KINGS COUNTY ALMSHOUSE, Clarkson Street, Flatbush, N. Y. Name changed January, 1903, to New York City Home for the Aged and Infirm, Brooklyn Division, which see. KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL, Clarkson Street, Flatbush, N. Y. Inspected by Inspector Lathrop May 11-15, 1903. Object.-The medical and surgical treatment of the sick poor. Governing body.-Commissioner of Public Charities. Medical superintendent.-John F. FitzGerald, M. D. Value of property included in report of almshouse. Number of patients treated during the year, 7,826; remaining October 1, 1903, 476 (305 males and 171 females). Total expenditures for the year, $206,491.92; estimated value of the labor of patients, $8,155.80; average weekly expense of support and treatment of each poor person, $7.23. Application to be made to the medical superintendent. KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISPENSARY, Established, 1845; licensed December 14, 1899, by chapter 368, Object.-To furnish medical and surgical relief to the poor. Medical superintendent.-John F. FitzGerald, M. D. Number of different persons treated at the dispensary during the year, 1,665; total number of treatments, 5,373; number of prescriptions dispensed, 7,401; number of persons vaccinated, 1,025. Finances included with those of the hospital. Terms and qualifications for treatment.-Free to all unable to pay. Application to be made to the attending physician. NEW YORK CITY HOME FOR THE AGED AND INFIRM, BROOKLYN DIVISION, Clarkson Street, Flatbush, N. Y. Inspected by Inspector Lathrop May 11-15, 1903. Attached to the almshouse are 67 acres of land, 6 of which are reported as under cultivation. 35 acres, with the buildings thereon, being leased to the Long Island State Hospital; total value of land and buildings, including Kings County Hospital, $4,000,000; value of almshouse property alone, estimated at $750,000; estimated value of the labor of inmates during the year, $37,572.20; estimated value of the products of the farm, $830.79. Expenses in connection with the almshouse for the year ending September 30, 1903, $145,055.72; estimated weekly expense per person, $2.16. Total number in the almshouse during the year, 3,444; remaining October 1, 1903, 1,286 (671 males and 615 females), including 110 feeble-minded or idiotic, 50 blind, 12 deaf and 21 epileptics; number of wayfarers to whom meals were furnished at the almshouse, 2,289; total supported and relieved during the year, 5,733. RECEPTION HOSPITAL, Coney Island, N. Y. Inspected by Inspector Lathrop May 18, 1903. Opened May 15, 1903, for the summer; closed September 20, 1903. Object. The medical and surgical treatment of the sick poor. Governing body.-Commissioner of Public Charities. Medical superintendent.-John F. FitzGerald, M. D. Number of patients treated during the summer months, 77. Total expenditures for the four months, $1,421.11; estimated value of the labor of patients, $64.20; average weekly expense for support and treatment of each poor person, $19.44. Application to be made to the attending physician. RECEPTION HOSPITAL DISPENSARY, Coney Island, N. Y. Established, 1901; licensed October 9, 1901, by chapter 368, Laws of 1899. Object. To furnish medical and surgical relief to the poor. Governing body.-Commissioner of Public Charities. Medical superintendent.-John F. FitzGerald, M. D. Number of different persons treated at the dispensary, 902; total number of treatments, 1,748; number of prescriptions dispensed, 3,225. Finances included with Kings County Hospital. Terms and qualifications for treatment.-Free to all unable to pay. Application to be made at the dispensary. BROOKLYN DISCIPLINARY TRAINING SCHOOL FOR BOYS (THE), Eighteenth Avenue, Between Fifty-sixth and Fifty-eighth Streets, Brooklyn, N. Y. Inspected by Inspector Lechtrecker December 23 and 24, 1902. Established, 1896; incorporated April 10, 1896, by chapter 235 of the Laws of 1896. Object. To receive into the above-named school all such boys under the age of 14 years and over 7 years, who shall be arrested or committed as vagrants, or convicted of criminal offenses, other than felonies, in the city of Brooklyn, as may, in the judgment of the county court or of the supreme court of said city, or of the police magistrate, be proper boys to be so received, and to instruct them in such branches of useful knowledge as shall be suitable to their years and capacities. Governing body.