Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-02-22

HosPITAL FOR IssANE.-We have received
from the officers. the eleventh annual Re-
port of the Commissioners Of the Indiana
Hospital for the Insane. showing the con-
The institution is out of debt and entire
ly free from pecuniary embarrassment,
and the early completion of the Hospital
buildings as originally designed is earn.
estly recommended s.
The number of applications for admit
tance during the year.. .26O
Refused for want Of roorn. ..... .......57
No. undt treatment duri Ig the year. -ae0
Dispos ed Of as follows :rr
Cured. ......... .......'......... 10
Died -..-.-.. f--.-.-.-...~-..-- -.--l2
Discharged improved d................l1
:" unimproved.. 81
Eloped (male) IL
snd one was taken out on habeas corpus (;
subsequently, application was made Tor his
re-sdmiss len.
Remaining Oct. 81, 1889 -...........--3O -3O3
Average in Hospital during year ..2s4
The total number Of patients admitted
since the Hospital was opened Nov. 2l,
1913. 1853 of these sl9 have been dis.
charged cured. l a
sThe total amount appropriated during
the year has been. ..............S36, ,2OO:OO
Cost per capita per annun. ........ .l27:45
- week ........... .2:45
The health during the year has been re-
marksbly good.
Nearly i40 in all have been refused all
mittapce during the year for want OF rooms
to accommodate them. The SuPerintend-
ent complains of a want of sufficient water
for sanitary purposes and for the extin
cuishmept of fires, and recommends arte-
sian wells. The farm and garden have
yielded sufficient vegetables to supply the
household and the stock on the fern.
The Superintendent highly commends
the fidelity and efficiency Of the officers
AMI assistautsunder his control.
He also also acknowledges the receipt
Of 43 different Daily and Weekly newsPs
pers, to the editors aud proprietors Of
which he tenders the warmest thanks Of
the Board
OF ths 1853 admitted since the opening
of the Hospital sl9 have recovered. ls4
have beer improved, aud 1913 have died
or those admitted $50 were males, and
$40 were females.
OF those recovered 4lO were males. and
409 were females.
Of the cases treated 4ee were hcredita-
~.
ofthe male patients 4e7 were farmers.
=" female . III were house
keepers.
OF the 1883 there were
Married ........ ...................S .S2e
Single. e...-.....-... ...--....'....''co 'co'
Widewers ..................- ....94
Widows ............. ............. ~
. Divorced ........-.......... ...l4
I2O5 were under 4O years of age
Nativity Of the patients
INDIANA a-....-....... -. '4S'
Ohio .............. .23!
Kentucky .l9l
Virginia. ...lx'
Pennsylyanis ................ ......i3
North Carolina. -........... a
New York. k........... ...............S g
ard less number from each of the sew era
other States except Rhode Island, Fiorids
Texas, Minnesota, California and Oregon
From
Germany .............'..'''. .'..'lZ
lreland.... ....-.....' '..'.'''.''.' '''''
England. -. ..............-... y
and So from other Europe m countries
The RI port taken altog sther exhibits tn
institutio in an excellent condition, fu
filing tn, highest expectations of Il cit
zens Of II diana, who look with just prid
man these hsnevoleDt institufions "a hs