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The external appearance of this building is grand and imposing. Space will not permit us to enter into any description of its interior ; suffiee it to say that in all respeets it compares with the exterior, and in its arrangement, regulation and detail, reflects the highest credit upon the County of Kings. We are speaking of it, as it was in 1861. The improvements which a
boarded out, 73; total number temporarily relieved, District No. 1, 10,203 ; soldiers' families, 3,862 ; District No. 2, 6,442 ; soldiers' families, 3,924 ; District No. 3, 439 ; District No. 4. 111. Total, 24,981. Whole number relieved or supported wholly or in part during the year ending July 31st, 1862, 30,439. The whole net costs to the Superintendents of the Poor for supporting the poor of the County for the year end- ing July 31st, 1862, was $131,078.24.
Dr. Thomas Turner, Physician of the Kings County Hospi- tal, for the year ending July 31st, 1862, reports remaining in the Hospital August 1st, 1861, 341 patients. There had been admitted during the year 1,809-920 males. 881 females. Total number under treatment, 2,150- males, 1,092 ; females, 1,058 ; discharged recovered, 1,208 ; improved, 322; unim- proved, 64 ; died, 251-152 males, 99 females ; remaining July 31st, 1862, 305-140 males, 165 females,
Dr. Edward R. Chapin, Physician to the Lunatic Asylum for the same year, reports whole number patients in that in- stitution July 31, 1861, as 330 ; admitted during the year, 204
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-91 males, 113 females ; whole number under treatment dur- ing the year, 534; 228 males, 306 females; recovered, 87 ; im- proved, 42 ; unimproved, 7; died, 32-14 males, 18 females ; whole number discharged, 168; remaining July 31st, 1862, 366-males, 143 ; females, 223 ; whole number of employes, 63 ; of the whole number 265 were foreigners.
The contract system, or plan of letting out the labor of prisoners in the Penitentiary had, at this date, been in successful operation for several years, and was pro- ductive of a very remunerative income. For the month of October, the monies received on account of convict labor, was $1,307.15 ; the total amount of expenses incurred during the year was $25,939.74.
The Annual Report of Rachel A. Newton, Matron for the County Nursery, for the year ending July 31, 1862, shows that, on the 1st day of August, 1861, there were remaining 223 ; and there have been since admitted 489; total remain- ing and admitted, 712; of whom there have left, 405; of whom there have died, 50; total, 455 ; remaining July 31, 1862, 257 ..
On February 5, 1863, the salary of James Fitzgerald, recently elected a Superintendent of the Poor, was fixed by law at $1,500 per year, and the salarics of the Superintendents of the 3d and 5th Districts were fixed at $740.
On the 19th of February, leave was granted the Su- perintendents to remove the building known as the old Lunatic Asylum, to the rear of the new Asylum, at an expense not to exceed $6,500; said amount to include all expenses for repairs.
On August 4, 1863, Dr. John L. Zabriskie was ap- pointed Physician to the Penitentiary.
August 5, 1863. Annual Report of the Superintendents for the year ending July 31, 1863, shows that the whole num- ber of persons remaining in the institutions on the 1st day of August, 1862, was : In Alms-House, 351; in Hospital, 255; in Asylum, 375; in Nursery, 249. Total, 1,230. Total num- ber admitted into these institutions during the year was 3,679 ; total number of foundlings boarded out, 69; total number temporarily relieved, 16,901; making the whole num- ber wholly, or in part, supported during the year ending July 31, 1863, 22,879. Total amount disbursed during the year ending July 31st, 1863, was $158,244.01. Signed, Ditmas Jewell, J. C. Day, William E. Muchmore, James Fitzgerald, William Bennet, Superintendents of the Poor.
Dr. Thomas Turner, Physician to the County Hospital for the year, reports that there were in the Hospital, August 1, 1863, 305 patients; admitted during the year, 2,023; 985 males, 1,038 females; recovered, 1,094; improved, 297; unimproved, 87 ; died 258 ; 147 males, 101 females ; total discharged and died, 1,736; remaining, July 31, 1863, 287.
