Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-09
CARE OF THE POOR.
Report Made by State Board of Char
 ities on New London County.

Bezrah. Bozrah has no almsheuse, but needy persons are boarded in private famil- les CT assisted in their own homes. In 1912 two persons were so cared for by the town, beside three aided in a hos pital.
 Colchester. Almshouse is owned by town and is situated one mile south from the rail- way station. About 35 acres of land are attached. Keepers, Mir. and Mrs. Henry West. Terms, $400.00 a year. In 1912 there were IA inmates cared for in the house. The house is a wooden structure, heated by a hot air furnace and, when visited, appears to be well kept. East Lyme. There is no almshouse in East Lyme, but in 1912 seven persons were cared for by the town with partial support in their homes or board in private families, beside three supported in the asylum for the insane. Franklin. Franklin has no almshouse, but de- pendent persons are boarded out or In 1912 four persons were assisted in the town
 Griswold. Almshouse is owned by town, and is situated four miles northeast from Jewett City. in the Tyler District. About one hundred acres of land are attached Keepers, MT. and Mrs. Frank Burton. Terms, $500.00 a year. Num- Der of inmates in 1912, six. The house occupied is a farmhouse, old but comfortable, and has quarters 1 for the poor in two-story ell at the rear. The bedrooms are heated by steam pipes.
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 Alrnshouse is owned by town, and is situated on Cider Hill, seven miles north from the railway station at My stic About 300 acres of land are at tached Keeper, Daniel E. Bray. In 1912 three inmates were cared for in the house.
 Lisbon.
 Lisbon has no almshouse, but the town poor are cared for in families or assisted in their own homes as occas- ion requires.
 There is no almshouse in Lyme, but needy persons are boarded in families or assisted with partial support. In 1912 seven persons were so cared for by the town
 North Stonington. North Stonington has no almshouse, but needy persons are aided in their homes or boarded in families as oc- caSlOn requires. In 1912 thirteen per sons were so assisted by the town, besides four insane persons in the State Hospitals.
 Old Lyme.
 There is no almshouse in Old Lyme, but the town assists needy persons in their own homes or boards them in families as required. In 1912 fourteen persons were so aided by the town, besides three insane persons in the State Hospitals.
 Preston.
 Preston has mo almshouse, and in 1912 only one person was assisted in the town, besides three cared for in the asylums for the insane.
 Salem.
 There is no almshouse in Salem, and in 1912 the only person assisted by the town was one inmate in the School for Feeble minded.
 spraque.
 Sprague owns no almshouse, but the town poor are boarded in families or cared for in their homes as occasion requires.
 Stonington.
 Almshouse is owned by town, and is situated three and one-half miles north from the railway station. About
  are attached Keepers, MT. and Mrs. +. c. Dixon. Number of inmates at date of vist, IS; men, women Number of insane, 3; 2 men. 1 women. Number of epileptics, 2; 1 man, 1 wo- man. Number able to work, 1; 1 man, women, who assist about the place and in the houSeWork.
 The house is a comfortable wooden building, and is heated by steam and provided with separate bathrooms for men and women and an adequate water supply. At the time of visit a new addition was being completed to contain a vegetable cellar, a large laundry on the first floor and room for additional sleeping accommoda- tions on the second floor when needed. The whole place appeared to be com fortable and in good order and gave evidence of excellent management and kindly treatment of the inmates.
 VoIuntown.
 Voluntown has no aInshouse, but needy persons are boarded in private families or assisted in their own homes. In 1912 thirteen persons were so cared for, besides two in the Hospital for the Insane.
 Waterford.
 The place owned by the town and formerly used as an almshouse is now rented and persons wholly dependent are DOafQeQ' In the New London alTnS- house at the rate of $500 week each. In 1912 two persons were boarded there, eighteen others were regular or occasional recipients of town relief and nine were supported in the Hospi- tai for the Insane.
 Expenses for Year.
 The expense to the state of the var ious charitable and reformatory insti- tutions was $1,S31 70727 for mainten- ance during the year 1912 and $4S7- SO0.36 for equipment, making a total of Sl,669, ,607.57 compared with total of S1,661, 507.40 for 1911. These sums do set of course. represent anywhere near the total cost of maintaining all the institutions. for many of them are supported in part by the counties, cities and towns and by individual sub- scriptions and some of them have en- doWment funds. 4 feature of the re- port is a table showing the number of insane in the state. The number has increased from 3,663 in 1908 to ALSO in 1912, Of the number for the latter year 2,526 are in the Connect icut Hospital for the Insane at Mid dietown. S13 in the Norwich state hes- pital and the rest in the Hartford re- treat, private asylunas and among the town peer. The ratio of insane per- sons to 1,666 of population is 3.62. It cost more than. S600,066 to care for the insane in the two state institu- tions during the year 1912,
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