SESSIONAL PA PERS
VOL. XXXT.-PART IV.
FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS,
NTNTH LEGISLATURE
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LIST OF SESSION^AL PAPERS.
AREANGED APHABETICALLY.
Title.
Accounts, Public
Agricultural College, Report
Agricultural and Experimental Union, Report .
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies, Report
Asylums, Report
Bee-Keepers Association, Report
Birds and birds nests, collection of ....
Births, Marriages and Deaths, Report . .
Blind Institute, Report
Butter ard Cheese Associations, Report
Central Prison, Rope manufacture at
Childrens Protection Act, Report . . .
Common Gaols, Prisons, etc.. Report
Corundum lands, O. in C
Crown Lands, Report
Deaf and Dumb Institute, Report
Deer, shooting of in water
Division Courts, Report
Education, Report ,
" Minutes of Department of ,
" Specialists' Certificates . . .
" Correspondence re Grant
Elections, Return from Records ....
Entomological Society, Report
Estimates
Factories, Report 30
Farmers Institutes, Report
Forestry, Clerk of. Report
" Commission, Report . . . ,
Fruit Experiment Stations, Report
Fruit Growers, Report
No.
Remarks.
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32
Not printed.
Printed.
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17
Not printed.
Printed.
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5
Not printed.
Printed.
16
Printed.
70
7
Not printed.
Prirded,
2
Printed.
44
66
Not printed.
Printed.
69
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Not printed.
Printed.
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Title.
Game and Fish Commiasion, Report
Gaols, Prisons and Reformatories, Report
Grant Examination Papers
Health, Board of. Report
Hospitals, Report
Immigration, Report
Industries, Bureau of, Report
Insurance, Report
Judicature Act, Judges fees under
Legal Offices, Report
Librarian, Report on state of Library ....
Lincoln License Inspector
Lindsay Police Magistrate
Loan Corporations, Report
London Normal School
Live Stock Associations, Report
McCrea, Hiram Augustus
Marmora, Miller's Report re gold
Michipicoten Mining Division
Mines, Report
Mining Divisions, regulations
" amended regulations . .
*' Michipicoten
Municipal Auditor, Provincial, Report ....
Ontario County, cases in Court of ... . ...
Ontario Gold Oonceasions, Report
Police Magistrates, names of
Poultry Associations, Report
Printing Paper Contract
" papers and correspondence
Provincial Municipal Auditor, Report ....
Public Accounts
Public Workp, Report
Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park, Report
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Remarks.
33
Printed.
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69
Not printed.
39
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37
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53,54
Not printed.
31
Printed.
51
Not printed.
64
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67
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40
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56
Not printed.
28
Printed.
57
Not printed.
68
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38
Printed-
47
Not printed.
48
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41
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77
Not printed.
80
Printed.
76
Not printed.
25
Printed.
61
Not printed.
65
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Printed.
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Title.
Railway Aid, correspondence and papers .
Eefuge, Houses of, Report
Registrar Generals Report
Registrars, fees of
Road-making, Report
Rope Manufacture
Saw-logs, cut of in 1897-98
Secretary and Registrar, Report
Spraying, Report on
Statute distribution ,
Stunden, Alfred, fees of
Sturgeon Falls Pulp Co'y. Agreement . . .
Surrogate Oourt, fees to Judges
Tavern and Shop Licenses, Report
Timber berths sold since Match, 1898 . . .
Titles, Master of. Report ,
Toronto University, Reports
Upper Canada College, Hodgsons Report .
" appointments . . .
" Principals Report
Water Powers, regulations
Waterloo House of Refuge, Report . . . .
No.
Remarks.
78
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32
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75
26
Not printed.
Printed.
58
Not printed.
62
79
Not printed.
Printed.
22
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55
72
Not printed.
74
Printed.
53
54
Not printed.
8
Printed.
63
59
Not printed,
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50
Printed.
42
43
Not printed,
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60
Printed.
45
52
Not printed,
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LIST OF SESSIONAL PAPERS.
Arranged in Numerical Order with their titles at full length ; the dates when
Ordered and luhen presented to the Legislature ; the name of the Member
who moved the same, and whether Ordered to be Printed or not.
No. 1
No. 2 . .
No. 3,
No. 4..
No. 5.
No. 6 ,
CONTENTS PART I.
Return from the Records of the General Election to the Legislative
Assembly in 1898, shewing : (1) The number of Votes polled for
each Candidate in each Electoral District in which there was a
contest. (2) The majority whereby each successful Candidate was
returned. (3) The total number of Votes polled in each District.
(4) The number of Votes remaining unpolled. (5) The number of
names on the Voters' List in each District. (6) The population of
each District as shown by the last Census. Presented to the Legis-
lature, 3rd August 1898, and also : — Return from the Records since
the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1898, shew-
ing : — (1) The number of Votes polled for each Candidate in each
Electoral District in which there was a contest. (2) The majority
whereby each successful Candidate was returned. (3) The total
number of Votes polled in each District. (4) The number of Votes
remaining unpolled. (5) The number of names on the Voters' List
in each District. (6) The population of each District as shown by
the last Census. Presented to the Legislature, Ist February 1899.
Printed.
Report of the Minister of Education for the year 1898, with the Statis-
tics of 1897. Presented to the Legislature 3rd March, 1899.
Printed,
CONTENTS PART II.
Public Accounts of the Province for the year 1898,
Legislature 8th February, 1899. Printed.
Presented to the
Estimates for the year 1899. Presented to the Legislature 8th February
1899. Printed. Estimates (supplementary) for the year 1899.
Presented to the Legislature 30th March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the year 1898. Pre-
sented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899. Printed.
CONTENTS PART III.
Report of the Department of Immigration for the year 1898. Presented
to the Legislature l7th March, 1899. Printed.
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No. 7
No. 8 ,
No. 9 ,
No. 10,
No. 11.
No. 12,
No. 13,
14.
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16.
No. 17.
No. 18,
No. 19..
Report of the Inspector of Division Courts for the year 1898. Presented
to the Legislature 23rd February, 1899. Printed.
Report on the working of the Tavern and Shop Licenses Acts for the
year 1898. Presented to the Legislature loth February, 1899.
Printed.
Report of the Commissioner of Public Works for the year 1898.
sented to the Legislature 23rd February, 1899. Printed.
Pre-
Report of the Inspector of Insurance and Registrar of Friendl}' Societies
for the year 1898. Pi'esented to the Legislature 27th February,
1899. Printed.
CONTENTS PART IV.
Report upon the Lunatic and Idiot Asyslums for the Province for the
3''ear ending 30th September, 1898. Presented to the Legislature
23rd February, 1899. Printed.
Report upon the Common Gaols, Prisons and Reformatories of the Pro-
vince for the year ending 30th September, 1 898. Presented to the
Legislature 17th March, 1899. Printed.
Report upon the Houses of Refuge and Orphan and Magdalen Asylums
of the Province for the year ending 30th September, 1898. Pre-
sented to the Legislature 29th March, 1899. Printed.
Report upon the Hospitals of the Province for the year ending the 30th
September, 1898. Presented to the Legislature 27th March, 1899.
Prinied.
Report upon the Institution for the Education of the Blind, Brantford,
for the year ending 30th September, 1898. Presented to the
Legislature 8th February, 1899. Printed.
Report upon the Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb,
Belleville, for the year ending 30th September, 1898. Presented
to the Legislature 8th February, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Work under the Children's Protection Act for
1898. Presented to the Legislature 23rd February, 1899.
CONTENTS PART V.
the year
Printed.
Report of the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm for
the year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 14th March, 1899.
Printed.
Report of the Agricultural and Experimental Union of Ontario for the
year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899.
Printed.
No 20.
No. 21..
No. 22..
No. 23,
No. 24..
No. 25
No. 26,
No. 27,
No. 28,
No. 29.
No.
30
No.
31
No.
32
No.
33
No.
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Report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario for the year 1898.
Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Fruit Experiment Stations of Ontario for the year 1898.
Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Superintendent of Sprajang for the year 1898. Presented
to the Legislature 17th March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario for the year 1898.
Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Bee Keepers' Association for the Province for the year
1898. Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Poultry and Pet Stock Association of the Province for
the year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899,
Printed.
CONTENTS PART VI
Report of the Provincial Instructor in Road Making in Ontario for the
year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899.
Printed.
Report of the Butter and Cheese Associations of the Province for the
year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899.
Printed.
Report of the Live Stock Associations of the Province for the year 1898.
Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1 899. Printed.
Report of the Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes of the Province for
for the year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899.
Printed.
CONTENTS PART VIL
Report of the Inspectors of Factories for the Province foi the year 1898.
Presented to the Legislature 22nd March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Inspector of Legal Offices for the year 1898. Presented
to the Legislature 10th March, 1899. Printed.
Report upon the Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the
Province for the year 1897. Presented to the Legislature 27th
February, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Ontario Game and Fish Commission.
Legislature I7th March, 1899. Printed.
Presented to the
Report of the Commissioners for the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park
for the year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 24th February,
1899. Printed.
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No. 35,
No. 36.
No. 37.
No. 38.
No. 39.
No. 40.
No. 41.
No. 42.
No. 43.
No. 44.
No. 45.
No. 46.
No. 47.
Report of the Royal Commission on Forest Protection and Perpetua-
tion in Ontario, 1898. Presented to the Legislature 25th March,
1899. Printed.
Analysis of Reports of Agricultural and Horticultural Societies of
Ontario for the year 1897. Presented to the Legislature 22nd
March, 1899. Printed.
CONTENTS PART VIII.
Report of the Bureau of Industries for the year 1898. Presented to
the Legislature 22nd March, 1898. Printed.
Presented to the
Presented to the
Report of the Bureau of Mines for the year 1898.
Legislature 29th March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Board of Health for the year 1898.
Legislature 28th February, 1899. Printed.
CONTENTS PART IX.
Report of the Financial Statements made by Loan Corporations for
the year 1898. Presented to the Legislature 29th March, 1899
Printed.
Report of the Provincial Municipal Auditor for the year 1898. Pre-
sented to the Legislature 20th February, 1899. Printed.
;CONTENTS PART X.
Report of Mr. Inspector Hodgson regarding Upper Canada College.
Presented to the Legislature 10th August, 1898. Not printed.
Copy of Order in Council approving of certain appointments on the
Staff of Upper Canada College. Presented to the Legislature 10th
August, 1898. Not printed.
Copy of Minutes cf the Department of Education approving of certain
Regulations. Presented to the Legislature 10th August, 1898.
Not printed.
Copy of an Order in Council approving of Regulations governing the
disposal of Water Powers. Presented to the Legislature, 19th
August 1898. Not printed.
Copy of an Order in Council respecting the terms and conditions gov-
erning the lease of Corundum Lands. Presented to the Legislature
19th August, 1898. Not printed.
Copy of an Order in Council approving of Regulations for Mining
Division.s. Presented to the Legislature, 24th August, 1898. Not
printed.
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No. 48.
No. 49.
No. 50.
No. 51.
No. 52.
No. 53.
No. 54.
No. 55.
No. 56,
Copy of an Order in Council approving of certain amendments to the
Regulations for Mining Divisions. Presented to the Legislature,
24th August, 1898. Not printed.
Copy of an Order in Council establishing the Michipicoten Mining
Division. Presented to the Legislature, 24th August, 1898. Not
20rinted.
Reports relating to Toronto University. Presented to the Legislature,
2nd March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Librarian on the state of the Legislative Library,
sented to the Legislature, 2nd February, 1899. Net 'printed.
Pre-
No. 57,
No. 58.
Report of the Inspector of the House of Refuge, County of Waterloo.
Presented to the Legislature, 8th February, 1899. Not printed.
Copy of Order in Council respecting the payment of surplus Surrogate
Court Fees to Judge Jamieson. Presented to the Legislature, 8th
February, 1899. Not printed.
Copies of Orders in Council commuting Surrogate Court Fees of Judges
Huges, Barron, Elliott, Doyle, Monck and Mosgrove. Presented to
the Legislature, 8th February, 1899. Not printed.
Statement as to the disposal of the Sessional and Revised Statutes of
Ontario. Presented to the Legislature, 8th February, 1899. Not
printed.
Return to an Address to His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor of the
tenth r*ay of August, 1898, praying that he will cause to be laid
before this House a Return of copies of all Orders in Council, cor-
respondence and other documents relating to the deciding upon,
and purchase of a site in the City of London for the proposed
Normal School. Presented to the Legislature, 14th February,
1899. Mr. Hodgens. Not printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the seventeenth day of August,
1898, for a Return of copies of all correspondence and papers relat-
ing to, or connected with, the confinement of Hiram Augustus
McCrea in the Asylums at Kingston amd Brockville, and his release
therefrom. Presented to the Legislature, 17th February, 1899.
Mr. Beatty {Leeds.) Not printed.
Copy of an Agreement between the Inspector of Prisons and Public
Charities and the Independent Cordage Company of Ontario
(Limited), respecting the manufacture of Rope at the Central
Prison, Toronto. Presented to the Legislature, 20th February,
1899. Not printed.
No. 59
jReport of the Master of Titles for the year 1898.
I Legislature, 23rd March, 1899. Not printed.
Presented to the
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No. 60.. Report of the Priiicipa] of Upper Canada College for the year ending
30th June, 1898, and statements shewing receipts and disburse-
ments for the same period. Presented to the Legislature, 23rd
February, 1899. Printed.
No. 61 . . Copy of Contract, between Her Majesty the Queen and the Riordan
Paper Company, for the supply of printing paper required by the
Government of the Province of Ontario. Presented to the Legisla-
ture, 23rd February, 1899. A^ot printed.
No. 62 . . Return to an Order of the House of the seventeenth day o£ August,
1898, for a Return showing the number of saw-logs cut during the
winter of 1897-1898 on the limits of the Georgian Bay and on
Lakes Huron and Superior, which were driven to either of said
lakes ; the quantity cut in Provincial mills, and the quantity of
exported uncut. Presented to the Legislature, 23rd February, 1899.
Mr. Beatty (Leeds.) Aot irrinted.
No. 63 . . Return to an Order of the House of the twenty fourth day of August,
1898, for a Return of copies of all correspondence between any
member of the Government or representative thereof, and any
party or parties, respecting the purchase of an}^ timber berth that
may have been sold since March 1st, 1898. Presented to the Legis-
lature, 28th February, 1899. Mr. Wardell. Aot printed.
No. 64.
No. 65.
No. 66,
Return to an Order of the House of the twenty-second day of February,
1899, for a Return of copies of all correspondence between any
member of the Government and the License Inspector for the
Count}^ of Lincoln, and -Anv other person or persons, referring to or
respecting the alleged connection of the Inspector with the busins'^s
of cigar manufacture. Presented to the Legislature, 28th February,
1899. Mr. Jessop. Not 'printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the seventeenth day of February,
1899, for a Return of copies of all papers and documents in relation
to the proposed contract for public printing, including specifications,
tenders and a comparative statement shewing the different tenders
for each item of the specification and the estimate of quantities
required. Also, the total estimated amount of each tender. Also,
of copies of all correspondence, if any, between the Queen's Printer
and the heads of Departments as to preparation of specifications
for contract for public printing. Also, of all reports, if any, of
expert printers as to details of said specifications and also of all
other correspondence appertaining thereto, or to the letting of the
contract or conditions required from the contractor. Presented to
the Legislature, 3rd March, 1899. Mr. Matheson. Not printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the twenty-sixth day of February,
1897, for a Return giving the names of all High School Teachers
who have received Specialists' Certificates since 1885 as the result
of examinations. The names of such teachers who received
Specialists' Certificates on anj^ other ground, stating the year in
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No. 67.
No. 68.
No. 69..
No. 70..
No. 71.
which such certificate was granted, on what grounds, and the Uni-
versity standing of the recipient. Names of all applicants for such
certificates who have been refused them, and on what grounds such
refusal was based. Presented to the Legislature, 9th March, 1899.
Mr. Mathemn. Printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the twenty-seventh day of February.
1899, for a Return of copies of all correspondence between the
Government or any member thereof, and the Corporation of the
Town of Lindsay, with reference to the appointment of a Police
Magistrate and the salary to be paid him Also, copy of Order in
Council appointing Police Magistrate at Lindsay. Presented to the
Legislature, 9th March, 1899. Mr. Fox. Not printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the eighth day of March, 1899, for a
Return of a copy of Miller's Report as to discovery of gold in the Town-
ship of Marmora, the same to be brought down during the present
Session. Presented to the Legislature, 10th March, 1899. Mr,
McLaughlin. Not printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the fifteenth day of December, 1897,
for a Return of copies of all correspondence between the Minister
of Education, or any official in the Department and Mr. Stewart of
Glencoe, or any other person, in reference to the case of C. C.
Grant of St. Thomas, who was charged with having obtained copies
of the examination papers before the Matriculation Examination
in lb96. Presented to the Legislature, 13th March, 1899. Mr.
Brower. Not "printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the sixth day of March, 1899, for a
Return giving the number of circular letters, sent from the office
of the Chief Game Warden, soliciting answers to a series of ques-
tions as to shooting deer while in the water. The names, addresses,
occupations or professions of those to whom such circulars were
addressed. Also, shewing the amount of money received from the
sale of permits to kill deer during the season of 1898. Also, shew-
ing balance left after paying salaries of Game Wardens, all expenses
of offices and all moneys paid to or on behalf of Game and Fish
Commissioners during the year 1898, in so far as the information
is not contained in the Report of the Department. Presented to
the Legislature, 21st March, 1899. Mr. Pyne. Not printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the sixth day of March, 1899, for a
Return, giving the names, addresses, occupations or professions of
all persons to whom permits were granted, during the year 1898
to collect birds, birds nests and eggs under provisions of the Act of
1889 for the protection of insectivorous and other birds. Also, of
renewals and new permits which have been granted during the
current year. Also, shewing number of convictions for violations
of the Act during the year 1898, and specifying localities. Pre-
sented to the Legi.^lature, 21st March, 1899. Mr. Pyne. Not
printed.
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No. 72.
No. 73,
No. 74..
No. 75
No. 76,
Return to an Order of the House of the sixth day of March, 1899, for a
Return, shewing all fees paid to Alfred Stunden, a constable of the
Town of Bracebridge, in connection with the enforcement of the
Game Laws of the Province. Presented to the Legislature, 2lst
March, 1899. Mr. Reid (Addington.) Not printed.
Report of the Clerk of Forestry for the j^ear 1898.
Legislature, 25th March, 1899. Printed.
Presented to the
Copy of Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen and the Sturgeon
Falls Pulp Company, Limited. Presented to the Legislature, 25th
March, 1899. Printed.
Return shewing the Fees and Emoluments of the Registrars of Deeds of
the Province for the year 18^i8, with which are contrasted receipts
of the same nature in the years 1896 and 1897. Presented to the
Legislature, 27th March, 1899. Not printed.
Return to an Order of the House of the eighth day of March, 1899, for a
Return, shewing the number of Police Magistrates in Ontario, their
names, residences, dates of appointment and territory over which
they have jurisdiction, and shewing as well their respective salaries.
Presented to the Legislature, 27th March, 1899. Mr. Fox. Not
printed.
No. 77. .'Return to an Order of the House of the ninth day of March, 1899, for a
Return shewing the number of cases entered in the County
Court of the County of Ontario for the past tive years ; the amount
of money collected through the Sheriff during the same period and
shewing as well the number of cases entered in the Division Court
of the same County during the past five years, and the amount of
money collected in the Court during the same period. Also, shew-
ing the number of cases that went to trial in each Court respec-
tively. Together with a statement of the number of cases heard
or tried in the County Judges Criminal Court, the number of days
in which the County Judge was engaged in revising voter's lists,
in attending board of audit criminal justice accounts, the selection
of jurors, and in the performance of duties under the Overholding
Tenants Act and in the performance of other duties imposed upon
him by law during the said period Presented to the Legislature,
27th March, 1899. Mr. Hoyle and Attorney -General. Not printed.
No. 78 . . Correspondence and general information in respect of the application
for grants of public money in aid of the construction of certain
portions of the Central Cotmties Railway, the Central Ontario
Railway, the Haliburton, Whitney and Mattawa Railway, the
Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa Railway, the James' Bay Railway,
the Ontario, Belmont and Northern Railway, the Ontario and
Rainy River Railway, and the Ontario, Hudson's Bay and Western
Railway. Presented to the Legislature, 29th March, 1899. Printed.
No. 79..
Report of the Secretary and Registrar of the Province for the year 1898.
Presented to the Legislature, 29th March, 1899. Printed.
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No. 80.
No. 81
Report on the operations of the Ontario 'Gold Concessions, Limited.
Presented to the Legislature, 29th March, 1899. Printed.
Report of the Attorney-General upon the indebtedness of the Town-
ships of Dunwich and Aldborough in respect of certain drainage
works. Presented to the Legislature, 31st March, 1899. Not
printed.
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
UPON THE
LUNATIC AND IDIOT ASYLUMS
OF THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
BEING FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER,
1898.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO.
TO BON TO :
WARWICK BRO'S & RUTTER, PRINTERS, &r., &c., 68 and 70 FRONT STREET WEST.
1898.
I
Office of the
Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities, Ontario,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, November, 1898.
Sir, — I have the honor to transmit herewith, to be presented to His Honor
tlie Lieutenant-Governor, the Thirty-first A.nnual Report upon the Lunatic and
Idiot Asylums for Ontario, being for the official year ending 30th September,
1 8^8.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
R. CHRISTIE,
Ins'pector.
The Honorable R. Harcourt, M.P.P.,
Treasurer of the Province of Ontario,
Toronto.
LUNATIC AND IDIOT ASYLUMS.
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF IHK
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
OF THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, November, 189(S.
To the Honourable Sir Oliver Mowat, Knight Commander oj the Order of St.
Michael and St. George, memher of the Queens Privy Council for Canada,
and Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario.
May it Please Your Honor :
I beg to subaiit herewith the Thirty-tirst Annual Report upon the Lunatic
and Idiot Asylums of Ontario, being for the official year ending on the 30th
September, 1898.
I have the honor to be.
Your Honor's most obedient servant,
R. CHRISTIE,
Inspector.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Page.
Intkoductory Remarks, with special Statistics xi.-xviii.
Tables of Asylum Operations and Statistics ... 1 36
List of Asylum tables 1
Table No. 1, shewing movements of entire Asylum population 2-3-
Table No. 2, shewing the general movements and result of treatment of lunatics of
the Asylums of the Province, during each of the eighteen years, from October
1st, 1876, to 30th September, 1898 4-5
Table No. 3, shewing the counties from which patients were admitted during the
year, and the Asylums they were assigned to 6
Table No. 4, shewing the counties from which the entire number of patients.
admitted to Asylums have been received, as well as the admissions of the
present year, and from which the patients in residence on the 30th September,
1897, originally came 7
Table No. 5, shewing the length of time the patients received into the Asylum
during the year had been insane prior to their admission 8
Table No. 6, shewing the length of residence of patients remaining in the Asylum
on the 30th September, 1898 : 9
Table No. 7, shewing the periods that patients Avere under treatment who were
discharged cured during the year 10
Table No. 8, shewing the periods that patients were under treatment who were
discharged improved during the year 11
Table No. 9, shewing the periods that patients were under treatment who were
discharged uninipioved during the year 12
Table No. 10, shewing the length of Asylum residence of the patients who died
during the year 13
Table No. 11, shewing the cause of death of those that died during the year 14-15
Table No. 12, shewing the trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted
into the Asylums during the year, and of those admitted during the past and
anterior years 16-18
Table No. 13, shewing detailed expenditure of the various Asylums for the year
ending 30th September, 1898 19-20
Table No. 14, shewing the expenditure in each Asylum under the various headings
of the estimates, and the annual cost per patient under such headings 21
Table No. 15, shewing the supplies for which tenders were invited, and the price
paid for the same under contract 22
Table No. 16, shewing the number of ofhcers and employees in each and all of the
Asylums, classified according to the duties performed 23
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Tables of ■Asylum Operations and Statistics. — Conthined. Paoe.
Table No. 17, shewinc; the nature of the employment, the number of patients who
worked, the xiumber of days' work done by patients, and the averaa;e work, in
days, per patient during the year 24-25
Table ISo. 18, shewing in quinquennial periods the ages of those, persons admitted
during the year 26
Table No. 19, shewing in (juinquennial periods the ages of those persons discharged
as cured during the j'ear 27
Table No. 20, shewing in quinc^uennial peri"ds the ages of those per.sons who died
during the year 28
Summaiy of Asylum operations 29
Number of insane persons known to the Department, table shewing tlie 29
Discharges 30
Probational discharges, table of ."0
Deaths .30
Assigned cause of insanity 31
Table shewing number of beds and number of vacancies in each Asylum on oOth
September, 1898 32
Social state, nationalities, etc., of patients admitted during the year, and of the
total admissions 32
Table shewing yearly mcrease in population in Asylums 3**
Employment of patients 33
Percentage of days worked 34
Asylum expenditure 34
Cost per patient, ]897-8 35
Revenue from paying patients • , 35
Comparative statement of revenue 36
APPENDIX.
Report of Dr. D. Clark, Medical Superintendent of Toronto Asylum 37 274
Statistics 39
Deaths 39
Causes of in.sanity 39
Epileptics 40
Open doors at night 40
Probations 40
Dentistry 40
Garden 40
Wants 41
Workshop 41
New hospital 41
Pathology 42
Work 42
Electricity 42
Concerts 43
Hospital 44
Statistical tables ^^
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Page.
Report of Dr. R. M. Bucke, Supekintrndent ok Tji>Niiox Asvlcim 71-116
Suumiary of movements of patieiits 71
Repairs, renewals, etc.. of the year 71
New work 72
Amusements 72
Insanity among pauper and as.sisted imuiiy,rHiits 72
gynecological work 73
General surgery J^2
Care of chronic and mild cases 82
Officers and employees 83
Farm and garden 83
Statistical tables 89
Heport ok Dr. C. K. Clark. Mepioat, Sii'krintendext of the Kingston Asylum. . 117 loO
Admissions and discharges 117
Deaths 1 17
Acute and chronic insanity 118
Typhoid fever 118
Ontbreak of tuberculosis in herd of mi\ch cows 119
Spray baths for west wing 120
Home for nurses 120
After-care of the Insane 120
Tuberculin tests 120
8ta' istical tables '. . 127-150
Report of Dr James Russell, Medical Superintendent of Hamilton Asylum .... 151-190
Summary of Asylum operations 151
Admissi(jns 151
Discharges 151
Deaths 1?>1
Increase of insanity 151
Rate of maintenance 1 53
Hospital 153
Farm and garden 154
Electric light and power 155
Capital expenditure 1 55
Amusements 1 55
Religious service 156
General remarks 156
Statistical tables 158-190
Report of Dr. IST. H. Beemer, Medk-al Si perintendent of Mimico Asyluini 191-225
Summary of Asylum operations 191
Admissions 191
Discharges 192
Deaths 192
Water supply 192
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Report of Dr. N. H. Beemer, Medical Superintendent of Mimico Asylcm —
Continued. . Page.
Disposal of sewage 192
Farm 193
Completion of chapel and amusement hall 19;i
Hot water heating 194
Fire protection 194
Si<lewalk and cinder ]iath 194
Public Works Department 195
Religious services 195
Statistical tables 19(i-226
Report of Dr. J. B. Mirphy, Medical Superintendent of Brockville AsYLr>[ . . . 227-254
Admissions and discharges 227
Deaths ^28
Discharges 228
Employment 228
General improvements 228
Chapel and recreation room 229
Enclosure 220
Farm and garden 230-229
Miscellaneous matters 232
Statistical tables 233-254
Report of Dr. A. H. Beaton, Medical Superintendent of the Orillia Asylum. . . 254 273
Summary of Asylum operations "-54
Applicatiims 2i)4
How to provide room -^4
Wants 200
Industrial training 258
The garden 2fi9
The Schools 25<>
Miscellaneous ^^9
Statistical tables 2H1-273
Statistical tables of the Home wood Retreat 274
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
UPON THE
ASYLUMS FOR INSANE AND IDIOTIC.
The recorded operations of the Provincial asylums for the insane and idiotic, for the
past year, while exhibiting many points of interest requiring consideration, do not in
any marked degree show unusual or varied conditions from that of the routine work in
former years. It is obvious, however, that certain conclusions may be reached by a
review of the past year's proceedings, when compared with that of former periods, and
that the statistics furnish the most reliable data upon which estimates may be based in
respect to the work accomplished, or in regard to the future requirements. With this
object in view it is of importance to note, first, the movements of the institution popula-
tions collectively.
Movements of Population.
The admissions during 1897 numbered 905, and for the official year ending Septem-
ber 30th, 1898, 759, or a decrease of 146, for the year under report. For the previous
ten years the annual admissions have averaged 754. Therefore, assuming that there has
been a substantial increase of population in the Province, these figures would indicate
that there has not been, during that term, a greatly increased number of insanity cases.
The average number of patients in daily residence, however, shows a marked increase.
During 1897 there were, exclusive of the idiot and feeble-minded population in Orillia
Asylum, 4,254 patients, wnd during 1898 4,368, or a daily increased population of 114,
and an annual average increase for the past ten years of 88 4-5. The number remaining
in the institutions at the close of the year, 30th September last, also shows an increase.
At the close of the official year 1897 there were 4,279 patients in residence. At the
close of this year of even date there were 4,388, or an increase of 109 in charge.
Discharges.
The total number of discharges effected during the past year was 364, and for the
previous year 318, or forty-six more for the year ending September 30th last. This
is an increase of four-fifths per cent. The ratio of the discharges to the resident popula-
tion of the former year was 5 3-5 percent., and in 1898 6 2 5 per cent. This is exclusive
of probational discharges, of which there were 260 in 1897 and 314 in 1898.
Read-missions.
In this connection it is interesting to compare the readmissions for a number of
years of those who were (1) probationally discharged, and (2) finally discharged. The
total number of probational discharges for the past ten years was 2,393, of which 463
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were readmitted, or 19 per cent, of the total number so discharged ; and the total number
of final discharges for the same period readmitted was 359, on 11| per cent. Of pro-
bational discharges for the yast year there were 314, of whom 53 were readmitted, or 17
per cent. : and of final discharges for the same period there were 364, of whom 46 were
readmitted, or 12^ per cent.
There are many questions of importance, such as the benefits accruing to patients,
the evidence of judgment used in granting probational dischBrges, etc., etc, that may be
gathered from the comparatively small percentage of those returned to the institutions for
treatment. There is also a basis for estimating the number for whom accomodation must
be kept available in event of their being returned, according to the rules, for further
residence and treatment. Another matter of equal importance is this, that there has been
an annual average of 239 3-10 provided for outside of the institutions, and that the
selection of &uch patients, who are practically boarded out, is made at the discretion and
under the judgment of the Superintendents, who are most competent, not only to make
the individual selections of such as may be benefitted by residence with their relatives
or friends, but also of the ability of those into whose custody they are given to care for
and treat them properly.
Deaths.
The number of deaths and the comparative increase or decrease based upon the total
residential population, is best shown in the following table, which extends from October
Ist. 1889, to September 30th. 1898, a period of ten years.
Year.
Totallnsane]
population i Deaths.
Percentage.
1889.
1890
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
189G.
1897
1898.
Averaere.
3,625
158
4.3
3,8.50
209
4.4
4,514
190
4.2
4,260
•198
4.6
4,340
210
4.8
4,416
189
4 2
4,828
265
5.4
4,799
225
4.7
5,023
2tl2
5.2
5,733
238
4.1
4,5.S8
214
4.6
The foregoing table showing the number and percentage of deaths for the past ten
years not; only gives evidence of the success of the treatment and care generally prac-
tised, but if reference is made to the records of the individual institutions, it will be seen
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how uniform the results are, and that although this afflicted class in many cases is physi-
cally infirm, the death rate will compare favorably with the populations of the more
favored classes in the cities and towns of the Province. It is also worthy of note that
during 1898, 51 of the patients died, aged over 60; 32 died, aged over 70; and 16 died,
aged over 80.
A ccommodation.
The foregoing summary of the movements of the insane population, the number of
discharges and number and percentages of deaths during the past ten years, suggests the
question of the sufficieacy of the existing accommodation now provided in the several
asylums, and to a certain extent indicates what will be the requirements for the future.
During the past year the daily increased population, as stated, 114, has been largely pro-
vided for by occupying the remaining cottage of the group lately constructed at Brock-
viile and using the infirmary just completed at the Hamilton institution, the former
aflFording room for 62 and the latter 46 pitienbs. The follomng table will show that
this a dditional number of beds has been occupied.
Table ehowing (1) the asylnms where there was no vacant accommodation during
each of the months of the official year ; (2) the number of applications ; (3) the number
of patients on probation ; and (4) the number of vacancies each month from October 1st,
1897, to September 30th. 1898.
Asylums in which there were no vacancies for the month.
Oct. . . .
Nov...
Deo. .
Jan . . .
Feb . . .
Mch. . .
Apr . . .
May...
June . .
July...
Aug...
Sept...
Mimico
Mimico, Kirgston, Brockville
London, Mimico, Kingston
London, Mimico, Kingston, Brockville
London, Mimico, Kingston, Brockville
Kingston
Brockville
Brockville
Toronto, Mimico, Brockville
Toronto, Mimico, Kingston, Brockville,
Toronto, Mimico
Average .
eS
j3
d
.y a
a
?-,
a.
o
a, M
CIS a
b
o
o'H
H
44
61
74
73
72
59
55
44
46
60
53
55
58
® o a
d^.S
57
78
92
90
81
89
90
94
95
108
90
63
77
d.S
^2
53
35
23
22
15
46
36
36
31
32
35
86
37
While this table shows an average of 37 vacancies, it is necessary to state that for
the last five months of the year at Toronto asylum there was an average of 13 patients,
and at Mimico an average of 5 patients, or a total of 18 over the allotted number of beds
in these two institutions, thus leaving the neb number of vacancies at 19. But as any
number of the probationally discharged patients who, so long as they remain on the
asylum registers, are considered under institution care, and who in many cases are
returned without notice, it is evident that daily changes occur, and therefore a monthly
average is more desirable to indicate the true condition of the asylum accommodation
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than a daily return, and a daily return would be a cumbrous statement of no practical
value in this report. The following figures will however explain more fully the situation
in regard to accommodation during the past year.
The admissions, as formerly stated, have been 759
The discharges, do do 364
The deaths, do do 238
602
A difference of 157
or 26 per cent, more admissions than the total of discharges and deaths ; while the
increase in the number of beds during the past year, including the number at Brockville
and Hamilton referred to was 123. In view of the limited accommodation and the con-
gested condition of some of the institutions, and the necessity for providing as far ns
possible for the immediate admission of acute and excited cases, many of whom have
homicidal or suicidal tendencies, it will appear how difficult it is to meet all the demands
for room in the asylums. And although patients were removed from London institution
and from Mimico to the extent of 41, yet so rapidly were these vacancies filled that none
were available in the following months of the official year.
Condition of tbe Insane.
As there are many matters of interest connected with the condition of the insane
in the institutions which may be useful by indicating what are the best arrangements for
their custody and treatment, I have thought it would be of interest to state the relative
proportions'and numbers of these two classes, ordinarily designated as Acute and Chronic ;
and the following table compiled from the records shows the numbers of each in residence
at the close of the year ending September 30th, 1888, and during each succeeding year
of the decade, the number also of each class admitted to the institutions and the number
of each class remaining in residence at the close of each year during that period :
Chronic jiatienta in asylum'?, September
30,1888 •■•
Acute patients in asylums, September
30,1888:
Acute patients admitted each
year, 1889 to 1898
Totals.....
ri889.
1890
1891.
1892.
189;?
1891.
1895.
1896.
1897.
L1898.
570
117
40
69
93
67
68
62
56
49
75
64
643
847
64
54
80
62
62
90
62
87
80
74
94
745
634
34
45
45
59
47
38
36
40
25
31
28
.S94
m
784
48
127
117
97
83
95
153
89
84
83
98
1,031
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Toronto.
n
o
a
o
a
o
a
M
1
a
6
o
S
JD
>
O
1
ri889..
1890. .
1891.
1892..
1893..
1894..
1895..
1896..
1897..
L1898..
84
216
226
183
152
95
102
95
118
108
18
65
121
80
101
78
65
55
71
38
692
86
105
74
72
92
52
99
80
103
85
65
65
88
56
85
52
119
89
47
51
75
44
60
66
51
80
54
72
85
49
"'is6
291
149
57
51
85
34
30
36
Chronic patients admitted each
year, 1889 to 1898 '
180""
126
174
84
Totals
1,379
32
30
35
36
29
36
34
33
31
41
717
36
39
41
40
37
27
39
17
24
21
636
53
46
57
51
69
84
PO
44
72
107
869
564
r]889..
1890. .
1891..
1892..
1893 .
1894..
1895..
1896..
1897..
L1898..
10
1
1
11
27
26
14
19
Acn.te patients in asylums at the
close of each year, 1889 to-
1898
14
24
39
48
Totals - - -
337
665
678
597
643
655
667
674
662
665
655
848
726
926
901
873
921
975
918
934
913
915
321
646
635
4H5
491
517
538
540
539
533
573
613
830
862
857
857
877
890
921
911
894
890
109
'"'i26' "
520
395
553
666
546
567
573
581
125
ri889..
1890..
1891 . .
1892..
1893..
1894..
1895..
1896..
1897..
,1898..
Chronic patients in asylums at
the close of each year, 1889-
to 1898
"172""
273
412
465
6.561
9,002
5,497
8,789
4,427
1,322
The most remarkable feature exhibited in the foregoing table is the great difierences
in the ratio of the two classes in residence, both at the commencement of the term and
daring its continuance, and it is of importance to mark the close proiportion maintained
between them at the close of each succeeding year.
In 1888 the ratio of Acute to Chronics was 8| to 91|.
In 1898 " " '« " " 71 to92|.
And the average for ten years was 6^ to 93f , while the ratio of admissions is shown
to be 39 per cent, of acute cases to 61 per cent, of chronic. The evidence therefore is
clear that many who are admitted during the^^acute stages of the disease have subse-
quently passed into the chronic state, and remain as permanent residents in the
institutions for a longer or shorter period. The table shows also the large number of
chronics who have been and are admitted to the asylums whose condition precludes the
hope or prospect of their being restored by curative treatment. Notwithstanding this
it need scarcely be said that from a humane or philanthropic point of view, no less con-
sideration should be given to them or inferior provision made for their care.
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On the contrary it does not appear from that point of view that any sufficient
reason exists to limit or curtail their surroundings or treatment, inasmuch that as a class
they are more conscious of any helpful agency or measures taken for their comfort or
general well being.
Such considerations and others interwoven with them, have of late led to much
discussion as to the best methods or plans for the purpose of securing the greatest
advantages for the insane, as well as the establishment of such system as would prove
the most economic in providing for them. The method which of late years has been
recognized as the mo&t efficient is that in operation in this Province, namely, that the
care of the insane is a State or Provincial responsibility, irrespective of the more or lesa
dependent position of the insane, and that this charge involves the undivided control and
oversight of this afflicted class. On the other hand without abandoning wholly the over-
sight in a number of instances, the plan of delegating the authority and supervision to
municipalities or districts set apart for the special purpose, has been elsewhere adopted ^
and in the adjoining States of the CTnion, one or other of the county or district plans of
supervision was formerly in operation there. The State of Wisconsin still adheres largely
to the county system for the care of the chronic insane. Ihere are 3,000 patients domi-
ciled in the twenty-five county asylums now established there for the accommodation of
this class, together with two State institutions for the treatment of acute cases. The
system has been growing into its present existence for the past eighteen years, and it is
probably one of the most perfect organizations of this description now in operation. The
counties providing for their insane population receive from the State at the rate of $1.5Q
per week for the maintenance of each patient, clothing being provided by the counties.
But in the event of any county having no such building or provision for the purpose they
are charged by the State at the rate named for their care and maintenance at some of
the other institutions. The system is under the control of a State board and a great deal
of the time of the various members is bestowed on the supervision of the county asylums,
and as a result, it is claimed there is a place for every insane person in the State, that
there is continuous eccupation for the inmates and all restraint on the chronic insane
removed. To summarize the matter I take the liberty of making the following quotation
from the American J ournal of Insahity for October 1898, pages 298 and 299.
" The cure of the insane, when that is possible, is true philanthropy, but so small &
part of the insane are actually cured that we are accumulating a mass of chronic insane^
most of whom must be supported ly the public the rest of their lives. The problem in
this question Ih to provide humane care lor all of them, not for a part only, at the ex-
pense of the rest, and to make thtm as nearly sflf supporting as possible, and to prevent
the propagation of insane heredity." — (A. O. Wright, Conference of Charities and Cor-
rections. 1806.)
Such statements approving of the system do not, however, go unchallenged, and the
journal from which the foregoing quotation is taken contains a criticism by Dr. 0. M.
Burr, of Flint, Michigan, Secretary of the American Medico- Psychological ABsociation,
stating the defects, which after personal observation he found to exist in the county in-
stitutions in Wisconsin. The paper referred to was read before the association at its
late meeting, and gives evidence of the thoroughly expert knowledge employed in making
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the investigation. The State hospitals were found to be well officered, well organized,
with sufficient means to supply such food, medical care, attendance, clothing, diversion
«»nd employment as the curative care of patitnts demands. But many of the county
institutions are severely criticized for the lack or entire want of the conditions which
exist in the State hospitals, and the basis of care is alleged to be the same as that of the
poor house. The number ot attendants was quite insufficient, patients seemed to be un-
tidy, rooms filled with noisome odors, bath tubs often diity, closets unclean, beds of straw
or husks, slovenly appearance of those who cared for the patients, the use of shackles and
handculie, patients were whipped, cat o'-nine tails had formerly been used to induce the
female patients to go to the wash tub, and the surroundings and general treatment of the
patients tending to depress and result in the apathy of dementia. The foregoing is
but the briefest summary of the indictment charged against the county asylums, not of
course against each of the institutions, but against a large number of them, and the basis
of his objections are summed up in seven distinct particulars, as follows :
1. Absence of the hospital idea.
2. Lack of medical oversight.
3. The inadequate care of patients, particularly of the filthy and feeble classes and
epileptics.
4. Lack of sufficient attendants, which necessitates patients remaining too much
indoors, particularly in the winter time.
5. Lack of standards of care jirescribed and enforced by central authority, superior
to politics, as shown in the extreme variation in per capita cost and differences in beds,
furnishings, attendance, etc.
6. Lack of efficient State supervision.
7. Frequent lack of discriminating local supervision, this due chiefly to absence of
knowlenge of the requirements of the insane, and the desire to make favourable financial
showings to Boards of Supervisors.
The question of the per capita cost, although not entering largely into the estimate
respecting the utility of the county system, is referred to and compared with the Toledo
State Hospital, which in 1896 cost per week $2.61, against S2.65 for the support of the
acute and chronic insane in Wisconsin. The average cost of the 3,005 patients in the
county asylums for the year ending September 30th, 1897, was $168, and ranged from
$1 to $2.52 per capita in the several institutions.
These comparisons do not sustain the opinions entertained by some advocates of the
county system for the chronic insane, namely that a less expenditure would be required
for their maintenance in event of classification and seperation being efiected. In
comparison with the outlay in the Province for both classes during the entire period
since Confederation in 1867 to September 30th 1897, the per capitia cost, including the
expenditure for clothing for the indigent insane, was $130.58, and for the year under
report $124 24, making an average for the whole period of $127.41, as against the cost
of maintenance or annual expenditure in Wisconsin of $137.80. No very accurate com-
parison, in some respects, can be made between the necessary per capita cost in Ontario
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and a large number of the institutions in the United States. Take for example the
largely inereased expenditure required for fuel in this Province and the average cost of
maintenance here will be comparatively very much reduced.
It is well understood that the propriety of referring to su3h matters as do not
immediately enter into a consideration of the pist history and present condition of such
iastitutions in an annual report may be questioned, but in view of the present propor-
tions and growing magnitude of the interests involved, the introdacti<-n of such state-
ments bearing upon or criticising the system ia operation may be considered not out of
place. The evolution which of late years has taken place in the care and treatment of
the insane has marked the era as one of special progress in humane efforts for them ; and
doubtless the ix creased interest now taken will more fully develop measures for their
relief and lighten the anxieties and burdens of society at large.
The tables which follow, aid have been compiled from the annual returns, furnish
minute detail in reapect to the working and routine operations of the asylum collectively
The reports of the several Superintendents will be found to contain iuformation of special
importance and interest in respect to the routine operations and scientific progress made
in institution work :
XVlll.
ASYLUMS FOR THE INSANE AND IDIOTIC.
For the greater convenience of reference, the tables containing statistics on
all points concerning the operations of the Asylums, are placed at the beginning
of this report. The following is a list of these tables : —
Table No. 1. — Shews the movements of the entire Asylum population during the
year ending 30th September, 189>'.
Table No. 2.— Shews the general movement and result of treatment of lunatics in
the Asylums of the Province during each of the twenty-two years from the
1st October, 1876, to the oUth Sei-tember, 1898.
Table No. .3. — Sliews the Counties and places from which patients were admitted
to the Asylums and the Asylums they were assigned' to.
Table No. 4. — Shews the Counties and Districts from which the entire number of
patients ndmiited to the Asylums ha\-e been received, including the admissions
of the present year ; also the Counties an<i Districts from which tlie pnt'ents
remaining in residence the Hdth September, 18'j8, were originally admitted.
Table No. 5. — Shews the length of time lunatics received into the Asylums dur-ing
the year had been insane prior to admission.
Table Xo. 6. — Shews the length of residence of patients remaining in the Asylums
on the oOth September, 1898,
Table No. 7. — Sliews the periods that patients were under treatment who were
discharged during the year as being cured.
Table No. 8. — Shews the periods that patients were under treatment who were
discharged as improved.
Table No. 9. — Shews the periods that patients were under treatment who were
discharged during the year unimproved.
Table No. 10. — Shews the length of residence of patients who died daring the year
Table No. 11. — Shews the causes of death of those who died during the year.
Table No. 1-. — Shows trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into
the Asylums during the year, and also of the total number admitted.
Table No. 13.— Showing in detail the expenditure of the various Asylums during
the year ending on 30th September, 1898.
Table No. 14. — Shewing the expenditure in each Asylum under the various head-
ings of the estimates and the annual cost per patient under such heading.
Table No. 15. — Shews the supplies for which tenders were invited and the prices
paid for the same.
Table No. 16. — Shews the number of officers and employees in each and all of the
Asylums classified according to the duties performed.
Table No. 17. — Shews the nature of employment, the number of patients em-
ployed, the number of days' work done by patients, and the average work in
days per patient during the year.
Table No. 18. — Shews in quinquennial periods the ages of those persons admitted
to the Asylums (including transfer) during the year ending 30th September,
1898.
Table No. 19. — Shews in quinquennial periods the ages of those persons discharged
from the Asylums as cured during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Table No. 20. — Shews in quirujuennial periods the ages of those persons who died
in the Asylums during tlie year ending 30th September, 1898.
1* A. ' [1]
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11
A. 1891>
TABLE
Shewing the movements of the entire Asylum popu-
Toronto Asylum.
Lond
on Asylum, j
Kingst
on Asylum. ]
ilamilton Asylum
ID
1
"3
1
9
"3
a
fa
538
67
1
i
1
,2
eS
a
"3
1
Number of patients in
asylums Oct. 1st, 1897.
Admitted during year
ending Sept. 30th, 189«
344
91
353
81
697
172
478
65
1,016
132
285
38
272
41
557
79'
1
455
78
511
69
966
147
Total number under treat-
ment during the year.
435
434
869
543
605
1,148
323
313
!
636
533
580
1,113
Total number on a-sylum
register and actually
under treatment in each
asylum during year . .
435
434
869
543
605
1,148
323
313
636
533
580
1,113
Discharged cured
" improved
" unimproved .
" as not insane.
26
13
8
36
12
7
62
25
15
24
7
3
26
10
1
50
17
4
6
9
1
14
10
3
20
19
4
34
4
2
20
6
3
54
10
5
Total number discharged
during the year
Escaped
Died
Transferred from one
asylum to another
47
1
28
55
17
102
1
45
34
3
25
1
37
23
1
26
71
3
48
97
16
1
1
16
27
18
43
1
1 .
40
24
29
1
22
69
1
46
1
1
52
528
Total number escaped,
died, discharged and
traoKferred during the
76
72
148
1 ''
86
149
33
i 45
78
64
116
1
1
Number of patients re-
ma ning in a-ylums on
Sept. 30th, 1898
; 359
362
1
1
721
1
480
519
99S
290
2ofi
1
1
1 558
469
1
997
62 Victoria.
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A. 1899
No. 1.
lation during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Mimico Asylum.
Brockville Asylum.
Total number of
lunatics.
Orillia Asylum.
Total number of
lunatics and idiots.
6
a
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fa
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H
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S
CJ
Is
'eS
a
fa
Is
1
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a
fa
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Eh
"ei
s
f^
"3
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297
37
295
51
592
88
257
40
194
101
451
141
2,116
349
2,163
410
4,279
759
344
30
286
35
630
65
2.460
379
2,449
445
4,909
824.
334
346
680
297
295
592
2,465
2,573
5,038
374
321
695
2,839
2,894
5,733r
334
346
680
297
295
592
2,465
2,573
5,038
374
321
695
2,839
2,894
129
46
17
5,73a.
16
14
30
16
3
3
19
5
2
35
8
5
1
122 129
1
36 4S
251
79
34
4
2
3
1
7
3
122
40
20
251
86
37
1
1
18
16
17
14
31
22
1
20
j
26
10
48
1
30
176
6
130
1
188
1
108
40
364
7
238
41
6
4
10
182
6
148
1
192
1
134
40
374
7
282
41
17
18
14
35
14
18
26
44
34
46
1
80
43
36
79
313
337
650
24
30
54
337
367
704
300
300
600
254
259
513
2,152
2,236
4,388
350
291
641
2,502
2,527
5,029
-62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE
Showing the general movement and result of treatment of lunatics in
the 1st October, 1876, to
Year ending
.30th September.
1877.
1878
1879
1880
1881
Average daily number of
patients in residence.
Average of
five years
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
Average of
five years
1887
1888
1889.
1890.
1891
916
954
1,010
1,086
1,164
J,02»>
1,219
1,280
1,303
1,384
1,409
1,311.8
1,461
1,491
1,582
1,633
1,786
6
s
o
H
903
1,819
971
1,925
1,044
2,054
1,129
2,215
1,160
2,354
1,®47.1
2,073.4
Number of lunaticM
admitted each
year.
6 I
S
fa
1,238
1,300
1,331
1,360
1,421
2,457
I
2,580 1
2,634 j
2,708 1
I
2,830 ,
1,330 2,641.8
Average of
five years 1,586.2 I
1892
1893.
1894
1895.
1896
1,768
1818
1,876
1,978
2,029
1,454
1,494
1,-585
1.633
1,742
,581.6
1,769
1,856
1,933
2,017
2,087
2,915
2,985
3,167
3,26G
3,006
243
252
231
257
270
250.6
25.^
262
259
281
262.4
219 206
309
269
310
465
3, 167.8 3 14.4
Average of
five years, 1,893.4 1,932.2
1897
i*<;.'8
2,097
2,1.53
2,157
2,215
3,537
3,674
3,809
3,995
4,116
826
4,254
4,308
403
369
348
487
390
354.2
507
.^49
184
227
230 1
I
250
I
232
I
226.6'
242
266
21
198
232
233.8
437
479
461
50
502
257
245
356
463
493
519
493
457
519
496.2
425
56fj
514
666
928
305.4 6H>. 8
389
384
341
481
792
75:'
689
968
Number ' f patient;
rrC'vered
in each year.
76.4
68.4
73
86
94
80
79
99
88
101
75
69
81.8
87
88
89
70
60
85
97
84
I
108!
70 152
65 157
64 1.3.1
61 114
I
82 160
44
159
174
178
189
144
118.8
177
13li
182
172
199
Number of patients
discharged
improved and unim-
proved each year.
<u
a>
s
li
s
fa
H
26
29
55
28
31
59
42
27
69
S2
33
32 2
20
36
1
37
51
33
33.4
54
38'
35'
I
!
46 i
M
37
39
26
40.4
31 31
42; 43
I •
42 47
32 53
42 57
91
I I
88.21 85 n3.2; 37.8; 46.2
114
98
101
101
115
373 j 763
393 3 7931105 4 111.3
398
411
905
759
107
122
116
129
212
199
222
207
242
216,3
223
251
53
I
46
«!
32
I
49
CO
I
57 1
..|
68'
86
71
68
66
90
74
80
59
?3.8
62
85
89
85
99
84
103
1C6
38
84
107
44.1' 55.2 99.3
42, 52
54I ry9
1,113
62 Victoria.
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A 1899
No. 2.
the asylums of the province during each of the twenty-two years from
the 30th September, 1898.
Number of patients who
died in each year.
Percentage of rfcoveries
upon admission.
PercentapfB of deaths upon
number resident.
Number of lunatics
remaining in asylum at the
end of each year.
6
s
o
H
Is
1
.2
6
S
1
o
6
e
1
67
48
115
33.74
36 08
34.78
7.31
5.31
6 32
926
933
1,859
64
50
114
36.82
28.63
32.77
6.70
5.14
5.92
989
1,014
2,003
62
49
ni
30.73
27.82
29.28
6.13
4 69
5.40
1,039
1,104
2,143
69
73
142
20 62
24.40
22.48
6,35
fi.46
6.41
1,133
1,165
2,298
86
58
144
31 11
35.34
33.06
7.38
4 87
6.11
1,199
1,217
2,416
69.6
55.6
125.2
30.60
30.45
30.47
6.77
5.29
6.03
1,057.2
1,086.6
2,143.8
99
67
166
29.08
35.38
32.25
8.12
5.41
6.75
1,249
1,259
2,508
92
71
163
37.15
30 07
33.52
7.18
5.46
6.31
1,274
1,820
2,594
90
64
154
30.15
40.85
36.10
6.90
4.40
5.85
1,320
1,351
2,671
86
60
146
33.97
.51.01
41 35
6 38
4.41
5.39
1,356
1.349
2,705
86
55
141
26.18
29.74
27.66
6.10
3.87
4.98
1,449
1,450
2,899
90.6
63.4
15.4
31.29
37.81
44.17
6.93
47.9
5 85
1,329.6
1.345.8
2,675.4
77
66
143
40.16
43.20
41.64
5.27
4.53
4.79
1,459
1,468
2,927
90
66
156
24.59
23.34
24.02
6.04
■ 4.42
5.22
1,554
1,556
2,110
93
65
158
31.60
39.55
35.41
5.87
4.10
4.99
1,590
1,591
3,181
91
118
209
27.50
24 61
25.56
5.57
7.22
6.46
1,652
1,666
3,318
91
99
190
23.21
19.61
21.44
5.16
5.68
^.42
1,746
1,722
3,468
8.4
62.8
171.2
29.40
31.41
29.61
5.58
5 19
5.38
1,600
1,601
3,201
125
73
198
28.36
28.19
26.76
7.07
4.12
5.44
1,776
1,811
3,587
102
108
210
25.56
26.30
26.44
5.61
5 82
5.71
1,839
1,888
3,727
106
83
189
29.02
35.45
32.22
5 65
4.29
4.96
1,913
1,947
2,860
147
118
265
20.74
22.04
21.38
7.44
5.85
6 63
1,996
2,040
4,036
139
86
225
19.22
17.90
18.53
6.85
4 02
5.47
2,027
2,091
4,118
124
93.3
217.3
27.78
25 97
28 06
6.52
4.82
5-64
1,910
1.955
3,865
145
117
262
21.10
29.15
24.97
6.91
5.42
6.13
2,116
2,163
4,279
130
108
238
32.09
31.46
33.04
6.04
4.87
5.45
2,152
2.236
4,388
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No.
Shewing the counties and places from which patients were admitted to the
asylums, and the asylums they were assigned to.
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a
a
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0
a
0
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0
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0
0
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0
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0
m
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Alpotna
2
3
5
a
2
2
2
Brant
3
2
12
7
15
9
2
"5
11
1
Bruce
1
Carleton
25
2
3
17
2
13
42
4
16
1
'■■4'
1
40
1
Dufferin
Elgin
12
3
Essex
7
15
22
15
1
3
3
Frontenac
9
11
2
26
5
6
35
16
8
27
5
3
Grey
2
14
8
Haldimand
Haliburton
... .
Halton
5
6
2
3
5
2
2
3
' 19
12
n
11
9
26
10
5
25
14
14
16
11
28
13
3
1
'""7
2
1
1
11
26
' "1*
3
1
Hastings
2
1
"1'
"io'
13
13
13
Huron
Kent
Lambton
1
Lanark
" 1'
12
Leeds and Granville
1
1
Lennox and Addington
Lincoln
1
9
I
1'
5
49
8
6
58
9
1
' 3
2
"'38'
1
5
Middlesex
1
5
12
"4
1
Muskoka
1
1
NipiPsing
Norfolk
1
3
5
17
6
20
1
9
"10'
4
1
1
Northumberland and Durham
Ontario
3
3
21
8
24
11
5
1
15
"1
4
1
Dxford
7
1
Parry Sound
1
6
7
3
1
3
1
2
3
Peel
3
5
2
8
17
10
11
22
12
'3'
'"ig
10
1
6
Perth
Peterborough
Prescott and Ruseell
2
2
2
Prince Edward
1
7
8
6
Rainy River .'
"■'s
Renfrew
10
22
15
10
33
20
2
Simcoe
11
5
3
1
24
5
Thunder Bay
1
7
1
1
5
11
"7
14
5
19
43
1
14
15
6
24
54
10
3
2
1
1
1
I
1
Waterloo
i2
5
22
Welland
Wellington
1
'"'2
2
York
43
107
2
150
2
124
2
3
9
14
Total
213
611
824
172
132
79
147
88
141
65
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A 1899
TABLE No. 4.
Shewing the counties and districts from which the entire number of patients
admitted to the asylums have been received, including the admissions of the
present year ; also the counties and districts from which the patients remain-
ing in residence the 30th Septemer, 1898, were originally admitted.
Patients in residence 30th September, 1898
•
Counties and places.
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3
a
a
3
a
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a
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a
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8
a
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a
to
<
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0
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3
W
s
M
0
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Algoma
5
15
65
695
4
8
2
4
3
58
5
5
6
12
20
Brant
87
Bruce , . .
9
391
2
82
4
2
5
16
111
Carleton !
42
4
16
22
35
735
411
489
420
866
8
1
2
1
1
1
71
1
15
3
2
7
' "2
5
5
4
94
4
15
16
3
7
21
22
191
Duflferin
21
Elgin
80
74
1
1
133
103
Essex
108
Frontenac
182
Grey
16
448
25
4
1
68
IS
2
16
134
Haldimand
8
372
2
42
1
2
6
53
Haliburton
13
300
52 1
"1
46
Halton
5
25
8
12
" i'
35
1
3
9
2
29
10
17
59
Hastings
115
Huron
14
14
588
406
5
2
109
76
4
3
4
2
2
5
20
12
144
Kent
100
Lambton
16
541
2
114
3
4
6
11
140
11
28
13
429
661
305
2
4
2
"l
42
29
41
29
71
8
4
16
16
77
Leeds and Grenville
1
1
1
123
Lennox and Ac'ding ton . ..
68
Lincoln
6
58
415
1,288
8
4
260
2
1
62
6
4
16
. 2
18
2
35
80
Middlesex
340
Muskoka
9
1
75
20
3
3
"i
1
4
1
8
4
10
2
26
Nipisfing
11
Norfolk
6
276
2
i
45
5
2
9
64
Northumberland and Durham
20
863
43
25
2
27
12
14
123
Ontario
24
11
7
646
618
39
27
6
1
76
1
1
6
10
5
54
8
4
4
4
1
16
13
6
109
Oxford
118
Parry Sound
Peel
16
11
343
20
1
7
28
10
66
Perth
22
457
3
88
5
4
5
14
119
Peterborough
12
294
19
3
3
36
11
72
Prescott and Russell
2
182
8
1
30
39
Prince Edward
8
183
1
19
1
3
4
28
Rainy River
6
1
3
4
Renfrew
10
33
218
879
1
17
'""2
45
11
8
7
49
64
Simcoe
iC3
54
233
Stormont, Durkdas and Glengarry.
20
570
2
61
2
70
11
146
Thunder Bay
1
21
5
2
1
4
12
Victoria
14
15
310
383
21
3
1
7
1
4
69
42
6
3
1
9
20
81
106
Welland
6
24
54
305
687
1,251
6
11
8
58
116
185
3
2
4
3
3
8
5
14
33
75
3
3
'3
149
Wentworth
244
York
150
4,077
416
5
10
50
212
33
116
842
Not classed
494
3
1
8
3
11
26
Total
824
22,948
721
999
558
997
600
513
641
5,029
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 5.
Shewing the length of time Lunatics received into the Asylums during the year
had been insane prior to admission.
Duration of Insanity prior to
admission.
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35
32
19
13
6
5
3
3
2
3
2
1
14
3
13
2
4
2
2
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s
<
a
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a
1-3
32
15
7
12
3
4
6
3
3
2
10
6
6
0
1
6
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
S
<
s
bo
S
3
Hamilton Asylum.
<
o
o
s
18
10
6
4
2
4
5
2
1
2
g
1
<
1 1
>
o
o
u
cq
17
8
8
7
5
3
4
2
1
1
1
7
6
7
4
3
4
3
4
1
17
12
8
6
141
Total.
10
16
2
7
3
2
3
2
1
2
5
3
4
4
4
1
1
25
17
10
13
3
4
2
1
2
2
137
From 1 to 2 months
98
" 2 " 3 '
52
«« 3 " 4 "
5&
" 4 " 5 "
22
" 5 " 6 "
22
«' 6 " 7 "
23
" 7 " 8 "
9
" 8 " 9 "
10
" 9 " 10 "
9
" 10 " 11 "
7
II 11 «' 12 "
4
'« 12 " 18 "
13
5
9
7
4
4
2
2
1
1
8
5
4
3
147
6
9
5
2
1
3
2
1
1
4
88
55
" 18 months to 2 years
23
" 2 to 3 years
48
" 3 " 4 "
25
" 4 " 5 •'
" 5 " 6 "
19
19
" 6 " 7 "
11
" 7 " 8 "
9
• 8 " 9 "
2
1
1
1
3
8
" 9 " 10 "
" 10 " 15 " .
8
29
" 15 "20 "
2
3
22
' ' 20 years and upwards
23
11
1
1
172
Totals
132
79
759
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing the length of residence o£ patients remaining in the Asyhims on the
30th September, 1898.
S
s
S
3
a
S
3
S
3
S
Length of Residence.
>.
<
<
S>^
<
Total.
<
<
a
§
§
<
o
'>
<
2
o
be
s
1
S
c
H
lJ
w
S
pa
o
Under 1 month
14
4
5
6
6
15
3
53
From 1 to 2 months ... .
12
10
10
14
11
9
5
71
" 2
' 3
18
8
4
13
10
2
10
65
" 3
' 4
' 5
' 6
' 7
' 8
14
6
12
5
11
12
13
19
6
8
4
8
4
6
3
IJ
10
9
5
4
7
4
5
5
7
1
10
12
42
1
12
5
3
3
5
61
'■ 4
56
" 5
64
" 6
72
7
39
" 8
' 9
' 10
' 11
' 12
' 18 '
b
9
7
7
7
7
3
47
36
5
7
4
1
19
15
12
6
8
13
37
39
4
2
4
8
27
16
4
4
11
4
67
87
2
5
4
4
44
27
39
" 9
40
" 10
45
" 11
.^5
" 12
40
38
281
" 18 months to
2 years.
258
" 2 to 3 years
45 ■
64
28
65
41
107
65
415
3 " 4 "
4 " 5 "
5 " 6 "
6 " 7 "
7 " 8 "
8 " 9 ',
9 " 10 "
" 10 " 15 "
" 15 " 20 *'
55
35
62
37
43
26
13
82
60
72
56
61
73
46
41
40
24
137
128
152
74
22
34
17
39
24
12
98
44
71
48
71
43
58
53
45
56
162
126
83
77
31
37
95
126
77
137
53
58
33
47
75
10
17
70
49
32
500
268
282
300
377
222
122
549
407
410
Totals
721
999
558
997
600
513
641
5029
62 Victoria
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A 1899
TABLE No. 7.
Shewing the periods that patients were under treatment who were discharged
during the year as cured.
Period under tieatment.
a
<
c
a
o
o
H
S
<
§
-a
a
S
c
B
S
3
00
<;
a
1
a
<
o
o
a
'>
U
o
pa
la
3
1
4
9
1
5
3
18
" 2 " 3
5
1
1
6
1
1
15
" 3 " 4
7
3
4
2
1
17
" 4 •■ 5
2
3
2
3
3
4
17
" 5 " 6 '
5
7
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
13
" 6 " 7 '
2
20
" 7 " 8
4
7
1
3
1
2
18
" 8 " 9
3
3
1
3
2
6
18
" 9 "10
4
4
1
4
2
3
18
" 10 "11
2
5
2
9
" 11 "12
3
2
2
3
2
3
15
" 12 " 18
2
7
3
4
11
3
30
" 18 months to 2 years
3
3
2
3
3
1
15
" 2 to 3 years
1
3
6
1
11
" 3 " 4 "
" 4 " 5 "
- 5 " 6 "
'• 6 " 7 "
" 7 " 8 "
" 9 "10 "
" 10 "15 "
20 years and upw
2
2
1
1
2
6
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
ards
1
1
Totals .
62
50
20
54
30
35
251
10
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 8.
Shewing the periods that patients were under treatment who were discharged
during the year as improved.
Period under treatment.
Toronto Asylum
a
<
a
■%
a
o
a
I"
<
a
o
on
bo
a
w
a
<
o
■ 1
w
a
a
<
s
a
Brockville Asylum
-3
1
Under one month
From 1 to 2 mon
2
1
5
3
1
3
ths
2
" 2 " 3
1
1
1
8
" 3 " 4 '
5
" 4 " 5 '
1
♦♦ 5 " 6 '
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
» 6 " 7 •
1
3
" 7 " 8 '
2
" 8 " 9
1
1
1
1
' 9 " 10 '
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
« IQ « 1^
2
4
" 11 " 12 '
1
2
3
1
2
3
" 12 " 18 •
3
1
3
3
3
13
" 18 months to 2 vpars. .
5
" 2 to 3 yea
'• 3 " 4 "
'« 4 " 5 "
<< 5 u 6 "
.. 6 '• 7 "
" 7 " 8 "
" 8 " 9 "
" 9 " 10 "
•• 10 •• 15 "
" 15 " 20 "
20 years and upv
2
5
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
8
Totals
25
17
19
10
79
11
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1890
TABLE No. 9.
Shewing the periods that patients were under treatment who were discharged
during the year, unimproved.
Periods under treatment.
S
I'
<:
o
a
C
S
<
G
O
■ a
o
Kingston Asylum.
H
a
o
1
03
S
<
o
o
a
s
<
.2
>
o
2
P5
Totale.
Under 1 month
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
From 1 to 2 months
5
2 " 3 "
2
3
3 •' 4 "
1
1
2
* 4 " 5 "
1
1
5
5 " 6 "
6 " 7 "
7 " 8 "
" 8 " 9 "
1
1
2
1
9 '• 10 "
1
" 10 "11 "
2
" 11 "12 "
" 12 " 18 '•
1
1
2
" 18 months to 2 years . .
1
1
1
" 2 to 3 years
1
1
1
4 " 5 "
2
5 " 6 "
6 " 7 "
1
1
Totals
15
4
4
5
1
5
34
12
^2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 10.
Shewing the length of residence of patients who died during the year.
Length of residence.
s
<
s
a
o
bi
o
H
a
3
<
a
o
•a
a
o
a
00
<
a
o
Ui
a
3
a
a
o
a
S
<
o
o
a
a
»
.5
o
a
">.
CO
_®
'>
o
CO
Totals.
■Under 1 month
1
4
1
6
i'roin 1 to 2 mouths
1
4
2
3
10
2 " " . ...
2
1
4
1
1
9
" 3 " 4 "
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
7
" 4 " 5 "
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
9
.«< 5 " 6 "
9
6 " 7 "
" 7 " 8 "
" 8 " 9 "
2
7
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
7
" 9 " 10 "
2
1
2
2
5
^' 10 " 11 "
1
3
" 11 "12 "
" 12 "18 "
" 18 months to 2 years. .
" 2 to 3 ytars
1
2
1
2
6
5
2
1
5
13
3
1
1
2 •
1
8
4
7
5
6
2
4
3
31
3 " 4 "
1
6
4
6
4
4
25
4 " 5 "
2
1
2
3
4
4
16
5 " 6 "
1
4
2
4
6
17
41 6 " 7 "
1
2
4
2
3
2
8
" 7 " 8 "
2
3
11
" 8 " 9 " . . .
2
1
1
I
2
^
1
2
7
9 "10 "
2
7
" 10 "15 "
3
4
6
3
16
" 15 "20 "
4
4
3
1
3
15
" 20 J ears and upwards.
9
8
5
1
2
25
Totals
45
48
34
46
35
44
30
282
13
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 11.
Shewing the cause o£ death of those who died.
Cause of Death.
S
j;
<
o
a
i
H
2
S
3
<
a
o
a
o
bJ
2
2
: Kingston Asylum.
S
aj
<J
a
o
1
w
Mimico Asy'um.
s
§
CQ
<
"C
o
Tota.
