The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-25

INSTITUTIONS
Special Statistical Report Just
issued by Bureau Of the
Census.

Washington, Nov. 2f-The Bureau
Of the Census has just published a
special report on the benevolent IN
situations Of the United States. Tie
inquiry that formed the basis Of this
report was conducted under the direc-
ton of Mr John KOren. expert special
compilation was performed under the
supervision of Mr.. William A. King,
chief statistician for vital statistics.
The various kinds of benevolent insti-
tutions and the extent of their activi-
ties are treated Ga this discussion,
which Is especially valuable as a
source of Information TO those inter
ested in oIgauized or individual phil
anthroDhy.
Growth Of Institutions.
Not only arc the people of the Unit
ed States becoming more and more
interested in charitable work, but
they are expressing their interest by
establishing and supporting benevO-
lent institutions.
During t1e period between 1890 and
1908, 2,0O4 such establishments were
founded. and now there are q .207 insti-
tutons supported, wholly or in part by
public taxation. private endowment,
or by subscriptions, donations, and
other forms of gift, for the benefit Of
the sick. aged, and needy. These in-
stituuOns are classified as orphanages,
hospitals, permanent homes, temper
airy homes and schools and homes for
the deaf ana blind
More than One-third Of all the benev-
0lent INSTITUTIONS enumerated are hos
pitfalls and about Onef0urth are or
phanages and children's homes. The
permanent homes for adults alone or
adults ana children rank third in point
Of number, and the temporary homes
rank forth.
The increase In the number of hos
pitfalls and permanent homes for adults
was more marked in the old and thick
/ ly populated communities than in the
newer ones, while the growth of or
/ phanages was more notable in states
somewhat deficient in benevolent in
stituti0ns of other kinds.
The great proportion Of institutions
+ En- certain communities does not lndi-
cate an excessive number Of sick ami
4 dependent Ia those neighborhoods so
much rs tie greater advancement Of
the inhabitants in the care Of such
classes.
Number Of Inmates.
The number Of inmates in benevo-
4 lent institutions on December 81, 1903,
was 284.362, and the number admitted
during the year 1904 was 2.040.372.
The persons enumerated as inmates
should not be considered as paupers,
and many of them should not even be
considered as recipients of charity,
for the institutions, particularly the
f hospitals. are frequently resorted to
as a matter of convenience by indi-
viduals who pay literally for what they
4 receive
AT the end of the year 1904 the in
mates were distributed as follows:
/ Children 10 Orphanages, 92,289; IN
mates in permanent homes. SO.346;
patients IN hospitals. 1850; inmates
4 in temporary homes 1886; and per
sons In institutions for the deaf and
blind. 14.131 OF the inmates admit
ted during the year more than che
+ half were received bv hospitals and
over twO-flfJhs by temporary homes.
For the United States as a whole
out of each 100. 600 inhabitants 347
were being cared for by benevolent In
situations on December 81, 1904, ard
2.5096 had been admitted to sBch in
situations during the year.
Il is a noteworthy fact that the men
and boys outnumber the women and
girls in benevolent Institutions. This
condition of affairs is partly accounted
F for by the numerous homes for vet
Grams.
Annual Expenses.
The financial statistics given in the
/ report are for the year 1903. The to-
! tai cost OF maintaining the benevolent
/ Institutions during that year was 500
577.633. More than One-half of this
amount was used for the support Of
hospitals. The Orphanages cost about
ten millions and the permanent homes
almost as much. while the institutions
for the deaf and blind required over
i three and half millions
The income from pay inmates
amounted 20 S14.G4S.50S. and the sub
sides from public funds reached So
0S9 .226. The hospitals received over
four-hfths oi the entire amount paid
by inmates and almost three-eights of
the subsidies. A little over One-tenth
+ of the cost of maintaining the orphan
ages Is covered by the income from
/ pay inmates VINO contribute annually
+ about Sl.O00.O0O
Support of institutions.
OF the institutions. 1853 are man
aged by private corporations; 1858
7 are supervised and supported by re-
lgiOus denominations. orders or
groups of churches; and 4S5 are di-
Uectly superv sed and maintained by
the Federal Government, individual
states. or civil divisions.
no is shown by the statistics that
Il the establishment and support OF or
I phanages. hospitals. and temporary
I homes result largely from private
initiative while the permanent homes
1 are more generally a matter of public
7 concern. Most of the deaf and blind