The New York herald., 1867-02-02
COMMISSIONERS or eHasrlls Alo CONNECTION

COMMISSIONERS or eHGNTIEs AID eDAEeIl0h
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Annual Rspsrs sf the BsaSA-HssDieals- Pvt-
ssss. Asyluss asA eeAssls-Hsw 3hsy Are
Managed, &c.
From the annual report Of ne Csnnsssessn si
Charities and Correction ready 70 b presented 70
the Governor aud Legslasure the following fAco Az
tsken:-
contains 900 beds and Y opsn :. =. lcsss e q: e. e,
patients treated, Of whom el12 wore discharges
cured s23 died. and there arc 100 now uad treatment
Connected with the hospital Is the Mcrgus or Tscsp
tscs for the unknown dssd A bail1iag eA Ne hosp
lar 70 the norsue in Para where persons fesnd dead IN
the streets river laid for the examination Of sueh
as have los. relatives or rsnda since the norgus ".
bodics; identified By friends, % unknown. -
3 HOSPITAL poR ourDoos roca 4E3
do not require the continuous attention Of the hospt
and are not prevented by their ailments from foovise
ocsoOsr last FROM sSas date q sSs - o. aSaa
there were treated four hundred and thiTty-sevee
patients and one thousand three hundred and ssvess1
eight prescriptions were dispensed.
cHARnY HosryzAL
Until within the pas. years Charity lats Iaena, 10
Bellevue Hospital In March Ian % commissioner
appointed separate board cossssg M two censuMins
s i ~ s.s .SS .ss ss % =.
1874 patients -Dschargsd cdrsa bSss; dsd, eo4 70
naming, ss6. is
This hespita II situated q Ne exrens xeseersy sns
Of Blackwsiis Island apart from cthss Snainss md a
sccsss % = ~ visitors TOT - @ omC so cn,.,S
27s; remaining. !.
the treatment Of typhus ship fever mo number -
mitted during 1865 ga; died, IN; cured, l7s 70
naming. L.
The LunAtic Asylum contains ssven hundred and
sixty patients Great and bens6eal changes hav
been made In TIE interior arrangements Of the two or
important buildings during the past year, but hei
crowded condition is = serious obstacle % the improve
the intention Of the Board 70 erecs another building
their accommodation and for their perfect classn
cation than h now practicable
HoePfrAL uMErum
has been established Hitherto this unfortunate clase
patients has received but itse medical attention
There four prisons in charge o. the Ce9mionsRs
rs ., Pson - Jsss
Market Prison; Fourth District Prison, or Fifty
seventh street Prison. In tho last annual renors II
the confinement Of prisoners the Tombs Or F1st Ds
trct Prison II was shown that in IN area capable
holding properly 40 prisoners there are In con6ns
ment always s5o; and that during the hot months
summer when the courts not In session, the pumbs
IL increased TO 40 prisoners.
There on the 1st Of January. 1854 iA the Pen
Tertiary, 5s6 prisoners; committed during The YEA
thoss committed during the pass ysar 1,sll vsrs NAH
and 43l femalea II has been the practice 70 a0ciai
and .GT hs ss. s.rs - ssn q
intercourse between tho youthful! and vstessn chmn
was Or the most disastrous influence On the former;
him for the preparation Of savsr crimes whsa hs
discharged from prison. tt an Jss eqss
Thar. .rs IN the citv a Nav Yor = ooo chsArs, =
tween the ages Of nve and twelve years who receive
education, and whose days are passed h povsy -
a wiGhout the actiye sfecvs sysnpsthiss q @eps ~
could TaiDe them shove want hOw can b on - ths
nay, Hh sSs cisss ihss an ssr fsIorasssss ssd pH
90; sud. becassose shsir defsctsve dsseigec4 ka
g ss.,svs - aa.s shs Plscs e ss.iss.sss "a ~ =
ssa;ssf sssss;ss Is. 4. nv 1ssu q eosss ~ ~ -
an1 eonscscas o this = Sios shs wse;S FHessssy =
virtus u shut out and that srs ~ ft>ufs fsS 81
nsss b sow u sHs e,sy Z New York sAsup,y ssl.
criminal GasR, constantly angmensing - numoen
veil = p deprayy, and correspond'ng II ssI.ssscs
cities Of Europe There can b. no .wsl gypn914d he
for the dimnution of crime while this clas shah exi
associations unaidcd BY sirone vsioe q psblc OPP
ion They can eject nothing, nor can mere Eovss
mental msssurss Iae M sensible spresoS q ~ er%s e
class through the earnest and continuous action Of
whole community. "a e.e.
When the public mind shall be aroused 70
the magnitude NJ the evil amt ite nnewaeiBg ssp~ct
bopa for It's statement: and tho associations whi
abound for the moral advanccment of the deprsvsd
then become ready and useful 70 ful
the purposes OF their benevolent founders.
woRKHoCsx. .sf.aA# LM4N
There were In the Workhouss on January ], Is6
4 25e received during the year, ~, al; discharge
Il, 800; died, 235. Remaining, ll35.
ALMcnoUsH 1N
There wore 10 the AImshouso on January J, lte
1,5de; received during the yesr, 3,0l4 disrharee
1859; died, 1888 Remaining, ga. The proportion
panpers the whole population Is nearly uniformly
same for series Of years /, nsN+sssn beeN
HousELEss POOH
The Legislature has delegated 70 the Comniss0De
ample TO relieve c1asg OF the uufoYtunai
except 10 provide temporary shelter FOR tho heusele
poor The Board cannot under the act Of is crcatio
lease or erect building ror that purpose In this gre
city not day passes without this ejecton Of hmili
from their houses at nRbtfa cause Of their nabIli
pay their weekly rent, and they are often c0ppe
70 nd shelter In the police station houses with vsraB
or to pass the night In the streeta Tho house v
opened on the 18th Of January Between that date 81
the lst " April, when was closed there were
united, males, 1900; females, 125; children sf DO
sexes, Nfe
oTaKR IysIfTurIoSa
or the other institutions tho report states that aS bu
dyrd and forty boys aud three hundred and tw~nt
one girls are at present in the nurseries on Randall
Island the Inebriate Asylum, will. II y expected
rssdy Tor occupancy next year, aad further sum
500 0o0 will b. required u conpete It. The subject
purchasing track or land for city cemetery y ns
under consideration the cemetery a. present )scai
Wards Island " too near the different ipsfitnU0
Tho Outdoor Poor, Colored Home and Magdaicne A
INN, all in prosperous condition, and their ms
ageinent during the past year bas been sAts'acory