-Board of Managers. President.-Morris Adler, 816 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn. Secretary.-J. Herman Lins, 5 Wallabout Market, Brooklyn. Attending physician.-Mark Manley, M. D. Superintendent.-James P. Farrell, Value of property, $145,488.73. Number of boys cared for during the year, 331 (all supported by public funds); remaining October 1, 1903, 248. Receipts for the year ending September 30, 1903, including balance on hand ($16,338.89), $64,521.89; expenditures, $51,409.93; balance on hand October 1, 1903, $13,111.96. Terms and qualifications for admittance.--Boys from 7 to 14 years of age, committed by a magistrate, or court, as vagrants or misdemeanants are received. STATE CHARITIES AID ASSOCIATION. Central Office, 105 East Twenty-second Street, New York City. (See New York County.) Has local visiting committees in 53 counties. The following is the list of officers for Kings county: Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen, President, 101 Willow street, Brooklyn; Mrs. Andrew J. Perry, First Vice-President, 30 First place, Brooklyn; Mrs. James B. Brinsmade, Second Vice-President, 166 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn; Mrs. Henry R. Pierson, Corresponding Secretary, 147 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn; Miss Sara P. Colton, Recording Secretary, 136 Montague street, Brooklyn; Miss Alice C. Moffat, Treasurer, 71 Willow street, Brooklyn. Kings County-Private Charity. DAY NURSERIES. GILLESPIE MEMORIAL DAY NURSERY (of the Industrial School Association, Brooklyn, E. D.), 210 Richardson Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Established, 1886. Object. To care for young children whose parents are in destitute circumstances, while they are away from home at work, and to provide said children with necessary food and clothing. Governing body.-Boards of Trustees and Managers. President.-Benjamin W. Wilson, 578 Bedford avenue, Brook lyn. Secretary. Mrs. E. A. Wheeler, 110 Ross street, Brooklyn. Treasurer. Mrs. J. D. Wade, 252 South Ninth street, New York. Officer in charge.-Mrs. Joyce. Aggregate attendance during the year, 7,788; aggregate number enrolled, 140; average daily attendance, 28 (18 boys and 10 girls). Finances included with parent institution. See Homes for Children, Industrial School Association, Brooklyn, E. D. Terms and qualifications for admittance.-Needy children under 5 years of age are received at a charge of 5 cents per day for each child. Application to be made at the Nursery. DISPENSARIES. BEDFORD DISPENSARY AND HOSPITAL, 343-345 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Incorporated June, 1881; licensed October 12, 1899, by chapter 368, Laws of 1899. Object. To supply medical and surgical aid to the worthy poor. Governing body.-Board of Trustees. President.-H. W. Brinckerhoff, 371 Jefferson avenue, Brook lyn. Secretary.-Alexander G. Brinckerhoff, 459 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn. Treasurer. Alfred Tilly, 1395 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn. Matron. Mrs. C. C. Matthews. Value of property, $13,000. Number of different persons treated at the dispensary during the year, 2,223; total number of treatments, 4,079; number of prescriptions dispensed, 7,891; number of persons treated at their homes, 47; visits thus made, 63; number of persons vaccinated, 11. Receipts for the year ending September 30, 1903, including balance on hand ($1,185.38), $2,075.47; expenditures, $1,202.93; balance on hand October 1, 1903, $872.54. Terms and qualifications for treatment.-Free to the sick poor, if unable to pay. Application to be made at the dispensary. BROOKLYN CENTRAL DISPENSARY, 29 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Established June, 1855; incorporated August 7, 1855; licensed October 12, 1899, by chapter 368, Laws of 1899. Object. To extend medical aid, gratuitously, to all needy sick persons, who make application for relief. Governing body.-Board of Managers. |