The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-21
YEARS WORK AT
THE ALMSHOUSE
Superintendent George B. Davis Sub
mits His Report,
4 MOST EXCELLENT SHOWING.
Many improvements Have Been Made
and All Expenses Paid out of
Limited Appropriation,
some Statistics.
A MOST EXCELLENT W

that me H.aAln OF AN| NANN
"a ~ tho ost-door-Door have been wei
~.lt,~o8 dYr..c Tho past year. may
ro,o~t ~ Az
ee see" b sraerntcndent.
Seoise vbl,b has i9st been
hro poee 90 show that The de-
M".e R.., rnn b.. .n economical
l"I'". e.s-r.te manner which
""1 49, rrglltable ss Inc apuro-
,t1rs ~ Iaet wear for the CITY Ans
.~.o and the out-door-p0ar havo been
u~i,.a
s,,srlntendent Davis in his report
,D nm fho following statement.
DSrATrs DrRfNG- THE YEAR.
ALMsHOUsE.
Al the commencement of the year. Jam
nary T. lSs. thcre were two hundred and
thirty.four l23O inmates. Admitted nine
hundred ana seventy-two C.J, making
a total OF twelve hundred and six 0-Y0.
who received the benefit OF This instltl-
ton. u this number forty-one tD were
born in the institution. eight hundred ana
forfy-sevcn $50 were discharged, one
hundred % twenty-u.no l2O died. and
two hundred and thirty ESQ remaining
December 81. 1855. OF the forty-one CD
infants born in The institution, nine c1
were white and thirty-two c9 were cole
ored. OF the vs. hundred and thirty
ESQ remaining This day December 3D.
1898 one hundred and nineteen Old are
white and one hundred ana eleven GID
are coiored. OF the one hundred and
twenty-nine O1D who died. tnirty-tWo
c2l were white and ninety-scven 90
were colored.
The annual average Of inmates Der day
was Two hundred and thirty-lour $3.50.
The cost of each innate for thc year
was ninety-hye dollars and twenty-five
cents G17-0.
The cost of subsistence Tor each "-
mate per day was 5000
FUEL AND MEAL
Two thousand three hundred ana NIFTY
one l2HU loads of wood nave been uis-
tributed. a decrease from last year of five
hundred 500 loads. Sixteen hundred d.
sa loads tot 1zis bushels each) of gas
house coke was distributed hy the la
dies % the white mission. and eight hum
dred (s0O loads hy the coloral mission.
Five thousand nine hundred and sixty
six E.gfI bushels or meal were distribute
ed. being $50 increase of one hundred and
forty-three di9 bushels Of meal over
last year. Three hundred ana seventy
C7l No. / (s.ck rati0us and three bum
drel and eienty-two csJ No. rations
were issued. an Increase over last year.
Six thousand one hundred and t~en-
ff-Iulr IN.I-tI prescriptions were 'NiN-
pounded az the d.spensaries exclusive ~
the Medical College,. being an increase
OF four hundred and scfeuty-lNc pre-
scriptous over last year.
TWO hundred ana ihree t-'aJ coiins
have been urN, ~lMcNl4-nhe i-I lpI
white and one hundred ana eiBhty-t"o
lsJ Tor '1i1Iea. ueiis 81 decrease lI'"
last year OF one hundred anu nineteen
ull coilns-
One hundred ana o3nly-thice lNj h-
terments have been ilfn-shed. ihiriy-tWo
CO. Tor "niie ana one huhafeu ana iiiF-
one tap TOT coIofea. neihs q decrease
from la-t year ol ei6hiy-one eD inter-
menis.
The ambulance mas responded 70 eleven
hundred and niieen utll'j calls. being
an Increase over last year ot D. hundred
ana thlrty-iour NaD calls.
Ihree hundred ana seventy t'p pairs
ar SHOES were issued BENG an increase
or one huhdIed ana aiNi}-7e'eh uoD pairs
over last year.
WORKING Ditf IDCLliL'
In concluding my report think "a br.ei
review OF the Work ~ the year would
be proper. when the fact is considered chat
the annual appropriation was the same
as the previous year. which was several
thousand dollars Jess imam any year since
lssi.
Tho year l.N was frauFht with many
hh"nDlll oilDclil--. " 10Y report VIII
snow ar N.H FORTY ') more NINA e7
wa" ..'i' sI'' was 7l',N. iA p'l".n1
we "H4te oih'"t tH' tnNi-pidl SUM