*This includes 85 insane at various institutions not designed for insane. †This includes 11 idiotic in institutions not designed for the idiotic. Among these were 195 in homes for children, 44 at the Hospital Cottages, 8 in truant schools or reformatories, the remaining 29 being in local hospitals and private homes for the poor. § This includes 325 at the Dipsomaniac Hospital, 61 sane at the Epileptic Hospital, and 82 at the State Hospital and State Farm. Besides 34 insane epileptics at the Monson hospital. Idiotic. THE TOWNS' POOR FULLY SUPPORTED. TABLE II. — Classification and Location of the Towns' Poor Fully Supported March 31, 1900. 4212 ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 ♡ 2 TABLE III. — Population of the Town Almshouses on March 31, 1898, 1899 and 1900. SANE. INSANE. IDIOTIC. TOTAL. PERSONS OVER SIXTEEN. CHILDREN UNDER SIXTEEN. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1898. 1899. 1900. COUNTIES. COUNTIES. Full Sup port. Partial Support. Vagrants. Total. Insane. CENSUS OF PAUPERISM (1899-1900). TABLE IV. Showing by Counties the Number of Persons reported by the Overseers of the Poor as Supported or JAN. 1, 1899. JULY 1, 1899. JAN. 1, 1900. JULY 1, 1900. Full Sup port. Partial Support. Vagrants. Total. Insane. 1,510 91 1,972 178 3,737 506 1,256 8 1,722 253 509 1,280 76 1,865 268 503 1,305 1,384 182 1,140 60 542 353 350 1,077 3,015 3,235 1,221 1,608 56 112102800100 6 11,065 26,717 931 38,713 5,389 10,499 18,677 120 29,296 5,515 11,244 20,672 862 32,778 5,635 10,996 18,457 136 29,589 5,851 6,910 11,472 50 18,432 3,741 7,526 13,075 434 21,035 3,864 7,342 10,610 3,589 7,205 70 10,864 1,776 3,718 7,597 428 11,743 1,771 3,654 6,847 4,389 1,851 3,891 3,891 1,840 4,285 4,285 1,948 4,111 15,454 26,717 931 43,102 7,240 14,390 18,677 120 33,187 7,355 15,529 20,672 862 37,063 7,583 15,107 18,457 * Included in the numbers reported by cities and towns, through which the aid is rendered. Full Sup port. Support. Partial Vagrants. Total. Insane. Full Support. Support. Partial Vagrants. Total. CENSUS OF PAUPERISM. TABLE V.-County Summary of Classified Receipts and Expenses on Pauper Account in 1899-1900. Total, 342,012 $256,926 $531,843 $103,123 $891,892 $896,281 $157,840 $1,946,013 $59,534 $628,286 $95,358 $25,120 $90,200 $898,498 $150,672 $2,995, 183 * The larger part of these expenses apply to hospitals for the insane; the remainder chiefly to other State institutions. † Apparently includes maintenance during sickness at local hospitals, as well as medical attendance and nursing at home. In addition to the estimated cost of entertaining tramps at the almshouses ($4,180) which is a part of the common almshouse expenses. |