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Public Document No. 84 &i)e Commontoealtf) of Jfflaasacfiusetts ws. ANNUAL REPORT ocs. OLL. TRUSTEES Boston State Hospital Year Ending November 30, 1940 The Ninety-ninth Annual Report of the Hospital Founded in 1839 by the City of Boston Publication op this Document approved bt the Commission on Administration and Finance OCCUPATIONAL PRINTING PLANT DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH GARDNER STATE HOSPITAL EAST GARDNER, MASS. BOSTON STATE HOSPITAL (Post Office Address: Dorchester Center, Mass.) Board of Trustees Alexander M. Sullivan, Chairman, Boston Thomas D. Russo, Boston Joseph J. Cardillo, Somerville Harry B. Berman, Newton Dr. Charles C. Lund, Brookline Mrs. Anna CM. Tillinghast, Secretary, Cambridge Miss Josephine E. Thurlow, R.N., Winchester Consulting Physicians Edward J. O'Brien, M.D., Genito-urologist Boris E. Greenberg, M.D., Genito-urologist Lduis Curran, M.D., Medical Culsultant Hyman Morrison, M.D., Medical Consultant Samuel Proger, M.D., Medical Consultant John F. Casey, M.D., Medical Consultant Donald Macdonald, M.D., Laryngologist, Rhinologist and Otologist Vincent J. DeMento, M.D., Laryngologist, Rhinologist and Otologist Victor Baer, M.D., Laryngologist, Rhinologist and Otologist Harold F. Downing, M.D., Orthopedist Matthew V. Norton, M.D., Orthopedist Thomas H. Peterson, M.D., Orthopedist John S. Kelley, M.D., Orthopedist William J. McDonald, M.D., Gynecologist Fred J. Lynch, M.D., Gynecologist J. Edward Flynn, M.D., Surgical Consultant Lawrence J. Louis, M.D., Surgical Consultant A. J. A. Campbell, M.D., Surgical Consultant Arch. McK. Fraser, M.D., Surgical Consultant Francis P. McCarthy, M.D., Dermatologist Milton Glodt, M.D., Dermatologist W. A. Noonan, M.D., Anaesthesist Charles H. Thorner, Podiatrist James E. Gibbons, D.M.D., Dentist Hugh C. Donahue, M.D., Ophthalmologist Abraham Myerson, M.D., Neurologist Tracy Putnam, M.D., Neurosurgeon H. L. McCarthy, M.D., Roentgenologist D. Monroe, M.D., Brain Surgeon John A. Foley, M.D., Tuberculosis Consultant Chaplains Rev. Robert Pierce Rev. Moses L. Sedar Rev. Frank H. Stedman Rev. Charles J. Foley Officers of the Hospital Harold F. Norton, M.D., Superintendent Purcell G. Schube, M.D., Assistant Superintendent Ralph S. Banay, M.D., Diiector of Clinical Psychiatry Theodore F. Lindberg, M.D., Senior Physician Naomi Raskin (Pathologist) M.D., Senior Physician N. Anthony Bicchieri, M.D., Senior Physician Joseph P. Thornton, M.D., Senior Physician Louis S. Chase, M.D., Senior Physician Charles S. Mullin, Jr., M.D., Senior Physician William M. Shanahan, M.D., Senior Physician , Senior Physician Elizabeth A. O'Leary, M.D., Assistant Physician Dorothy C. V. Heinz, M.D., Assistant Physician Leo Berman, M.D., Assistant Physician Eleanor C. Beamer, M.D., Assistant Physician P.D. 84 3 Harold L. Stratton, M.D., Assistant Pnhysician Samuel Silverman, M.D., Assistant Physician , Dentist Charles A. Perry, Steward Frieda Kaplan, Acting Treasurer Mary Alice McMahon, R.N., Princival of School of Nursing TRUSTEES' REPORT To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council: The Board of Trustees of the Boston State Hospital respectfully submit the Annual Report for the year 1940 as follow: (a) During the statistical year ending September 30, 1940, the institution admitted 1,165 patients, representing the highest admission rate in the history of this hospital or that of any other similar institution in the State. Even with the old C and D Buildings still not used, there is no overcrowding. (b) It is the policy of the Superintendent to send letters to the nearest relative or friend of every patient who is discharged, goes on visit, or dies while in the hospital. Periodically he writes to relatives of certain groups of patients within the institution. These letters concern the care and treatment given to the patients. The responses have been gratifying and indicate the type of service we are rendering to the public of Boston. The Board of Trustees approved this procedure of contacting periodically the relatives of the patients. (c) The Board of Trustees regrets that the appropriation which was requested for the building of a tunnel under Morton Street, which separates the two groups of the hospital, was not approved. It is necessary for large groups of patients, in order to pass from one group of the hospital to another, to cross over this busy highway. This situation is hazardous and does not lend itself to the efficient operation of the institution. (d) The only large Auditorium available in the hospital is one that was built as a kitchen and dining room in 1888. It has a seating capacity of less than 500, while there are approximately 2,300 patients in residence. Much benefit has been derived from the extensive recreational programs which we have provided. Such programs, in our opinion, have aided in the high discharge rate of patients to