Edward R. Chapin, M.D., Physician to the Lunatic Asylum, for the year, reports 366 patients in the Asylum on July 31, 1862 ; males, 144, females, 222; admitted during the year, 206 ; 79 males, and 127 females ; whole number under treat- ment, 572 ; recovered, 76; improved, 40 ; unimproved, 11; died, 49 ; 23 males, 26 females ; whole number discharged, 176; remaining July 31, 1863, 396; 150 males, 246 females; 64 employees.
The Matron to the Kings County Nursery reports for the year : remaining as per last Annual Report, 233 children, 27 adults ; admitted during the year, 406 children, 59 adults ;
total remaining and admitted, 639 children, 89 adults ; of whom there have left, 394 children, 62 adults ; of whom there have died, 52 children ; total discharges and deaths, 446 children, 62 adults; remaining July 39, 1863, 193 children, 24 adults.
February 8, 1864. The salaries of John Delaney and Morris H. Roberts, recently elected for the 1st and 2d Districts, were fixed at $1,500.
On June 23, 1864, the salary of James Fitzgerald, Superin- tendent of the Poor for the 3d District, was fixed at the rate of $2,000 per annum.
Annual Report of the Superintendents for the year ending July 31, 1864 : Remaining in the Alms-House, on July 31, 1863, 404; Hospital, 287; Nursery, 218; Lunatic Asylum, 460; total. 1,369; admitted during the year, including all these in- stitutions, 4,517; discharged and died, 4,290; remaining, July 31, 1864, in Alms-House, 471; Hospital, 325; Nursery, 322 ; Asylum, 478; total, 1,596. Temporarily relieved, 20,743 ; foundlings boarded out, 95; institutions, 5,886 ; relieved, wholly or in part, for the year ending July 31, 1864, 26, 724. Total amount of disbursements for the year, $245,617.54.
Dr. Thomas Turner, resident Physician of County Hos- pital, for the year ending July 31, 1864, reports as remaining in the Hospital, August 1, 1863, 287 patients; 114 males, 173 females ; admitted during the year, 2,314; 1,068 males, 1,246 females ; whole number under treatment, 2,601; recovered, 1,542; improved, 380; unimproved, 58; died, 295; 149 males, 146 females ; total discharged and died, 2,275 ; total remain- ing, July 31, 1864, 326; 135 males, 191 females.
Dr. Edward R. Chapin, Physician of the Lunatic Asylum reports : patients in the Asylum, July 31, 1863, 396 ; 151 males, 245 females; admitted during the year, 209; 99 males, 110 females ; whole number under treatment, 605; 250 males, 350 females ; recovered, 106; improved, 35; unim- proved, 12; died, 39; whole number discharged, 191; remain- ing, July 31, 1867, 414; 168 males, 246 females; 66 employees.
Emily Muckridge, newly appointed Matron of the County Nursery for the same year, reports : remaining in the Nur- sery, July 31, 1863, 217; 196 children, 24 adults; admitted during the year, 587 ; 576 children, 11 adults ; 767 children, 35 adults ; total, 804 ; of whom there were discharged, 408 children, 6 adults; total, 414; died, 63 children ; discharged and died, 471 children, 6 adults ; total, 477 ; remaining July 30, 1854, 299 children, 29 adults; total, 327.
February 16, 1865. John E. Cammeyer was elected one of the Superintendents of the Poor, by the Super- visors, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Superintendent Morris H. Roberts.
Early in March, 1868, an effort was made to remove the Rev. Mr. McKillup, who had been for some years Chaplain of the Penitentiary. After a full hearing of the matter, it was decided that "a change is not de- sirable or necessary."
The Annual Report of the Superintendents for the year ending July 31, 1865, begins with a feeling allu- sion to the death of Dr. THOMAS TURNER, so long identified with the Poor Establishment of the county, and, to use the language of the Report, " whose faith- ful devotion to it cost him his life."
