New-York tribune., 1880-02-06
81 "a; contributed by the public, yearly 500 ~
Necky, 81 n.
HOSPITALS.


Tn ,sato, 70 the several public hospitals connected
with onr cooraouses and alnsbouses, there are in the
staie tirty-sx general and twelve special nosIplae'
under the control of corporate associations ana "Dch
Lad their inception In tho disinterested
private Citizens The value of the property hed W 'ne'
hospitals October 1879. as returned Dy tue vs.
summed up as follows: Real estate, $5,9l3'o5S ooi
personal estate, 81 G39 932 94 total, SI,soS'''@ W.
Against this SUN there was an Indebtedness "
s5Os SOL 76 leaving the net valuation az S734oZoo 20
Coutrasted with the returns OF tho preceding year,
the results show gain Of sleO1l6 o2 IN tue
nropertv valuation and an Increase Of Indebtedness
nfntios tPe 'st wear were 81 267 800 So The gross
expenditures SlI21494 II. or TINS sum SoI4,o0o %
wee Tor maintenance, treatment snd care, ana
sii6525 80 for improvements and extraordinary pul-
poses The whole number Of patients under tea @
charged cured, 44O0 improved aud 494 drd for tio
preceding year The reooVerles were 300 ,no -, hso
ments 3,5O6, and the deaths l33o In Wow oI onU9S
facts n believed that no system or 0rgahzeu oeuoE
lcnce Is odncyo ~ greater amount ol @ @SoVu =" Of cT
signed 10 secure better results ln lhe id 40
FOR charitable purposes, than thst @t'ah'o W
Tbe nGn5rr OF dispeusarios in the state Is foryone;
or these thiryiYc are general IN their character anu
six hayo for their objects me treatme9n 81
l. 1879 WAS valued az S4jO,16s 30, which %9s ehe1m-
bered BY debts amounIgg to q a. ~ enInsf
SIo7O7l 81 thc preceding year. Tne wnoie tAnch @ at
lures St19,7S5 06, az contrasted WIN S S o' , M
preceding year, eqivhcht 10 aOout % GUNS Iva
egca person .icCd -, o oo,oh,r I
TIE nEmEer Of State p3upers unuef care OotVD.l -
1875 was 40, follows: In III .eyeru statS a'us
hous,.s. 1875; IL site insane ny ns, i ~, m ~ bot S
oatr t0 september 40. 1919 were: males, I'SHo It lt
malee 26I rotal 1897 ~ against 1,l2O Tor the wear
endipg sopiember 80 1878. This gives t0a OF I,-l
uTg.,eo ro, daring the year. O these 36l when abe
~ rn.inian themselves wero discharged; were onI
drru adopted or 0hor provided 0r III ianles, IL
aisrourol,. 9 were Transferred to insane or other
asgums; - ded; aud l,Ol3 were fnrnhheu tHhop', p
,, 80 80 ~ st,t.a o,d couutfics THIS left lJl
under care October l. 1879.
STATISTICS BELAIING 10 ThE INsANE.
The returns of he respective officers mace mp 20 oc
tob,r l. 1879 conformity with the statutory change
in the fiscal year. show that there then 0.0l5 in
sape IN fhe varlons institutions Of the State a. against
1921 November 30 lS77, and 0sS November 80, 1873
Or this number 061 or 4393 per cent were nairs ahd
5OG! or 5OO7 per cent. females. The increase 1t thus
nppoars was 767. 96S per cent for the year ending
Npvanher 30 s7e. and 327 3.76 cent, for the
ten month, ending October l. 1879 II we go back 20
1871 when tie numDer OF IN the institutions OF
tac stale J,O32, tue inc. cHse 10 OctoOr lofJ'
win De- 933. animal average ipcgeAAe OF 81 r
t while toe animal Increase of the popunuQh curing
h,s parind upou the oasis preseut population OF
J.OGO.0OO ~ round numbers has been only lCT per
IN report expresses tue belief that there are not
srdicient accommodations for tire aaron Insane and
p,or-loscs and asyums II Of these persons for whom
no suitable provision exisis. roe c1,siing S'ste asy
lGas on hospitals afo pohey,d 10 nave 'u''ci'"' NJ
cOmiuOd .I0ns for Hil tue acute insane
TnE MroRrAIIoN or nrLPLEss PAuPERs.
To snch an extent has The pracuce of sending con
nrmcd helpless paupors to America increased that u
cannot be- denied; indeed, lille attempt at denial
ar evcu conceament IN the matter Is made. These va
tnn casscs Of chronic dependent aliens ucder the
frrarnt observation iOer5 and officers OF this
BOARD In their visits to insane asyums hospitals
poorhoules aud other charitable Institutions and the
ct o. thcir fraudulept shipment 10 this country has
becu fully established WITHIN the past two years the
evil has attained such proportions that the B0aId has
rec,utv frit called upon bring tho subject To the a
toutop ~ The Department Of State az Washington ana
n fn rrp.cscutatlves This STATE ia Congress Ihe
rpcr been brought 10 The notice ~ tho proper
.utnrii s OF many other States. and nas eyerF
ted marg"d attention Ihe ch7c" ltirTffd
% ore b. no legitimate objects OF our cunrff nud
tL state ouglt not Co De- burGrned win tl"il tnpp
OF tr crntrary. thc t9Sk OF supporting thrm snouu o.
thrown back upon tho countries ln Whch they Otlg-
rfe, 10 ih- cnl every bhnd, idotc crippled, eprp-
tfr urafir other mnrm foreign unuuer, de-iRntdy
tlt upon us n in condition g. encounter the return
yotage should Immediately be sent DnCA 10 rue p,"ct
borca ha or she By Rigorous enforcement OF
tuis uie u heoysd that tue evil complained oi would
be greatly reduced. II,
10 accomplish th.s end fully. Federal legislation VIII
nrnbhly hccnne necessary aud Dill 10 this ehtct mas
rrcen " been intrO1ucri into Congress Untll hpprO
rnfe legislation Is had n the state legislature ware 10
;,roviir -na special fund to he used by this BOhrd
win nov er send snr IA Dess pcr-onaWhen fOuhd IN
our in tulons of charity the countries from whence
shipped Ia would servo iarSolY 10 protect tue
Sfe and couHes those d-tre-Bed clsses, espo
caIv thrso reaching ~ 10y the way of Can.dlSn ara
burdens referred to. Tue eNp'ns~ on MAINTAINING "A
e ono these cXpairatcd pat efs ln an asylum OF
po.rnous. orclS would provide for the rentn 10
tbsr horne. Of five ~ them. To return them Woud NOT
ON y bc humauc and lurt but immediate economy. I
would also he Sato aud counties fut4Ee hcavy
annual expenditures IN euppU rting them.