1
2
1
8
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Cystitis, ch ....
1
1
3
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1^
1
2
1
4
4
2
6
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
6
Epilepsy
Exhaustion of melancholia
2
1
3
i
2
2
1
5
23
8
3
1
2
4
2
4
1
8-
I'ever t ric
1
14
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11)
A. 1899
TABLE ^'o. 11.— Continned.
Shewinof the cause of death of those who died.
Cause of Death.
S
<
o
a
o
o
H
1
6
1
a
<
a
o
§
g
3
<
a
o
•s
c
a
s
<
a
o
%
w
a
3
<!
o
o
s
a
">,
OQ
V
u
o
a
<
o
Total.
Gangrene
1
3
2
2
4
17
Hemorrhage of lungs
1
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
5
1
11
1
Old age
4
4
8
Oedema of L^irynx
1
1
Paralysis
Paresis
Phthisis
1
6
6
1
6
1
2
11
2
1
1
1
2
8
5
2
5
3
1
■7
1
16
1
3
1
19
47
4
Pneumonia
3
2
1
»
4
Paralytic dementia
1
1
2
12
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
5
5
22;
1
1
Tubercular peritonitis
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
35
7
1
Total
45
48 j
34
46
30
44
282
15
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 12.
Shewing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the asylums
during the year, and also the total number admitted.
Trades, callings and occupations
Toronto
Asylum.
London
Asylum.
ll
Hamilton
Asylum.
S
Ml
a: 6
Ml
a, £
s
_ a
ei O
3
Artists
!
2
11
Agents
1
1 2
44
{
' ...
6
1
1
1
1
Basket makers
;
3
1
j
1
Bixikkeepera
Bakers
5
1
5
1
1
3
7
56
1
1
47
Bricklayers
1 1
J ..
27
1
2
I '
31
Blacksmiths
2
2
1
148
8
Brewers
17
'
1
12
14
Broom-makers
....".'. ...'.."
8
Barnstfrs
1
1
2
1
11
,
1
7
1
8
Bridge-tenders
1
H^<^''h-mak^•^8
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
40
31
1
Coiifeetioners
8
43
Carpenters
Clerks
2
5
1
6"
3
' i"
1
4
1
2
l"
3
5
2
" l'
14
17
5
1
1
380
340
Cl>-r<vmen . ...
68
Carnage-makers
Co .ks
20
22
7
Captains of steamboats
7
Cigarmak*'r^
1
1
7
13
6
2
1
9
i'
11
1
10
1
C oth d es-iers
14
1
4
1
1
10
1
I) ■iiiH-tic hprvant*", all kinds . .
10
8
2
5
1
7
3
4
3
28
1
3,380
112
Dr-t- <t, V.--
6
1
40
Dnrili t
1
1
1
2
4
DiK-t' 1
1
1
1
[
1
56
Edi or-
1
EiJKrav.r.s
.... ... 1
1
1
IG
6*2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11),
A. 1899
TABLE No. U.—Continaed.
> he wing trades, callings and conditions oi" patients admitted into the asylums
during the year, etc.
Trades, callings and occupations
S
O P
London
Asylum.
Kingston
Asylum.
11
Mimico
Asylum.
BrockviJle
Asylum.
li
1
e3 a>
_ a
OS 0
1'"
19
40
11
1
23
1
I
11
8
112
1
3,507
5
Fishermen
Founders
3
Ferrymen
2
Furriers
i
7
Fruit canners
::.::..: :.:::::
2
Florists
1
Gardeners
1
1
46
Grocers
23
Glass-blowers
'4"
4
Gentlemen
4
50
Glovemakers
11
Gunsmiths
2
Governors
1
Grooms
1
Hucksters
2
Hatters
3
Hostlers
'2'
■■■■37'
2"
" i52"'
10
Hunters . .
5
Harnese-makers
Housekeepers
5
■■■■26'
'"'46"
"35
30
3,692
28
1
1
1
2
1
7
Jewelers
1'
1
24
Janitors
3
2
]
Laborers
Laundresses
11
12
13
23
9
10
78
3,894
32
Ladies
9
3
12
259
31
Lumbermen
'
2
3
23
Lathers
1
Loom-fixex ....
]
1
1
1
54
Masons
65
Machinists
1
1
2
76
Matchmakers ,
4
1
i
1
6
[■
1 55
Moulders
1
57
Merchants
5 1
56
■
1 70
2
1
1
26
Marble-cutters
1
: ^
Millwrights
t 5
No occupation
Nightwatchman
6
4
3
17
6
27
63
i
' 1,138
2
1
i. , •}!
Organ builders
1
' 3
1
! 2
13
P'ano case-maker
1
1
'
2 A.
17
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11^
A. 1899
TABLE No. 12.— Concluded.
Shewing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the asyhuus
during tlie year, etc.
Trades, callings and occupations.
Toronto
Asylum.
London
Asylum.
*3 —
at X
.2<
Hamilton
Asylum.
a
t
:2a
Admisaions
of the year.
Plasterers
Pensioners
Prostitutes
Painters
1
1
2"
1
3
1
1
Pedlar'i
2
2
;::::"::
1
1
Policemen
1
4
l'"
1
13
2
12
3 i
Spinsters
Sailors
students
7
I
6
2
1
1
2
2
. ^.
i""
1
Stonecutters
1
1
1
1
1
1
I I
Seamstresses
3
1
" l'
l"'
2""l
Shop-keepers
1
3
2
2
8
1
4'
1
Tinsnr.iths
Tavern-keepers
Tailors
1
i"
i"
2'
1
Upholsterers
■ ■
Watchmakers
Woodworkers
Weavers
Wheelwrights
Wajjonmakers
Waiters
Wives
Unknown or other employments.
1
22
1
"1
1
1
1
"'69'
33
■■■Bi-
ll
»
2
1
1
4
18
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 13.
Shewing in detail the expenditure of the various Asylums during the year end-
ing on 80th September, 1898.
Medicines
Medical comfoits and appli-
ances
Butchers' m 3at
Poultry, fish, etc
Flour, bread, etc
Butter
Barley, rice, peas and meal . .
Tea
CofiFee
Cheese
"Eggs
Fruil (dried)
Tobaco and pipes
5<
■^<
571 48 1,453 221 609 97
E
81 27
15,918 93
1,128 64
4,490 64
4,347 00
842 30
1,498 66
306 25]
324 69
579 65!
603 48
Salt, pepper, mustard, vine-
gar, pickles
Sugar and syrup
Unenumerated groceries
Fruit and vegetables
Bedding
Straw for Bedding
Clothing
Shoes .
Coal
Wood
Gas
Oil and candles
Matches
brushes, brooms and mops . .
Bath -brick, black-lead, black-
ing
241 02
2,512 81
1,448 85
2,306 51
957 49
124 55
3,646 05
274 73
7,409 51
538 40
3,533 40
285 7fi
7 25
171 21
104 6r
209 55
13,6:i9 37
2,803 01
8,112 82
7,148 65
1,325 06
1,916 27
1,324 41
1,173 40
547 55!
1,137 45'
1,909 09
363 19
2,676 99
202 68
2,139 18
3,263 16
119 05
8,924 99
2,756 61
16,004 91
519 37
2,371 00
69 63
25 10
529 91
57 70
9,881 74
646 64
4,501 95
2,951 64
505 79
1,210 13
858 07
227 40
285 22
328 96
673 43
245 28
1,849 12
578 59
1,615 47
1,140 83
13 95
3,049 29
518 50
6,683 70
42 CO
1,085 23
139 02
240 50
697 96
89 67
10,476 59
1,974 55
6,538 48
5,824 30
1,022 14
1,135 35
883 06
497 13
872 23
1,625 19
624 77
361 97
2,849 47
1,281 71
1,506 62
a
711 44
91 01
8,628 91
861 64
4,255 10
4,183 21
810 99
1,273 92
31 28
433 33
261 55
647 11
691 65
162 82
1,547 92
785 51
1,212 44
830 52
4,988 72
1,272 28
14,188 58
99 75
3,803 29
9 00
7 00 17 50'
19
269 83
6 30
I
3,152 26
582 75
784 03
257 60
92 16'
13 45
247 23
18 60
S
CQ
$ c.
344 40
127 60
5,994 05
1,207 75
4,249 30
2,718 08
899 80
857 36
227 50
318 88
334 54
887 62
569 20
149 22
1,064 25
544 52
497 15
276 79
44 08
2,877 69
1,211 95
8,936 11
70 21 :
2,249 Oil
156 65
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7 00
179 48j
6 171
'8
396 16
5,619 18
255 31
4,427 70
4,142 75
234 21
508 8»
540 35
24 20
235 29
234 04
20 oa
93 45
1,364 97
280 49
993 28
971 84
157 63
3,149 41
979 3a
5,218 09
720 00
302 CO
31 09
14 80
196 48
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A. 1899
TABLE No. \:i.— Concluded.
She\ruig iu detail tlie expeiuliture of the various Asylums during .the year end-
ing on .SOth Sc^ptoniber, 18i)tS.
1k)ap and other laundry ex
penses
Water
Ice
Advertising and printing
Postage, telegraph and ex-
press charges
Stationery and library
Furniture, renewals and re
pairs
Iron and tinware
Crockery and glassware
Feed and fodder
Farm stock and implements
and repairs thereto ......
Repairs (ordinary) to build
! ings •
Hardware, etc
Paints and oils
Officers' travelling expenses, j
Elopers, cost of recovering. . j
Freight and duties
Amusements :
Religious services and school
instructors
1,073 2.?
2,937 61
276 45
423 ea
123 56
256 55
898 26
149 26
282 59
2,255 4t
591 37
1,786 07
375 44;
376 95
28 87
354 43
112 50
Rent
Incidentals
Transfer and removal of
patientH
Salaries and wages . . .
Totals .
641 26
.S3.071 91
100,270 4:<
451 35
.549 81 j
798 OO!
995 20
1,479 71
2,130 01
2,625 4(5
574 7.S
929 21
112 90
57 42
59 13
284 49
186 00
663 79
.38,811 53
137,201 95
2 ^
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318 63
271 53
265 05
•?,.551 50 1,285 38
358 47 207 12
360 43
2,301 23
779 73
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1,564 45'; 1,003 94
3,021 07
324 80[ 152 75
453 72 144 70
199 64
670 88
2,535 71
125 10
915 70
480 54
523 68
35 40
32 48
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214 21 1.56 49
5 85
8 00
357 35 489 75
240 54
501 95
1,196 97 585 16
313 23 237 58
550 72 266 53
822 8 ti 399 55
850 90
755 12 1,271 84
601 74 i 1,032 20
594 39' 107 49
287 60
15 98
105 59
223 03
23 00
665 04
16 35
25,779 42! 36,048 70| 25,601 63
75,313 70 112,491 07
1,065 55 1,329 92
3,269 10
221 08 33 96
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214 01
109 91!
1,082 66
75 76
457 31
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10 94
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121 41
1 80
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576 13
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66,276 43 68,259 13^ 61,925 98
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TABLE No. lo.
Shewing the supplies for which tenders were invited and the prices paid for the
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Supplies.
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$ c.
$ c.
$ c.
$ c.
$ c.
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Flour, per bbl
....
5 00
5 45
4 35
4 47
4 59
4 45
4 45
4 74
4 29
Oatmeal, per bbl
3 40
3 42
■^ 50
3 65
3 50
3 70
3 80
Split peas, per bbl
Butter, creamery, per lb
3 25
3 25
3 25
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Fuel.
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4 03
4 34
3 49
4 33
4 30
' stove
4 27
4 47
3 74
4 30
4 45
4 30
5 29
4 27
4 47
4 47
3 74
3 74
1 75
4 20
4 30
1 60
2 13
small ess
4 30
( hard
screenings <
(soft
2 13
2 97
Soft coal ....
3 64
4 90
4 75
2 29
3 83
4 75
4 40
4 25
2 40
■' dry, ■
4 29
4 40
22
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A. 1899
TABLE No. ]G.
Shewing the number of officers and employees in each and all of the asylums
classified according to the duties performed.
Occupation.
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1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
I
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
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1
10
1
2
1
2
2
4
3
1
2
2
2
6
4
8
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
9
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2
1
2
1
2
4
3
4
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6
5
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7
Assistant medical superintendents-
Assistant medical officers
6
8
Sursars and clerks
12
Storekeepers and assistants
9
Stewards
3
Matrons
1
1
4
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1
1
2
2
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Assistant matrons
8
Ungpneers' assistants and stokeis
42
Masons and bricklayers
3
Carpenters
11
Painters
2
Bakers and assistants
9
Gardeners and assistants
11
Farmers and farm laborers
14
Tailors and seamstresses
16
Shoemakers
1
9
Butchers and j obbers
5
Messengers, porters and portresses
Cooks and kitchen maids
2
5
6
4
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2
3
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13
11
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1
3
3
2
1
6
9
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73
11
30
Laundresses and assistants
25
Housemaids
31
Dairymaids
Laundryman
5
1
Attendants.
Chief male attendants and supervisors
10
6
1
12
7
1
8
7
1
4
11
1
VI
Chief female attendants and supervisors . .
Trained infirmary nurses
45
4
Teachers of feeble-minded children
8
Ordinary male attendants
19
21
4
4
32
27
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15
15
2
30
24
3
5
18
18
2
2
142
Ordinary female attendants
Male night watchers
131
14
16
Totals
109
143
79
128
93
70
695
23
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (ISo. 11).
A. lbi^9
TABLE
Shewing the nature of employment, the number of patients
the average work in days
Nature of employment.
Carpenter Bhop
Tailor shop
Shoemakers' shop
Enspineers' shop
Blacksmith's shop
Mason work
Repairing roads
Wood-yard and coal-shed
Bakery
Laundry
Dairy ,
Butcher shop and slaughter-house ,
Piggery
Painting
Farm ,
Garden and grounds
Stable ;
Kitchen
Dining-room
Officers" quarters
Sewing
Knitting
Mending
Wards and halU
Storeroom
Not otherwise specified
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Toronto
Asylum.
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1,920
300
600
314
320
300
300
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624
7,430
2,830
312
317
312
240
354
312
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556
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600
8,110
15,640
64,630
300
25,182
170,953
285
307
345
372
330
300
300|
308
300
315
306
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617
2,137
843
262
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136,191
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264,273
261
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291 17,
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289 38
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282 47
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282 36
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272 14
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289 162
351
294
318
2
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526
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3.663 204
8.V2 213
1,369 170
3,696 284
690 230
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l,364j 273
3,6101 243
9611 240
6,946 277
4.031' 288
2,648 265
9861 246
],620^'?31
d,101
1,823
874
4,363
10.518
2,176
130
175
557
277
272
13.531 288
10.433 290
3.555 254
49.087| 308
460 230
9,6231 266
142.010 271
24
62 Victoria.
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A. 1899
No. 17.
employed, the number of days' work done by patients, and
per patient durino- the year.
Hamilton
Mimico
Brockville
Orillia
Asylum.
Asylum.
Asylum.
Asylum.
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298
7
7
3
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1,362
260
260
58
12,780
220
2
541
270
1,836
262
2
267
133
4
264
66
27
5,532
205
4
828
1,810
207
302
841
2,816
280
313
22
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5,225
15,022
337
6
6
1,353
225
4
1,290
32
295
3
4
23
15
37
990
6,123
3,640
5,779
6,070
?!48
7
2,067
295
928
327
3
267
89
266
243
7
213
30
15
976
65
156
3
1
922 307
3
975
325
2
394
197
3
861
287
21
289
33
9,191
278
17
4,829
284
16
4,146
253
14
4,070 290
161
43,611
271
8
2,500
312
g
2,190 'JR^
37
11,916
7,658
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1
365
365
10
2,944
294
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2
156
78
2P
273
1
365
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2
2
1
730
78
365
78
7
29
2,081
7,016
297
7
1
1,943 278
465
233
5
748
149
242
43
9,609 223
12
2,762
230
47
7,158
152
33
6,032
183
182
37,770
208
84
19,924 238
1,892 315
40
5
11,451
1,595
386
319
73
1
12,021
364
165
364
297
40
70,293
11,788
263
6
3
1,095
365
294
31
10,271
331
4
4,790
342
13
2,144
165
4
1,460
365
121
35,668
294
61
21,463
351
23
8,374
364
21
6,139
300
24
8,760 365
1
283
93,441
330
4
1,555 389
7
2,394 342
1
365
365
2
73
36
26
7,863 .303
47
14,189 302
8
2,398 299
28
6,377
228
4
1,148
287
199
55,986 '181
42
1\814 305
37
10,018
271
20
3,956
197
23
5,886
255
228
63,330
278
18
3,119 173
1
148,085 353
24
47
6,512
14,635
312
271
311
3
241
80
123
1,437
9
31,244
459,131
2,596
2!H
4?0
131
47,503
363
.319
1
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310 310
1
312
1
207
207
1
305
305
288
39
12,783
329
316
234
513
1
1 ,
79,633
340
311
128
34,586
270
26
4,822
186
673
204,878
.34
«78
277,655
162,293
382
82,095
210
303
88,615
292
3,987
1
1,181,894
302
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62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
The details of the distribution of all these persons will be found in the fol-
lowing table, which also affords a means of comparison with the previous y^ear:
Place of confinement.
Asylum for Insane, Toronto
" " London
Kingston .
Hamilton
Mimico . . .
Brockvillc
Total insane in asylums
Asylum for Idiots, Orillia
Total number in Provincial Asylums.
Homewood Retreat, Guelph
Insane convicts in Kingston Penitentiary
Insane and idiotic persons in the common gaols
Total number of insane and idiotic persons
under public accommodation
Number of applications on hand for admission to the
Toronto Asylum
Number of applications on hand for admission to the
London Asylum
Number ot applications on hand for admission to the
Kingston Asylum
30th September, 1897.
344
478
285
455
297
257
2,116
344
2,460
8
23
19
Number of applications on hand for admission to the
Hamilton A sylum
Number of applications on hand for admission to the
Mimico Asylum
Number of applications on hand for admission to the
Brockville Asylum
Number of applications on hand for admission to the
Orillia Asylum
Total number of insane and idiotic persons
known to the Department on 30ih Sep-
tember, 1899 and 1898
2,510
6
2
6
10
4
92
2,630
Total.
30th September, 1898.
353
538
272
511
295
194
2,163
286
2,449
8
3
22
2,482
14
14
5
6
4
4
47
697
1,016
557
966
592
451
359
480
290
469
300
254
4,279
630
4,909
16
26
41
4,992
20
16
11
16
8
4
139
2,576
2,152
350
362
519
268
528
300
259
2,236
291
2,602
11
35
33
2,581
1
13
1
10
5
2
137
5,206 2,750
2,527
22
2,557
2
10
16
4
4
84
2,677
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62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899'
Discharges.
Asylums.
No. of currs.
N<-. of
admissions.
Percetitage of
( ures t'>
admissions
Toronto
London
62
50
20
54
30
35
172
132
79
147
88
141
36.05
25.32
Hamilton
36 73
34 09
Brockvilie
24.82
Totals
251
759
33.07
Probational Discharges.
Number to whom probational leave was granted
Discharged, cured
" improved
" unimproved
Died before expiration of leave
Returned to asylum
Out on probation 30th September, 1898
Totals
Male. Female .
66
18
1
2
30
32
Tttal.
21
3
1
34
19 I
153
39
4
3
64
51
Male Female . Total.
149
149
165
314
149
Deaths in Asylums.
165
314
165
314
Toronto
London
Kingston . .
Hamilton ...
Mimico
Orillia (Idiot)
Bro;kville ....
Totals .
Asylums.
No. of deaths.
30
45
48
34
46
35
44
30
282
Total
population.
869
1,148
636
1,113
680
695
592
5,733
Percentage iif
deaihs on total
l)')pulation.
5 18
4 18
5 34
4 13
5 15
6 33
.% 07
4.92
-J
(j2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. II).
A 1899
Assigned Causes of Insanity.
The table showing the assioued causes of insanity is annexed.
Number of id stances in which each was assigned.
Assigned causes.
As preditpobing cause.
Male.
Female.
As exciting cause.
Total. Male. Female.
Total.
Moral.
Domestic troubles, including loss of relatives or
friends
Rf-ligious excitement
Adverpe circumstances, including business troubles.
Love affairs, including seduction
Mental anxiety — " worry "
Fright and nervous shocks
Physical.
Intemperance in drink
Intemperance, sexual
Venereal diseases
Self abufe, sexual ....
Over- work
Sunstroke
Accident or injury
Pregnancy
Puerperal
Lactation
Morphia habit
Pubeity and change of life
Uterine disorders . . .
Brain disease, with general paralysis
Brain disease, with epilepsy
Other forms of brain disease
Other bodily diseases or disorders, including old age.
Fevers
11
Hereditary,
With other ascertained cause in combination.
With other combined cause not ascertained . .
Congenita).
With other ascertained causes in combination
With other combined causes not ascertained. .
Unknown
Total
50
4
2
200
10
13
12
12
50
51
2
3
2
6
5
13
9
245
349
410
101
y
2
445
10
10
24
2
11
3
21
1
6
10
13
12
4
11
5
12
6
12
10
2
1
160
759
349
14
10
2
202
30
6
10
4
19
20
3
3
1
7
8
3
2
5
22
6
1
16
]
410
40
16
34
6
30
23
24
4
7
17
21
15
6
5
22
6
1
16
12
10
17
8
26
20
4
1
362
759
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Sessional Papers ( No. 1 1 ).
A. 1899
The following table shows the number of beds in each of the Asylums, ftud
how they were occupied at the close of the official year :
Asylumi".
Number of beds.
Number ia residence on
30th J3eptember, 1898.
Number of vacancies.
Male.
354
472
295
488
300
260
345
Female .
354
632
279
552
300
260
295
Total.
708
1,004
574
1,040
600
520
640
5,086
Male.
359
480
290
469
300
254
350
2,502
Female .
Total.
721
999
558
997
600
513
641
5,029
Male.
Female .
Total.
362
519
268
528
300
259
291
2,527
5
19
13
9
24
13
KingKton
Hamilton
Mimico . .
14
43
Brookville
Orillia
6
30
1
4
51
7
4
T.tal
2,514
2,572
81
Social State.
The following information, in respect to the nationalities, religious denomin-
ations and social state of the patients admitted, including transfers, as well as
the aggregate admissions of all preceding years since 1841, is compiled from the
records of the various institutions :
Social State.
Married
Unmarried
Nationalities.
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries and unknown
Rdiyioui; Dt^ nominations.
Church <jf England
Ron)an Catholic
Presbyterian
Methodist
Other denominations and unknown
32
Admiflsions Total
of year. admissions.
364
460
10,787
11,907
585
11,863
85
2,956
75
4 257
29
1,843
24
650
26
1,119
160
5,126
169
4,879
157
4,523
219
4,881
119
3,283
C>'2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 1 1).
A. 1899
The following table shews the admissions, discharges, etc., for each year
since 1877, inclusive :
Year.
Lunatics
admitted.
Discharged,
died
and escaped.
Remained.
Percentage.
1877
1878
1879
1880
437
479
461
507
502
493
518
493
457
519
425
566
514
669
928
792
753
789
968
753
905
759
331
335
321
353
386
401
433
416
423
355
395
386
441
492
495
531
P3H
522
569
582
594
650
106
144
140
154
116
92
86
77
34
164
30
180
73
117
43'
261
220
167
;^99
181
ni
109
24 . 25
30.06
30.36
30 37
1881
23 10
1882
1883 ....
18.66
16.57
15 61
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
7.44
31.60
7.06
31 80
1889
14 20
1890
1891
1892
26.46
46.66
32 95
1893...
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
29.21
24.24
41 22
23.72
34.36
34.36
Employmext of Patients.
The following two tables shew, 1st, the percentage of patients employed in
the year just closed, and, 2nd, the increase in that percentage which has taken
place since 1892, the fir.styear in whicli we have regular statistics on the subject':
Asylums.
Toronto . . .
London . . .
Kingston . .
Hamilton .
Mimico . . .
Brock ville .
Orillia ....
Total .
Actual
population.
869
1,148
636
1,113
680
592
695
Number of
patients
who worked.
.556
830
525
878
513
S82
303
5,733
3.987
fjoliective
stay, in days
of patients.
Number
of days' work
done.
Percentage
of days worked
to collective
stay.
256,230
170,953
66.70
371,205
264,273
71.16
205 849
142,010
69.00
364,251
277,6.55
76 U
218,616
162,293
73. 2»
178,120
82,095
46.25
232,147
88,615
38.17
1,826,418
1,181,894
64.69
3 A.
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Sessional i*apcrs (So. H).
A. 1889
The following table shews the percentage of days worked to the collective
stav in the asylums in each vear since 1<S82 :
Asylums. 1882.
Toronto
1883. 1881. '1885 1886.
1887.
1888. 1889
32.1.5 .30.44 .5:^.90 38.40 41.10 56.37i52.09
London 54.00
Kingston. . . 45.11
Hamilton. . . 37.61
Mimico.
69.89 86 56 79.58 77.84 77,84i77.54
III
50.33 76.59 61.l:i 68 26 68.26165.71
I I I I I
62.38 56.40 48 82 62.32|6l.49.73.95
Brockville .
Orillia ....
51.39
77.30
70.56
57.32
1890.
62 01
75.43
1891.1892.
67.04 75.05
I
73.40.77.20
70.27,87.24
68.4377.27
65.89
76.90
.-56.11
1893. 1894.
1895. 1896. 1897
1898.
73.44 77.13
78 7177.41
7.3.22:74.47
77. 20! 76. 43
91.64 72.04 64.99 66.70
76.11 75.69
I
68.60 70.00
I
76.74 73 64178.24 76.14
78.01 71.16
I
69.39 69 00
43.2672.12 53.08 71.36
74 18 74.23
'52.84 73.42 52 30 46.25
'38.50,41.85 40.67 38 17
AsYLTTM Expenditure.
The following table shows the expenditure incurred for the maintenance of
the asylums during the past year, as well as for the year which preceded it :
Toronto . .
London . . .
Kingston . .
Hamilton..
Mimico . . .
Brockville
Orillia....
Asylums.
Totals
Increase, 1898
Expended
1897.
$ c.
t9,5U; 15
123,819 99
75,871 76
113,270 76
73,025 39
,55,407 66
64,876 76
Expended
1898.
100,270 43
137,201 95
7.'), 313 70
112,491 07
66,275 43
68.259 13
61,925 98
605,7S8 42 621,737 69
M
Increase.
754 28
13,381 96
12,851 47
26,987 71
Dec? ease.
558 06
779 69
6,749 91
2.9.50 78
11,038 44
15,949 27
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A. 18S9
Tlie next table shews the annual and weekly cost per patient of each of the
asylums during 1897 and 1898, together with the average daily population :
Year ended 30th September, 1897.
Year ended 30th September, 1898.
Asylums.
Daily average popula-
tion.
43
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P.
a.
m
o
o
it
<
Weekly cost per pat-
ient.
Annual cost per pat-
ient after deducting
revenue.
w u
o IJ m
>>* a
"3 43 ff)
111
1
$ C.
1 63
2 00
2 13
1 91
2 20
2 59
1 87
2 05
3
c
05
0)
Q
702
1,017
564
998
599
488
G36
j 5,004
a
■s
o
u
1.1
$ C.
142 81
134 91
133 53
112 72
*110 68
139 87
97 37
124 24
t
w
o
t>
11
? c.
2 75
2 59
2 57
2 17
2 13
2 69
1 87
2 38
ts c
o
■s'S
8, .2 OP
§.S£
<
$ C.
92 84
122 94
127 09
101 98
105 31
129 62
92 29
109 69
Weekly cost per pat-
ient after deducting
revenue.
Toronto
London
Kingston
Hamilton
Mimico
Brockville
Orillia
Totals
714
1,019
562
979
594
386
613
4,867
$ c.
139 37
121 51
134 92
115 82
122 93
143 54
105 83
126 28
$ c.
2 68
2 34
2 60
2 23
2 36
2 76
2 04
2 43
$ c.
84 71
104 01
110 57
99 08
114 61
134 61
97 13
106 39
$ c.
1 78
2 36
2 44
1 96
2 03
2 49
1 78
2 11
"'.U*Coal amounting to $8,166.48 unpaid for at Mimico Asylum on 30th September, 1898, if this sum v^ere
added the average cost at that Institution would be $124.28.
Revenue from Paying Patients.
No. of patients. Revenue.
Toronto Asylum 264 $35,095.37
London " 149 12,160.50
Kingston " 65 3,633.71
Hamilton " 144 10,707.34
Orillia " 54 3,226.43
Mimico " 30 3,507.15
Brockville " 64 3,705.94
Totals 770 72,042.44
35
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1^C9
Comparative Statement of Revenue.
The following statement shews the revenue received from the asylums for
each year since 1871, together with the number of paying patients in the
asylums from year to year :
For the year ending September 30, 1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
" 1894
1895
'« 1896
" 1897
1898
No. of
patients.
118
139
171
182
231
256
323
334
343
387
414
475
538
496
509
516
614
538
708
562
577
632
661
697
743
904
844
770
Revenue.
14,045 30
19,255 80
16,660 61
20,035 77
21,875 92
21,175 93
28,093 58
30,103 75
32,398 26
37,653 81
41,066 54
43,937 64
59,922 59
48,135 18
49,620 93
53,030 05
48,742 53
59,638 16
66,670 64
62,754 16
.58,507 42
73,240 61
73,415 64
72,722 04
68,290 31
97,898 19
100,681 25
72,042 44
Increase.
6,219 50
3,373 15
1,840 15
6,917 65
2,010 17
2,794 51
4,755 55
3,412 73
2,871 10
15,984 95
1,485 73
4,309 12
10,895 63
7,032 48
14,733 19
174 93
29,607 88
2,683 06
Decrease.
f c.
2,595 19
699 99
11,787 41
6,lfi7 52
3,916 48
4,246 74
693 50
4,481 73
28,638 81
36
APPENDIX.
TO THE THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT UPON THE ASYLUMS FOR
THE INSANE AND IDIOTIC, CONTAINING THE ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE ASYLUMS IN
TORONTO, LONDON, KINGSTON, HAMILTON, MIMICO, BROOKVILLE
AND ORILLIA.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ASY-
LUM FOR INSANE, TORONTO, ENDING SEPT. 30TH, 1898.
To Robert Christie^ Esq.., Inspector of Public Charities, Toronto, Ont.
Sir, — In accordance with Statute I herewith have the honor to submit to you the
fifty-eighth annual report of the operations of the asylum for insane, Toronto, for the
oificial year endiag the 30fch day of September, 1898.
It will be noticed by the annual table submitted, that there were 172 patients dur-
the year. Of that number 91 were males and 81 females.
62 were discharged as recovered ; 25 were discharged as improved and 15 as un-
improved; total 102. The number under treatment were 869; of these 40 were sent
from the gaols and 132 were admitted by ordinary process.
The deaths were 45, being 28 men and 17 women.
The preponderance of mortality among the men in comparison to the women was
largly due to the fact that a greater number of men were received afflicted with senile
decay rather than insanity. A large proportion of these died during the year of admis-
sion. In 1897, 15 died over 70 years of age. In 1898, 9 died over 70 years of age.
It will be seen that the percentage of recoveries on admission was 36.8 per cent ; or
nearly 37% as against 30.8% of last year.
It is interesting to note that out of the 62 recoveries 36 were women, being 10 more
than men.
Our treatment has been cautious and conservative, and although we have not
allowed novelties in treatment to control us, we can record a percentage of recoveries on the
woman's side of the house of 40.4%. This is not by any means an unsatisfactory result,
considering the bad physical condition of many women admitted. It is pleasing to note
that we have no mortality to record from surgical interference. At the same time we
use every means, medical and surgical which our judgment dictates to ameliorate the
condition of our patients. We are satisfied with the result of treatment.
Deaths.
The death rate is lower this year than last. There were 45 deaths among a popu-
lation of 869, being 5.2% under treatment. Of course, the mortality will fluctuate from
year to year, as it does among the sane persons in the outside world.
There was one suicide of a female patient, who hanged herself on her bedstead in a
most determined manner, by a strip ot" sheeting taken from the bed on which she was
lying. The coroner did not think an inquest necessary.
Causes.
The table showing causes of insanity is practically useless. There are some apparent
causes of mental outbreak, but on the other hand there are many insane persons in whom
the causation is beyond human ken. In other cases two or more malign influences may
operate contemporaneously, but no one can tell which is the dominant agent. Very
often the result is taken as a cause, especially is this true in insanity said to have been
caused by alcoholism. We find that the invasion of mental disorder may be gradual and
in the discomfort consequent thereon spirits are taken in excess to give temporary relief. In
these cases the intemperance is a result and not a cause. The same is true of a number
of so-called causes such as morphine, chloral and such toxic agents. The attempt to classify
the hereditary and congenital causes must of necessity be equally fallacious simply
because we do not know to a certainty as to whether active diseased conditions may not
have been the occasion of making manifest a tendency which would not have been
evoked were it not for active agencies in operation. The causes attributed are
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62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 11). A. 189 9
merely hypothetical in many persons. We are only sure of results in such classes as
" Religious excitement," " Worry," " Fevers," " Uterine Disorders," " Over work," and
such like. They are ofcen only excitants of latent mental weakness. The causes were
present but undeveloped before these operated upon the nerve centres which were ripe
for an outbreak, yet no expert could fathom their existence until they are made manifest.
It will be seen then that a correct classification is impossible.
Epileptics.
The removal of the insane epileptics from the asylum and isolating them in wards
with extra oversight is a matter commanding attention. This cla«8 is dangerous to others
and in their convulsions are very shocking sights to insane not thus afflicted. The put-
ting them into distinct cottages would do much to improve the other parts of the different
institutions.
Open Doors at Night.
For a number of years past our dormitory doors have remained open at nigh*'. No
room that holds more than one patient is locked. It is more cleanly than was the other
way with its tubs and buckets ; there is better ventilation ; the patients are not awak-
ened by the noise of opening and shutting doors by the night nurses. These can go in
and come out in their slippers and observe the condition of things without making any
noise. Not only so but any disturbance is heard at a distance which was not the case
with closed bedroom doors. Few patients walk in the corridors at night except from
necessity, and they are grateful for this exemption from prison like lock and key. We
have no desire to go back to the old order of things
Probations.
There were 40 sent out on probation during the year. Of that number only 4 were
returned. The majority of those delivered to friends and relations had recovered, hence
the small number of returns. Many of them, however, were such as might be subject to
relapses, so were sent out on trial instead of being discharged when such went away.
Dentistry.
During the past nine months a good deal of attention has been paid to the teeth of
a number of patients by a dentist. It is evident that good digestion depends to a large
extent on the proper mastication of food eaten. There is no form of disease that is
counteracted so successfully as by the administration of good food followed by its being
properly masticated as a preliminary to digestion, assimilation and nutrition. Bad teeth,
or absent molars, which grind the food, are factors which tell against proper nourishment
being provided to the physical system and more especially to the great nerve centres
whose diseased conditions are the producer of mental disorder of all kinds.
So far 60 patients have had their condition improved in these respects, not only by
the extraction of decayed teeth, but also by filling of those which could be preserved and
by the providing of se*;8 of teeth for those who had no natural teeth left. So far the
friends have paid for this dentistry, and the patients state how comfortable and useful
the work is, not only in masticating food but where frontal teeth are supplied in the
matcer of improved vocalization.
It is evident that were a small appropriation made to have our free patients thus
treated it would be money well spent and would contribute very much to the recovery of
many, especially those of the dyspeptic and melancholic type.
Garden.
What little ground we have, we utilize to the best advantage. It is indispensible
that in season we should have fresh vegetables. Our small patch of ground set apart for
garden purposes and to give employment to a number of our patients who were gardners
and farmers be'ore becoming insane has realized over S6,000 at market prices.
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Workshop.
In our workshop we make all the boots, shoes and slippers we require both for men
and women.
We made 175 tin vessels of all kinds and purchased few. We repaired 803 tin
vessels some of which were made almost as good as new.
Patients upholstered 69 chairs, 7 sofas, and remade 83 mattresses. The value of
all this work if made outside would amount to $1,343.96.
Wants.
A repetition of wants which have been asked for from year to year is herewith
re-inserted in the hope that by urgent request often presented they may at last command
attention.
It was hoped that during the past year we would be permitted to extend our grounds
to King Street as our present enclosure is altogether inadequate to give suflScient airing
ground for our patients. We only ask for the mtterial and the labour of our mason as
all the work coald be done by our patients. A few years ago when 26 acres of land
were taken from our grounds we noS only took down the old brick wall but we built two
new walls at both ends where exposed to the public, largely by patients' labour. These
walls were over 600 yards in length and averaged from 12 to 15 feet in height; the cost
was comparatively small as the old bricks and stone were again utilized in the new walla.
The same method could be adopted again and with like results. The need is evident and
the land is asylum property and cannot be used except by ourselves. Our asylum
buildings overlook the ground.
It is inpossible to understand what reasonable objection can be made to this
proposal. As we have no farm land, the working patients would gladly labour at the
undertaking, rather than lounge about the wards in weariness and idleness.
New Hospital.
A good deal of the work in the erection of a new hospital could be done by the
labour of patients. A substantial brick building would meet our wants. This erection
could not only be occupied by the sick, but part of it could be set apart fur acute and
curable cases. This would enable us to accommodate at least 50 more patients in- the
asylum.
A flour house is wanted.
A great deal of sidewalk will have to be laid during next year. Much of it is now
rotten and dangerous to walk on.
It would be a great convenience to us to have electric power to use in the engineer's
shop, to saw wood and to cut fodder. Five horse power would be sufficient.
A new range is needed in the kitchen. The present one has been in use nearly
twenty-two years and is worn out.
One of the wooden coal houses is in a delapidated state and needs re-constructing or
a new erection.
A decent entrance is badly needed. The present one is an eye-sore, especially to
visitors who are often impressed unfavourably of a whole institution by its approach and
main entrance.
The barn yard was set with cobble stones many years ago. By use and the upheaval
of by frosts they are now dangerous for animals to walk upon. They will require to be
taken up and the earth used. At the best they are very rough and make poor pavement
where animals are continually walking. What is needed is asphalt to make a smooth and
substantial yard. The soil is clay and will soon form a mire unless a roadway is made
with solid material.
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The basement floors of the wings will need relaying with oak planking. The present
floors have been laid over 30 years ago.
A bowling alley is needed to give exercise to our men patients. It need not cost
much as the work could be done by ourselves.
Pathology.
It would be worthy of consideration if a sum were set apart for pathological research.
The material is at hand. Medical officers cannot spare the time necessary from their
official duties to devote to investigation in this kind of work. The rough post mortems
held are of little or no importance, especially if investigation is confined to what the eye
alone can find out. The unaided vision sees little and knows little except of a very
general nature.
In this day of advanced chemical physiology with the aid of the microscope and
micro-photography, much good work has been done in those asylums for the insane, in
which one of the medical staflF devotes all his time to pathological research, and who has
been trained in this kind of work. We have not reached that stage so far, although
something has been done along that line of research in an amateurish way.
We have excellent professors of pathology in two of the medical schools in this city.
Were the material divided between them we could be able to compare the insane life
history of each individual with the footprints of disease found after death. Interesting
and useful records would be the result.
Work.
Not much on capital account has been expended in the erection of permanent baild-
ings and fixtures. The brick chimneys of the laundry and kitchen have been raised, this
not only increaHe«3 the draught but it has been the means of carrying away from the
buildings, smoke and cinders which blew into our wards when the wind came from certain
directions.
We have now two excellent spray bath-rooms for males and females. They are
built on the most approved plan and will be found to be a great improvement on the
bath-tub system ; not only on account of extra cleanliness but also for hygeienic reasons
along medical lines.
The old flour house has been re-roofed as it leaked badly. This structure ia needed
as a ccal-house for the laundry were a new and larger one erected near the bakery, as it
to be hoped will be the case next year.
Electricity.
It would be a great improvement to substitute electricity for gaa in lighting the
varions buildings. It is safer than gas, not only in respect to danger from fire but also
in regard to the aptitude of many patients to breathe it or set their clothing on fire by it
with suicidal intent.
It looks feasible to establish a plant to generate electricity at the Central Prison
not only to furnish electric light for itself but also to do so for this Institution and the
Mercer Reformatory. It was proved years ago that it would be cheaper than gas and it
is also beyond quention that the light is much superior.
On account o improvements in generating electricity now-a-days, light is cheaper
than when the calculation was formerly made. It is to be hoped this matter will receive
consideration as our gas lighting is far from satisfactory.
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Concerts Given for the Season of 1897-98.
September 2 let, 1897. — James Baylis and Friends.
October 13tb, 1897. — Army and Navy Veterans' Band.
October 26th, 1897.— Mrs. Titus and Friends.
October 27th, 1897 — Prof. Farringer, Ontario College of Music.
November 2nd, 1897. — James Baylis and Friends.
November 8th, 1897 — Maple Leaf Band.
November 11th, 1897. — John Gowinlock and Friends.
November 17ih, 1897.— West End Y.M.O.A.
November 18tb, 1897. — D. Carmichael and Friends.
November 24th, 1897. — Martin Clewarth and Friends.
November 30th, 1897. — St. John's Presbyterian Church Choir.
December 7tb, 1897. — John Kidner and Friends, Victoria Ministrels.
December 8th, 1897. — Madame Stuttaford and Friends.
December 9th, 1897.— R. Taylor and Friends.
December 14th, 1897. — James Baylis and Friends.
January lltb, 1898.— R. Taylor and Friends.
January 18th, 1898. — Euclid Avenue, Church Choir.
January 20th, 1898 —Crawford St. Church Choir.
January 25th, 1898. — James Baylis and Friends.
February 1st, 1898 — Rosedale Club, J. J. Walker and Friends.
February 2nd, 1898. — Madame Stuttaford and Friends.
February 8th, 1898 —West End Y.M.C.A.
February 22n<, 1898.— R. Taylor and Friends.
February 28th, 1898.— St. John's Church.
March 3rd, 1898.- Gaelic Society.
March 3rd, 1898 — Jarvis St. Baptist Church S. S. Orchestra.
March 10th, 1898.-Yong6 St. Y.M.O.A.
March 14th, 1897. — Sons of Sconland, Burns Camp No. I.
March 17th, 1898. — Canadian Temperance League, " Mock Trial."
March 19th, 1898.— Mr. Frank Yeigh's Picture Travel Talks.
March 22nd, 1898 —J. W. Bengougb, Chalk Talk.
March 24th, 1898. — Messrs Anderson and Gowinlock.
March 28th, 1898. — Woodgreen Methodist Church Choir.
March 29th, 1898. — James Baylis and Friends.
April 4th, 1898, —Wesley Church S S. Orchestra.
April 19th, 1898. — James Baylis and Friends.
May 5th, 1898. — Queen St. Methodist Church Choir.
May 6tb, 1898 — Parkdale Presbyterian Choir.
May 12th, 1898 — R. Taylor and Friends.
June Ist, 1898. — The Salvation Army Band.
In addition to the above list there were six concerts given during the season from
time to time by home talent, the patients taking an active part in them. Many of the
patients are not only good musicians as piano performers, cornet players and violinists,
but excellent amateur actors, reciters, readers and caricaturists.
The usual sleigh rides, garden parties, croquet, lawn tennis and dances helped to
remove the monotony of ward life. In the wards, cards, checkers, bagatelle, billiards and
book reading from a library of 1,400 volumes helped to pass the time away in an
agreeable manner. The daily papers and the exchanges kindly sent to us from the news
paper offices, might be added to the list.
All such amusements are often of more value to tilt the mind into healthful channels
than even our most valued medicines are. " They minister to a mind diseased and pluck
from memory a rooted sorrow."
As insanity is purely a physical disease it is evident that any methods which will
promote bodily health are of primary importance to produce normal conditions.
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We cannot express too warmly our heartfelt thanks to our numerous friends in the
city for their kindness in furnishing us with first-class entertainments.
Hospital.
It is a matter of regret that the designation " Hospital for the insane" is not used
in official documents and otherwise. The name of " Asylum for the Insane " is not only
objectionable but conveys a false impression as such Institutions in modern times are for
the cure of the insane as well as to keep them in custody. We hear relatives constantly
complaining because of the use of the name, *' Asylum."
For years there has been a consensus of opinion among medical men as to the pro-
priety of the improved designation being adopted not only in Canada but also in the
Motherland. In the United States the term " Hospital " is being largely used instead
of that term which only conveys the idea of retention and protection.
During the year the teork has gone on very smoothly. On the whole the employees
have given satisfaction and the officers have been attentive to their duties. It is a great
satisfaction to a Chief Officer to have confidence in those carrying oat his instructions.
In fact, much of the success of his administration depends on a faithful performance of
duty by all concerned in Hospital work.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
DANIEL CLARK,
Medical Superintendent
44
ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT
Of the operations of the Asylum for Insane, Toronto, for the year ending 30th
September, 181)8.
TABLE No. 1.
Shewing movements of patieiits in the Asylum for the official yeav ending 30th
September, 1898.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Remaining, October 1st. 1897
344
353
697
Admitted during year :
By Lieutenant-Governor's warrant
29
11
40
By medical certificate
62
70
132
91
81
172
Total number under treatment dttiing year
435
434
«69
Discharges during year :
As recovered
26
S6
62
As improved
13
12
25
As unimproved
8
7
15
Total niunber of discharges during year
47
55
102
Died
28
17
45
Eloped
1
1
76
72
148
359
362
721
4,359
4,040
8,399
" discharged
2,224
2,168
4,392
died
1,121
929
2,050
" eloped
81
12
93
transferred
574
569
1,143
4,000
3,678
8,678
" remaining 30th September, 1898 ....
359
362
721
1
2
3
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A. 189 9
TABLE No. 2.
Showing the inaxiuiuin and miniuiuui number of patients resident in tlie Asylum,
the total number of days' stay of patients, and tlie daily average number of
patients in the Asylum from the 1st October, 1897, to 30th September, 1898.
—
Male.
Female.
Total.
Maximum number of patients in residence (on the 26th of September) . . .
Minimum " " (on the 18th of November)
Collective days' stay of all patients in residence during year
Daily average population
359
338
1-'7,019
348
367
349
129,211
354
726
687
256,230
702
Social State.
Married ....
Widowed . . . .
Single
Not reported
Total
Religion.
Presbyterians
Episcopalians
Methodists
Baptists
Oongregationalists . . .
Roman Catholics . . .
Mennonites
Quakers
Infidels ...
Other denominations .
Not reported
Total
Nationalities.
English
Irish
Scotch
Canadian
United States
Other countries
ITnknown
Total .
Admis-iions of year.
Male.
42
4
45
19
29
22
6
io'
16
11
3
5.S
1
6
1
91
Total admissions since
opening.
Female.
40
8
33
81
15
4
26
2
1
13
3
81
19
13
3
37
6
3
81
Total.
82
12
78
172
34
50
48
8
1
23
172
36
24
6
90
7
9
1
172
Male.
1,840
143
2,376
4,359
960
1,238
827
103
38
856
1
3
1
241
91
4,369
7.59
1,061
488
1,741
143
132
35
4,369
Female.
2,093
:-83
1.564
4,010
890
1,139
808
92
56
783
1
223
48
4,040
669
1,042
4-29
1,607
166
105
22
4,040
Total.
3,933
526
3,940
8,399
1,850
2,377
1,635
195
94
i,6;i9
1
4
1
464
139
8.399
1,428
2,103
917
3,348
309
237
57
8,399
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TABLE No. 3.
Shewing the Counties from which patients have been admitted up to 30th
September, 1898.
Admitted during year.
Total admissions.
Counties.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Algoma District
9
47
22
75
6
31
17
101
109
25
81
110
58
25
29
50
59
25
97
81
12
18
289
35
126
45
92
13
26
4
127
61
88
46
49
140
226
1,.558
173
9
56
12
61
7
23
12
69
89
24
63
86
5.=)
23
23
43
50
16
82
73
11
19
271
166
40
117
42
87
17
26
8
136
60
64
51
45
1.39
207
1,597
64
18
Branc
Bruce
1
1
2
103
34
Carleton
136
Duff erin
13
Elgin
54
Essex
29
Frontenac
170
(Jrey
'
1
2
195
Haldimand
49
Halton
2"
1
144
Hastings
Huron
1
1
1
113
Kent
48
Lambton
1
1
52
Lanark
93
Leeds and Granville
109
Lennox and Addington
41
Lincoln
'3 '
2
1
9
5
1
3
174
Middlesex
i"; 9
154
Muskoka District
Norfolk
1
1
5
4
1
4"'
1
1
3
23
37
560
Northumbarland and Durham
Ontario
340
Oxford
75
943
Peel
Perth
87
Peterborough
Prescott and Russell
2
1
3
179
30
Prince Ifidward
Renfrew
52
12
Simcoe
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
1
2
3
263
121
Victoria
1
2
2
2
49
3
i'
1
1
22
2
102
152
Waterloo
97
94
Welland
1
1
1
15
""'53'
Wellington
279
433
Wentworth _
York
Not classed
Toronto
*3,1.'^5
237
Total admissions
91
81
172
^Including Toronto.
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 4.
Shewing the Counties from which warranted cases have been admitted up to
30th September, 1898.
Admitted during year.
Total admisBioDB.
Counties.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Male.
Female .
Total-
5
2
15
2
3
1
1
23
58
5
4
53
3
6
3
9
11
11
13
1
3
l'
2 '
13
17
1
1
26
2""
2
6
5
9'
6
5
6
13
3
Ij^lgin .
1
3
36
Grey
7&
Haldimand
6.
5
79^
3
Kent - . ■
8
5
15
16
11
22
2
1
61
60
3
31
7
40
5
3
4
24
13
51
<)
6
13
38
479 !
85
1
1
27
29
5
8
""u"
2
1"
12
4
24
4
3
3
9
328
14
3
Norfolk
2
88
89
Oxford
»
Peel
3»
Perth
7
54
7
a
5
36
17
75
13
.
9-
16
47
York
8
2
10
*807
99
Toronto .... ... 5!1
9
11
30
40
29
1,163
1
578
1.741
•Including Toronto.
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A 1899
TABLE No. 5.
ShoAving the length of residence in the Asylum of those discharged
during the year.
Initials.
P
C
McC
.J. G
. K. McR..
W
W
L
B.C ,
S
M
VV
M
D. C
E. L
J. F
W
L. B
Mc i ,
.J
K. B
G. C
E. H
H
McI
H. A . . ,
K
W
. S
C
. P
M
M
H
S
A. H
K
E. A .
F
W
H
B. L..
A. L .
S.
B.
H
L .
A.
D
I
M
L
P
S
P
F
. H. McC.
J. S
B
E. P
F. D
4 A.
Sex.
M
F
F .
M
M
F
F .
M
M
M
M
F
F .
F .
F.
F .
F .
F.
M
M
F.
M
F.
M
M
F .
F.
F .
M
F
M
F
M
F.
F .
F.
F.
F .
M
F.
M
M
F.
F
F'.
M
F
F.
F
M
When admitted.
October
May
August
•July
October
rieptember
Feoruary
August
November
July
September
•January
July
May
November
December
iNovember
I September
December
April
October
December
-January
December
May
r)ecember
November
May
February
August
Oct<iber
•Tanuary
December
October
April
'May
July
December
February
July
September
December
May
August
October
July
August
April
March
November
February
November
July
April
14th
5tb
14t,h
10th
1st
3rd
1st.
27ih
7th
19th
12th
10th,
17th
28th
3rd
11th
1st.
28th
27th
16th
4th
24th
1st.
18th
5th
21-t
6th
24th
2yth
30th
8th
Hth
27th
17th
15th
5th
22nd
3Cth
18 th
25th
26th
16th
21>t,
2nd
12th
23rd
20th
21st
29th
29th
8th
8th
20th
1st
9th
16th
11th
11th
30th
1st
1896
1897
1896.
1897.
1893.
1897.
1896
18.^7.
1893.
1890.
1897
1895!
1890
18^7
1896
1897
1896.
1898.
1897.
1898.
1897
1894.
1898
1897.
1895 .
1897 .
1898 . . ,
><
1897 !!
1895
1897.
1896
1897
1898
1896
lh98
1 97.
1898.'
4,9
When discharged.
October 1st, 1897
8th,
12th,
16th,
16th,
28rd,
26th,
" 30th,
November 1st,
5th,
" 8th,
15th,
25th,
30th,
December 7th,
9th,
10th,
14th,
23r.1,
28th,
31st,
January 15th, 1898
15t.h,
" 20th,
25th,
3lfct,
February 2nd,
Itith,
2l8t,
26th,
" 28th,
March 3rd,
5th,
7th,
7th,
8th,
10th,
14th,
15th,
16th,
" 18th,
19th,
19th,
31st,
April 8th,
12th,
15th,
" 18th,
" 21st,
23rd,
28th,
" 30th,
30th,
30th,
May 7th,
23rd,
23rd,
25th,
June 3rd,
13th,
Remarks.
Recovered
Improved.
Reco\ered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Rtcovt-red.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved-
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
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A. 189 9
TABLE No. 5.— Concluded.
Showing the length of residence in the Asylum of those discharged
during the year.
No.
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
09
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
9i
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
Initials.
R. D
T. G
H. .T
E. P
VV. M
R. R
B. C
G. F. H....
R. J. F . . . .
M. A
O. P
F. A. W . . .
L. L
B. E
M. H. McL
T. F
M. R
S. 0. G
T. E. L
F. L. W . . . ,
H. F
L. F
B. B
S. J. D
•^. S. O
W. S
R E
M. B
M. M
J. H. K . . . .
A. M
CM
.J. W. C
E. H
A. C. W ...
W. H. B . . .
O. J
H.J. R
C. L. K . . . .
M. S
R. A
C. W
Sex.
M
M
F ,
F.
M
M
M
M
F.
M
F.
F.
F.
F.
F.
M
F.
F.
M
M
M
F.
F.
F.
F .
M
M
F.
F.
M
F.
M
F..
F
M
M
M
F.
t<
F ..
M
F.,
When admitted.
October
May
July
Apiil
March
October
May
February
April
December
February
August
April
December
February
June
■January
August
February
.June
July
May
June
April
November
June
February
August
March
September
July
Mav
September
November
April
•July
May
November
nth,
6th,
2:^r'1,
l.^th,
12th,
Wth,
18t,h,
3rd,
3rd,
23rd,
5th,
9th,
12th,
21-.t,
9rh,
ISth,
7th,
20th,
22nd,
7th,
12th,
3rd,
1st,
9th,
20th,
4th,
4th,
6th,
26th,
19th,
4th,
23rd,
30th,
1st,
19th,
nth,
27th,
26th,
1st,
22nd,
16th,
24th,
1897.
1898.
1890.
1897.
1898
1H95.
1897
1898.
When discharged.
July
1896.,
1898 .
1897.
1898..
1896 . .
1897.,
1898..
1897.
1898.
1895.
1898.
1897.
1898.
1897.
1898!
18^2!
1897.
August
June 2l8t,
2.Hrd,
" 30th,
30th,
SOch,
30tb,
30th,
1st,
1st,
ICth,
22Dd,
23rd,
2.5th,
25th,
27th,
28th,
2nd,
6th,
6th,
l.^th,
16th,
18th,
20i,h,
" 20th,
" 2l8t,
24th,
29th,
3Ut,
September 2nd,
6th,
" 6th,
10th,
15th,
Ifltb,
22ijd,
20th,
26th,
27th,
28th,
" 29th,
3(th,
30th,
1898
Remarks.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Improved.
Recovered .
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered .
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Unimproved,
Impioved.
Rt covered.
Unimproved.
Recovered .
Unimproved.
Improved.
Unimproved.
Improved.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Unimproved.
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Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing age, length of residence, and proximate cause of death of those who
died during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Initials.
S R
M. K . . . .
A. T ..
J. L. S . .
J. C. F. E
A. McD..
R. I
F. W . . . .
D. A ....
J. W ....
H. S ....
W. D. G .
M. M. H
E. B. E . .
L. C ....
W. J ....
E.S
T. D
J. W. L..
T. F ....
J.C
M. O'C . .
J. W ....
J. S
S. E. K . .
S. W. R .
J. 1) .. ..
H. R. S..
M. A . . . .
E. D ....
W. M ...
J McD..
A. T ....
R. M ...
E. F. L . .
C. S .
Or. P
G. P....
S. M. J . .
A. C ..
L. S
C. McK..
E. W ...
J. T. P .
M. F ....
Sex.
Age.
47
43
65
37
40
64
81
40
36
42
60
51
29
36
47
52
24
29
71
57
65
50
52
48
44
21
88
31
83
86
71
57
69
49
72
51
45
80
41
71
73
28
45
4S
43
Date of death.
October 2,
12,
15,
21,
20,
28,
31,
November 1,
" ^.
7,
7,
18,
December 19,
20,
SO,
31,
January 1,
1,
7,
12,
13,
26,
30,
31,
3,
IP,
10,
4,
5,
7,
31,
4,
18,
20,
22,
28,
12,
19,
26,
1.
3.
4,
1.%
24,
September 28,
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
1897
1898
Residence in
Asylum.
2
21
3
18
1
9
7
18
2
2
19
33
30
38
17
27
34 I
S2
32
2
2
3
6
1
11
3
3
3
2
3
1
11
4
7
5
3
3
7
4
6
5
2
11
4
29
12
22
4
6
14
8
29
28
26
1
2
30
4
25
21
17
16
30
1
29
20
5
29
22
20
25
16
5
1
14
8
13
22
1
n
17
21
28
16
4
23
'i?'
5
Proximate cause
of death.
Gangrene of lung.
Paralysip.
Ap( plexy.
G. paresis.
G. i^aresia.
Ceiebral effusion.
Heart disease.
Phthisis.
Phthisis.
Exh. of mania.
Heart disease.
Epilepsy.
G. "paresis.
Heart disease.
Phthii-is.
Djarihoea.
Phthisis.
Phthifcis.
Epilepsy.
Epilepsy.
Phthitis.
Exh. of melancholia.
Apoplexy.
Exhaustion.
Marat mus.
Epilepsy.
Old age.
G. paresis.
Old age.
Old age.
Oarcer.
Carcinoma.
Marasmus.
G. paresis.
F. degeneration heart.
Ch. cystitis.
G. paresis.
Old age.
Hanged herself.
Hfait failure.
(31d age.
Hem'age from lungs.
Epilepsy.
Epilepsy.
Marasmus.
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Sessional Ptipers <No. 11).
A, iS99
TABLE No. 7.
Shewing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the Asylum.
Trades, callings and occupations.
Agents . . .
Architects .
Actuaries .
Actors
Artists . . .
Bookkeepers. . .
Bakers
Bricklayers. . ..
Butchers . .
Blacksmiths ..
Brass-finishers .
Brewers
Builders
Barbers
Broom- makers
Barri.sters
Bookbinders . .
Brickmakers . .
Bridge-tenders
Brakesmen . . .
Commercial travellers .
Cabinet-makers
Consuls
Confectioners
Coopers
Carpenters
Clerks
Clergymen
Carriagemakers
0 )oks
Carders
Captains of steamboats.
Cigarmakers
Custom-house officers..
Coppersmith!" . .
Coachmen
Civil servants
Clock cleaners
Carters
Dyers .• • • •
Domestic servants, all kinds
Dressmakers
Detectives
Druggists
Dentists
Doctors
During the year.
10
10
During former years.
16
2
1
4
32
29
12
27
51
2
11
7
2
5
1
7
1
2
23
10
2
19
154
186
37
4
2
2
11
1
1
1
5
20
10
1,063
27
16
2
32
29
12
27
51
2
11
7
2
4
7
1
2
23
10
2
19
154
193
37
4
12
2
11
1
1
1
1,063
27
20
Engineers .
Editors . . .
Engravers .
24
3
2
24
3
2
52
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Sessional Papers (No. 1]
A. 18V-9
TABLE No. 7.— Continued.
Shewing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the Asjdiim.
During the year.
During former
years.
Trades, callings, and occupations.
CD
19
S
la
3
o
H
29
m
a
1
1,14C
1
2
1"
26
in
12
"'35
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
13
418
3
10
1
11
2
947
6
113
24
3
29
44
24
Total.
Farmers
1,113
1
2
i "
26
15
• 11
33
i"
1,165
Fishermen
1
Founders
2
Ferrymen
Furriers
...
26
Gardeners '
15
Grocers
12
Glass-blowers ....
Gentlemen
Glove-makers
4
4
35
1 '
'"418"
1
1
"'ii3"
29
39
2
Grooms
1
2
1
1
2
1
13
10
1
10
2
946
2
■■■■24"
3
1
Gunsmiths
2
Hucksters
1
1
Hoftlers , ■
2
Hunters
1
Harness-makers
13
Housekeepers
5
'
418
Hack-drivers
3
Inn-keepers
1
1
11
Ironmongers
1
Jewellers
1
1
12
2
Laborers
Lanndrepses
11
11
958
6
Ladies
9
9
122
Lawyers
24
3
29
Masons
44
24
44
24
33
2
119
29
8
155
1
203"
1
141
i"
■"lo"
420
"li"
331
■■■■37"
33
2
120
29
18
675
1
11
535
1
178
33
Moulders
5"
2
Mechanics
5
125
29
Music-teachers
Marble-cutters
1
5
1
1
2
6
20
No occupation
581
I
Nurses
2
1
2
2
13
Not stated
1
537
I
Other occupations
14
i
15
193
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Sessional Papers (^o. 11).
A 189 9
TABLE No. 1 .—Concluded.
Shewing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the Asylum.
During the year.
During former
years.
Trade', callings, aod occupations.
00
"es
.2
S
1
to
a
"3
1
3
1
6
1
49
38
25
33
3
4
2
187
29
57
Total.
Professors of music
1
3
1
6
■"■49"
38
25
32
3
4
2
"""29""
41
" "i"
i"
187
1
Plasterers
3
Pensioners
\
Photographers .
6
Prostitutes
1
1
1
2
Painters
Printers
1
50
38
Peddlers
25
Physicians
2
2
35
Pump-makers
3
Railway forpmen
4
Railway conductors
2
Spinsters
7
i"
7
1
6
194
Sailors
1
5
30
Students
Spinners
63
Sisters of Charity
3
3
3
Soda-water manufacturers
Stor e cutters
1
1
3
3
4
Showmen
Saddlers
2
88
2"
93
2
90
93
2
Shoemakers
90
Seamstresses
3
3
96
Soap-makers
Slaters
1
1
1
Station-masters
Soldiers
..
9
6
2
1
5
1
2
61
18
4
84
■"10"
2"'
2"
82
4
9
8
2
1
7
1
3
143
18
4
88
10"
9
Salesmen
8
Surveyors
2
Sail and tent-makers
I
Shopkeepers
7
1
Stenographers
3
Teachers
143
1
1
19
Tavern-keepers
4
88
Tanners
10
Toll-gate keeper
Widows . .
8
3"
' 990"
10
3,959
8
1
2
15
1
1
990
39
8,227
8
1
1
1
2
12
1
1
29
4,268
2
Wood-workers
2
15
Wheelwrights
1
1
Wives
37
81
37
172
1,027
39
Unknown or other employments
Total
91
8,399
54
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Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189.9
TABLE No. 8.
Shewing causes of insanity.
Number of instances in which each case was
assigned.
Causes of insanity.
In respect of the admissions for the year ending
30th September, 1898.
As predisposing cause.
A.8 exciting cause.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Moral.
Domestic troubles, including loss of relatives or
1
1
2
3
Religious excitement
1
Adverse circumstances, including business troubles.
2
2
4
1
5
Mental anxiety, " worry "
1
1
4
5
9
2
2
Physical.
Intemperance in drink ,
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
5
3
2
5
Self-abuse, sexual
5
Over-work
1
1
2
3
3
1
5
3
Puerperal
1
Lactation
3
3
7
7
Brain disease, with epilepsy
1
1
2
1
3
Other bodily diseases or disorders, including old age.
Unknown
2
2
86
80
1G6
63
51
114
Total
91
81
187
91
81
172
5.5
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Sessional Fapers {No. H).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 9.
Shewing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Sex.
Initials.
Date of probational
discharge.
Term of
prob.ition.
Result.
F...
M .
F ...
F ..
F...
M .
F..
F. .
M .
F...
M .
M .
M
M .
M .
F ...
M ,
M .
F...
F..
F...
M .
M
F..
F ..
F..
M
F ..
F...
F...
M. I...
R. L . . .
M. C...
A. H ...
C. E. L..
J. T. P..
F. H....
M. E. A
F. G. H.
A. M ...
C. S ....
J. P . . . .
/. F . . . .
T. L . . . .
T. P . . .
H. J...
R. D...
B. C . . . .
M. B. ..
E. P . . . .
L. L...
W. M. .
R. R. ..
L. F . . . .
M. R....
B. E . . . .
A. F. H.
M. M...
B. B....
J. W. 0.
October 7th, 1897 . . . .
II 14th, „ ....
i, '25th, „ ....
November 13th, 1897.
29th, „ .
December 11th n
M 18th, M .
January 12th, 1898 .
18th, " ..
II 29th, M . .
March 9th. ., .
II 18th, M ..
11 28th, II ..
April 8th, n . .
M 23rd, .1 ..
1. 23rd
26th, ,1 ..
26th, „ ..
May 14th, ,, ..
14th, „ ..
.- 16tb
II 20th, ,. ..
II 2l3t, I. .,
II 24th, II ..
II 30th, I, . ,
June 3rd, n
M 9th, „ .,
II 10th, .1 .
•I 13th, M ..
July 4tb, II .,
months,
month .
II
months,
month .
months.
month .
months.
month
months
month .
m'.nths.
month .
II
months .
month .
months .
Discharged un'mproved,
" rrcovered.
Brought back.
Discharged recove-ed.
Brought back.
Discharged recovered
improved.
recovered.
improved,
recovered.
improved.
56
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Sessional Papers (No. 11),
A 1899
TABLE No. Q.— Concluded.
Shewing the probational discharges and the result thereof,
No.
Sex.
Initials.
Date of probational
discharge.
Term of
probation.
Result.
31
F
C. L. K
July 27th, 1898
2 months
Discharged recovered.
32
M
W. E. C
August 11th,
2 „
•Still out.
33
M
W. H. B. ..
29th,
1 month
Discharged improved.
34
M
A. M
29th,
2 months
Still out.
35
M
L. J
30th,
1 month
•■
36
M
A. L
30th,
1 II
M
37
M
M. S
SeptemberSth,
1 II
Brought back.
38
F
C. McC
G. S
9th,
19th,
1
1
1 II
Still out.
39
M
"
40
F
M. G
M 21st,
1-1
Discharged improved.
SUMMARY OF PROBATIONAL DISCHARGES.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Number to whom probational leave was granted .
Discharged recovered
„ improved
„ unimproved
Returned to asylum
Absent on probation on SOth September,'1897 .
15
2
1
1
1
24
5
2
3
6
20
20
40
67
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 1 1).
A. 189 9
TABLE No. 10.
Shewing the quinqiuennial period, the ages of those admitted, recovered and died
during the year.
Admitted.
Recovered.
Died.
Ages.
i
m
-2
"is
S
1
9
so
"3
s
o
«
§
S
"3
1
From 10 to 15 years
„ 15 „ 20
„ 20 I. 25
8
11
6
16
11
6
5
7
8
7
2
4
8
9
9
9
11
8
7
8
3
5
4
■
11
20
15
25
22
14
12
15
11
12
2
8
1
3
6
3
3
1
2
3
1
3
1
4
9
5
5
2
3
2
7
It
8
8
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
1
1
1
3
4
8
4
3
2
1
1
5
3
2
1
2
,1 25 „ 30 ..
„ 30 ,. 35
„ 35 ,1 40
2
1
3
40 11 45 I
9
„ 45 .1 50 ,.
6
„ 50 ,. 55
II 55 II 60 II
4
5
„ 60 M 65 ,1
ir 65 II 70 II
8
„ 70 II 75 ,1
2
8
1
3
1
5
„ 75 II 80 II
1. 80 85 II ...
2
1
2
1
3
„ 85 ,, 90 II
2
II 90 11 95 1,
2
2
1
1
Totals
91
81
172
26
36
62
28
17
45
68
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 11.
Shewing the duration of insanity, length of residence and period of treatment,
etc., during the year ending September, 1898.
Periods .
o
u
.2
ft
>,
'a
kS
n
a
'ii
o 2
fc. t3
p eS
Q
Lecgth of residence of those
roaiaining in Asylum on
30th September.
Periois'of treatment of those
wh J were di.-charged cured
drH-lng the year.
Periods of treitment of those
who were discharged im-
proved during the year.
Periods of treatment of those
who were discharged unim-
proved during the year.
35
12
19
13
6
5
3
3
2
3
2
1
14
3
13
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
14
12
18
14
6
12
8
11
5
9
7
3
9
5
7
2
6
7
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
5
3
From 1 to 2 months
1
1
„ 3 „ 4 „
1
„ 4 „ 5 r.
2
1
1
„ 6 ,. 7 rt
„ 8 II 9 M
1
,, 9 „ 10 M
1
„ 10 „ 11 II
1
2
3
1
2
2
„ 11 „ 12 II
11 12 II 18 11
40
38
45
55
35
62
37
43
20
13
82
60
72
1
II 3 ,, 4 „
„ 4 „ 5 II . . .
1
„ 5 „ 6 ti
„ 6 II 7 II
„ 7 „ 8 ti .
2
„ 8 II 9 11
« 9 iilO „
11 10 ,1 15 II ....
