10 549 50 $20,173 95 The annual inventory made on October 1st, and presented with this report, shows an increase in real and personal property amounting to $27,480.62. All of which is respectfully submitted. TRUMAN L. STONE, Steward. Report of the Matron. OCTOBER 1, 1901. To Dr. WM. P. SPRATLING, Medical Superintendent: I herewith tender my report as matron for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1901. The fact that the Colony covers a very large area, and that the different groups of cottages and households are so widely separated from each other, some being almost one and one-half miles apart, as for instance the West House and Villa Flora groups, gives an idea of what my work consists of, inasmuch as it is necessary for me to visit the houses very frequently, though it is impossible for me to visit every one of them every day. The kitchens, dining and serving rooms call for a great deal of attention and supervision. However, I must say I have found, without exception, that the nurses and cooks in these departments, as well as in all the other parts of the households for the order and cleanliness of which the matron is always responsible, are conscientious and careful in performing their work. Of course they have a certain amount of assistance from patients who are considered capable, under their direction, of doing the work and to whom occupation is a benefit. But at times they have occasion to be discouraged, as the patients who usually assist them are apt to be physically unfitted for work, on account of the nature of their disease, and just when they are most needed. Still on the whole our employees succeed in getting their work done well and adapt themselves quickly to their surroundings, for we must frequently have new people on account of the increasing number of patients and the necessity for opening new houses. Since our last report, for instance, the Village Green group, viz., the Birch, Beech, Willow and Walnut cottages, accommodating about 120 male patients, has been opened. I would reiterate what I said last year as to the advantage and advisability of having a distinct dining room for each cot tage. There cannot possibly be any extravagance in the preparation or distribution of the food, as only the per capita allowance is sent out, and food can be much more tastefully prepared if done in small quantities. Besides, a small dining room is more homelike. It obviates the risk of having at times cold food, occasions less noise, and prevents quarreling, which is apt to occur where a vast number of patients is congregated. Every one familiar with epileptics knows that some of them, at least, are apt to be irritable after an attack, and attacks will come on even in the dining room. The confusion necessarily following attacks at the table is infinitely lessened by having a small number seated in one room, where one can be easily removed and the meal allowed to proceed undisturbed. In addition to the mending room which has previously existed in Bluet, the children's cottage, in which the girls of that house did all their own mending (and there is an average of 41 patients living there) and darned all the socks from the men's groups, we started this past year a mending room, under the direction of the seamstress, where a large number of adult female patients are employed. These patients, besides doing good work, seem to have become more cheerful from associating with and meeting their neighbors from other cottages. In the sewing room, too, there has been quite an improvement, as we have more than twice the number of women employed that we previously had. A good deal of hand sewing is done in order to keep the patients supplied with occupation. The number of articles made in the sewing room follows: Aprons was as Bags, broom Bags, laundry Bags, coffee Bibs Curtains, window Corset covers. Drawers, pairs Dresses 393 259 22 71 57 23 24 217 |