New-York tribune., 1872-08-07
KINGS COUNTY CHARITIES.
REPORTS ON THr ALMs-HOUsE, HOSPITAL, LUNA
TIC AYLUM, AND NURsERY.j

AYLUM, AND
The Commissioners of Charities OF Kings
County submitted yesterday, to tho Board OF super
vos the reports the officials in charge OF the County
Alms-house, Hospital, Lunatlc Asyuh anu nursery ior
the year ending July 81, 1872.
rh peeident physician of the Lunatc Asylum reports
that On Aue l. 1871 6l patients in the institution
ss7 were admitted during the year, the whole number
under treatment being 1909 OF which i6 were men and
$50 women. While number discharged go oeu' ~ )
remaining July3l ls726S Intemperance Is gwen as the
supposed cause insanity of47; Ill health 81 religious
excitement, IS; hereditary, SO; domestic uouDles'
IT. vicious habis, 10 loss OF friends 10 business re-
verses, IL /; periodical 10; disappointed aiecuon, o.
jealousy oyerwork blow of the head, g. paralysis
10 sunsroke lead poison 2; fright ~ excessive use
of Tobacco 2; imhcty, sGiening Of brain old age
s. idolic 2; hOne-sickness, unknown, 6-total 50I'
OF the inmates II Of native and 250 OF foelgn Drth
OF the number admitted since July 81, 1888 Las "ero
single, l,965 marrtd and ~ unknown
The report Of tn Warden OF the Amshouse sets forth
that 6G4 patients nmaned at the date OF last report ana
that 6s were admitted during the year. l0i we're dis
charged 45o transferred, died, aud 6Go re
mained at date. The general condition of the Aims
house is reported good While the population OF the
county has increaed regular ratio, the Increase OF
persons requiring an from the county has not INCREASED
TO any great extent The different buildings answer the
purposes for which ney were erected and, except me
baby wards and wRhhouse, need no conslderaDle re-
pairs Attention ced to the fact that the produce On
The farms Is destroyed, owing TO the want OF ue
fences formerly surrounding the county farm, ana Tie
necessity for propr system OF sewerage II hlSo ~
uded to.
The Keeper of the Nursery reports that the number o.
inmates remaining in the Institution July 81 1871
was 433 number ADMITTED during the year, 5sl and
the total number remaining and admitted lO or when
gO2 were children, and liz as The number discharged
during the year 54s did, "a total, co., The health
OF the inmates is stated 10 be very fair although they
have been visited by neafy every disease to which
children are subject. The gerage daily attendance or
children in school during he 296 the total
number that attended for aV length OF time was 49,
The Resident Physician the Hospital reports that
during the year 2,357 men, and l,sH women were ad
mited. Total number unde treatment 4,544 died, 663
CerebrO-spina meningitis hs prevailed TO a slight ex
among the adults five cases have been fatal
The total number OF paents admitted to the smallpox
hospital 7O2 110 being mothers acting az nurses to
their children. or the 1592reated for smallpox l2sO
or 7G per cent have been discharged recovered 22 or
l7G per cent have died. and 20 remain In the hospital
The percentage Of deaths compared with that OF last
year. shows decrease OF pa cent since Aug l. 1851 the
whole number OF patients admitted TO the Hospital has
been 50, ,g5e, OF which 6,S5S haze died.