1, 15 1,20 ,1
1
Totals
172
721
62
25
15
59
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Sessional Papers (No. 11)-
A. I^ft9
TABLE No. 12.
Shewing; tlie nature of employment and the number of day's work performed by
patients during the year.
Ncvture of employment.
Carpenter's shop
Tailor's shop
Shoe shop
Engineer's shop
Blacksmith's shop
Mason work
Wood yard and coal shed .
Bakery
Lanndry
Dairy
Butcher's shop
Painting
Garden
Grounds
Stable
Kitchen
Dining rooms
Officers' quarters
Sewing rooms
Knitting
Mending ,
Wards
Store
General
Tin shop
Book-binding
Sewing in wards
Total.
J3
fc, n a?
Si i
3 3.?
4
4
5
6
1
2
12
2
31
8
1
4
12
14
6
8
56
4
2
27
66
210
1
29
1
1
49
556
Days worked.
Male.
1.248
721
1,570
1,920
300
60O
3,810
624
1,020
2,830
312
1,248
3,669
3,746
1,840
2,760
11,410
6,410
29,640
300
6,110
146
146
82,380
Female.
6,410
9,413
1,320
GOO
8,110
9,230
34,710
4,080
14,700
88,573
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A. 189 9
TABLE No. 13.
Shewing the counties and districts from which the patients remaining in resi-
dence on the 80th September, 1898, were originally received.
Oounties and districts.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Toronto ...
Algoma District
Brant
Bruce
Carleton ,
Dufferin
Durham
Elgin
Essex
Frontenac
Glengarry
GreaYille
Grey
Haltnn
Hastings
Huron
Kent
L%mbton
Lanark
Leeds
Lennox and Addington . . .
Lincoln
Middlesex
Mn?k')ka District
Nipis-ing District
Norfolk
Northumberland
Ontario
Oxford
Peel
Perth
Peterborough
Prince Edward
Renfrew . . .
Simcoe
Stormont. . . .
Thunder Bay District
Victoria
Waterloo
Welland
Weliinerton
Wentworth
York
Not claspel, unknown, etc
T. ..1
135
2
3
1
6
1
11
1
1
1
1
15
4
9
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
12
3
11
1
7
1
2
11
1
3
2
4
69
3
3.59
167
2
5
1
2
14
1
10
4
3
4
7
1
1
2
6
19
3
12
1
10 '
3
10
2
3
9
4
45
362
302
4
1
25
2
1
1
1
1
25
8
12
5
3
3
2
3
2
8
4
3
3
2
18
•^7
6
'JO
3
19
1
1
17
1
5
21
3
6
11
8
1!4
3
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TABLE No. 14.
Report of Garden Produce from October 1st, 1897 to September 30th, 1898.
Name.
Asparagus
Artichokes
Beans
Beets
Carrots
Cucumbers
Cauliflowers
Celery
Cabbage
Currants
Cress
Citron
Corn
Gooseberries
Lettuce
Melons
Onions, green
Onions, ripe
Peas in pod
Potatoes, early ....
Parsley
Parsnip
Rhubarb
Raspberries
Raddish
Spinach
Savoy and sage
Tomatoes
Turnips
Vegetable marrows
Mangle-wurzels. . . .
Milk
Eggs
Total
Quantity.
5,000 bunches..
30 bushels . . . .
30 " ....
220 " . . . .
210 " ....
1,688
2,058 heads...
6,989 " ...
17,590 " ....
420 quarts . . . .
623 bunches . . .
250
2,425 dozen
474 quarts
23,413 heads . .
50
7,540 bunches .
40 bushel
20 "
50 "
3,313 bunches. .
260 bushels
11,978 bunches.
114 quarts
4,324 bunches. .
834 bushels ...
260 bunches
312 bushels . ..
564 "
540
40 tons
30,007 gallons . .
107 dozens
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Rate.
2c, each
40c. bushel
40c. " ....
40c. " . . . .
40c. " ....
Ic. each
3c. "
2c. "
2c. "
5c. quart
Ic. each . ....
6c. " ,
5c. dozen
6c. quart
Ic. each
5c. "
Ic. •'
§1.00 bushel . . ,
40c. bushel
60c. " ....
Ic. bunch
40c. bushel . . . .
2c. each
5c. quart
Ic. each
20c. bushel
2c. each
25c. bushel . . . .
25c. "
3c. each
S5.00 per ton . .
12c. per gallon.
15c. per dozen .
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TABLE No. 15.
Report fiom Shoe Shop from October 1st, 1897, to September 30th, 1898.
Name of Articles.
Men's long ooots.
" brogans . . .
" tie
*' slippers . . .
Women's shoes .
" slippers
Repairs to boots and shoes.
Total
Fairs.
22
73
33
16
42
20
96
6G4
Eate.
S c.
3 00
2 25
2 50
1 00
2 00
1 75
1 00
50
Value.
$ c.
66 CO
164 25
82 50
16 00
84 CO
35 00
96 GO
332 00
875 76
Harness.
5 new pieces $ 4 50
18 pieces repaired 2 80
Tinware.
175 new pieces 89 48
803 pieces repaired 114 58
Book Binding.
172 new books bouud. .
105 old books re-bound
86 00
26 75
Uphohtering.
69 chairs re-upholstered
7 sofas re-upholstered
83 mattresses re-made . .
40 10
21 00
83 00
Total $1,343 96
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TABLE No. 16.
Report from Tailor's Shop from October 1st, 1897, to September 30th, 1898.
Name of Articles.
Tweed coats
" vests
' ' pants
Uniform coats
" pants
Firemen 's coata
" pants
Blue denim coats
" overalls
Overcoats .
Buffalo robes
Made in wards, cut and pressed in tailor shop, tweed pants, 151 pairs.
Made.
194
12S
75
28
28
2
28
2
70
Repaired.
82
44
208
34
56
3
3
12
13
6
TABLE No. 17.
Made and repaired in Mens' Wards.
Name of Articles.
Made.
Socks
Shirts, cotton. . . .
Sheets, cotton . . .
Books re covered .
Mattresses
Pillows
Drawers, wool . . .
ShfrtB, wool
Trousers
Vebts
Coats
Quilts
Blankets
225
114
Repaired.
960
260
448
215
218
240
156
145
134
110
112
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TABLE >ia lb.
Report of work done in sewin<^ room for the year ending September SOtli, 1808.
Articles.
Aprons
Blouses
Chemises
Capes
Caps
Clothes bags
Coseys, tea .
CurtainB
Cushions ,
Covers, cushions .
" sofa
" sideboard
Counterpanes
Drawercj
Dresses
Dusters
Drapes
" trimmed
Hat bands
Lambrequins
Mattress ticks
Matd
Night gowns
" shirts
Neckties
O
373
5
324
34
48
28
7
101
19
19
4
2
143
368
36
17
30
10
170
84
12
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PS
20
43
3
1
4
3
1
21
12
Articles.
920
3
40
190
Pillow cases
Pillow licks ,
Pudding cloths
C2uilts
Rugs
Shams
Sheets
Shirts ...
Shrouds ,
'* trimmed .......
Stockings
Socks
Towels, roller 2.3
" dish 269
Tablecloths 137
O
664
202
14
Table napkins
Tray cloths
Tea bags
Waists
Drawn work — Table covers
Toilet " ....
Stamping shams
Decorating — Paper flowers
" Vandykeing, yds.
29
o I
30
33
12
14
1
1
6
181
50
297
8
16
29
60
5
30
11
18
24
400
100
O A
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TABLE No. 19.
Animal report Toronto Asylum, for the year ending September 30th, 1898, shew-
inir work done in women's wards.
Articles.
Aprons i 548
Blankets
Blinds
Blouses
Chemises
Clothes bags
Curtains, pairs
Counterpanes
Cushion covers
Capes
Caps
Drawers, pairs
Dresses
Dress waists
Doylies
Dust cloths
Guernseys
Handkerchiefs, lace
Hats, trimmed
Jackets
Lace, yards
Mittens, pairs
Nij?ht gowns
Pillow cases
" shams
Pants •
Photo frames, embroideied
Padding cloths
Quilts
Ktigs, linen
Sheets
Shirts
Skirts
Stockings, pairs
36
129
4
417
48
83
1
21
319
184
337
e
81
36
2
48
1
363
56
142
],267
66
151
7
18
232
696
169
119
186
1,084
58
102
16
1,953
137
13
73
3
1,489
2,75y
544
881
237
1
416
27
669
278
2,447
4,493
Articles.
Stockings, footed
Socks, pairs
Shawls
Shrouds
Sofa covers
Sideboard covers
Slippers, wool
Towels, roller
" dii-h
Tablecloths
Table napkins ...
Ticks. l»fed
" mattress •
Tea bags
Ties
Toilet covers
Table "
" mats
Toilet "
Tidies, tatted
Tray cloths
Waists
Painted cards
" jars
" toilet Wottles ...
' ' card counters
" calenders
" pieces of satin
" stool
' ' panels
" tray
" photo frame
'• placque .
' ' book-markers
121
100
41
177
12
2
64
6
31
116
2
14
62
70
10
2
.S5
10
8
1
3
1
2
3
2
s
^
213
571
82»
12
2
4
11
30
174
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TABLE No. 20.
Laundry list for 1898, from October 1st, 1897.
Name of article.
Aprons . .
Blankets
Blinds
Bed ticks
Skirts of dresses
Bafjs
Blouses
Chemise, cotton
' ' flannel
Collars
Cuflfs
Caps
Coats
Curtains
Dresses
Drawers, cotton ,
flannel
Dusters
Guernseys ,
Handkerchiefs
Nightgowns
Pillow cases ,
Pants
Quilts, cotton
Bath towels
Number.
18,726
6,911
2,278
722
850
3,267
1,740
14,270
3,690
10,872
3,626
180
1,099
1,829
1,519
21,822
8,075
292
6,029
29,030
12,951
44,409
2,044
12,998
1,072
Name of article.
Rugs
Spreads
Sheets
Shirts, colored
White shirts
Socks
Stockicgs
Shawls
White petticoats . .
Petticoats, colored
Tablecloths
Table napkins
Trays
Toilet covers
Neckties
Dish towels
Diaper towels
Roller towels
Vests
White waists
Pillow shams
Night shirts
Bibs
Extras
Total pieces
Number.
590
4,019
43,0P1
20,687
3,821
14,144
11,927
360
5,123
15,865
17,356
11,750
979
4,110
980
4,567
18,162
7,025
1,302
3,419
1,731
1,393
1,029
3,105
415,544
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69
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE. LONDON, ONTARIO.
October let, 1898.
To R. Christie, Esq., Inspector of Asylums, Toronto, Ontario :
Sir. — 1 have the honor to transmit to you herewith the Twenty-seventh Annual
Report of this Asylum.
There were in residence at this asylum on the first day of October, 1897, 1,016
patients, of whom 478 were men and 538 were women. In the course of the twelve
months that have since elapsed there have been admitted into the asylum 132 patients,
of whom 65 were men and 67 were women, making the total number of patients under
treatment during the year 1,148, 543 men and 605 women.
Of these patients 71 (34 men and 37 women) have been discharged ; 48 (25 men and
23 women) have died ; 3 (all men) have been written off eloped ; and 27 (1 man and 26
women) have been transferred to other asylums ; leaving in residence at present 999
patients, of whom 480 are men and 519 women.
Of the 71 patients who have been discharged, 50 (24 men and 26 women) were dis-
charged recovered ; 17 (7 men an 10 women) were discharged impioved ; and 4 (3 men
and 1 woman) were discharged at the request of their friends unimproved.
The number of patients discharged recovered and improved was 67, or 50.76 per
cent, of the admissions.
The recovery rate from the opening of the asylum down to date, including patients
discharged improved has been 40.00 per cent, of the admissions.
The total number of patients under treatment during the year was 1,148, and the
number of deaths 48, so that the death rate for the year was 4.27 per cent.
Of the deaths, two were suicides. In each case the coroner was sent for and in
neither case was any fault discovered on the part of the officers or employees. As a
matter of fact the patients (both women) were determined suicides and no care that we
could have bestowed upon them would have prevented the catastrophy which in each
case occured.
The average annual death rate from the opening of the asylum down to the present
time has been 4.44 per cent.
The total number of patients admitted into this asvlum since it was opened, 20th
November, 1870, is 4,263 (2,283 men and 1,980 women). ' Of these :
There have been discharged 1,630 (842 men and 788 women).
There have died 1,180 (681 men and 499 women).
There have been written off" eloped 83 (74 men and 9 women).
There have been transferred to other asylums 371 (206 men and 165 wonjen).
Leaving in residence to-day 999 patients (480 men and 519 women).
Of the 27 patients transferred during the year just closed : 1 (a man) was transferred
to Toronto Asylum 30th October, 1897, and 26 (women) were transferred to Brockville
Asylum on the 26th March, 1898.
Repairs, Renewals, etc., of the Year.
Of these I shall only mention the most important. (1) Four halls (two on each side)
at the north building have been refloored throughout, and the whole six halls have been
ceiled with metallic ceiling. This building will now be in a lar better condition than
ever before. (2) The east cottage has been supplied with an indoor water closet. The
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same improvement had been made at the west and north cottages the year before last. (3)
We are at work now, and have been for some months, replacing the old tank closets in
the main asylum with modern automatic closets. (4) We re roofed the coal bunkers at
main asyluiB, as Ihe roof (which is driven upon in delivering coal) was worn out. (5) We
reconstructed during the summer 6,834 feet of fence, mostly the original outside fence of
asylum farm, which after twenty-eight years of exposure is much of it in a bad conditton.
(6) We put a new floor in the slaughter house. (7) We refitted the large shed used by the
gardener, which stands near the greenhouse. (8) We laid 5,000 feet of flooring at main
asylum.
New Work.
The only thing I shall mention under this head is the long expected and long
promised infirmary. We need it for the surgical work which we are doing, and I confi-
dently trust that another year will not go by without a beginning at least being made upon it.
It is my belief that, if they were asked the question, nearly every medical man in this
asylum district, besides hundreds in the rest of Ontario, would hold up both hands to vote
that the Government should build the infirmary ; for it is a question with them of the
most skillful and best treatment of the patients they send us, in which patients they
nearly always feel a lively interest.
Amusements.
We have had the usual supply and, on the whole, they hare been of excellent quality
and much enjoyed. We used our amusement room one hundred and five evenings between
the middle of October and the middle of April. We had twenty-two concerts forty-
four dances, twenty-four " at homes," and fifteen lectures. The total attendance of patients
for the 105 evenings in question was 37,881, or an average attendance of 361 each night.
I regard these winter evening amusements as essential to the health and comfort of the
patients. Besides the evenings we have many other amusements, such as a good library,
many journals and newespapers, cards, etc., etc. Then we sent 172 patients, 96 men and
76 women, to spend half a day at the Western Fair on the 12th Sept. And, finally, on
21st of September we wound up the year with our " annual atheletic sports." These
occupy a half day each year and are muck looked forward to and enjoyed. The prizes
for the different contest (in number more than a hundred) are donated by London firms
and business men. In the aggregate they are worth quite a little money. It is needless
to say that we highly appreciate the good feeling and generosity which inspires the kind
hearted donors.
Insanity Among Pauper and Assisted Emigrants.
li 18 well known that many children are sent to Canada from homes maintained in
England by philanthropic persons and associations ; also that quite a number of what are
called assisted emigrants come to us from the British Islands. It has become a serious
question whether this class of clildren and young persons constitute a desirable element
in our population. There is an impression abroad that many of these children and young
persons are and must be what are called degenerates That springing as they do from a
pauper class and (presumably) from a degenerate ancestry, they must be more liable to
vice, crime, imbecility and lunacy than would be the progeny of an ordinary farming or
laboring community. It is said, especially, that an altogether undue proportion of these
persons drift into our asylums and become a permanent burden upon the taxpayers of
this country.
I have tried to settle this question as far as the London Asylum is concerned. I have
carefully examined the admission papers of the last twenty years in order to ascertain the
number of such persons who have been admitted here during that time. The problem is
not a simple one for two reasons, which may be stated as follows (1) We are hardly
ever told in a patient's papers whether he does or does not belong to this class, often it
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must be entirely unknown to the parties committing the patient whether or not he does
(2) The actual number of these child and assisted emigrants in this asylum district is not
known, and; therefore, it is not known whati would be the number of them sent to the
asylum supposing insanity occurred among them in the ordinary ratio to the whole
number.
I will state, however, what I found. As I said, I examined all admissions to the
asylum for the last twenty years, the number of such being two thousand eight hundred
and eight. I found that among these there had been seventeen persons known to be child
or assisted emigrants. Over and above this number I found that there had been fifty-
seven other admissions any of which might have belonged to this class, and many of whom
must have belonged to it. Why do I say that ? I say it because these fifty seven per-
sons were all from the British islands, all came out early in life and they were all
apparently without friends, that is. there had been no correspondence about them on the
part of relatives or friends.
My opinion is that it would be more than fair to the assisted emigrant class to say
that one-half of the fifty-seven patients in question belonged to it. Half fifty-seven is
twenty-eight, and that number added to the seventeen, who we know are of that class, gives
us a total of forty-five persons of this class who have been admitted to London A.sylum in
the last twenty years. But the total number of patients admitted in that time was two
thousand eight hundred and eight. Therefore, one in every sixty-two persons admitted
was a child or assisted emigrant.
What, now, is the proportion of child and assisted emigrants to the total population
of this asylum district 1 That total population is, in round numbers, 540,000 — a sixty-
second part of that is 8,710. It does not seem to mo at all possible that we have any-
thing like that number of child and assisted, emigrant in this asylum district. If we
have not then there is an nndue proportion of lunatics among those that we have.
There is another direction from which this problem may be approached. I find that
of the 2,808 patients admitted to this asylum in the last twenty years 844 were born in
the British islands, that 1,914 were born in Canada and in countries other than Canada
and the British islands, but nearly all in Canada, and that fifty patients were admitted
whose nativity was unknown. Most of these fifty were undoubtedly born in the British
islands — they were English speaking people and had they been born in Canada that fact
would almost always have been known. But we will say for the purpose of the present
argument that one-half of them were born in the British islands. That makes, of these
admissions, 869 born in the British islands aid 1,934 born in Canada and elsewhere.
That is to say a little more than three-tenths of our admissions are from the British islands;
but in Ontario only about one and a-half tenths of the population is born in Great Britain
and Ireland, so that from this small section of our population we derive twice as many
lunatics as we should were our British-born citizens equal in mental stability to Canadian-
born or to average English-born people. The inference is as plain as anything can
be. It is that British-born persons who come to Canada are, on the whole (as regards
mental stability), far below both the average Briton and the average Canadian. These
remarks (as every one knows) cannot and do not apply to the British laborer, farmer or
artizan who comes out here seeking fuller scope for his abilities and a better return for his
labor ; neither do they apply to the children of these who make up indeed the very best
part of our population. They can only and do only apply to the class called assisted
emigrants, and especially to child emigrants, who, on the whole, being born of a degenerate
class in their own country, simply, as is inevitable, manifest in various ways that degen-
eracy in this.
Gynecological Work.
Nothing has occurred during the past year to alter our opinion as to the desirability
and even necessity of this work. We still find that a large proportion of the female
patients admitted have pelvic disease which can only be dealt with surgically. And we
still find that when such disease is so dealt with the patient's condition, both bodily and
mentally, is very frequently materially ameliorated.
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Thp gynecological work done during the past year is given in detail in the table
accompanying this report. It remains to give a summary of all the work so far done in
the last four years, and the results of the same.
We have examined in all 150 patients, and found organic disease of the pelvic
organs in 1 40 of them, only ten patients of the entire number being free from such
disease. Of the 140 cases of organic disease we have operated on 131 ; there remain four
others to be attended to, and there are five cases which, although the subjects of organic
disease, are not suitable cases for operation.
It has been charged against us that we imagine disease exists and then look for it
and, even if it is not there, find it. The answer to this friendly suggestion is that we
never operate on our own diagnosis ; this is always either made for us or confirmed by at
least one outside thoroughly competent man, who is entirely independent of all members
of the asylum staflF. I myself never take part in making the diagnosis, but am always
present at the operations and am always satisfied by actual observation that the disease
which I have been told was diagnosed is actually present.
In every operation, as well as in every diagnosis, we are assisted by at least one
expert gynecologist as well as other good surgeons, who are entirely unconnected with the
asylum, and the diagnosis previously made is verified by them as well as by myself. It
is simply impossible, the way our work is done, that we could diagnose and operate for a
diseMed condition that did not exist.
The 131 cases upon which we have operated presented the following pathological
conditions, often several in one case : in fifteen cases there was dysmenorrhoea or menor-
rhagia ; in seventy-two cases there was disease of the endometrium ; in seventy -three
cases there was subinvolution of the uterus; in twenty-eight cases there were hypertro-
phied cervices ; in thirty-eight cases there were lacerated crevices ; in twenty- three cases
cystic cervices ; in three cases there was polypi of the cervix ; in ten oases there was
fibroid tumour of the uterus ; in one case there was epithelioma of the uterus ; in one
case there was sarcoma of the uterus ; in forty cases there was retroversion of the uterus ;
in five cases there was complete procidentia of the uterus ; in nineteen cases there was
ovarian tumour, often with disease of the tubes ; in twenty-six cases there were perineal
injuries with their sequential diseases ; in one case there was rectovaginal fistula ; in one
case an ischio-rectal fistula. A total of 356 diseased conditions in the 131 cases.
The operations performed (often several in one case) were the following :
Curettage and divulsion 101 times.
Operations on cervix 46
Suspension of displaced uteri 34
Ovariotomy 13
Hysterectomy 18
Perineorrhaphy 19
Laparotomy for tubercular peritonitis 2
Operation for hematoma of ovarian ligament 1
Total 234 operations.
The result of these 234 operations performed on 131 patients have been so far as
follows : First, as regards bodily health. In three cases the patients died as a result of
the operation. In nearly all the rest of the cases, in which there had been time for any
result to follow, the physical health of the patient has been restored or greatly improved.
Then as regards mental health. In forty-seven cases the patient recovered from her
insanity. In thirty five other cases there has been improvement, often vpry marked in
the mental health of the patient. In forty-six cases there has been no improvement in
the patient's mental health. 8o that eighty-two of the 128 patients who survived the
operation either recovered their mental health or this was improved.
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The length of time each of the eighty-two patients, who either recovered or improved,
had been insane at the time they were operated upon was as follows :
Under one year 28
Between 1 and 2 years , , . . . 15
" 2 " 3 " 10
" 3 " 4 " 5
" 4 " 5 " 2
" 5 "10 " 12
Over 10 years 10
Total 82
It is my conviction that very few of these patients would have either recovered or
greatly improved if they had not been operated upon ; it is quite certain that many who
did recover or improve would have done neither had their physical disease not been
removed. Some of those who did well must have very soon died had no operation been
done.
Of the patients who recover from their insanity after operation, some become sane
almost immediately thereafter, while others recover more slowly, and I have little doubt
that several patients who have been operated upon but who have not yet either recovered or
improved, will do so when they have time enough. From this point of view the
following facts are of some interest : Of the nineteen cases operated upon during the year
ending 30th September, 1895, eight (forty-two per cent.) have recovered. Of the twenty-
five cases operated on during the year ending 30th September, 1896, nine (thirty-six per
cent.) have recovered. Of the forty -six cases operated on during the year ending 30th
September, 1897, seventeen (thirty-seven per cent.) have recovered; and of the forty-one
cases operated on during the year ending 30th September, 1898, thirteen (thirty-one per
cent.) have recovered. It is almost certain that several cases operated on within the last
few weeks or months will yet recover.
I wish to say here that the chief credit for all our surgical work, gynecological and
other, should ba given to Dr. Hobbs, second assistant physician at this asylum, who
operates in every case. The warmest thanks of the institution are due to Dr. Meek, of
London, who from the beginning has given us his valuable assistance, and to Dr. Steven-
son who always administers the anesthetic. We have received valuable help from other
physicians and surgeons of the city of London, to all of whom I desire to express our
obligations.
It is important, finally, to note that we never operate without the consent of the
patient's friends, that the patient's physician is always consulted and that he is always
asked to be present at the operation, as a matter of fact he often does attend the opera-
tion, and I have yet to hear of the first physician who, being so consulted and being pre-
sent, failed to endorse the work, not only generally but that done upon his own patient.
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Supplementary table of gynecological work done at the
No.
10
11
13
1.3
14
Initial.
H. G.
A. E.
G. L..
M. E.
J.4..H,
E.S.,
S.J.M.
L. R.
M. S..
M. B.
R. L..
L. S..
C. W.
L. D..
Date of admissioD,
hifrtory of case.
May 14th, 1^72; chronic
mania of 30 years'
standing.
Diagnosis of physical disease.
Complete recto-vaginal fistula one inch from
perineum.
Aug. 9th, 1897 ; acute
mania.
Sept. 2l6t, 1897; chronic
mania of over a year's
duration.
June 15th, 1897 ; acute
mania of four months'
standing.
Uterus subinvoluted ; polypus of cervix blind
ischio-rectal fistula, tortuous in character
and 6 inches Ion?.
Retroverted subinvoluted uterus.
Endometritis dysmenorrhcea and stenosis of
internal os.
Date of operation.
Oct. .5th,ld97.
Oct. 5th, 1897...
Nov. 2nd, 1897.
Nov. 9th, 1897.
Nov. 2.3rd, 1896; chronic Endometritis of climacteric ; uterus still sub-j Nov. 9th, 1897.
mania of three years'
duration
Sept. 4th, 1890; acute
mania of five weeks at
time of admission.
involuted : nrofuse leucorrhcea.
Uterus subinvoluted and retroverted, cervix
cystic hypertrophied and lacerated, ovaries
prolapsed ; perineum torn.
Nov. 6th, 1897; acute | Endometritis ; uterus retroverted.
mania of eight months'
duration.
Nov. loth, 1897; Puerp-; Endometritis ; uterus subinroluted and retro
eral mania of three; verted
months.
Oct. 6th, 1897; acute! Endometritis dysmenorrhoea
mania.
Nov. 16th, 1897; acutejEndometritis and dy.smenhorrnea; both ovaries
enlarged and cystic.
Nov. 23rd, 1897 ; acute
mania of six months
Dec. 9th, 1897 ; acute
mania of nine months.
Jan. fith, 1890 ; chronic
mania of eight years',
Oct. 12th, 1897 ; acute
mania.
Endometritis, menorrhagia and retroflexion
of uterus.
Endometritis and menorrhagia cystic and hy
pertrophied cervix and ovaries prolapsed
and adh^rfbTit.
Endometritis ; uterus retroflexed and ovaries
prolapsed.
Endometritis ; subinvoluted and retroverted
uterus.
Nov. 16th, 1897.
Nov. 23rd, 1897.
Dec. 7th, 1897.
Dec. 7th, 1897.
Dec. 2l8t, 1897 .
April 5th, 1898.
Jan. 6th, 1898.
Jan. nth, 1898.
Mar. 22nd, 1898.
Mar. 29th, 1898.
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London Asylum for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1898.
Operation.
Perineum "plit through to fistula and
track scraped ; completed a perine-
orrhaphy.
Curettag'e, euncleation of polypus, fistula
opened up and packed.
Curettage and an Alexander operation .
Curettage
Curettage
Curettage, amputation of cervix, Alex'
ander oper.ition and perineorrhaphy.
Curettage and an Alexander.
Curettage and an Alexander
Curettage
Curettage and Dudley's operation on
cervix.
Removed ovaries via cul-de-sac.
Curettage and Alexander'^ operation ....
Abdominal hysterectomy (uterus and
ovaries massed together and adherent
to intestines).
Curettage and Alexander's operation
Curettage and Alexander's operation . . . .
Physical
result.
Recovered .
Recovered.
Recovered . .
Recovered .
Recovered .
Recovered.
Recovered .
Recovered.
Recovered. .
Recovered . ,
Mental result.
Improved, 'being
much quieter and
cleanher than for-
merly.
Recovered
StfadHy improving.
Unimproved
Remarks.
Extensive chronic eczema of
thighi caused by fistulas
discharge ; cured.
Discharged March 26th,
1897 ; called at asylum re-
cently and was very well.
Went home on probation
September I6th, 1898.
Recovered. .
Recovered .
Recovered.
Improved slightly. .
Improved slightly. .
Unimproved
Recovered
Discharged June 28th,
1898.
Recovered
Discharged June 28th,
1898.
Improved
Improved
Discharged June 2ord,
improved.
1898
Recovered
Discharged Aug. 26th,
1898.
Unimproved
Recovered
DLsoharged Sept. 14th,
1898.
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Supplementary table of gynecological work done at the
No.
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
26
27
28
Initial.
E.McK
B. A.
B.W.
M. P..
H. C.
M.M.
E. G.
E. H..
L. Y.
E. T.
Date of admission,
history of case.
Feb. 9th, 1898 ; acute
melancholia of two
months.
Nov. 25th, 1884 ; acute
maniaof threemonths.
Jan. 3l8t, 1898 ; recur-
rent mania.
Diagnosis of physical disease.
Profuse catarrhal endometritis of the climac-
teric . discharge very foul ; anterior cervix
very hard.
Uterus subinvoluted ; cervix cystic and hy-
pertrophic.
Hematoma of veins of left ovary with varicose
condition of vessels of and around left
ovarian ligament.
Date of operation.
April 15th, 1898 ; acute | All organs of abdomen «overed with tubercle,
maniaof threemonths. ranging from s.ze of pea to a bean, and intes-
tines adherent to everything in abdomen.
April 9th, 1898 ; acute
maniaof threemonths.
March 4th, 1897 ; acute
mania.
March 11th, 1898 ; acute
melancholia.
Prolapsed and retroverted uterus ; fibroid
tumor attached to left bide of uterus ; cervix
cystic and eroded ; perineum lacerated.
Uterus subinvoluted ; cervix lacerated ; uterus
retroverted.
Caruncle of urethra ; cervix torn internally ;
uterus retroverted and subinvoluted ; vagi-
nal walls prolapsed.
Feb. 2lBt, 1898 ; chronic Uterus subinvoluted : cervix lacerated, cyetic
mania of five years' i and hypertrophied ; perineum slightly torn,
duration.
Feb. 26th, 1898 ; acute
mania of five months.
Endometritis ; uterus subinvoluted and re-
u-overted ; ovaries slightly prolapsed ; peri-
neum lacerated.
Feb. 19th, 1898 ; chronic! Endometritis ; contracted internal os ; hem-
mania of twelve years'
standing.
C. S-.j May 28tb, 1898; puer-
peral melfeDcholia of
three months.
A. B.
J.O'N.
J. B.
orrhoids .
Uterus flabby with endometritis ; all parts
much relaxed.
April Ist, 1898; chronic Catarrhal endometritis, causing a severe vagi'
mania of four years'. I nitis.
May 16th, 1898 ; chronic Endometritis andleucorrhoea
mania of two years.
March 17th, 1898 ; acute
melancholia of three
moDthn.
Subinvoluted and retroverted uterus
April 5ih, 1898.
April}12tb, 1398.
April 20th, 1898.
April 26th, 1898.
May 3rd, 1898.
May lObh, 1898.
May 17th, 1898.
May 17th, 1898,
May 26th, 1898.
June 7th, 1898.
June 7th, 1898.
June 7th, 1898.
June 21st, 1898.
June 28tb,1898.
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London Asylum for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1898. — Continued.
Operation.
Remarks.
Curettage
Recovered..' Unimpoitant
Curettage and amputation of cervix.
Recovered.. Unimproved
Removal of left ovary, hematona and left
tube.
Recovered . .
Coeliotomony, with separation of pome of Recovered,
the adhesions and flushiofr out with
salt solution.
Vaginal hysterectomy
Curettage, amputation of cervix and an
Alexander.
Curettage and an Alexander
Curettage and amputation of cervix
Recovered . .
Recovered. .
Recovered .
Recovered .
Curettage, amputation of cervix, perine- Recovered . .
orhaphy and Alexander's operation,
Curettage
Curettage
Curettage and vagina packed with Ac.
Boric for 48 hours.
Curettage
Curettage and an Alexander
Recovered.
Recovered .
Recovered . .
Recovered . .
Recovered . .
Unimproved
Recovered
Recovered
Unimproved
Recovered
Unimproved
Unimproved
Improved
Recovered
Unimproved
Unimproved
Unimproved
Discharged on probation,
Sept. 20th, 1898.
Discharged Sepb. 16th, 1898.
Discharged Sept. 16th, 1898.
Arrangements being made,
for discharging patunt.
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Supplciiioiitary table of gynecoloj^ical work done at the
No.
29
30
;?i
:!2
33
•M
35
36
J •. • 1 Date of admission,
initial, i history ot case.
C. H . . I Mar. 30th. 1898 ; chronic
I niauia of six years.
I
L. H.. June I3th, 189S : acute
I melancholia of seven
I months.
E. R..I June 29th, 1898; ajute
! mania
F.M.N July 12fch, 1898; puer-
peral mania.
DiagnoBis of physical dieeaiie.
Date of operation.
Endometritis ; uterus retroverted ". . I July 5th, 1898
Uterus subinvoluted ; cervix lacerated ; peri-, July 12th, 1898.
neum torn. •
Endometritii
July 12th, 1898.
Endometritis ; uterus subinvoluted ; perineum July 15th, 1898.
slightly torn.
L. R . April 28ch, 1881 ; chronic Fibro-myoma of uterus
I m ania of twelve years.
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A.McP
J. M..
E. H.
C. S.
M. C.
Aug. 4th, 1898.
Dec. 22nd, 1896; chronic' Endometritis ; uterus subinvoluted; cervix Aug. 9th, 1898...
mania of two years'i cystic and hypertrophied. j
duration. '
May 5th, 1891 ; epiJeptic Fibroid tumor of uterus
mania of three years. |
I
i. • u- . .
Dec. 13th, 1{S35; acute Large cyst on cervix as big as a hens egg,
mania. I bulging into vagina ; retroversion of uterus;
I small tumor in left broad lig.
Aug. 23rd, 1898...
Sept. Ist, 1898...
Ju'.y 29ih, 1898 ; chronic Endometritis ; uterus 8ubinv((luted and retro-; Sept. Oth, 1898. . . .
mania of five years.
Aug. 2L8t, 1898; acute
mania, excited and
violent.
A. S..
40 , M. B.
Aug. 17th. 1898 ; aoute
mania of seven
months
Sept. 6th,' 1898 ; chronic
mania of eighteen
months.
verted
Ovarian cvst.
Dysmenorrhoea ; acute »ntiflexion of uterus.
Uterus 'subinvoluted ; cervix cystic and hy-
pertrophied .
D. B. . ' April 16th, 1898; acute Uterus retr averted ; ovaries prolapsed. .
mania, violent and
noisy. 'i
Sept. 13th, 1898...
Sept. 20th, 1898 . . .
Sept. 27th, 1898..
Sept. 27th, 1898.
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London Asylum for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1898. — Concluded.
Operation.
Curettage and au Alexander
Curettage, trachelorrhaphy and perine-
orrhaphy.
Curettage
Curettage
Abdominal hysterectomy .
Curettage and amputation of cervix .
Abdominal hysterectomy.
Physical
result.
Kecovered .
Recovered.
Recovered .
Recovered.
Recovered. .
Mental result.
Remarks.
Improved
Recovered
Recovered
Recovered
Slightly improved .
Recovered.. Unimpioved
Enucleation of cervical cjst ; removal of
tumor (a secondary rudimentary uterus);
ventro-fixation.
Curettage and an Alexander
Coeliotomy and removal of right ovarian
cyst, which wa^ filled with blood and
adherent to intestines.
Dudley operation on cervix for straig t-
ening canal ; curettage.
Curettage and ampulation of cervix
Recovered.
Recovered .
Recovered . .
Recovered.
Recovered.
Recovtred.
Curettage and an Alexander Recovered .
Improved
Improved
Unimpioved
Unimproved
Unimproved
Improving
Discharged Sept. 27th, 1898.
Discharged Sept. 27th, 1898.
Tumor weighed 10 pounds.
Unimproved Tumor weighed two and a
half pounds
Still in bed.
Still in bed.
Still in bed.
Still in bed.
6 A.
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General Surgery.
In general surgery we have performed, in the last four years, 41 operations as fol-
lows : Bassini's operation for the radical cure of hernia, 27 times ; for removal of cancer,
2 operations; for appendicitis, 1 ; trephining, 1; minor operations, 10. There was no
death. The patient was made more comfortable, and as 8 result of that, apparently, he
often became less irritable, more amenable to management, ofteu very much more useful
about the asylum ; but in no single instance was there such a change in the patient aa
could by the most sanguine be called mental recovery or even marked mental improvement.
It has been apparently doubted by some whether our gynecological work was advis-
able or capable of justification. I would ask such critics : What about this other surgical
work ? Is it right to do that I In it the mental health of the patient is not improved
except that he is made more comfortable and less irritable ; but his physical health and
often his usefulness is immensely improved. In the gynecological cases discussed above
we have the same improvement in bodily health, the same increate of comfort, the same
loss of irritability, the same increase of usefulne&s and along with these a large number
of recoveries. Shall we then endorse the general surgery and condemn the gynecological t
Or shall we endorse both, or condemn both 1
Supplementary table of surgical operations, other than gynecolosjical, done at the
London Asylum for the year ending September 30, 1 89b.
[3
'a
i-i
Date of adm's-
sioD, history of
case.
Diagnosis cf
physical disease.
Date of
operation.
Operation.
Physical
result.
Mental result.
1
N. W.
June 13, 1895.
Chronic melan-
cholia. (Male.)
Right inguinal
hernia.
Nov.
9, '97
Radical cure by the
Bassini method.
Recovered . .
Unimproved .
2
N. M
.January 29, 1891.
Epileptic mania.
(Male.)
Right inguinal
hernia.
Nov.
23, '97
Radical cure by the
Basf-ini method.
Recovered. .
Unimproved .
3
G. W.
"February 7, 1895.
Chronic mania.
(Male)
Left inguinal her-
nia.
Dec.
30, '97 Radical cure by the
1 Bassini method.
Recovered . .
Unimproved .
4
B. W.
January 31, 1898.
Left in^ninal her-
April
20, '98 Radical cure by the
Recovf red .
Unimproved .
Chronic mania
nia complicated
Bassini method.
(Female.)
by prolapsed
left ovary
among contents
of canal.
'
5
R. J.
Apiil 7, 1898.
Larpe hydrocele
April
26, '08 Opened up tunica
Recovered .
Unimproved .
Acute mania.
of left tetticle.
vaginalis sutured
(Male.)
edges to skin
around opening,
packed gauze.
6
W. F.
February 14, 1873.
Chronic mania.
Left inguinal her
nis.
Jute
15, '98
Ralicalcureby the
Basfcini method.
Recovered . .
Unimproved.
(VI ale.)
7
D. R.
April 6, if'g:.
Chronic mania.
(Male.)
Hemorrhoids
July
9, '98
Removed by
Allingham 's
method.
Recovered. .
Unimprov»d.
8
A. R.
July 15, 1898.
Senile mania.
(Female.)
Diseased thvroid
gland byinflam-
mation.
July
15. '98
Made two openings
above and below
tnmor, inserted
drain-ge tube.
Recovering.
Unimproved.
9
J. T.
July 27, 1898.
Acute mania.
Right inguinal
hernia.
Sept.
20, '98
Ri. d leal cur e by the
Bassini method.
Recovering .
Unimproved .
(Male.)
Care of Chronic and Mild Cases.
Should all insane persons, if so desired by their friends, be sent to the provincial
atylums, or thonld some of them be kept and cared for in county houses ? It seems
impoEsible to give a perfectly satisfactory answer to this question. The difficulty is in the
fact that there is no line between sanity and insanity, and that between those who are very
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insane and those who are barely insane at all, there exiets a practically infinite gradation
of cases. The practical question of course is: Are there rot a number of mild cases,
especially senile cases, which could be as well cared for in a county house as in an
asylum, and which could be kept more cheaply in the former 1 There doubtless are in
the country many slightly insane senile paupfrs to whom a county house would be, from
all points of view, a fairly suitable abode ; but it is doubtful whether they could be there
kept, in a manner to commend ittelf to the people of Canada, more cheaply than in a
provincial asylum.
Then as to retaining quite chronic cases, say of mania cr melancholia, in the county
at the county house — or returning such cases from the asylum to be kept at the county
house for the sake of economy 1 I think it is safe to say that hardly anyone competent
to speak en the subject would vote for such a move. The patient, of course, supplied
with poor house clothes and diet, might be kept a little cheaper, but could not be pro-
vided with occupation or amusement as well as at a large asjlum, and his life, if he had
enough sense left to realize it, would be incomparable more cheerless in the poor-house
than in the asylum. Medical and surgical aid and surgical appliances, in case of need,
could not posbibly be provided at the poor-house as at the asylum.
What I would advise would be to establish one or several colonies on the general
lines laid down in my report for 1895 Such a colony could grow cut (as it were) from
an old asylum. Land could be obtained in the immediate nnghlorhood, inexpensive
cottages built, farming and gardening operations cairied on, and any other industry
suitable to the locality taken up. In such an asylum extension patients could be kept
as cheaply as they ought to be kept. They could be supplied with books, periodicals and
papers Jrom the asylum supplies, many of them could attend asylum amusementp, they
would have ample, suitable and constant work — the one great blessing of asylum and of
all life.
Over and above (and this is a prime consideration since erery lunatic is liable to
acute attacks), in case of an acute exacerbation ot any kind the patient could be at once
removed to the wards of the asylum proper, and another patient (then quiet) sent out to
the cottage in his place.
If each county would pay a minimum rate (say $1 a week) towards the support of
each lunatic (net self-aupporting), I think that would go far towards solving this difficult
problem. Let the county pay the rate fixed and send all patients to the asylum. This
would be cheaper for the county than to keep them at home, and the as}lum with its
means (provided as above) cf utilizing the labor of such patients could keep and care for
them lar better than the county could, and without material loss.
Officers and Employees.
The personnel of the medical staff" is the fame as it was a year ago; that is, J still
have as assistants Frs. Buchan, Beemer ard Bobbs, The cnlj change amorg the officers
is that due to the resignation of Mis. Martin, the assistent matron. Her successor has
not yet been appointed. There have been veiy few changes among the attendants and
servants.
I have again to thank Dr. Sippi, the Burssr, for the time and ability he freely
bestows upon the musical service of the asylum. Thanks to him we have here an excel-
lent orchestra and band and a very good chcir. Dr. «Sippi, of couise, receives nothing
for the mtisical work he does for the institution ; he does it for the love of music and
because he takes a live interest in the general welfare of the asylum and desires to help
all he can to make the life of the place pleasant to all — loth patients and employees.
Farm and Garden.
In view of the fact that the farming and gardening cperatiors of this asylum seem
to be so little understood and to much mieundersttod, I have thought it advisable this
year to give a balance sheet of them and to off"er therewith such explanatory remarks as
will make it, I hope, fully intelligible.
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A. 1899
The asylum property here consisted originally of three hundred acres of land. Ei^ht
acres have been taken by the 0. P. R and G. T. R , the first of which runs through our
property from east to weat and the second of which cuts oflF our south-east corner. Of the
two hundred and ninety-two acres left, sixty-nine are occupied by buildings, roads and
ornamental grounds. The sewage field contains nineteen acres. The main garden under
Mr Rennie, head gardener, contains forty-five. A field of twenty acres ha? never been
ploughed ; it is used for pasture and it contains the ice pond from which we get our
annual supply of ice. The barnyard and farm buildings occupy four acres. The pigger-
ies, .^slaughter house and yard and butcher's house and garden take up four acres. The
Bnr.sar's house and garden occupy two acres. There are left one hundred and twenty -
nine acres which constitutes the farm in actual use.
The acreage of the different items of the farm crop was as follows :
Hay , 31 acres.
Ensilage corn 16 "
Ripe corn 14 "
Oats 36
Mangolds 9 "
Potatoes 10 "
Oarrots 1| "
Peas 2| "
Total 129
Besides the farm we have two fruit and vegetable gardens, the one of forty-five acres
tinder Mr. Ronnie, head gardener, the other called the sewage field which contains in aU
nineteen acres, is under Mr. Flynn. A good deal of this field is taken up by trenches,
roads, grass and buildings. All that is arable of it is cultivated by Mr. Flynn, who also
has charge of the sewage disposal.
The crop grown by Mr. Rennie on his forty-five acres was, this year, as follows :
Vegetables.
Asparagus 4,765
Beans, green 69
Beets 8,608
Beets 820
Cabbage, early 2,318
Cabbage, fall and winter 25,412
Cabbage, pickling 426
Cauliflower 11,416
Carrots 11,320
Carrots 1,040
Celery 12 200
Corn 2,064
Cucumbers, forced 6
Cucumbers, garden 1,131
Cucumbers, pickling 178
Horseradish 150
Kale 670
Lettuce, forced 178
Lettuce, garden 1,813
Onions, green 2,660
Onions, dried 210
Onion, pickling 156
Parsnips 630
86
bunches,
bushels,
bunches,
bushels,
heads.
bunches,
bushels,
sticks,
dozens.
quarts.
bunches.
heads.
dozen
((
bunches,
bushels,
quarts,
bushels.
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Pdas 151 bushels.
Peppers, large, sweet 73 dozeo.
Pepperp, cayenne 60 quarts.
Potatoes 1 1 4| bushels.
Radish, forced 685 bunches.
Radish, garden 5,397
Rhubarb, forced 96 '*
Rhubarb, garden 6,084
Salsify 580
Seakale 238 bushels.
Spinach 145
Squash and pumpkins 952
Tomatoes 925 bushels.
Turnips, gardea 1,547 bunches.
Turnips, swede 930 bushels.
Fruit.
Apples 360 bushels.
Apples, crab 54 *'
Currants, red 3,746 quarts.
Currants, white 150 "
Currants, black 743 "
Cherries 678 "
Citrons 113
Grapes 60 pecks.
Gooseberries 2,837 quarts.
Melons, musk 1,846
Melons, water 50
Plums 141 pecks.
Pears 847
Raspberries 2,174 quarts.
Strawberries . . . .' 857 "
Herbs.
Mint 150 bunches.
Parsley 200 "
Sage , 400 "
Savory 500 "
Thyme 250 "
The crop grown by Mr. Fiynn on th it portion of the sewage field which is capable
of cultivation was as follows ;
Asparagus 1,684 bunehes.
Beans 67 bushels.
Beets 98 "
Beets 400 bunches.
Celery 18,580 sticks.
Carrots 480 bunches.
Carrots 70 bushels.
Cabbage, early 6,027
Cabbage, late 2,060
Cucumbers, forced 223
Cucumbers 702^ dozen.
Lettuce, forced 11 0| "
Lettuce 240 "
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Onions . 2,079 bunches.
Onions 136 bushels.
Peas 213f "
Radishes, forced 216 bunches.
Radishes 130
Rhubarb, forced 45 dozen.
Salsify 5 bushels.
Tomatoes 220 "
Melons, musk 2,136
Melons, water 544
Strawberries 1,133 quarts.
Honey 28 pounds.
In making up the above balance sheet I have taken no credit for flowering plants,
and yet these are as truly worth money as are the other products of the land. These
plants are used, of coarse, for bedding throughor;t the ornamental grounds and for orna-
ment in the patients' halls and dining rooms and in the officer's quarters.
We grew this year 6,524 green house plants, the market value of which would not
be less than an average of twenty-five cents, i.e., 81,631, and 3,883 dozen bedding plants
which would be worth an average of at least fifty cents a dozen or $1,941 ; also 25,232
annuals raised under glass worth at least $1 per hundred or $252. There would be some
expenses connected with thesp! flowering plantpj as for seeds, bulbs, pots, fuel for green-
houses, repairs, etc., all of which would certainly not amount to $400 a year (all wages
have been already charged against fruit and vegetables), leaving a balance of profit from
this source of at least $3,824, for which we have full value in the beauty of our grounds.
Should we decide to include the flowers, as suggested, we should show upon the
year's farming and gardening operations a net profit of at least $18,417.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
R. M. BUOKE,
Medical Superintendent.
88
ANKUAL STATISTICAL REPORT
Of the operations of the Asylum for Insane, London, for the vear ending 30th
September, 1898.
TABLE No. L
Showing movements ot patients in the Asylum for the oflficial year ending 30t^
September, 1898.
Remaiuing October let, 1897
Admitted duriner year :
By Lieutenant-Governor's warrant
" Medical certi6cate
Total number under treatment during year .
Discharges during year :
A.8 recovered
" improved .
" unimproved
Total number of discharges during year.
Died
Eloped
Transferred
Remaining in Aeylum 30tb September, 1898.
Total.'number admitted since opening of Asylum.
*' discharged
" died
" eloped
" transferred
" remaining 30th September, 1898.
Applications on file
Male.
16
49
24
7
3
34
25
3
1
Female.
842
681
74
206
13
[89]
9
58
26
10
1
37
23
26
788
499
9
165
10
Total.
25
107
Male.
478
65
50
17
4
71
48
3
27
1,630
1,180
83
371
543
Female.
538
Total.
1,016
67 1 32
605
63
86
480
1,148
149
519 999
2,283 1,980
1,803
480
23
1,461
519
4,S63
3,264
999
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TABLE No. 2.
Shewing the maximum and minimum number of patients resident in the Asylum,
the total number of days'.stay of patients, and the daily average number of
patients in the Asylum, from the 1st October, 1897, to .*SOth September, 1898.
Maximum number of patients in residence (on the 22nd of March). . . ,
Minimum " " (on the 30th of September)
Goliective days' stay of all patients in residence during year
Diily average population
Female.
486 550
I
480 519
I
176,2951 194,910
483 534
Admissions of
year.
Total admissions since
openiig.
Total.
Male.
26
39
Female .
36
31
Total.
62
70
Male.
990
1,293
Female .
1,228
752
Total.
Social State.
Married "l
"Wid owed /
Single
2,218
2,04'S
Not reported
Total
Religion.
Presbyterians
65
10
13
26
2
6
67
6
13
19
8
2
17
132
15
26
45
10
2
23
2,283
501
430
513
1G8
22
361
6
12
31
109
130
2,283
312
295
203
1,264
90
65
64
2,283
1,980
449
317
491
J 54
14
358
2
3
8
91
63
1,980
231
360
176
1,059
63
61
40
1,980
4,263
950
777
1,004
322
36
719
8
15
39
200
193
4,263
543
645
379
2,323
153
116
104
4,263
Fpipcopalians
Methodists
Bafjti-ts
Congregationslists
Roman Catholics
Mennonites
Quakers
Infidels
1
2
1
4
65
4
4
1
53
2
1
1
1
1
67
9
5
1
48
3
1
2
2
2
5
132
13
9
2
101
5
2
132
Other denominations
Not reported
Total
Nationalities.
Enelifih
Triwh
Scotch
Canadian
United States
Other countries
Unknown
Total
65
67
90
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TABLE No. 3.
Shewing the counties from which patients have been admitted up to
30th September, 1898.
Admitted during vear.
Total admissions.
Counties.
i.-j»le .
Female .
ToEai.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Total.
Algoma District .
8
38
167
4
5
34
108
7
13
72
275
11
Brant
Bruce
Carleton
4
1
5
Dufferin
Elgin
Essex
4
7
8
8
12
15
147
121
5
10
22
10
5
199
143
251
3
131
113
7
13
23
7
9
198
162
169
3
5
1
6
481
278
234
12
23
45
17
14
397
305
420
6
5
11
16
1,004
Frontenac
Grey
Haldimand
Halton
Hastings
Huron
Kent
Lambton
Lanark
7'
5
9
3'
8
4
16'
13
13
Leeds and Grenville
Lennox and Addingbon
3
10
523
Lincoln .*
Middlesex
15
23
38
Muskoka District
Norfolk .
30
14
6
210
4
167
1
2
1
13
5
12
33
8
20
13
46
27
2
2,283
35
10
13
130
6
136
5
3
1
21
5
14
21
7
16
17
47
11
1,980
65
24
19
340
10
303
6
5
2
34
10
26
54
15
36
30
93
38
2
4,263
Northumberland and Durham
Ontario
Oxford
Peel
2
5
7
Perth
Peterborough
12
7
19
Prescott and Russell
Prince Edward
Renfrew
Simcoe
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Waterloo
Wellington
York
65
67
132
91
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TABLE No. 4.
Shewinor the counties from which warranted cases have been admitted up to
30th September, 1898.
1
Admitted during year.
Total admissi
ons.
Counties.
Male.
f emale .
Total.
Male i
Female .
Total
Total.
2
8
20
83
2
11
38
2
10
31
121
2
Brant
Bruce
2
Elgin
1
1
2
1
3
45
58
12
39
1
8
3
I
50
23
1
i
101
57
97
1
17
13
10
7
138
76
170
1
i'
9
236
Essex
Grey
9 ,.
10
7
2
88
53
128
Halton
Hastings ....
Huron
Kent
Lambton
Lanark ... . .
1
3
4
1
2
3
4
Lennox and Addington
1
8
135
Middlesex
1
3
4
21
4
1
104
3
68
1
1
12
2
5
33
5
37
5
1
1
33
6
6
137
8
105
6
2
1
Oxford
1
1
Peel .
Perth
2
3
5
Peterborough
Renfrew . ...
Simcoe
5
1
9
17
3
18
6
28
1
8
9"
8
5
11
9
25
13
1
18
25
8
24
15
53
1
Waterloo
Welland
Wellington
York
Total admissions
16
9
25
941
518
1,459
92
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TABLE No. .5.
She*ving the length of residence in the Asylum of those discharged duiing
the year.
Initials.
J. W. T.
f. B
D. McI .
J. 8.....
J. M...
E. H...
M. G.. .
J. H ..
E. J. P..
E. C...
H. B....
B. S ...
C. E. F. .
J. A ....
W. H...
D. P....
M. .T. D.
A. E ....
S. L
(i. K ...
E. H.. .
E H ...
J. C
M. F ..
M. K . . .
E W. I.
K. A .
.r. L ..
J. A. B .
A. B ...
W. B . . .
M. K...
A. E ....
C. R....
R A. P
E. A. L
J. P ....
J. H ....
C. W . . .
V.V....
R. L . . . .
J. U .
F. D ....
M. A. S.
L. F. R.
M. H. ...
P. McP .
F.J. L...
H. W ...
0. L . . .
•T. F . . . .
J. A. S..
N. B . .
W. A. C.
1. S
CM...
L. S . . . .
M. D . . .
Sex.
M ,
M
M .
M .
M .
F ,
M
M .
F .
F .
M
M
F .
M
M
M
F
F
F
M
M ,
F ,
M
F ,
F .
F ,
M
M
F
F
M
F
F
M
M
M
M
M
F
F
M
M
F
F
F
M
F
M
F
M
M
M
M
F
F
W
F
When admitted.
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
August 7, 1894....
September 21, 1876 .. .
January 19, 1897 . . .
October 25, 1895 ....
March 30,1896....
September 23, 1896....
September 18, 1897 . . .
February 15, 1897.. .
April 7, 1894.. .
August 8, 1896.. .
Aprd 12, 1897.. .
Otcember 11,1897
January 21, 18Si7
October 8, 1896.. .
March 22, 1897....
April 2, 1897.. .
February 17,1892....
August 9.1897.. .
September, 2,1897
November 20, 1896
May 12,1897....
August 3, 1897....
Janaary 11, 1898 . . .
July 22, 1896.. .
April 9, 1897.. .
October 8, 1895 ....
April 17,1896,. .
May 20, 1897....
April 26, 1893 . .
June 28, 1897 . . .
February 25,1897
July 7, 1897 ....
October 29, 1897.. .
April 23, 1897 . . .
March 26, 1896
October 26, 1897 ...
August 28, 1897 . . .
February 6, 1896 . . .
May 14, 1897 . . .
March 30,1896....
November 22, 1897.. .
February 15,1898....
August 24, 1897 . . .
October 6, 1897 . . .
November 15, 1897..
August 2L, 1897 ...
June 9,1898....
May 2,1898 |
April 7, 1898
August 8,1892 1 "
June 30,1897 August
July 5,1897
December 22,1897 I
March 22,1898 ..|
February 24, 1896 i
December 22,1897 I
December 9, 1897 j
April 12, 1898 I September
98
When discharged.
May
June
July
18, 1897
28, "
21, "
9, "
9. "
20, "
10, "
5, 1898
8, "
8, "
13, "
15, "
19, "
9, "
23, "
23, "
1, "
26. "
29, "
29, "
30, "
31, "
31, "
31, "
U "
8, "
11, "
12, "
16, "
16, "
21, "
26, "
16, "
9. "
9, "
10, "
16, "
20, "
20, "
23, "
23, "
22, "
24, "
28, "
28, "
29, "
8. "
19, "
22, "
25, "
2, "
2, "
2, "
2. "
6, "
17, "
26, "
Remarks.
Recovered.
Unimproved,
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
it
<(
Recovered.
ti
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
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TABLE No. 5.— Concluded.
Shewing the length of residence in the Asylum of those discharged during
the year.
No.
59
60
61
62
63
64
6.5
66
67
68
69
70
71
Initials.
Sex.
J. G I M .
M. W I M .
J. 1) I M
L. D I F .
H. J. O I F .
E. G IF.
.M. W I F .
E. G I F .
M. A. C I F .
E. R I F ,
F. M.N I F .
K. W I K .
L. H F .
When admitted.
September
January
February
October
April
.March
December
March
May
June
July
January
June
2, 1898
25, 1898.
12, 1897.
12, 1897
9, 1898.
11, 1898.
22, 1897.
15, '895.
29, 18S().
27, 1898.
12, 1898.
23, 1898.
13, 1898.
When discharged.
September
8, 1898.
12,
14,
14,
16,
16,
22,
22,
26,
27.
27,
30,
30,
Remarks.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved,
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered,
94
Victoria.
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing age, length of residence, and proximate cause of death of those who
died during the year ending 30th September, 189s.
Residence
in
Asylum
Proximate cauBS
No.
Initials.
Sex.!
Age.
Date of death.
of death.
V
a
o
o
1
A. C
F ....
68
October
1, )897
4
1
Senile decay.
2
M. F
F ..
32
"
17, "
1
Suicide.
?i
.7.0
M . . . .
51
"
25, "
15
1
25
Asohyxia.
4
,T. McC
M ....
52-
"
25, "
9
26
Tnbeicu'ar Peritonitis,
5
A. R
F ...
38
"
29, •'
16
5
16
Catarrhal enteritis.
6
G. T
M ....
79
November
1, ••
13
10
15
Muco-enteritis.
7
J. McK
F ....
83
CI
6. "
2P
11
17
Senile decay.
8
J. M
F ....
36
c>
6. "
7
8
18
Marapmup.
9
E. B
M ...
86
"
27, "
1
8
Intestinal ulcer.
10
I). K
M .. .
80
December
20, "
5
Senile decay.
11
C. S. C
M . . . .
81
"
29, "
1
12
Marasmus.
12
L. D. B
M . . .
43
"
29, "
2
4
17
Marasmus.
13
A. S
F ...
61
"
29, "
2
11
17
Heart disease.
14
P. K
M ....
44
January
15. 1898
1
5
9
Paresis
15
T. P
M ....
78
"
27, "
1
7
Senile decay.
16
E. N
M ....
38
"
28, "
17
6
18
Marasmus.
17
A. J. H
F ...
65
February
8, "
14
8
14
Enteritis.
18
J. M. C
M ....
62
"
11, "
6
25
Paresis.
19
S M. R
M ....
38
"
16, "
23
Exhaustion of mania.
20
M. McC
F ....
74
"
18, "
27
3
>^enile decay.
21
U. McC
F ...
41
March
7, "
1
22
Marasmus.
22
J. J
M ....
70 .
"
13, "
1
8
Senile decay.
2H
W. A
M ...
59
"
29, "
1
3
Exhaustion of mania.
24
J. E. W
M...
53
April
5, "
2
14
Marasmus.
25
A. H
M ....
81
"
6. "
27
4
14
Senile decay.
26
E. McM
F . ..
61
"
9, "
25
6
2
Abdomenal cancer.
27
J. McK
M ....
30
"
14, "
2
2
15
Paresis.
28
C. H. M ....
F ....
69
'♦
23, "
2
5
3
Afphvxia.
29
W. L. R
M ....
39
30. "
2
10
27
Paref-is.
30
L. S
M .. .
49
May
8, "
27
5
15
Phthisis.
31
J. G
F . ..
4.^
"
9, "
7
5
17
Apoplexy.
3?
J. B
C. L
M ....
F ...
55
59
.<
14, "
15, "
10
12
Erysipelas.
33
18
Epilepsy.
34
W. P
M ....
55
"
22, "
20
14
Epilepsy.
35
W. M
M ....
78
.Tune
1.3, "
7
7
23
Senile decay.
3fi
J. A
M ...
45
"
22, "
10
15
Paresis.
37
S. McS
F ....
59
July
5. "
1
5
1
Heart disease.
38
M. B
F ....
68
"
22, "
8
1
23
Paralysis.
39
M. D
F ....
33
August
11, "
2
10
7
Inflammation of liver.
40
H. G
M . ..
58
"
12, "
1
3
Paretic dementia.
41
H. T
F ....
55
"
18, "
12
Shock from burns.
42
A. M
M ...
70
"
21, "
27
8
29
Heart disease.
43
R. A
\l ...
49
"
28, "
2
3
28
Paresir.
44
J. B
F ....
38
t<
81, "
5
14
Suicide by strangulation.
45
A. S. Z
F ....
62
September 1, "
4
30
Senile decay.
4B
M. li
i F ....
! F ....
48
68
..
2, "
17, "
1 25
8
11
6
16
12
Api p'exy.
47
H C
S'^nile decay.
48
E. M
1
F ....
36
25, "
13
17
Phthiais.
95
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A.
TABLE No. 7.
Shewins trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the Asylum.
Duiing the year.
•
Duiing former years.
Trades, callings and occupations.
6
2
"3
1
2
.2
9
1
a
...
"3
9
1
1
8
9
3
8
28
2
2
1
6
2
Total.
11
1
1
8
9
3
8
28
2
2
1
6
2
8
9
3
. 1
8
2
2
30
2
2
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
11
2
16
69
37
3
3
2"
'"272"
19
44
1"
1
2
5
11
2
15
59
37
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
276
19
5
14
882
5
1
2
1
'\
3
1
1
1
4
6
1
-i
Commercial traveller**
2
1
2
1
7
12
2
15
59
Clerks
5
1
6
43
3
Carnage-makers
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
4
6"
14
838
5
1
2
1
Cigarmakers
1
1
2
2
3
1
8
2
8
2
284
21
5
14
Farmers
26
14
40
922
5
1
2
1
14
1
3
1
14
1
1
3
1
1
1
Hatters
1
4
6
1
4
Harnesa-makers
6
96
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1S99
TABLE No. 7.— Continued.
Shewing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the Asylum,
During the year.
During former years.
Trades, callings and occupations.
_2
"a
s
S
S
1
Total.
Housekeepers
29
29
l'"
3
4
562
1,103
5'
10
13
4
78
2
38
6'
i'
6
1'
2
1
'21'
1,103
1
3
4
562
5
10
1
4
13
9
15
1
11
14
40
6
5
1
109
2
61
2
6
4
4
4
6
26
17
6
6
1
2
1
6
13
28
3
1
1
5
2
6
33
21
1,132
1
Hack-drivers
Inn-keepers
a
Jewellers
4
Laborers
12
12
674
}janndre°se8
6^
Ladies
10-
Lawyers
1
4
1
Lumbermen ,
4
Milliners ....
13
Masons
9
15
1
11
14
40
6
1
1
31
9'
Machinists
1
15
Matchmakers
Millers
l"
1
12
Moulders
14
Merchants
1
1
41
Mechanics .*. .
6
Music-teachers
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
6.
Marble-cutters
2
No occupation
Nurses . .
113
2^
Not stated
Organ-builders
3
3
13
2
6
4
4
4
54
2-
Other occupations
&
Plasterers
4
Pensioners
4
Photographers
4
6
Painters
26
17
4
6
1
2
1
"is"
27
1
2&
Printers
17
Peddlers
* 5
a
Pump-makers
1
JRailway foremen
2
1
Spinsters
2
2
1
1
a
Sailors
1
14
1 1
20
Spinners
a
1
Soda-water manufacturers
1
5
2
6
33
1
5
2
&
Shoemakers
1
l"
1
1
34
Seamstresses
2?
7 A.
97
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE
Shewing trades, callings and occu
No. 7
jations
. — Concluded.
of patients admitted into
the Asylum
During the year.
During former years.
1
Total.
Trades, callings and occupations.
.2
; Female .
'3
ID
Is
1
3
s
r'"
{a
l"
]5
""l"'
12
l"'
1
i"
250
1,913
3
o
1
3
1
2
2
37
8
9
35
6
2
2
4
8
2
,5
1
11
356
4,131
1
3
1
2
2
38
8
9
36
6
3
4
8
2
5
1
11
362
4,263
2
2
22
8
8
23
6
2
1
3
8
2
4
1
11
1 106
2,218
Teachers
1
1
Tinsmiths - ■ • •
i
1
l"
Teamsters
1
Wood-workers
5
65
1
67
6
132
Total
98
62 Vctoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 8.
Showing causes of insanity.
Number of instances in which each cause was assigned.
Causes of Insanity .
In respect of the admissions for the year
ending 30th September, 1898.
As predisposing
cause.
Ab
exciting
cause.
As predisposing or
exciting cause
when these coud
not be distin-
guished.
6
S
o
oil
ci
2
s
.2
Moral.
Domestic troubles, including loss of relatives
or friends
4
2
"1"
4
"1
6
2
5
1
5
1
4
4
2
2
2
3
"2
4
"2"
4
5
'"3
2
3
7
Religious excitement ....
Adverse circumstances, including business
troubles , . . .
Love affairs, including seduction
Mental anxiety, " worry "
5
1
1
4
"3
2
2
3
3
2
5
4
Fright and nervous shocks
Physical.
Intemperance in drink
Veneral diseases
1
1
1
2
I
1
Self-abuse, sexual
Overwork '. .
2
4
Sunstroke
1
3
1
"l'
2
3
1
Accident or injury
Pregnancy
2
2
2
Puerpflral
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
"2
2
2
2
Puberty and change of life
2
2
Uterine disorders
.....
1
1
1
1
1
Brain disease, with epilepsy
1
1
1
3
Other bodily diseases or disorders, including
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Fevers . ...
1
Hereditary.
With other ascertained cause in combination
14
4
15
17
7
16
31
11
31
With other combine! cause not ascertained
Unknown
19
23
42
Total
42
45
87
42
45
87
23
22
45
99
62 \ ictoria.
Sessional Papers (No, 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 9.
Showing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Sex.
3260
3933
4076
3498
3959
4U43
3963
4138
3947
3968
4117
4065
3917
3929
4115
8259
4073
4112
4137
4152
4121
3857
4121
4120
4092
3965
3923
4057
4097
3957
2634
4159
4118
4170
4142
3013
3774
4095
4022
4132
4191
4114
4146
4130
3:^45
3997
4157
4140
3947
3548
4021
4002
4187
4199
3915
4151
3120
4194
3835
4174
4227
413*
3541
F .
M.
M..
F .
F .
M.
F.
F .
M..
F
M..
M.
M..
F .
M.
F .
M.
F .
F .
M.
F ..
F ..
M.
F.
F .
F
F ;
F.
M.
F .
F .
F .,
M.
F.
F .
M.
F .
M
M.
F .
M
F .
F .
M
P .
F .
M.
M
M.
F
K
F.
F ..
M.
M.
F .
F ..
F
M.,
F .
M.
F .
M.
Initials.
E. 0
F. A
J. L
J. B
M. K
\V. B
M. H
RE
R. T
S. J. C
J.¥
C. R
J. H
V. V
F. D
M. J. D
C. W
A. E ,
E. L
B. S
E. M
E. W. I
J. H
S. L
A. B
M. F
I. S
M. K
J. s :..,
R. M
M. A.C
CM
J. P
E. W
L. R
M. E
E. G
J. T
J D
M. A. S
W. A. C ...
M. H
R. L
C. McQ ....
C. L
M. D
U. B
T. B
R. T
' \ H
S. McL
J. A. H
K.Cr
H. W
C. P
L. S
E. P
E. L
J. W
B. W
P. McP
L. 1)
W. L
Date of probational
discharge.
October 5,
6,
" 6,
6,
7,
8,
" 29,
November 1,
3,
5,
16,
17,
25,
27,
29,
December 6,
14,
20,
21,
24,
24,
24,
29,
" 29,
31,
January 4,
8,
22,
22,
29,
February 7,
28,
March 8,
19,
21,
22,
23,
23,
24,
26,
29,
1,
9.
20,
23,
5,
14,
23,
2,
7,
10.
n,
n,
14,
20,
27,
28,
28,
1,
9,
11,
April
May
Juno
Term of
probation.
July
1897
3 months
"
6
"
6
((
6
"
6
"
6
6
6
'«
3
"
6
"
6
"
6
"
6
"
6
"
3
"
6
"
6
"
3
"
3
"
1
"
3
3
"
3
"
3
"
3
" .
3
1898....
3
6
6
6
6
6
3
6 '
3
R
6
fi
5
3
3
6
1
6
3
6
3
6
6
1
3
3
3
1
6
2
3
3
6
"
1 week
"
3 months
"
3
'
Result.
Discharged recovered.
" improved.
" recovered.
" improved.
" recovered.
Returned.
Discharged improved.
