1849, ISBN: 9781236040916

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Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: . . . of apparatus, 23, 826. The value of the public school-houses in the State is 2, 760, 000, of which 2, 200, 000 has been expended since 1838. There are three Normal Schools supported by the State, at an annual cost of about 6, 600, --one. at Westfield, one at West Newton, and one at Bridgewater. State Lunatic Hospital, Worcester. --George Chandler, M. D. , Superintendent. Patients at the commencement of the year ending Nov. 30, 1848, 394; admitted during the year, 261, -123 males, 133 females; remaining at the end of the year, 409, --217 males, 192 females; average during the year, 404. Of those admitted during the year, 166 (91 males, 76 females) were committed by the courts; 22 (10 males, II females) by overseers; and 73 (37 males, 46 females) were private boarders. 160 foreigners (76 males, 74 females) remained i n the hospital at the end of the year. 246 patients (120 males, 126 females) were discharged during the year; of whom 136 were recovered, 32 improved, 46 incurable and harmless, 2 incurable and dangerous, and 30 died. 16 strong rooms for the more violent female patients have been brought into use. Receipts during the year, 44, 406. 32; balance of cash, November, 1847, 6. 218. 47; total, 8 60, 624. 79. Expenditures, 842, 860. 06. Leaving balance to new account, 87, 764. 24. The expense per patient the last year was 8 106. 09; the average annual expense per patient for the 16 years the Hospital has been in operation is 8126. 72. State Prison. --The number of prisoners, September 30, 1848, was 281; 122 having been received, and 129 discharged, during the year. Of those in prison, 239 were committed for offences against property, and 42 for offences against the person. 17 are confined for life; 1 for 36 years; 3 for 18 years; and the remainder for a shorter period. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<