the community. These programs could be made available to many more of our patients if we had a sufficiently large auditorium to hold at least 2,500 patients. (e) Stony Brook should be covered. It is a menace to the health of our patients. (/) During the past year all cooking for the hospital has been done in one large kitchen. There were formerly five kitchens. This centralization of cooking has done much to improve the quality of the food served and to eliminate waste. Through the death of Dr. Francis J. Callanan on April 14, 1940, the Board of Trustees lost a valued member who had planned to work harmoniously and effectively with his associates on the Board and with the Superintendent to further the best interests of the patients and employees of the institution. In closing, the Board of Trustees wishes to commend the Superintendent, physicians, department heads, and all other employees for their splendid co-operation and efficient service throughout the year. Following is the detailed report of Dr. Harold F. Norton, Superintendent. Respectfully submitted, Alexander M. Sillivan Harry B. Berman Thomas D. Russo Charles C. Lund Joseph J. Cardillo Anna CM. Tillinghast Josephine E. Thurlow REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT To the Board of Trustees of the Boston State Hospitoi: The following is a report of the activities of the hospital for the statistical year ending September 30, 1940, and the fiscal year ending November 30, 1940. Founded by the City of Boston, in 1839, this marks the completion of its 101st year as a hospital for mental illness, and the thirty-second year of its history as a State institution. Movement of Population The census of the hospital on September 30, 1939, was as follows: in the wards, men, 1,013, women, 1,309, total, 2,322. There were admitted during the year, 614 men, and 551 women, a total of 1,165. There were discharged to the community 264 men and 4 P.D. 84 194 women, a total of 458. Thirty-one men and 9 women were transferred to other institutions. There were 298 deaths during the year, 136 men and 162 women. There were remaining on the books on September 30, 1940, 2,748 patients, of which number 2,372 were residing in the hospital, and 376 on visit or otherwise absent. Personnel Daniel J. Sullivan, M.D., left the service as Senior Physician on December 6, 1939. John M. Hill, M.D., left the service as Assistant Physician on December 25, 1939. Norris B. Flanagan, M.D., left the service as Senior Physician on December 31, 1939. Dorothy C. V. Heinz, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician on January 3, 1940. Volta R. Hall, M.D., was appointed Senior Physician on Janury 4, 1940. Maier I. Tuchler, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician on March 18, 1940. Maier I. Tuchler, M.D., left the service as Assistant Physician on May 23, 1940. John F. Sullivan, M.D., was promoted from Assistant Physician to Senior Physician on April 8, 1940. Samuel Silverman, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician on June 3, 1940. Michael A. Grassi, M.D., left the service as Assistant Physician (Temporary) on June 13, 1940. Elizabeth A. O'Leary, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician on June 24, 1940. Volta R. Hall, M.D., left the service as Senior Physician on June 30, 1940. Timothy L. Curran, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician (Temporary) on July 1, 1940. Harold L. Stratton, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician on July 15, 1940. William J. Clauser, M.D., left the service as Assistant Physician on July 22, 1940. Charles J. Hart, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician on August 1, 1940. Peter P. Gudas, M.D., left the service as Senior Physician on August 3, 1940. John F. Sullivan, M.D., left the service as Senior Physician on August 15, 1940. Ernst Schmidhofer, M.D., left the service as Assistant Physician on August 26, 1940. William M. Shanahan, M.D., was appointed Senior Physician on September 2, 1940. Ralph S. Banay, M.D., left the service as Director of Clinical Psychiatry on September 7, 1940. Charles S. Mullin, M.D., Assistant Physician, returned from a leave of absence and was promoted to Senior Physician on September 10, 1940. Timothy L. Curran, M.D., left the service as Assistant Physician (Temporary) on September 28, 1940. Charles J. Hart, M.D., left the service as Assistant Physician on October 21, 1940. Eleanor H. Beamer, M.D.. was appointed Assistant Physician on November 7, 1940. Leo Berman, M.D., was appointed Assistant Physician on November 18, 1940. During the year the following relatively important changes took place in the adminis- trative personnel which should be recorded: Mrs. Rose J. Siciliano, Institution Treasurer, resigned on November 9, 1940. Mrs. Grace L. Broe, Assistant Dietitian, resigned on June 19, 1940. Miss Violet Koskela was appointed to the position of Dietitian on July 29, 1940.