Returned.
Discharged improved.
" recovered.
" improved.
" recovered.
Returned.
Discharged recovered.
Returned.
Discharged recovered.
Returned.
Discharged recovered.
" improved.
" unimproved.
" recovered.
Returned.
Discharged improved.
" recovered.
Still out.
Discharged improved.
" recovered.
" improved.
" recovered.
" improved.
i Still out.
Discharged recovered.
8tili out.
Discharged recovered.
Still out.
Returned.
Discharged recovered.
Rpturned.
Discharged recovered.
Returned.
Still out.
Returned.
Discharged recovered.
Still out.
100
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 3 I).
A. 1899
TABLE No. d.—Gonfinued.
Sex.
Initials.
Date of probational
discharge.
M. W
W. S
July 12, IF
16, '
16, '
18, '
26, '
Aupust 2. '
20, '
22, '
September 9, '
10, '
15, '
15, '
15. '
16. '
17. '
16, '
20, '
21, '
2«, '
24, '
" 28, '
98 ....
K. H
H. J. C
T. R
W. R. W
L. H
M. W
J. VTcL
B. M
F. McN
T. B
r. B
M. P
C. M. H
G. L
M. P
B. M
A. .T
E. P
T. F
Tprm of
probation.
Result.
.S months
6
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
fi
3
6
3
3
6
Discharged recovered.
Still out.
Returned.
Discharged recovered.
Still out.
Discharged recovered.
Returned.
Still out
Discharged recovered.
Still out.
Returned.
Still out.
101
62 Victi ria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
Summary of probational discharges.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female .
51
Total.
Number to whom pr bational leave was granted ....
33
84
Discharged recovered
14
3
21
8
1
35
11
1
" improved
" unimproved
Died before expiration of l^ave
Retmrned to Asylum
5
12
17
22
42
64
Absent on probation on 30th September, 1898
11
9
20
102
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. ism
TABLE No. 10.
Shewing in quinquennial period, the ages of* those admitted, recovered and died
during the year.
Admitted.
Recovered.
Died.
Ages.
<s
<D
©
g
c3
to
.2
e8
s
m
.2
a
"eS
§
O
^
fe
H
§
h
H
From 10 to 15 years
' 15 " 20 "
3
2
5
1
1
' 20 " 26 "
6
8
14
4
4
8
' 25 " ;^o "
9
11
11
4
11
10
13
22
21
2
3
1
1
4
6
3
7
7
1
3
2
4
' SO " 35 "
3
' 35 " 40 "
7
' 40 " 45 "
4 1 8
4 ' 7
12
11
5
5
5
3
10
8
2
3
1
2
3
' 45 " 50 "
5
' 50 " 55 "
3 6
9
2
2
3
3
' 55 " 60 "
4
5
7
1
11
5
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
3
3
7
' 60 " 65 "
4
' 65 " 70 "
2
2
1
1
5
5
' 70 " 75 "
' 75 " 80 "
3
1
1
4
1
2
3
1
3
3
' 80 " 85 "
' 85 " 90 "
' 90 " 95 "
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
Un
known
-
1
Totals .'
65
1.
67
132
24
26
50
25
23
48^
103
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. IT
TABLE No. 11.
Periods.
Duration of insanity prior
to admission.
Length of residence f f these
remaining in Asylum on
30th September.
Peri"oda of treatment of those
who were discharged cured
during the year.
Periods of treatment of those
who were discbared im-
proved during the year.
Pe» iods of treatment of thot>e
who were discharged unim-
proved during the year.
Under 1 month
32
15
7
12
3
4
6
3
3
2
10
6
6
1
6
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
132
4
10
8
12
13
19
6
8
7
7
7
3
47
36
64
56
51
73
46
41
40
24
137
128
152
1
1
From 1 to 2 months
2 " 3 "
3 " 4 "
1
3
1
2
7
3
4
5
2
7
3
3
2
2
1
2
4 " 5 "
1
1
2
1
5 " 6 "
6 " 7 "
7 " 8 "
8 " 9 "
9 " 10 "
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
" 10 " 11 "
" 11 " 12 "
" 12 " 18 "
*' 18 months to 2 years
" 2 to 3 years
i 4 '
5 ti "
6 " 7 "
7 " 8 "
" 8 " 9 " .
.
9 " 10 "
" 10 " 15 "
1
15 " 20
" 20 years and upwards
Not stated
1
17
1"
Totals
999
50
4
104
<62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1809
TABLE No. 12.
Showing the nature of employment and the number of day's work performed
by patients during the year.
Nature of employment
Numbpr of
j patients who
worked.
Days worked.
Male
Female. Tot
Carpenter's shop
Tailor's shop
Shoe shop
Engineer's fhop
Blacksmith's shop
Mason work
Repairing roads
Wood yard and coal shed
Bakery
Laundry
Dairy
Butcher's shop and slaughterhouse
Piggery
Painting
Farm
Garden
Grounds
Stable
Kitchen
Dining rooms
OflScers' quarters
Sewing rooms
Knitting
Spinning
Mending
Wards
Halls
Storeroom
General
Total
13
4
2
7
3,656
1.051
617
2,137
843
3
4
25
1
4
3
31
60
14
34
781
1,333
1,883
365
1.233
5,146
914
9,108
17,659
4,128
2,500
",01)0
63
43
r,380
10,364
17,743
12,113
2.117
3,656
1,051
617
2,137
843
781
1,S33
7,029
365
1,233
914
9.108
17,659
4,128
9,880
17 364
17,743
12,113
2,177
467
2
63,106
702
72,085
130 21,514
830
120,530
16,735
143,743
135,191
702
38,249
264,273
105
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189^
TABLE No. 13.
Showing the Counties and Districts from which the patients remaining in resi-
dence on the 30th September, 1898, were originally received.
Counties and districts.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Algoma District
Brant
2
3
4
33
1
4
Bruce
49
82
Carleton
1
DuflFerin
Dundas
Durham
Elgin
Essex
39
32
41
42
80
74
Frontenac
Glengarry
Grenville
Grey
1
3
2
4
Haldimand
2
Hastings
1
54
38
50
1
55
38
64
109
Kent
76
Lanark
114
1
1
Lennox and Addington
Middlesex
112
]48
260
Ni pissing District
1
1
Northumberland
34
1
Oxford
42
76
Peel
1 i
1
106
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (Xo. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 13.— Concluded.
Showing the Counties and Districts from which the patients remaining in resi-
dence on the 30th September, 1898. were originally received.
Counties and Districts.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Perth
42
46
88
Peterborough
Prescott
Prince Edward
Rainy River District
Renfrew
Russell
Sinacoe
2
2
StorDoont
Thunder Bay District
Victoria
1
6
1
Waterloo
1
7
Welland
Wellington
Wentworth
2
1
3
4
1
3
3
York
1
5
Not classed, unknown, etc
1
Total
480
519
999
107
62 Victoria.
Sessional Pa; ers (No. 11.)
A. 1S99
TABLE
Patients transferred
i
<3
Sex.
County originally admitted
from.
Nationality.
Initials of pprsons
transferred.
"cs
1
s
i
o
1
1
X
"So
1
o
o
o
a:
d
CO
13
<u
"a
t>
....
u
o
m
a>
e a
i|
^ C
M. A
M. J. H
83
46
69
54
50
38
66
60
61
67
47
53
51
48
46
60
51
41
52
53
45
64
37
65
47
57
64
1
1 l
Middlesex
M. H. S
Wentworth
M. A. W
Elgin
Middlesex
1
1
1
1
1
M. Y
E. S
L B
M. D
Hastings
M. 8
Essex
1
M K
Kent
1
M A. E
Huron
< 1
1
1
E. J. S
M. C
Middlesex
1
..
1
M.B
Esspy
Elgin
c. S
Essex
J A
Middlesex
Oxford
E. F
....I
....
C. A
Lambton
i
....1...-
1
K. B
Middlesex
1
E. H
Elgin
Peel
C. J
1
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No. 14.
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 15.
/
Article.^ made and repaired in the tailoi's shop duriu^; the yt;^ar ending September
'}Oth 189b. ;
Coats, uniform
Pants "
Vests "
Coats
Pants
Vests
Overcoats
Over all pauts
Overall coats
Rubber ci)ats
Caps, men's
Drawers
Blinds
Moleskin dresses
Fl^fs
Cloth slippers 86 pair.
Total
Made.
80
64
1
383
478
248
5
37
24
237
122
29
13
1,721
Repaired.
59
49
1
5
6
5
135
TABLE No. 16.
Articles made in tinsmith's shop during the year ending September 30th, 189^i.
Articles.
Dust kettles
Tin pans
Bake p ins
Chimney stoppers
Tin trays
Tin cups
Sterilizer
Oil cans
Tin wash basins
Milk can, large
Milk paila
Milk pans
Boiler
Funnels
Jelly cake tine
Skimmers
Teapots
Slop pails
Bt'ciroom cans
Watering cans
Noses for watering cans. . .
In»-ct I'owder sifters
Br>ii.d pans . .
Figur 8 for dances
DipperH
Tin pitchers
Steam kettle lids
Bror)der
Cylinder pans for brooder.
Tm lamp j for brooder
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TABLE No. 17.
Amount of knitting done in the wards during the year ending
September 30th, 1898.
Name of Article.
Pairs.
Name of Article.
Pairs.
Stockings
616
283
603
356
12
1,870
Machine knitting.
Stockings
" Refooted
Socks
490
" Refooted
Socks
169
Mitts ,,....
Total
659
Total
TABLE No. 18.
Articles made and repaired in the sewing room during the year ending
September 30th, 1898.
Made.
15
53
4
65
12
3
8
1
60
16
13
4
5
Repaired.
Dresses
Dresses, uniform
4
Drawers
128
Shrouds
Aprops
Sheets .
7
Towels
Tea strainers ;
Pillow ticks
Sofa pillows
Curtains
Pillows, feather
Pillow slips "
6
Shirts
790
Flannel shirts
114
Socks (pairs of)
3
Ticks
158
Carpets
4
Cushions
2
4
6
2
431
Long stockings (pairs of)
Bags
Flannel chemises
Total
1,656
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TABLE No. 19.
Articles made and repaired in the Wards during the year ending
September 30th, 189«.
Dresses
Dresses, uniform
Aprons
Aprons, uniform.
Skirts
Chemises
Flannel chemises
Drawers
Nightdresses
Caps, women's . .
Guernseys
Neckties
Shirts
Flannel shirts . . .
Coats
Pants
Vests
Socks
Stockings
Shfets
Quiltf, hemmed.
Blankets
Bureau covers
Pillow slips
Pillow shams
Pillow ticks
Pillows
Mattresses
Ticks
Sofa pillow covers -
Bags
Pudding cloths ...
Towels
Hankerchiefs
Screen
Men's scarfs
Table cloths
Table covers
Table napkins
Curtains ......
Laundry wraps . . . .
Carpet strips
Sofa pillows
Drapes
Chairs, cane seated
Chairs, painted . . .
Total .
Made
1,693
53
1,688
274
478
1,647
148
409
363
48
433
568
73
1,349
99
15
1,468
27
13
92
272
434
69
26
68
2,678
15
1
50
358
35
36
88
84
76
10
2
15,240
Repaired.
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TABLE No. 20.
Number oi' Articles passing through the laundry during the year ending
-September 80th, 1898.
Dresses
Stirts
Aprons
Chemises
Flannel chemises. .
Drawers
Nightdresses
Waists
Jackets
Fichus
Caps
Handkerchiefs
Shawls
Collars
Cuffs, (pairs of)
Stockingsi, (pairs of)
Socks, (pairs of)
Shirts
Flannel shirts
G^uernseys
Coats
Pants
Vests
Sheets
Quilts
Canvas quilts
Blankets
Number.
16,102
10,822
18,797
43,777
2,316
2^805
16,748
1,943
10
92
497
8,538
5
8,133
6,780
15,503
22,144
30,983
3,587
4,436
1,640
-2,546
886
97,357
11,369
76
12,764
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Ticks
Bolster slips
Pillows
Pillow slips
[Pillow shams
[Pillow ticks
I Sofa pillow covers
I Sideboard covers
Table cloths
iTable covers
I Table napkins
[Tray cloths
Bureau covers, &c
I Pudding cloths
iCrurab cloths
I Laundry wraps and bags
Carriage dusters
Curtains
I Stand covers
I Screens
I Hat
[Neckties
[Towels
I Total
Number.
117
9,873
112
34
55,165
1,377
129
232
30
18,305
39
6,350
181
925
1,947
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anjnual report of the medical superintendent of thk
asylum for the insane, kingston, for the year ending
SEPTEMBER, 30th, 1898.
To Robert Christie, Esq., Inspector of Asylums and Public Charities of Ontario :
Sir, — In accordance with the statutory requirement, I have the honor to submit the
forty-third annual report of this Hospital, (the twenty-first since it became a Provincial
institution) for the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Male. Female. Total.
There were in residence October Ist, 1897 285 272 557
Admitted during year M. F. Total
By Warrant 13 5 18
By Certificate 25 36 61 38 41 79
Total number under treatment during the year. .
Discharged during the year
Recovers d
Improved . . ,
Unimproved
323
313
636
6
14
20
9
10
19
1
3
4
16
27
43
16
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Remain in residence September 30th, 1898 290 268 558
Admissions.
The seventy-nine cases admitted represented almost the total number for whom
application was received, and we were able without much trouble to meet the demands
made for the accommodation of the insane of this district. It was gratifying to know
that only eighteen of the applicants were sent to the goals, prior to admission, and it is
to be hoped the warrant system-will eventually be resorted to only in cases of extreme
urgency. The unfavorable nature of the cases admitted will be referred to further on in
the report. Of the seventy-nine no less than fifty-one were hopelessly chronic and
beyond the reach of medical aid.
A rather remarkable fact to be recordea is that no case of general paresis was
received.
Deaths.
The death rate was abnormally high, about six per cent, of the total number under
treatment. It is gratifying to be able to record the fact that no suicide or regrettable
accident of any kind occurred. No matter how great the care exercised, it is impossible
to anticipate all of the acts of the impulsive insane, and the greatest worries in connection
with the management of an institution such as this, are those arising from the care of the
suicidal and homiridal. We are under deep obligations to Dr. W. T. Oonnell, Pathologist
of Queen's University, who kindly conducted nearly all of the many post mortems made
during the year. It has been of the greatest assistance to have the services of a skilled
pathologist at our disposal and the results of his investigations cannot help but be of
value.
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Acute and Chronic Insanity.
There is a prevailinsj impression thatiasanity is a disease which is steadily increasing,
whereas the generality of Hospital physicians are inclined to the belief that acute insanity
is not as common as it was some years ago, and when we begin to analyse the question
critically we realize that the latter opinion is the one nearest the mark. It is true that
our Hosp tals for the Insane are crowded at all times, and that as fast as accommodation
is provided, patients are found to fill the beds, but in the majority of instances the appli-
cations are not for acute cases, but for patients who have long since passed the curable
stage.
In table (Acute and Chronic Insanity), are to be found some very interesting facts.
A brief analysis shows that of 1071 admissions from September 10th, 1889 to September
30th, 1898 no less than 64% of those admitted were sufiering from chronic insanity, in
other words had been insane, in many instances, for years before being sent to a Hospital
for the Insane. Only 36% of the admissions were acute, and many of these so called acute
cases could be classified as chronic, if friends had told the truth when furnishing the
information asked for in the Form of Application. It is difficult to make people under-
stand that the majority of those admitted are suffering from chronic insanity, and it
rather upsets the theories of many who talk glibly of the rapid increase of insanity to
learn that this supposed increase, is owing, not to the occurrence of acute disease, but to
the growing custom of sending chronic insane patients to Hospitals for care, rather than
attempting to keep them at home. The growing confidence in institutions has its uses
and as we well know, its abuses also. While it is reassuring ko those of us who have the
reEponsibility of caring for the unfortunate insane, to realize that the public have a large
amount of confidence in our ability to nurse those who are hopelessly bereft of reason, it
would be far more satisfactory if the majority of cases of insanity could reach here
in the acute stages. It would be better for us, better foF the patients. No one would
attempt to deny the self evident truth that a man who has devoted his attention to dis-
eases of the eye is more competent to deal with such affections than one who sees eye
cases only at rare inteirvals. Nurses specially trained will do better work in carrying
out the treatment suggested than those who are not familiar with the peculiar require-
ments of pirticular cases. These arguments apply in the care and treatment of insanity,
and while it is true that we have not been carried away by fads involving the discovery
of panaceas for every form of mental alienation, our efforts to cure have not been in vain,
in the large majority of cases of acute insanity. In arriving at these results, intelligent
and devoted nursing by the trained nurses and attendants has played no unimportant
part ' When patients have required surgical aid they have received it, and the endeavour
has been to apply the best methods known for the alleviation of mental distress.
In the period referred to, 394 acute cases were admitted and of these 319 recovered
and in the great majority of instances remained permanently benefited. That is to say
no less than 81 per cent, of the acute admissions made good recoveries, a result that
should speak more eloquently than any feeble attempt of mine to show the advisability of
early treatment in Hospitals for the Insane.
Great care has been taken to classify as "recovered" only those patients who can
honestly be put in this class. When it is stated that the majority of those who are dis-
charged from this institution are sent out on probation for periods oftentimes as long as
six months, it will be seen that there is ample opportunity to arrive at an opinion
regarding the permanency of the cure, in almost every instance.
Typhoid Fever.
About the middle of August a remarkable outbreak of typhoid fever took place. It
is true thdt some years ago typhoid commonly occurred at Rockwood, but only in the
early spring. After the boring of deep wells and the completion of a sewage disposal sys-
tem the disease disappeared from our wards, consequently we were much concerned, when
cyphoid reappeared this summer, and we went diligently to work to determine the possible
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cause. It was somewhat extraordinary that all of the eight cases, but one, developed at
the same time, and it was clearly demonstrated that those who contracted the disease had
received it from a common source of infection. One naturally turns to a polluted water
supply as the probable medium by which the typhoid bacillus is carried to a person who
has developed enteric fever, but we know that in summer Lake Ontario water near this
institution is practically free from suspicion, and our deep wells contain water free from
all danger of contamination. Then the peculiar fact that all of the cases had no doubt
been infected on the same day, was such a striking one that it made it a comparatively
simple matter to suggest the probable cause. Last winter the ice in Kingston harbor
formed as usual, but was subseqaently broken up by a violent storm. This harbor ice did
not float down the river as it ordinarily does, but drifted from shore to shore for a time,
and was then frozen together again. In this way the very thin ice from which we could
obtain our supply during the unusually mild winter, contained cakes which came from
dififerent parts of the harbor. As Dr. Goodwin pointed out in making a report to the
city authorities regarding the purity of last winter's ice supply, specimens of ice from
what is usually regarded as the safe zone contained more bacteria than specimens of ice
cut nearer shore. No doubt our typhoid patients who had been drinking large quantities
of ice water, were unfortunate enough to have used ice contaminated by the presence of
typhoid bacilli. This probability is rendered greater as the majority of those affected
were employees who had access to ice water. For years it was customary for the King-
ston people to call a good deal of attention to the matter of the contamination of their
water supply by Rock wood and the Penitentiary, and I always felt that they had a good
case, although it was somewhat surprising that they did not seem to realize that some
sources of infection much nearer their main water pipe than those referred to, might be a
menace to the health of the community. The Dominion and Ontario Governments real-
ized that they should set a good example to the people, and at a considerable outlay erected
sewage disposal works, which no longer left any reason for complaint, on the part of the
City authorities, regarding the contamination of the water supply by sewage from these
institutions.
The question now arises, have not we ample reason to complain of the menace to the
health of our households by the neglect of the City to provide for the proper disposal of
its sewage. Some large drains enter the lake at points not so far remote from Rockwood
that they can be classified as harmless, and now that the danger to the ice supply has
been fairly demonstrated, both by Dr. Goodwin's report and our own experience, the
City should certainly be asked to consider a question of vital importance to its best inter-
ests. It is only fair to say that the Kingston press has not been negligent in calling
attention to the advisability of considering a better form of sewage disposal than that in
use in Kingston at present.
Outbreak of Tuberculosis in Herd of Milch Cows.
Early in April it was said that tuberculosis had been discovered ia some of the
dairy herds about Kingston, and shortly before this date your attention was called to the
appearance of several of the cows in our herd. These animals were not thriving as they
should under the favorable conditions which existed, and clinical tests revealed the fact
that all had elevated temperature, and in one case there was marked consolidation of por-
tions of the lungs. Prompt measures were taken to discover the true state of affairs, and
as suggested by the Honorable the Provincial Secretary and yourself, radical means were
adopted to ascertain the full extent of the disease and to eliminate all source of danger to
the health of the patients. As soon as tuberculosis was suspected, all milk supplied by
cows apparently healthy was pasteurized ; milk from cows under suspicion not U3ed. The
tuberculin test was applied to the whole herd, and from reactions shown, it was evident
that the majority of the cows, forty-one in number, were diseased. Dr. Morgan, V. S.,
applied the tests, and conducted the post mortems, which were in nearly every instance
noted also by Dr. W. T. Oonnell, Pathologist of Qieen'a University, Dr. Webster, Asst.
Physician, and myself. The first cow examined was undoubtedly the one from which
the rest of the herd received the infection and the extent of the disease in that particular
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case was very remarkable indeed. As the examination proceeded the accuracy of the
tuberculin test was thoroughly established, aad the object lesson so striking that it would
be a pity not to publish in detail the reactions after the injection of tuberculin, and the
results of the post mortem examinations. Appended find these results. It may be added
that careful microscopical examination by Dr. Connell and myself demonstrated the pres-
ence of the tubercle bacillus. Any persons in the community interested in the subject of
tuberculosis among cattle were freely invited to witness the post mortem investigations,
and many took the opportunity to advance their knowledge of the subject. There was
some difference of opinion regarding the advisability of using any of the meat, but in view
of the extreme virulence of the outbreak, and the possibility of danger in eating meat from
animals suffering from a general tuberculosis, it was felt that there was only one course to
follow, viz : to destroy all of the meat. The arguments in favor of that course were unan-
swerable, and when it was remembered that the insane are more susceptible to the devel-
opment of tubercle than any other clas.s, there was no hesitation in burying the carcasses
of the infected animals, as soon as post mortems were concluded. The conditions sur-
rounding these cows could not be called unsanitary, aq the stables are new and carefully
constructed, and embody nearly all of the mott approved requirements The air space
for each animal is ample, and the outbreak can be regarded merely as a startling example
of the contagiousness of tuberculosis in cattle. The stables have been sprayed several
times with corrosive sublimate solution, fumigated with sulphur, and whitewashed with
lime and phenyle, and have been unoccupied all summer. All cows purchased since April
have been submitted to the tuberculin test and in future no cow will be added to the herd
unless tested by a competent authority.
Sprat Baths for West Wing.
The spray baths and new closets in the addition to the East Wing have proved
such a success that it is to be hoped a similer improvement will be made to the West
Wing. Such an addition is, as you are aware, a necessity, and the present unsatisfactory
condition of affairs, particularly as concerns the closets, should not be allowed to exist for
a longer period.
Home for Nurses.
In last year's Annual Report I referred to t\e advisability of building a small home
for nursfs who are not on duty. The arguments which then applied still exist, and the.
expenditure need not be large. Our patients could easily quarry the stone required for
such a home ; make the necessary excavations, and do much of the ordinary labor in con-
nection with the building opt rations. As the staff" of nurses is not large such a building
would not require to be of great size, and a veiy reasonable expendiaure would insare an
improvement that would prove a great boon to those who have long ago earned far more
recognitson than we have, with our limited resources, been able to give them.
AfterCark of the Insane.
In Ontario it cannot be said that there is a dearth of societies formed, presumably for
the benefit of humanity, and yet strange to say a very practical question, which has long
ago received recognition in European countries has been overlooked ; and here charitable
people have not yet felt the necesfiity of establishing a society for the After-Care of the
needy insane. In every institution in Ontario a'-e to be found a certain proportion of
patients, who could get along very well in the world if they were to receive very slight
protection and care from an After Care Society ; patients who would then cease to become
a burden to the Government, and who could earn their own living, and thus become use-
ful members of Fociety. In Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, After-Care
societies have been established for many years and have prosecuted their wotk with
increasing enthusiasm and benevolence. The arguments in favor of the establishment of
euch societies are many. Some patients after an attack of acnte insanity are never again
able to endure the strain of struggling unaided for a living. They need to be helped over
120
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 11). A. 1899
the rough places in life, have their \5^ork mapped out for them and require to be guided
past many dangers. Oommonly their o"wn relatives distrust theno, they are marked men
in the eyes of the prejudiced and ignorant, and instead of sympathy they rective harsh
and cruel treatment even in their own houses. They return to hospitals sorrowfully, but
as they have said time ard again willingly, because they find Itttle sympathy outside for
their affliction. Not only that, many a discharged patient cannot live in his own com-
munity, if at all eccentric, without exciting the heartless cruelty of thoughtless boys
and young men who seem to delight in persecuting the one who has fallen under the shock-
ing blight of insanity. Time and again we have made the experiment of sending harmless
and trusted patients out on probation with the hope that with ordinary care and kindness
they could get along as satisfactorily as they did within the sheltering walls of a hospital.
In nearly every instance the result is the same, especially when the ut fortunate is with-
out friends, or where he is repudiated by those who have been ashamed to acknowledge
that " blood is thicker than water." If Piisoners Aid Societies are commendable, how
much more can be said in favor of Societies for the After-Care of the Insane. We would
willingly undertake this work ourselves if it were practicable, but find it impossible to do
so for reasons which are Eelf evident. Some of the experiments made on a small scale
show that much could be done by intelligent effort. Not only does the remark
apply to those patients who are discharged bearing the scars of disease, but also to many
of those poor persons classified as fully recovered. Many of these are of unstable nervous
type and need protection far more than robust and healthy types. They are frequently
without relatives and without money, and when they leave us, necessarily encounter many
hardships which they are ill fitted to endure. Lack of employment, shelter, food, cloth-
ing, exposure are all encountered ; in fact the very conditions necessary to produce a
relapse, in which chance of recovery is very much endangered. We are powerloss to
remedy matters, but a well managed After-Care Association could do wonders. Canada
has been criticised for its neglect of this important question, but no doubt the defect will
be remedied when attention is drawn to' the matter. The people of the United States
have been quite as negligent as the Canadians in regard to the After-Care of the Insane,
but recently the Neurological Association has made a report on the necessity of After-
Oare and no doubt some practical efibrb will be made to meet the demands of the case. In
their report particular stress is laid on a point already referred to under a different head-
ing, viz. : the importance of early hospital treatment in acute cases of insanity.
The Government cannot fairly be asked to assume the burden of the After-Care of
the insane, as it already does all that can be expected, and it is to the benevolence of the
community at large a special appeal should be made in forming After-Care Associations.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obd't servant,
C. K. CLARKE,
Medical Superintendent;.
121
62 V^ictoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
Tuberculin Tbst at Asylum, Kingston, Province of Ontario
No.
Age.
Sex.
7
F
7
F
5
F
8
F
5
F
10
F
Description.
Date, April 26tb, 1898. Date, April 27tb, 1898.
Temperature.
Before injection.
Ai ter injection.
Gray 101i|101i|100| lOli 101|
Gray ■101^101^101 101^101^
104|'l04i 106
103|'l03il05i
106
104^
Red....
JerEcy .
Spotted
Red ... .
lOOf lOli 101 .lOlJjlOli il03f 101^
101i|101|
loimoii
lOlilOlf
lOlJ
lOlJ
lOli
lOiaiOli
lOlflOli
102^102^
1013 101 f
106 105|
I
lOof 106^
102| 103^ 103 il03i
104i 104 105 11031
,104^104^ 106 105i 104iil02^
I I I I I
103i lOlf lOli 102i 103| 103
Mpx.
101 s
101^
101^
lOlf
lOlf
102i
(^
Max
106
lC6i
103i
105
106
103|
I hfereby certify that I have tested with tuberculin the above described animaJs, and in my opinion
free from tuberculosis and all other contagious diseases ; and I further certify that no contagious
disease of cattle, except tuberculosis and actinomycosis, exists in the district whence the above described
animals came, or has existed during the six months preceding the date hereof.
Date 189 .
Government Veterinary Inspector.
Tuberculin Test at Asylum, Kingston, Province of Ontario.
No.
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Age.
Sex.
5
F
9
F
6
F
6
F
4
F 1
5
F
7
F
6
F
Description.
Date, May 9tb, 1898. Date, May 10th, 1898.
Temperature.
Before irjection.
After injection.
Red and white. 101^001 100^ lOOJ
Red
Red and white. .
Red and white. .
B'ack
Red
Red and white. .
Red
1003 1003 1002 lOli
lOOf 102nCO|
II I
lOOi lOlilOSJ
101 ilOl? lOl."; lOli lOOjl 101 104
I I "I I I
101:J lOU 100^ 1C0.\ 101 100 100|
lOO^IIOOSlOl 101 lOli lOlillOl
I ' I
lOl+ilOl Kl 1101 ilOU lOU 101 102i
I '"III
loii loiijioomoii loij 'loii 100 lou
pj
104f 102i 104^104
lOU 104J 105i 103|
100 l05SlC6il04i
lOOi 102ill01i| lO^i'
"I I •
laf 10411043 104 J
lOli lOH 102 ll02Jil01J
102i|102i 102i
lOU 101 J 101 J
lOU lOlilOli
102 lOU
102
Max.
lOJj
lOli
101?
lOlJ
lOH
101 i
lOli
102?
Max.
104J
105^
lOfiJ
104i
104^
lOli
lOU
lC2i
I hereby certify that I have tested with tuberculin the above desrrihed animals, and in my opinion
frpe from tubercu'osis and all other contagious diseases ; acd I further cf rtify that no contagious
disease of cattle, except tubHrculo^-is and actinomycosis, exists in the district whence the above described
animals came, or has existed during the tix months preceding the date hereof.
Date 189 .
l'>2
Government Veterinary Imjiector.
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
Tuberculin Test at Asylum, Kingston, Province op Ontario.
No.
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Age.
Sex.
6
F
7
F
6
F
9
F
7
F
4
F
4
F
7
1
F
Description.
Red and white
Red
Black
Red and white
Red
Jersey
Black
Red and white
Date, May 9tb, 1898. Date, May 10th, 1898.
Temperature.
Before injection. After injection.
a
a
101||101
101
101
101
101^
lOli
101
a
101
101
101
lOli'lOl
100^ lOli
1014 101^
lOOi 101 i
101
1003
1004
103
101
lOOf
100|
100|
lOli
lOli
lOli
1024 101
lOlljlOl
lOlf lOli
lOli lOli
101 100
101 lOli
101 101
1014 101
1024
lOlf
1014
1014
101
1011
B
101
1024
100:
103 j 1014" 101
103| 1033 104i
I 1
101 102 11024
lOlf
104i
1014
Max.
1014
1014
103
1004'lGOi 1004 1034
ill"
101 101|101il014
101
1014
101411014 101
1014 1034 104
1044 102
101
1014
lOlf
lOlf
104| 1014
1014 1 1014
«
Max.
1024
1044
1044
1044
1034
lOlf
104|
104
I hereby certify that I have tested with tuberculin the above described animals, and in my opinion
free from tubereulosis and all other contagious diseases ; and I further certify that no contagious
disease of cattle, except tuberculosis and actinomycosis, exists in the district whence the above described
animals came, or has existed during the six months preceding the date hereof.
Date.
.189
Oovernment Veterinary Inspector.
Tuberculin Test at Asylum, Kingston, Province of Ontario.
23
24
25
26
Age.
Sex.
8
1?
5
F
5
F
8
F
Description.
Red and white. .
Spotted
Red
Red
Date May 9bh, 1898. Date May 10th, 1898.
Temperature.
Before infection.
After infection.
1003101 11003
1014 loos
1014
1014
1014
101
CO
1011
1014 1014
1013
102
10141001 102
101
102 101^
102 1013
1013 1014
1014
lOU
1014 1014 1014
1003
10341101310141014
1014 99|
103 11024
101
101
102
101
1014
102
Max.
1014
102
102
102
Max.
102
101 1
1034
103
I hereby certify that I have tested with tuberculin the above described animals, and in my opinion
free from tuberculosis and all other contagious diseases ; and 1 further certify that no contag-
ious disease of cattle, except tuberculosis and actinomycosis, exists in the district whence the above
described animals came, or has existed during the six months preceding the date hereof.
Date.
.189
123
Government Veterinary Inspector.
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. ism
ruBERcuLiN Test ai
' Asylum, Kingston
, Province
OP <
3KTARI0
Date May 9th, 1898. Date May 15tb, 1898.
Temperature.
No.
Age.
Sex.
Description.
Before infection. After infection.
a
00
100
a
rH
1-1
loni
s
101
a
d
10?,
a
d
00
10U
a
to
100
a
CS
100
o!
10U
a
ft
CO
10?^
a
d
CD
a
d-
05
"3
0
27
9
F
Red
1
102f 101 i
Max.
102
Max^
102|
28
6
F
Red and white . .
100
100^
101
lOH
101
102i 100
lOlJ
lOli
101 i 102|
lOli
102J
29
3
F
Red and white . .
101
lOli
101|
101
lOli
101
lOli
101 i
lOli
lOU 101
1011
101 i
30
7
F
Red and white. .
101
lOH
102
102i
102
102i lOli
lOlf
102
102
102i
102i
1024
31
9
F
White and red. .
101
lou
lOlf
102i
102
1
102i
99|
101 1
102
lOli
1024
102i
1024
32
7
F
Red and white . .
101
lOlJ
lOU
102
102
lOli
1004
101
101
lOU
102|
102
1021
33
9
F
Gray
101
101
lOli
102
103
102
102
104
104
103^
lOSi^
103
104
34
8
F
Red and white..
101
lOl^'lOli'lOS
1 1
1011
]02i
1
100|101i'l025
1 1
104|
IO44I 103
1
104|
I hereby certify that I have tested with Tuberculin the above described animals, and in my opinion
free from tuberculosis and all other contagious diseases ; and I further certify that no contag-
ious disease of cattle, except tuberculosis and actinomycosis, exists in the district whence the above
described animals came, or has existed during the six months preceding the date hereof.
Date.
.189
No.
35
36
37
38
Oovernment Veterinary Inspector.
Tuberculin Test at Asylum, Kingston, Province of Ontario.
Age.
Description.
Red and white. .
Date May lltb, 1898. Date May 12th, 1898.
Temperature.
Before infection.
After infectioil.
lOOi
101
Spotted
Spotted ilOl
Redand whilre.. IOO4
a
2 p.m.
5 p.m.
a
d.
00
a
a
OS
a
i-l
a
d
CO
3
d
to
a
d
1
im
lOlMOU
1034
102
lOU
1
IOU'102
lOli
1014
101 f
1021 103J
1034
102
101 i
102^103
102i
lOH
lOU
101 f lOSi
1034
lOU
lOOf
1051 lOBJ
105i
102i
lOOi
1014 1024
I02S
102
lOlJ
1055
105
105
1054
Max.
1034
103i
103i
102^
Max.
102
103
1C6|
1051
I hereby certify that I have tested with Tuberculin the above described animals, and in my opinion
free from t uberculosis and all other contagious diseases ; and I further certify that no oontag
ious disease of cattle, except tuberculosis and actinomycosis exists in the district whence the abov«
described animals came, or has existed during the six months preceding the date thereof.
Date.
.189
124
Oovernment Veterinary Inspector.
J
52 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 11). A. 1899
POST MORTEMS.
1. Bronchial glands, lungs and liver infected with tubercle — Several masses of degen-
erated tuberculous tissue in lungs — Liver contained many tuberculous areas —
Bronchial glands infected.
2. Mesenteric glands tuberculous — Liver showed tubereulous area in which ulceration
had taken place — Tuberculous Dodules about intestines — Caseous-degeneration.
3. Small tuberculous areas tliroughout liver — Tuberculous nodules in mesentery —
Caseous-degeneration.
4. Evidently recently infected — Small nodules throughout intestines and mesentery —
Many areas of ulceration beneath nodules and about glands.
5. Tubercle well marked in mesenteric glands — Large areas of degeneration in liver —
Several well-marked areas in lungs and intestines.
6. Far advanced in tuberculosis — Lungs, liver, intestines, mesentery deeply involved, in.
fact the cow was a mass of tuberculous disease.
7. Intestines full of tuberculous nodules — Miliary tubercle of liver — Many tuberculous
nodules in lungs.
S. Healthy looking cow when alive — Mammary glands tuberculous — Intestines much
affected, some nodules as large as hazel nuts — Liver almost as much afiected as that
of No. 6 — Some areas of infection as large as a walnut — Lungs far advanced in
disease — Cavities and nodules.
9. In the earlier stages of disease — Intestines full of hard tuberculous nodules — Mesen-
teric and bronchial glands markedly afiected — Lungs markedly affected — Liver
affected.
0. Liver contained large areas of tubercular infection in the stage of caseous degenera-
tion— Intestines markedly affected.
1. Intestines largely involved — Mammary gland shotty — Liver full of tuberculous nod-
ules of size of hazel nuts — Lungs tuberculous.
2. In earlier stages nodules in lungs — Intestines tubercular — Spleen atrophied and
hard — Miliary tubercles and cavities in liver.
3. Intestines tuberculous — Liver had several patches of miliary tubercles — Lungs
tuberculous.
.5. Intestines and mesenteric glands in earlier stages of disease — Miliary tubercle in
liver — Cow in better condition than any others examined, was a comparatively recent
addition to herd.
.6. A healthy cow as far as external appearance was concerned — Intestines a mass of
tubercular disease — One of the worst cases examined — Mammary gland tuberculous
— Liver tuberculous — Some of the areas of degeneration as large as a large nut.
.7. Intestines largely affected — Many nodules — Mesenteric and mammary glands tuber-
culous— Lungs with marked tuberculous area.
8. Intestines full of tuberculous nodules in stage of caseous degeneration — Lungs
markedly tuberculcus — Liver also infected.
9. Lungs contained large cavities — Miliary tubercles in liver — Intestines full of tuber-
culous nodules — Caseous degeneration.
!0. Intestines, lungs and liver tubrculous, in earlier stages of disease.
;1. Mammary glands tuberculous — Areas of caseous degeneration in lungs — Intestines
tuberculous.
2. Stomach involved — Liver markedly tuberculous, also full of small infarcts — Bron-
chial glands enlarged — Intestines tuberculous.
125
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 11). A. 1899
23. Intestines tuberculous — Omentum covered with large tuberculous nodules — Liver had
many tuberculous areas, one as large as an egg — Bronchial glands tuberculous.
24. Intestines tuberculous — Miliary tubercles in liver — Bronchial glands tuberculous in
stages of caseous degeneration.
25. Intestines tuberculous — A most marked state of disease, enlarged bronchial glands —
Miliary tubercle of liver.
26. Intestines, lungs and liver markedly tuberculous.
27. Many tuberculous nodules in intestines — Lungs congested — Bronchial glands diseased
— Lirge nodules — Caseous degeneration in liver.
28. Mammary glands, intestines and liver tuberculous — Lungs with caseous tubercular
nodules.
29. Intestines and apex of one Imng tuberculous — Miliary tubercle of liver — Local peri-
tonitis.
30. Cow very weak, scarcely able to walk, although well nourished — Intestines located
with tubercle — Mesenteric and mammary glands tuberculous — Liver tuberculous —
Bronchial glands enlarged,
31. Intestines tuberculous, markedly so— Large numbers of nodules in various stages of
degeneration present.
32. Intestines tuberculous — Miliary tubercles in liver — Lung nodules — Bronchial glands
and mammary glands tuberculous.
33. Intestines tuberculous — Liver markedly tuberculous — Bronchial glands tuberculous.
34. Miliary tubercles in liver — Meseateric and bronchial glands infected — Intestines
tuberculous.
35. Lungs largely involved in tuberculous disease — Intestines and liver tuberculous.
36. Intestines tuberculous — In lungs and bronchial glands nodules in state of caseous
degeneration.
37. Intestines tuberculous — Miliary tubercles in liver — Lung nodular — Bronchial and
mammary glands tuberculous.
38. Intestines full of tuberculous areas — Liver filled with masses of tuberculous matter-
Some of the areas being an inch and a half in diameter — Lungs had many tuber-
culous nodules.
39. Intestines, a few small nodules — Liver, numerous welKdeveloped nodules — Lung,
caseous mass size of a hen's egg — Bronchial glands markedly afiected.
40. Intestines, multitudes of nodules both large and small.
41. Intestines, multitudes of large and small tuberculous nodules — Abscess in kidney —
Probably pyaemic.
126
ANNQAL STATISTICAL REPORT.
Of the operations of the Asylum for Insane, Kingston, for the year ending
30th September, 1898.
TABLE No. 1.
Shewing movements of patients in the Asylum for the official year ending 30th
September, 1898.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Male.
285
Female .
272
Total.
557
Admitted during year :
By Lieutenant-Governor's warrant
13
5
18
25
36
61
38
323
41
313
79
Total number under treatment during year
636
Discharges during year :
As recovered
6
14
20
" improved
9
10
19
' ' unimprovdd
Total number of discharges during year
1
16
3
27
4
43
Died
16
18
34
Eloped
1
1
Transferred
33
290
1,759
45
78
Hemainicg in Asylum, 30th Sept., 1898
268
1,481
558
Total number admitted since opening of Asylum
3,240
" discharged
6S4
598
1,282
" died
511
376
887
' ' eloped
43
1
44
" transferred
231
238
469
1,469
290
1,213
268
2,682
" remaining, 30th Sept., 1898
658
Number of Applications on file SOih Sept. 1898
1
1
[127]
62 Victoria,
Sessional Papers (No. 11.)
A. 1899
TABLE No. 2.
Shewing the maximum and minimum number of patients resident in the Asylum, the total
number of diys' stay of patients, and the daily average number of patients in the
Asylum, from the Ist of October, 1897, to 30fch September, 1898.
•
Male.
Female.
T^f»l
Maximum number of patients in residence on the 25th of Feb'y., 1898 . . .
Minimum " " " the 26th of Oct., 1897
Collective days' stay of all patients in residence durins' vpar
291
282
105,296
288.482
279
272
100,553
275.487
670
554
205,849
563.969
Admissions of year.
Total admissions since
opening.
Male.
13
Female .
23
Total.
36
Male.
708
Female.
791
Total.
Social State.
Married
1,499
Single
25
18
43
1,051
690
~
1,741
ToSal
38
8
8
7
2
41
4
79
12
15
23
2
1,759
272
369
319
31
8
580
1,481
3,240
Religion.
244
270
326
33
3
510
r.i6
6.^9
Methodists
646
64
11
Roman Catholics
io
13
23
1,090
Other denominations
2
1
38
2
2
1
32
1
41
4
2
2
32
3
1
79
6
4
3
64
141
39
1,759
142
295
77
1,097
18
57
73
76
19
1,481
86
264
83
935
17
27
70
217
58
Total
Nationalities.
English
Irish
S-otch
Canadian
3,240
227
559
160
2,032
36
Other Countries
1
1
2
64
143
Total
38
41
79
1,7
69
1,481
3,240
128
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Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 3.
Shewing the Coi'iities from which patients have been admitted up to
30th September, 1898.
Admitted during year.
Total Admissions.
Counties.
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
5
13
9
358
Total.
Algoma District
3
6
3
200
2
7
6
158
5
Brant
13
Bruce
9
Carlf^ton > . . . .
1
1.
359
Dufferin
El^in
3
3
263
7
6
3
100
6
2
12
121
137
104
9
8
1
7
44
19
14
4
10
8
47
50
82
12
144
4
10
6
5
15
39
204
4
2
265
9
7
2
80
5
0
2
121
120
87
5
fi
1
5
64
23
4
1
9
13
32
40
69
12
130
13
4
4
4
18
58
48
7
5
528
16
1.3
5
180
11
2
14
242
257
191
14
14
2
12
108
42
18
5
19
21
79
90
151
24
274
17
14
10
9
33
97
252
3161
7
5
Essex
Frontenac
12
15
27
556
Grey
16
Haaldimand
13
Halton
5
Hastings , .
Huron
8
5
13
193
11
Kent ,
2
Lambton
14
L/anark
242
Leeds and Grenville
Lennox and Addington
1
9
' '"3 "
1
i
12
1
258
203
Lincoln
15
Middlesex
14
Muskoka District ; . . .
2
Norfolk
12
Northumberland and Durham
Ontario
2
8
10
118
42
Oxford
18
Peel
5
Perth
19
Peterborough
21
Prescott and Russell
79
Prince Edward
3
3
3
5
6
8
96
159
Simcoe '.
24
Stormont, Duudas and Glengarry
Victoria
274
17
Waterloo
14
Welland
10
Wellington
9
Wentworth ....
33
York
97
252
i
1721 1440
Total admissions
38
41
79
3240
i
9 A
129
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Sessional Papers (No. 11^-
A. 189 9
TABLE No. 4.
Shewing the Oounties from which warranted CRses have been admitted up to
30th September, 1898.
Admitted during year
Total Admissions
Total.
6
13
8
290
Counties.
Male
Female
Total
Male
3
6
3
166
Female
Total
Algoma District (including Thunder
Hay JJistrict)
2
7
5
124
5
13
8
290
Dufftrrin
Elein
3
3
133
7
6
2
76
6
2
12
97
78
72
9
6
4
2
94
9
6
1
45
5
'2 "
87
57
38
5
4
I
5
40
22
3
1
9
8
24
15
20
n
73
12
4
4
4
12
60
7
7
5
227
16
120
11
2
14
184
135
no
14
10
1
12
72
40
17
5
19
16
65
38
68
22
184
16
14
10
8
25
83
33
7
5
233
16
12
3
126
11
2
14
184
135
113
14
10
1
12
75
40
17
5
19
16
65
38
68
22
184
16
14
10
8
?5
83
33
4
2
6
Grey.
Half on
5
1
6
Kent
Lennox and Addington . .
3
3
Muskoka District
Norfolk
7
32
18
14
4
10
8
41
23
48
11
111
4
10
6
4
13
33
26
Northumberland and Durham
2
3
Oxford
Peel
Perth
Stormont DuudaB and Glengarry.
York
13
6
18
1,112
822
1,934
1,952
130
5 2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A 189«^
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing the length of residence in the asylum of those discharged during the year.
Initials.
B. M. F...
F. C
A. M ....
M. K
M. F. L ..
C. H. R...
N. J. K...
R. L
M. K
J.F
C. McD...
M. OR ..
H. A. F ..
E. CD..
K. A. Vf .
G. McL. P
J. B. R...
E. J. A. . .
J.C
J. W
V. E. S . . .
M. 6
W. C
W. B
S. V. McG
M. G
H. H ...
A. S. H...
M. S
J. McN ..
E. G
S. A. McI.
H. McB...
E. H
M. J. G ..
M. McA .
M. E. B...
H. M. W .
A. V
C McN ..
A. B
M. A. D . .
C. F
Sex. When admitted.
F .
M.
F .
F .
F .
M.
F .
F .
M.
M.
F .
F.
F .
M.
F .
M
M,
F
M
M.
F .
F .
M
M,
F .
F .
M.
M.
F
M.
F .
F .
M.
F .
F .
F .
F .
F .
M.
M
F .
F
F .
When discharged.
March 26, 1896
May 2f,, 1897
.July 26, 1897
April 9, 1896
January 22, 1892....
December 17, 1897..
July 3, 1897
S-ptember 28, 1896 .
September 1.5, 1897 .
April 9, 1897
March 25, 1897
March 6, 1895
June 8, 1887
May 23, 1896
November 26, 1897.
March 8, 1887 . . . .
November 2.S, 1897..
September 26, 1871 .
January 27, 1898....
May 29, 1894
February 2, 1898...
March 23, 1893
July 28, 1897
January 13, 1897 .
November 10, 1897.
April 25, 1898
May 27, 1897
December 22, 1896.
July 27, 1897
April 4, 1898 ....
October 12, 1897...
December 13, 1897.
March 4, 1898
June 28, 1898
June 1, 1898
March 6, 1880
May 14, 1897
February 7, 1898...
Augui-tl2, 1897....
May 8, 1895
'June 16, 1898... .
August 3, 1898
September 28, 1897
October 14, 1897.
21, " .
November 20, " .
December 6, *' .
24,
January 8,
" 18,
February 10,
1898,
March
9,
9,
9,
12,
25,
25,
28,
21,
5,
17,
27,
30,
7,
18,
21,
27.
28,
2,
16,
19,
16,
20,
20,
27,
31,
31,
Sept'mber 3,
16,
16,
22,
30,
30,
April
May
June
July
August
Remarke.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
n
Improved.
Unin'proved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Unimproved.
Improved.
" IM
Recovered.
Ud improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
131
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A. 189 9
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing a^e, length of residence, and proximate cause of death of tuose who died
during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Initials.
Sex.
M
F
F
M
M
F
F
F
M
M
M
M
F
M
F
F
F
M
M
F
M
F
F
F
F
M
M
F
M
M
M
F
F
F
Age
Date of death.
Residence in
asylum.
Proximate cause of death.
No.
d
2
§
7
6
6
6
6
7
5
3
4
9
4
10
s
2
1
2
10
10
1
9
3
9
8
7
11
10
"e
4
5
10
6
7
9
an
>t
o
8
13
30
23
30
1
13
7
5
24
5
2
27
14
15
17
22
28
25
26
10
4
7
16
2
14
26
"28'
17
11
22
29
1
2
3
J.C
L.J. P
E. 0
70
54
63
70
67
60
51
42
59
63
4H
50
61
62
47
3il
32
62
54
72
29
58
47
32
82
38
50
59
32
61
64
76
71
61
October 14, 1897
" 26, "
Old age.
Epilepsy.
Old age.
Carbuncle.
Cerebal hemorrhage.
Phthisis.
Pleurisy.
Bronchitis.
Heart failure.
Phthisis.
Heart Disease.
Phthisis.
Aortic aneurism.
Phthisis.
Old age.
Phthisis
Pneumonia.
Phthisis.
Epilepsy.
Cerebral hemorrhage.
Tuberculosis.
General paralysis.
November 17, "
December 11, "
January 6, 1898
7, "
14, "
Februaiy 10, "
24, " ....
March 8, "
10, "
27, "
31, "
April 33, "
23, "
28, "
May 9, " ....
29, "
June 10, "
11, "
16, "
July 19, "
23, "
24, "
31, "
August 2, "
" 6, "
16, "
13
4
15
13
6
5
4
28
12
11
3
5
20
2
8
27
28
16
3
2
3
5
21
3
2
4
5
S. G
J. R
6
0. H
H. G
8
9
M. E. T
C. S
10
11
12
13
J.F.C
U. McG
J. McD
E. C
14
15
J. T
M. \IcC2
B K
17
18
J.C
T. (i
19
N. I
20
E. C
21
22
23
24
2.5
G McN
H. R
I. McD
M. McD
E. C
26
27
T. V
J. I,
28
CH
R. M
PC
H. McG
S. A. H
T K r.
Exhaustion of melancholia
29
30
31
32
33
34
20, "
September 3, "
" 4, "
8, "
" 19, "
2
3
3
15
General paralysis.
Acute paraljsis.
Marasmus.
Peritonitis.
Exhaustion of melancholia
Cerebral hemorrhage.
M. W
20, "
1
132
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189 9
TABLE No. 7.
Showing trades, callings and occapations of patients admitted into the Asylum.
Trades, callings and occupations,
During the Year.
Daring Former Years.
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Total
Agents
8
8
1
g
1
Actuaries
Actors ....
'
4
9
4
2
26
1
1
4
9
4
2
26
1
1
4
1
1
10
Bricklayers
4
1
2
1
2
Blacksmiths
28
1
1
Builders
Barbers
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
Broom-makers
2
Barristers
4
Bookbinders
Brickmakers
Bridgeteaders
Brakesmen
Bankers
\
1
9
1
1
1
9
1
Basket- makers
1
Bill Posters
Commercial travellers
9
Cabinet-makers
Consuls
Confectioners
Coopers
6
75
39
10
8
1
3
3
1
2
5
6
75
39
10
8
6
3
3
1
2
a
3
3
78
Clerks
39
1
1
1
1
11
Carriage-makers
9
Cooks
a
Carders
.3
Captains of steamboats
3
Cigarinakers
1
Custom-house Officers
2
Coppersmiths
Coachmen
Civil Servants
2
2
2
Clock Cleaners
Carters
4
3
4
3
4
A
Dyers
Domestic servants, all kinds
5
1
5
1
17
i"
5
1
384
36
401
36
1
5
1
406
Dressmakers
37
Detecti ves
1
5
Dentists
1
Drovers
2
10
2
10
2
Engineers
10
Engravers
Farmers
11
11
508
2
4
512
2
523
2
Founders
Furriers
1,
B3
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A. 18S9
TABLE No. 1 .—Continued.
Showing tcades, callings and occapationa of patients admitted into the Asylum I
During the Year.
During Former
Years.
Trades, callings and occupations.
Males
Females
Total
Males
i
3
2
Females
3
Total
3
1
3
2
T(tal
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
Glove-makers
1
1
1
Hatters
9
32
9
32
5
5
2
1
1
471
9
32
5
5
5
5
Jewellers . , .
2
1
1
471
2
1
1
2
1
LS
13
484
3
3
13
13
16
10
1
4
4
10
1
4
5
13
1
3
3
25
1
4
10
1
4
1
3
3
25
1
5
13
lVIftt'"'^maker' ...
1
3
3
25
1
4
1
36
113
1
149
1
No occupation
1
2
3
152
Not stated
126
1
180
306
1
306
1
10
24
31
34
3
3
3
Prostitutes
'"'15'
8
3
1
1
15
8
3
1
16]
Printers
d
Peddlers
aj
134
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A. lsct9
TABLE No. 7. Continued.
Showing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the Asylum.
Trades, callings and occupations.
During the Year,
During Former Years.
Males
Females
Total
Males
12
2
1
Females
Total
Total
Physicians
1
19 1
Pump makers
2
1
1^
2
1
1
Pigeon Fanciers
Piano-makers
Plumbers
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Railway Foreman
1
Railivay Conductors
Railway Fireman
1
1
1
1
Registrars
1
i7'
12
18
-2
2
1
18
17
14
2
Spinsters
4
4
Sailors
22
17
15
2
Stuients
1
1
Spinners
Sisters of Charity
Soda-water Manufacturers ; .
Stonecutters
2
2
2
Showmen
Saddlers
Shoemakers
48
'58'
48
58
48
58
Seamstresses
Soap-makers
J
Station-masters
2
11
2
11
2"
11
Salesmen
Sail and tent makers
Ship-builderq
Teachers
3
3
14
8
17
4
31
2'
45
8
17
6
48
8
17
6
Tinsmiths
Tavern-keepers
Tanners
Teamsters
1
1
1
Toll-gate keeper
5
i'
5
1
.
Typewriters
1
Watchmakers
Wood-workere
1
Weavers
4
4
4
Waggon-makers
1
10
1
"514'
9
1
514
19
1
1
536
19
1
22
22
Upholsterers
Total
38
41
1
79
1721
1440
3161
3240
135
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. io99
TABLE No. 8.
Shewing causes of insanity.
Number of instances in which each cause was assigned.
Causes of insanity.
In respect of the admissions for the year ending
:^Oth September, 1898.
As predisposing cause.
As exciting cause.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female.
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
]
3
1
1
2
1
.s
1
Total.
1
2
4
1
1
Moral.
Domestic troubles, including loss of relatives or
Adverse circumstancep, including business troubles.
5
2
Physical.
2
1
3
1
2
■?
3
1
1
1
1
2
6
1
Other bodily diseases or disorders including old age.
2
2
3
2
Hereditary.
With other ascertained cause in combination
9
7
10
7
19
14
Congenital.
1
15
38
2
13
Unknown
22
22
4(
2h
Total
.S8
41
79
41
79
136
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A 1899
TABLE No. 9.
Shewing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Sex.
F. ..
M ..
F ..
F ..
M ..
F ..
F ..
F ..
M ..
F ..
M ..
F ..
M ..
F ..
F ..
F ..
F ..
M ..
M ..
M ..
M ..
M ..
M ..
F ..
M ..
F ..
M ..
F ..
M ..
F ..
Initials.
M. F. L
H. R. W
3. S
C. McD.
W. C ...
R. L . . .'.
N. J. K
M. O'R .
M. R. . .
R. C . . .
J.F ....
H. A. F
A. S. H
M. D .
S. V. McG
M. McA . .
H. H .
W. B .
A. v..
P. S ..
J. W .
C. McN
D. F . . . .
H. M. W
J. T. C.
S. S ....
.T. McN
M. E. B
Ct. 0 . . . .
C. F . . . .
Date of probational
discharge.
October 6,
" 22,
29,
November 5,
20,
20,
" 23
27,
" .30,
December 4,
15,
25,
.30,
January 7,
February 17,
18,
March 24,
28,
Ar»ril
May
7,
9,
9,
12,
14,
19,
21,
10,
14,
24,
21,
28,
1897
1897
1897
1897
1897
1897
1897
1897
1897
1897.*
1897
1897
1897. ...
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
1898
189S
1898
189S
1898
137
Term of probation.
Result.
2 months
3 "
Discharged,
Returned.
Discharged,
Returned.
Discharged,
Returned.
Discharged,
Returned.
Discharged,
Returned.
Discharged,
Still out.
Returned.
Discharged,
((
Still out.
Discharged,
improved.
2 "
4 "
6 "
recovered.
improved.
<<
3 "
1 month
recovered.
4 months
improved.
4 "
1 month
3 months
3 "
6 "
4 "
improved.
recovered.
4 "
6 "
recovered,
improved.
3 "
recovered.
3 "
5 "
improved.
1 month
5 months
improved.
5 "
4 "
recovered.
5 "
1 month
2 months
3 •'
recovered,
improved.
5 "
5 "
recovered.
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A. 189 9
TABLE No. 9. -^Concluded.
Shewing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Reg.
No.
Sex.
Initial?.
Date of probational
discharge.
Term of probation.
Result.
3215
3175
3162
3208
3133
F ....
F ....
F ....
M ....
F ....
F ....
F ....
F ....
F ....
F ....
M ....
M ....
F ....
M.J. G
S. A. McI . .
E. C
J. W. C ....
E. B
H. A. A . . .
B. R
V. McL . . .
A. B
M. A. D ....
W. W . ..
I. F. H
S. S
June 13, 1898
15, 1898
18, 1898
27, 1898
.30, 1898
30, 1898
July 15, 1898
June 17, 1898
July 20, 1898
August 29, 1898
September 9, 1898
20, 1898
24, 1898
2 months
2 "
Discharged, recovered.
1 month
3 months
Returned.
3128
3 "
Still out.
2887
2 "
Returned.
3160
1 month
3218
3126
2 months
1 month
Discharged, recovered.
3225
2 months
Still out.
3165
2 "
2729
2 "
it
SUMMARY OF PROBATIONAL DISCHARGES.
Number to whom probational leave was granted .
Discharged, recovered
" improved
Returned to Asylum
Absent on probation on 30th September, 1898 . .
Male.
Female.
Total.
2
11
13
6
6
12
' 5
7
12
4
2
6
Male. Female. Total.
17
26
43
VSH
<02 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1^9 9
TABLE No. 10.
Showing in quinquennial period, the ages of those admitted, recovered and died during
the year.
Admitted.
Recovered.
Died.
Ages.
_2
2
a
o
ai
s
CD
e4
O
i
1
Females.
3
o
From 10 to 1 fS vpfl.rs
... .
' 15 " 20 "
2
3
8
6
7
2
2
4*
1
2
1
1
4
3
7
9
3
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
7
11
13
16
5
3
7
3
5
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
' 20 " 25 "
' 25 '• 30 "
1
' 30 "35 "
3
' 35 " 40 "
2
' 40 " 45 "
1
' 45 " 50 "
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
4
1
4
1
2
3
' 50 " 55 "
6
' 55 " 60 "
3
' 60 " 65 "
8
' 65 " 70 "
1
' 70 " 75 "
4
' 75 " 80 "
1
' 80 " 85 "
1
Un
' 85 " 90 "
• 90 '• 95 '
tnnwn
79
Totals
38
41
6
14
20
16
18
34
139
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Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A 189&
TABLE No. 11.
Periods.
_o
&
'S
CO
.2 c
o
Mi
Length of residence of those
remaining in Asylum on
30th September.
Periods of treatment of those
who were discharged cured
during the year.
Periods of treatment of those
who were discharged im-
proved during the year.
Periods of treatment of those
who were discharged unim-
proved during the year.
10
16
2
7
3
2
3
2
1
2
5
3
1
2
3
79
5
10
4
4
8
4
6
3
5
7
4
1
19
15
28
74
22
34
17
39
24
98
44
71
558
1
From 1 to 2 months
" 2 " 3 "
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1 ■
1
" 3 " 4 "
" 4 '♦ 5 "
" 5 " 6 "
" 6 " 7 "
2
1
1
1
" 7 " 8 "
" 8 " 9 "
" 9 " 10 "
" 10 "11 "
2
3
1
" 11 " 12 "
2
3
2
" 12 "18 "
1 •?
" 2 " 3 years
" 3 " 4 "
3
" 4 " 5 "
" 5 " 6 "
1
1
" 6 " 7 "
" 7 " 8 "
«' 8 '< 9 "
" 9 " 10 "
" 10 "15 "
2
1
1
19
" 15 "20 "
20
Totals
4
140
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A. 181S
TABLE No. 12.
Shewing the nature of employment and the number of day's work performad by patients
during the year
Nature of Employment.
Oarpenter's Shop
Taylor's Shop
Shoe Shop
Engineer's Shop
Blacksmith's Shop
Mason Work
Hepairing Roads
Wood Yard and Coal Shed
Bakery
Xiaundry
Dairy
Butcher's Shop and Slaughter House .
Piggery
Painting
Farm
Garden
Grounds
Stable
Kitchen
Dining Rooms
Officers' Quarters ,
Sewing Rooms ,
Knitting
Spinning
Mending
Wards
HaUa
Storeroom
General
Number of
Patients
who
Worked
Days Worked
18
4
8
13
3
6
15
4
25
14
10
4
7
16
Male
3,663
852
1,369
3,696
690
1,364
3,640
961
934
3,860
2,648
986
1,620
3,101
Female
6,012
171
14
5
17
38
8
47
36
1,823
874
1,816
4,361
2,547
6,157
2,176
13,531
10,433
14
.... I 3,555
Total
162
2
36
525
32,491
460
2,094
73,303
16,596
7,529
68,707
141
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 13.
Shewing the Counties and Districts from which the patients remaining in residence on
the 30th September, 1898, were originally received.
Counties and Districts.
Males
Females
Total
Brant
Brace . . . -
Carl eton
42
29
71
Duff-^rin
7
3
1
1
62
11
3
I
9
7
16
10
Elgio
1
Essex
7l""
l.S
4
1
133
Glergarry
24
Grenville
7
G» ey
1
1
12
1
34
46
Kent
21
11
24
2]
11
17
2
42
22
Lennox and Addington
41
2
1
1
1
1
Norfolk .
1
6
1
10
1
15
1
Oxfoid
1
1
Peel
1
3
10
2
3
9
3
6
19
22
23
2
45
2
11
2
1
10
21
2
1
2
4
5
1
6
3
h
York
10
8
290
268
658
142
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TABLE No. U.
Shewing number of articles made and repaired in the carpenter's shop during the year
ending 30th September, 1898.
Articles.
a-
'5
P.
0)
P3
Articles.
£
I
Band saws braized
Benches
1
92
14
2
3
6
209
12
4
6
3
27
Doorframes
*' springs
2
2
47
1
1
1
1
850
12
74
1
7
6
1
16
13
8
64
3
24
1
2
1
4
1
1
29
2
1
19
Drawers
" coal
Electric switch board .
" errain
" box ...
Conservatory, rebuilt . .
Brackets
Bread cutters
Easels
1
1,946
24
1
1
Fences built feet
" slats
4
Brushes
Brooms
" posts footed
Blackboards
Fire board
Bread boards
Floors laid
2
Gates
Goose p>en
2
Bathrooms fitted
1
Carts
Cart shafts
1
1
" hammer
Ceilings furred
" mnn
Chairs
30
" upholstered
1
7
7
4
5
1
5
9
7
1
1
3
34
" brush, ceiling
' ' broom
Hen houses
" re-caned
Closets, clothes
3
Closet seats
" coops
" tops and frames
Hat rack
Crates
Hay "
Ironing boards
1
Cupboards
Curtain poles
Xi adders
2
" rods
" step
4
Covers, basin
Laundry trucks ....
3
" manhole
Lumber, dressed feel
Locks, put on
18,000
22
6
' ' cemented walk
Doors
143
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A. 18P9
TABLE No. \i.— Concluded.
Shewing number of articles made and repaired in the carpenter's ahop during the year
ending 30th September, 1898.
Articles.
Lamp stauds
Over-mantel, fancy wood
Partitions
Platforms
Picture frames
" moulding pu!i up feet
" in hall feet
Porch built
Peels
Pheasant house and yard
Sash
" hung
Sh alves, sets
Sofas
" upholstered
Steps, sets
Stalls, stable
Sinks
Sleighs
SUo
Stair rail
dtage properties
" sundry additions to
" " gymnasium
•Screens
3
1
1
1
21
50
400
1
4
1
8
5
13
59
4
5
1
1
10
1
1
23
tf
Articles.
Tables
Trestles
Trunks
Tramways ,
Trow lids
Towel rollers
Verandahs
Vinery
Wardrobes
Washstands
Wheelbarrows
Window frames
Wood mallets
Woodshed
Wood pulley
*' screws
Weather strips
WeighEcales
Wire screens
Waggons
" tongue....
Whiffle trees, double.
Water cloaets
" pnncheons . . . .
S
tf
18
2
3
2
144
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 15.
Shewing number of articles made and repaired in the tailor shop and shoe shop during
the year ending SOoh September, 1898.
Article?.
Attendants' uniform coats
" " pants. . . pairs
Band " coats
Patients' coat?
" pants pairs
" vests
Overalls pairs
Smocks
Tents
tf
16
17
16
174
5''9
3-18
708
108
3S7
7
2
1
Articles.
Boots, long pairs
" Cobourg "
" women's •'
Slippers, leather "
■' canvas "
Single harness sets
Buygy saddles
Minor parts of harness
Balls covered
2
€6
1
2G9
129
.a
33
139
22
45
2
3
24
TABLE No. 16.
Shewing number of articles made and repaired in the engineer's department during the
year ending 30th September, 1898.
Articles.
Air injectors '. . I
" vents
Ash elevator
Auer mantels
Agricultural machines
Boilers, steam
" new set
" hot water
Bath?, basins and sinks cleaned
" new Bet
Blowers
Bells
Ball cocks
Bread cutters
Closets
Comp. tips
Coffee mills
Coils, new
Door > prings
EngiaeaDcl shaftingEeti
Electric dynamo
Fire hose
" extinguishers
Filtering bt ds
" tank
Flower baskets
Garden hose feet
Gas retorts
" tips
" cocks
" tongs
" burners
made cubic feet
10 A.
22
4
100
3
7
950,000
16
4
40
120
3
1
10
18
3
1
4
20
2
140 I
20
12
20
Articles.
G asometer ....
H ydraulio elevators
Hand "
Heating coils
Hydrants
Hot water tank
Injectori^, tteam
Kettles, cooking
" " rejointed ,..
Lawn mowers
Lanterns
Locks aiid keys
Lubru aturs
Mat hooks and scissors
Nipp'es, all sizes
Oil tank....
Pumps, steam
" electric
" deep well
Ranges, cooking
Steam gauges
" traps , . .
" leaks
Ptove grates
Turn buckles
Urns, tea and coffee
Urinali", cleared
Valves, safety
" check
" globe
Washing machines
Water leaks
" pumped gallon?
10
160
a
12
20
8
12
2
20
' l'
3
1
2
2
8
1
40
1
26,000,000
2
12
8
12
48
4
10
145
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A. 1819
TABLE No. ,16.— Concluded.
Shewing number of articles made and repaired in the engineer's department during the
Pipes and fittings.
Gas house, 20 ft. 5 in. and fittings.
Hew bjiler, 40 ft. 2 in. blow off and return.
" 40 ft. H in. surface blow off.
'• injecto-, 20 ft. li in., 12 ft. 1 in.
" air injector 28 ft. | in,
(ras light, 15 ft. § in.
StorerooTi boil«r, 75 ft. 1^ in., 75 ft. 1 in.
Blacksmith shop, 30 ft. | in.
" G) ft. li in., 15 ft. 1 in., 12 ft.
Ironing machine, 40 fc. | in., 23 ft. 2 in., 12 It.
Pigsrery, 60 ft 1 io., 12 ft. f in.
Pipes and fittings.
Laundry dryer, 150 ft. 1 in.
Bath No. 6 ward, 20 ft. 1 in.
Radiator in st )re, 12 ft. 1 in., 12 ft. | in.
Water tank. 12 fc. l.| in.
New bath, 50 ft. 2 iii. 40 ft. | in.
Hot water lank, 15 ft. 1 in.
Kadiator.^, new wing, 25 ft. l^in., 25 ft. 1 in.
Sewage plant 25 ft. 1 in.
Kitchen, 20 ft. ^ in.
Fire hole, 55 ft. 1^ in.. 25 ft. 2 in,, 15 ft. 2^ in.
TABLE No. 17.
Shewing number of articles made and repaired in the blacksmith shop during the year
ending 30th SeptembRr. 189«.
