. The institutional care of the insane in the United States and Canada . until November i, 1894, when he was re-elected for fouryears. The appointment was a political one, and his administrationwas not a success. ,In 1896 he resigned. The year 1894 was a particularly disastrous year. During thesummer the institution suffered from serious epidemics of erysip-elas and dysentery. There were 132 deaths. Few patients orattendants escaped the latter illness. For a part of the time therewere not enough well persons to wait on the sick. On the night ofOctober 2,1894, a cyclone destroyed six wards of t
. The institutional care of the insane in the United States and Canada . until November i, 1894, when he was re-elected for fouryears. The appointment was a political one, and his administrationwas not a success. ,In 1896 he resigned. The year 1894 was a particularly disastrous year. During thesummer the institution suffered from serious epidemics of erysip-elas and dysentery. There were 132 deaths. Few patients orattendants escaped the latter illness. For a part of the time therewere not enough well persons to wait on the sick. On the night ofOctober 2,1894, a cyclone destroyed six wards of the south wing ofthe main building. The center building was entirely unroofed, thetower thrown down, stables, servants houses, furnace buildingsand fences all ruined. Two years later the laundry, valued at$2CXD0, was burned, there being no insurance. The springs whichhad supplied the institution gave out early in 1894 and the questionof water supply became a serious one. The board then contracted ^ Dr. J. F. Ingate, assistant physician, was killed during this STATE HOSPITAL FOR NERVOUS DISEASES 21 with the Home Water Company to supply 45,000 gallons a dayfrom the Arkansas River, at a monthly cost of $195. The question of the disposal of sew^age also gave much trouble. During the first year of Dr. Robertsons administration theaverage cost per capita was $ In 1895 the Legislature, ina sudden fit of economy, stipulated that the amount expendedshould not exceed $100 per patient per annum. Dr. Robinsonreported that this had been insufficient, and the patients had beendenied many luxuries and even necessities. Following Dr. Robertsons resignation, Dr. Hooper was re-elected, serving through 1900. During this time a new cold storageplant, an additional dining room, kitchen and an infirmary werebuilt. The infirmary cost $22,000 and accommodated 40 patientsâ20 males and 20 females. The average number of patients was613 ; the average cost of each patient per annum $
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