He was widely known, greatly beloved, and deeply lamented. Dr. Turner's successor was Dr. R. CRESSON STILES, a gentleman of high character, thorough medical education, highly esteemed by his professional brethren,
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and devoted to his profession. The department, says the Report, has been admirably managed by him since the death of Dr. Turner. The Report also speaks in highest terms of Dr. EDWARD R. CHAPIN, " who mani- fests a rare combination of qualifications in the con- tinued success with which the affairs of the institution have been administered." The Report also announces a change in the government of the Nursery, in the ap- pointment of Mr. John Driscoll, " a gentleman of well- known worth and benevolence," to the control of the institution, under the title of Keeper; "his amiable wife taking the matronly care of the children. A decided improvement in the management of that charity fully justifies the new arrangement."
The report further shows that there were remaining in the institution on the 1st day of August, 1864, 1,586 inmates, viz .: Alms-House, 474; Hospital, 326; Nursery, 304; Asylum, 482; Total, 1,586.
During the year there were admitted and born, Alms- House, 2,054 ; Hospital, 3,117 ; Nursery, 687; Asylum, 263 ; total, 6,121. Discharged and died, Alms-House, 1,930 ; Hos- pital, 3,073 ; Nursery, 654; Asylum, 245. Remaining, July 31, 1865, Alms-House, 598; Hospital, 370; Nursery, 337; Asylum, 500; total, 1,805. Relieved and supported during the year ending July 31, 1865, 30,098 ; total amount of paid bills, $396,540.04; total amount of receipts, $21,565.98.
Balance, being net cost of the department for year ending July 31st, 1865, $374,974.06.
R. Cresson Stiles, M.D., Physician of the Kings County Hos- pital, reports as remaining in the institution, July 31, 1864, 326 patients; 3,117 were admitted during the year, making the whole number under treatment, 3,443, which is 842 more than were treated in the year previous. Of these, 2,085 were discharged, recovered ; 540 were discharged, improved of chronic disorders; 112 were removed or discharged without improvement; 336 died; there were, at the date of Report, 370. There were 381 cases of small-pox treated at the Hospital; of the whole number, 334 recovered, and 47 died; 100 cases were of infants, or children under twelve years of age; 69 cases of pulmonary consumption, and 1 case of hydrophobia was reported, which proved fatal on the fourth day of the dis- ease.
From Kings County Lunatic Asylum, Edward R. Chapin, M. D., reports: patients in the Asylum, August 1, 1864, 414 ; admitted during the year, 263 ; whole number under treat- ment, 677; discharged, recovered, 56 males, 54 females; total, 110 ; discharged, improved, 24 males, 22 females ; total, 46 ; discharged, unimproved, 11 males, 3 females ; total, 14; died, 32 males, 43 females ; total, 75 ; whole number dis- charged, 123 males, 122 females ; total, 245 ; remaining July 31, 1865, 186 males, 246 females ; total, 432 ; number of em- ployees, 68; number of foreigners admitted during the year, 161; natives, 102.
The Keeper of the Kings County Nursery reports its con- dition for the year ending July 31, 1865: There were remain- ing, July 31, 1864, children, 172 males, 102 females ; adults, 4 male, and 26 female ; total, 304; admitted during the year, children, 333 males, 289 females; adults, 6 males, 59 females; total, 687; making a total of 991; there were discharged dur- ing the year, children, 278 males, 254 females ; adults, 6 males, 56 females ; total, 594 ; died, children, 36 males, 23 females; adults, 1 female; total, 60; making a total in all of
654; remaining, July 31, 1865, children, 191 males, 114 fe- males; adults, 4 males, 28 females; total, 337.