Articles.
Bolts from 2 in. to 30 in .
Bolt riogs
Bush hammers, facing . . .
Cutters
Cultivators
Clips
Carts
Chisels and drills
Coulters
Chains, logging
Dowels
Furnace, Newcourt
Fir-pla::e, Beechgrove . . .
Grain crushers
Grab ho )k9
EIang<n< ho'jks
Harrows
Hose wrenches
Iron gAte^
Iron fjT arch, pigging
" boil'-rs I
" folding doira . . .
" whiffle trees
" waif<on tongues,
Lawn m'^wpr*
437
20
3
1
3
8
3
237
4
1
4 I
Articles.
Locks
Neck yokes
Nut*
Plates, door
Plougln
Pumps
Phaeton
PI 'Ugh points
Pohns
Picks
Plugs
Shoe^. >ce sleighs
Stays for pipe
ShoveU and garden tools
Ranges, conking
Tongs, pipe i
Wire fences
" matt ess^es
Washfr -, from ^ in. to 6 in
Wedges
W;>g;on8
W hee baTOWi
Wire screens, window
Yoke for tramway
Waegon wrench
38
lfi6
12
28
4
3
1
12
3
8
15
3
30
2
5
2
337
146
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 18.
Showing the nnmber of articles made and repaired in the tin shop, daring the
year ending 30th September, 1898.
Articles.
.ft
Bread pans
Brass instruments
Baking dishes
Covers, tin
Ooal hods
Canrile sticks
Conductors, gal. iron
Cruet standi
Drinking fountains
" cups
Flower pot saucers, gal. iron
Funnels
<3i&\ iron, conductorpipe3x4in..ft
Grallon c ins
Hand lamps
Kettles
Lead p'pes
Lanterns and lamps
Meal box
Made.
2
6
2
8
25
4
6
3
6
20
2
4
1
Repaired.
10
12
2
100
3
4
12
2
18
Articles.
Milk cans
Milk dishes
Pie tins
Pails, tin
Quart tins
Stove pipes and elbows
Sterilizer^, brass
Sauce pans . ,
Smoke pipe, conservatory, 10 in
Steamer, tin
Scoops, gal. iron
Tin water sprinklers . .
Tins, rebottomed ,
Tin pumps .
Tinware, kitchen and New Court
Vallf y tins ft
Watering cans
Wash tub, laundry, gal. iron ....
Made,
2
2
4
6
2
50
1
TABLE No. 19.
Showing amount of mason work done daring the year ending
30th PeT^f*»n>»>er, 1898.
Repaired.
12
10
12
4
2
20
1
3
2
80
3
86
60
6
Locality.
<jr8L9 house
New court
Piggery
Centre building
Male wards ....
Female wards .
Laundry ...
Blacksmith shop
Gardner's house.
Engineer's house
Med. Sup. house
Boiler house . .
Vinery
Cement wall
Kitchen
Store
Farm house
Bricked up ends of gas retorts. Repaired brick work of single retorts and built brick
work of new ones. Built in water trap. Built up end of retorts a second and third
time. Built brick work for furnace.
Built in one potioh kettle, and removeil two others. Rough cast portion of building.
Built in agricultural kettle ; broke wall for passage of water pipes and repaired the same ;
dug well, and stoned the sides.
Piastpred closets on 2ad and 3rd storeys, and mended broken places. Matron's room.
Brokn away brick and stone wall for fire place, and laid bed for hearth foundation.
Plastered with cement and Jime 40 yds in No. 9. Broke away brick arches for passage
of wat^r pipe in Nos. 4, 6 and 8.
Plastered 30 yds in Wards No. 5 and No. 7.
Plast'ired with cement and lime 30 yd-". Built drain and manhole for passage of pipe.
Drilled ^tona wall for pat^sage of steam pipe, repairing the same. Set foundation for
engine, b'ow pipe, etc.
Packed around cellar door with stone and mortar.
Built in door frams in cellar.
Cut 30 ft. stone, bu-<h-hamtnered, and 30 ft. stone, tooled Sill course, built and backed
the same with brick, pointed and finished same. Prepared foundation for gas fire
place, and tile hearth.
Cut 40 ft. curb stone and laid the same- T aid new brick floor front of boilers and pass-
age. Built up hole in stone wall at ash shoot. Fixed fallen and loose bricks about the
large boiler and and main flue. Built p liars to support pipe for new boiler. Lifted
stone flags and laid new ones. Built stone covers for steam pipe drain.
Cut and laid stone door sill, filled remaining space with cement flooring. Built brick
walls for two soil pits for vines. Leveled and laid cement floor.
Cut and dressed three stone steps 12 ft x 4. Repaired man hole for sewerage drain. Laid
cement walk 510 ft. x 4.
Repaired two fire places
Built up space left by removal of driving shaft.
Repaired some yard-t of plasterinpr and lOugh casting, after o«w steam fittings.
147
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TABLE No. 20.
Showing the amount of painting and glazing performed during the year ending
30th September, 1898.
Locality.
Painted.
New court. . . .
S. cottage
Med. Sup. house
Beechgrove ....
Farm boute . . .
Wards
New wing.
Steward's room.
Matron's room. .
Furniture, etc. . .
Glass set
Walls and woodwork of front room, sitting room, hall?, kitchen, pantry
and bath room. Outside : West and south ends of building, verandali
roof and cow eatables .'
1 dining rcom, 6 bed rooms, hall and ceilings, 3 sitting rooms. Outside—
3 verandahs, fl xrs steps and roofs
Ceilings, walls and woodwork, register?, bedsteads and bookcase. Out-
side—conservatory and gref nhouse
2 rooms, ceilings, walls and w< oiwork. Outside — 3 verandah floors and
steps ; varnished 3 outsiile dcorj ...
3 rooms, ceilings, walls and floors. Outside— south side of building and
verandah
Touched up all woodwork in Ward No. 1 and Ward No, 3; painted all
woodwork of dinirg room, octf gnn, sitting room, hal! and doritiitorie.s
in Ward No. 2; the walls, bitting and dining rooms, octagf>n and
woodwork in Ward No. 4 ; painted sitting room, woodwork and
touched up the wal.'s in Watd No. 5 ; the dining and sittiag room?,
2 halls and octaeon in Ward No. 6 ; the dining lo.jm and ell wood-
work in Ward No. 7 ; the dining and sitting roums, ha'l and all wood-
work in No 8 ; balh and cluset walls and all the woodwork in Ward
No. 9
4 bath rooms, 4 wash rooms and closets, 4 clothes rooms and 4 halls with
dados and decorations
<^eiling, walls, and woodwork cf sitting room
Ceiling, wall-", and woodwork of sitting roi m and bith room
Painting and varnishing 120 common chairs, 15 rocking chairs, ^ table?,
3 bookcases, 20 curtain poles, 3 waggons, 1 cutter, and bronzing 14
chandaliers, and 15 radiators
Throughout the inbtitution ft.
No.
Yards.
900
640
280
180
285
1,820
1,020
40
90
1,K00
TABLE No. 2L
Showing number of articles made and repaired in the female department
during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Articles
Aprons
*' nurses'
Bedticks
Blankets
Blouse waists
Curtains, tets
Chemises, cotton
" flannel
Collars
Cuffs, prs
Gaps, nurses'
Cushions
" covers
Covers, bureau
Counterpanes
Cords and tassels, prs. . .
Carpet rags, balls sewed
DrebBe.i
" night
" uniform
Drawers, cotton, prs. . . .
*' flannel, prs . . .
Doylies
Drapes, mantle
Made.
216
143
83
" o'
82
146
251
3
53
2
82
26
60
160
237
136
55
122
133
80
32
Repaired.
1,697
40
216
2,060
75
165
1,050
695
SCO
76
Ai tides.
Drapf s, table
Hoods
Keri hiefs, nurses
Lambrt quins
Lace, knitted yds.
Mats, floor
" table
Mattress ticks
Milts, jjrs
M arking, socks, etc
Neckties
Petticoats
Fillow cases
" ticks
" made over
Stocking?, prs
Socks, xjrs
Sheets
Shrouds
Shirts
Run bonnets
Table clot hs
Towels, roller '. . . . .
Window blinds
Made.
40
84
418
200
50
26
79
3,600
403
112
681
5
75
98
562
669
34
461
35
123
86
Repaired.
60
280
40
689
700
1,216
2,100
879
1,011
83.0
110
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TABLE No. 22.
Return of farm and garden prodace for the year ending 30th Sept., 1898.
Articles.
Rate.
Value.
>>
1
Articles.
Rate.
Value.
■
1
$ c.
$ c.
t8
% c.
S c.
JIO
Bush, apples
..@
1 40
124 00
Amt brought forvoard .
1,736 20
3
" artichokes . .
..@
50
1 50
68
Quarts gooseberries..
..@
8
5 44
30
" beans
..@
50
15 00
60
'' raspberries...
..@
8
4 80
300
40
168
4
" beets
" buckwheat . .
" carrots
'• cucumbers...
•' oats
" onions
. @
40
40
30
1 00
33
60
50
120 00
16 00
50 40
4 00
364 75
21 00
26 00
12
1,280
350
80
25
170
Doe. melons, squash
pumpkins
" sweet corn
Lbs grapes
Tons hay
and
. @
..@
..@
..@
..@
sun-
..@
50
5
5
6 00
4 00
5 00
6 00
64 00
17 60
480 00
1,076
35
" straw
" cornstalks and
100 00
52
" jjeas
@
850 00
170
" " in pod ..
..@
26
42 50
8i
" mangolds
5 50
46 75
6
" plums
m
1 50
9 oa
24
5 50
132 00
S81
" potatoes
..©
40
352 40
200
Doz. eggs
20
40 00
20
" spinach
..@
30
6 00
18 Pr. chickens
.@
60
10 80
20
" salsify
..@
1 00
20 00
36| " ducks
..@
80
28 80
S5
" tomatces ...
..@
40
34 00
70
Lbs. wool
..@
10
7 00
630
Bunches asparagus . .
. (a),
5
3] 50
21, 652
Gals, milk
(a)
20
4,330 40
80
" horseradish.
■' lettuce &rad
" onions
sh@
.(0).
5
4
5
1 50
55 20
21 60
17 50
5,806
130
59
19
Lbs. pork
347 40
1,840
" veal
7 80
540
Each, pigs sod . .
127 20
850
" parsley
..@
" cows slaughtered.
618 80
12,600
" rhubarb
" sage, thyme
savory ....
Heads celery
and
1
5
8
3
5
8
8
126 00
9 00
38 25
105 00
12 50
72 00
49 60
12
38
1
3,000
4,000
750
1
" lambs
' ' hides
30 86
180
135 66
" horse hide
i 16
1,276
Bones, sctap, etc
" cabbago
" cauliflower . . .
Quarts strawberries . .
" currants
1
59 96
3,500
Bedding plants
260
Annuals " .
^00
1
«20
Greenhouse plants . .
Amt. carried forward. .
1, 736 20
Total
9, 188 52
1
J 49
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDIOAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, HAMILTON, FOR THE YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30th, 1898.
Hanciilton Asylum, October let, 1898.
To Robert Christie, Esq , Inspector of Asylums, Ontario.
Sib, — I have the honor to tubnait herewith the Twenty-Third Annual Report of this
Asylum for the year ending Septtmber 30ih, 1898.
The statistical tables annexed give such a complete record of the whole operations
of the asylum during the year, that it will not be necessary to duplicate the figures here
and I shall content myjelf with a summary of the work done duting the year, together
with a statement of our probable requirements for the future.
We began the official year with 966 names on our register, and at its close there are
997, showing an increase of 31. We admitted 147 new cases during the year, against
173 last year, showing an apparent decrease of 26, but 22 of the admissions last year were
transfers from other asylums. The total number under treatment during the year was
1,113, of which 533 were women and 580 men. The number discharged as recovered is
54, the number discharged as recovered and improved is 64, or 43^ per cent, on the
admissions during the year. The number who died during the year is 46, against 47 last
year, which is 4 1-10 per cent, on the whole number under treatment. The number of
discharges during the year is 69, 46 died and 1 eloped, making the total discharges 116.
Increase op Ijjsanitt.
A perennial stream of lunacy contimes to pour in upon us from this asylum district
at an average of abour 150 each year. The discharges by recovery and death average 120,
leaving an annual residue each year of about 30 to be provided for. This annual incre-
ment of insanity appears to be entirely cut of proportion to the natural increase of popu-
lation, and at once raises the question of providing accommodation for them. It also
raises the pertinent question of the cause or causes of this apparent rapid increase of
insanity, and whether any remedy can be suggested to stem this tide of mental incapacity
which flows in upon us like a moantaia torrent. It is important to know whether or not
this increase is real or apparent. It is evident that the old prejudice against asylums is
rapidly dying out, and that many cases which were formerly cared for at home are now
sent to the asylum. Again the very liberality of the Government in providing such
ample accommodation at cheap rates or even free, acts as a powerful stimulus in deciding
to transfer the burden from the home to the State. Every Euperintendent has experience
of the desire to impose on the generof-ity of the state by seeking admission for old and
helpless people whoee only mental weakness is the dotage of age. But yet making due
allowance for all this, there seems evidence to prove an abnormal increase of insanity.
In the Province the census and Provincial returns show an increase of population
from 1871 to 1895 of 36 per cent., while the increase of the insane for the same period
is 245 per cent. The rapid increase of insanity in England suggested to the Lord Chan-
cellor the necessity of a special enquiry and report from the Oommissioners in Lunacy as
to whether it was duo to real or apparent causes. The result of their researches as sub-
mitted in a special report went to show that, whereas in 1859 the number of lunatics,
idiots and persons of unsound mind in England and Wales reported to their department
as resident in asylums and woikhonses, or with their relatives or others, was 36,762, the
number had increased in 1896 to 96,446, showing a ratio to every 10,000 of the popula-
tion of 31.38 as compared with 18.67 in 1859. Or, making another calculation, the pop-
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alation of Eogland and Wales had increased 56 per cent, from 1859 to 1896, while pri-
vate lunatics had increased 76 psr cent., criminal lunatice 12 par cent, and pauper luna-
tics 178 per cent, making a total increase of lunatics of 162 per cent.
The next question the commissionf-rs had to decide was whether this increase was
due to insanity producing causes, or to the ampler accommodation provided and conse-
quent increased registration. While admitting the vast increase of the pauper insane,
they endeavor to explain it on the ground c£ greater accuracy of regiatratiion. They say
there are fewer lunatics in workhouses and more in asylums, that the low recovery and
death rates tend to perpetuate their lives and thus form an ever-increasing residue of
population. That asylums are now more popular among the people, and more cases of
senile mania are sent to the asylums than formerly.
The Commisioners started out with the assumption that the keen and restless spirit
of the age had made such enormous drafts upon the mental resources of the people that
it would be easy to formulate a theory to account for the rapidly increasing ratio of
mental disorder. The result of the investigation completely negatived this a83umption
for they found that the number of private lunatics was actually lower in 1896 than in
1879 and is still undergoing an annual diminution. The popular opinion of the day is
that the vast increase of insanity is due to the restless spirit of the age, &he intense com-
petition in business and the break-neck struggle for wealth and social position. No doubt
there is an element of truth in this opinion, but to rank it as the great pre-disposing or
exciting cause of insanity is nothing short of a popular fallacy. Experience proves that
the educated classes, the busy men of aiftirs who propel forward at such a rapid pace the
great industrial, commercial and social forces in the world do not figure prominently in
our asylum statistics, but that the mass of lunatics come from the uneducated lower
strata of the people, the raw materiel, as it were, of society.
The remedy seems to lie in a general uplifting of the masses by educational and
moral forces. Poverty and vice must be credited with a large proportion of the insan
ity and crime in the world. The struggle for existence is so intense that only the
fittest survive, the weakly endowed falter by the way and unable to compete in the
struggle they soon become a burden on one or other of the charitable or penal institu-
tions of the country, from which many of them go to swell the ranks of the pauper
insane. There is a lamentable amount of ignorance in the world in regard to the laws
which govern health and the propagation of the race and all agencies at work for the
dissemination of correct knowledge on these suVjects should command our best consider-
ation.
The law of methodical selection is generally understood in breeding improved types
among the lower animalp, but largely ignored in breeding an improved type of men and
women. Some advocate the interf^^rence of thn state and the enactment of stringent
laws for the regulation of marriage; they would prohibit those close of kin and the whole
class of mental degenerates from marrying. Others go further and advocate the asex-
ualization and emaPCulatioQ of the mentally weak and of the incorrigible criminal as well.
If such a law could be enforced it would certainly improve the race and lessen crime, for
after all criminals are nothing more or less than mental degenerates. I fear public
opinion is not yet educated up to the point of d.imandiag such a law, for we have evi-
dence of a strong opposition to any law interfering with the social customs and habits
of the people.
The law of herfditary transmission of mental and bodily defects, haunts us with a
persistance only equally by its uni/ersality. Let us not forget that whether we have fair
skin or dark skin, light hair or dark hair, a long nose or short nose, a strong mind or
weak mind, they do not come by chines, but were settled by our parentage before we
were bom. The transmission of bodily defects is equally persistent, and we are born
into the world with a predisposition to live long or short and die of the same diseases
that our parents died of before us. The law of self preservation and the doty which each
individual owes to society demand that no person shall enter the marital state without
a proper sense of the tremendous issues at stake. The ability to transmit to posterity
a decent progeny endowed with all tho mental, physical and moral attributes essential
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to good and useful citizenship is the most momentous question the human race has to
-deal with.
Notwithstanding the truth of the general law that like begets like we are con-
stantly reminded by the law of atavism, of our savage ancestry, and that nature's con-
stant tendency is that of reversion to ancient types, by the human degenerates born into
the world in spite of the best breeding and most careful training. The struggle between
•evolution and devolution by a process of natual selection and of the survival of the
fittest is ever imminent. Our boasted civilization is but of yesterday, comparatively
speaking, and has been won through a gradual process of evolution reaching back through
the long vista of the past. It is not to be wondered at then, that nature occasionally
produces a "lapsus naturae" even from the best parentage and that a lunatic, an idiot
or a criminal is born into the world. As time rolls on and the present rate of progress
continues, nature will show greater stiability in transmitting improved types and thus
the race will tend to reach a higher plane of mental, moral and physical excellence.
Of course this gradual ascent ot the human race will be greatly accelerated or retarded
in proportion to the constancy with which these great natural laws are applied or sub-
verted as the case may be. There are two great forces in operation with regulate the
tiniverse, moral and physical, and neither of them can be violated with impunity. The
closer we follow the teachings of both these great laws, the more rapid will be our
ascent toward higher ideals of character, as well as material progress in life.
Rate op Maintenance.
The rate of maintenance this year is $112.72 per capita against $115 82 last year,
showing a reduction per capita of $3 10. I thought last year our rate was abnormally
low and that we had certainly reached a rock bottom expenditure, and I was more than
surprised to find that this year we had reached a still lower rate Our per capita rate of
expenditure has been gradually decreasing for several years, but the past yoar is a record
breaker in the history of this asylum.
I almost feel it my duty to offer an apology, as I fear I am open to the charge of a
"too parsimonious administration, and yet after thoroughly examining every department
of our work I am at a loss to know wherein anyone has suffered. Oar patients were never
better fed or better clothed, our furnishing and equipment is first-class in every paiticular,
our halls are models of neatness, comfort, and even luxuriance. The large maj ^rity of
our patients never enjoyed such comforts in their own homes. Judged by the st*n ard
of results, it has never been my privilege to present so favorable an all round report as
this year. The number discharged recovered and improved is 4.3| per csnt of tho whole
number admitted during the year and only five were discharged unimproved. The death
rate is four percent of the whole number under treatment, which is away below the aver-
age asy lum death rate.
Hospital.
The Hospital was opened for the reception of patients on the 22nd of July, and there
are at present twelve men and seventeen women undergoing treatment there. The build-
ing occupies a beautiful location and is conveniently isolated from all the other buildings.
In architectural design it prfsents a handsome and ornate appearance, is three stories in
height and is well adapted for the purpose in view. The internal construction is finished
in first class style, with dormitories and single rooms, the plabtering is of hard finish
cement, the floors of maple and steel ceilings throughout. The ground floor is occupied
with physician's office, reception room, dispensary and operating room, the latter has a
tile floor and the wall is wainscotted with white marble five feet ia height. It ia also
furnished with an operating table of modern design and an instrument cabinet well
stocked with the most improved surgical instruments, fitted to perform any surgicil oper-
ation known to science, also a sterilizing apparatus of the most improved design. There
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is an elevator large enough to carry a bedstead, by which a patient may be carried from
one floor to another as necessity or convenience may require. Each floor has its bath-
room and water closet, semi- detached, also a dining-room and nurse's room. On the first
floor is the head nurse's parlor and bedroom, also nurse's room, dormitories and single
rooms. The second floor is set apart entirely for men and has no private apartments
except the nurse's room. At the rear is the kitchen with rooms overhead for a cook and
housemaid. The whole building, in design, equipment and famishing is a marked
expression of the tremendous advance in medical and surgical science.
It also typefies in a remarkable degree, the immense progress which spans a century
of time, in the care and treatment of the insane, and stands a monument of the wisdom
and beneficence of the Government in providing so liberally for their comfort. It i»
gratifying to know that public opinion marches step by fctep with science in everything
pertaining to the amelioration of the sad condition of the insane and that no word of
complaint is ever heard againtt any judicious expenditure having that end in view.
Miss Oadenhead, a graduate of the Hamilton General Hospital, was appointed to the
general charge of the Hospital, and is ably assisted by a staff of male and female nurses,
self cted from our regular staff of nurses, each nurse serving on the hospital staff for a.
period of two weeks in rotation. In that way we hope from the training which each nurse
receives at the hospital from practical experience, together with a course of lectures
from the medical stafl, to inaugurate a training school for nurses equal to any general
hospital.
"While we have made ample provision for those physically as well as mentally afflicted,
we rf joice to know that less than five per cent of our population require special hospital
treatment. The large majority of our patients are physically healthy and their treat-
ment is largely of a moral and disciplinary character. Experience proves that well
directed mental and phyical exercise on industrial and educational lines are the means
we must tiust to for restoring discordant brain function. A wide field in this direction
waiting to be exploited, unfolds itself to our view, and how to utilize it by well-directed,
concentrated, systematic effort is a problem which presses upon us for solution.
Farm and Garden.
The products of the farm are well up to the average with the exception of the root
crop. The intense drought during the months of July and August was very trying.
Turnips and mangolds did not braird well and there were consequently numerous blanks.
The early potatoes were a failure, the late varieties had the advantage of frsquent rains
and turned out a fairly good crop.
We threshed 550 bushels of fall wheat and 233 bushels of spring wheat, also 181Q
bushels of oats. The hay crop was excellent, amounting to 160 tons. Corn was a fair
crop and 220 tons were cut and placed in the silo. We sold 165 hogs for which we
received $1,222.58. This is rather below our average receipts. I refer you to the table
appended to this report for a detailed statement of the products of the farm with an
approximate valuation.
Besides the ordinary work of our farm our teams were engaged during the winter in
hauling 110 loads of gravel from the beach, also thirty loads of sand and forty loads of
stone from the quarry for roadmaking and building purposes. In field draining 106 rods
were laid with tile. Besides general repaiis sixty rods of picket fence was constructed.
The products of the garden are a comparative failure, and never in my experience
has therfi been huch a poor return. As the garden comes very closely in touch with our
dietary the loss has been sever«-ly felt. The gardener attributes the failure to lack of
fertilizers and the severe drought, and there is no doubt an element of truth in this, but
I doubt if this accounts for the whole of it. The ornamental grounds also suff'^red from
the drought but were well looked after and at the time of writing this report are exceed-
ingly beautiful.
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Electric Light and Power.
The qaestion of light at the asylum has been a perplexiner one for years. The ga?
main from the city is a 4 -inch pipe and was intended to sapply an institution of one- fourth
our present capacity. Large additions have been made from time to time to the original
building and East House, Orchard House and Hospital have since been added, so that
when the full number of jets in all the buildings are in active consumption the light is
very defective. The gag company suggests the putting down of a larger main from the
city which they say will overcome the defect.
It cannot be denied that for safety as well as healthfulness electric light is superior
to gas. The question of relative cost is of course a prime consideration in deciding a
question of this kind. For the year ending to day we expended $3,795.79 for lighting.
This is a large sum and it is certainly worthy of our best consideration to enquire whether
or not a change to electricity would effect any substantial reduction and at the same time
furnish us with a more effective light. It is said the Cataract Power Oompany are pre-
pared to furnish electric light and power in Hamilton at a cheap rate, and I understand
the Company has already effected an agreement to light the city of Hamilton and that
many manufacturing concerns are negotiating with the Company to furnish electric power
instead of steam. It seems evident that the whole question of light and power in the
city is to undergo a complete revolution in the near future.
Another heavy item of expenditure is for \»ater. Last year we paid to the city for
water $3,02L07. The water has to be pumped from the Queen street pumping house
up the mountain to the reservoir. It has then to be pumped from the reservoir to the
high level tanks for purposes of pressure. At Qaeen street there is a costly plant for
pumping by steam. On an average 200 tons of coal screenings are consumed at an
average of $1.80 per ton for hard and soft screenings, which is equal to $3 60 a ton for
fuel alone. Two large boilers have to be kept in order and this year a new one is put in
to replace an old one condemned At the asylum an equal quantity of coal is consumed
in pumping the water trom the reservoir to the high level tanks, except that hard coal
is used at a cost of $4 87 per ton for 200 tons, which is equal to $97 4.00. For fuel alone
the cost of pumping our water amounts to $1,334.00, this added to $3,020.07 the amount
we pay the city makes a total cost of $4,355 07. The wages of two firemen and the loss
from wear and tear in keeping up boilers and fire grates are not included. It is a
question for consideration whether or not this large expenditure could be materially
reduced by utilizing electric instead of steam power.
Capital Expenditure.
An appropriation of $500 was made for building a house for one of the farm hands.
This work has been all done by asylum labor and is now approaching completion.
Appropriations were also made for an iron fence and gate at front entrance to avenue at
James street, also for alterations to water-closets and bathing system at main building,
also for a new ice house, but for some reason these works have not been gone on with.
The water-closet system at the main building is antiquated and insanitary. The bath
tub system is inconvenient, uncleanly and extravagant in the use of water. I trust a
substantial grant will be made next year to renovate the water closets and introduce the
spray bath system. I referred last year to the inconvenient and dangerous position of
the amusement hall ; which can only be reached by a circuitous climbing of stairs and
the accident of a fire might be attended by disasterous results. An amusement hall
including a chapel on the level would be a great boon to us. A gymnasium and skating
rink would also be a welcome addition to our equipment. A house for the gardener near
the garden should be erected, since we suffer by stealing of fruit and vegetables sufficient
each year to pay the interest on the investment.
Amusements.
The p^st year has been more than ever prolific in providing amusement and mental
recreation for our patients. There was a time when we were largely dependent upon
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oatside help for amusement. I am glad to say that day has passed away, for by culti-
vating and utilizing the resident talent among our employees and patients, we are able
to furnish on short notice a rich and varied programme of entertainment which is always
highly appreciated. Dancing continues to be a favorite form of amusement and when
alternated by the performances of our musical and dramatic club, the time passes
pleasantly by, the minds of our people are refreshed and invigorated and many disordered
minds are thus gently helped onward to a resumption of that mental balance which fits
them to resume their citizenship and again return to their kindred and homes. The
public have the idea that an asylum is a place of gloom and despair. It is not so, our
beautifully kept lawns and richly crowned flower beds and shady groves all proclaim the
Misdotn and beneficience of an all-seeing Father who watches over and cares for all who
are in trouble. The interior comforts and artistic furnishings of our buildings are scarcely
less attractive than the exterior, and everything is made conducive to a quiet, happy and
contented life. In this I am sure, lies the secret of a happy home whether inside or out-
aide the aaylam and in proportion as we reach np to this standard shall we be instru-
mental in reflecting ourselves for good upon the weak and disordered minds committed
to our care.
In winter our somewhat rigorous climate prevents us from indulging in much outdoor
sport The game of curling on the ice for men and skating for women continues to be
popular and many curling matches are played amongst ourselves as well as with outside
clubs A large covered skating rink would be a great boon to us, and I trust you will
remember this when the estimates for next year are made up. In summer base ball and
bowling on the green are very popular among the men, and tennis and croquet among the
women Our brass band continues to flourish and is every year becoming more eflicient.
On the warm summer evenings, band concerts are held weekly on the lawns and are very
enioyable The annual pic-nic and sports, which is always a gala day at the asylum, were
held on the 26 :h of September, a long programme of events was presented and competed
for Many of our friends in the city contributed prizes for which I return my hearty
thanks and everybody vfas happy. A splendid display of ladies' work was also on exhi-
bition for which beautiful prizes were ofiered. Mrs. Gibson and Mrs Charlton of the
city acted as judges, and once again put us under obligation to them for their kindness.
Daring the summer the Hamilton Steamboat Company, the Street Railway Company and
the Incline Railway Company ofiered free transportation to 200 of our inmates on a trip
to Toronto on the steamer Modjeska, and to all of these companies I return my warmest
thanks for their kindness.
Kbligious Skrvice.
The Ministerial Association in the city takes charge of our religous service every
Sunday morning at 9 a.m. During the summer we hold the service in the beautitui
grove at the rear of the asylum This summer we held no less than fourteen services m
this grove. From 400 to 500 patients are seated as decorously and devoutly as withli
the walls of the most sacred ed flee and with our splendid choir and orchestra under thf
leadership of chief attendant Thompson, sweet songs of praise reverberate among th(
trees and warble their way I trust to the throne of gra:e. I need not say the whoK
service is most refreshing and impressive spiritually as well as healthful and invigoratinj
physically. I again tender to the Ministerial Association my warmest thanks for th«
regularity with which they minister to our spiritual wants.
Genbral Remarks.
The past year has been uneventful in. everything but good works. We have par
sued the even tenor of our way ui^disturbed by any untoward circumstance. With ove
1,000 people in all stages of mental alienation it is always a matter of deep concern t
the olhcer in charge, to know that everything is going well with them. An ever ^igilan
and not too charitably inclined public is always on the alert to find fault. Many delicat
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and perplexing problems have to be solved belwetn patients and their friends outside of
the asylum which require careful thought and consideration. The sense of responsibility
resting with tl^e superintendent puts him often in a very trying position.
Our East House building being set apart by order in council for the criminal insane of
the Province, a number of lunatics are committed to our care who have been charged
with the gravest crimes known to the law, and the pubilc look to us for protection against
then). A different discipline has to be enforced to insure their safe keeping, which
largely increases our responsibility. 1 am strongly of opinion that the insane criminal
should be cared for in a separate institation from the ordinary insane. One of the chief
aims of our asylum treatment is to rob it in every way of its penal aspect and make the
surroundings as nearly as possible like a home insteed of a prison. I need not eay this
benign influence cannot be harmoniously wielded in an asylum where a section of it is set
apart for the care cf the insane criminal. I trust the time may soon come when the
Government will determine to treat this class in a separate institution.
No changes have taken place among the staff cfllcers since my last report and com-
paratively few among the employees and attendants. The relations between myself and
subordinates have been most cordial, and only a few cases have arisen during the year
where any form of discipline had to be enforced. It is often a greater hardship to enforce
discipline than to receive it, and I trust all my decisions have been tempered with mercy
as well as justice. "Where there is so large a number of men and women engaged, there
is always a tendency for some one to err, even though the greatest care is observed in
their selection. I am glad to report that the past year has been almost free from way-
ward conduct requiring discipline, and that one and all, from the highest to the lowest,
have given to the institution and myself their loyal support.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES RUSSELL.
Medical Superintendent,
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ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT
Of the operations of the Asylum for Insane, Hamilton, for the year ending 30th
September, 1898.
TABLE No. 1.
Shewing movements of patients in the Asylum for the official year ending 30th
September, 1898.
Remaiaing, October lat, 1897
Admitted daring year :
By Lieutenant-Governor's Warrant
" medical certificate
Total number under treatment daring year . .
Discharges daring year :
Ab recovered
" improved
' ' unimproved
Total number of discharges daring year
Died
Eloped
Transferred
Remaining in Asylum, 30th September, 1898
Total number admitted since opening of Asylum.
" discharged
** died
" eloped
•' transferred
Male.
" remaining SOth September, 1898 . . . .
No. of applications on file, 30th Septemoer, 1898...
Female.
29
49 I
14
55
34
4
2
40
24
632
480
68
146
10
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Total.
Male.
Female.
43
104
20
6
3
29
22
1
721
402
2
142
16
54
10
5
69
46
1
456
78
533
1,353
882
70
288
64
469
1,795
Total.
511 »66
69
1,326
469
26
580
147
1,113
52
528
1,795
1,267
628
116
997
3,590
2,693
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TABLE No. 2.
Shewing the maximum and minimum number of patients resident in the Asylum, the
total number of days' stay of patients, and the daily average nrmber of pitients in
the Asylum, from the lab October, 1897, to 30th September, 1898.
Maximum number of patients in reeidence (on the 25tb of July, 1898) . . .
Minimum " " " (on the Ist of Oct., 1897V . . .
'Collective days' stay of all patients in residence during year
Daily average population
Male.
Female.
481
532
454
512
172,095
192,156
471.493
526 451
1
Total.
1,013
966
364,251
997,917
Social state.
Married
Widowed . . .
Single
Not reported
Total
Religion.
Presbyterians
Episcopalians
Methodists
Baptiots
CcngregationalistB . . .
Roman Catholics . . .
Mennonites
Quakers
Infidels
Other denominations,
i^ot reported
Total
Nationalities.
English
Irish
Scotch
Canadian
United States
Other countries.
Unknown
Total
Admissions of year.
Male.
32
46
78
19
11
2t
2
Female .
Total. Male
Total adtrisMons since
opening.
42
'27'
69
16
8
14
3
18
1
78
11
4
7
.52
2
2
78
69
6
9
2
49
2
1
69
74
73"
826
9t:9
147 1,795
35
19
S8
5
27
2
14
7
147
17
13
9
101
4
3
147
Female.
1,027
"768'
1,795
336
367
420
83
10
326
17
9
1
139
87
1,793
295
223
12-1
993
46
66
315
316
443
117
11
361
9
7
lfi5
51
1,795
1.701
209
331
126
981
47
65
1 :o~
Total.
1.853
ij37'
3,590
651
683
863
200
21
687
26
16
1
304
138
3,590
504
553
252
1,974
93
131
r,"09
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TABLE No 3.
Shewing the counties from which patients have been admitted up to 30th September
1898.
Admitted during year.
Total admis
ions.
TotaL
1'
18i
2:
2(
4-
1!
21
14J
14S
IIJ
1'
11
1]
11
a
la
11
197
2(
1(
i
148
64
6(
Counties.
Male
Female.
Total
Male.
9
83
7
10
22
5
3
19
87
79
59
6
5
6
8
1
7
10
97
16
14
2
71
35
25
16
3
14
7
8
3
5
1
4
204
13
4
11
88
76
163
322
164
3
1,795
Female.
5
100
14
10
22
7
1
7
60
64
59
8
10
5
3
2
6
1
100
10
2
1
78
29
33
11
3
24
10
15
4
2
2
159
10
2
21
81
98
170
366
180
1,795
Algoma District
Brant
6
1
5
11
1
Bruc e
2
i"
2
1
4
1
1
Elgin
Essex
Kroii tenac
Grey
10
5
3
4
3
14
8
3
HaUJimand
Halton
Haniings
Huron . 1
Kent
Le,ed-< and Grenville
Lennox and Addington . . .
Lincoln
Middlesex
2
■ 3"
5'
Muskoka District
1
1
3
i'
1
1
4
Nip 8-ing Distiict
Norfolk
Ni rthumberland and Durham
Oxf -rd
1
I
Parry Sound District
Peel
Perth
Peterborough
... .
23
7
Prioce Ed*ard
7
1
6
1
1
S63
St< rm' nt. Dunilas and Glengarry
23
6
32
8
1
9
22
3
4
4
13
27
12
5
22
49
3
169
Weiland
174
333
Wentworlh
688
344
3
Total admiBaions
78
69
147
3,590
160
62 Victoria
Sessional Papers (No. 11^.
A. isy9^
TABLE No. 4.
Shewing the counties from which warranted cases have been admitted up to 30th
September, 1898
Admitted during year.
Total admissions.
1
Counties.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
8
36
6
9
16
2
2
18
57
31
28
6
2
5
7
1
7
9
62
8
8
2
39
22
19
13
3
5
6
8
3
3
1
4
147
11
4
9
r^o
36
63
f>9
137
972
Female.
1
28
8
6
8
2
]
2
30
14
19
6
3
i'
1
5
38'
5
2
1
34
14
20
8
2
8
6
11
3
2
82'
3
2
18
16
24
39
50
135
658
Total.
9
Brant
2
1
1
1
3
2'
1
1
64
14
Carleton
Dufferin
Elgin . .
15
24
4
Essex
Frontenac
3
20
Grey
4
1
11
2
1
87
45
Haldimand
47
Hastings
12
5
Kent
5;
Lambton
g
2
Leeds and (Trenville
12
Lennox and Addington
9
Lincoln
1
100
Middlesex
13
Muskoka District
10
Nipissing District
1
1
1
3
Norfolk
Northumberland and L)urham
73
36
Ontario
39
Oxford
21
Parry Sound District
5
Peel
13
Perth
12
19^
Prescott and Russell
6.
Prince Edwird
5
2
Renfrew
...
4
229
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
14
6
Victoria
27"
3'
8
2
29
1
2
2
14
1
1
5
10
2
• 43
66
Welland
60
102-
Wentworth
York
109.
272
1,63a
n ^.
161
62 Victoria
Sessional Papers (No. li).
A. 189 9
TABLE No. 5.
Shewing the length of residence in the Asylum of those discharged during the year.
No.
I
3,076l
2,8 I2i
-3,2751
3,401
3,4511
2,364
3,160
3,351
3,471
3,419
2,530
3,434
3,393
3.380
3,487
3,437!
2,038'
3,183i
3,390
3,368
3,462
3,504
3,510
2,355
3,444
3,186;
3,350!
2,632
3,414
3,536
3,520
3,293
2,716
3,496
3,286
3,131
3,472
3,191
.3,407
3,519
3,384
3,534
3,461
3,515
3,470
3,531
3;1.36
3,484
3,563
3.431
3,548
2,636
3,H45
3,192
3,473
3,481
3,505
3,508
3,518
3.569
3,383
3,425
3,500
3,40S
3,551
3,679
3,139
3,392
3,627
Initials.
D
M. W ....
A.C
M. McP...
L. Y
E D
M. .1. M . .
.J. H
M. K
S. P . . . .
C. B
R. J. McL
A. M. G .
S. K. H...
M. McG . .
A. N
D. E
C P
W. P
J. I
.T. D
C. A.
C. B
N. H. F . . . .
E. N
L. H
J. T
D. B
V. H
J. O'B
\V. R
T. H
J. F. M
M. L
W. V. R
G. R
C. W
G. A.B
C. S
G. T
M. M
T. D. H
E. \. M
J.J
L. E. B
M. a
H. L
J. H
K. W. I
n.c
E. A
M. E. McL ..
H. K
C. R. F
J. B
a.D.G
T. E. McN .
A. E. D
S. M
A. V
E. A
C.Y
R. S
VV. M
R. H
VV. McD . . .
J. McN ....
G. R
J. M. R
W. M
Sex.
Wlien admitted.
When discharged.
Remarks.
F ..
F..
F ..
F ..
F ..
F ..
F ..
M..
F .
M
F ..
M..
F ..
F ..
M..
M .
M..
M .
Jb- ..
M.
M .
M..
F ..
F
F ..
M.
M..
F .
M
M
M.
M.
M.
M.
M
F .
M.
F .
M.
F .
M.
F .
F
F .
F .
M.
M
M
F .
F .
F
M.
M
M.
M.
M.
F .
M.
M.
F .
M
F .
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
July
•January
October
July
October
March
November
February
November
August
May
September
July
May
.T anuary
Sf-ptember
April
February
June
April
November
February
March
February
October
February
January
August
May
April
November
August
January
October
December
February
July
April
June
May
November
April
November
May
November
January
July
September
June
J anuary
tebiuary
December
January
February
March
April
August
May
Augu'<t
February
•Tilly
June
August
November
•Tune
April
2,
19,
10,
15,
10,
26,
6,
23.
30,
13,
11,
15,
3,
29,
4,
2\
10,
7,
24,
8,
10,
It,
19,
25,
1,
23,
23,
14,
6,
17,
17,
5,
1,
29,
28,
28,
2,
22,
23,
15,
6,
14,
10,
5,
27,
10,
25,
3,
22,
9,
11,
24,
11,
27,
8,
3,
17,
10,
15,
1,
31,
26,
9,
27,
21,
19,
2«,
27.
30,
(October
November
December
January
Feb
Mar
uary
;h
Aprfl
1895 .
1894 .
1896 .
1^97 .
Ib97 .
1891 .
1897..
1897 .
1897..
1897
1892..
1897..
1897 .
1897 . .
Ih98 .
1897..
1889..
1896 .
1897
1897..
1897 . .
1898..
1898..
1891..
1897..
1896 .
1897..
1893 .
1897..
1898 . .
1898 .
1896 .
1893 .
1898 .
1896 .
1895 . .
1897..
1896 .
1897 .
1898 .
1897 .
1898
1897 August
1898
1897
I«y8
1895
1898 "
1X98
1897 . .
1898 .
1893..
1K97..
1896 .
1897 . ,
1898..
1898 . .
1898
1898 ,
1898.
1897
1897.
1898.
1897
1898
1898.
1895.
1897.
1898
May
June
July
13,
23,
27,
27,
30,
September 8,
13,
14,
14,
14,
14,
14,
14,
14,
17,
19,
" 19,
19,
24,
28,
28,
"- 29,
29,
29,
21, 1897
11, "
11, "
23, "
23 "
8,' 1898 .! !!!
17, "
26, "
29, "
9, "
11, "
15, "
19. " ,
2.5, " ,
1, "
2, "
12, "
13, "
18. "
26, "
27, "
27, "
30, "
2, "
9, "
11. "
16, "
16, "
27, " ....
30, "
4. "
18, "
20, "
20, "
24, "
27, '•
28, "
6, "
7. "
13, "
15, "
30, "
1, "
2, "
Improved.
Recovered.
Imoroved.
Unimproved .
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved .
Recovered.
Unimproved .
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
162
1
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing age, length of residence, and proximate cause of death of those who died during
the year ending 30th September, 1898.
No.
3,292
3,316
2,109
2,810
2,286
1,535
3,439
3,0n5
3,137
3,438
3,402
2,957
3,272
3,435
3,116
3,262
2,776
3 166
3,358
2,807
2,516
29
3,493
1,435
925
2,439
1,890
1,247
2,783
1,087
3,506
3,027
3,485
3,149
3,159
2,692
2,996
3,523
1,985
1,.315
3,069
3,422
3,256
1.783
3,494
2,409
Initials.
M. J. M . . . .
M. J. Z ....
T. K
M. McC . . .
A. M. E ....
J. B., Jr....
J. H
S. F
E. A. S
E. A. P . . . .
C S
L. B
D. R
ti. E
J. R
C. E
W. R
M. J. M ....
M. J. T . . . .
M.F
F. W. S . . . ,
M. T
M. J. M ....
N. S
A. McN ...
IT r>
A. M.MEck
A. McR ...
E. T
R. M
r. R. W . . .
.J. D
J. J. L ....
J. R
M. A. L . . .
J. A
M. P
M. F . . . .
J. C ... .
.T. A. P ....
C. Q
C. C ,
J. H. H . . .
W. A
M. A. H . . .
J. W
Sex.
M....
F ....
M...
M....
F ....
M ...
M ...
M ...
M ...
F ....
M...
F ....
M...
F ....
M ..
F ....
M ...
F . . . .
F ....
F ....
M...
F ....
F ....
M...
M ..
F ...
F ..
F ..
F ...
M...
M...
M...
M...
M...
F ...
M...
F ...
F ...
M...
F ...
F ...
F ...
M...
M...
F ...
M...
Age
Date of death.
33
35
70
39
28
33
57
27
35
27
35
73
71
69
53
67
61
40
63
44
37
69
35
73
59
54
52
41
32
64
50
48
36
50
73
69
79
74
60
60
73
31
46
55
42
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
ct
July
August
September
1, 1897.
7, " .
21, " .
22, " .
28, " .
31, " .
30, " .
3, «' .
5, " .
12, '• .
21, " .
15, 1898.
19, " .
19, " .
28, " .
23, " .
27, " .
1, " •
3, " .
8, " .
26, " .
14, " .
24, " ;
25, " .
6, " .
7, " .
24, " ,
27, " .
28, " ,
2, " ,
2, "
3, "
13, "
18, "
25, "
9, "
IB, "
18, "
1, "
1, "
5, "
7, "
8, "
21, "
1, "
23, "
Residence in
Asylum.
* I
9
9
1
9
'e'
2
5
2
5
4
3
4
3
5
2
2
11
I
11 11
.. .1 28
15
1
8
14
20
19
9
29
3 I 5
Proximate cause of death.
Phthisis.
Acute phthisis.
Senile decay.
Bright's disease.
Dysentery.
Phthisis.
Pneumonia.
E.xhaustion of epilepsy.
General jjaresis.
Pneumonia.
Chorea.
Senile decay.
Cancer of rectum.
Exhaustion dementia.
Heart disease.
Pneumonia.
Phthisis.
Paretic dementia.
Hepatitis.
Tubercular peritonitis.
Exhaustion of dementia,
Phthisis.
Heart disease.
Exhaustion of dementia.
Exhaustion of epilepsy.
Serous apoplexy.
Epilepsy.
Paralysis of the heart.
Paralytic dementia.
Epileptic dementia.
Tuberculosis.
Pernicious ansemia.
Cerebral thrombosis.
Epileptic dementia.
Senile dementia.
Cerebral hemorrhage.
Tuberculosis.
Cerebral hemorrhage.
Tuberculosis .
General paresis.
Phthisis .
Exhaustion of dementia.
163
fi*2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11
.\.
1899
TABLE No. 7.
Shewing Trades, Callings and Occupations of Patients admitted into the Asylum.
Trades, Callings unci Occupations.
During the year.
Agents
Architects.
Artists
Book-keepers .
Bakers
Bricklayers
Butchers
Blacksmiths . . .
Brewers
Builder.^
Barbers
Broom-makers .
Bookbinders . .
Brickmakers. .
Brakesmen . . .
Basket-makers
Commercial travellers . .
Cabinet-makers
Consuls
Confectioners
Coopers
Carpenters
Clerks
Clergymen
Carriage-makers
Cooks
Carders
Captains of steamboats.
Cigarmakers
Custom-house Officers. .
Coachmen
Civil Servants
Carters
Dyers ;
Domestic servants, all kinds
Dressmakers
Det ctiv^s
Druggist'i
Dentists
Engineers
Editors . . .
Farmer* . . .
Fishermen .
Furriers . .
Firemen . .
Florists . . .
2.^
1
23
1
Gardeners . . . .
Grocers
Glass-blowers.
Gentlemen. ..
During former years.
9
2
1
8
3
5
8
25
1
3
2
i
2
1
1
2
1
5
61
43
7
8
3
2
2
1
1
5
2
]
]
3
2
2
415
31
1
6
1
7
3
533
3
4
1
1
1
9
6
1
7
9
2
1
8
3
5
8
25
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
3
1
1
6
61
50
3
1
5
2
1
1
3
2
417
31
1
6
1
636
4
164
62 Victoria.
Sessional ir'apers (No. 11
il, 18t6
TABLE No. 7. — Continued.
Shewing Trades, Callings and Occupations of Patients admitted into the Asylum
Trades, Callings and Occupations.
During the year.
During former
(rears.
oo
<u
"3
S
ft,
1
2
6
11
3
, 2
481
... ^..
.... ^
0^
<I>
"a
s
"'860"
1
6"
3
5
9
0
Eh
2
6
860
12
3
2
481
6
3
2
1"
5
4
23
3
7
27
30
3
2
1
1
124
2
4
100
1
54
1
3
28
9
8
2
1
2
4
14
11
14
13
4
4
25
26
1
2
K
46
46
906
12
l"
3
1
23
3
'.3
504
6
3
2
Lumbermen
1
1
1
i
5
4
23
3
7
18
4
Machinists
1
*
1
l"
24
3
Moulders
1
8
27
28 1 2
30
2
3
l"
1
92
4
75
9'
l"
1
14
2"
7
"26
3
Marble-cutters
2
1
1
No occupation
6
11
17
32
2
""25 '
1
45
1
3
28
8
7
2
1
2
4
ll"
12
6
4
4
25
141
2
4
100
1
Other occupations
2
2
56
1
Photographers
3
.
28
9
g
Physicians
' ' l"'
.... ^..
2
2
2
4
1
1.^
11
1
2
1
2
2
16
1£
4
1 "^
1
1
i 26
1 5<^
i
! 1
165
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189 9
TABLE No. 1 .—Concluded.
Shewing Trades, Oallings and Occupations of Patients admitted into the Asylum.
During the year.
During former
years.
Trades, Callings and Occupations.
i
1
1*
1
S
Is
"3
Soldiers
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Salesmen
2
Surveyors
1^
Sail and tent-makers
1
Shopkeepers
1
1
1
Ship-buLlders
4
1
13
7
3
12
1
5
1
2
5
6
i"
30
1.717
21
■■"is"
7"
1"
99
4
1
34
7
3
25
I
5
\
12
6
1
1
129
4
Sawyers
1
Teachers
34
Tinsmiths
7
Tavern-keepers!
3
Tailors
25
Tanners
::":':
1
Teamsters
.5
Watchmakers
1
Wood-workers
2
Weavers
12
Waggon-makers
6
Wool- workers
Waiters
1
1
2
1
Unknown or other employments
129
78
69
147
Total
1,726
3,443
?.590
166
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No 11)-
A. 189^
TABLE No. 8.
Showing causes of insanity.
hJumber of instances in which each cause was
assigned
Causes of insanity.
In respect of the admissions for the year ending
30bh September, 1898.
As predisposing cause.
As exciting cause.
Male.
1
Female .
... 1
Total.
Male.
i
2
3
10
2
2
Female .
8
2
4
1
2
Total.
Moral.
Domestic troubles, including loss of relatives or
la
5
A-dverse circumstances, including business troubles
10
2
ft
1
Physical.
3
5
.;;:'.:: :■"":::;:::::;:
1
1
4
3
4
3
2
1
2"
8
1
i"
1
.
4
5
5
. . . .
3
2
8
1
Puberty and change of life
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
3'
1
3
2
Other bodily diseases or disorders, including old age.
ft
3
Hereditary.
1
With other combined cause not ascertained
Congenital.
29
23
52
2
4
With other combined cause not ascertained
Unknown
1
48
78
46
69
1
94
147
1
1
1 30
78
29
69
1
59
Total
147
167
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189 9
Reg.
No.
Sex.
^32
F
3223
M
3390
F
3419
M
3186
M
2355
F
^350
M
^460
F
3414
M
^151
F
^286
M
3393
F
3191
F
2736
F ....
3445
F
3131
F
^351
M
3462
M
3472
M
3136
M
3383
M
2038
M
3473
M
3504
M
3481
M...
3496
M
3453
M
3407
M
2636
M
3444
F
3845
M
TABLE No. 9.
Showing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Initials.
V.
H
w
A
J.
I .
c.
B .
,T
T .
^.
B.
H.
O'E
F,
T)
J
J.
5
F,
D.
R.
K.
a
s.
H
c.
S .
M
J.
W
M
E.
T
0
W
.K
A.
M
C.
D
G.
A.
B
.T
H
Y
P
D.
C,
r,
s.
G
c.
B
T.
E.
McN....
W
. V
. R
J
P
T
G
H
. K
L.
E.
H
C F
Result.
Recovered.
Returned.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
i
Returned.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Still out.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
^2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. i899
TABLE No. '^.—Concluded.
Showing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Reg.
No.
Sex.
3408
M ......
3384
M
3500
M
3470
F
3392
M
3139
M
3505
F
3508
M
3484
M ....
3035
M
2150
M
3515
F
3431
F ....
3548
F
3518
M
3301
M
3530
M
3541
F
3527
M
3524
F
3319
M
3521
F
3254
F ....
3488
M
Initials.
R. H
T. D, H
W. M
M. H
J. M. R
G. R
A. E. D
S. M
K. W. I
C. H
T. H
L. E. B
E. A
M. E. McL..
A. V
A, W. K
J. M
C. S
W. M
M. D
J. M
M.P
C. A. C
R. McG
Date of probational
discharge.
April 15. 1898
15, lf98
Term of probation.
Result.
May
June
July
28, 1898
3, 1898
4, 1898
11, 1898
17, 1898
9. 1898
18, 1898
22, 1898
28, 1898
30, 1898
1, 1898
11, 1898
14, 1898
15, 1898
18, 1898
3 months \ Recovered.
22, 1898 2
29, 1898 ...
August 27, 1898 . . . .
Sept. 1, 1898 . . . .
3. 1898 . . . .
" 10, 1898 . . . .
28. 1898 . . . .
Improved.
Recovered.
Still out.
Improved.
Recovered,
(t
((
Still out.
Returned.
Recovered.
Returned.
Still out.
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SUMMARY OF PROBATIONAL DISCHARGES.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Total.
K amber to whom probational leave was
35
20
55
Discharged, recovered
22
4
1
12
2
34
6
1
1
7
4
2
5
9
Absent on probation on 30th Sept., 1898.
35
20
55
170
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TABLE No. 10.
Shewing in quinquennial period, the ages of those admitted, recovered and died during
the year.
Admitted.
Recovered.
Died.
Ages.
.2
3
o
.2
"a
S
1^
3
,2
a
1
From 10 to 15 years
1
1
4
7
1
5
2
3
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
4
1
" 15 " 20 "
" 20 " 25 "
3
11
8
10
6
8
G
5
5
4
2
1
2
4
8
14
13
10
4
3
2
2
3
2
5
15
16
24
19
18
10
5
8
11
6
5
3
2
3
6
3
6
2
2
5
2
4
1
" 25 " 30 "
1
1 1 4
7
" 30 " 35 "
6
2
4
2
1
1
12
4
6
f<
*• 35 " 40 "
" 40 " 45 "
8
4
" 45 " 50 "
2
" .50 " 55 "
" 55 " 60 "
" 60 " 65 "
" 65 " 70 "
" 70 " 75 "
" 75 " 80 "
" 80 " 85 "
85 " 90 "
5
3
5
4
7
1
1
" 90 " 95 "
2
1
i
Unknown
1
1
1
!
Totals
78
69
147
34
20
54
24
22
46
171
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TABLE No. 11.
* NoTK.— This total must agree with the total admiseiona of the yewr.
172
b
<B a
0)—- 1 <c .
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a
o Z
<= s 5
a
•a t>c^
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•5 ^
Periods.
>>
•a
a .
— ' fl
ylum resi
remainin
30th Sep
atment of
ischarged
year.
atment of
discharge
ing the ye
o"5
<^o
2-a 4>
ftre
era
dur
0) -1
ength of
of tho
Asylum
U-. a< s>
.2-0
52
eriods o
who we
during
enods o
who w
proved
eriodso
who w
improv
Q
J
X,
Oj
A^
Under 1 month
25
17
10
13
3
4
2
1
6
14
13
11
10
9
5
4
12
6
8
13
1
From 1 to 2 months
5 ...
1
2 " 3 ■'
(3 1
3 " 4 "
2
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
1
" 4 " 5 "
1
1
" 5 " 6 •'
" 6 " 7 "
'« 7 " 8 '■ ...
" 8 " 9 '• .
1
" 9 " 10 " ..
2
2
" 10 " 11 "
•' 11 "12 "
" 12 " 18 '•
13
37
4
3
" 18 months to 2 years
5
39
3
" 2 to 3 years
9
65
6
2
•' 3 " 4 "
7
48
1
" 4 " 5 "
4
4
2
2
1
1
8
5
4
71
43
58
53
45
56
162
126
83
1
2
1
5 " 6 "
" 6 " 7 " . , . .
1
'« 7 " 8 " .
1
1
" 8 " 9 •'
•' 9 "10
" 10 " 15 "
" 1.5 " 20 ' . .
" 20 years and upwards
3
Tdtals
•147
997
54
10
5
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TABLE No. 12.
Shewing the nature ©f employment and the number of day's work performed by patients
during the year.
Nature of employment.
Carpenter's shop
Tailor's shop
Shoe shop
Engineer's shop ....
Mason work
Wood yard and coal shed
Bakery
Laundry
Dairy
Butcher's shop and slaughter house
Piggery
Painting
Farm
Garden
Stable
Kitchen
Dining rooms
Officers' quarters
Sewing rooms
Knitting
Mending
Wards
Halls
Storeroom
General
, Number
of patients
who
worked.
Total
3
2
4
6
7
7
3
33
S
1
1
7
43
84
6
31
61
4
47
42
18
12
408
1
39
878
Days worked.
Male
896
541
828
1,810
2,067
213
922
3,240
2,500
365
365
1,943
9,609
19,924
1,892
3,049
7,033
210
77,849
310
4,950
140,516
Female.
5,951
7,222
14,430
1,555
14,189
12,814
3,119
810
69,216
7,833
137,139
Total.
896
541
828
1,810
2,067
213
922
9,191
2,500
365
365
1,943
9,609
19,924
1,892
10,271
21,463
1,555
14,189
12,814
3,119
1,020
147,065
310
12,783
277,655
173
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TABLE No. 13.
Shewing the Oounties and Diatricts from which the patients remaining in residence on
the 30th September, 1898, were originally received.
Algoma District .
Brant
Bruce . . .
Carleton
Dufferin .
Durham .
Elgin
Essex
Frontenac .
Grey
Haldimand
Halton
Hastings
Huron
Kent ....
Lambton
Leeds
Counties and districts.
Lennox and Addington
Lincoln .
Middlesex
Muskoka District
Nipissing District
Norfolk
Northumberland .
Ontario
174
Male.
27
7
37
19
17
1
2
2
2
1
31
3
4
20
Female.
31
2
1
7
1
2
31
23
18
2
1
1
I
31
3
1
25
1
2
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TABLE No. 13.— Concluded.
Shewing the Ooanties and Districts from which the patients remaining in residence on
the 30th September, 1898, were originally received.
Counties and districts.
Oxford
Parry Sound District
Peel
Perth
Peterborough
Prescott .
Rainy River District.
Simcoe
Stormont
Thunder Bay District
Victoria
Waterloo
Weiland
Wellington
Wentworth
York
Total
Male.
50
1
1
1
33
26
60
76
16
469
Female.
53
1
3
36
32
56
109
34
528
Total.
10
5
7
5
3
1
1
103
2
1
4
69
68
116
185
50
997
175
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TABLE No. 14.
Number of articles made and repaired in the sewine rooms during the jear ending 30th
September, 1898.
Articles.
Articles.
S
Aprons I 767
Basques i 49
Bed ticks (straw) 230
Bed covers
Bracket drapes j 12
I
Gaps (uniform) 12H
Caps (Knitted) | 2
Carpdt balls i 312
Chemi'*es
Coats (men's) . .
Curtains (sets) .
Chair covers . . .
Clothes screens .
Drawers (pairs).
Handkerchiefs .
Lace (pieces) . . .
Mats (floor) ..
Mitts (pairs) . . .
Nightgowns
Pants
Pillow slips
Pillow shams. . .
Mantel drapes .
Table covers . . .
DoilieH
Sofa coveri* . . . .
Dresses
Pillow ticks . . .
guilts
Sheets
Sofa cuiihions . .
Shirts
716
18
53^
5
3
623
96
43
96
96
308
1,326
1,061
31
3
23
16
12
579
60
15
983
46
473
1,617 Shrouds ...
Skirts
1,684 Socks (pairs)
195 ' Stockings (pairs)
I Mattress ticks
1
i I Tablecloths
I [
I Table napkins
Table drapes
2,193 ; Tidier
916 i Tea bags
62 I Toilet covers
Towels
Vests
Waists (under)
Window blinds
Combination suits
Crocheted mats
Chairs cushioned
Pin cushions
Mattresses re-made
Wimlow blind fringe (yards) . .
I Puddmg cloths
1 1 Flower wreaths (paper)
' Picture frames embroidered
: Hall drapes
Neckties
il
4,379 I j Straw hats trimmed
I Bandages (dozen)
Night shirts
! Capes
Gloves (pairs)
1,393
1,465
647
822
2,204
Total
48
236
4T8
468
51
190
127
12
47
17
46
826
3
25
64
114
63
31
9
14
6
304
168
18
3
4
2,028
6,841
4,837
10
51
235
122
260
. 10,175 33,536
170
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TABLE No. 16.
Number of articles passing through the laundry during the year ending 30th
September, 1898.
Aitioles.
Aprons
Blankets .
Bloases . . . . .
Bed ticks
Bolater covers
Ohemiaes
Oollara
OaSi (pairs) . .
Goraeta
Corset oovers . .
Oartains
Ooonterpanea . .
Drawers
Dresses
Nigbt dresses. .
Handkerchiefs
Jackets
Pillow shams . .
Number.
24,493
5,312
648
4,643
704
14,919
5,953
8,878
135
609
1,889
11,934
2,380
10.401
9,636
6,693
1.754
2,629
Articles.
Sheets
Shirto
Skirts
Stockings (pairs)
Socks (pairs) . . .
Towels
Table cloths
Table napkins . .
Tidies
Toilet coTers . . . .
i Mats
Veatfl ,
Shawls
GaernseTS ....
Pillow slips
Sandfies
Number.
Total
40,896
20,687
9,244
26,656
14,322
26,686
9,938
4,966
603
604
284
1.174
SO
1.87«
84«861
6,400
804.220
12 A.
177
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TABLE No. 16.
Number of articles made and repaired in tailor's shop during the year ending
30th September, ] 898.
Articles.
Coats
Vests
Tronsers
Coats, attendant's uniform
Trousers, " "
Sninmer Jackets
Overalls
Smocks
Total
TABLE No. 17.
Amount of work done in shoe shop during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Men's shoes
Men's Cobourgs lor farm work
Women's Oxford tie shoes
Men's braces
Leather mitts
Men's carpet slippers
Women's carpet slippers
Women's Balmorals
Men's
Totals
I7.S
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TABLE No. 18.
Showing work done by carpenter for the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Made two hay racks for farmer.
Erected three ventilators on garden root house.
Made wooden eave troughs for farm and root house.
♦• '• " " " garden " *'
Built screens for stage scenery.
Put in new water-closets in basement main building.
Put in wooden ceiling in female basement main building.
Repairs to horse stable.
Put up oak shelves and hooks at East House.
Repaired land roller for gardener.
Made two double cupboards for hospital.
" flour and meal bins " "
" eight screens " "
" four fly screens for windows at hospital.
" four towel rollers for hospital.
** ten guaids for trees at pump houEe.
" curb and cover for valves for skating link.
" cupboard drawers and shelves for hospital dispeneAry.
Put up 22 mantles in the wards.
Repaired the cow stable.
" silo.
" Queen street steps.
Made general repairs to all the sidewalks.
Built new steps and walks for the front and fide entrance to Hospital.
Erected house 18x26 for assistant farmer, two stories high, and kitchen 14zl8.
Built large refiigerator for hospital.
Made six farm gates 11 feet.
" three " " 3^ "
Cased eight pasts for gates.
Built lattice work below verandahs at hospital.
Made box for carrying flowers.
Put up shelves in stsre room at hospital.
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TABLE No. 19.
Showing number of articles made and repaired ia the Carpenter's shop daring
the year ending September 30bh, 1898.
Articles.
Made.
Oataors on invalid chairs
Dust boxes
Propogating box iot gardener
Ladders
Step ladders
Bread cutters
Mat frames
Handles for stone hammers. . .
Base Boards
Ohairs, arm
*' rocker
" common .
Window blind rollers put up . .
Pig troughs
Billiard cues
O^trta.
Ottomans . . .
Carpet fitripa
Easels
Doora
Water-closet seats
Wheel barrows
Window sabh
" pa' ting strips
" stops
'* cords
Tables
Tables covered with G. iron . .
" " " odcloth.
Lounges.
1
48
3
3
Repaired.
12
liUTge brushes
Picture frames. . .
Perlor.ited iron benches
" seats
Sinks
6
157
10
4
165
17
42
19
217
60
54
4
6
89
11
■47
9
16
9
no
175
187
16
6
7
11
79
29
57
21
7
180
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TABLE No. 20,
Work peiformed by the Engineer daring the year ending September 30th, 1898.
New work done.
New basins ab Orchard House, Dispe aeary and operating room at Hospital. New sink in kitchen at
Hospital.
Designed and constructed an iron operating table with plate glass top for Hospital.
New steam coil at Main Building.
Ne^iv 6 inch water main from Queen street Pumping House.
New return pipe from hot water cylinder at Orchard House, using 78 feet of IJ inch pipe.
New steam and return pipes put in from steam kettles in Main Building kitchen, using 160 feet of
inch and 125 feet of | inch pipes.
New return pipes put in Orchard Houeo from tteam kettle, using 75 feet of 1 inch pipe.
New return pipes pub in from tea urns at Main Building, using 65 feet of | inch pipe.
New Btaam pipes put in west boiler house at Main Building, using 125 feeb of 1 inch pipe.
Water pipe and sewer put in assistant farmer's new hor?e, using 25 feet of 1 inch pipe ; also 30 feet of
inch tile, 1 ventilation 6 inch trap and 10 feet 4 inches soil pipe.
New steam coupling for laundry.
New water supply put in assistant engineer's house at Queen street, using 150 feeb of 1 inch pipe.
New water connections pub in ab Hospital boiler rooms, using 60 feeb of | inch and 25 feet of ^ inek
pipe.
Put in 80 feet of 6 inch tile drain to basins in operating room and dispensary at Hospital.
Pat up gas brackets and pendants at Hospital, using 15 feet of 1 inch and 20 feet of f inch pipe.
New sink in kitchen at Hospital, using 40 feet of f inch and 50 feeb of i inch pipe.
New bath tub in Hall, 3 at Main Building.
New gas pipes and gas brackets in Hospital wards, 9 brackets and 300 feet of | inch pipe.
Connected hot water boiler to range at Hofpital, ming 15 feet of 1 inch and 20 feet | inch pipe.
New eteam coil put in hob water cylinder at Main Building, using 65 feet of 1 inch pipe.
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TABLE No. 20— Concluded.
Work performed by the EDgineer during the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Repairs made.
Repaired biths 66 timee.
Washbasins 47 h
Closets »2 M
Urinals 35 n
Sinks fil „
Water taps 299 u
Gas leaks 21 „
Steam leaks 175 u
Water pipes 03 h
New springs for beds 67 u
Tins 270 ,.
Tea urns 20 ■■
Washing machines 30 n
Pipes at new barn 10 i<
Night watch detector 20 „
Steam valves 50 n
Furnaces and ranges 45 n
Hose 34 ,1
Steam pumps ■ 20 "
Electric bells 30 ..
Gas stoves 10 n
Typewriter 6 h
Harness tools 50 n
Lawn machines 50 n
Settee ends 25
Band in&tcuments 35 n
Lanterns 86 n
Steam pots 35 ■■
Sharpened 45 pair of shears.
Repaired engine and pipes at new barn 15 times.
Kepaired spectacles, 60 pair. .
Repiired 20 window guards.
Overhauled all valvej and j ants in Main Building.
Boiler Houss at Orchard House, Qaeen street Pumping House.
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TABLE No. 21.
Showing the amount of painting performed during each month of the year ending
September 30th, 1898.
Month.
October
November
December
January . .
February.
March
April
May
June
July . . .
Auofusb .
Amonnt of work performed.
September.
Painted all the outside woodwork, including: wire-guards in front of female aide of Main
Building.
Repiinted dining-rooms in Halls "1," "3" and "5 " in Orchard House and japanned
and bronzed all pipes and radiators in above Halls.
Repainted 100 chairs, SO small tables, 6 screens, 12 flower stands, 6 stools. Varnished 6
louneres and bronzed 12 picture frames for female Halls, Orchard House. Repainted 12
chairs, 12 tibles, 3 screens 1 i-ideboard for Female Hal(p, Main Building. Japanned and
bronz d radiators in Hall 3, Main Building. Stained and varnished 9 small tables and
12 chairs for Male Halls, Main Building.
Repainted bath-rooms and closets in male and female Basement Halls.
Japanned and bronzed all pipea and radiators in Hall B, also stained and varnished
benches and lounges Repainted woodwork and japanned pipes extending from kitchen
to male and female Basements.
Kalsomined walls and painted woodwork in Orchard House kitchen and pantry.
Repiinted 6 chairs for same.
Ropainted dining-room for officers at Orchard House. Repainted 1 room in officers'
quarters. Main Building. Repainted Porch for assistant Storekeeper. Painted two
Hay-racks for farm.
Painted 24 fire places for mantels in Orchard House and Main Building. Painted fence
around ci'y Pumping House, alfo outside woodwork connected therewith. Painted 12
chairs, 1 flower stand for Hall D.
Rppainted floors, walls and woodwork in Hall C wing, also japanned and bronzed pipes
and varnished and repaired woodwork in Front Hall. Painted 1 refrigerator, 1 table, 2
cupboarfls f r kitchun Hospital, also varnished cupboard for Dispensary and painted
steps leading to front and fci^je doors.
