Excerpts From Annual Reports of the Illinois Department of Mental Health Manteno State Hospital - July 1, 1964 - June 30, 1965 General Surgery is now done at the Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park and the Kankakee State Hospital. There has been no pathologist available for several years and subsequently few autopsies are done. A senior clinical director does pathological studies, along with numerous other duties, as time permits. Tranquilizer and anti-depressant drug use continues on a large scale, with 3,100 to 3,300 patients constantly receiving such drug. Their use is indispensable, Electro-convulsive therapy is utilized in selected cases, but there has been some reduction in its application. Insulin coma therapy is rarely used. Hydrotherapy needs are diminishing. This hospital has been incorporated into Zone III. A notable change marked the end of the typhoid carrier ward. Ever since the typhoid fever epidemic of the 1930's a typhoid carrier ward existed at this hospital, with not only local hospital patients but also typhoid carriers discovered in other state mental hospitals. The few left were dispersed to other state hospitals for individual isolation. The space provided by this maneuver was taken over by the geriatric project. Plans are being developed to alter the physical structure of Barton cottage and develop a modified school for living. Addams cottage was vacated of patients and will become a patient's library, recreational lounge, classrooms and rehabilitation area. An all-faiths chapel is needed to provide the proper atmosphere for religious services. For many years, the amusement hall (Hinton) has been the site for such services. The University of Illinois School of Social Work at Champaign has designated this hospital for field-work placement of their students. The Activity Therapy Services Training School located at this hospital continued to provide training programs for the entire State.