The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-26

pRoyIuoN LUNAnCS-INTKRkSrihG STATISTICS.
Te repor and memorial Of the Superin Of thu
Poor OF the several counties In the State upon unscy
srd it, relation to pauperism prese nted by Mr.
Richardson The report represents that = committee
ve wss formed in conformity with resolutions to tina
effect adopted At Convention of Supernsndents Of tn
Poor held at Syracuse in 1854 to inquire into NATTER
relating TO the support and OF luna les by the State
AMI 10 prepare memorial to be presented to the Legs
la,ure.
The committee consider the present provisions made f,
the care OF lunAtcs In the houses wnct
are the common receptacle Of the pauper and
lunatic unjust unwise and productive Of evil The,
table showing the extent Of provision made b.
the State tor pauper lunaucs for twelve years. which
shows that on average, 26l per year have been
vded Tor and s79 unprovided for Last year. the mum
Der OF pauper unaics provided for in the State Asylum
was only In The ratio Of the increase Of in
sanity has exceeded the augmentation OF population
sixty per cent for twenty i've years.
Ia 1895 there lunac to every 248 of popula
ton. In lS40 the proportion ., l6l and In
1850 it was one to 2S On the LIST Of Decembs 1854
there were in the state si9 paupsr Inmates OF these
2s6 were in the Utica Asylum 352 in county aims
houses and III other wise provided for.
The following table Of the condition of lunstics in
fifty county in the State from which returns
have beer received -
Iunatics the houses, 757--nales, 3l4 females AS
native 456 foreign SOL mild, AIS; excitabs 28; fdri
and dangerous u.s. filthy, 1885, destructive, g.
feed constantly house. $50; confined strong rooms
having Separation Of sexes &c. no sep .ioa g. number
county houses who have been treat N the asylum,
216 recovered after their return fros .syium, q
number VII, self supported before .ming insane
62l paupers, g. number of families who have become
county charge In consequence OF the insanity Of the head
OF the family, 20.
The COMMITTEES urge that insanity being disease sus-
ceptibe oil actual cure, every smeans effect
should be resored TO by the State Toe at
averaged 50 in l00 and for the five years wing 1850
averaged IL in lGO The cmmittee urge that the
curabs alone but should also be extended to those
are incurabie. Those who are raving and alhy, and
who are confined in county houses they have reason
10 believe, too often the subjects of abuse.
The committee bry forward statistics to the
economy of provisional stem the adoption Of which
they n ee They believe that the number of pauper
lupscs 1860 will reach If not exceed 683. These
viii require to be supported at annual cost Of SECS
increase of s113, SOS over the present exp,nse
Let the effect Of provisional stem upon this est
mate be considered. Assuming the number 81 lunstic
paupers in lsS4-in number sl2-to have been Placed
under treatment and that az per cen. would recover,
il would stand thus-Recovered, SOL; incurabe ,2s2
The estimated increase which would veil this nu mber in
1860 TO 6S2, il 1850; Of whom IS per cent will, by
prompt trea ,nent, recover-in number ITO; tae
mainder incurs6e 800 The provisional system would
therefore nave accomplished 1850 reduction Of 2O0l
i'm other words, 622 would require public support in
ste al OF S.tSS.
The consider he large increase Of ncura
bles in county almshouses the direct resut OF The
present defective lunacy provisions In conclusion they
recomme immediate erection Of two State lnnasc
hospitals located that they may accommod ate the
largest number of insane Mt present anprovded isf.
sTATs PRISONS.
The annual report Of The Inspectors OF the State
Prisons was presented Al usual 1t is voluminous d.
cunlent, from which the following is IN abstcaet:--
The prisons have enjoyed unusually good aeath during
the past year.
There has been decrease at Sing Sing prison during
the year Of lo5 and Auburn OF 40 at Clinton there
MS oeen ~ 'iioiesse VI - -. - :. 49,. q, -. t.
sing 20. III Clinton %.
The total humber OF Commitments at aii the prisons
during the year la been TO-.
The number II psrd0ns during The year 20g.
The number of pupishment- at Auburn BOB; at Sing
sing 3s7 nisles, u females; at Citation 200.
Tue dea lbs du' il the year have numbered 20.
The OF cOnvict- arises from Trans
80 ori"cr NJ. fnsn..,nrs -ars ni.tsnre IN naarng
sia. PtINon' pe na, 80 q. ooot nS
- .re ~ nu. 49, y, NC 49,
snu " rs ~ .; " .aao, t;
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,ars hsn Aan, H. ran NOV ya.d VIZ ana cvntac
tets hheh se "a car no" - ~ We aau ayPLe,
4he earn ., 'ne prisons psSe hcreAsel osef
NJ nv .as 90 rh -, 90 80 ,p $500 80
GO ~ pnan,aa - sso trs n;s No
sne ga ''p-s W. ' ; ~ 800; ,asa
ssp al q This later does not ,nsli. the ina. ,s
800. Ne ;sat,ssra 80 49, ,aa,,,as Ia 80
osss incurred No was iaeuiiea sst year
= ~; nae nS,esv 10 I, ths czso or ,Is sats nj
y W. uhu. up..uis " ~ M sA y, ue aa.e a
se w. ~ n - ;a 10 w nava
"a, :, ,i,v i;eveS ~ he hrdsr 81 vhs thar bae
80 s;ao, so s ~ ardn.o. annnort ~ thssr conv;c,s
Incsto .he los, 'h year y no' more man sne increased
prioe. :. amoss esey alace " o'nsanipaou us'u ~
49,, ~ pe;i i.p e ,hap snsa I.p =; ,s,.t;o, en-
;Sns q IA. resnlt IN son.a cnnssera h,a degree
oe ssctinea. ihe Saolssue enans 49,, no
~a-en = ~ 80, 49, ~ go 80 saii,s an -
~ PC 80. ~, - - - 49,. ~ $780, -
me 0nests ere 70 snen las.s ne a VI
purcnasng upon cleal as hee'ouie piac' ~ 'sssae
VITA the oevoted attenuoii On sne Pst y, tne
o. the trront, pave al contributed " t1s gratifying
change
There por' states mat no narmui economy hss been
- n''4Ne Aieu - ta.ns - -
,ntr hesln shu c.ihgrh anu nesrly oio,oVo uAv,he
sp+cos express confident bope that the receipts for
the present year will at least equal The expenditures
s On ,he ocs nd aSh or Novamhsr Last
which resulted in the shooting Of one the convics
the latter cay in consequence OF the spirit OF insubord
s 81; nensi tt;,dp cd anne - ths o,h w. -
ccnycts for assistance left no other alternative but the