The Annual Report of the Keeper of the Kings County Penitentiary * for the year ending July 31, 1865, shows : the number of prisoners confined in the Penitentiary on August 1, 1864, was 179; 73 males, 106 females; number of prisoners committed during the year was 728 ; 333 males, 395 females ; number discharged, 743; 329 males, 414 females ; number of deaths, 6; number on hand, July 31, 1865, 203; 100 males, 103 females; the average number during the year, 194}; total cost of food consumed during the year was $18,460.67; the whole expense of the prison during the year was $35,937.16; the amount received from the labor of convicts was $2,420.70; the increase of expenses over the preceding year was $9,654.88.
On March 9th, 1866, the initiatory steps were taken to purchase for the county the two parcels of land ly- ing, the one on the north and the other on the south side of the county property, in Flatbush.
Proposed law for abolishing the office of Su- perintendents of the Poor, and the establish- ment in its place of a commission, to be known as the " Board of Commissioners of Charities." -For a long time many of the leading citizens of the county of Kings had believed that the abolishment of the office of Superintendents of the Poor, and the es- tablishment of some other mode of conducting the Poor Establishment of the county, would tend largely to the advantage and prosperity of all branches of the establishment ; that the Board of Superintendents was not only inefficient, but to a certain degree corrupt in its management ; that it had created a system of fav- oritism, which should not be permitted ; that it was more or less governed by rings and cliques. When the Board of Supervisors and Superintendents of the Poor learned of the proceeding of the Legislature touching the abolishment of the office of Superintend- ents, they drew up a strong remonstrance, in which the proposed legislation was characterized as "im- proper and uncalled for." This was adopted by over a two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors ; thus the matter ended for the present.
April 2d, 1866, there was placed to the credit of the Superintendents of the Poor the sum of $250,000; and an order was also made directing that all such monies as had been, or might be, received during the year for violations of the Excise law be also placed to the credit of the Superintendents.
April 12th, the draft of an act to enable the Super- intendents of the Poor to borrow money for the use of the poor of the county was forwarded to the Legisla - ture, with a recommendation for its early passage. The County Treasurer was directed to draw from the contingent fund to the credit of the Superintendents the sum of $25,000.
On August 2d, the Board of Superintendents presented
*We have been unable to make any extracts from this officer's re- port for several years past, as no such report could be found in the records.
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their annual account for the year ending July 31, 1866, by which it appears that, on January 1st, Dr. R. C. Stiles, who had served for one year as resident physician of the Alms- house and its departments with great acceptability, tendered his resignation, in order to enter on the practice of his pro- fession in the city; but he did not fail in constant and regu- lar attendance as one of the staff of consulting physicians. The warmest thanks of the Board were tendered him by the Board for his ability as a physician, and his disinterested at- tention to the medical services of the Hospital. Dr. TEUNIS SCHENCK was appointed Resident Physician, as the successor of Dr. Stiles. The report further shows that at the date of the last report, August 1st, 1865, there were remaining in the Almshouse, 598; Hospital, 370; Nursery, 337; Asylum, 500; total, 1,805. Admitted and born during the year-Alms- house, 2,617; Hospital, 3,135; Nursery, 699; Asylum, 243. The whole number remaining in the establishment, July 31, 1865, and the whole number admitted into all its depart- ments during the year, was 8,499. The whole number dis- charged and died during the year, in Alms-house, 2,454; Hos- pital, 3,161; Nursery, 590; Asylum, 205; total, 6,410. Re- maining in all the departments, July, 1866, 2,089. Tempor- ary relief granted during the year to 27,758; Foundlings, etc., boarded out 120; Institutions, 8,499. Total number relieved or supported for the year ending July 31, 1866, 36,777. Total amount of bills paid, $364,472.62. Total amount of receipts, $27,645.27. Balance of net costs of the whole department for the year ending July 31, 1866, $336,287.35.
