The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18
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Zane in Butler coanty were erected IN
4 1914. In the decade from 1920 70 1850
| IfdrHlsws sre purchased for ihfrmaries IN
seven eounties, and infrmariesT erected
i in two eountiee; 133U4o 1840,' farms.pur
chased II iiifFoiariee erected 8, and one
building for insane in Prebe county;
| 1910 to 1850, farms purchased IL, inhrma-
| ries erecte 8, and buildings for insane
q: 1850 to 1850 farms purchased II, in
6fmarips ere tied 81, buildings for insane
z; 1860 to 1870, farms purchased "a, mfr
emaries erected Is, buildings for insane
IL; 1870 TO 1880 farms purchased III, IN
frmaries erected 23, and buildings for
insane 81.
Original cost of farms for inhrmaries
in II counties reporting, $64S go; aver
aging $9065 each; number of acres in
Sc counties reporting, Is 800, Averaging
| 224 each; number of acres under cultlva-
ton in SO counties, 13, 1914, averaging l6l
each; present estimoted worth of farms
in so counties, ST. .076 745, averaging SIS,
459 each.
The intirmary buildings in 65 counties
cost 81 458, ,489, averaging 500 ,43S each;
cost of farm improvements in ga counties
since purchase, $500 229; cost Of buildings
| for insane in 40 counties, $27l ,3l3, rver-
aging Sc 7S3 each; estimated value OF
farms, buildings, improvements, ETC., in
SO counties, $2,303 973, averaging $32 39l
each, or $28 1866 76 each in 81 counties,
not including Cuyahoga and Hamilton.
The aggregate for the So counties of the
State would be, upon the same basis,
So 846 74l Az,
The following is the summary OF ia |
statistics: Number of prisoners for the
year ending June 80. 1879, in 81 counties
6,547. sentenced to Jail in 62 counties,
,725; average term of sentence in 63
counties, 24B days; number held for trial
in so coun les, 27l4; insane in Jail in 81
counties, 27l under l6 years old in Jail
in 40 counties, 272; arrested for minor
offenses, 2 $50; average cost of keeping
per day, 56 cents; total cost of keeping
prisoners in "a counties, So 882, l76; orgi-
nal cost of jais in Al counties 1856. .346 "a,
averaging l9,439.69.
The following condensed statement
from statistical tables of public institu.
tions is furnished:
Insane in the six State Institutions
Number for the year, exclusive of Long
view Asylum, not reported 3.727; total
current expenses, exclusive Of North
western ssylums, not reported, $53S ll6.
76; averages, $l07 ,62335. The per capita
expense, exclusive of the Cleveland
Hospital, not reported, averages $l7242.
The report from the Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb shows the number
of pupils for the year 4S6; daily average
433; current expenses Tor the year, $74,
717.81, per capita. SIP 55
Blind and Idiotic Asylums not given.
Home for Soldiers and Sail"rs Or.
phans-Total for the year, 584; daily av-
erage SIS; current expenses, $S2, ,654 O6;
per capita, $l2S.
Reform School for Boys-Total for the
yea, 774; daily average, 5l2. current ex'
pense $4,000; per capita, lOl. Reform
Schools for girls not given.
Ohio Penitentiary Number for the
| year, 2254; daily average, 1,57l; current
/ expenses, $l76067 81; per capita, $ll2 0S.
The reports from the Children's
Homes at Lebanon, Portsmouth and AL
lance show: Number for the year 1854,
daily average 225 "a, current expenses
$16l61 81, averaging S., 1888 94.
The following condensed statement,
from the reports of Superintendent of
County Infrmaries to the Board of State
Charities is given:
The total number of inmates remain
ing Sept. l, 1878, GAS; received during
the year 6,566; births 2S8; total 1859;
discharged 3,705; died Sl2; daily average
6,21S remaining Sept. l, 1879, 1892 Of
these there were children under 16 yrs.
of age as follows, remaining Sept. l, '78:
boys 800, girls 442; received during the
year, boys 500, girls $40; remaining Sept.
/, 1879 boys $40. girls 562, OF insane,
there were remaining Sept. l, 1873, 558;
received during the year, 274; total 1872;
discharged 50; removed to State asylums
155; died 3S; remaining Sept. l, 1879,
males BAL, females 327. OF idiotic, 433
remained Sept. l, 1878, SO were received
during the year; total 49l, discharged l3;
sent to State institutions IL; died "a; re-
naming Sept. 1879, males 274, females
224. OF epileptics 276 remained Sept
| l, 1878; "a were received during the
year; total 45O discharged 32; died 80;
remaining Sept. l, 1879, males 2OS, fe-
males 189.
Total current expenses, exclusive OF
farm products, 85 counties reporting this
item. $5l0 060; value of farm products
for the year ending Sept. l, 1879. rs coun-
ties, $l59 5l6.28; amount of salaries for
the year, 85 counties, $57, 1856 80; wages
paid employees, 70 counties, $50, 146 SO,
per diem and expenses of Directors, 72
COUNTIES, 1923 986,24, total outdoor relief,
85 counties, $3.50 851.69; physicians fees,
66 counties, $53, ,53413; supplies, food,
clothing, fuel, etc., 48 counties, $97 12O47
The following statement of the num.
Der of patients, and the cost per capita
in each institution is given:
Athens Asylum-Daily average $50,
cost per capita $l94.68
Newburg at Cleveland-Dally average
605.4, cost per capita lot given.
Columbus-Daily average 1874, cost per
capita $lS32S
Dayton Daily average 57S. cost per
capita $l42
Longview-Daily average 675, cost per
capita not given.
leaf and Dumb-Daily average 483.
cost per capita $l73 55.
IdiotiC and Blind Asylum not report.
ed.
The Secretary, in concluding his re-
port, expressed his personal and official
obligations to Governor Biship f)r his
kindness and consideration; and those
associated with the Governor in the ex.
ecutive department.
DR.. Byers has shown himself an in.
domitable worker, and gentleman well
fitted for the responsible and trying po.
sition he occupies. When it is known
that the doctor draws but 81 200 per an.
mum for the great amount of work he
so successfully does, it seems he should
have better salary than he draws, when
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