Painted walls of Hall D also floors, and varnished woodwork and japanned pipes.
Repainted the wing of Ha'l 3 Main Building, including all the bedrooms and dining-
room, pantry, also japanned all pipes and radiators. Kalsomined the ceiling of Hall 4.
Repainted all the floors in Hall 2, Main Build'ne, also japanned and bronzed aU pipes.
St lined and varaiehed 4 serf ens and 3 st^p-ladders for Hospital. Primed and glazed 24
window.4 for Fa-m hous=!. Eaamalled 24 parts for beds at Hospital. Painted floors of
Hall A and sitting-room walls and wo(Mwork, also 1 large bedroom and dining-room.
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TABLE No. 22.
I^K)wing the amount of mason work done during each month of the year ending Septem-
ber 30th, 1898.
Month.
Work done.
October
Pointed and filled eeams in etone foundation of Main Boilding.
Plastered parts of four balls and ten bedrooms on male and female wards of Main
Building.
November . . .
December . .
Plastered where repairs were needed in wards of Orchard Hcnse.
Jaonary
Put down a cement floor in Laundry.
Febrnary. . .
.. .i .. ••
March
Plastered parts of Main Building basement. Repairs to subways. Repairs to store rooms.
Whitewashed Laundry.
Repairs and plastering at Main Building.
April
May
• ^
Jnne
JTily
1
■ J
Completed the pointing and seam filling in stone foundation of Main Building. General
repairs.
An^mst
Puc in new tile in Main sewer at head of Queen street
September. .
Employed at mason work on assistant farmer's new house. Put in a etone foundation
28 X 36 feet. Built 3 chimneys. Plastered cellar. Put in cement floor in cellar.
184
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TABLE No. 23.
Showing products of the garden during the year ending September 30tb, 1898.
Articles.
Apples
Beans .
Beets .
Corn
Cucumbers
Carrots
Celery
Cabbage
Currant", R. B
Cauliflower . . .
Gooseberries...
Grapes
Kale
Quantities.
2,848 bunches .
208 bushels .
110^ "
6*56 bunches .
261 bushels .
1,83* dozen . . .
3,949
1,400 bunches .
489i bushels,
1,536 heads . . .
8,458 " . . .
1,177 quarts ...
1,230 heads....
560 quarts. . .
3,712 pounds . .
90 heads . . .
Lettuce I 3,700
Melons
Ocions
Pears
Pumpkins ,
Parfn'ps . .
Peppers . . .
Plants . . . .
Peas
Raspberries .
Radishes . . .
Rheubaib . .
Salsify
Squatsh
Spinace
Strawberries.
Tomatooa . . .
Total
469
10,890 bunches .
103 buphels .
17 "
112 "
434 "
220
23,000
1.000 ,
2,000
ISOi bushels ,
1,498 quarts ..
2,400 bunches
9,919
3 bufehels ,
97
124
942 quarts.
221 bushels
Price.
Value.
c. 1
$ c.
01
28 48
60
124 80
40
4 60
2
13 30
30
78 30
8
146 72
1
39 49
1
14 00
20
97 90
2
SO 72
4
338 32
5
58 85
5
61 50
5
28 00
3
111 36
1
80 90
1
37 00
5
23 45
1
108 90
60
61 80
00
17 CO
5
5 60
SO
130 20
1
2 20
6
1,3F0 00
60
500 00
25
500 00
32
41 76
5
74 90
1
24 00
2
198 38
60
50
5
4 85
60
74 40
5
47 10
30
1 66 30
4,466 58
185
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 24.
i'roducts of farm and work dene during the year ending Septemler 30th, 1898
Fall wheat
Spring wheat .
Oata
Hay
Silo CDin
Potatoes
Mangolds
Carrots
Turuips
Straw
Total
Produce.
165 hogs were sold from the asylum piggery by live weight
for
Total value of farm products .
Quantities.
550 bushels
233
1,810
100 tons . . .
220 " ...
2,800 bushels
i?,000
600
2,000
110 tons ...
Price. I Value.
•I 1
70
70
28
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20 I
60
20 1
20
15 I
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$ c.
S85 00
163 00
5CG 80
1,280 00
261 90
1,680 00
4C0 00
120 00
300 00
660 PO
5,758 80
1,222 58
6.931 38
TABLE No. 25.
Work done on the farm.
112 loads of gravel hauled from lake shore.
30 loads of sand " "
40 loads of stone hauled.
106 rods of tile drain laid.
60 rods of picket fence constructed.
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TABLE No. 26.
Table showing quantity of milk and cost of feeding cows for the year ending September
30th, 1898.
October . . .
November .
December .
January . .
Febroary .
March . . . .
April . . . .
May
June
July
August|. . .
September
Totals.
Month.
Quarts of
milk.
Total value of milk over and above the cost of
feed
10,636
8,421
9,092
10,288
9,928
11,212
12,148
13,184
11,970
9,376
11,668
10,524
128,447
Value of
milk at 3c. per! Cost of feed,
quart.
319 08
252 63
272 76
308 64
297 84
336 36
361 44
395 52
359 10
281 28
350 04
315 72
3,853 41
Value of milk
over feed.
136 85
109 47
190 17
249 50
194 89
216 99
219 07
219 07
156 81
152 32
171 25
171 25
2,217 64
182 23
83 16
82 59
59 14
102 95
119 87
145 37
176 45
202 29
128 96
178 79
144 47
1,605 77
1,C05 77
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
ASYLUM FOR INSANE, MIMIOO, FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEP-
TEMBER 30th, 1898.
To Robert Christie, Esq ,
Inspector of Asylums, Toronto, Ont.
Sir, — In accordance with the requirements of the statute, I have the honor to sub-
mit the fourth annual report of this asylum for the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Male.
There were in residence on October Ist, 1897 .
Admitted during the year by warrant
" certificate
Total number under treatment during year . .
Discharged during year recovered
" unimproved
Total number discharged during year
" died "
' transferred "
'* leaving institution during year
Remaining in residence 30th September, 1898
297
15
22
334
16
1
17
17
34
300
Female.
295
16
36
346
14
14
18
14
46
300
Total.
592
30
58
680
30
1
31
35
14
80
600
Admissions.
During the official year there were 88 patients admitted to this asylum, and of this
number 34 were reported to have been insane over one year, and one other was an
epileptic ; from this it will be seen that only 53 were suffering from acute mental disease
at the time of admission, providing, of course, that the information on this point in the
history papers was accurate. It will be observed that of the total number of admissions;
15 were over 60 years of age, and the reason for their admission was more that they
should be cared for than that their friends expected them to recover. Of the total num-
ber of admissions, 30 were admitted by Lieutecant-Governor's warrant showing them to
have been residents for some days or weeks, or perhaps even months, of a gaol before
their admission to the asylum, thus in some instances giving them an unfavorable start
towards recovery in the course of their mental illness. Considering, therefore, the large
number of chronics admitted, and the large number beyond the recovery age admitted,
and the un/avorable start of many who were residents of the gaol, there remains but a
small number, somewhat under 50, of those admitted whose prospects of recovery could
be considered at all favorable.
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Discharges.
The number of discharges during the year was thirty-dne and the number of trans-
fers was fourteen. Computed on the basis of the acute admissions for the year the per-
centage of discharges would amount to sixty per. cent, and if those acute admissions who
died daring the year were deducted from the actual acute admissionp, the discharges would
amount to seventy-five per. cent of the possible recoverable patients admitted. But some
of those discharges were admitted during previous years, and others admitted during the
year will be discharged during the coming year, so that anything like useful deductions
from the recovery rate cannot be satisfactorily made.
Deaths.
The number of deaths was exactly the same as last year namely thirty-five and of
this number' fourteen were between sixty and seventy years of age, five were between
seventy and eighty, two were between eighty and ninety and one had reached her ninety-
first year, showing that a large proportion had reached a good average duration of life.
In two instances death occurtd from unusual causes : in one case a man who sufferfd from
alcoholic insanity recovered and went out on probation to work for a former employer, but
he found the burden of life too great and drowned himself : in the other case a woman
who had practically enjoyed the freedom of the institution fornearly a year, and who wew
apparently happy in her daily occupation in the Kitchen, suddenly and with no warning
decided to end her life and did so with the aid of a small cord.
Water Supply.
After three years repeated recommendations a well was pat down last fall at the
pumping station so that now the water enters it by gravity, and by this provision not only
is there a considerable saving in the consumption of coal which was formerly necessary to
bring the water by suction to the pump, but there is also secured an exemption from pol-
luted water entering at any small imperfections in the joints of the intake pipe Unfor-
tunately however when the connection was being made between the old intake pipe and
the well, at the point of junction between the new pipe and the old one, a defect in one
end of a section of the new pipe was soon followed by a break which allowed local con-
taminated water to enter the well with the usual result under like circumstances, namely
an epidemic of typhoid fever among the Asylum residents. On account of the lateness of
the season when this work was completed there wa? no opportunity before the bad weather
of the fall to properly inspect it and the break was not discovered till the spring after the
fever had furnished strong inferential evidence of the existence of some serious defect.
From the time of the appearance of the typhoid cases till the complete restoration and
repair of the pipe the supply of water for drinking purposes was taken from the well in
the garden and delivered daily to every cottage After having the necessary repairs made
in the broken pipe thn Provincial Architect ordered that part near the pier which was
most exposed and most likely to be disturbed by heave seas, to be securely rock-bolted to
prevent the possibility of the joints becoming loosened or opened by the action of the water
and ice. The Architect also secured the services of a reliable diver who calked all the
defective joints, and there were many, throughout the whole course of the intake pipe:
about one hundred feet from the outer end of the intake pipe a large break was found and
repaired with a sleeve. Now at the present writing, for the first time since the water
supply system was put in, all the water supplied to the institution is admitted from the
outer tnd of the intake pipe, and the water supply is now what it appears to be, ntmely
like water taken nearly two thousand feet from the pump.
Disposal of Sewaob.
In the annual report of 1895, I had the honor of pointing out the inadequacy of the
present fi'tration system for the disposal of the sewage of the institution, owing to the
presence of soapy water from the laundry in the sewage four days of each week. In the
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annual report of 1896, this inadequacy was again pointed out : the danger of polluting
the water supply of the institution was indicated ; and a better system of land disposal
was urgently suggested. In the annual report of 1897, the same question was again re-
viewed and the provision of a sewage farm earnestly recommended.
When sewage containing saponaceous material is turned upon the filter bpda an im-
pervioua incrustation soon appeurs on their surface and on this account from 250000 to
300.000 gallons of uafiltered sBwasje have necessarily to be emptied into the lake every
week. It is true that this uafiltered sewage is turned into the lake on the east side of
the Asylum property, but ai the intake pipe for the water supply on the west side of the
property is only 400 yards distant and is liable to breakage from storms and ice, the
danger of DoUution is by no means theoretical even when the outer end of the intake pipe
is nearly 700 yards distant from the pumping station. In view of the above facts, I
would now agrtin urge upon you the extreme desirability of providing a better method for
the disposal of sewage than that at present in operation.
Garden and Grounds.
The work of laying out and grading the grounds around the cottages has been steadily
pursued by the girdener and a Urge staff of patients during the past year and it has now
beeu sufficiently advanced to indicate in an imperfect way the general design. If a sound
body is a prerequisite to a sound mind that occupation which favora the re-establishment
of normal physical health will most effijiently ccntribate to mental restoration. Of all
forma of outside manual labor there ia perhaps no other variety so useful to men as em-
ployment in making and taking care of ornamental grounds and working in a garden,
and it would be almost impossible to over-estimate the benefit accruing to many of the
male patients here, from the patience, skill and tact exhibited by Mr. Matheson in this
aepartment.
The yield of garden products has been large considering the small available garden
area and it is devoutly to be hoped that a more ^extended scope in this direction will be
provided before the lapse of another year, by the acquisition of adjacent ground on the
west side of the present Asylum property.
Farm.
The work at the farm under the management of Mr. Boulton, has been conducted in
Ms n&ual careful and efficient manner. A good deal of under draining has been done and
the yield a? shown in the following tables has been such as to prove the most prudent
and assiduous atteution to the possibilities of the ground. E^en in four years there has
been a marked improvement in the general condition and fertility of the soil and in a few
years more what was at one time an unpromising and unproductive piece of land will have
been converted into the most valuable and most productive in the community.
AMuDuring the past summ^ir an implement shed which has been so long needed for the
protection of the farming implements and large wagons from the weather, has been ereoted
by the carpantar.
OOMPLETION OF ChAPEL AND AMUSEMENT HaLL.
Since last year's report was written the Chapel and Assembly Hall have been finished
and at the present time the cenent floor which will soon be put down is about all that is
required to complete the store for use. The Assembly Hall was used for patients' dances
daring the last six weeks of last winter's season, and it has been used ever since on Sun-
days for divine service. The accommodation furnished by the hall is ample for the needs
of an institution of this size, and the whole strnotural arrangement and location have
proven to be convenient and satisfactory.
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Hot Watbr Heating in Oottages 6 and E.
I am glad to be able to report that the important •work of heating cottages 5 and E,
■with hot -water has been Buccesefully carried forward to completion by the Public Works
Department this year and during the coming winter these cottages -will be comfortably
heated for the tirst time since their occupancy. As pointed out last year a four-inch
stfam main -was divided in the subway behind cottage 4 into two other four inch pipes,
one of these supplying cottage 4 and the other was extended through the subway to
cottage 5, the largest of the group, in the vain attempt to supply it with heat. iAs it was
impossible for one four inch volume of steam to be succeFsfully subdivided into two other
volumes of the eame size, the supply of steam to cottage 5 was always uncertain and often
lamentably insufficient. Nor was this engineering anomaly the only one in the heating
of these cottages, for it was found by the engineer when dismantling them that there were
1,260 feet cf direct radiating surface in cottage 5, and 1,540 feet of indirect radiating
surface, upon which latter columns of cold air were admitted from the outfide; so that
even if there had been sufficient steam conveyed to the radiating surface to afford adequate
heat for the patients, it would have bten largely neutralized by the imperfectly heated
columns cf air entering the large cold air shafts. All this waste of ccal and suffering
from cold is now happily remedied by the introduction of hot water heating in these two-
cottages. It would appear, however, that a fuither extensive saving of coal could be
eflected in all the other eight cottages by adding somewhat to the direct radiating surface
in each cottage and cutting off the indirect radiators. While there will now be no suffer-
ing by the patients because of insufficient heat, 1 would strongly urge on the ground of
economy in the ccal consumption, the above moditication in the steam heating system cf the
cottages, togelher with an over-hauling of the leiurn pipes to cause them to operate more
efficiently than at present.
FiRB Proteotion.
The fire hydrant system when originally put down was so placed as to afford proteo-
tion to the cottages. Centre Building and Administration Building. In order to provide
similar fire protection for the Chapel and Assembly Hall and Medical Saperintendent's
house, it became necessary to extend the tire hjdrant system in the direction of these
buildings, and this was done durirg the past summer by laying two new mains and con-
necting them with new hydrants situated near these buildings. The labor involved in
digging trenches, and laying 1,100 feet of 4-inch pipe for this purpose, added greatly to-
the ordinary work of the engineer and gardener, but the protective value of the work
cannot well be over-estimated.
Side Walk and Cinder Pate.
The old sidewalk from the Asylum gate eastward to New Toronto had beoome much
worn and out of repair from long use and notwithstanding annual repairs were carefully
made, there was always some danger to pedestrains using it. Although this walk was pat
down by the irstituticn for the cccommodation of friends of patients visiting them at the
Asylum snd also for the use of employeep, the necessity for it largely passed away with
the extersion of the electric railway westward to the Asylum gate. On account therefore
of the reduced necessity cf its existence — the annual outlay to keep it in repair — the
element of danger to those who continued to use it — and the fact that it occupied the space
desired by the Cinder Path Association for the extension of their bicycle path westward
Ircm New Tcrcntc — the sidewalk was removed this summer.
At your suggestion a cinder path was constructed by institution labor along the whole
frcnt of the Asylum jiroperty so that the Cinder I'ath Association will be relieved of the
labor and expense of building this somewhat extended section of their path.
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Public Works Departmbnt.
The chief works undertaken during the past seaEon by this department were the
heating of Cottages 5 and E. with hot water and the repairs upon the intake water pipe
in the lake. While the responsibility for the heating of these Cottages was assumed by
this department the actual labor connected with removinsr the old eteem pipes from both
Cottages, and the placing of the hot water system in Cotlage 5 (the larger of the two)
was performed by the Engineer Wr Gourlay atd his staff. The building of the chimneys
and bricking in of the boilers and making coal vaults in each Cottage was done by the
mason Mr. Wateon. In this way and by usirg the old reconstructed steam boilers no
longer required in the boiler houae, the outlay cf this department for this most important
work was greatly lessened.
Too much praise cannot well be bestowed upon the Aichifect fcr the thorough man
ner in which he has secured the repairs and impicvements to the intake pipa
J[SuKDAY Services.
A much larger number of the patients have been able to attend services on Sundays
during the past spring and summer than fcimerly on accoutt of the occonrmcdation
afforded by the new chapel, and the institution is indebted to Eev. Mr. Tremayne Rev.
Mr. Hamilton and Eev. Mr. Caldwell for their continued faithfulness in conducting these
services. Rev. Father Cherier has also been assiduous in his attention to thote of the
Roman Catholic faith.
Officers akd [^Ewplotees.
There have been no changes in the staff of Officers during the past year and very few
changes among the employees. All the members of the staff understand the responsibility
belonging to their respective posts and I have only words of commendation for the man-
ner in which they perform their duties : they live in peace and amity with each other and
in unsurpassed loyalty to their chief. On their behalf and on my own I desire to thank
you for your consideration and counsel in the many perplexities which we have encoun-
tered during the past year.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your obedient servant,
N. H. BEEMEE,
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A. 1899
ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT
Of the operations of the ABylam for Insane, Mimico, for the year ending
30th September, 1898.
TABLE NO. 1.
Shewing oaovements of patients in the Asylum for the official year ending
30th September, 1898.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male
Female.
Total.
RAmninincT Orfohf»r Ist 18fl7
297
37
295
51
592
Admitted during year :—
15
23
37
16
1
15
36
51
14
30
58
88
Total number under treatment during year
Discharges during year : —
83
30
1
334
84
346
46
680
17
17
76
121
7
GO
14
18
14
74
117
74
31
35
14
150
238
. 7
134
Died
80
Remaining in Asylum, 30th Sept., 1898
300
300
600
Total number admitted since opening of Asylum
564
264
5G5
265
1129
■ M 1 r.r
" died
629
" remaining 30th Sept., 18tt8
300
6
300
4
600
U
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TABLE No. 2,
Shewing the maximum and minimum number of patients resident in the Asylum, the
total number of days' stay of patientH, and the daily average number of patients in
the Asylum, from the Ist October, 1897, to the 30th September, 1898.
Maximnm nnmber of patients in residence (on the 26*h of March.)
Minimum " *' " (on the 2nd of May.). . .
Colleative days' stay of all patients in residence during year
Daily average population
Male.
305
301
110,274
302.12
Female.
S04
288
108.342
296 83
Totel.
«09
589
218,616
598-95
Admissions of
year.
Total admissions since
opening.
Total.
Male.
19
IS
Female.
28
23
Total.
47
41
Male.
168
369
Female.
283
231
Total.
411
6C0
1,041
168
224
221
29
3
277
59
60
1,041
115
218
63
572
25
23
25
1,041
Social state.
Married
488
Single
641
Total
37
15
4
9
3
51
6
11
6
4
^8
527
514
1,129
Religion.
Presbyterians
21
15
15
7
86
111
109
11
2
142
36
30
527
66
98
27
298
10
14
14
527
82
113
112
18
1
135
23
30
514
49
120
36
274
15
9
11
514
189
Episcopalians
239
Methodists
246
Baptists
3*
Congregationalists
3
Roman Catholics
4
2
11
2
1
51
4
7
1
38
16
4
1
88
5
11
4
66
292
Other denominations
63
Not reported
61
Total
37
1
4
3
28
1,129
Nationalities.
English ,
13(V
Irish
229
Scotch
67
Canadian
b3»
United States ;
25
Other oountries
1
37
1
61
2
88
2b
Unknown
Total
26
1,129
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TABLE No. 3.
Shewing the Counties from which patients have been admitted up to 30th September,
1898.
Coankiefa.
Algoma District . . .
Brant
Bru-e
Csrleton
Duff crin
E'gin
Keiex
Frontenac
Grey
Ha'dimand . . .
HaltoQ
Hastings
Huroa
Kent
Lambtoa
Lanark
Leed* and Grenville
Lennox and AdJington ,
Lin CO n
Middlesex
MnsVoka District
Norfolk
Northumberland and Durham
Nipis-ing
Ontario
Oxford
Parry Sound
Pe4
Perth
Peterborough
Prefcott and Ru'sell
Prince Edward ,
Rainy River
Renfrew
Simcoe .
Stormoat, Dondas and Glengarry
Thunder Bay
Victoria
Waterloo
Welland
Wellingt-in
Wentwot th
York
Not clasaed
Total admisuona.
Admitted during year. | Total admissions.
Male.
10
87
Female.
Total. Male
10
14
"'4'
61
Female ,
15
1
10
1
6
24
1
10
88
4
6
2
10
2
6
4
9
17
1
1
22
5
4
5
9
4
4
1
13
5
2
27
7
32
8
8
14
6
28
7
2
2
4
38
6
4
27
4
1
158
Total.
2
2
3
11
1
2
14
8
1
4
30
4
527
3
8
9
5
1
5
4
4
28
1
33
2
2
15
1
25
4
6
1
5
39
8
1
28
2
2
2
5
180
3
514
6
8
5
21
3
6
6
23
25
2
5
52
9
4
8
17
13
9
2
18
9
6
55
8
65
10
10
29
7
Total.
9
8
6
21
3
6
6
23
25
2
6
62
9
4
8
17
13
9
2
19
14
6
55
8
80
10
11
39
53
59
11
11
8
8
3
3
9
9
77
101
14
14
5
6
55
65
6
6
3
3
2
S
5
6
338
»47
11
11
1,041
1,129
198
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 4.
Showing the Counties from which warranted cases have been admitted up to 30bh
September, 189S.
Counties.
Admitted during year.
Total admissions.
Total.
Male.
Female .
Total.
2
Male.
3
3
1
8
Female.
2
1
1
6
1
.... ^..
7
7
Total.
5
4
2
14
1
4
2
10
19
Algoma Districb
2
7
Brant
4
Bruce .'
2
Carleton
14
Duffe rin '
1
Elgin
4
1
3
12
4
Essex
2
Frontenao
10
Grey
19
Hald imand
Hal'on
1
16
1
4
4
7
3
3
"23 '
1
3"
6
6
6
1
39
2
4
7
13
8
9
1
Hastings
89
Huron
2
Kent
4
Lambton
7
Lanark
13
Leeds and Grenville
8
Lennox and Addington
9
Lincoln
Middlesex
7
2
2
16
6
23
7
5
12
3
22
7
2
1
4
20
3
3
22
3
2
1
1
1
14
■ io"
2
"■ io"
""1.3"
3
2
1
3
10
4
1
20
1
2
1
3
120
3
8
3
3
30
6
83
9
5
22
3
36
10
4
2
7
30
7
4
42
4
4
1
3
240
8
8
Muskoka District
1
1
4
Noif.lk
3
Northumberland and Durhata
30
Nipissing ..
5
Ontario
3
3
26
Osfurd
9
Parry Sound
1
2
1
3
6
Peel
1
25
Perth
3
Peterborough
1
1
2
87
Pre^cott and RuEsell
10
4
Rainy River
2
7
Simcf e
4
5
9
39
7
Thunder Baj
1
4
s"'
1
7
5
49
Water loo
4
4
Wellirgton
1
3
York
1
1
120
5
241
8
15
15
30
370
•J96
666
696
199
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 18H9
TABLE No. 5.
Shewing the length of residence in the Asylum of those discharged
during the year.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
1«
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Initials.
Sex.
M. R
F
W. J. W
M
M. C
F
M
F. R
F. G
M
H. P. McC...
M
M. J. M ....
F
G. P
F
F
F
F
M
C. K
I. C
C- T
J. H. B
J. P. F
M
R. T. P
M
H. T
M
E. H
F
M
S. H
D. S
M
M
M
M
F
F
W. A
J. A
E. 0
E. T
A. 0
M. E. 0
F
W. M
M
M. E. D
F
N. S
M
M
M
F. L
W. 0
K. D
F
M. J
When admitted.
October 2lBt,
May 22nd,
June 24th,
September 30th,
June 9th,
November 6th,
Augnet 2lBt,
P'ebruary 3rd,
November 24th,
October 14th,
May 4th,
September 26th,
July 27th,
September 2nd,
December 28th,
November 19tb,
August 3rd,
December 2l6t,
February 22nd,
March 18th,
March 1 5th,
November 29th,
April Ist,
May 19th,
May 7th,
August 24th,
January 29tb,
December 4tb,
October 9th,
April 7tb,
April 6th,
1896..
1897..
1896..
1897..
1896
1897 . .
1896..
1895..
1897..
1898 .
1897 . .
1898..
1897..
1898..
1897 .
189B .
1897..
""200
When discharged.
October let, 1897.
October 8th, " .
October 14th, "
November 9th, "
December Ist, " .
January 25tb, 1898.
Match 18th, " .
April
April
April
April
May
May
May
May
May
May
.June
July
July
July
July
August
August
Ist,
Ist,
21st:,
2lBt,
2nd,
2nd,
2nd,
2nd,
lllb,
19tb,
Ist,
4th,
18th,
23rd,
23rd,
29tb,
30th,
September, 1st,
September 8th,
September 30th,
September 30tb,
September 30th,
September 30th,
September 30th,
Remarks.
Recovered.
Unimproved ,
Recovered.
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing age, length of residence, and proximate cause of death of those who
died during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
No.
1
3
3
4
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Initials.
C. C...
J. B...,
A. B...
F. M...
M. H.,
C. G .
E. L . .
B. R...
S. H . . .
J. K . . .
L. R...
J. H ..
D. M ..
L. L . . .
A. S . . .
S. J....
J. F. . . .
C. B . . .
J. B. . .
W.E .
E B. S
C. B . . .
M. M .
C. J . . .
G. S . . .
.7 D ...
E. R...
F. P . . .
G. B...
J. H...
C. S. . . .
U. P...
A. n...
C. G ..
J. A . . .
Sex.
M.
M.
F .
F.
F .
M.
M.
F .
F .
M.
F .
M.
M,
F .
F.
F.
M.
F .
F.
M.
M.
F .
F.
M.
M.
M.
F .
M..
Vt.
F .,
F..
F..
Vt..
F ..
M.,
Age.
40
80
54
66
69
59
60
68
60
47
21
62
55
59
65
81
69
59
70
60
70
64
76
34
68
63
56
50
48
62
90
74
65
50
77
Date of death.
October Ist,
October 6tb,
October 19tb,
November, 17th,
necembf r, 22nd,
January 4th,
January 9th,
January 14th,
January 15th,
Febiuary 3nd,
February 4th,
February 7th,
February 17th,
February 24th,
March 8th,
1897.
1898.
March
March
March
April
April
April
April
May
May
June
July
July
July
August
August
Augu-t
11th,
17th,
28th,
6th,
8th,
12th,
Ifth,
13th,
13th,
3rd
5th,
25th,
25th,
12th,
28th.
31st,
September 11th,
July 31 St,
September 28th,
September 30th,
.< r
Residence in
Asyluir.
S
4
0
6
6
6
11
1
2
11
1
9
2
5
1
9
5
4
4
1
7
6
1
4
5
4
6
1
4
8
6
5
10
3
16
9
29
8
16
17
6
26
11
5
6
9
29
21
18
11
9
7
7
23
15
3
14
16
20
i'
23
29
2
27
23
26
7
Proximate cause of
death.
Phthisis.
Senile decay.
Tabes dorsilis.
Senile decay.
Exhaust, of dementia.
Epilepsy.
Cardiac disease.
Carcinf ma.
Cardiac di.sease.
Exhaust, of dementia.
Ef ilepsy.
Ex. of melancholy.
ExhatistiDn of mania.
Chronic bronchitip.
Exhaust, of dementia.
Ex. of beniledementia.
Senile decay.
Exhaust, of dementia.
Peritonitis.
Carcmcma.
Cardiac disease.
Cardiac diseare.
Apoplexy.
Drowning.
Ap plexy.
Exhaustion of mania.
Tuberculo-»is.
Exh. of melancholia.
Tuberculosis.
Dysentery.
Dyseritery.
Cardiac disease.
Epilepsy.
StrangulatioD.
Exhau&t. of dementia.
201
'62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 7.
Showing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the asylum.
, During the year.
During former years.
Trades, callings and occupations.
Male.
Female.
1
Total.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Total.
Agents
2
2
2
Architects
Actuaries
Actors
Artists
Book-keepers
5
2
:::■:;::
.5
2
6
Bakers ,
2
Bricklayer?
butchers
1
7
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
Blacksmiths ....
7
Brar s-finishers
I
Brewers
]
Builders
Barbers
Brocm-makers
1
1
1
1
1
Barristers
1
Bookbinders
Bricknaakers
1
1
1
Bridge-tenders
Brakesmen
Bailiff
1
1
1
Bootblack
1
1
4
1
1
4
1
Boilermaker
1
Commercial travellers
1
1
6
Gabiaetmakeis
Consuls
Confectioners
Coopers
2
14
9
4
2
14
9
4
2
Carpenters
3
5
3
5
17
Clerks
14
Clergymen
4
Cooks
1
1
1
1
1
Carders
1
Captains of steamboat?
Cigarmakers
1
1
1
Custom-house oflScers
Coppersmiths
Coachmen
1
1
1
Clock cleaners
Dyers
Domentic serTftnts, all kinds
4
3
4
3
115
8
115
8
119
Dres'tmakers
11
Detectives
Drui^gista
5
5
6
DentiHts
Doctor*
1
1
1
Knsrineera
2
2
2
Editors
Ksrmers
11
11
133
1
138
1
144
Fishermen
1
202
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No- 7 .—Continued.
Showing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the asylum.
During the year.
During former
years.
Trades, callings and occupations.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Total.
1
1
1
4
1
1
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Housekeepers
35
35
236
236
271
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
168
1
9
9
168
177
2
2
6
1
4
6
1
4
3
6
8
1
4
3
6
3
6
3
1
3
1
S
1
2
2
2
2
4
6
23
61
84
90
4
32
4
69
4
\
1
37
70
"
Photographer*
203
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189^
TABLE No. 7 .—Concluded.
Showing trades, callings and occupations of patients admitted into the asylum.
Dnring the year.
During former
years.
Trade?, callings and oceupationB.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Total.
Proetitntes
1
1
8
4
2
1
1
FuiDteri
8
4
2
1
g
Priiitf rj
4
Peddlers
2
Physicians
1
Pump-makers
Potter
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Qnarrymen
1
Railway forem'^n
Railway conductors
Spinsters
.^0
3"
1
30
7
6
1
30
Sailors .... ,....
7
3
7
Stude its
1
1
7
Spinners . ,
I
Sitters of charity
Sodii wat-r manufacturers
Stone cutters . .
Showmen
Saddlers
Shoemakers
4
8"
4
8
4
Seamstresses
8
Soip-makers
Slaters
Station masters
Salesmen
i
3
1
3
1
3
Sail and tent-makers
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
1
6
2
1
1
1
IC
3
Ship-builders . . .. ... . .
1
1
Stenographer
]
Teachers
1
1
2
18
Tavern-keepers
1
1
8
1
1
9
1
10
Tanners
1
Toll-gHt*) keeper
Typeietter
1
1
1
1
1
1
Watchmakers
Wood- workers
Wpavf-r^
i
1
1
2
. 2
1,041
1
Wheel wri(fht<
i
2
2
1
Waggun-makers
2
Unknown or other emp'oyments
2
88
37
51
527
514
1,129
204
62 Victoria.
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 8.
Showing causes of insanity.
Number of instances in which each cause was
assigned.
Causes of insanity.
In respect of the admissions for the year ending
30th September, 18i8.
As predisposing
cause.
As exciting cause.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
1
1
3
Female.
7
1
3
2
4
1
1
Total.
Moral.
Domestic troubles, including loss of relatives or
friends
1
1
g
Religi )U8 excitement
2
Adverse circumstances, including business troubles,
liDve affair?, including seduction
2
1
8
6
2
Meatal anxiety, " worry ''
1
1
3
7
fright and nervous shocks
1
Physical.
Tntemperance in drink and drugs
3
«
3
6
7
Intemperance, sexual
Veneral disease
Self-abuse, sexual
2
1
'■"3"
2
4
■Over- work
1
2
g
Sunstroke
Accident or injury
1
1
2
1
1
1
j
Pregnanoy
5
5
I
Puerperal
2
Iiactation
I
Pubeity and change of life
I
Uterine disorders
' ] '
1
2
4
1
5
2
6
1
Brain di* ease, with general paralysis
Brain diseasp, with epi epsy
4
3
3
Q
OthT forms of brain disease
Other bodily diseases or disorders, including old age
FevftTs ■
2
2
1
2
Hereditary.
"With other ascertained cause in combination
11
2
10
I
2
20
51
21
3
2
1
28
88
"With other combined cause not ascertained
Congenital.
"With other ascertained cause in combination
With other combined cause not ascertained
1
8
37
Unknown
16
37
1^
51
34
88
Total
205
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189^
TABLE No. 9.
Showing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Reg.
No.
Sex.
936
M
970
M
993
F
987
F
979
F
915
F
1026
F
856
M
988
M
93G
M. ...
1047
F
1003
F . .
1051
\L ...
1036
M
1032
M
953
M
1062
M
1066
\I
992
M
1011
M
966
F
991
F
1078
M
728
F
1046
F
1061
M
995
F
853
F
936
M
7S0
M
874
F
734
M
33
F
loitials.
Date of probational
discharge.
J. G
H. T
C. M. D
A. B
G. P
M. M
C. K
S. H
W. A
J. G
I. C
0. T
C. J
R. P
T. W
H. J
D. S
N. S
J. A
M. V
E. H
A. O
E. C
8. R. T
C. M. A. M.
F. L
M. J
M. H
J. G
H. J. K ...
K. H
F. H. C
M. E. D . . .
October 2nd
13tb
November 4tb
19tb
" 25lh
December 7th
16lh
20th
" 23rd
24th
" Slst,
January 4th
13th
22ad
27th
March Ist,
5th
16tb
19th
2nd
lltb
16th
3rd
25th
June 11th
14tb
15th
IGih
25lb
25th
" 2oth
'J8th
29th
April
May
1897
1898
Term of probation.
1 month
3 months
2
,
2
,
2
,
1 month
2 months
2 "
6 "
1 month
.S months. .....
3
3
2
2
6
2
4
3
2
1 moD
th
3 moE
the
2
3
1 moE
th
1
3 moi
iths
3
6
2
6
2
2
Result.
Returned.
Recovered.
Returned.
Recovered.
Returned.
Recovered.
Died.
Recovered.
Returned,
Recovered.
Returned.
Reoovered.
Still out.
Recovered.
Still out.
Returned,
Still out.
Recovered.
206
G2 Victoria.
Sossi )nal Papers (No. 1 1 ).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 9.— Continued
Showing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
"kS-
Sex
1009
F ...,-.
1090
M. .
996
F ...
1058
F...
1025
M. .
1007
F...
959
M. .
1105
M. .
1070
F...
1097
F ...
1083
M. .
1106
M. .
1098
M. .
1087
F ...
Initials.
M. B. 0
W. M. .
K. D...
E. T . . .
R. S. . . .
L. D...
W. 0...
]A. J. R.
H. P .
B. H ..
J. N . . .
R. R...
D. 0...
A. W. .
Date of probitional
discbarge.
June
July
SOtb,
30th,
5th,
" 12th,
13th.
20th,
21st,
25th,
August 9th,
12th,
18th,
24th,
September 3rd,
24 th,
Term of probatioD
2 •♦
1 month
2 months
1 month
2 months
3 "
2 "
1 month
2 months
2 "
2 "
2 «'
2 ,"
3 ••
Result.
Recovered
Still out.
Recovered.
Returned.
Still out.
Returned.
Still out.
Returned.
Still out.
SUMMARY OF PROBATIONAL DISCHARGES.
Number to whom probational leave was granted .
Discharged, recovered
" improved
" unimproved
Died before expiration of leave
Returned to Asylum
Absent on probation on 30th September, 189 . . .
Males.
11
Females
207
12
Total.
23
. 1
11
Males.
1
Females
25
22
20
15
5
7
Total.
47
35
13
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (Mo. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 10.
Shewing in qainqaennial period, the ages of those admitted, recovered and died
during the year.
Admitted.
Recovered.
Died.
Agei.
i
1
c3
o
EH
,2
"3
S
r®
3
o
6-
-3
-3
S
'3
From 10 f:n 15 vnira _ _ .
' 16 " 20 '
' 20 " 25 '
' 25 " 80 '
' 30 " 35 '
' 35 •' 40 '
• 40 " 45 '
' 45 " 50 '
' 50 " 56 '
' 55 " 60 '
' 60 " 65 '
' 65 " 70 '
' 70 " 75 '
' 75 " 80 '
' 80 " 85 '
• 85 " 90 *
I
5
4
6
8
4
3
5
1
1
3
1
1
7
9
6
4
3
2
2
7
2
4
1
2
12
13
12
7
7
5
7
8
3
7
2
1
2
2
6
3
1
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
4
6
8
4
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
S
4
2
1
I
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
5
8
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Unknowa .
14
Totals
37
61
88
17
31
18
17
35
208
^:2 Mctoria,
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A. 181i9
TABLE No. 11
Periods.
o
S.
>>
09
c
in B
0.2
Mi
"8 -a
5<
;3
Length of residence nf those
retiiainim? in Atylum on
30th September.
Periods of treatmt nt of thuse
who were discharged cured
during the year.
Periods of treatment <>i those
who were discharged im-
proved during ihe year.
03 i
o.S '
■^ be •
X ^ (D
Under 1 month
From 1 to 2 months
18
10
6
4
2
4
5
2
1
2
6
11
10
7
4
5
5
7
4
2
4
8
27
16
41
77
31
37
95
126
77
1
" 2 " 3 "
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
" 3 " 4 "
" 4 " 5 "
" 5 " 6 "
" 6 " 7 "
" 7 '• 8 " ..
" 8 " 9 "
" 9 "10 "
" 10 " 11 "
" 11 " 12 "
2
11
3
1
•' 12 "18 "
6
" 18 months to 2 years
" 2 to 3 years
9
5
2
" 3 " 4 "
♦' 4 " 5 "
" 5 " 6 "
" 6 " 7 " :
1
3
" 7 " 8 "
" 8 " 9 "
" 9 " 10 " '
2
1
1
4
♦' 10 " 15 "
" 15 "20 "
" 20 years and upwards
88
600
30
I
U A,
209
6*2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11
A 1899
TABLE No. 12.
Shewing the nature of employment and the number of days' work performed by
patients during the year.
Nature of employment.
Carpenter shop
Tailor's shop
Shoe shop
Engineer's shop
Blacksmith's shop
Mason work
Repairing roads
Wood yard and coal shed
Bakery
Laundry
Dairy
Butchershop and subway
Piggery
Painting
Farm
Garden
Grounds
Stable
Kitchen
Dining rooms
Ofhcers' quarters and offices. . . .
Sewing room
Knitting
Spinning
Mending
Wards
Number of
patients
who
worked.
Days worked.
Male.
Female.
879
2,816
982
975
1,225
957
.3,604
Total.
1,731
1,836
f^41
2,816
982
H75-
4.829
Halle
10
2
12
10
?0
.5
14
23
24
47
2,941
465
2,762
2,609
8,912
1,595
3,764
4,880
1,329
219
14.635
1,026
3,994
1,065
2,398
9,799
6,512
2,944
465
2,762
2,509
8,942
1,.595
4,790
8,374
2,394
2,.S98
10,018
6,512
14,635
Store
General
Mat making
Sewing in cottages.
Total
1
169
l.S
62
312
22,369 38,676
1,636 2,495
i 14,457
513
77,310
84,983
312
61,045
4,131
14,457
162,293
210
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papeis (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 13.
Shewing the Counties and Districts from which the patients remaining in residence
on the 30th September, 1898, were originally received.
Countries and districts.
Males.
Females.
T(,tal.
Algoma District
Brant
4
3
1
2
2
5
5
Bruce
2
Carlton
DufEerin
1
1
2
Dundas
4
5
?.
1
7
2
3
11
Elgin
^
EsBex
5
Frontenac
Glengarry
4
Grenville
Grey
12
6
1
2
3
1
1
18
Haldimand
1
Halton
1
6
3
o
3
•^
TTn.stincrs ,
9
4
Kent
2
Lambton
4
Lanark
Leeds
l'
1
Lennox and Addington
Lincoln
Middlesex
1
11
5
3
1
8
25
7
3
13
3
18
1
5
3
1
4
8
29
1
1
15
1
18
2
1(5
Muskoka District
8
Nipissing District . .
4
Norfolk
5
Northumberland
16
Ontario
54
Parry Sound District
8
4
Peel
28
Perth
4
Peterborough
Prescott
36
Prince Edward
1
1
1
Rainy River District
2
3
Renfrew
Russell
Simcoe
Stormont
23
31
54
4
20
4
2
22
2
1
2
4
115
2
4
Victoria
42
Waterloo
6
Welland
Wellington
3
2
Wentworth
4
97
212
Not classed, unknown, etc
3
Total
300
300
600
211
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers [So. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE
Patients transferred
ID
ac
<
Sex.
County originally admitted from.
Nationality.
Initials of persons
transferred.
s
P^
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
i
e
O
.2
"bo
a
o
o
o
I
09
<s
'5
1 a
c o
H
o
1 J A
55
53
77
57
48
41
52
49
■
:
2 C B
Frontenac
1
3 MC
1
9.
4 H. D
Prince Edward
1 '
5 A. E
6 EG
Hastings ' .3
" 4
...
7 E. J
8 EK
5
6
Frontenac
9 C L
1
57
38 ,
1
2
3
10 E. K
11 E P
Prince Edward
61
56
69
51
Hastings
12 C R
?,
13 E. T
14 C D
4
.
York
7
....
1
212
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (IS'o. 11).
A. lbl)9
No. 14.
to other Asylums.
Religious denomina-
tion.
Social state.
Duration of
insanity
prior to ad-
mission.
Admitted by
Occupation.
o
ID
B
O
"o
.£3
i
03
B
.5
o
ID
S
s
o
B
<u
•a w
Si a
O
2 o
.2
a
s
B
O
B
1?
1
Asylum transfer]
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
13
27
9
15
12
2
18
18
I
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Home duties
None
Servant
Brockville.
1
1
2
2
2
None
2
3
3
4
Teacher
2
Servant
.3
4
4
4
Home duties
1
2
3
5
6
Servant
5
6
5
6
S
7
8
12
7
,,
^^
4
,,
3
7
I
Home duties
Toronto.
i
213
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. I89J>
TABLE ^No. 15.
Work done in Laundry during the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Articles.
Aprons
Blouses
Bed-ticks
Blankets
Bibs
Collars
Cuffs
Chemises
Curtains
Coats
Counterpanes .
Clothes bags. . .
Combinations . .
Cushion covers
Dresses
Drawers
Dusters
Guernseys
Handkerchiefs.
Jackets
Neckties
Nightgowns . . .
Nightshirts . . .
Overalls . .
Number.
10,689
.385
447
3,824
24
5,499
3.680
14,483
828
1,332
1,652
603
258
24
7,187
7,297
1,472
3,575
7,013
151
1,963
4,216
1,041
1,304
Articles.
Number.
9,4C0
Petticoats
Pillowticks
Pillowslips .
Pillowshams
Pants
Quilts
Sheets j 42,502
Stockings 375
Skirts of dresses 133
Socks i 4,.56ii
Shirts 13,333
33,40&
724
1,029
2,071
Table cloths . . .
Toilet covers . . ,
Table napkins .
Towells, diaper
" roller.
" dish
bath .,
Tidies
Uniforms
Vests
Waists
Window blinds
Total
7,684
1,487
6,784
7,116
6,253
4,561
9,912
41
206
190
354
61
231,136
214
62 \ ictoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 16.
Washing done in Cottages from October 1, 1897, to October 1, 1898.
Articles.
Male cottages.
Female
cottages.
Totals.
286
418
24
11,277
87
11,563
Blankets
505
24
59
13,768
43
4,096
232
23
59
Bath t owels
Blouses
71
13,839
4»
Chemises (cotton) ... ...
4,096
Counterpanes
232
Curtains (pairs)
624""
230
3,541
270
23
624
Draw era (cotton)
4,045
4,227
779
2,237
15,235
1,353
5,405
4,028
18
18
740
4,775
4,275
' ' (flannel)
7,768
Diaper towels
1,049
Dresses
2,237
Dish towels
4,533
330
19,768
Dresses (flannel)
Flannel chemises
Handkerchiefs
1,353
5,405
4,358
18
Mactress covers
8
2ft
Napkins (table) . ...
740
45""
911
217
769
4,775
Nightshirts
45
Overall pants
911
1,539
37
217
2,308
Pillowshams . ...
37
Pillowticks •
Pants
959
21
151
506
1,306
3^887 "'
83
959
3,887
104
151
Roller towels
1,711
1,593
16,790
36
2,217
Sheets
2,899
Stockings
16,790
Shawls
36
Shirts (cotton)
11,070
979
3,890
11.070
979
44
754
322
3,890
44
Tidies
754
Underwaists
322
Vests .
10
10
Totals
31,169
99,241
120,410
215
6 'J Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. lsU<*
TABLE No 17.
Work done in Cottages from Oct let, 1897, to Oct. Ist, 1898
Made
Repaired.
Articles.
Male
cottages.
Female
cottiges.
Total.
375
7
Male
cottages.
224
Female
cottage?.
3,907
Total.
Aprons
.375
72
4,131
Ttlanlfpto
93
26
2:i
".30'
563
5
16
lOi "
TOO
3,982
656
Bed Tick= ... ...
26
28
k"
28
8'
:'■>
Books covered
Braces
Blouses
1«
1.31 "
CombiDation Suits
200
386
46
10
287
43
31
386
46
10
287
43
31
,3,982
2^595
2,595
Coats
916
20
916
20
53
475
709
31
93
75
53
475
709
31
93
75
6,806
31
2,293
1,684
fi,80'?
31
Drawers, cotton
138
1,029
2,431
2,713
49
26
1,976
'2i6
2,130
2,0''o
Mitts
MattB . .
23
58
62
58
85
25
210
31
31
70
4
70
4
2,130
26
26
14
14
5
897
156
1,258
437
47
is'
73
67
3J2i
288
877
1,950
5
897
" jackets
1.56
1.258
1,094
"" isi
1,094
isi"
2,143
1,577
.3,989
2.580
Pillow Ticks
1,624
3,989
15
Roller towela
230
69
.329
230
69
329
769
690
642
445
8,050
'2,195'
9 "
715
PupT"
512
Stocking.^
Sock? knitted
8,050
769
3,721 .
Sheets
690
2,483
877
425
745
148
2
111
12
42
94
425
745
148
2
111
12
42
94
1,959
Socks finished
Table clothe
287
287
Table drapes
Tidies '.'. '..'.. '....
Table Napkins
Uniform dresses
„ " caps
Vests
60'
60
7
7
12,481
792
fi,079
0,871
45,836
.58,317
216
i)'2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 18.
Work done in Sewing Room for year ending September 30th, 1898.
Articles.
Cut.
1
Made.
Repaired.
Aprons
690
1
259
1
Blouse waists
102
3
15
78
145
89
755
423
167
9
102
3
15
Ba^s
Collars
Cufifs
Caps
Curtains
85
107
61
67
9
120
Drawers
Golf capes . .
Lambrequins ....
18
Lace ,
17^ yds.
Mattrass covers
59
4
85
32
158
1,413
1
181
36
24
17
68
1
12
38
642
7
971
69
199
305
816
84
8
3
■14
50
2
7,863
59
Mangle covers
Mats . .
1
Neckties
14
75
339
1
52
36
24
17
Nightdresses
Pillow slips
Petticoats
Pudding cloths
Pil'ow ticks
1
12
5
203
7
242
42
51
97
204
38
8
1
3
2
1
Shrouds
Sofa pillow covers
Shirts
323
Sheets
Toilet covers
Table cloths
Towels, roller
Table napkins
Ticks
Tea cosies
Table covers .■
Underwaists
Total
2,222
462
217
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 19.
Work done in Tailor Shop from October Ist, 1897, to October Ist, 1898.
Articles.
Made and
cut.
Repaired.
Total.
Aprons ...
6
1
1
122
334
556
130
136
Bags
1
Caps
1
Coats
242
.364
Flannel undershirts
334
Flannel drawers
556
Gloves . . ...
2
2
Canvas bed."*
1
1
145
52
1
135
1
Dynamo covers
1
Overall pants
458
320
40
.376
18
603
Overall jackets
Overcoats
372
41
Pants
Robes
511
18
Uniform coats (serge)
Uniform panes (serge) ...
23
31
29
90
2»
31
Uniform coats (shirtings)
Vests
29
87
177
Total
1,.528
1.673
3,201
218
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 20.
Work done in the Shoe Shop from October 1st, 1897, to October 1st, 1898.
Articles.
Made and
cut.
Repaired.
Tota
Shoes and boots
Slippers (men) . .
Braces
Slippers (women)
Long boots
Laced boots
Harness pieces . . . .
Skate straps
Belts
Cricket pads . .
Leather coats
Total . . .
59
110
168
143
8
5
58
2
564
Ml
254
53
25
23
93
828
433
364
221
168
31
5
93
58
2
6
1
1,382
219
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11
TABLE No. 21.
Report of work done in carpenter's department for year ending 30th September, 1898.
Description.
Bridge
Blinds
Broom handles
Boxes
Closets
Cupboards . .
Chairs
Curtain poles
Coffins
Doors . . . . .
Desks
Floors
Fly screens
Implement shed.
Knife boxes
Locks
Ladders
Lounges
Meat trays . . .
Mat frames . . .
Mortar boards.
Pig troughs. . .
Rubbers
Refrigerators .
Shuttei-s
•Step ladders .
Sash
Skirt boards .
Seed boxes . . .
Shelvini^
Stairs
Stalls
Sidewalk
Tables
Waggon bftxes.
Waiters
Wash stands
Wheelbarrows.
Windows
Wardrobes . . .
Wash tubs . . .
Wash boards .
Mop handles .
Settees
New work.
8
10
4
1
10
3
30
70 ft.
1
4
450 ft.
Repaired.
12
43
17
183
144
19
6
29
22
3
6
o
20
4
22
2
33
1
20
31
1
5
12
6
32
6
3
4
50
220
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. \b\ 9
TABLE No. 22.
Report of work done in engineer's department during the year ending 30th
September, 1898.
Description.
Put do^v^l 1,400 ft. Ij inch pipe and cable for electric light.
Basin pipes repaired
Closets raked out and repaired
Sink pipes repaired
Compression bibbs taps repaired
Valves repaired
Soil pipes repaired
Steam pipe leaks repaired
Flange join's repaired
Urinal pipes rej)aired . .
Coal oil stoves repaired
Iron windows raised or put down
Boiler tubes put in
Radiators rep tired ,
Bath pipes repaired •
Waiters repaired
Water pipes repaired
Electric wires tested and repaired
Bedsteads I'epaired
Bath tubs removed
Bnth tubs set up
Put galvanized iron floor in large refrigerator
Lawn mowers sharpened and repaired
Tinware repaired
Steam heating taken out of cottages 5 and E
Hot water heating put in cottage 5
Hot water heading put in amusement hall
Electric lighting put in amusement hall
Moved two boilers from boiler room to cottages 5 and E . . .
Put in feed water heater
Set up two steam pumps
Set three hydrants
Put down 1 ,100 ft. 4-inch hydrant pipe
Put four radiators in nightwatches' rooms
Plumbing done in nmusement hall
Connected large tanks with hydrants
New work.
Repairs.
82
323
38
15t)
57
23
16
14
11
11
99
2
20
12
7
41
60
12
43
60
221
62 Victoria Sessional I'apers (JNo. 11). A. 1899
TABLE No. 23.
Work done in mason's department for year ending 30th September, 1898.
1 Laying ceineut in furnace room in Amusenieut Hall.
2 ,' cow stable at farm.
3 Lathing in Amusement Hall.
4 Cutting and changing doois in Amusement Hall.
5 Plastering in
6 " store room in "
7 Repairing subways tu cottages.
8 Pump foundation in pump roou), centre building.
9 I " " house.
10 Repairing two kitchen ranges.
11 " boiler in boiler room.
12 Patching in Cottage D.
13 Verandah foundation built.
14 One window cut and built.
15 Chimneys and foundations, Cottages 5 and E.
16 Drctin cut in refrigerator.
17 Wall under water tank.
18 Stone well in Cottage 5.
19 Drain in "
20 Cutting holes for pipes at pump house.
21 I " " Cottage 5.
22 I " " " E.
23 Excavating for boiler at '^ 5.
24 I Building in boilers at " E and 5.
25 I Foundation for implement shed at farm.
222
^'2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A 1899
TABLE No. 24.
Return of Garden and Greenhoase for the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Article.
Apples . . .
Asparagus
Beets . . . .
Beans .
Carrots
Currants
Cabbage
Cauliilower . . . .
Com
Celery
Cucumbers . . . .
Mint
Peas, green . . .
Parsley
Parsnips
Pears
Potatoes, early
Rhubarb
Badish
Onions
Spinaeh
Sage
Savory
Tomatoes
Turnips
Vegetable oyster
Vegetable marrow and squash .
Lettuce
Water and musk melon
Quantity.
bunches.
Raspberries and strawberries I 1,276 baskets.
226
630
1,423
427
975
1,534
H55
876
26,5G0
2,750
3,526
7,4(30
811
1,000
1,225
1,000
4.56
125
160
1,127
1,250
2,113
254
376
850
1,546
423
.-^27
142
374
35,000
623
barrels,
bunches.
u
bushels.
pecks.
bunches.
bushels.
quarts.
heads.
dozen.
heads.
dozen.,
bunches.
pecks.
bunches.
bushels.
baskets.
bushels.
bunches.
bushels.
pecks.
bunches.
bushels.
■Grapes .
Bedding plants
Plants in greenhouse
Annuals
Hay
Total
27
41,000
2,356
10,365
10 tons.
Price.
2 50
2
40
20
2
40
6
4
6
6
4
10
2
15
1
60
75
1 00
3
2
2
1 00
10
2
2
80
30
60
8
1
10
6
25
8
25
5
Value.
Hg c.
565 00
12 60
28 46
170 80
195 00
30 68
262 00
52 56
1,060 00
165 00
211 56
298 40
81 10
20 00
183 75
10 00
273 60
93 75-
160 00
3< 81
25 00
42 26
254 00
37 60
17 00
30 92
338 40
158 10
85 20
29 92
350 00
62 30
76 56
6 75
3,280 00
589 00
518 25
80 00
9,889 33
228
62 V^ictoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189^
TABLE No. 25.
Keturn of Farm Produce for year ending September 30th, 1898
Articles.
Wheat
Oats
Peas
Potitoes
Hay
Straw
Mangolds . . . .
Ensilage corn . .
Eggs
Milk
Turkeys
Chickens
Calves sold. .-. .
Beets
Beans
Cucumbers. . . .
Cabbage
Cauliflower. . .
Com
Carrots
Lettuce
Onions (green)
Onions
Peas (green) . .
Parsnips
Radishes
Rhubarb
Tomatoes . . . .
Hotis s' Id . . . .
Quantity.
for Asylum use
Total
.^5 bushels.
2,000 "
.3.nO "
2,700 "
80 tons.
50 "
250 "
250 •
450 dozen.
17, 954 1 gallons.
15
3o
9
500 bunches.
30 bushels.
400
700
500
200 dozen.
10 bushels.
.500 bunches.
1,000 "
12 bushels.
30 "
2.^ "■
100 bunches.
600
20 bushels.
5,807 pounds.
1,937 "
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60
30
60
50
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6 00
5 00
1 50
ic
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2
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2,872 64
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3
ANNUAL KEPORT OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
ASYLUM FOR INSANE, BROCKVILLE, FOR THE YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30th, 1898.
Robert Christie, E>tq., Inspector of Asylums, Ontario.
Sir — In compliance with the statutory requirements, 1 herewith submit the fourth
annual report of this Asylum, for the year ending September 30tb, 1898.
Patients in residence October 1st, 1897
" admitted during the year
Total number under treatment
Discharged :
Recovered
Improved
Unimproved
Total discharged
Died
Eloptd
Remaining in residence September 30th, 1898
Average daily population
Male.
257
40
297
16
3
3
22
20
1
254
259
Female,
194
101
295
19
5
2
26
10
259
229
Total.
441
141
592
36
8
48
30
1
513
488
Admissions.
There were 141 patients admitted durirg the year. Of this number, thirty -nine
were transfers from the other provincial asylump, while fcixty-two were admitted by
medical certificates direct from their homes, and forty by warrant from the gaols. It is
gratifying to obEcrve that the number comicg to us through the gaol process is diminish-
ing yearly. This means of commitment is usually the result of either of two causes,
viz., ignorance of the necessary steps to be taken in order to secure the admission of a
patient to an asylum, or hesitancy on the part of relations towards making application
until violence on the part of the subject necessitates final and hurried measures. This
reluctance, while of course natural, is to be deprecated as after the appearance of insanity
the sooner a diseased mind is subjected to hospital treatment the better ; and the most
expeditious means cf accomplishing this is to apply to the superintendent of the district
asylum for the necessaiy papers.
As usual a number of old people, many having passed beyond the alloted span and
who are merely suffering from the natural decadence of age, have been forced upon us.
This I fear is an evil which can scarcely be overcome until the erection of district " homes
for the aged " will enable us to refuse admission to all but those who are eligible.
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DiSCflARGEei.
The total namber of discharges was forty-eight, ot these thirty-five had recovered, eight
had improved and five were unimproved. A large proportion of the transfers having
been of the chronic class the percentage (twenty-five) of recoveries on the whole namber
admitted is no criterion. The percentage of recoveries on direct admissions was thirty
foar.
Deaths.
There were thirty deaths during the year, representing a percentage of five on the
total under treatment.
Employment.
As will be seen by the appended taVjles, large numbers of patients have been
encouraged to engage in occupation of some kind or other. Idleness in an Asylum as
elsewhere is simply a synonym for mischief and if permitted gives opportunity for the
abnormal mental conditions to feed and grow and for new^ erratic impulses to develop,
while the physical identity suffars concurrently. Out door exercise works inversely, the
attention to and interest in the work crowding out morbid ideas, and the body recuper-
ates under the invigorating influence of the pure air and sunlight. Of course while all
in a fit condition to work are encouraged to be actively employed, the material results of
patient labor are held in only secondary consideration, and it is continually impressed
upon attendants in charge of working parties that the work exists solely for the benefit
of the patients, not vice versa. This fact combinpd with the enervated physical condition
of so many of our people renders the result of their work diaproportinate to that of a
like number of sane men, yet when the limitation and the physical disability are con-
sidered the amount of work accomplished on the grounds and elsewhere during the last
year is surprising.
Gbngbal Improvements.
Since my last report, considerable progress has beein made tow^ards converting the
eight acres of wood in front of the Asylum into a park, and though we found it in a
very rough state with enormous boulders disputing the right of territory with the trees,
it could be seen from the first that its possibilities were magnificent, and each month
finds U3 progressing towards their realization though necessarily at a rather slow pace as
our grouods are extensive, and their very pioturesquesness renders work upon them more
laborious than if a flit monotonous condition existed. The boulders in the park were
pressed into service and form a permanent su'ostratum for the main drive, and the
soil excavated from the roadbed was utilized in levelling the park. We hope to complete
the main drive thi^ Autumn, and then we shall be in a position to pay attention to the
laying out of the walks, flower beds and other details.
A number of ornamental and shade trees have been planted on the lawns, and on
the borders of the drive parallel with the buildings.
Increased accommodation for 20 patients ha< been secured by the removal of the
partitions over the dining rooms of two of the cottages, thus transforming the limited
email roams into two large dormitories, well lighted, ventilated and hea'ed ind more
aanitary and pleasant than the iodividual rooms. The work was done by patients
under the direction of the carpenter.
The Public Works Department have just completed a root house and a much needed
addition to the carpenter shop. The carpenter work of the latter and the painting and
and glazing of both were done by institution labor under the direction of the carpenter,
and the excavation for the two buildings was done by the patients.
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The interior walls throughout the executive building and two of the cottages have
been painted and decorated by a couple of attendants assisted by patients. While only
the ordinary painting materials were used the result is decidedly satisfactory,
and the work has been commended as equal to that done by professional decor-
ators This improvement in the walls of the cottages is a welcome one to the
attendants, as a laudable rivalry exists as to the substantial and ornamental nature of
their respsctive wards, and co operation with them on these lines is appreciated.
The Engineer Department besides attending to the numerous alterations and repairs
throughout the institution did the fitting for the steam heating in the carpenter shop,
ftnd hot water heating in the new dormitories.
The installation of a telephone system connecting all the cottages with the office and
thus effecting direct and speedy inter-communication is a great advantage. The work
was done by the Bell Telephone Oo., and gives thorough satisfaction.
Besides assisting in the laundry and kitchen and accomplishing a large amount of
sewing and mending, the female patients have under the direction of the nurses
made a great deal of fancy work which goes far towards beautifying the wards.
CuAPBL AND Recreation Room.
The want of a chapel and recreation room was specified in my repDrt of 1896, and
with the increase of population the necessity becomes more emphatic. Devotional
exercises and amueemenfe should form an integral part of the lives of all well regulated
people, and as our aim is to redirect the mental and physical forces into the normal
channel whence illness diverted them, we urge the attendance of patients at church and
games whenever possible. The compound disadvantage of size and position posseased by
our chapel and amusement room (it is 25 x 35 ft. and situated over the boilers) forced us
to abandon religious services for the summer, as we concluded that this was a lesser evil
than the crowding of patients into so small and hot a space.
"When the indoor games and entertainments are resumed for the winter, we shall be
obliged to send the patients in relays, and even when crowding is thus avoided, the
temperature which holds high revel will make the attendance a questionable privilege.
When the facilities for the erection of a combined church and amusement hall are taken
into consideration, it seems all the greater pity that our equipment in this respect is
practically nil. The walls of the present coal vaults would constitute a splendid
foundation for a building which would ba completed for about $4,000.
Enclosure.
[ can only reiterate what I said on this subject in my report of 1897, time but
emphasizing the necessity which existed then for a fence around the Asylum grounds.
The patchwork affair that disfigures the precincts serves only to keep out wandering
bovines, and to furnish visitors with material for good natured raillery on the subject of
economy. So far as being of use in preventing the exit or ingress of hum am
wanderers the present structure might just as well be cleared away.
I feel it almost superfluous to mention the fact that around a hospital of this nature
there should be placed an enclosure, both to aid in the safe keeping of our patients, and
to maintain a check on outsiders, a large proportion of whom are wandering Willies or
members of gipsy bands who, once the warm weather sets in, infest the Prescott road. A
picket fence six feet high would secure privacy to our inmates and enable us pretty effec-
tually to exclude any undesirable element. I would suggest that the entrance gates at
the south and west be of iron as the appearance and durability of wooden gates are soon
sacrificed to continual opening and shutting, and to the effects of the weather.
229
62 Victoria. Sessioual Papers (Xo. 11). A 1899
A Greenhouse.
This still remains on the list of wants and I wou'd urge that an appropriation for
even a small greenhouae b3 granted. Under existing circamslances we do not possess
means of housing during winter even the few plants that are purchased from year to year.
Recommendations.
I would again urge the desirability of supplying the patients with at least a small
number of books. In respect of a library we are not even up to the standard of prisoos
which have the felons amply supplied with good reading matter. Surely when these ,
places have their libraries, an institution with mental science for its watchword, should
not be lacking in this respect after four years of existence. True, we are indebted to our
local editors for newspapers, but the general matter that must; neoesaarily bo furnished in
a daily paper is not always healthfal food for melancholy, depressed or excited minds ;
consequently num bers of the patients are deprived of one of the chief pleasures of their
lives.
A sidewalk from our gates to the town limits, 350 yards away, would be a great
boon to the employees, the friends of patients, and the patients themselves, whose prom-
enades would thereby be greatly extended. As the distance is comparatively shoro and
as the work of construction could be accomplished by Asylum labor, the cost would not
be large, and I would recommend that a small appropriation be made for the necessary
lumber.
In the cottages which contain sixty patients three attendants are in charge, a num-
ber quite inadequate for the proper supervision of so many. As an attendant must
ac30mpany each walking or working party, it f reqaeatly happens that a large number are
left to the care of one attendant, who in addition has to perform the work incidental to
the meals, keeping the cottage in order, etc., etc. If an additional attendant were per-
mitted for each cottage, the average number of patients to each would ba fifteen, a num-
ber quite sufficient to tax the ability and energy of any one man, when the peculiar and
responsible nature of the charge is considered.
Another pressing want is light for the grounds at night. When the moon dors not
favcr us, we grope about in a state of Cimmerian darkness, and as a consequence thoie
who, like the biits, prefer to roam under these conditions, make the asylum precincts their
rendezvous, and the feeling of insecurity of those connected with the asylum increases in
proporiion with the frequency of the midnight prowlers' visits. The electric light com-
pany would supply sufficient lights for the proper illumination of the grounds at a moder-
ate cost, and with the consequent opportunity afforded us of having the place patrolled,
we would be in a position to indulge in more exclusiveness.
Our female patients have enjoyed many a pleasant hour through the medium of tw^
pianos in their hills The soothing effect of music on the disturbed mind is proverbial'
and those amongst our womea who are musicians erjoy themselves and at the same time
give pleasure to thf-ir afflicted audience. Visitors, too, often perform for the benefit of
those in the ward?, and it ie touching to witness the hilf abish^d, half defiant way in
which, perhaps, a noi^y patifnt issues from her room, and sits quietly in a corner enjoy-
ing the concord of sweet sounds and with the lo'k of care banished from her face for the
time. And there are others who, when the roUicking airs are struck, gradually brighten
up and execute a -pris seul for thn diversion of their co-inmates. The good effects of this
diversion, exhilerating to some and soothinfj to others, is undoubted. I am almost ashamed
to say that the pianos have been rented and are piid for by the nurses, and I would urge
that they be relieved of an expenditure from which the patients derive more benefit than
themselves. •
Ornamental and fruit trees should be planted without deliy. Every year of delay
in this respect is so much time to be ragretted in the future.
230
<32 Victoria. Sessional i'apers ( No. 11). A. 189^
It would appear from the many wants and recommendations enumerated that the
appetite of this instituion is insatiable, but while I have to thank you for multiplied
wants supplied during the past years, I would remind you that, owing to the demand for
accommodation at the time, our hospital suffered what I might call a premature birth,
and many of the essentials that combine towards forming a perfect whole were left for
later consideration, but as the patients of today are of just as much importance as those
who will follow in the future, I feel that my list of requests contains nothing but what
T am justified in asking for. Even these, if granted without exception, would only find
ua well equipped from a custodial standpoint. We are doing, and shall do the best we
can for our charges, realizing that each mind committed to our care is an additional
responsibility to that list, for which one day we shall be expected to give satisfactory
reckoning, bet our opportunities as I said, with even this list of wants and recommenda-
tions supplied, must be limited greatly to custodial and hygienic means. I have not yet
asked for any pathological equipment — not that it by any means is of secondary import-
ance, but it, I suppose, must wait till the specified essentials are supplied. In the mean-
time we cannot help envying those of our confreres further afiald, who have every oppor-
tunity of Ecientific research and experiment afforded them, and I believe that the time
will come when the pathological will be considered as essential an adjunct of a hospital
for insane as the culinary department. I have rather anticipated myself, however, and
trust that a year or two will find me in a position to lay before you my wants relative to
the subject.
The Farm.
The crop was very good with the exception of the potatoes, which, in consequence of
the drought were almost a complete failure. The yield of our farm must necessarily be
limited owing to the rough and rocky nature of a great portion of if.
The milk from our own cows was sufficient for the' requirements of the iasfcitubion
The Garden.
The yield of the garden was satisfactory, and the gardener may congratulate himself
that the supply of vegetables will be almost sufficient for the year. The absence of fresh
fiuit upon which to regale the patients is to be regretted, but the currant and berry
bushes planted last year are doing well and will, we hope, begin to bear next year. Besides
cultivating vegetable?, Mr. Richards has put in a great deal of work on the ornamental
grounds, the result being quite apparent.
Amusements.
The usual games and amusements were indulged in during the winter, and provided
a decided means of diverting the patients.
Several of the town choirs and secular organizations furnished us with concerts, and
greatly delighted appreciative audiences.
The band of the 4l8t Battalion gave two open air concerts which were much appre-
ciated.
A large number of patients attended the "Walter Main's circus and it is safe to say
that they added their quota of applause for the performers.
Acknowledgements.
The ministration of the clergymen of the various denominations has been a means of
great spiritual comfort and solace to our afflicted family, in whose name we thank
them.
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62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 11). A. 1899
We are indebted to the editors of the Recorder and Times respectively for exchanges,
and for weekly editions of the local papers.
Mr. Patterson, our neighbor, won the thanks of the patients for a treat of apples from
his fine orchard.
The Staff.
