The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
THE SEPTEMBER BULLETIN.
Facts Concerning the Progress Of
Thirteen State Institutions.


The September bulletin just issued By the
Board Of State Charities contains interest
ing facts and figures concerning the growth
and present condition of the thirteen State
institutions. 1t Is as follows:
The bulletin of the Board OF State Chari-'
ties. just issued. shows that July 81 the thir-
teen State institutions had a population of
s,616. The average number present daily
was s57sss, and the State spent on their heir
account over a million dollars in regular
running expenses and nearly 100000 more
pairs. A comparison Of this report with
that of the corresponding period in 1901
shows increase for this year of little
over 5000 In the cost OF maintenance. and
nearly $4,000 in permanent improvements.
In the four State hospitals for insane on
July 81 there were enrolled 1852 patients.
The Soldiers. Home. Lafayette. had an en-,
Sailors Orphans Home, Knightstown. $40;
the Institution for the Deaf, 331; the Insti-
tuition for the Blind. 1s6; the School for
These nine institutions are classified as the
charitable institutions. their total enroll
this number GIG were absent on furlough.
The State prison, Michigan City, had an en-
rollment OF SO; the Reformatory at Jeffer-
sonville, sl9: the Womans Prison, 81; the
Industrial School for Girls, 167; the Reform
School for Boys. Plainheld, 5i2; total, 2,474.
All OF these were present july 81.
The daily average attendance In the char
table institutions for the nine months was
6.096s3; in the correctional 4. Sis 1t is
worthy OF note that in the past ten years
the average number OF inmates in the char
liable institutions increased from 391653 to
6.096-s3. or 90 per cent. This is due almost
entirely to the increased number cared for
In the hospitals for insane and the School
lishment and growth OF the Soldiers Home.
In the correctional institutions the daily
average attendance increased in ten years
from 700 43 to 2,4sl-s5, or 20 per cent The
reports OF the past few years show a con-
tinuing increase in the charitable institu-
tons and decrease in the prisons and
reform schools.
The regular running expenses of the
State institutions, amounting 10 81 O56 O72 ss
in the nine months covered by the report
are classified as follows:
Char Correc-
table tional
Administration Salaries
and wages $3.50 SO $50. eao Os
Subsistence .-.............. 254 2s0.6s 74.4H.
ONCE, domestic and out
door departments ....... 1S7,25747 S06s9 81
Ordinary repairs. ......... 43O13.1 III AZ n
Totals $50. sss O5 s2S5. IS
The following figures, showing the per
capita cost Of gross maintenance. for the
same period. furnish basis for a COM
parison OF the expenditures OF the. different
institutions. OF the insane hospitals the
Central. at indianapolis, has the highest
per CAPITA, sloto. anu the A>OEtAeIn ltOSpl-
tai. at Logansport. the lowest. s115.11. Each
patient at the Eastern Hospital, at Rich
mond. cost the State S129.13. and OF the
Southern Hospital, at Evansville. Sl24 g.
The average for all the hospitals was
s12794. The per capita cost OF gross MAIN
tenance of the other institutions was as
follows: Soldiers Home, $12659: the Sol
diers' and Sailors Orphans Home. sl32 49;
the Institution for the Deaf. slS5.69: the In
stitution for the Blind. s216.77: School for
: predetermined Youth. S1O2. As: State Prison.
NSf rfal
5 School for Girls and Woman's Prison,
.Sl45. 81. Reform School for Bows. $l0i.57.