Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
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Census Report on country's
Benevolent Institutions Con-
tains Statistics.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The re-
port on benevolent institutions IN inc
United States for 1910 has been issued
by Director Harris, of the bureau OF
the census, department OF commerce.
1t was prepared by DR.. Edwin M
Bliss, under the supervision OF Dr.
Joseph A. Hill, expert special agent
in charge of the special census OF IN
stitutional population.
The report on benevolent institu-
tons is one of series of reports
issued by the bureau of the census on
institutions for the relief and care OF
the dependent and delinquent classes.
IT includes specifically those institn-
lions which care for the dependent.
the needy and the sick, exclusive OF
those for paupers, the insane and the
feeble minded, which are covered In
| other special reports. The great ma
jority of these institutions are con-
Quoted by private persons or corpora,
lions both with and without financial
assistance, whether from public or
private benefaction.
Distribution of Institutions.
OF the total number of 5,4OS benev-
olent institutions reported in the
United States in 1910, 2,492, or 46 per
cent, were institutions for the sick;
LABS, or q per cent, were institu-
lions for the care of children: 1,151,
or q per cent, were homes for adults
or adults and Children 205, or per
cent, were societies for the protection
and care of children, and 125, or
per cent, were institutions for blind
and deaf.
Not all these institutions reported
inmates at the close of 1910, but in
the APO that did make such report
there were 339,571 inmates. of whom
ZIG, 22S, or "a per cent, were in homes
for adults or adults and children;
III, 514, or SO per cent, were in insti-
tutions for the care of children; 96,-
800, or % per cent, in institutions for
the sick, and 15,439, or per cent, in
institutions for blind and deaf.
A total of 100000 persons of all
classes were received in 4,S15 of these
benevolent institutions during the
year 1910, 1,953000, or 66 per cent, OF
whom were received in institutions
for the sick, the remaining SO per
cent. being divided among the other
three classes of institutions. In this
connection the report calls attention
to the fact that among the persons re-
ceived in these institutions there were
a number who were only indirectly
recipients of benevolence, being pay
inmates VINO met the reg uldr Charges
for treatment.
Distribution of Finances.
All classes of benevolent institu-
tons in the United States reported in
1910 for 4,2S1 institutions a total in
come of $11S, $4,000. with expenses of
Sill, 49S, 900, while 1871 showed prop
erty valued at $643, 1884, 900. This in
come of s11S,3S0,000 was divided
among the different classes of insti-
buttons as follows: Hospitals, 60 per
cent; homes for adults or adults and
children, 20 per cent; institutions for
the care of children, 16 per cent; in
situations for the blind and deaf, 5
per cent; societies for the protection
and care of children, per cent; dis
pensaries, l per cent.
Benevolent institutions in New
York State reported total income
of $2S000,000, in Pennsylvania of $15,-
100000, in Illinois $4,000, 000 in Mas
sachusetts 81. 00O,O 900 and In California
SIS, 100000. New York reported the
valuation of it's benevolent institu-
tions at $1Ss,0o0,0O0, Pennsylvania
Sill, 100000, Massachusetts $4,000, 900.
Ohio 1884, 000,0 Illinois SIC, 1000, 900 and
California SIG 900 600.