The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-01-21
The AayIum, and the PanIlentlarr

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The management Of the Asylums ami
the Peuitentiary have made their reports.
complete abstracts Of which we Gnd in
the State Journal.
NoRruERN LUNArtc ASYLUM.
AZ the commencement Of the year Just
closing the whole number Of patients IN
the Asylum was as follows:
Whole number, las; received during
the year, 1913; whole number treated, 31i;
daily average under treatment. i51 70.
100; ordinary capacity Of tho house. l4U;
discharged recovered, 6s, improved, 10;
unimproved, 81; eloped (much improved)
] ]; died, Z; whole number discharged TIC.
remaining 0ot 81, SO, under treatment,
l55.
The report shows that ibe number OF
admissions since the opening Of the insti-
tuition is go; Of these 245 have recovered,
giving a ratio Of "a per cent. Of reoov.
cries on the total nnaiber admitted, or Of
90 ] per cent, deduoting those who still
remain under treatment. The mortality
during the year 1858 has amounted TO Z
or O25 per cent Of those under treatment
The expenditures OF this institution Tor
the past fiscal year amount to S26, l75, 80.
The Trustees , tate that the sum Of Si0
600 (in addition to the $4,000 already
appropriately will be necessary to carry
on ;he Asylum for the coming year
This sum is intended to include the pay
ment Of officers salaries. We think a fur
ther sum OF 9 600 will be needed for re-
pairs
CENTRAL LUEArIo ASYLUM.
The Superintendent reports that during
the past year sickness has been rare, deaths
have been few, recoveries numerous, and
improvement with those remaining has
been almost universal The numerical
results Of TIE year are as follows;
30 oflumn,o,, Noy i,57-mslo, Ila female, ito,-elo
Whole number Suder care Go5i egS.-i5i
Daily average number 259.
Ofthese there were discharged Gs malos
aud IL females; in all about 179, as fol.
lows:
ROcOycred-mre' ioi female, Oh Total lol
iIo52,''- SlgS% ~ y l." 10
There Or, silll remsinlns, 255
The Trustees recommend to the favor.
able consideration Of the Legislature the
appropriations asked for by tho Superin.
tsndenL. They also recommend tho Sc
ouiHg Of more farming land, there beirg
but 35 acres used for farming purposes.
The expenditures Of the year were S45,
sos 2l, which are within the appropria-
tions. The estimated general expendi-
lures and salaries for The year 1859, iS
$4,000; aud for certain necessary i'm
provements on the buildings and grounds,
S5, ITO more, making total of S5i, no
SOUTHERN LUEATfc ASYLUM
Total number ofpsuenis treated during be 6nt yerr 81
Rsnaiaug iu Vie Asylum, November Z, la05, lG
73 we're discharged as recovered as
improved, 10 unimproved, ~ dead.
, The nativity Of patients is given as fol
2 lows:Ohio As, New York 6, Pennsylva
mia l I, Virginia 2, Kentucky ., New Jer
= sey q. Maryland 2. Massachusetts,, 2
Maine /, Vermont 8, Indiana !, ireland
Ia, England 8, France /, Denmark !,
Prussia 2. Bavaria 2, Baden l, other Ger.
manic States 0, total ll6.
The causes Of insanity are given as fol.
lows; i health 3, Epilepsy 8. Uterine
diseases 5, PuerpeIal condition 0, Injury
from fall 2, Incorporate drinking 8, Mas
turbation 8, Rheumatism | Dysentary l,
) Paralysis /, Sun stroke g. Disease Of liv-
or / Disease of lungs ,. Neuralgia l, Con
geslive chills /, Renal disease /, Loss oI
relatives 5. Jealousy 2, Religion excite
ment 7. Business difficulties ., Pscuniary
losses 3, Threatening letters /, Disap
} pointed love,2 Domestic trouble ii, Over
study 8, Annmia /. Dyspepsia /, Old
age /, Remorse |, Sudden fright |, Spir
itualism 2. Unknown 22; Total 10, He'd.
editary predsposition was ascertained in
25. With regard to the age Of those ad
mitted. the largest number are thirty
{ years years old, and the largest number
discharged as unimproved, and those dis
/ charged as recovered are also Of the same
age.
INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.
} The report Of the Trustees of this in
0 stitution reveals the fact that there arc ia
Ohio not less than 2 hundred mutes, o
whom 700 are Of q suitable age to receive
D instruction, and but l5O are in the insti
, tuition, and It's capacity is full. The Trus
! tees ask appropriations, for salaries 80,
800, general purposes $4,000. for new
? bedding and repairs $4,000; making S25
300. The Board also hope the legisa
t ture will authorize the erection Of a new
! Asylum building.
= INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND.
D From the report Of the Trustees OF thiI
} Institution We learn that its operation
b are cramped for want Of more roomy bull
dings. and TO obyiate this difficulty a.
= appropriation of 5000 is asked to bull,
: an addition 10 the main building. Al
: increase of the salary of the Superintend
i ent is recommended TO equal that paid il
: the other Asylums. The appropriation
g asked, besides the above, are ga 900 70
: currant expenses, repairs. DO, and So,
S 500 for salaries Of officers and teachers
i The general health Of pupils has beer
1 good; the number enrolled during th
b year l05; average daily attendance %
Il average for the last two months 100.
II ONO PENITENT1ARY.
It The report Of the ofiioiary Of this iusti
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