The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-12

This table includes the births in Sardinia for ten years
while those OF France Austria and England but
single year and clearly exhibits that tho causes Of lille.
gmacy lie beyond the influence Of founding hospials
and in aueced by the existence absence Of
these establishments. any argument can be deduced
from these returns bearing upon founding hospitals
s that their presence rather tends to decrease than in
crease illegmacy Thus in Italy, where founding hos
pals have their fullest deveiopemen the number H.
legitimate births rs less than in Sweden, Norway any
Of the northern kingdoms OF Europe where their aid il
wholly dispensed with Is 10 he regretted that no sta
tistcs exist by which TO institute comparison - the
number of lcgtimaie births between the United
and the different countries Of Europe. The Doctor
thought there was less number of lcgitimatc
births In this country, not because
vriuous, but because Of the greater ease with which
livelihood be obtained and the marriage state enter
ed into among MS.
The proportionay increased number OF marriages in
States old goes far sustain this theory
Dahens In founding bis hospital at Milan 7sg urged
a. reason for doing so that the results of Illicit inter
course, which cannot be Acknowledged without shame,
frequently led 10 murder the reputation OF the
guilty parcnts-o prevent which end confer ines
10 be founded and maintained wsh the funds LEFT by him
for that purpoee
The statistics of nfanicdc somewhat contradictory
and have furnished arguments for those who advocate the
system IL exists in Northern Europe well those
who have sought 10 sustain the older venerable
institutions in the southern countries Of that continent
cordng advocate Of the system In Ireland
where the system, in Dublin and other large towns
the same that Of France, the number OF infantcdcs
600 inhabitants while In England where tho German sys
tenn was IN existence there occurred In ~ years from 1910
o 1888 800 cases or rather more than IL each year which
wns one To each sbo ss7 nhabans In Ave provinces of
Belgium in which founding hospitals existed the proper
on M nfantcdes for period Of ten years annually
one IN losssZ, while IN four provinces in which such
institutions existed the we're one 10 la Ge2 From
observations made upon the population of depart
ments of Franco, would appear ~ Indicate direct con
necton between nacides and The withdrawal of those
facilities formerly provided by the French government
for she reception Of the offspring OF illicit attachment
and so universal has this idea become among the people
Of France 70 induce the government in opposition 10
the opinion Of some Of the abest Of ia political economists
10 adopt policy by OF which this burden OF hu
shame may be provided for with ts former se-
crcsyj although by somewhat different mode OF sdmis
sicn than the Turns
In connection with these facts the Doctor desired call
the attention Of the committee some very remarkable
statistics furnished by this city.
In the City Inspectors report for 1850, table given
showing the ratio 10 the whole population Of premature
and stbors births from 1906 10 1850, In periods Of ave
years, which s ~ follows