EDWIN R. CHAPIN, M. D., Resident Physician of the Luna- tic Asylum for the year ending July 31, 1866, reports that there were remaining in the Asylum, August 1, 1866, 186 males, 246 females; total, 432. Admitted during the year, 111 males, 132 females; total, 243. Whole number under treatment during the year, 267 males, 378 females; total, 675; recovered, 89; improved, 42; unimproved, 9. Died, 32 males, 33 females; total, 65. Whole number discharged during the year, 205; remaining, July 31, 1866, 198 males, 272 females; total, 470. Whole number of employees, 73. Of the patients admitted during the year, 167 were foreigners. There were married, males, 425; females, 521; total, 946. Single, males, 344; females, 351; total, 795. Unknown males, 23; females, 18; total, 41.
In his report, the Doctor says, "the time for a seri- ous consideration for enlarging the Lunatic Asylum ought not to be any longer delayed ; it has again be- come crowded to about the same degree it was when an extension to the building was proposed seven years ago. Subsequently the Asylum was enlarged by the addition of two wings ; it yet lacks a wing at each ex- tremity to reach the dimensions of the State Lunatic Asylum of New Jersey, after which design it was modeled. In the meantime it is absolutely necessary to make some temporary provision for the incoming excess of male patients."
TEUNIS SCHENCK, Resident Physician for the Kings County Hospital, reports as remaining in the Hospital, August 1, 1865, males, 156; females, 214; total, 370. Admitted during the year-Males, 1,651; females, 1,484; total, 3,135. Total number under treatment during the year, 1,807 males, 1,698 females; total, 3,505. Recovered, 2,319; improved, 399; un- improved, 77. Died-Males, 197; females, 169; total, 366. Total discharged and died during the year-1,647 males, 1,514 females; total, 3,161. Remaining July 31, 1866-160 males, 184 females; total, 344.
Dr. Schenck reports that consumption and diseases of the kidneys still claim, as they have in former years, the largest number of victims.
John Driscoll, Esq., Keeper of the Nursery, reports for the year ending July 31, 1866, as remaining on July 31, 1865- Children, 305; adults, 320; total, 337. Admitted during the year-Children, 635; adults, 64; total, 699. Total admissions -Children, 942; adults, 96; total of admitted, 1,036. Dis- charged during the year-Children, 495; adults, 57; total, 552. Died-Children, 38. Total discharged and died-Chil- dren, 533; adults, 57; total, 590. Remaining July 31, 1866- Children, 407; adults, 39; total, 446. The school for the children is reported to be one of the most profitable, pleasing and satisfactory departments of the establishment. Two Sunday schools were conducted in this institution, both of them subjects of congratulation to their conductors, and to all concerned in the Nursery.
Officers of the Alms-House this year : John C. Van- derveer, Warden ; Sarah A. Vanderveer, Matron ; Annie L. Hicks, Cutter ; David W. Hoagland, Stew- ard.
February 11th, 1867, the crowded state of the Luna- tic Asylum was presented in a report, which attracted general interest. The report concludes by strongly urging the immediate enlargement of the Asylum, and recommends that an act be prepared and forwarded to the Legislature authorizing the county to borrow on its bonds a sum not exceeding $30,000, payable in 1883, for the purpose of making additions to the Lunatic Asylum. The report shows that "the price of board in the Asylum for patients able to pay was $5 per week; but $4 was received from those who were unable to pay more. This entitled the patient to a diet a little superior to the ordinary fare. In no other respect is there any other distinction between the boarders and the county patients." The total receipts for board for the year ending February 18, 1867, was $10,338.16."
A Dime Savings Bank had been established in the Lunatic Asylum about the year 1857, which, together with the Graham legacy, produced quite an income for minor expenses.
A reported, presented to the Board May 7th, 1867 says :
" It is proposed to devote the proceeds of the income for the coming year, from the Graham legacy, to the purchase of reading material for the Asylum and Hospital ; but, inas- much as some of the standard works, especially the Waverly Novels, in a lunatic asylum, need renewing, and as they are highly recommended by the officers of that institution, your committee thought it better to devote the next year's income to that purpose, and appropriate the money in the Dime Savings Bank, $40, to the purchase of books for the Hospital; for books are the best companions for a class of insane persons-a class highly intellectual and cultivated- that they can have.