The medical staff is still limited to one assistant physician besides myself, and th&
inadequacy which made itself felt when mentioned in a former report, increases proper*-
tionately with the population.
The appointment of Mr. W. P. Dailey to succeed Mr. J. W. Baker as bursar is the
only change which took place in the official stafi.
The changes amongst the attendants and employees have been few. The existing
staff of employees, a number of whom have worked in the interests of the asylum since
its organization continue to exhibit their wonted interest, which augers well lor another
year's satisfactory progress.
Your obedient servant,
J. B. MtJRPHY,
Medical Superintendent
23S
ANNUAL STATISTICAL KEPORT.
Of the operations of the Asylum for Insane, Brockville for the year ending
30th September, 1898.
TABLE No. 1,
Shewing movements of patients in the Asylum for the official year ending 30th
September, 1898.
Male.
FemsJe.
Total.
Male.
257
40
Female.
194
101
Total.
Kemaining October Ist, 1897
451
Admitted daring year :
By Lieutenant- Governor's Warrant
17
23
36
65
53
88
" Medical Certificate
141
Total number under treatment during year
297
43
254
295
36
592
Discharges during year :
16
3
3
22
20
1
19
5
2
26
10
35
H
5
48
30
1
" improved
" unimproved
Total number of discbarges during year
Died
Eloped
Transferred >
79
Remaining in Asylum SOtk Sept., 1898 ,
259
513
Total number admitted since opeaing of Asylum ....
378
124
254
355
96
259
733
" discharged
56
62
5
1
62
34
118
96
6
1
• died
" eloped
'* transferred
220
" remaining 30th Sept., 1898
.513
Applications on file Sept. 30tb, 1898
2
4
'
[ 2.33
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 189^
TABLE No. 2.
Shewing the maximam and minimum number of patients resident in the Asylum, the
total number of days' stay of patients, and the daily average number of patients in
the Asylnm, from the Ist October, 1897 to 30th September, 1898.
Male.
260
255
94,535
259
Female.
256
196
83,585
229
Total.
Maximum number of patients in residence (
Minimum " " (c
CJollective days' stay of all patients in reside
an the 13
n the 8tl
nee durin
th of May, 1898)
of October, 1897)
g vear
516
451
178 120
Daily average population
488
Admissions of
year.
Total admission
s since opening
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Total.
Social State.
Married
14
26
49
52,
63
78
104
231
3
125
129
229
360
3
292
Single
438
Not reported
3
Total
40
6
4
9
1
1
15
4
101
22
19
15
3
36
4
2
141
28
23
24
4
1
51
8
2
141
7
14
5
103
6
5
1
141
338
53
68
48
8
1
114
17
29
338
30
34
12
217
15
12
18
338
264
38
39
65
95
6
4
254
13
45
8
176
4
3
5
254"
692
91
107
113
16
1
209
23
33
592
43
79
20
393
19
15
23
.^92
7
Relitrion.
Presbyterians
119
Episcopalians
130
Methodists
137
Baptists
19
Congregationalists
2
Roman Catholics
260
Other denominations
31
Not reported
35
Total
40
2
1
1
.S3
1
2
101
5
13
4
70
5
3
733
Nationalities.
English
.50
Irinli
Scotch
Canadian
93
25
496
United States
25
Other countries
20
Unknown
1
101
24
40
733
•2:u
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Sessional Papers (No, 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 3.
Shewing the Oounties from which patients have been admitted up to 30th September. 1898.
Admitted during year.
Total admissions.
Oountiea.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Total.
4
109
2
2
17
2
3
2
?6
Total.
Brace
1
21
3
3
5
1
40
3
3
5
4
GO
2
2
10
1
3
2
9
"49'
1
........
5
CJarletcn
19
149
Elgin
6
Essex
5
Frontenac
22
Grey
2
Haldimand
3
Halton
2
Hastings
7
2
1
1
7
18
7
2
1
1
11
26
33
Huron
2
Kent
4
6
26
52
3
2
8
1
2
11
1
2
2
4
1
23
2
9
7
47
20"
47
5
3
3""
3
1
1
1"
25
1
6
1
33
4
2
3
21
254 1
4
6
46
99
8
5
8
1
2
14
4
3
3
4
2
48
3
15
8
80
4
1
3
3
6
40
5
592
5
Lambton
■■ 4"'
8
7
Lanark
57
Ijeeds and Granville
T'ennox and Addington
125
8
Lincoln
Middlesex
12
12
20
Muskoka District
1
Norfolk
2
Northumberland and Durham
14
Ontario
4
Oxford
1
1
4
Peel
3
Perth
4
Peterborough
2
Prescott and Russell
2
2
2
2
2
2
50
Prince Edward
5
Renfrew
17
Simcoe
8
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
9
11
20
100
Victoria
4
1
3
1
3
19
5
338
1
Welland
3
■ '1
3
Wentworth
2
2
8
40
Not classed
141
Total admissions. . »
40
101
733
235
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Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 4.
Shewing the Countiea from which warranted cases have been admitted up to 30th Sep-
tember, 1898.
Admitted during year.
Total admissions.
Counties',
Male.
Female .
Total.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Total,
Bruce
2
45
2
1
6
1
3
1
6
2
5
10
20
?,
2
5
I
2
3
4
1
■■■■28"
4
1
■•"■l3^'
7"
11
5
2
2
4
1
2
73
2
1
10
2
3
1
19
2
6
■ 17
31
8
4
5
1
9
6
3
4
2
31
3
12
6
19
4
3
1
4
86
328
2
Carleton
Elgin
12
13
1
3
3
25
1
3
3
98
Essex
4
FroDtenac
1.S
Grey
2
fialdimand
3-
Halton
4
4
5
Hastings
1»
Kent
<>
Lambton
l"
1
1
1
2
2
6-
Lanark
1
1
19
Leeds and Grenville
a;?
Lennox and Addington
8
liincoln
.
4
Middlesex
4
4
»
Norfolk
1
Northumberland and Durham
?
Ontario
G^
Oxford
1
1
4
Perth
4
Peterborongh
2-
Prescott and Russell
17 14
.SI
Prince Edward
1
1
2
8
5
15
1
i^'
16
123
4
Renfrew
12
Simcoe
5"
«
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry . .
Victoria
3
2
24
4
Welland
3
1
3
19
3
Wellington
1
Wentworth
1
1
6
York
35
17
36
53
205
381
236
62 Victori.a.
Sessional Papers (No. 11.)
A. 1899
TABLE No. 5.
Shewing the length of residence in the asyluoa and of those discharged daring the year
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
It
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
2fi
27
US
23
30
^1
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
4*
45
46
47
48
Initials.
Sex.
.1. S
L. 0
A.S
E. G
A. D ....
J. M ....
J. M ....
D. J. P ...
M. L. McO
A. L .. .
J. R. McN
J. J. O'R. .
E. P
M. A. Mcl'
T. H. B...
F. .T .
T. E. 8 . . . .
G. P. S . . . .
M. H
L B
M. L. B....
L. P
I). McD . . .
C. L
E. A
A. H
A. R . . . ,
M. L. P ...
A. D. McL
S. L. McC.
F. S. W....
S. O'O
D. n
N. N
0. E. J ....
A. .T. W....
J. G
J.T
R. 8
B.P
D. B
W. W. H . .
R. F
O.B
1. C
.T. 8
B. Mcl . . . .
M
M
F
M
F
M
M
F
F
M
M
M
F
F
F
M
F
M
M
F
F
F
F
M
F
M
F
F
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
V
F
M
M
M
F
F
F
M
F
When admitted.
March 9,
June 98,
Octob'r 15,
Sept. 14,
June 26,
Jan'y 22,
May 2fi,
Feb. 6,
April 20,
5,
March 23,
May 4,
August 12,
July 12,
August 4,
Jan'y 48,
May 22,
March 29,
AugustlS,
July 10,
Jan'y 26,
August 12,
Jan'y 23,
Nov. 30,
October 1,
August 26,
May 5,
Dec. 7,
Jan'y 19,
29,
May fi.
June 20,
Jan'y 20,
August 11,
April 1,
May 19,
Sept. 18,
Nov. 22,
March 30,
Dec. 2,
Nov . 4,
Jan'y 1,
Nov. 10,
Aug. 8,
April
July
July
April
25,
10,
1897..
1897..
1897..
1897 .
1898..
1897..
1897..
1897..
1897..
1897 . .
1897 .
1897 . .
1897..
1897..
1H97 . .
1897..
18^7..
1897..
1897..
1896..
1898..
1897.
1897 . .
1897..
1897 . .
1897 .
1897..
1897..
1898 .
1898 . .
1898 . .
1898 .
1897..
1898 . .
1897 .
1897..
1897 . .
189-i..
18^7..
1897 .
1898 .
1897 .
1838 .
1895..
189-* .
1^97..
1898 . .
When discharged.
Remarks.
Deo,
Octob'r 5,
" 20,
28,
30,
21,
27,
29,
30,
30,
Jan'y 13,
18,
21,
26,
28,
5,
10,
23,
23,
23,
25,
March 13,
21,
1897 (Improved
Feb.
April
May
26.
.June
July
21,
10,
13,
1,
1,
9,
15,
2,
9,
14,
August 8,
19,
19,
19,
23,
25,
.SI,
SI,
1*.
19,
26,
28,
28,
30,
Sept.
1897.
1897..
1897..
1897 .
1897..
1897 . .
1897..
1898..
1898..
1898 .
1898..
1898...
1898...
1898
1898 . . ,
1H98...
1898...
1898 ■ • ■
1898...
1898 . . .
1898..,
1898..
1898..
1898..
1898 . .
1998 .
1898 . .
1898 ..
1898 . ,
1898 . .
1H98 .,
1898 .,
1898 . . ,
1898 . .
1898 .,
1898 ..
1898
18H8 . , .
1898 ..
1898...
1898 ..
1898 . . .
1898 . . .
1898 ..
Unimproved.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved,
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Improved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Recovered.
Unimproved.
Improved.
1898 .J Recovered.
1898 [Unimproved,
1898 Recovered.
2;}7
62 Victor a.
Sessional Pa; ers (No. 11).
A. 189f!>
TABLE No. 6.
Shewing age, length of residence, and proximate cause of death of those who died
during the year ending 30th September' 1898.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Initials.
G. D
K. F
K. B
E. C
D.McC...
A. P
J. A
L. W
P. M
L. C
W. R
M. L
H. C
A. G
W. L
0 L. vV . . .
H. B
J. H. D....
J. W
R. R
G. W
A. a
M. 0
G. W. G. ..
M. M .....
A. L
A. K
T. U
C. R
Sex.
Age.
M
45
V
55
M
S6
F
CI
M
75
F
46
M
37
F
F
55
F ....
63
M
28
F
26
M
87
^f ...
M
67
M
55
M
55
M
32
M
42
M
35
M
M
45
F
77
M
50
F
63
M
40
M
06
M
53
M
48
V
r.i
Date of death
October 8
14,
31
November 13
December 1
15,
is:
" 19,
27
7
26,
21
28,
8
14
23,
14
18,
1,
1
6
13
16,
24
29
2
7
13
13
16,
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Residence in |
A
Bylum.
1
sath.
1
00
a
o
3
7
Q
23.
19
1897
1897
2
1897
1
17
24
1897
1S97 ....
3
25
]897
8
7
22
10
1897
1897
10
5
17i
4]
1897
1898
3
"■
1898
2
i
2ll
1898
1
2
19;
1898
2
2
23
1898 . . .
8
2l!
1898
2
4
24
26
1898
1898
3
4
17
1898
10
8
6
12
18
41
] 898
1898
3
lJ-98
8
9
1898
I
15
1898
3
19
1898
1
2
1898
1
9
26
]8'.J8
1
3
2
1898 . ..
3
7
27
1898
1
2
29
1898
11 29
51 21
"i898
Proximate cause of death.
Phthisis.
General paresis.
Exhaust, ac. melancholia.
Senile dementia, mi ■\ ■
Suicide by drowning,
QSdema of larynx.
Senile dementia.
Apoplexy.
Epilepsy.
Phthisis.
Pneumonia.
Marasmus.
Exhaust, senile melancholia.
Pneumonia.
Marasmus.
Peritonitis.
General paresis.
Pleurisy.
Hemmorrhage.
Intestinal dilatation.
Acute cerebral softening.
General paresis.
Cancer of liver.
General paresis.
Cerebral abcess.
Stricture of stomach.
General paresis.
Ac. catarrhal enteritif.
238
62 Victoria
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 7.
ISnewiag trades, callinwa and occupations of patients admitted into the Asylum.
During the year.
During former
years.
Trades, callings and occupations.
1
1
"3
i
5
<D
"oa
2
1
1
6
1
.... ^..
7
11
1
IS
OP
"3
a
"2
2
1
1
6
1
1
2
7
13
1
Total.
Agents
2
1
Butchers
]
Blacksmiths ...
Barbsrs
1
1
7
1
Bookbinders
Commercial traveller.^
1
1
1
1
2
1
Cabinet makers . .
2
Carpenters
2
2
9
Clerks
13
Clergymen
1
1
... . .
i
• 1
2
1
2
2"
1
2"
1
1
99
1
1
1
1
101
1
2
GO
4
"'124"
1
2
2 '
61
4
2
]
1
99
1
1
1
1
124
101
2
2
2
Civil Servants
...
1
1
1
Carters
2
Domestic servants, all kinds. . .
Dressmakers
28
1
28
1
89
5
Detectives. ..
2
1
1
8
1
8
2
Farmers
J 07
1
1
Glass-blowers
1
Harness makers
2
•••■37'"
2
37
10
3
161
Labourers
10
111
JLaundresses '
2
2-
1
1
1
1.
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
3
">
2-
Mechanics
4.
1
21
1
27
1
6
12
1
'■■'12"
2
36
14
48
1
1
26
2
75
1
Nurses
2
4
2
4
3
Not stated
30
2
239
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 7 .—Continued.
Shewing trades, calliags and occupations of patients admitted into the Asylam.
Trades, callings and oocnpatioDs.
Proatitutea
Painters
Printers
Peddlers . . . .
Pump-makers
Spinsters
Sailors
Students
Spinners
Sisters of Charity . . .
Stone-cutters
Shoemakers
Seamstresses
Salesmen
Sail and teat-makere .
Teachers .
Tinsmiths
Tailors . . .
Watchmakers. .
Wood- workers .
Weavers
Wheelwrights .
During the year.
Unknown or other employments
Total
S
40
101
141
During former years.
1
338
5
254
22
692
Total.
2
4
2
1
1
1
3
8
1
1
2
6
3
1
1
5
1
6
1
1
I
1
22
73S
240
62 Victoria-
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 8.
Shewing canses of insanity.
Oansee of Insanity.
Number of instances in which each canM wmi
assigned.
In respect of the admission for the year ending ^« predisposing cause.
30th September, 1808.
Male.
Moral.
Domestic troubles, including lo^s of relatives or
fiiends
Religious excitement
Adverse circumstances, including business troubles .
Mental anxiety " worry "
Fright and nervous shocks
Physical.
Intemperance in drink
Over- work
Pregnancy
Puerperal
Puberty and change of life
Uterine disorders
Brain disease, with general paralysis
Brain disease, with epilepsy
Other forms of brain disease
Other bodily diseases or disorders, including old age
Fevers i
Hereditary.
With other ascertained cause in combination
With other combined cause not ascertained
Congenital.
With other ascertained cause in combination
Unknown
Total
Female.
40
1
1
1
1
2
2
13
13
61
101
Total.
1
1
1
4
1
4
3
17
21
7
74
141
As exciting cause.
Male.
2
19
40
Female.
2
70
101
16 A.
241
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Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A, 1899
TABLE No. 9.
Showing the probational discharges and the result thereof.
Reg.
No.
1 ..
2...
3...
4 ..
6...
6 ..
7...
8...
9...
10...
11 ..
12 ..
13 ..
14 ..
15...
16...
17...
18 .
11)
20...
21 ..
22 ..
23 .
24 . . .
2.i ..
26 . .
27...
28...,
29 ..
80 ...
^1...
32...
8.3 ...
S4
S^i. ..
36 ...
37 .
38...
.S9 ...
40...
41 ...
42....
43...
44 ...
46 ...
Sex.
M..
M..
P ..
F .
M .
F .
F ..
M..
F ..
F ..
F .
M..
F .
F .
F ..
M..
M .
V
M .
V ..
M .
M..
M .
M .
K ..
F ..
F..
F
F.
F..
F ..
M..
F .
M
M .
M .
K ...
F ..
M .
F ...
h" ..
F ..
M
M...
Initiale.
Date of probational
discharge.
J.
R.
McN..
n
J
P
E.
A.
R
T.
E
S ....
D.
J.
P . ..
M
L
McG, .
J.
J.
O'K...
M
H
H.
C
F.
J
ii.
P.
S ....
A
D
P
L.
C. L
H. E
E. A.
A. FT
D. Men ...
M L. P ...
A. 1). McL.
D. C
D. B
J. ft
A. J. W . . .
J. T
PI J. S
J. A. W . . .
B. S . .
M. J
N. N
.T. R
F. McQ . . .
W. W. H .
B. P
A. W
M. A
I. C
E. B
I. P
B. McI ....
E. J. 0 ....
M. A
D N
(1. M
October 1,
23,
27,
30,
80,
30,
November 3,
10,
16,
25,
December 2,
10,
14,
21,
January 14,
February 7,
March 10,
10,
14,
19,
24,
26,
1897
1898.
April
Cf
May
<c
<<
Jnne
July
25,
3.
5,
9.
14,
16,
7.
29,
1,
1,
4.
7.
August 1,
10,
21,
29.
September's,
6,
12,
15.
.SO,
Term of probation.
Result.
months.
Discharged improved .
X X
" recovered.
" improved.
" recovered.
" improved.
" recovered .
Committed
Discharged
suicide,
improved,
recovered .
Returned.
Discharged recovered .
Returned.
Still out.
Returned .
Discharged
Returned .
Discharged
Still out.
recovered .
recovered .
Discharged recovered.
Still out.
Returned .
Discharged
Still out.
Discharged
Still out.
reoovered .
reoovered .
SUMMARY OF PROBATIONAL DISCHARGES.
Male.
■ ir'
2
1
5
Female .
' 18 '
8
1
4
5
Total.
'24"
5
1
5
10
Male.
19
Female.
26
Total.
Number to whom probational leave was grautad ....
45
" improv*id
Ocd before expiration of leave
R-tiirneil to a-ylum
Absent on probation on 80th September, 1898
19
"26
■■45"*
242
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11)-
.. 18£9
TABLE No. 10.
Shewing in quinquennial period the ages of those admitted, recovered and died during
the year.
Admitted.
Recovered.
Died.
Ages.
0)
a
cS
O
Eh
1
1
"3
.2
Is
1
3
From 10 to 15 years
i
1
" 15 " 20 "
1
5
5
7
5
3
5
2
4
1
1
3
4
9
12
7
10
15
12
6
11
8
2
1
1
4
9
14
19
12
13
20.
14
10
12
9
2
1
2
1
3
2
5
1
2
1
4
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
6
7
3
2
3
3
2
" 20 " 25 "
'' 25 " 30 "
" 30 " 35 "
" 35 " 40 "
1
1
3
3
8
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
3
S
4
2
4
4
" 40 " t6 "
" 45 " 60 "
*• 60 " 65 "
" 55 " 60 "
" 60 " 65 "
^' 65 " 70 ♦'
" 70 " T8 "
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
" 75 " 80 "
1
" 80 " 85 "
" 85 " 90 "
1
1
1
1
1
" 90 " 95 "
1
2
^ MiMTotals
40
101
141
16
19
85
20
10
80
243
62Victx)ria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A 189^
TABLE No. 11.
Annual Report Brockville Asylum, year ending 30bh September, 1898.
Periods.
Under one month ....
From 1 to 2 months .
2 " 3
3 " 4
4 " 5
6 '• 6
6 " 7
7 " 8
8 " 9
9 "10
10 •• 11
11 "12
12 " 18
18 months to 2 years.
2 to 3 years
3 •' 4
4 •' 5
5 " 6
6 •• 7
7 " 8
8 " 9
9 "10
10 "15
16 "20
20 years and upwards.
Not stated
Totals
e g
17
1
1
1
7
6
7
2
4
3
4
3
4
1
17
12
8
G
141
§§
II
S) o
0)
v
15
9
2
1
10
12
42
1
4
4
11
4
67
87
107
137
613
«T3
S 2
» OS t!
«8.2 >>
O I to
00 l> C
Qui
85
c.S
.a u
O 5^ P^
5 J-a
6 ''• e*
"S'-S.S
O >T3
BO <P
o !:; o
c «^
S-c txi
S ".9
es^ a
££■«
» ? o
»< i =
244
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 12.
SIk wing the nature of employment and the number of days' work performed by
patients during the year.
Nature of employment.
Carpenter's shop.
Tailor's Bhop . .
Engineer's shop .
Mason work
Bakery
Xiaundry
Painting
Farm
Garden
Stable .
Kitchen
Dining roDms . . .
Officers' quarters
Sewing rooms . . .
Knitting
Mending
Storeroom
General
c s <u
Total
12
2
6
3
2
16
5
47
73
1
13
21
1
28
20
3
1
128
382
Days Working.
Male.
1,362
267
1,353
267
394
932
748
7,158
12,021
364
434
5,030
207
13,931
44,468
Female.
3,214
1,710
1,109
365
6,377
3,956
241
20,655
37,627
Total.
1,362
267
1,35.3
267
394
4,146
748
7,158
12,021
364
2,144
6,139
865
6,377
3,956
241
207
84,586
82,095
245
6 '2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No 11).
A. 189i^
TABLE No. 13.
Shewing the Oonnties and Districts from which the patients remaining in residence on
the 30th September, 1898, were originally received.
Counties and districts.
Males.
Females.
1 Total.
Bruce ...
Car.'eton
4
47
8
4
2
2
5
7
7
1
2
2
6
1
47
6
1
3
2
10
13
16
1
6
94
Dandas
13urharQ
14
6
Elgin
6
Essex
Erontenac
4
15
20
Grenville ,
Grey
Haldimand
23
3
2
HaltoD
2
Eastings
23
2
1
1
15
24
5
2
12
2»
Huron
2
Kent
4
6
14
24
3
2
6
2
5
1
3
&
Lambton
6
Lanark
Leeds
29
48
Lennox and Addington ,
Lincoln
8
4
Middlesex
18
Norfolk
2
Northumberland
2
3
1
1
1
16
2
4
4
1
10
3
7
Ontario ,.,
Oxford
4
4
Parry Sound District ...
1
Perth
Prescott
4
9
1
7
1
7
26
b
25
3
Renfrew
11
Ru'^sell
6
Sinacoe
8
36
Vict jria
3
1
3
3
1
15
10
1
Welland
S
2
5
18
1
3
Wentworlb
8
York
Not classed, ankaowD, etc
3S
13
Total
264
359
613
246
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TABLE No. U.
Work done in sewing rooms during the year.
Aprons
Chemises"
Curtains, pairs
Drawers, "
Dresses
Mitts, pairs .
Pillow cases
Pillowshams embroidered
Panels "
Lace crocheted, yards...
Lamp shades
Mantel drapes
Centre pieces
Cosy corner seats
Rugs
424
319
106
227
324
20
553
40
13
600
64
11
8
12
13
Wheel picture frames.
Table covers
Fancy mat?, crocheted
Tables, huur-glass.. ..
Blinds
Splashers
Si fa pillows
SockM, piirs.
Stockings "
Shirts
Sheets
Shrouds
Table cloths
Towels
Undershirts
13
38
28
5
41
3
64
273
180
345
4«5
12
167
771
213
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Aprona
Blankets
Eib3 , . . . .
Collars
CuflFs, pra
Chemises, cotton
Coats
Curtaias, prs. ,
Counterpanes ,
B.'ouses
Drawers, cotton .
Drawers, flannel
Dresses
Guernseys
Handkerchiefs
Nightgowns ...
Pillow cases . . .
Pinafores
Pants
Sheets
Shirt", colored
Shirt', white .
Skirts, colored .
Skirts, white . .
Nipht shirts...
Piilow shams
Stockings, prs .
Table clothes .
Table napkins .
Tray cloths . . .
Toilet covers. . .
Ties
Waists
Uniforms
Towels
TABLE No. 15.
Work done in Laundry daring the year
1G.015
2,42i.
141
4,473
4,173
15,189
709
G76
1,058
273
4,999
7,721
9,821
2,137
2,671
1,794
2fi,C77
2o0
1,326
S9.120
9,370
1,890
4,593
896
1,836
1,185
986
6,041
3,605
156
492
573
803
1,696
24,300
TABLE No. 16.
Work done in Tailor Shop during year ending September 30bh, 1898 :
Articles.
Made.
Repaired.
Coats
131
22
29 1
22
20
86
Coa'8— uniform
Pants
12i
Pants — uniform
Overall'
Hors-i blankets
15
Robes
5
489
227
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TABLE No. 17.
Annual statement of the products of Garden and Improvements on grounds for the year
ending Sept. 30th, 1898.
Artic'es.
Beans, green, bushels
Beans, dry, busLels, for seed
Beets, bunches
Beets, bushels
Corn, grreen, dozens
Com, dry, bu-hels, seed ....
Cabbigfe, heads
Cauliflower, heads
Celery, heads
Carrots, bunches
<;!arrot8, bushels
Corn, foddef, tons
Chard, bushels
Cress, bunchf s ...
Cucumbers, dozens
Currants, red, box^s
Currants, black, boxes
Lettuce, heads
Onions, bunches
Onions, bushels . .■
Peas, bu-ihels
Parsnips, bushels
Parsley, bunches
Rhuhatb, bunches
Radishes, bunches
Radishes, winter, bushels
Raspberries, black, boxes . .
Spinach, bushels
Salsify, bushels
Squash, Fordhook, dozens . . .
.'Squash, Hubbard, sinprle
Summer Savory, bunches. ...
Sage, bunches
Turnips, bushels
Tomatoes, bushels ,
Plants grown in hot beds, cuttinge, etc.
Flowerine annual plants
Tomato plants
Cabb'igo plants, per 100
Cauliflower plants, per 100
Currants plants, red. one year
Currants plants, black, one year
Bouquets cut from flower plants grown in garden
Brockville Asylum.
Quantity. Rate. Value.
56.!i
1
200
28
750
2
3, .500
630
2,1.50
62
95
10
6
49
316
27
24
l,39i
1,946
127
21
26
150
1,290
2.52
10
6
37
4
9
185
75
70
20
145
50
2
40
8
60
G
3^
2
40
00
40
3
10
6
8
2
H
60
60
50
2
2
2
40
8
40
80
40
5
3
3
25
50
900
8
800
1
4,000
20
050
50
90
4
80
5
350
5
28 25
2 00
4 00
11 20
60 00
1 20
122 50
37 80
75 25
1 24
38 CO
20 00
2 40
1 47
31 00
1 62
1 92
27 96
29 19
76 20
12 60
13 00
3 00
25 80
5 01
4 00
48
1 14 80
3 20
.S GO
9 25
2 25
2 10
6 00
72 50
27 00
8 00
8 00
3 25
3 60
4 00
17 BO
$<?21 77
Improvements.
Glraded and finished 4,084 fquare yards of lawn. Bedded, filled and nearly finished with broken stone,
lOO lineal yards of road which had been excavated last year, and excavated 191 lineal yards of road of
which 128 yards is bedded, filled and partly coveted with broken stone.
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TABLE No. 18.
Produce of Farm for year ending September 30ub, 1898.
Article.
Mangolds, 2,0C0 bush
Turnips, 600 "
Carrots, 50 "
Potatoes 400 "
Ensilage corn, 150 tons
Hay, 7 "
Milk, 68,160 quarts
Pork, live weight, 21,980 lbs.
2,361^08.
63 yonnff pigs
16 " "
3 Calves
Total
Excavated two cellars for ro:t honses, 765 cubic yards.
Dug open ditch, 50 rods.
$ c.
15
15
25
45
2 CO
4
2 60
3 08 1-3
300 00
75 00
12 00
180 CO
300 00
49 OO
2,044 80
917 17
94 46
130 00
52 75
2 50
$4,157 68
2.50
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TABLE No. 19.
Work done in Carpenter's Shop during year ending September 30th, 1898-
Name of article.
Brushes
"Bliuds
Bo'jk cases
Cabinets
Chairs
Chairs, rocking
Closet seats
Clothes reels
Cupboards for medicine.
Curta'n poles
Coal bins .
Doors
Flower boxes
Floors
Made.
15
42
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2
Lounges
Locks
Locks exchanged
Lambrequin frames
Meat boxes
Medicine chest
Mop handles
M squito frames
Mattrasses .-
Ottomans
Packing cases
Pic ure frames
Patterns
Retrigerators
Screens
Storm sashes
Stone boats
Step ladder
Stairs
Tables
Towell rollers
Window fiames and sash.
Wire fcreens
Windows resilled
Wash stands
Wa^fgon boxes
Eepaifed.
(12
2
10
K)
4
17
30
75
2
1
5
4
10
4
6
21
7
1
3
12
12
10
10
317
45
55
287
40
230
65
2
18
3
18
28'
5
42
6
3
Laid 150 feet sidewalk and track.
L 'id sidewalk in front Med. Superintendent's house.
Pud up 96 feet shelving.
Put up moulding in four rooms.
Built addition to carpenter's shop 24 x 36 feet.
Ohatged back halls in two cottages into dormitories, laying new floor in e«clk.
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TABLE No. 20.
Work done in engineer's shop for the year ending Sept. 30, 1898.
Bf d?, iron, repaired
*' yet up . .
Basins, wa<^h, removed
" put in
BeHs, e'ecttic, pnt in
" repairs on
Button?, pu*h. electric, put in
" positions changed
Boilerp, steam, repairs
" tea and coffee, repairs . . .
Battery, electric, repairs
Cans, tprinkline', repair
" oil, repair
Conductor, raia water, repair
Covering, boiler, repair
Cleaners, gas tips, made
Closets, water, repairs on
' ' cleaned out
Cups, drip, made
" Oil, repaired ....
Dampers, air f-boot, repaired ....
Engines repaired
Extinguishers, fire, charged up . . .
Fixtures, gas, repairs on
" " removed
" " put in
Grat-'s, shaking, repaired
Ho e, fire, large, repaired lengths .
" small
Hy.lrant, small, made
" repaired
Heaters, Foly, repaired
Heads, exhaust, repaired
Tubs, bath, repaired
Taps refound
" repaired
" pu"; in
Tanks, feed water, repaired ... .
'* position changed
expansion, changed
Tips, ga-<, repaired
Telephonog repaired
Urinals cleaned rut
Ut-n-ilH, kitchen, repaired
Urnals put in
" repaired
Valves, steam and watpr, repaired
radiator air, put on
" refacpd
replaced
" put in
Window.'* repaired
Whiitle, fire, repi'-ed
Wire, telopbone, repaired
Wire strung for electric call bells, 300 feet.
" " telephone, 70 feet.
Pumped for the year, 10,2.59,448 gallons watet for building.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS, ORILLIA, FOR THE
YEAR EiS'DlNG SEPTEMBER 3Utb, 1898.
'To James Noxon, Esq.
Inspector of Asylums, Toronto, Ontario:
Sir, — I beg to submit the twenty-second annual report of the operations of this
asylum, being for the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Theie were in residence on October 1, 1897, 344 Males, 286 females, total 630.
Theie were admitted during the year by Lieutenant Governor's warrant, three males
and one female, and by medical certificate 27 males and 34 females, total 65, which
added to the number in residence made 695. Of this number there were discharged
during the year six males and four females, seven of whom were much improved. 18
males and 26 females died, leaving in residence 350 males and 291 females, total 641.
It has been my privilege and duty to submit each of those cwenty-two annual
reports, and many and great have been the changes since the first. From the old
building on the shore of Oouchiching, to the magnificent pile overlooking Simcoe is a
loEg step ; from the 130 inmates of our first yeir to the 641 of to day is a large increase;
from the old and almost helpless dements and idiots gathered from the insane asylums to
the hundreds of yoang boys and giila with happy countenances and mirthful laughter is
a great change. During those twenty-two years there have been no less than six
ministers in charge of this institution, -ind four inspectors. We have had four bursars,
and four matrons ; while the chansfes in the staff generally have beea many ; and yet
the work goes on, and the institution has not only justified the witdom of the
Government and Legislature that gave it existence, but has won for itself a prominent
position aoaong the large and important institutions of the province
Applications.
There are no less than 220 applicitions for admission on file as against 139 last
year. This is a large increase and calls for some action on the part of the Government to
extend our accommodation. It is but fair to say, however, that many of those ipplicar
tions are unsuitable for this institution. As a rule, when some of tbose are refused
admission to an asylum for the intane, the applicants are referred to this asylum as a
more suitable place for them. Some of these are either subject to a mild form of insanity
or suitable subjects for a poor-house. Again thtre are many epileptics who certainly
should not be admitted here, and who are more insane than idiotic ; but while this is
true, there still remains a large numbar for whom provision should be made. And while
recognizing the fact that the largest expenditure from the public revenue goes for the
maintenance of our public institutions, and tha there must be a limit to this form of
expenditure, the knowledge that the GoverLment has assumed the full care and support
of the insane and defective must aluo ba recognized. la my opinion it is only a
question of time when it will be found necessary to require the counties to assume a
portion of this expenditure.' It would nob only be a relief to the Gjvernment, but it
would be a positive good to the municipalities in causing th-m to take a greater interest
in their unfortainates ; and it would have the tft ict of incraa&ing the number of industrial
homes.
How TO Provide Room.
The question of increased accommoddtion is a serious ono, and will require careful
consideration, and a few thoughts and suggestions may not be amiss here.
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First, either the erection of new buildings here, or the acquisition of buildings already
erected in some other locality, where 300 custodial cases could be cared for, would make
ample provii^ion for at least ten years. The State of New York had this problem ta
solve, and it was dore by opening an institution for feeble-minded women at Newark,
N. Y., where about 500 of this class are provided with a comfortable home, and are at
the same lime kept beyond the possibility of multiplying their kind. Heredity being the
most fruitlul source of idiocy, it follows that anything that can be done to curtail that
source would be a long step towards the decrease of idiocy and imbecility. A custodial
asylum has also been opened at Eome, N. Y., where there are now between four and live
hundred cared for, and Ontario should follow the example of New York and at least
establish a custodial asylom, which would afford relief to this institution and allow it ta
deal with the jonnger and more hopeful for which it was particularly designed.
Second, another plan well worth considering is to begin the establishing of a colony
for epileptics. This plan has been urged in previous reports and reasons given for such a-
step. This wculd not only relieve our institution of about 140 epileptics, but it would
relieve the asylums for the insane of seme 400 more, thereby making provision for five
or six hundred patients in various asylums. There is no question about the advantage
and wisdom of colonizing epileptics. It is being done in many of the neighboring States
and many European countiies, notably in Germany and England, with most satisfactory
resul's. Such a colony becomes self supporting, and if economy alone were considered
the thing would pay.
Third, purchase more land and provide suitable buildings to accommodate forty or
fifty of our working patients. Now that the clearing of land owned by the Govern-
ment is near corupletion, it will be an absolute necessity to buy more if for no other
reason than to provide work for cur inmates. It would be a great mistake to keep so
many here without supplying them with ample employment, more especially as a large
number of them are ablebodied men and capable of doing a vast amount of work. It i»
hoped therefore that two or three hundred acres af land surrounding us may be purchased
Eoon. It wc'uld be a pajing investment from the start, and would have the additional
reccmmendation of providing room for some of those whose applications are being
constantly urged from time to time. If a house were erected for the medical superinten-
dent, that portion oJ the building now occupied by him could be fitted up for the reception
of paying patients. There are many who would willingly pay five dollars per week, or
even more, if tbey could be provided with suitable rooms for their unfortunates, and
where it would be possible to keep them from mingling with the general crowd of our
inmates. Twenty such patients would mean one hundred dollars per week, and there is not
the slightest doubt but ihat number would take advantage of such a provision ; indeed
Eoany have already made application and visited the institution to see what kind of
acrommodation could be obthined, and while e>prf8-iing themselves as well satisfied with
the general appearance of the building and surroundings, yet desired a sharper classifi-
cation, and expiessed themselves as willing to pay handsomely. More room, therefore,
could be obtained at a moderate outlay — First, by colonizing the weak minded women
either here, which would he the preferable plan, or elsewhere. Second, erect a custodial
asylum, or utilize the building at Penetanguishene or Cobourg for the old and useless
inmates of both sexes, with a c«piciLy for three or four hundred. Third, establish a
colony for epiltpics, which would not only relievp us of 140, but would also relieve the
insane asylums of many more. Fourth, buy a sutficient area of land and make a farm
colony, and build a house for the medical superintendent.
The Schools.
Since^ my last report the Department has ihoupht advisable to make some ch8Dge»
in the school by which tl e number oi teacheis has been reduced, and which have in view
the making of better pro^ ision for the industrial instruction of the more capable inmates,
that they may be trained to till positions of greater usefulness in the industrial work of
the institution. Those changes are now in course of formation and not yet being com-
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pleted further reference to them is unnecessary. The work of the four teachers to which
our staff is reduced has been and is satisfactory and those in scht ol are making progress,
but more attention requires to be given to industrial training and it is to be hoped the
changes now^ being made will supply this need About six years ago I made a s-pacial
report on our system of training and the results that might be expected from it, and so
pertinent is it to our present condition that I insert a portion of it here : —
"It is long since the training and education of idiots or imbeciles passed the
experimental stage, and it has been proven beyond all manner of doubt that all imbecile
children, except the piralytic, can be improved to a certain point, that a large majority
can be so improved as to make them not only helpful to themselves, but to others ; that
a certain percentage, depending very largely on the plane from which they start, can be
made self supporting. Speaking of some of those who occupied the higher plane. Dr.
Brown, of Barre, Mass., says in one of his reports : " several of those who have been cared
for and educated by me are now filling stations of usefulness and responsibility in life,
having served in the army and navy during the war, are managing small farms or main-
taining themselves by soaie mechanical trade." Dr. Kerlin in one of his reports says :
'•Of five hundred iniividuals received and treated at this institution eightyona are
capable of earning their own support." Dr. S, G. Howe, of Mass., many years »^o wrote
of one of those institutions : " It has given speech to some who were dumb, and who
if left without special aid would have remained dumb. It has greatly improved the
condition of more than fonr-fifchs of its pupils. They have been put into a higher state
of health and vigor, they have been trained to the command of muscle and limb, they
feed themselves, dress themselves, and conduct themselves with decorum."
We have here two very remarkableinstancesof giving speech to the dumb. First, nearly
three years ago we received a girl, twelve years of age, who did not articulate one word,
and to-day she talks so fast and loud that she has alcno-t become a nuisance. Second, a
short time ago a boj, fourteen years of age, the son of one of Ontario's most distinguished
educationists, was received here. He could not articulate a word except no ; for yes he
would say ugh. He is now after six or seven months beginning to talk. The other day
an attendant brought him and another boy into my office to be disciplined for fighting,
and to my question the boy answered he-struck-me ; when the other boy gave the reason for
striking him that he had thrown slippers at him. The boy instantly exclaimed no-,one-
boot. Now, this boy had every advantage at home, had been ssnt to school, had been
instructed by mother and father and yet could not speak, and here a few months after his
admission he can make himself understood perfectly. The girl mentioned above can read
and write and sesv, and has made remarkable progress. Her father, who comes to see
her twice a year, is perfectly amazed at the improvements made, and stated that he could
do nothing with her at home. I may say that these two are the better grade of children
and like a good many others here could be brought up to the self supporting point.
Dr. H B. Wilbur, who did more in establishing these institutions in America than
any other man, in his twentieth annual report of the institution at Syracuse thus wrote :
" seven experimental schools, started under State patronage, have resulted in the estab-
lishment of as many public institutions, built and supported by these several States. In
nearly every instance these experiment schools have been located at the State Capital,
where their modes and operations and their results, could be conveniently scrutinized by
the members of the legislative bodies, upon whose favour they were dependent. They
are, therefore, now the exponents of the intelligent conviction of the respective legislatures
that founded them." The seven States referred to were Massachusetts, New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana, and since then eight other States
have founded splendid institutions. If no benefit resulted from the instruction given in
those institutions, the respective States would not maintain them. Massachusetts
Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio have institutions dating back in the fifties, and they
are among the most popular in their respective States.
We have commenced our instruction on the same lines followed by those older ones
and we think wiih very gratifying results. Our system consists of physical as well as
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mental training ; indeed the physical with the majority of caies received here, should
receive the greater prominence ; and it is one of the essential qualifi3ation3 of the success-
ful teacher with this class that she should ba a woman of remarkable pitience and firm-
ness, refined, ladylike, and well edusated. The inmates are beaefibed by the in^trnsbioa
imparted, in their general appearance and demeanor, in making them more happy and
cheerfal, in making them helpful to themselves aud kind to each other, in making some
to walk who could not stand alone when they came here, in making some to talk who
could not utter a word when admitted, in teaching many to read and write, so that they
write letters home to their friends, in teaching the girls to sew and knit and other useful
employments. In fact there is no limit to the benefits that flow from the instructions
imparted to those poor creatures. Many of them, in f ict, the great majority of our most
hopeful cases, if allowed to grow up without training, as thousands hive done before
them, would become hopeless, drivelling idiots, instead of the bright, happy active boys
and girls they are now, with a certainty of being useful men and women, useful to them-
selves and others and capable of engaging in useful and profitable employmeats.
The system of instruction, therefore, should embrace the physical as well as the
mental, for neither art nor book, but life itself is the ground work of education and
teaching. To prodnce improvement we must act on the whole being, body as well as
mind, for idiocy is not simply a mental deficiency to be remedied by a coarse of instruc-
tion directed to the mental faculties, but is also a deficiency of nervous functional power,
the result of nervous or brain diseases, largely depending on a feeble consbit'i'-.ion. The
aim should be to improve the bodily frame by exercises of some kind to be adapted to the
individual cases in hand. This we try to do, and we think with very fair reaults."
" The methods of instruction vary with the varied capacities of the children, and
much must depend on the varied capabilities of the individual teacher. According to an
eminent authcrity "the ideal teacher is well educated, refined, intensely interested in her
pupils, atd has a professional zpal to giow in her work. She is original, striving to intro-
duce new and blight methods, but not passing hastily from subject to subject before the
child has grasped the first. She is patient but energetic, sweet tempered but persistent,
and to the influences of her education she adds the charms of personal neatness and attrac-
tive manners. She possesses naturally, a well-grounded religious sense, which finds its
best expression in self sacrifice, conscientious duty and instinctive kindness."
Industrial Training.
As already pointed out, all our efforts to educate or train the feeble minded will be
of little practical use unless they are taught to work so as to be useful to their friends or
to the institution if it is found necessary to keep them here. In this country where the
winters are so long that at least for half the year neither farm nor garden labor is prac-
ticable, it is clear that we should have shops of difierent kinds fully equipped, and with
industrial teachers under whom the boys can learn some of the simpler trades, such as
shoemaking, carpentering, mat weaving and brush and broom making. We have now
four boys working with the tailor since last June, and one of them runs the sewing
machine very well. The othf^rs make all the button holes and sew on the buttons as
readily as expert workmen. This class should be increased to eight, and so with the other
trades. Owing largely to the patience and care of our baker, three or four of the boys
have been made very useful in the bakery For the girls an intelligent, well-educated
woman of a kind and gentle disposition should be appointed to take a class of ten or
fifteen girls to learn dressmaking and sewing generally. One-half of each day should be
spent in the workrooms, and the other half in the schoolrooms. There should be no let
up on Saturday. Teachers and instructors in an institution for the feeble-minded have
as much right to work six days in the week as the attendants and employees in all the
other departments have to work seven. A holiday for our children is not appreciated by
them, for they are better and happier in school, and so express themselves.
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Military Drill.
For the last year a company of the boys have been under a drill instructor (one of
the attendants), and a very marked improvement is noticeable in their general bearing
and physical appearance. They are becoming quite proficient in the various movements.
A class of girls is also instructed in physical culture and calisthenics, and their
exercifees will compare very favorably with those of the public and high schools. It is to
be regretted that these exercises were not continued in connection with the school proper^
for there can be no question as to their benefit to the class of children sent here.
The^Band,
About a year agq a band was organized under the instruction of one of our attend-
ants, who had been a band master before coming here. The progress made has been very-
gratifying. It is made up of about an tqual number of inmates and employees, and the
intention is to have it composed exclusively of inmates as soon as a eutticient number can
be trained to the use of the instruments It is needless to say that this music is much
enjoyed by our bojs and girls, and it adds cheerfulness and life to the whole institution.
The Garden.
The products of the garden have been fairly satisfactory. They would have been
much better, however, had it not been for the long spell of dry weather. You will see
from the following table that the results have been up to the average.
Asparagus , . . . . 200 bunches.
Beans, green 44 bushels.
Beets..' ■ 400 ••
Beets ' 60 bunches.
Oabbage 7,550 heads.
Cabbage, red 300 "
Cauliflower 400 "
Carrots 600 bushels.
Celery 1,500 heads.
Corn .... 975 dozen.
Cucumbers 60 "
Lettuce 280 "
Onions, green 196 bunches.
Onions, dried 100 bushels.
Parsnips 6(t *'
Peas 12 "
Parsley 200 bunches.
Peppers 12 dozen.
Radish 40 "
Rhubarb 4,040 bunches.
Spinach 50 bushels.
Squash and Marrow 20 dozen.
Tomatoes 130 bushels.
Turnips 150 "
Apples 5 •'
Currants, red 301 quarts.
Currants, white 38 '•
Currants, Black 487 '•
Citron 4 dozen.
Grapes 58 pounds.
Gooseberries 362 quarts.
Musk Melon 16 dozen.
Raspberries 860 quarts.
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Strawberries 399 quarts.
Mint c . . . . 70 bunches.
Summer Savory 300 •'
Sage 100 "
Thyme 400
Improvements.
Some improvements have been made in connection with our heating plant, which
now, I think, is nearly perfect both in respect to efficiency and econoaiy.
The new cow stables have been completed, which gives us ample room for some time
to come.
A verandah was added to the gardener's house, and in addition to these some
finishing touches were given to the grounds and roads.
Wants,
The convenience and economy of having coal vaults in connection with our boiler
house have been frequently referred to in my reports. The loss in the frequent handling
of our coal and the time consumed might be saved if my suggestions were acted upon,
and I would again respectfully urge that an appropriation be asked for this very desirable
improvement.
The laundry has been taxed to its utmost capacity in keeping up with the work,
and more machinery is required to meet the demands of our increased and ever increasing
population. At present we have three washing machines, one of which is worn out and
useless. There should be four good machines, and as we have only two that can be
depended upon, two new ones should be procured. We should also have an ironing
machine as well as a starcher. With these four machines oar laundry would be no more
than properly equipped for the large amount of work passing through it.
I call your attention again to the necessity of improving or changing our system of
lighting. For the last two or three years it has been anything but satisfactory. The
present plant is too small for so large an institution, and in the early part of the night,
with the large number of burners in use, the power or pressure ia so weak that the flame
is sometimes little better than a candle. This should no:; be, and I would again recom-
mend the installation of electric light, which in the end would be not only cheaper
but much safer than gas.
Daring the summer months we have found our water supply almost too low. This
is especially the case if there is an extended drought, and something should be done to
increase the supply. Of course, we would have ample supply if the puajping plant were
removed to the lake, but this will not be necessary for sjme time, as there are sfveral
springs that might be conveyed to the reservoir if we had a supply of piping. With the
additional supply we could get in this way there would be no danger of failure for
several years.
Attendants and Employees.
A word of praise is due to our staflF of attendants and employees genarally. I often
think we are exceeding'y fortunate in being able to secure the services of such an effic-
ient Btaflf, of attendants especially. In point of intelligence and education they are much
above the average found in similar institutions, so that their duties are performed not
only faithfully, but intelligently as well.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
A. H. BEATON,
Medical Superintendent.
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ANiNUAL STATISTICAL EEPORT
Of the operations of the Asylum for Idiots, Orillia, fit the year ending 30th
September, 1898.
TABLE No. 1.
Shewing movements of patients in the asylum for the official year ending 30th
September, 1898.
Remaining, October 1st, 1897
Admitted during year : —
By Lieutenant-Governor's Warrant
" Medical Certificate
Total number under treatment during year
DiBcharges during year
As recovered
" improved
" unimproved
Total number of discharges during year .
Died
Eloped
Transferred
Remaining in asylum 30th September, 1898
Total nvunber admitted since opening of asylum .
" discharged
' ' died
" eloped
" transferred
Male. Female .
remaining 30th September, 1898 . . .
3
27
30
53
281
2
20
Total.
1
34
4
26
41
280
22
4
fil
35 I 65
10
44
Male.
344
Female.
286
Total.
630
374
321
C»i
350
291
94
.561
2
42
706 634
641
1340
360 291
fi41
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TABLE No. 2.
Shewing the maximum and minimum number of patients resident in the asylum, the
total number of days' stay of patients, and the daily average number of patients in
the asylum, from the Ist October, 1897, to 80th September, 1898.
Male.
Female.
Maximnm number of patients in residence (on the l8t of August, 1898) . .
Minimum number of patients in residence (on the 14th of November, 1897)
Collective days' stay (.f all patients in residence during year
Daily average population
361
342
126,164
345 653
295
286
Total.
646
628
105,983 I 232,147
290-364 636-019
Admissions of
year.
Total admissions since
Opening.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Male.
1
1
Female., Total.
Social state.
Married
9
1
rj24
10
Widowed ...
1
Single
30
35
65
705
1 329
Total
706
634
1,340
Religion.
Presbyterians
5
4
ft
3
7
8
10
1
3
12
12
16
3
1
7
128
137
184
24
2
116
10
3
17
86
120
144
l»i7
25
1
79
6
1
22
69
248
Episcopalians
MethodistB
281
351
Bapti.-sts ....
49
Congregfationalista
3
Iloman Catholics
4
194
Mennonites
16
Quakers
2
4
4-
10
4
Other denominations
Not reported
2
C
39
155
Total
30
35
1
65
706
634
1,340
Nationalities.
Emglish
Irish
1
2
60
2
.... ...
42
39
25
554
6
16
24
42
.'O
1«
498
10
8
22
84
7ft
Scotch
... .
43
Canadian
29
si
2
1
1.0.'>2
United States
16
Other countries
Unknown
24
46
Total .....
30
36
65
706
634
1,340
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TABLE No. 3.
Shewing the Counties from which patients have been admitted up to 30 1 1
September, 1898.
Counties.
Admitted during year.
Tota
Male.
2
10
22
23
1
6
16
30
23
17
12
13
23
13
15
8
21
16
6
33
13
K
20
24
17
4
4
11
5
1
4
3
56
22
13
18
5
22
HI
113
706
1 admissions.
Male.
1
Female .
1
2
2
1
Total.
2
2
2
1
Female .
7
12
19
15
7
12
15
27
24
4
9
19
16
18
12
4
16
11
4
21
6
8"
24
19
15
3
16
15
12
2
9
11
43
9
17
8
8
Total .
Algoma District
Brant
9
22
Bruce
41
"Carleton
38
Dnflferin
8
Elgin
18
Essex
1
3
2
3
3
31
Frontenac
■(Jrey
57
47
Haldimand ;
21
Halton
Haetmgs
Huron
Kent
Lambton
l"
1
1
1
2
1
3
I
1
21
32
39
31
27
Lanark
12
Leeds and Granville
1
i"
1
1
37
27
Lincoln
10
Middlesex
Muskoka District
3
1
1
4
1
54
19
2
Norfolk
Northumberland and Durham . .
Oxford
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
i"
2
I
1
4
1
3
1
2
3
16
44
43
355
Parry Sound
7
Peel
Perth
20
26
Peterborough
Prescott and Riussell
17
3
5
13
Simooe . .
Stormont, Dundae and Glenparry
3
2
14
99
2a
Victoria
Waterloo .
1
1
1
1
22
35
13
Wellington
Wentwrorth
York
Total admissions .
o
14
65
30
1
6
30
1
s
35
32
98
634
63
211
1.340
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TABLE No. 4
Shewing the Counties from which warranted cases have been admitted up to 30th
September, 1898.
Counties.
Admitt
Male.
ed during
Female.
f year.
Total.
Total admissions.
Male. Female. Total.
Total.
Ajf?oma District
Brant
1
1
1
3
1
1
8
1
6
4 1 4 , H
2 2
4 4
3 5
13 25
Elgin
E'ssex
,
2
12
9
3
I
2
5
1
2
4
3
3
4
14
3
3
6
8
3
0
5
8
9
4
5
3
10
7
5
7
1 •
4
7
3
1
6
IB
16
4
1
1
3
9
18
Haldimand
. . ..
1
Kent
2
4 1
Leeds and Gren ville
5
2
2
4
2
f>
4
4
6
3
7
2
1
1
5
3
I
1
1
2
3
1
B
6
1
1
i""
1
7
8
1
1
Muskoka District
Norfolk
Northumberlana and Durham
Oxford
1
1
Peel
1
5
Perth ...
Prince Edward
"l '
10
14
3
1
Siincoe
1
1
2
Welland
'
,
2
2
10
Wentworth
1
York
1
1
Vi
1
219
Total adDiinkionn
i 4 ' 13^
116
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TABLE No. 5.
Shewing the length of residence in the Asylum of those discharged daring the year.
No.
Initials.
Sex.
When Admitted.
1
When Dibcharged.
October 31, 1897
February 28, 1898
April 12, 1898
May 21,1898
July 1, 1898
Sept. 12, 1898
15, 1898
15,1898
15, 1898
Remarke.
1
2
3
N. W
F. W. L
W. L
M ....
M ....
M ....
F ....
M ....
F ....
M ....
F ....
F ...
M ....
May 30, 1895
March 6, 1896
February 25, 1889
March 30, 1897
April 16, 1898 . . . .
August 11, 1896
July 16, 1998
May 9, 1894 ...
October 19, 1897
November 2, 1896
Improved,
do
do
4
5
V. M. C
J. G
do
Unimproved.
6
7
J. M
F. F
do
do
8
9
10
M. A. McI.. .
K. M. H
A. E. T
Improved,
do
do
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TABLE No. 6.
Shewing age, length of residence, and proximate cause of death of those who died during
the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Residence iff Ayslum .
Proximate oaase of
No.
InitialB.
Sex.
Age.
Date
of Death.
to
1
0)
a
0
0
death .
1
E. K
F ....
M ....
57
«2
October
7. 1897....
18
7
11
1
10
11
17
Bronchitis.
2
A. R
S
G. B
M ....
M ....
Nov.
•^s
3
15
21
1
1
7
5
Debility.
4
l>. U
Epilepsy.
5
H.R. H
M . .
21
4
5
11
16
Phthisia
a
K. C...
F ....
16
"
11
3
9
11
"
7
W. B
M ....
F . .
27
7
Dec.
15
23
9
1
11
8
8
Epilepsy.
8
C BE
Heart Diseaae.
q
M. R
F ....
M ...
17
19
Jan.
31
1, 1898....
9
6
9
6
30
7
Phthisis.
10
C.E. McB. ..
11
E. A. W......
F ....
1.3
"
20
4
8
Peritonitis.
!•>
R. K
F ....
F ....
13
Feb.
13
19
"0'
11
17
12
Phthisis.
18
G. A. S
Broncho Pneumonia.
14
C H
F ....
9
"
21
2
8
28
Debility.
15
V. A. D
F ....
11
"
26
3
9
2
"
16
J. W. H S . . .
M ....
9
March
25
4
1
25
Capillary Bronchitis.
17
W. G. C ...
M ...
18
"
27
5
6
12
Diarrhoea.
18
J. P
M ....
F ....
M
86
April
2
3
7
10
30
•24
Tub'rc'i'r Perit'nitia.
19
L. S
Heart Dipease.
20
W. G. H
M ....
19
"
30
4
2
28
Enteric Fever.
21
C. R
M . ..
19
May
8
4
11
1
Septicemia.
22
K. H. D
F ....
14
"
11
4
10
28
Meningitis.
•?^
F. C
F ..
30
"
11
6
3
22
Phthisis.
24
M. M.McL....
F ....
11
"
13
5
19
Broncho Pneumonia.
25
1. E H
M ....
16
"
13
2
10
9
Pleurisy.
26
J. C
M ....
30
"
23
5
14
Phthisis.
27
E. K
F ....
26
"
27
8
1
12
"
28
L. M. G
F ....
16
June
3
4
2
11
"
29
M. F. D . . . .
F ....
36
"
9
.
11
28
Epilepsy.
10
M. F
M . ..
M ....
"33'
«
9
13
15
3
8
1
19
26
Dysentery.
:il
•S. E
Bripht's Disease.
32
M. .M. M
F ....
27
July
S
5
11
18
Debility.
»S
C. M. D
F ....
23
"
6 ....1
2
6
6
Phthisis.
M
X. McL
F ...
15
((
13
9
15
Tuber. Boncho Pae'a
:<5
J. R
M . .
39
"
14
10
2
13
Phthisis.
S6
I. Mc
F ....
25
"
22
3
4
7
Epilepsy.
M
K. C
F ....
21
"
28
7
3
18
"
:i8
R. McD
F ....
42
Au^uot
1
20
4
13
Phthisis.
.19
B. B
F ....
20
"
4
1
10
24
Heart Disease.
40
R. M
F ....
43
"
11
19
4
3
Phthisis.
41
C. B ...
F ...
27
"
18
10
5
10
"
42
D. C
M ....
42
Sept.
no
14
9
4
Heart Disease.
4H
D. Y
M ....
40
"
23
4
6
5
Cellulitis.
44
E. E. M
F ...
29
38
. 6
28
Phthisis.
I
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 7.
Shewing in quinquennial period, the ages of those admitted, recovered and died daring
the year.
Admitted.
Recovered.
Died.
Ages.
00
a>
"3
a
"3
o
H
"a
B
i
s
5
o
H
From 10 to 15 years
21
3
2
2
2
15
6
4
6
2
36
9
6
8
4
1
5
1
1
3
1
2
7
5
3
5
1
2
2
8
" 15 to 20 "
10
" 20 to 25 "
4
" 25 to 30 "
6
" 30 to 35 "
4
*' 35 to 40 "
;?
40 to 45 "
4
" 45 to 50 "
I
1
" 50 to 56 "
1
• 55 to 60 "
1
1
1
" 60 to 65 "
1
1
" 65 to 70 "
" 70 to 7b "
" 75 to 80 "
" 80 to 85 "
" 85 to 90 "
" 90 to 96 •'
S
3
Total
30
35
65
18
26
44
267
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TABLE No. 8.
Period.
1
.2 -2
to
.1!
Q
Length of residence of
those remainig in Asy-
lum on Sept. 30th.
Peridds of treatment of
those who were dis-
charged cured during
the year.
Periods of treatment of
those who were dis-
charged improved dur-
ing the year.
Periods of treatment of
those who were dis-
charged unimproved
dur\ng the year.
1
3
5
10
12
B
3
3
5
2
5
4
4
44
27
66
53
58
33
47
76
10
17
70
49
32
1
1
From 1 to 2 month
" 2 " 3 "
" 3 '• 4 "
" 4 " 5 "
6 " 6
6 " 7 "
'< 7 " 8 " .
8 " 9 "
9 "10 "
" 10 "11 "
11 " 12 "
" 12 "18 "
" 18 month to 2 year
" 2 to 3 year
3 " 4 "
" 4 " 5 "
5 " 6 "
" 6 " 7 "
7 " 8 "
8 " 9 ',
9 "10 "
" 10 " IB "
•
'• IB "20 "
' 20 year ani upward
Total
641
268
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 9.
Shewing the nature of employment and the number of day's work performed by patients
during the year.
Nature of employment.
Carpenter's shop
Tailor's shop .
Shoeshop
Engineer's shop
Blacksmith s shop
Mason work
Rep uring roads .
Wood yard and coal shed
Bakery
Laundry
Dairy
Butcher's shop and slaughter house
Piggery
Painting
Farm ^
Garden j-
GroundsJ
Stable
Number of
patients
who
worked.
Days worked.
Male.
260
264
1,290
Kitchen
Dining rooms
Officers' Quarters
Sewing roams
Knitting . . .
Spinning
Mending
Wards
Halls '. .
Storeroom
General
Basement
Superintendent's house.
Total
15
3
14
6
2
2
1
33
3
4
24
2
4
23
125
6
1
21
2
3
303
975
861
626
156
730
78
6,032
1,095
730
4,380
Female.
27,375
1.878
305
2,002
78
365
49,480
3,444
2,190
730
4,?80
730
1,148
5,886
18,250
1,647
730 '
39,135
Total.
260
264
1,290
975
861
4,070
2.190
1.56
730
78
6,032
1,095
1,460
8760
730
1,148
5,886
45,625
1,878
305
3,649
78
1,095
88,615
269
6*2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 11).
A. iS99
TABLE No. 10,
Showing the Counties and Districts from which the patients remaining in residence o«
the SOth September, 1898, were originally received.
Counties aad Districts.
Al^oma District
Brant
Bruce ,
Carlftoa
DuflFerin
Dundas ,
Durham
Elgin
Essex
Frontenac
Glengarry
Grenville
Grey
Haldiinand
Halton
Ha!^tiDgs
Huron
Kent
I^aiubton ,
Lanard
Ijeeds
Lennox and Addington
Lincoln
Middlesex .
Muskoka District ....
Nipi-s'ng District
Norfolk
Northumberland
Ontario
Oxford
Parry Sound District
Peel
Perth
Peterborough
Prescott
Prince Edward
Rainy River District .
Renfrew
Ru8-ell
Simc e
Stormont
Thunder Bay District
Victoria
Waterloo
Welland
Wellington
Wentwortb
York
Males.
10
4
2
4
13
14
1
1
8
4
4
7
15
4
5
3
8
11
1
27
7
2
5
6
8
8
4
3
Females.
5
6
7
6
3
2
1
3
8
8
1
2
8
2
K
10
5
8
6
1
5
5
1
8
3
Total.
6
12
16
16
3
6
3
7
21
22
2
3
16
6
10
17
20
12
11
4
13
16
2
35
10
2
9
11
16
13
6
10
14
11
Not classed, unknown, etc
Total
24
5
8
2
12
16
61
350
25
1
4
12
3
2
17
55
291
49
3
9
20
5
14
33
116
641
270
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TABLE No. 11.
Mending, from October, 1897, to October, 1898.
Aprons 1,861
Bedbicks I75
Bibs 185
Blankets 5
Blouses 7
Chemises 723
Counterpanes 6
Dresses 935
Drawers ] ,309
Night Gowns 45
Pillowslips 25
Pillowshams 22
Sheets . . 124
Shirts 39
Stockings 1,224
Straight jackets 4
Frills 1,746
Waists 26
Mattresses 25
Roller towels 7
Feather pillows 8
Trousers 9
Knitted, from October, 1897, to October, 1898.
Stockings 262 pairs .
Socks 420 "
271
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ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT.
Of th«- operations of the Asyluai for Insane, Homewood Retreat, Guelph, for the
year ending 30th September, 1898.
TABLE No. 1
Shewing movements of patients in the Asylum for the official year ending 30th
September, 1898.
Kemaining, October 1st, 18"J7
Admitted jurintc year : —
By Lieutenant-Giivernor'a Warrant.
' ' Medical Certiticate
Total number under treatment during year .
Diachargea during year : —
As recovered
" improved
" unimproved
Total number of discharges during year
Died
Eloped
Transferred
Remaining in Asylum 30 Sept., 1898.
Male.
Female,
Total number admitted since opening of Asylum.
" discharged
■ ' died
■ ' eloped
" transferred
remaining, ^Oth Sept., 1898
91
17
2
Total.
Male.
Female.
3
4
2
ti
2
1
3
1
1
12
Total.
IG
7
23
10
164
20
2
114
110
4
9 ! 13
95
86
9
209
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INEBRIATE BRANCH.
Male.
Female .
Total.
Male.
2
10
18
13
5
278
273
5
Female.
1
1
1
Total
K*»maming, Octob^^r Ist, 1897
Admitted <itiriag year, voluntary
2
17
19
13
Wamainincr in Auvlnm XOfch Splkt 1898
6
Total number admtted since opening of AKyluni . .
41
40
1 .
319
266
4
3
40
306
4
3
died
' ' eloped
" remainin" 30th .Sept. 1898
313
6
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
UPON THE
COMMON GAOLS,' PRISONS
AND
REFORMATORIES
OF THE
PRO\'INCE OF ONTARIO,
BEING FOR THE YEAR ENDING *3oth SEPTEMBER,
1898.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO
TO RON TO :
WARWICK BRO'S & RUTTER, Printers and Bookbinders, 68 and 70 Front St. W.
1 8 98.
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Office of the
Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities, Ontario,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, November, 1898.
Si R, — I have the honor to transmit herewith, to be presented to His Honor
the Lieutenant-Governor, the Thirty-first Annual Report upon the Common Gaols,
Prisons and Reformatories of the Province of Ontario, being for the official year
ending on the 30th September, 1898.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
The Honorable E. J. Davis, M.P.P.,
Secretary of the Province of Ontario,
Toronto.
\}n
COMMONilGAOLS, PRISONS AND REFORMATORIES.
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
^ INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, November, 1898.
To the Honorable Sir Oliver Mow at, Knight Gommander of the Order of St.
Michael and St. George, Meniher of the Queens Privy Council for Canada
and Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario.
May it Please Your Honor :
I beg to submit herewith the Thirty -iir&t Annual Report upon the Common
Gaols, Prisons and Reformatories for the year ending^ on 30th September, 1898.
I have the honor to be,
Your Honor's most obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Common Gaols 1-82
Introductory remarks 10-12
Commitments, Table of, since 1868 13
Table No. 1, giving details of commitments 14
Causes for which prisoners were committed, 1877-1898 15-17
Crimes against the person, Table of 15
'• " property " 16
" *' public morals and decency. Table of 17
Offences against public order and peace, Table of 18
Other causes for which persons were detained, Table of 19
Drunkenness, decrease in commitments for 20-21
Disposition made of persons committed 22-23
Convicted persons, places where sentenced to , 25
Crimes and offences of which sentenced persons were convicted 23 31
Periods of sentence awarded 24
Sex of persons committed 24
Nationalities of persons committed -4
Religious denomination of persons committed '-4
Social condition of persons committed 24
Habits of persons committed 25
Educational statue of persons committed 25
Prisoners in custody 30th Septen;ber, 1898 25
Expenditure, Table of 25
Statistical Tables 26
Table No. 2, shewing the total number of prisoners in the several gaols on the
30th September, 1898, and the nature of their imprisonment 27
Table No. 3, shewing the number of prisoners over and under 16 years of age, the
number of re-committals, the number of persons acquitted on being brought
to* trial, and the number of persons committed under civil processes 28-29
Table No. 4, shewing the offences for which prisoners were committed 30 33
Table No. 5, shewing the total number of prisoners, male and female, committed
under each offence during the year 34
Table No. 6, shewing the number of prisoners, male and female, sentenced during
the year, and a comparison of the same with the preceding year 35
Table No. 7, shewing the number of prisoners upon whom sentence was passed,
the nature and periods of the sentences, and the ope'ation of the County
Judges' Criminal Courts 36-37
Table No. 8, shewing offences for which prisoners were sentenced 38-41
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Statistical Ta bles. — Contained.
Table No. 9, shewing the total number of prisoners, male and female, seideit.ced
under each offence
Table No. 10, shewing the nationalities, religious denominations, social state,
etc., of the prisoners committed
Table No. 11, shewing the occupations, trades or callings of the prisoners com-
mitted during the year
Table No. 12, shewing the number of escapes and deaths, the revenue derived
from prison labor, the cost of diet, the accommodation of the gaol and the
highest and lowest number of prisoners in custody in each gaol during the
year
Table No. 13, shewing how the prisoiiers committed during the year were main-
tained, the cost thereof and the salaries of officials
Table No. 14, shewing the dailj^ cost per prisoner in each of the gaols of the
Prmince, for the year ending 30th September, 1898
Separate Reports upon Commox (taols
Barrie Gaol
Berlin "
Belleville Gaol
Brantford "
Brampton "
Brockville "
Bracebridge Gaol
Cayuga "
Cornwall " ...
Cobourg " ...
Chatham " . . .
Goderich " ...
Guelph " ...
Hamilton " . . .
Kingston " . . .
London " . . .
Lindsay
L'Orignal " . .
Milton " . . .
Napanee " . . .
Ottawa " . . .
Owen Sound " . . .
Orangeville " - . . .
l»erth " . . .
Picton " . . .
Pembroke " . . .
Peterboro' " . . .
Port Arthur " . .
Parry- Sound " . . .
Rat Portage " . . .
Simcoe " . .
St. Catharines Gaol
PAGE.
42 43
44-45
40 49
50-51
52-5;i
54
55-82
55
55
56
57
57
58
58
59
59
6J
61
61
61 fl
62
62
64
64
65
65
06
67
68
68
69
69
70
70
71
71
72
72
73
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SEPARATE Reports upon Common Gaols. — Continued. page.
Sarnia Goal 73
Stratford '' 74
Sandwich " 7o
St. Thomas Gaol 75
Sault Ste. Marie ( iaol 75
Toronto " 7*5
Walkerton " 77
Woodstock " 78
Welland " 78
Whitby " 79
Mattawa Lock-up 80
Sudbury " 80
North Bay " 80
Gore Bay " 80
Little Current " 81
Manito waning " 81
Huntsville " 81
Fort William " 81
Bark's Falls " 82
Massey " 82
Webbwood " 82
Sturgeon Falls " 82
Fsrt Francis *' 82
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
UPON* THE
COMMON GAOLS, PRISONS AND REFORMATORIES.
