New-York tribune., 1910-04-04
MORE INSANITY IN STATE
Report TO Lunacy Commission
Enumerates 31,541 Cases.
MANY HOSPITALS CROWDED.
Now State Asylums to Relieve
Congestion Advocated-city
Colony for Inebriates.

.-c -eyenteeata annual report of The
s,s.c charities Aid Association 20 the
STATE commission in 11unacy. which has 3usi
r.. made public. shows the total number
r.. -s~sors 'n state hospitals and licensed
,..,.-e asvlurns on October /. 1909. TO have
r,. rr.-t1. an increase % 1854 over the
.....--. ,oa-. or this total number 2s.Ssc
-.....-.-- were in the thirteen state hospitals
-.. ....1di~E Natteawan and Dsnnenora J.
,. sra more shan on O~;ober l. 1908.
-.s r-r-o IS over 500 less than that ~
;.-f ,a7r. bat rrcato- than tho average in
,.-.r.e -a- THE last ten years. which is $50.
rH- -ouo-t outlines tie crowded condi-
.r.s --o,aiIiug in the asylums and hos
-ts., and says
.s- ssr judgment about twelve hundred
-l-..-.- os ,ac approximate Eve thousand
So .. provided Tor during tho next FIVE
-sa-, should br accommodated on -he
s.a~rse as tho existing state hospital. and
..at :.- .ae remaining three thousand two
,oa- state hospitals should be built
.r -.c "eare Of the alleged insane pend
f-- commitment" the report quotes from
committee OF physicians which has been
t-,~sr.al into the methods % caring Tor
Gle pE.o-ed i1sanc held for examination,
er.ru- na improvement In the handling
.s tr. .-a persons The report advocates the
;-s-arc of Two laws 70 remedy the evils.
r.. report complains that men and
vanrr were brouEh, 20 tho Vsycbopathic
~a-G~ fn fbo hospitals by police officers
a.r =Glo-atcs that the hospital provide
....-- az transportation and a trained at
...f.r. -o remove such cases - tho hos
rH-.1 Win reference to thc alien insane
fr~ report recommends that ''tne law " hicr
...r -- .iev. tho provision OF suitable at
f..l---s for insane aliens 10 accompany
...u to their hnal destination in countries
f.aH Which +hey come and 20 which they
o.. --ror-od should he put into effect ~
OIL. r.-'- date"
.r Arher- Warren Ferris tho president
r. trr state Commission in Junacy. iu
..-af.nr nf -he G-ad,-Lee bill. which aims
-a provide hospital and industrial colony
ta- -uebriatos for Ncv Tors City. ~ Z
-.-+srday-
-Tre oTort which is NOW being made %
esrr-- such an institution Tor New York
'--r Be- ,c~y -trnoIv. and such legislation as
g. .-nrtruplared VIII pa welcomed a 4 pre-
-~~-ttr- measure h, those who have 10 deal
-.-| tHo problem Of tho care ~ tho insane
">r>f 20 beroditv tho use of alcoholic
sr-a> .csrts lis the most potent cause OF i'm
s-rt-. and an entirely avoidshIe cause. The
:-ars has 20 deal with the descendants of
alcoholics AS 0oU As with -He dependent
'.aar.ater. namnlc. n Switzerland I'm r.
T'a5- of two groups or families, one Cf
alcoholics and the other OF very moderate
5--l-rS o- abstainers. reveals tho follow
n- facts. IN tuo ton alcoholic families
r.ers we're ffty-seven children, OF whom
-vcH'r-fvo died carly and many others
1o~ cent were normal In tho ten mona
saEoIic fanIiIies there were sixty-one chill
dro~ nj whom four suffered from nervous
,feea=o and s1-e per cent we're normal
"Tho publication Of these startling facts
'ar- not seem 10 carry nearly as Inuch
-,.S'- as IL should in Influencing the com
r-gr.-v. II is obvious that the state o. At
.oa.- large cities must make special effort
ra gro, dc institutions for the treatment ~
--sb~Irt-. which institutions NAV become
-" -orIt-es for dissemination to families Of
~ alcoholic tendency, or OF special alco-
'oHc susceUt!b1itv. of flIo truths concern
'nE tIe great dangers Of alcohol 10 the in
divilGal and 20 descendauts."
Tho bin introduced by Aseemblvrnar lee
which urc-idcs Tor such a hospital and in
tur-ra- colony for inebria;es for the city
nf New York. was reported from tho As
rouh'r Cities Committee At i;s last meet
-"- This action was taken after a very
active campaign carried on by the Stase
'H.rtio- Aid Association IN cooperation
"f'. other New York city organizations.
7".o carly report os tr,e b,I IS considered n
GOO omen and shows the very great e>ten,
~ popular support f9- Tho measure. Il is
-.r arst measure which has been reported
--n- t1c Assembly cities Committee
.'-cr5.-r fhe cnartcr Of the city Of New
.r'.. emo = r becomes Law it viii D. the
..s' --CD toward tho New York charter