From the Physician's Report
WAUPACA COUNTY ASYLUM FOR CHRONIC INSANE - 1910

GENTLEMAN: I present herewith my eighth annual report of the medical department of the asylum for the fiscal year ending June 30^th, 1910.

During the year I have made 104 visits and endeavored to comply with the requirements of law and regulations of the State board of Control relative to general inspection of the buildings, premises, food, clothing , heat, ventilation, work, amusement, etc. as well as the more immediate duties of caring for the sick. I have had the hearty co-operation of the management at all times in keeping the health, comfort and general well being of the patients up to the highest standard. In fact, they have all put such enthusiasm into their work that it has left but little for me to suggest, outside of strictly professional matters, as I have found things already done to my liking.

There have been no general epidemics nor sickness of a preventable character. They year has been one of more than ordinary health among the patients and the surgery has been practically nothing. A few slight abrasions or contusions, abscesses or ulcers, one burn and one dislocation.

The mortality list is as follows: Louis Funerson, age 38, exhaustion of melancholia. J. B. Moore, age 60, tubercular nephritis. Levi Lague, age 40, paretic dementia. Frank Koslowski, age 90, senile dementia. Lizzie Wilmot, age 42, enteritis. Clara Grabowsky, age 44, spinal sclerosis. Gunhidde Evanson, age 75, tachycardia. Wm F. Weisenborn, age 80, exhaustion of mania. Mike Phalen, age 60, exhaustion of dementia. Alma Peterson, age 33, tuberculosis.

I would like to emphasize, as in former years, that none of those deaths were the result of unsanitary conditions, want of proper care of unskilled therapy, but, on the other hand their comfort has been promoted and their lives prolonged by the advantages that the asylum affords this class of patients suffer in incurable ills.

Through the watchful care and tenderness of those in attendance, their mental anguish has been much alleviated and the institution has not been an asylum only but a home as well.

I have no suggestions to make in regard to appropriations for further improvements except in the matter of sun parlors or sunning porches. I crave your indulgence for again bringing this matter before you, but this seems to me a matter of such great importance for the older and weaker patients who cannot take active exercise, whose veins are but half filled with thin blood, and to whom the warm rays of a genial sun would be the most welcome blessing, they could receive.

I again thank you for your generous support and co-operation in all that pertains to the welfare of the patients and institution.

Respectfully submitted,
E. H. Jones, Physician

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