The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-06
Bonrd ef Ten Governors.

INMATES TIL INSTITUTIONS.
There 6l8 persons in the institutions SetnS
increase Of 10 the report of las, week During
the weok lo7s persons have been admitted is ae eo4
discharged sent TO penitentiary IL sent 20 State p<
son,I
nT CONTROLLER GOVERNORS.
communication received from the Conptrcusr,
acknowledging that ne bad mistaken the action Of the
Cover nors and had erred in adding tax list Of
1856 the expenditure Of Sl25, 600 made in 1851
Hr. DRArER thought that this matter COR the
BoaTd TO NEEDLE with at all. If he COMPTROLLER hsa
erred, he should apply to the Common Coun, b. have
his action rectihed.
hir. TOWNSEND Of opinion that II woud be wA 10
help Sr Flagg cut Of the difficulty, he had aseted
a di position 10 do right He therefore moved the
ireuce of the communication to the finaAes Commtse
which, after some debate, was carried.
PRESIDENT DRApER STIRRING COMMUTERS
Mr. DRAPER called the attention of tho Board to the
fact thai humber Of special oommtees haa oe "a ap
pointed who had never made reports and IN order
frtfh the memories Of the members, Mr. Draper read
over the names of the delinquent comnttses sad called
on the Beard to discharge them else them
DO their duties. The names thtn rssd over sundy
useless committees cut or lazy ones stirred up Aad
quite little excitement kck ed amongst the mebers
MI Draper announced his Intention 10 keep the prscSs
up.
PSSrENrARY HOSPITAL azroRr
The resident physician Of this institution DR.. W. W.
Sanger forwarded the monthly statistical report oc sd
missions and discharges for January. During that tipo
4s2 patients had been under his care 1872 had t.en sa
mtted to the hospital 144 discharged from it, sad
died OF the patients admitted, III sece under 80
years of age 81 were natives Of New York : Of Psrn
sylvania OF Connecticut q New Jersey OF MassA
ehusetts of New Hampsbire, / OF Maryland. l Of
Vermont, 55 Of Ireland, Of England. Of Germany,
Of Canada, Of Scotland OF France, Of Switzerland.
of Wales and were born at OF the foreigners,
about eourth have have been less than ve IN
this country 70 could read and wro well 80 but iru-
perfectly and 40 entirely upeducated % we're Pro-
tesants II Roman Catholics, aud 10 professors;
Sl SINGLE 2S married and l3 widowed II tea
perste their habits 20 moderate dznkers 50
were intemperate and habusl drunkards Is had
temperate PARENTS SO had parents who drank Moderately
20 had incorporate parents and confessed that
her parents habitual drunkards. Thus Ear tn
tables are presented the form dono last
year. but the next appears TO be different from any
have hitherto " is statement Of The HAbta OF
Patients in Conjunction with the Habits Of tner Pa
rents and rom perceive that Of the sS patients Of
Incorporate habits, the children Of tenn pefete
rents SS of moderate drinkers % of incorporate, of
hsbtualy drunken and IL could not give any account o
their PARENTS Each separate grade Is analysed in the
sams manner, and the entire table Is one that
fail to furnh much matter for consideration Passing
ever the LIST OF occupations we and statement Of the
nnmber OF times that each patient has been admitted
the pencntisry Hospital and with II is oombues tts
Time which has elapsed snce each followed any employ
ment but we have not space to make any sxtrsc s,
| a. Theee monthly reports interesting and susgcs-
ye and the facts developed In them must ,y
Of material service In aiding the solution tho various
questions continually arising in connection with thsv
cses who orm the majority q the paenta In Ae ee1-
I ,ent'ary Hospital. Tho Board ad!o9p~a A.e.