Seventh annual report of the New-York Asylum for Idiots : To the legislature of the State of New York for 1858 / New York State Asylum for Idiots.

  • New York State Asylum for Idiots
Date:
1858
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Credit: Seventh annual report of the New-York Asylum for Idiots : To the legislature of the State of New York for 1858 / New York State Asylum for Idiots. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, To the Trustees of the N.‘ Y. Asylum for Idiots : Gentlemen—The undersigned would respectfully submit 'the following as his annual report as superintendent: The number of pupils connected with the asylum a year since was soon increased to»112. Of these twenty were paying pupils, the remainder beneficiaries of the State. They were from the different judicial districts, in the following proportion: From District u u u a a u a u u u u u a a No. 1 there were - « 2 “ “ 3 “ a 4 a “ 5 “ a 6 “ U 7 a U g « 14 12 12 11 12 12 9 10 Total, 92 A few changes have taken place by the removal of former pupils and the selection of new ones. Thus, since October 1st, 1856, there have been received of new pupils into the asylum,. 31 Accepted by the ex. committee for the coming year, but not yet entered,.... „............... 6 Total,....... 37 Of the former pupils sixteen have been removed and four have died. It will be seen that the number of pupils for the coming year will be slightly increased. , Of the deaths one was accidental, two from tuberculous disease of the lungs, and one from epilepsy. Except in the fatal cases just mentioned, there has been an almost entire exemption from sickness in the institution for the past year. [Assembly, No. 33.] 2