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is the oldest almhouse of the Poor Relief In stitu tio n opened simuL
taneously w ith the d iscon tinuation of some o lder ho spitals in 1769,
and in 1919 rem oved to the buildings of the abolished
St. Johannes
S tiftelse
(St. Jo h n ’s A lmhouse), 15 and 16, Ryesgade, in the suburb
N ø rreb ro .
The hosp ital receives poor old people, who do no t comply w ith
the general provisions in the O ld Age Pensions A c t conditional
upon th eir receiving O ld Age Pension, and younger persons who on
account of incurable diseases or in firm ity canno t manage for thems?
elves in life. T h ey get all free bo ard and lodging, clothing, medical
aid, and a small w eekly am ount for p e tty expenses necessary for
them .
The large w ard s contain 9 beds, the smaller s ic k ro om s
2
or 3
beds. In th e sleepingswards of the general sections 9,
8
, 7, 5, 4, or 2
inm ates are living together, according to the size of th e w ard, and
common dinings and -sittingsrooms belong to each section.
T he size of th e plot is abou t 2,2 hectares, and the am oun t invested
rep resen ts abou t 3 m illion K roner.
The hosp ital has accomm odation for the following num ber of
»KØBENHAVNS ALM INDELIGE HOSPITAL«
persons:
G eneral Section
372 men
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161 women
N u rsing Section ................................ 42 men
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40 women
Section for sick persons ............... 101 men
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114 women*)
T o tal: 830 persons.
The section for sick persons adm its also persons from the town.
T he average age is
66
y ears for men, and 63 years for women.
The expenses am ounted to Kr. 1.432.760,54 in the financial year
1927—1928, and the average expenses per m aintenance day were:
G eneral Section .................................................................................... Kr. 4,53
N ursing Section and Section for sick persons .......................... » 7,79
T he m anagem ent of th e hospital comes under the m ayor of the
3rd D e p a rtm en t of the »M agistracy« (a selected body of the town*
council of Copenhagen). T he adm in istration is conducted by an
inspector, and the atten d an c e to the sick persons by a senior
physician.
*) Hereof 20 children.