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Thirty-Third Annual Report Of The Trustees Of The State Almshouse At Tewksbury

Creator: n/a
Date: 1887
Publisher: Wright & Potter, Boston
Source: State Library of Massachusetts

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Statement No. 1

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Statistics of Department of Insane.

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Total. Males. Females.
Remaining in this department Sept. 30, 1885, 303 11 292
Admitted during the year,1215962
Discharged during the year,30426
Deaths during the year,16214
Desertions during the year,33-
Whole number admitted since Oct. 1, 1866,2,1407761,364
Whole number discharged and died,1,7657151,050
Remaining in this department Sept. 30, 1886,37361314

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STATEMENT No. 2.

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Number in the house at the commencement of the year,812
Admitted during the year,2,228
Discharged during the year,2,210
Supported during the year,3,010
Deaths during the year,143
Births during the year,81
Weekly average,917
Present number,830

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Of the 2,228 admitted during the year, there were from

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Boston,1,412
Lowell,123
Worcester Lunatic Hospitals,86
Births,81
Tewksbury,71
Cambridge,36
Lawrence,36
Worcester,34
Lynn,31
New Bedford,24
Springfield,20
Northampton Lunatic Hospital,13
Gloucester,12
Holyoke,10
Brockton,9
Fall River,9
Haverhill,9
Salem,9
Webster,9
Attleborough,8
Andover,7
Danvers Lunatic Hospital,7
Fitchburg,7
North Adams,7
Somerville,7
Framingham and Woburn, 6 each,12
Maiden, Marblehead and Montague, 5 each,15
Blackstone, Canton, Newburyport, Northampton and Taunton, 4 each,20
Arlington, Chelsea, Chicopee, Concord, Dracut, Marlborough and Wayland, 3 each,21
Barre, Bedford, Braintree, Danvers, Deerfield, Greenfield, Hyde Park, Melrose, Methuen, Millbury, Milton, Monson, North Andover, North Reading, Palmer, Peabody, Sherborn, Southbridge, South Hadley, State Primary School and Ware, 2 each,42
Adams, Amesbury, Amherst, Athol, Belchertown, Billerica, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Buckland, Clinton, Dana, Dartmouth, Everett, Great Barrington, Hingham, Hinsdale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lakeville, Leicester, Lenox, Leominster, Lexington, Lincoln, Maynard, Middleborough, New Marlborough, Northbridge, Orange, Quincy, Randolph, Richmond, South Abington, Stoughton, Templeton, Townsend, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Westfield, Weymouth and Winchester, 1 each,41

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The following table shows the number admitted each month, sex, age: --

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Months.Total.Males.Females.Under 10.Between 10 and 20.Between 20 and 30.Between 30 and 40.Between 40 and 50.Between 50 and 60.Between 60 and 70.Between 70 and 80.Over 80.
1885.
October,1419843261138152016951
November,232176561212585348241861
December,25520847151768554637152-
1886.
January,22217349171347505124182-
February,12496281215313220842-
March,118793919729191714742
April,1218536207291415181422
May,125893615638251414112-
June,115823315626211413143-
July,135874823836201813143-
August,14388551610303621151311
September,4973561414859151947042258-
Total,2,2281,6176112381715814343542381614110

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STATEMENT No. 3.

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Nativity of Inmates.

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Ireland,887
Massachusetts,343
British Provinces,223
England,176
New York,80
Maine,63
Scotland,59
Germany,59
New Hampshire,43
Unknown,36
Pennsylvania,26
Rhode Island,23
Sweden,22
Italy,22
Vermont,19
West Indies,16
Russia,16
Connecticut,12
Virginia,12
France,10
Western Islands,10
Austria and New Jersey, 6 each,12
Ohio, Missouri and Michigan, 5 each,15
Wales,4
East Indies, Australia, Maryland and Florida, 3 each,12
Georgia, Norway, at sea, Spain, South America, Holland, Portugal, District of Columbia, 2 each,16
Texas, Switzerland, Kentucky, South Carolina, Denmark, Kansas, Wisconsin, Turkey, Japan, Illinois, California and Africa,1 each,12
2,228

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STATEMENT No. 4.

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Cash Disbursements.

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Appraisal of property,$160 75
Beans, 93 2/6 6/2 bushels,134 66
Beds and bedding,887 30
Beef, fresh, 65,671 pounds,3,745 66
Beef, salt, 29,270 pounds,1,235 33
Brooms, 57 dozen,176 25
Burial services (to January 1st),34 00
Butter, 18,096 pounds,3,361 19
Carriages and wagons,948 83
Cement, lime and plaster,215 59
Chaplain, services of (to January 1st),80 00
Clothing,3,176 71
Coal, 1,576 3/20 tons; 100 bushels charcoal,6,307 57
Coffee, 4,915 pounds,608 74
Corn, 224 bushels,112 95
Cotton cloth, 14,182 1/2 yards,833 84
Cotton-seed meal, 87 tons,593 70
Crockery, glassware, etc,373 49
Dry goods,1,961 00
Eggs, 3,734 dozen,758 89
Expenses of trustees,280 45
Expressage,206 33
Fish, salt and fresh, 44,016 pounds,1,478 27
Fertilizing compounds,609 25
Flour, 1,424 barrels,8,560 90
Fruit,99 80
Furniture,895 83
Gasolene, 6,934 gallons. 1,062 85
Groceries,454 97
Hardware,618 60
Harnesses and repairs,153 31
Hay, 6,870 pounds,79 41
Hops, 192 pounds,48 00
Hospital supplies,733 72
Improvements,4,699 75
Live stock,1,277 00
Lumber,3,312 08
Malt, 22 bushels,21 60
Meats and provisions,608 67
Medicines,1,146 39
Middlings, 115 1595/2000 tons,1,700 46
Molasses, 1,077 gallons,261 66
Mutton, 3,128 pounds,337 46
Oatmeal, 53 barrels,275 13
Oats, 1,922 bushels,696 76
Oil, l,248 1/2 gallons,192 66
Paints, oils and colors,417 57
Painting (to January 1st),108 75
Pasturage,99 00
Pease, 84 bushels,97 85
Pepper, 170 pounds,34 25
Pipe and fittings,1,372 59
Repairs,1,892 80
Rice, 10,233 pounds,389 32
Salaries,23, 183 22
Salt, 100 sacks,101 00
Seeds,194 27
Shoe stock and tools,388 67
Shoes, 2,018 pairs,1,800 68
Shorts, 2 1/2 tons,40 50
Smithwork,31 00
Soap, 4,567 pounds,325 72
Starch, 80 pounds,5 60
Stationery, books, etc.,762 50
Stoves,120 54
Sugar, 19,856 pounds,1,279 51
Tea, 2,690 3/4 pounds,671 36
Telegraphing,7 94
Telephone,185 95
Tinware,301 91
Tobacco, 2,308 pounds,680 89
Tools, agricultural,383 44
Transportation of freight,2,729 93
Transportation of passengers,260 57
Woodenware,216 23

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