The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10
THE FOOD
CONSUMED
In 0hiO'S Institutions Figured
In The Tons
Mt. Vernon SanatOfium Used
Many Eggs
As These Are Chief Part OF
Diet For Patients
Pounds And Pounds Of Pro-
visions We're Used
AUd Yet Some Say Patients
Are Not Well Fed

In the is institutions under the
management of the Ohio board of ad-
ministration, there was at the begin
ming of the year total population
of 20,302, the largest in the history
Of the state. e. f. Brown, fiscal sup
ervisor of the administration board
is just completing his report for the
year, and some very interesting data
is CLEANED from the advance copies
which are now being prepared for the
printer.
The administration board was one
of the state departments charged by
Auditor Donahey with not having a
classification of the money spent, but
Judging from the data already given
later, 1t is shown that this board has
about as close check on the money
spent as any other state department.
The special part of the report just
finished by Mr.. Brown shows just ex-
actiy the amount of food consumed
per inmate in these IS institutions
during the past year.
The report shows that each inmate
consumed at the rate of SO eggs dur
ing the year, and 80 pounds of butter.
These two items alone give one an
idea of the work involved in making
Up this report. Here is the complete
list, and it is made up from carefully
tabulating the reports, received from
the different institutions: S.55 pounds
lima and navy beans per inmate; 14-26
pounds of coffee; AGO bushels of pota-
toes; 1888 pounds of sugar; 1913
pounds of fresh and salted meats;
349.15 pounds of milk; 9.06 pounds OF
lard; 497 pounds of hominy; 4.61
pounds of crackers; 2 pounds OF
cheese; one and quarter barrels OF
flour; and 9.39 pounds of lice. Be-
sides these things, there were many
other items in smaller quantities
shown in the report.
The detailed report on the use OF
eggs is interesting in that 1t shows
the number of eggs consumed by the
inmates of the different institutions
The rate per inmate at the sanatori'
um at Mt. Vernon, where eggs are q
chief part of the diet or tuberculosis
victims, was 127 dozen for the year
The consumption per prisoner at the
penitentiary was $50 dozen during
the year, while at the reformatory
the inmates were only given 3.S5 doz
en-. The rate per inmate at the othel
institutions was Boys lndustr1a
school, TIC dozen; Athens state hos
initial. S.57 dozen; Cleveland, $50 doz
en-; Columbus, 2.75 dozen; Dayton
7.75 dozen; Toledo, 8.75 dzen; Massil
Ion, sos dozen; Gallipolis, 5.e3 dozen
Girls Industrial school, 1852 dozen
Longview, 1858 dozen; Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors home at Sandusky, 14.2
dozen.
The entire amount of eggs consum
ed during the year was 162,792 dozen
OF. to be exact, 2,053,504 eggs. OF thi
amount 25,162 came from the chicken
yards of the various institutions. Tn
total amount of navy and lima bean
consumed was 16s,6O7 pounds, and tn
coffee amounted to 2S9,500 pounds
batter, 611,16S pounds; cheese, 1915
v.onuas. crackers, 91,542 pounds; 1ar(
1880 pounds; hominy, 1OO.S6
pounds; meats, fresh and saltet
3,437,925 pounds; milk, 7,OSS,S7
hounds; potatoes, 9S,S27 bushels; ric'
1870, 1872 pounds; sugar, 971 1908 pounds
and yeast, 12,247 pounds.
And yet some folks complain thf
the inmates of the state institution
are not being well fed.
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