The required act authorizing the County of Kings to borrow money to erect an addition to the Lunatic Asy- lum of the said county, passed the Legislature April 22d, 1867. It permitted the county to borrow for that
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purpose $35,000, and to issue bonds therefor, with in- terest payable annually; principal to be paid in 1882. On the 23d of April, an act passed the Legislature au- thorizing the county to borrow money for the purpose of enlarging, or erecting an additional building for the care and charge of poor children of the county of Kings, the sum to be borrowed not to exceed $75,000.
July 1st, 1867, the question of the prodigality of the Superintendents in disbursing the funds committed to them for the support of the Poor Establishment, again came before the public. The Superintendents made frequent charges that the Supervisors did not raise sufficient money to support the poor for the year; and, as there was a discrepancy of $11,979.12 between the accounts of the Superintendents of the Poor and the County Treasurer, and other discrepancies in accounts, the Supervisors appointed a committee on July 7th to ascertain the cause of this alleged failure of funds, and these discrepancies, &c. This committee found, as they claimed, evidences of "chicanery" and " fraud " in the purchase of stores, etc. The report closed with this significant language :
" We have thus endeavored to set forth clearly, and with- out fear or favor, the cause of the deficiency in the amount raised for the support of the poor. The money has been squandered, and there is no money to support the lunatics, the sick, and the paupers in the Institution; and there is no surplus in any of the accounts that can be transferred over to the Superintendents of the Poor. The only recourse is to authorize the County Treasurer to borrow money, and apply to the next Legislature to authorize us to levy a tax in 1868 to pay it."
The foregoing report was unanimously adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 7th, 1867.
Thus, rapidly, the way was being opened for the abolition of the office of Superintendents of the Poor in the county of Kings. It is impossible to determine the truth of the allegations brought against the Super- intendents; neither is it our province. That their du- ties were onerous and difficult, in the highest degree, is certain.
The annual report of the Superintendents of the Poor for the year ending July 31st, 1867, shows that there were re- maining at date of last report, July 31st, 1866, in almshouse, 745; hospital, 344; nursery, 446; asylum, 542; total, 2,077. Admitted during year-Almshouse, 2,179; hospital, 2,484; nursery, 548; asylum, 231; total, 5,460. Discharged and died -Almshouse, 2,422; hospital, 2,529; nursery, 556; asylum, 185; total, 5,692. Remaining July 31, 1867-Almshouse, 520; hospital, 299; nursery, 438; asylum, 588; total, 1,845. Num- ber temporarily relieved and supported, either wholly or in part, for the year ending July 31, 1867, 32,185. Total amount of paid hills, $395,659.19; receipts, $28,286.29. Balance, $367,372.90.
Teunis Schenck, M. D., physician of the County Hospital, reports that the proceeds of the Graliam fund, which, for a number of years back, have been devoted to the use of the Asylum and the Almshouse, were this year expended in the purchase of books for the hospital, and that a very hand- some library for the institution was being formed, which
promised to be of great value to the patients. The number of patients remaining in hospital. July 31, 1866-Males, 160; females, 184; total, 344. Admitted during the year-Males, 1,321; females, 1,163; total, 2,484. Total number under treat- ment-Males, 1,481; females, 1,347; total, 2,828. Discharged recovered-Males, 912; females, 841; total, 1,753. Discharged improved-Males, 236; females, 168; total, 404. Discharged unimproved-Males, 45; females, 29; total, 54. Died-Males, 176; females, 142; total, 318. Total number discharged and died-Males, 1,349; females, 1,180; total, 2,529. Total re- maining, July 31, 1867-Males, 132; females, 167; total, 299. Total number under treatment year ending July 31, 1866, 3,505. Total number under treatment year ending July 31, 1857, 2,858. Decrease, 667.
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