Considerable improvement has been made in the gaols throughout the pro-
vince during the past year, but much more remains to be done before they will
be in a creditable state of repair and perfectly safe .for the detention of criminals.
Quite a number of the county councils have, during the year, put in furnaces
for heating the gaols, new cells, electric light, town water supply, etc. But there
are still a number of counties, some of them the r^ost wealthy in the province
that seem determined to do nothing in this direction. Their .sole consideration
appears to be to have a place where they can imprison their aged destitute people
and keep them at the lowest possible cost to the municipalities.
It is gratifying to know that during the year a number of comfortable and
well equipped county homes have been erected for the care of the poor, and that
other counties are now moving along the same lines. The very liberal grant of
money which the Legislature offers for this purpose should induce the others
to provide such institutions for their aged pauper class, and discon-
tinue the practice of committing them to the gaols under the Vagrancy Act.
I trust that the coming year will show a .still greater increase in the number' of
these homes throughout the province and especially in the eastern .section.
The gaols and lock-ups in the districts of Algoma, Nipissing, Parry Sound
and Muskoka have been kept in good repair, and mu2h improved by introducing
proper heating, lighting and drainage. The gaol at Parry Sound requires lenlarg-
ing ; the gaol yard at Mattawa should be extended ; and the gaol and court house
building at Rat Portage requires a new .system of heating, all of which will have
to be completed during the coming year.
There has been quite a large decline in the number of prisoners committed
during the past year, viz., 628, the total being 8,256, as compared with 8,884 in
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1897. The numbei" of adult males committed was 559 less than last year; while
the number of adult females showed a decrease of 100. Of boys under sixteen
years of age there was an increase of 49 ; and of girls under sixteen years of age
a decrease of 18.
The number comiritted for crimes against the person was considerably less
than in any previous year for twenty-two years ; while the committals for crimes
against property the number was slightly more than in previous years with the
exception of 1888.
The committals for crimes against public morals and public decency were
less than they have been for the past five years.
For offences against public order and peace the decrease is about twenty-five
per cent, as compared with previous years.
All other causes for which persons were detained as prisoners, including
insane persons and dangerous to be at large, show a smaller number than in any
other year since 1877.
The committals for drunkenness were less than for the past seven years,
being 1,707.
The total number of prisoners in the gaols of the province at the end of the
year was 644, an increase over the previous year of 34.
The total gaol expenditure of the province during the past year was about
$5,000 less than in 1897.
In the tables will be found details as to prisoners committed to gaols, the
places where they resided, the gaols to which they were sent, their crimes, nation-
ality, religion, cost of maintenance, etc.
In my notes of inspection of the gaols for the past year will be found details
as to the condition of buildings, crimes for which prisoners were committed
recommendations for improvements, etc.
18^
COMMON GAOLS.
The following table shews the number of prisoners committed to the Com
mon Gaols in the Province in each year, from the 1st October, 1869, to the 30th
September, 1898.
Date of commitment.
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Commitments for the year ending 30th September, 1869
3,599
294
1.680
82
5,655
1870
4,215
319
1,737
108
6,379
1871 ...
4,586
329
1,642
58
6,615
1872
5,006
281
1,615
56
6,958
1873
5,745
323
1,735
74
7,877
1874
7,298
377
1,746
67
9,488
1875
8,048
389
1,566
70
10,073
1876
9,005
434
1,727
70
11,236
1877
11,053
542
1.824
62
13,481
" " 1878
^9,537
480
1,959
54
12,030
1879
8,995
416
1,756
53
11,220
1880
8,229
549
1,863
59
11,300
1881
7,007
468
1,681
73
9,229
" " 1882
7,236
522
1,750
62
9,620
1883
7,858
423
1,551
48
9,880
1884
9,858
468
1,719
46
12,081
1885
9,419
450
1,507
50
11,426
1886
8,831
352
1,424
38
10,645
1887
8,996
409
1,574
38
11,017
1888
10,060
551 1
1,778
65 !
12,454
1889
10,349
451
1,685
46
12,531
1890
9,622
461 1
1,677
50
11,810
1891
8,469
421
1,501 i
32
10,423
1892
7,177
446
1,335
53 i
9,011
1893
6,798
388
1,399
34
8,619
1894
7.785
278
1,350
37 1
9,460
1895
7,912
284
1,154
30
9,380
1896 ....
7,622
265
1,147
24
9.058
1897
7,533
235 i
1
1,069
47
8.884
1898
6,974
284 1
969
29
8,256
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Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
The next table shows the number of prisoners (male and female) committed
to each gaol during 1897 and 1898, and the increase and decrease in the commit-
ments of the latter year as compaied with the former.
Name of gaol.
1
Number of pritouers
committed in the
year ended Sept.
30th, 1897.
Number of prisoners
committed in the
yen ended Sepc.
30ch, 1898.
Increase.
Decrease.
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1
7
6
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15
Barrie
Berlin
Belleville
Brantford
Brampton
Brockville
Bracebridge
209
96
135
220
120
143
57
125
79
135
176
70
94
388
107
45t
55
32
320
39
463
169
122
70
18
7
16
15
6
17
3
4
3
27
7
6
11
10
34
14
1
5
9
101
15
11
9
227
103
150
235
126
160
60
129
82
162
183
76
105
457
117
483
69
33
325
48
.564
184
133
79
49
71
166
45
29
161
106
53
133
133
173
131
71
2.221
105
184
259
60
6
I?
la
12
102
26
84
42
42
7
31
182
103
141
190
61
142
49
86
19
5
'1
12
3
201
IDS
159
198
83
153
56
89
110
151
173
44
90
466
127
497
63
10
237
66
542
184
114
120
58
83
186
38
58
188
94
67
189
107
144
101
49
2,077
79
169
176
54
10
7
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4
81
13
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37
44
19
16
1
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6
4
5
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9
28
27
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69
1
8
39
6
20
29
11
10
2
6
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4
11
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7
4
40
Cornwall
Cobourg
Chatham
102 8
129 22
1561 17
41 3
11
10
10
32
Guelph
Hamilton
83
408
113
444
7
58
14
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6
■ "2
4
19
9
10
15
Kingston
Lindsay
L'Orignal
Milton
57 6
10
234 3
8
1
2
6
7
2
6
22
86
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23
88
Napanee
Ottawa
63
438
176
105
108
54
74
169
35
3
104
8
9
12
4
9
27
3
24
7
3
18
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Orangeville
Perth
17
19
38
7
19
3
3
2
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41
9
12
20
47i 2
55' 16
167; 9
39 6
28 1
Pembroke
Peterborough
"4
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7
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51 7
23
18
6
9
29
27
Rat Portage
160
91
52
178
119
161
120
66
1,724
102
178
253
52
6
6
10
15
11
99
24
70
40
39
4
30
1
14
5
14
18
11
5
497
3
6
6
8
1
1
3
2
14
2
3
3
1
178
83
64
184
104
132
99
43
1,632
10
11
3
5
12
2
6
445
11
11
6
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Sarnia
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29
21
23
92
30
15
82
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6
9
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6
26
35
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Sault Ste. Marie
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144
Walkerton
72 7
163| ()
171 5
52 2
26
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Whitby
Lockups :
(inre Bay
Little Current
Manitowaning
Mattawa
6
10
7
10
8
4
78
12
62
35
36
19
16
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1
6
2
8
4
1
4
1
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7
7
21
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8
5
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Sudbury
Hunt'^ville
21
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Fort William
Burk's Falls
North Bay
MaKsey
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6
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12
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7,815
1,069
8,884
7,258 998
8.256
239
107
266
178
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338
404
408
540
332
213
30
3
1
1
1
4
3
2
5
1
L'Orignal
5
9
6
13
3
5
8
19
7
13
4
9
22
9
Napanee
23
205
36
280
20
286
21
297
29
276
27
336
17
204
Owen Sound
13
Orange ville
1
3
3
1
4
2
1
Perth
6
41
11
4
54
2
9
20
2
4
45
2
38
4
5
33
1
5
19
Pembroke
27
66
13
30
11
28
1
26
16
1
20
18
16
45
12
9
24
Port Arthur
4
87
53
56
73
74
66
66
4
29
6
21
5
21
3
28
17
33
3
24
10
St. Catharines
12
Sarnia
130
72
38
64
99
108
95
Stratford
17
15
12
9
16
14
4
Sandwich
47
31
45
46
47
35
67
St Thomas ....
57
2
30
1
25
74
29
103
23
30
20
12
32
Sault Ste. Marie
10
Toronto
1,707
1,705
2,166
2,098
2,096
2,085
1,783
2
28
6
50
22
64
8
55
6
51
7
Woodstock
21
34
•Welland
3
40
32
12
21
16
7
Whitby
4
.5
2
Gore Bay
4
3
1
4
1
7
3
3
13
2
5
2
11
14
18
19
33
32
Manitowaning
33
6
13
5
5
8
7
3
1
46
2
55
Sudbury
2
8
27
77
Huntsville
Fort William
17
1
2
1
3
36
64
69
43
3
23
47
1
35
60
16
MaH'tey
Webwood
3,693
3,555
4,180
4,451
4,777
4,573
3,614
20
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Sessional Papers (No 12).
A. 1899
during the years 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894,
1898 are compared and the increase or decrease in each place are shewn.
8 for drunk-
ing the year
th Septem-
Commitments for drunk-
enness during the year
ending 30th Septem-
ber, 1893.
Commitments for drunk-
enness during the year
ending 30th Septem-
ber, 1894.
Commitments for drunk-
enness duiing the year
ending 30th Septem-
ber, 1895.
Commitments for drunk-
enness during the year
ending 30th Septem-
ber, 1896.
Commitments for drunk-
enness during the year
ending 30th Septem-
ber, 1897.
Commitments for drunk-
enness during the year
ending 30th Septem-
ber, 1898.
Increase or decrease
during the year ending
30th September, 1898.
Commitment
enness dur
endmg 3(
ber, 1892.
Increase.
Decrease.
19
4
10
6
24
120
9
77
5
21
6
25
125
9
86
5
5
10
19
22
3
23
55
72
219
5
1
8
20
in
6
9
7
19
124
11
70
4
6
24
18
17
24
10
16
106
6
43
4
6
9
16
9
21
12
12
115
2
48
3
9
11
12
13
2
9
56
51
139
4
2
3
5 '
164
6
11
10
13
85
3
49
2
10
28
15
13
1
9
60
50
163
5
10
2
18
1
89
30
10
44
5
1
1
i
7
i
17
3
22
2-5
27
11
28
3
9
148
102
218
2
2
4
9
105
11
26
2
1
14
17
36
89
187
2
3
3
8
157
7
60
49
177
6
2
8
6
152
8
142
87
150
4
24*"
1
i
5
1
2
6
4
13
137
11
1
7
23
5
'\
3
111
16
17
49
5
20
9
8
592
1
32
14
4
1
8
1
4
12
182
14
27""
2
3
2
11
7
16
4
4
75
3
21
36
9
21
15
8
1,207
13
38
12
2
1
9
16
22
1
119
5
30
3
21
4
15
1
5
66
11
17
69
15
29
19
5
960
8
21
11
1
2
12
5
40
4
38
6
11
7
13
3
•7
31
17
26
116
7
39
22
2
918
21
29
19
2
1
9
16
32
1
42
4
10
2
10
3
22
3
10
5
2
76
6
23
57
10
16
13
12
790
5
37
17
3
31
5
11
12
3
96
6
5
62
15
23
'I
569
3
35
16
i
11
8
5
22
3
2
8
81
6
9
15
10
12
27
13
7
38
12
10
3
3
12
1
1,444
23
3
2
24
3
13
1
3"
2
2
19
2
4
6
3
3
4
41
6
30
5
4
1
22
1
9
3
1
4
5
25
4
24
1
5
3
9
34
3
20
1
4
6
6
7
2
3
51
30
10
1
4
6
14
15
7
3
l"
1
2,736
2,652
2,274
2,237
1,907
1,716
1,707
147
156
21
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 12). A. 1899
The disposition made of the persons committed to the gaols of the Province
is set forth in the table printed below :
Acquitted on being brought to trial and discharged 1,479
Discharged without trial by order of judges, magistrates and courts includ-
ing remand cases 699
Detained for want of securities to keep the peace 33
Detained as witnesses 14
Detained as fraudulent debtors 29
Detained as lunatics, idiots and persons unsafe to be at large 340
Died before trial 3
Detained by civil processes other than above 19
Waiting trial and otherwise detained on 30th September, 1897 88
Found guilty and sentenced 5,311
Discharged under suspended sentence 241
Total number of commitments 8,256
The places of confinement to which the convicted persons were sentenced
are set forth in the following statement, and similar information is given as
regards the sentenced prisoners of the previous year :
1897. 1898.
Sentenced to Kingston Penitentiary 176 148
do to the Reformatory for Boys 45 67
do direct to the Central Prison 522 540
do to the Common Gaols and subsequently transferred
to the Central Prison 62 65
do direct to the Reformatory for Females 96 93
do to Common Gaols and subsequently transferred to
, the Reformatory for Females 18 20
do to the Common Gaols and there detained until the
expiration of sentence 4,580 4,349
Died while undergoing sentence 41 29
Total 5,540 5,311
The summaries given below shew the nature of the offence committed by
the convicted persons :
1. Grimes against the Person.
Total com- Number
mitmentB for found guilty
the year. and sentenced.
Assault, common 334 233
Assault, felonious 139 102
Cutting and wounding, stabbing and shooting with intent .... 49 24
Rape, and assault with intent 54 12
Murder 21 1
Manslaughter 10 4
Attempted suicide 8 2
Miscellaneous 35 7
Total 650 385
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2, Grimes Against Property.
Total com- Number
mitments for found guilty
the year. and sentenced.
Arson and incendiarism 45 14
Burglary 73 46
Counterfeiting and passing counterfeit money 4 4
Destroying and injuring property 82 55
Embezzlement 2 1
Forgery 33 22
Fraud and obtaining money and goods under false pretences . . 129 58
Horse, cattle and sheep stealing 74 36
Housebreaking and robbery 168 108
Larceny 1,602 956
Receiving stolen goods 36 20
Trespass 259 217
Miscellaneous 80 ....
Total 2,587 1,537
3. Crimes Against Public Morals and Decency.
Bigamy 14 9
Inmates and frequenters of houses of ill-fame 78 31
Keeping houses of ill-fame 52 33
Perjury 30 13
Seduction 32 2
Indecent assault and exposure *. 68 61
Miscellaneous 24 10
Total 298 149
4. Offences Against Public Order and Peace.
Abusive and obscene language 54 42
Breaches of peace, breaches of by-laws, escapes from and ob-
structing constables 148 113
Carrying unlawful weapons 25 20
Deserting employment, etc 1 2
Drunk and disorderly 1,707 1,276
Selling liquor without a license and selling or giving it to
Indians 32 33
Threatening and seditious language 26 8
Vagrancy 1,969 1,433
Miscellaneous 70 70
Total 4,0.32 2,997
Contempt of court, lunatics, etc ■ 689 243
Total 8,256 5.311
23
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The following tables shew the period of sentence passed on the convicted
prisoners, and the sex, nationalities, religious denominations, social conditions,
habits, etc., of the total number of prisoners committed :
Periods of Sentence.
1897. 1898.
For periods under thirty days 1,814 1,616
For thirty days, and up to sixty days, or two months, not in-
cluding the last term , 1, 532 1, 5.35
For sixty days, or two months 497 455
Over two months to three months 401 .334
Over three months to four months 168 193
Over four months to five months 73 79
Over five months to six months 539 585
Over six months to nine months 64 70
Over nine months up to one year inclusive 78 106
Over one year and up to two years 150 124
Over two years and up to three years in the Penitentiary .... 88 68
Over throe years in the Penitentiary 89 72
For periods of any length in the Reformatory for Boys 42 68
Sentenced to death and executed 1 2
Sentenced to death and commuted to imprisonment 2
Sentenced to imprisonment with corporal punishment 4 2
5,540 5,311
Sex.
Male 7,815 7,260
Female 1,069 996
8,884 8,256
Nationalities.
Bom in Canada 5,378 5,169
Bom in England 1,178 1,021
Bom in Ireland 1,074 981
Born in Scotland 373 266
Burn in the United States. 595 553
Born in other countries 286 266
8,884 8,256
Religious Denominations.
Roman Catholic 2,862 2,782
Church of England 2,551 2,202
Presbyterian 1,235 1,116
MethodLst 1,464 1,4:33
Other denominations 772 723
8,884 8,256
Social Conditions
1897. 1898.
Married 2,874 2,742
Unmarried 6,010 5,514
8,884 8,256
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Sessional Papers (No, 12
A. 18^ 9
Habits.
Temperate 3,457 3,436
Intemperate 5,427 4,820
8,884 8,256
Educational Status.
Could read and write 7,397 6,871
Could neither read nor write 1,487 1,385
8,884 8,256
The number of prisoners confined in the various custodial institutions of the
Province at the close of the past official year, and of the year preceding, is
exhibited in the following summary :
1897. 1898.
In the Common Gaols 610 644
In the Central Prison, Toronto 391 380
In the Reformatory for Boys, Penetanguishene 123 125
In the Reformatory for Fema'es and Refuge for Girls, Toronto 105 109
In the Dominion Penitentiary, Kingston 610 601
1,839 1,859
Gaol Expenditures.
The usual table is appended shewing the cost of maintaining the Common
Gaols during the past twenty years, under the headings of rations, clothing, fuel,
salaries and wages, and repairs .
Year.
Total number of
prisoners in
custody each
year.
Cost of rations,
clothine:, fuel,
etc., each year.
Cost of salaries
and wagres of
gaol officials
each year.
Cost of repairs.
Total gaol
expenditure.
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
12,030
11,229
11,300
9,229
9,620
9,880
12,081
11,426
10,645
11,017
12,454
12,531
11,810
10,423
9,011
8,619
9,450
9,380
9,058
8,884
8,256
$ c.
60,217 83
58,856 24
49,i>37 14
45.001 05
44,768 92
44,783 50
51,909 89
54,321 35
53,300 43
48,650 27
53,961 25
55.002 89
51,446 99
58,110 73
51,505 57
49,762 40
45,115 58
50,591 40
49,107 73
51,066 56
50,412 91
$ c.
63,591 11
63.914 40
64,084 34
63,502 00
63,794 30
64,935 96
68,446 88
70,344 96
71,690 76
71,291 58
73,673 11
77,667 84
79,£94 49
79,741 59
75,564 83
79,639 81
79,790 80
79,677 17
79,940 04
80.863 60
80.915 05
$ c.
7,307 06
5,583 44
3,504 96
3,410 12
4,665 53
4,706 20
7,125 50
5,081 55
8,753 07
6,146 71
6,509 13
3,313 20
9,171 01
12,183 02
4,635 65
8,083 50
6,728 04
6,304 58
6,778 50
10,248 93
5,982 56
$ c.
131,116 60
122,355 08
116,626 44
111,915 15
113,228 75
1883
114,425 66
1884
1885
127,482 27
129,747 86
1886 ,
133,744 26
1887
126,088 56
1888
134,143 49
1889
135,983 93
1890
140,012 49
1891
150,035 34
1892
1893
1894
1895
1^^5,706 05
137,485 71
131,634 42
136,573 15
1896
13.5,826 27
1897
1898
142,179 09
137,310 52
25
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No 12). A. 1899
A summary is given below showing the days' stay respectively of those
prisoners whose maintenance was chargeable to the Province and of those who
were a charge on the municipalities:
Days' stay.
2,904 Criminal prisoners remained in gaol 86,717
5,352 Municipal " " " 158,418
8,256 Prisoners in all " " 245,135
Statistical Tables.
Following this portion of the report will be found the tables named in the
Jist given hereunder :
Table No. 2, showing the total number of prisoners in the several gaols on the
30th September, 1898, and the nature of their imprisonment.
Table No. 3, showing the number of prisoners over and under 16 years of age, the
number of recommittals, the number of persons acquitted on being brought
to trial and the number of persons committed under civil processes.
Table No. 4, showing the offences for which prisoners were committed.
Table No. 5, showing the number of prisoners, raale and female, committed
under each offence during the year.
Table No. 6, showing the number of prisoners, male and female, sentenced during
the year, and a comparison of the same with the preceding year.
Table No. 7, showing the number of prisoners upon whom sentence was passed
the nature and periods of the sentences, and the operation of the County
Judges' Criminal Courts.
Table No. 8, showing the offences for which prisoners were sentenced.
Table No, 9, showing the total number of prisoners, male and female, sentenced
under each offence.
Table No, 10, showing the nationalities, religious denominations, s ccial state, etc
of the prisoners committed.
Table No. 11, showing the occupations, trades, or callings of the prisoners com-
mitted during the year.
Table No. 12, showing the number of escapes and deaths, the revenue derived
from prison labor, the cost of diet, accommodation of the gaols, and the
highest and lowest number of prisoners in custody in each gaol during the
year.
Table No, 13, showing how the prisoners committed during the year were main-
tained, the cost thereof, and the salaries of officials.
Table No. 14. showing the daily cost per prisoner in each of the gaols of the
Province, for the year ending 30th September, 1898,
After the.se tables will be found the separate reports upon the gaols and
lock-ups.
26
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A. 1899
TABLE No. 2.
Shewing the total number of prisoners who were in the several gaols of the
Province on the evening of 30th September, 1898, and the nature of their
imprisonment.
Classification.
^Nature of imprisonment.
e 2 »
Name of gaol.
d
<D
d
S
o
CO
U
<B
o >>
CD
®
.2 i
.a >>
C5
3
be
'S
U nder sencence
for periods of 2
months and
under.
Under sentence
for periods over
2 months.
In default of
sureties to keep
the peace.
Insane, idiotic
or imbecile per-
sons.
Otherwise
detained.
Total number of
sons wbo rem
in custody 30th
tember, 1898.
33
9
16
8
12
11
5
5
10
25
12
1
3
15
7
27
5
3
3
8
21
9
10
13
1
6
10
7
6
4
2
7
14
5
8
5
6
118
10
11
9
8
1
2
4
8
7
5
4
3
2
3
6
3
5
1
1
13
6
10
2
27
1
4
4
9
3
2
1
...
34
9
Belleville
4
1
2
"i'
2
"s"
2
2
6
5
1
2
20
"*i "
"i"
9
1
2
1
1
15
Brockville
Bracebridge . . . .
11
7
5
2
11
1
1
1
8
1
2
12
Cobourg
29
6
4
1
1
"2"
....
36
1
13
2
Guelph
Hamilton
Kingston
1
"i "
2
1
1
6
2
8
1
8
3
5
24
8
4
1
29
5
L'Orignal
1
4
1
1
3
3
2
1
"i*
4
2
5
15
6
10
12
3
' io"
4
.3
5
I
2
3
5
" "io"
4
9
Ottawa
33
13
Orangeville
Perth
13
5
1
4"
3
i"
18
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
6
1
4
8
Peterborough
"4"
11
8
2
3
6
4
1
1
1
5
10
2
2
1
6
34
8
5
1
1
2
3
St Catharines
3
8
4
1
2
. . . •
14
Stratford
"36'
1
1
""i"'
"i"'
1 1 1
5
Sandwich
St. Thomas
1
3
"25*
"i"
1
3
1
""77"
1
5
7
7
8
5
6
Toronto
i9
3
"i"
155
12
12
Weliand
9
Whitby
Lockups—
1
8
Sudbury
3
12
6
3
3
1
1
12
13
Fort William
1
3
4
7
Burk's Falls
1
1
1
Totals
530
105
7
2
79
216
257
. 70
22
644
27
62 Victoria,
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A 1899
TABLE
Shewing the number of persons comr)iitted, the number over and under sixteen
to keep the peace, number of unsound mind, number acquit
trial, number sentenced, and num-
Total number
committed during
the year.
Number under 16
years of age.
Number over 16
years of age.
s
'S
£
JS
0
a
i
8
«
w
c
JS
43
1
Name of gaol.
.2
9
S
03
0
H
_2
a
fa
1
-3
4
s
f=(
■§
Ji
1
Barrie
182
103
141
190
51
142
49
86
102
129
156
41
83
408
113
444
57
10
234
63
438
176
105
108
54
74
159
36
51
178
83
64
184
104
132
99
43
1,632
72
163
171
52
10
7
10
8
4
78
12
62
35
36
19
16
7,258
19
5
18
8
12
11
7
3
8
22
17
3
7
58
14
53
6
3
104
8
9
12
4
9
27
3
7
10
11
3
5
3
12
2
6
445
7
6
5
2
......
""'3'
1
6
2
8
998
201
108
159
198
63
153
56
89
110
151
173
44
90
466
127
497
63
10
237
66
542
184
114
120
58
83
186
38
68
188
94
67
189
107
144
101
49
2,077
79
169
176
54
10
7
10
9
4
81
13
68
37
44 1
19
16
8,256
4
1
7
2
1
2
4
2
■■■■4'
""i"
1
6
1
11
2
1
3
5
178
102
134
188
50
140
45
86
102
127
149
41
68
380
110
425
50
9
233
56
409
164
104
107
53
65
151
36
48
178
75
62
178
97
125'
96
41
1,582
67
155
167
51
10
6
10
8
4
77
12
62
35
32
19
16
17
5
14
8
12
10
6
3
7
32
14
2
7
56
13
53
6
'"'3'
3
102
7
7
12
4
8
27
3
7
10
11
3
' 5
3
11
2
6
444
5
5
6
2
'"'i'
1
6
2
6
195
107
148
196
62
150
51
89
109
149
163
43
75
436
123
478
56
9
236
59
511
171
111
119
57
73
178
38
55
188
86
65
183
100
136
98
47
2,026
72
160
172
53
10
6
10
9
4
80
13
68
37
38
19
16
150
66
143
98
43
72
50
29
84
62
163
29
60
222
120
262
59
9
213
51
471
88
92
107
44
68
121
37
49
169
53
46
129
95
121
73
47
1,249
42
85
119
25
10
1
4
8
3
73
13
59
35
38
19
16
5,583
30
21
14
19
12
26
4
16
15
21
9
11
16
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7
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2
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16
4
63
33
14
9
5
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28
1
6
3
23
7
22
6
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18
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35
22
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1
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14
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4
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3
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3
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284
29
313
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7,943
476
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62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
No 3.
years of a^e, the number of recommittals, the number for want of securities
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A. 1899
TABLE
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36
139
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11
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No. 4.
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A. 1899
TABLE
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6
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3
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36
32
19
12
4
26
259
3
1,969
28
313
Totals.
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33
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Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A.
TABLE No. 5.
Shewincj the total number of prisoners, male and female, committed under each
offence during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Offences.
Abortion
Abusive and obscene lanc^uage
Arson
Assault
Assault, felonious .
Attempted suicide.
Abduction
Bigamy
Breaches of the peace
Breaches of by-laws .
Burglary
Carrying unlawful weapons
Contempt of court
Counterfeiting and passing counterfeit money .
Cruelty to animals
Cutting, wounding and attempting
Debtors
Deserting employment
Destroying and injuring property
Detained as witnesses
Drunk and disorderly
Emb<»zzlement
Escaping from or obstructing constables
Escaping from prisons
Forgery
Fraud and obtaining money under false pretences
Gambling
Giving liquor to Indians
Horse, cattle or sheep stealing
Hou-ebreaking and robbery
Incendiarism
Indecent ass iult and exposure ....
Inmates and frequenters of houses of ill-fame ....
Keep'.ne houses of lU-fame
Larceny
Lunatics and persons unsafe to be at large
Man.lauf,'hter
Misdemtaaour
Murder
Perjury
Proatitution •.• •
Rap-" and assault with intent
RefuMJng bail
Re -.ei ving stolen goods
Seduction
Selling liqtior without license
Shoot ing with intent
Stabbing .
Threateuing and seditious language.
Trettp-iKB
Unlawful shooting
Vagrancy
Want of -U'et'e* to keep the peace .
Other offences not enumerated
Male.
49
35
314
135
8
9
10
35
.S8
73
25
93
4
14
28
20
1
75
13
1,362
2
60
12
31
128
18
13
73
167
9
64
26
12
1,481
252
S
2
13
30
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54
1
2^2
32
10
10
4
24
254
3
1,787
24
275
7.260
Keiutle.
1
5
1
20
4
7
"345"
4
52
40
121
99
2
20
182
4
996
34
6*2 \ ictoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 1*2;
A 1899
TABLE No. 6.
Shewinfj the number of prisoners, male and female, sentenced during the year
ending 30th September, 1898, and a comparison of the same with the pre-
vious year.
Kame of gaol.
No. of prisoners sen-
tenced in the year
ending 30th Sep-
tember, 1897.
N". of prisoners sen-
tenced m the year
ending 30th Sep-
tember, 1898.
Increase
Dccreasf
•1
_2
.2
S
n
^
i
0
S
111
Barrie ....
134
71
67
120
35
111
40
115
69
103
96
40
45
258
X5
232
41
18
41
26
272
124
101
54
6
40
75
31
18
116
53
34
121
77
89
71
26
1,141
68
119
199
39
1
5
10
7
4
88
18
70
36
33
4
20
4,917
7
5
6
4
4
10
3
3
1
23
2
5
3
33
6
16
7
54
8
10
5
4
3
""i"
9
■■*'4"
3
14
5
1
313
2
2
"'"'1'
""2
2
14
.S
3
1
141
76
73
124
39
121
43
118
70
126
98
45
48
291
91
248
48
18
41
34
326
132
111
59
6
49
79
34
18
117
62
34
125
80
103
76
27
1,454
70
121
199
43
1
5
11
7
4
90
20
84
36
36
7
21
129
79
88
105
36
94
41
60
92
110
95
26
44
243
88
2-28
40
5
35
43
270
140
87
82
12
61
76
24
32
147
41
48
120
39
85
58
28
1,074
54
109
144
41
7
6
10
8
3
61
12
62
22
30
18
6
11
5
6
6
8
2
3
1
5
18
5
....
'"1
36
10
24
3
" 9,
5*6
4
9
11
1
5
7
1
3
6
4
1
2
1
8
4
315
4
3
3
1
'"'i'
'"i
1
6
2
7
613
140
84
94
111
44
96
44
61
97
128
100
26
45
279
98
252
43
5
35
45
326
144
96
93
13
66
83
25
35
153
45
49
122
40
93
58
32
1,389
58
112
147
42
7
6
10
9
3
62
13
68
24
37
18
6
*" 8
21
""i"
4
"2
4
21
'"5
'""1
"'27'
2
2
5
"15
""17
55
"1
14
1
15
"4
1
13
6
""2
'14
"'7
'"8
"2
"5
2
1
Belleville
Brantford
Brampton
Brookville
"13
""26
" '57
Bracebridge
Cayuga
Ci rnwall
Cobourg
Chatham
1
"'23'
7
"4
■'■■3'
Gc dnrich
"" i9
3
12
G'jplph
■'17
"ie
"28
6
21
1
"'i4
31
■"3
4
8
""2
""' e"
1
■"'■3'
'"'3'
5
""7
4
"11
"12
"34
7
17
4
"'i7'
36
Kint;stoQ
Li' ndon
■■■■4
Lii.nsay
5
13
6
E'( )rigual
M i ton
N^ panee
Ottawa
OwfH Sf'und
Orangeville
Perth
Pict.n
Pemtroke
Peterbo-^ough
Pi rt Arthur
4
1
'4
""2
""'i5
9
Pairy Sound
Rat Portage
12
6
■"■17
St. Catharines
14
1
15
1
38
4
13
2
2
6
5
3
40
10
18
Stratford
Sandwich
St. Thomas
Sault St. Vlarie
2
'2
6
1
3
2
2
1
3
5
Toronto
Waikerton
67
14
10
55
■■■■3'
65
12
9
52
1
Welland
Whitby
Lock-ups —
Gi're Bay
6
1
Maiiitowaning
""1
1
M tttawa
1
1
2
Minden
1
27
6
8
14
3
'""14
457
"i'
1
8
1
1
28
7
16
12
"15
Sudbury
Huntaville
Fort William
Burk'- Falls
IS orth Bay
Massey
"'i4
2
4
""'i'
11
Total
623
5,540
4,698
5,311
23S
71
256
81
'485
35
(»!' N'icloriii.
Sessional Piipers ( Xo. I'i).
A. 1809
TABLE'
Slu'winj;" tlu> number ot" pri-soiiers upon whom sentences were passed, the nature
tlie County Judges' Criminal Court, during
Total number of
prisoners sentenced
during the year.
Where sentenoed to.
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c S c
<s a —
be cS c«
o ■" *-■
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9
11
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4
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0
1
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1
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6
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0
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17
18
26
7
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12
21
44
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39
4
17
116
19
105
7
2
7
11
120
28
66
17
6
21
17
5
15
135
28
10
56
14
22
22
245
27
58
37
10
6
6
10
5
4
13
8
18
28
4
6
0 US
-§7
H
24
39
27
35
3
18
6
12
29
16
13
a
J3
Name of gaol.
-2
§
0
e
0
1
X
zr
Barrie
129
79
88
105
X()
94
44
fiO
92
110
95
26
44
243
88
228
40
5
35
43
270
140
87
82
12
61
76
24
32
147
41
48
120
.S9
86
58
28
1,074
54
10!»
144
41
7
6
10
8
3
61
12
62
22
30
18
6
11
5
6
6
8
2
3
1
5
18
5
i
36
10
24
3
4
9
11
1
5
7
1
3
6
4
1
•>
1
8
4
315
4
3
3
1
1
'" 1
1
6
2
7
140
84
94
111
44
96
44
61
97
128
100
26
45
279
98
252
43
6
35
46
326
144
96
93
13
66
83
25
35
153
45
49
122
40
93
58
32
1,389
58
112
147
42
7
fi
10
9
3
62
13
68
24
37
18
6
107
72
78
93
33
75
35
54
79
114
61
22
33
219
75
205
27
5
32
33
268
116
93
87
10
44
()5
18
29
148
35
30
102
26
55
45
24
1,16]
63
95
120
37
7
6
10
4
2
58
13
65
24
32
18
6
4,349
11
Berlin
Belleville
13
'JO
Brantford
3;....
16
3
1 16
2 4
1 4
5 n
" 2 .'.'.'.
11
1
Cayuga
"1
2
5
3
"l
2
1
15
Cob<iurg
Chatham
3
7
2
7
25
3
8
32
11
32
9
6
1
S
8
3
(i
4
"2
11
3
1.
11..
2I 3
71 1
Guelph
Hamilton
91 2
3
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5
67
40
42
16
1
3
11
86
27
6
26
2
8
18
1
1
I
n
Kingston
London
Lindsay .
1
4
2
1
1
29
3
"5
1
'1
2
2
1
3
1
9
I
4
1
6
40
11
1
1
3
2
8
3
3
3
1
14
15
7
24
6
5
151
2
7
19
3
2
'"8
4
7
Napanee
"2
2
1
3
3 1
4
Ottawa
Owen Sound
Orangt'ville
Perth
2
7
..
3
2
2
19
13
2
1
1
6
Pembroke
I
6
2
12
1
3
2
2
•)
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5 1
6
Peterborough
Port Arthur
Parry Sound
Rat Portage . .
Simcoe
1
"i
""'3
2
4
"3
3
1
5
1
4
1
"i
"1
"i
5
1
" 1
3
2
1
....
Sarnia
5 8
....1...
39 ... .
Stratford
Sandwich
St. Thomas
'"'5
" 1
1
1
"41
1
1
1
7' 2
2{\ 11
16 1
Sault See. Marie
Toronto
Walkerton
Woodstock
5 5
671 146
14 T
21 6
Welland
Whitby
Lock -u pa :
33 30
6 7
Littlft Current
Manitowaning
. _
3
2
44
■■"25
3
]
14
5
1
2
Sudtiury
HuntHville
Fort William
Burk'rt Falls
North Bay
1
1
5
....
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3
'2
6
1
Webwood
540
20
93
148
<57
29
TotaU
4,698
613
5 311
65
1,616
1.536
455
36
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. IS
Ko 7.
ami perioa of such sentoncos and the disposal of those who elected to be tried a
the year en(iing 30th SeptemVjer. 1898.
Periodfi of Bentence.
Conoty Judges'
Criminal Court.
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17
1
4
26
6
16
3
1
3
5
33
23
18
28
2
1
18
6
2
2
3
9
8
2
4
4
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4 2
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8 ..
3 4
3 ....
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11 20 .31
6 17, 22
11 23, 34
5 6' 11
4 8' 12
16 12 27
6 1 7
6 12 18
1 11 12
8 7i 15
3 17. 20
Barrif.
3
1
1
2
2
4
"i
"i
"3
4
....
1
Berlin.
4
15
2
Belleville.
Brantford.
7
3
4
1
4
"1
2
"2
7
2
5
"6
9
"2
2
6
"2
8
"is
"1
7
3
1
4
4
2
"6
7
7
2
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Brockville.
2
i
Bracebridge.
4
4
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C< rnwail.
10
Cobourg.
f)
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2
"1
3
1
4
2
Chatham.
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18
6
20
'/I
7
2
6
6
3
2
"3
6
6
18
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1
"2
i
"3
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1
1
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1
5
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
2 6
1 13
4 26
2 1
25 52
3 3
1
3 10
7
14
30
3
77
6
1
13
"".33
19
114
8
7
38
8
2
7
Goderich.
Guelph.
Hamilton.
King' ton.
London.
Lindsay.
L'(Jiigual.
1
7
1
7
"6
....
"2
1
"4
"i
4
"2
...
1
* 3
"i
"2
....
"2
17
4
2
""2
2
....
Milton.
9,
"5
2
3
2
7
"i
Napan^p.
9.9
7 26
8 11
20 94
4 4
1 6
4 34
4 4
2
3 4
Ottawa.
11
2
2
1
Owen Sound.
Orangeville.
Perth
Picton.
fi
?
2
9.
"3
3
"2
"2
23
1
"3
'"s
2
1
2
9
1
3
1
6
1
Pembroke.
q
Peterborough .
Port Arthur.
9
1 .1
s
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
1
Parry Sound.
Rat Portage.
Simcoe.
2 1
1
"2
6
4
3
2
4
8| 6 14
3| 12 15
30 19 49
li 2 3
3 6
1 ....
1 ...
2
8 . ...
2 ...
4 3
18 27
....! 1
3 1
4 2
St. Catharines.
8
?
6
Samia.
1
Stratford .
8
3
3
1
5
8
13
1
10
8
5
1
2
12
12
7
12
6
14
3
9
1
20
25
8
22
14
19
4
11
1
Sandwich.
6
St. Thomas.
9 .. .
Sault Ste. Marie.
49
37
'3
10
3
8
13
Toronto.
3
Walkerton,
f>
3
I
1
5
Woodstock,
16
Welland.
7
2
1
Whitby.
Lock-ups :
Gore Bay.
Little Current.
1
....
1
....
10,
10
Manitowaning
1 ..
2
i 1
21 1
121 1
621 6
12 3
5' 4
14 4
6 -
2
3
13
68
15
9
18
6
Minden.
4
6
10
....
1 ....
Sudbury.
Huntsville.
8
1
. . . 1
3
. . . . 1
Fort William.
?
Burk'8 Fall?.
4
■"■'[■""
2
ll'-'l
:::: ;::::
North Bay.
Massey.
Web wood.
1
193
79
685
70
1
383
945
334
106
I24I
68
72
68 2'
2
2
562
Totals.
37
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
TABLE
Shewing the offences for which prisoners were sentenced
Names of gaols.
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1 !
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CD
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2
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u
3
0
D
a
a
1
1
5
3
10
6
1
1
4
2
7
2
9
1
4
Berlin
Belleville
2
2
1
i
1
1
1
1
1
Brampton
1
3
6
2
1
Cayuga
2
2
Cornwall
5
Cobourg
Chatham
""3
1
1
1
2
3 8
5
5
1
2
4
2
23
2
9
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Kingston
"11
1
1
1
7
Lmd-ay
1
2
1
9
1
1
Napanee
1
1
15
3
I
5
1
1
■"23
4
i
2
1
'"1
1
2
1
Ottawa
21
2
Orangeville
Perth
1
2
1
Pembroke
4
1
2
4
2
Peterborough
1
2
1
1
10
7
1
1
1
3
Rat Portage
1
""1
1
2
6
3
1
1
2
9
4
3
32
2
9
1
1
2
■"56
2
9
2
St. Thomas
2
'" 2
1
2
1
'" 1
"4
1 3
Sault Sfe. Marie
Toronto
■""ii
1 1
3
1
6
2
1
5
1
2
2
8
Welland
Whitby
Lock-ups —
Manitowaning
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
!
2
13
4
3
Fort William
2
2
Burks* Falla
2
1
Mski-aey
1
1
23S
Total
5
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105
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> 92
38
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Sessional Papers (No. 12]
A l«99
No. 8.
during the year ended 30th September, 1898.
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be
3
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Names of gaols.
1
1
]
11
7
15
50
2
1
1
Barrie.
Berlin.
2
5
3
1
■4
Belleville.
1
Brantford.
Brampton.
43
1
3
28
15
13
1
5
51
46
66
5
3
11
97
6
]
Brockville.
4
2
6
10
i
1
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1
2
1
2
5
1
2
1
5
2
Bracebtidge.
1
1
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Caynga.
Cornwall.
Cobourg.
1
(.:::
1
Chatham.
1
2
1
1
i
1
1
2
Goderich.
Guelph.
2
1
1
1
9
1
Hamilton.
■ ■ ■ ■
1
Kingston.
London.
Lindsay.
L'Orignal.
MiltoD.
2
1
Napanee.
Ottawa.
1
2
7
1
Owen Sound.
Orangfeville.
6
1
5
8
4
3
98
7
16
46
2
20
7
7
451
1
22
14
4
Perth.
Picton.
2
2
1
1
Pembroke.
i
Peterborough.
1
Port Arthur.
1
2
4
1
1
2
Parrv Round.
1
4
3
3
6
1
Rat Portaee.
i
Simcoe.
St. Catharines.
Sarnia.
1
Stratford .
3
1
1
1
7
1
St. Thomas.
Sault Ste. Marie.
5
16
5
8
11
Walkerton.
1
1
1
4
2
1
Woodstock.
1
1
Welland.
Whitby.
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Little Current.
5
4
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1
Mattawa.
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1
1
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34
3
20
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1
1
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I
Fort William.
Eurks' Falls.
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North Bay.
Maseey.
Webwood.
4
2
1
4
9
14
2
55
1,276
15
20
1
39
6
22
58
39
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
TABLE
Shewing the offences for which prisoners were sentenced
Names of ga.i's.
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32
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Perth
1
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3
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Fort William
3
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2
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6
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MasH^v
1
3
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956
4
2
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13
Total
13
36
108
6
51
31
33
13
40
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (Xo. 12).
A. 18
No. 8. — Concluded.
during the year ended 80th September, 1898.
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1
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1
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Orangeville.
Perth.
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Peterborough.
Port Arthur
2
1
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1
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1
1
5
St. Catharines.
1
8
2
13
1
1
St. Thomas.
2
Sault St. Marie.
8
6
3
114
1
12
Welland.
Whitby.
Lock-ups —
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Little Current.
3
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2
1
Minden.
1
1
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Huntsville.
9
10
1
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Burks' Falls.
1
7
3
North Bay.
Massey.
Web wood.
12
1
20
2
20 J
2
217
1,433
201
41
62 Victnria.
Sessional Papers (No. 1*2).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 9.
Showing the total number of Drisoner.s, male and female, sentenced under each
offence, during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Offences.
Abortioa
Abusive and obscene larguage
Arson
Assault .
Assault, felonious
Attempted suicide
Abduction
Bigamy
Breaches of the peace
" by laws
Burglary
Contempt of court
Carrying unlawful v/eapons
Counterfeiting and passing counterfeit money
Cruelty to animals
Cutting, wounding and attempting same
Deserting empl lyment
Destroying and injuring property
Drunk and disorderly
Embezzlement
Escaping from or obst ucting c )nstables
Escaping from pri«on
Forgery
Fraud and obtaining money or goods under false pretences . .
Gambling
Giving liquor to Indians
Horse, cattle and sheep stealing
Housebreaking and lobbary
Incendiarism
42
Female?.
2
38
7
217
16
98
2
2
8
30
37
1
46
90
2
20
4
9
13
1
2
50
5
989
277
1
38
1
6
20
2
58
15
13
36
108
6
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
TABLE No. 9.— Concluded.
Showing the total number of prisoners, male and female, sentenced under eacji
offence, during the year ending 80th September, 1898.
Offences .
Indecent assault
Inmates and frequeLters of htuses of ill-fame,
Keeping houses of ill-fame ,
Larceny ,
Manslaughter
Misdemeanor
Murder
Perjury
Prostitution
Rape and assault with intent
Ref uf ing bail
Receiving stolen property
Seduction
Selling liquor without license
Shooting with intent
Stabbing
Threatening and seditious language
Trespass . .
Unlawful shooting
Vagrancy
<Jther offences not enumerated
Totals . . .
Males.
47
10
10
898
4
2
1
13
12
1
18
2
11
7
3
4
214
2
1,310
176
4,710
Females.
4
21
23
58
13
123
25
601
Total.
51
31
33
956
4
2
1
13
13
12
1
20
2
20
7
3
8
217
2
1,433
201
5,311
43
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
TABLE
Showing the nationalties, religious denominations, social status and habits
Nationalities.
Religious
Name of gaol.
1
i
i
a
o
121
61
135
137
38
112
35
50
70
98
126
29
68
284
80
i 297
1 44
8
111
47
422
100
58
65
47
63
133
17
48
128
81
37
121
69
86
71
31
1,177
49
111
79
35
9
7
9
7
4
43
10
26
26
30
6
13
1
To
26
19
12
28
9
12
13
10
9
17
9
2
8
66
21
71
8
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I— 1
31
7
9
12
15
14
6
9
13
26
6
6
7
57
14
63
5
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58
32
41
57
7
69
8
28
62
23
27
16
27
171
56
159
14
6
62
15
370
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Barrie
Berlin
Belleville
11
2
1
11
3
1
3
6
10
3
2
11
6
14
4
1
10
1
13
10
9
11
1
7
1
3
5
1
1
12
3
3
2
1
43
11
7
9
3
4'
7
2
8
1
9
1
8
14
4
21
2
1
40
5
29
1
16
7
20
7
2
3
5
1
7
1
1
13
3
11
8
10
33
15
7
152
2
17
38
8
12
2
3
1
11
i
2
4
a
I
23
I
1
1
22
3
1
25
2
2
2
4
1
3
41
2
1
8
57
22
31
Brantford
Brampton ]
Brockville
Bracebridge
Cayuga . .
Cornwall
Cobourg
Chatham
60
28
32
10
34
18
49
24
Goderich
9
Guelph
Hamilton
Kingston
21
110
24
London
147
Lindsay
L'Orignal
Milton
Napanee
Ottawa
17
50
6
'33
32
19
17
4
4
21
9
1
7
5
12
19
16
6
12
2
320
9
25
22
8
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41
5
32
30
25
21
2
7
14
3
5
10
4
4
27
7
12
5
344
6
8
20
8
1
93
11
78
Owen Sound
47 i 48
Orangeville
Perth
13
35
13
42
52
16
6
73
9
22
45
29
57
15
21
706
18
37
55
11
54
37
Picton
Pembroke
Peterborough
14
13
53
Port Arthur
7
Parry Sound
Rat Portage
20
36
15
St. Catharines
n
52
Stratford
St. Thomas
26
20
15
Sault Ste. Marie
8
746
Woodstock
11
36
44
Whitby
13
5
3
3
8
4
Manitowaning
I
2
2
7
1
6
1
6
7
2
2
20
2
8
3
5
266
46
3
9
3
is
5
5
6
4
1
3
9
1
2
3
553
30 6
Burk's Falls
MaH^ey
3 11
26 6
16 1
10 1
266
Totals
5.169
1,021
981
2,782
2,202
1
44
(52 Victoria.
Sessiunal Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
No. 10.
of the prisoners committed during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
denominations.
Social and Educational state.
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37
129
201
Barrie.
16
13
25
26
82
11
43
65
108
Berlin.
10
68
9
62
97
65
119
40
159
Belleville.
20
30
31
65
133
42
53
145
198
Brantford. *
13
14
1
25
38
16
34
29
63
Brampton.
19
28
5
44
109
26
39
114
153
Brockville.
6
17
15
18
38
6
35
21
56
Brarebridge.
10
14
3
18
71
17
33
56
89
Cavuea.
22
4
4
41
69
49
61
110
Cornwall.
26
49
4
75
76
45
95
56
151
Cobourg.
24
74
24
69
104
122
51
173
Chatham.
6
8
6
12
32
5
21
23
44
Goderioh.
16
10
16
28
62
8
60
30
90
Guelph.
48
93
44
1S3
333
78
111
355
466
Hamilton.
19
27
1
32
95
27
31
96
127
Kingston.
55
88
48
142
355
60
197
300
497
London.
12
20
16
47
6
28
35
63
Lindsay.
2
1
1
4
6
2
6
5
10
L'Orignal.
44
27
11
19
218
14
40
197
237
Milton.
9
26
5
17
49
11
29
37
66
Napanee.
45
26
23
226
316
156
226
316
542
Ottawa
44
28
17
62
122
70
115
69
184
Owen Sound .
28
15
4
38
76
16
49
65
114
Orange ville.
37
9
2
38
82
12
47
7:-*
120
Perth.
26
5
28
30
16
24
34
58
Picton.
16
4
8
24
59
36
37
46
83
Pembroke.
21
50
10
63
123
30
104
82
186
Peterborough.
5
3
7
19
19
18
11
27
38
Port Arthur.^
13
16
3
30
28
7
39
19
58
Parry Sound.
29
15
35
61
127
32
17
171
188
Rat Portage.
6
34
30
38
56
17
55
39
94
Simcoe.
2
26
6
45
22
8
25
42
67
St. Catharines.
27
49
16
25
164
24
77
112
189
Rarnia.
20
U
21
21
86
13
77
30
107
Stratford.
12
39
16
44
100
35
47
97
144
Sandwich.
15
26
30
24
77
12
75
26
101
St. Thomas.
10
6
4
13
36
21
28
21
49
Sault Ste. Marie.
2*2
264
119
816
1,261
249
805
1,272
2,077
Toronto.
24
18
8
29
50
6
39
40
79
Walkerton.
42
m
18
26
143
28
64
105
169
Woodstock.
24
26
27
26
150
17
66
110
176 Welland.
10
12
8
17
37
8
17
37
54 Whitby.
Lock-ups —
1
4
10
2
6
1
5
1
9
1
4
1
6
6
10
7
10
Gore Bay.
Little Current.
5
4
1
4
Manitowaning.
1
6
1
3
3
6
1
5
4
4
9
4
Mattawa.
1
2
i
Minden.
fi
3
18
32
49
28
44
37
81
Sudbury.
1
3
3
3
10
10
3
13
Huntfville.
4
6
16
25
43
25
25
43
68
Fort William.
6
10
7
17
20
3
33
4
37
Burk's Falls.
6
7
23
21
6
24
20
44
North Bay.
1
1
3
16
9
19
19
Massey.
3
2
1,433
6
2,742
11
5,514
5
1,385
2
3,436
14
4,820
16
8,256
Webwood.
1,116
723
Totals.
4.5
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A 1899
TABLE
Showing the occupations, trades or callings of the prisoners
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Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
No 11.
committed during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
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Barrie.
Berlin.
Belleville.
Brantford.
Brampton.
Brockville.
Bracebridge.
Cayuga.
Cornwjsll.
Cobdurg.
Chatham,
Goderich.
Guelph.
Hamilton.
Kingston.
'.ondon.
Lindsay.
L'Orignal.
Milton.
Napanee.
Ottawa.
Owen Sound.
Orange ville.
Perth.
Picton.
Pembroke.
Peterborough.
P<irt Arthur.
Parry Sound.
Rat Portage.
Simcoe.
St Catharines.
Sarnia.
Stratforrl.
Sandwich,
St. Thomas.
Sault Ste. Marie.
Toronto.
Walkerton.
Woodstock.
Welland.
Whitby.
Lock-ups —
Gore Ray.
Little Current,
Mauitowaning.
Mattawa,
Minden.
Sudbury.
Huntsville.
Fort William.
Burk's Falls.
North Bay.
Mas8^y.
Webwood,
Totals.
4/
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Sessional Papers (Xo. 12).
A. 181.9
TABLE
Showing the occupations, trades or callings of the prisoners
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77
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17
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63
47
95
45
95
81
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18
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225' 40
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48
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Sessional ir'apers (JNo. 12).
A. 1899
No. 11. — Concluded.
committed during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
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Belleville.
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Brantford.
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Bracebridge.
Cayuga.
Cornwall.
4
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1
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Chatham.
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2
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Hamilton.
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12
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London.
Lind.say.
Li 'Oripnal.
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3
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54
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2
1
3
1
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1
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1
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Milton.
Napanee.
Ottawa.
Owen Sound.
2
8
2
19
6
10
10
1
8
11
1
8
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I
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12
4
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4
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Perth.
1
2
1
1
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7
8
37
2
6
7
6
8
11
5
48
8
13
11
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58
83
186
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Pembroke.
9.
8
1
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Port ArtVinr
1
1
1
58. Parrv Srrnnrt.
4
2
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2
2
1
5
3
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4
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1
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188
94
67
189
107
144
101
49
2,077
79
169
176
54
10
7
10
9
8?
13
Rat Portage.
Simcoe.
St. Catharines.
9
4
" '2
Sarnia.
3
1
3
Stratford.
3
Sandwich.
3
St. Thomas.
8
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Sault Ste. Marie.
28
3
1
1
3
"i
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2
13
5
11
11
13
188
4
5
5
1
Toronto.
Walkerton,
1
3
1
1
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2
1
1
1
Wo'^dstock.
7
1
Welland.
Whitby.
Lock-ups-
Gore Bay.
Little Current,
8
1
1
1
Man'towaning.
Mattawa.
1
1
27
5
Minden.
2
1
Sudbury.
I
18
10 68
Fort William.
2
4
1
1
1 ""
37
44
19
16
Purk's Falls.
5
1
1
North Bay.
Massey.
Webwood.
1
1
1
463
111
i
9
1
119
1
11
1
37
15
32
20
15
391
157
14
446
8,25fc
Totals,
4 G.
49
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12
A. 1899
TABLE
Shewiuty the number of escapes and deaths, the revenue derived from prison labor,
number of prisoners in custody during
Name of gaol.
Prisoners who es-
caped and evaded
recapture.
Prisoners who es-
caped and were
recaptured.
Prisoners who died.
Actual cash revenue
d f r i V e d from
prison labor.
a
O
cents.
Cerlio
1
1
7iU
■Rpllpvillp ....
1
6
1
HU
9
Brockville
1
1
610
30
8f
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12^
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7i
1
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7
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7
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1
24 00
5i
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I
5r
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2
12
10
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30
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Whitby
1
1
8
H
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30
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30
30
45
Fort William
m
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8
11
2
j J168 04
50'
J
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 1*2 ).
A. 1899
No. 12.
the cost of diet, the accommodation of the various gaols and the highest and lowest
the year ending 30th September, 1898.
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6
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46
27
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5
25
18
3
Berlin.
7
38
26
5
Belleville.
«
24
22
1
Brantford.
4
25
18
4
Brampton.
10
33
16
4
Brockville.
3
10
11
3
Bracebridge.
4
14
21
1
Cayuga.
5
17
19
3
Cornwall.
H
24
50
28
Cobourg.
3
26
17
1
Chatham.
4
12
18
1
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7
35
15
2
Guelph.
6
60
43
14
Hamilton.
9
53
24
4
Kingston.
11
57
45
23
London.
6
26
13
3
Lindsay.
6
18
8
•
L'Orignal.
]V1ilton.
4
23
19
2
4
18
13
4
Napanee.
12
93
54
21
Ottawa.
6
32
69
9
Owren Sound.
4
23
21
12
Orangeville.
4
18
32
10
Perth.
6
4
26
24
9
19
Picton.
7
Pembroke.
4
18
24
10
Peterborough.
5
26
10
1
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2
2
5
11
10
11
Parry Sound.
i
Rat Portage.
8
24
14
2
Simcoe.
8
38
17
1
St. Catharines.
5
19
18
5
Sarnia.
6
30
17
2
Stratford.
7
47
20
1
Sandwich.
16
22
17
3
St. Thomas.
7
34
13
5
Sault St. Marie,
19
270
193
103
Toronto.
8
24
15
7
Walkerton.
5
32
20
4
Woodstock.
5
50
43
4
Welland.
6
25
12
5
Whitby.
Lock-ups —
2
5
3
1
Gore Bay.
2
6
2
Little Current.
no
4
5
2
1
Manitowaning.
yes
2
8
1
Mattawa.
"
1
2
6
12
1
8
Minden.
"
Sudbury.
"
2
7
2
i
Huntsville.
"
3
10
11
1
Korb William.
"
2
7
7
1
Burk's Falls.
i'
3
13
8
1
North Bay.
"
1
5
6
Ma.ssey.
Webwood.
«<
2
7
3
Totals.
51
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (Xo 12)
A. 1899
TABLE
Shewing the number of prisoners, how maintained, cost of maintenance, and
Name of gaol.
Barrie
Berlin
Belleville
Brantford
Brampton
Brockville
Bracebridge . . .
Cayuga
Cornwall
Cobourg
Chatham
Goderich
Guelph
Hamilton .
Kingston
London
Lindsay
L'Orignal
Milton
Napanee
Ottawa
Owen Sound . . .
Orangeville
Perth
Picton
Pembroke
Peterborough . . .
Port Arthur . . .
Parry Sound . . .
Rat Portage . . .
Simcoe
St. Catharines .
Sarnia
Stratford
Sandwich
St. Thomas . . .
Sanlt St. Marie.
Toronto
Walkerton
Wooistock
Welland
Whitby
Lock-ups —
Gore Bay
Little Current
Manitowaning
Mattawa
Minden
Sudbury
Huntsville ...
Fort William.
Burk's Falls .
North Bay . . .
Maseey
Webwood ...
Total...
How maintai
oed.
Expeniiiture
umber of pris-
committed
g the year.
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101
100
4,535
8,238
3,508 33
2,000 00
241 12
108
1.59
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103
82
56
868
2,617
2,452
2,428
941 51
649 00
1.439 00
1,650 00
198
65
133
1,450
2 588
1,204 80
1,600 00
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63
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1,861
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1,174 24
515 18
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89
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1,225 00
136 94
110
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1,624
12,550
610 39
1,365 00
151
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120
1,575
3,108 33
1,969 00
576 45
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1,655
627 58
1,612 50
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1,865
745 12
1,420 00
320 32
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1,254
1,321
1,126 88
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6,709
1,344 47
2,960 00
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2.077
2,866
1,332 43
1,950 00
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158
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7,515
2,509 78
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63
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1,602
581 40
1,180 00
14 25
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5
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1,618
208 31
1,165 00
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554
2,345
304 67
1,050 00
6 00
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38
925
1,864
584 96
1,100 00
200 00
542
135
407
4,492
8,423
2,468 64
2,577 50
38 69
184
60
124
1,621
9,368
2,886 70
1,750 00
127 00
114
20
94
569
4,865
708 47
1,300 00
41 60
120
21
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493
6,739
763 64
1,.560 00
10 00
58
16
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635
119
136 59
1,059 50
83
57
26
2,052
1,635
1,716
357 50
1,306 50
186
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4,448
1,214 44
1,3.50 00
38
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2,386
610 53
1,084 60
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1,611
704 76
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188
188
2,3-6
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2,044 00
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1,764
319 87
1,050 00
146 87
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33
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1,356
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818 89
1,490 00
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139
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3,301
984 53
1,500 00
22 25
107
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86
966
1,640
849 64
1,425 00
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81
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1,628
1,267
668 58
2.100 00
45 23
101
49
52
2,390
797
215 53
1.862 50
49
49
3,194
620 43
1,300 00
7 37
2,077
517
1,560
17,005
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7,850 06
13,518 05
613 68
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2,888
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1,.S75 00
179 95
169
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1,362 46
1,650 00
723 02
176
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132
836
4,931
1,080 00
1,900 00
60 00
54
25
29
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2,202
573 15
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104 71
10
10
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7
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200 00
10 00
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9
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246 76
375 00
51 40
4
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800 00
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19
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8,266
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4
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7
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770 00
1
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2
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100 00
2,904
6,352
86,717
158,418
50,412 91
80,915,05
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52
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 1 2).
A 1899
]N0. IN.
salaries of the various gaol officials, for the year ended 30th September, 1898.
Expenditure.
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$ c.
$ c.
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5,749 45
18 65
9 95
28 60
950 00
550 00
300 00
200 00
Barrie.
2,380 51
8 72
13 32
22 04
560 00
639 00
140 00
100 00
Berlin.
2,199 00
4 08
9 75
13 83
600 00
450 00
300 00
200 00
Belleville.
2,907 03
6 60
8 08
14 68
750 00
500 00
150 00
200 00
Brantford.
1,772 34
9 88
18 25
28 13
500 00
400 00
200 00
50 00
Brampton.
2,330 25
5 05
10 18
15 23
800 00
507 00
150 00
100 00
Brock villa.
1,749 24
1,877 12
20 97
10 26
31 23
400 00
50 00
125 00
Bracebridge.
Cayuga.
7 33
13 76
21 09
600 00
""365 00
120 00
140 00
1,975 39
5 54
12 41
17 95
740 00
300 00
100 00
225 00
Cornwall.
-5,653 78
24 40
13 04
37 44
800 00
550 00
344 00
275 00
Cobourg.
2,259 68
3 74
9 32
13 06
800 00
437 50
200 00
175 00
Chatham.
2,485 44
24 21
32 27
56 48
600 00
5C0 00
200 00
120 00
Goderich.
2,680 63
14 50
15 28
29 78
600 00
475 00
200 00
100 GO
Guelph.
4,678 57
3 68
6 35
10 03
1,000 00
1,300 00
360 00
300 00
Hamilton.
3,352 89
11 04
15 35
26 39
800 00
800 00
200 00
150 00
Kingston.
6,631 22
6 20
7 14
13 34
750 00
1,800 00
700 00
300 00
London.
1,775 65
9 45
18 73
28 18
500 00
400 00
200 00
80 00
Lindsay.
1,373 31
20 83
116 50
137 33
600 00
365 00
150 00
50 00
L'Orignal.
1,360 57
1 31
4 43
5 74
500 00
400 00
100 00
50 00
Milton.
1,884 96
11 89
16 67
28 56
525 00
400 00
100 00
75 00
Napanee.
5,084 83
4 63
4 75
9 38
800 00
1,217 50
360 00
200 00
Ottawa.
4,763 70
16 37
9 51
25 88
700 00
500 00
300 00
250 00
Owen Sound.
2,050 07
6 58
11 40
17 98
600 00
400 00
200 00
100 00
Orangeville.
2,333 64
6 44
13 00
19 44
800 CO
400 00
200 00
160 00
Perth.
1,196 09
2 34
18 27
20 61
400 00
365 00
100 00
194 50
Picton.
1,664 00
4 30
15 74
20 04
«00 00
456 60
150 00
ICO 00
Pembroke.
2,564 44
6 53
7 25
13 7S
650 00
400 00
150 00
150 00
Peterborough.
1,732 41
17 05
28 53
45 58
600 00
109 50
175 00
200 00
Port Arthur.
1,279 76
12 15
9 91
22 06
400 00
50 00
125 00
Parry Sound.
2,966 05
4 90
10 87
15 77
900 00
74400
200 00
200 00
Rat Portage.
1,515 74
4 95
11 17
16 12
400 00
350 00
200 00
100 00
8imcoe.
3,124 26
24 29
22 24
46 63
720 00
420 00
200 00
150 00
St. Cathaiines.
2,506 78
5 33
7 93
13 26
650 00
500 00
150 00
20c 00
Sarnia.
2,344 76
8 59
13 32
21 91
600 00
450 00
250 00
125 00
Stratford.
2,813 81
4 96
14 58
19 54
600 00
1,050 00
250 00
200 00
Sandwich.
2,078 03
2 13
18 44
20 57
600 00
912 50
200 00
150 00
St. Thomas.
1,927 80
12 81
26 53
39 34
600 00
400 00
100 00
200 00
Sault. St. Marie.
21,981 79
4 07
6 51
10 58
2,000 00
9, JOS 80
1,169 25
1,140 00
Toronto.
1,918 33
6 88
17 40
24 28
650 00
375 00
250 00
100 00
Walkerton.
3,735 48
12 34
9 76
22 10
800 00
500 00
200 00
150 00
Woodstock.
3,040 00
6 48
10 79
17 27
700 00
900 00
200 00
100 00
Welland.
2,127 86
12 55
26 85
39 40
700 00
450 00
200 00
100 00
Whitby.
Lock-ups—
247 10
4 71
8 43
20 00
28 57
24 71
37 00
200 00
200 00
Gore Bay.
Little Current.
259 00
398 00
19 80
33 13
3 71
""9'i5
20 00
41 66
37 £0
6 17
15 38
11 76
39 80
74 79
41 21
6 17
15 38
20 91
200 CO
300 00
150 00
400 00
200 00
500 00
Manitowaniug.
Mattawa.
€73 16
75"66
164 85
Minden.
500 00
"'ioooG
Sudbury.
HuntBville.
200 00
"2o6'66
1,422 08
""ioo 00
Fort William
509 40
5 66
3 18
8 10
17 50
5 26
13 76
20 68
5 26
300 00
550 00
100 Oo
Burk's Falls.
910 27
'"12606
""io6"66
North Bay.
Massey.
Webwood.
100 00
100 00
6 25
6 25
100 00
137,310 52
492 61
893 94
1,386 55
32,045 00
31,247 30
9,913 25
7,709 60
Total.
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A. 189 J>
TABLE No. 14.
Showing the daily cost per prisoner in each of the gaols, excluding the district
lock-ups, for the year ending 30th September, 1897.
Name of gaol.
Barrie
Berlin
Belleville
Brantford . ...
Brampton
Brockville
Bracebridge .
Cayuga
Cornwall
Cobourg
Chatham
Goderich ....
Guelph
Hamilton . . . .
Kingston
London
Lindsay
L'Orignal ....
Milton
Napanee
Ottawa
Owen Sound . .
Orangeville. . .
Perth
Picton
Pembroke ....
Peterborough .
Port Arthur. . .
Parry Sound . .
Rat Portage. . .
Simcoe
St. Catharines.
Sarnia
Stratford
Sandwich . . . .
St. Thomas . . .
Sault St. Marie
Toronto
Walkfiiton . . . .
Woodstock . . .
Welland
Whitby
Q 3
aT5
.^ « .
u a ^
a o^
a o *=>
201
108
159
198
63
153
56
89
110
l.M
173
44
90
466
127
497
63
10
237
66
542
184
114
120
58
83
186
38
58
188
94
67
189
107
144
101
49
2,077
79
169
176
54
7,938
"to m ,.
12,773
3,320
5,045
4,038
3 622
3,420
2,220
2,853
2,434
14,125
3,212
2,348
2,575
9,928
4,943
11,654
2,548
1,773
2,899
2,789
12,915
10,989
5,434
7,232
754
3,768
6,083
2,386
1,511
2,356
2,010
2,3.S8
4, 196
2,606
2,896
3,187
3,194
54,117
3,77H
4,07.3
r),7(i6
.s.in;
243,253
o
3.508 33
941 51
649 00
1,204 80
614 84
726 49
1,174 24
515 18
CIO 39
3,108 33
627 58
745 12
1,126 8S
1,344 47
1,332 43
2.509 78
581 40
208 31
304 57
584 96
2,468 64
2,886 70
708 47
763 64
136 59
357 50
1,214 44
610 53
704 76
914 05
319 87
818 89
984 53
849 64
668 58
215 53
620 43
7,850 06
363 38
1,362 46
1,080 00
573 15
48,890 45
e8 C
u S
a> o
31 O.
cts.
27
28
12
29
16
21
52
18
25
22
19
31
43
13
26
2L
22
11
10
20
19
26
13
10
18
9
19
25
46
38
15
35
23
32
23
6
19
14
9
33
18
18
20.10
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REPORTS UPON COMMON GAOLS.
Barrie Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 244 227 201
Greatest number confined at any one time . 40 53 46
Number of re-committals 62 62 51
Total cost of maintaining gaol $4,887.68 $5,695.48 $5,749.45
Copies of reports made by me to the Government upon this gaol are annexed
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 22nd January, on which occasion
there were thirty-eight prisoners in custody — thirty-seven males and one female.
Five were committed for larceny, one for counterfeiting, one for arson, four
for assault, one on a capias, two as insane, and the remainder for vagrancy.
The general condition of the building was good, beds, bedding, corridors
yards, etc., were in well kept order. Good drainage and ventilation. Town
water supplied. Dietary according to regulations ; supplies contracted for
Twenty suits of clothing in good order. Books. properly kept.
I made a second inspection of this gaol on the 22nd October, and found
thirty-two prisoners in custody — all males, committed as follows :
Bape, two; assault, one ; larceny, two ; procuring abortion, one; insane, one ;
and the others for vagrancy.
The premises were clean and in good order. The building is heated by hot
water and electric lighted.
Plenty of clothing on hand, Books entered up.
Berlin Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 100 105 108
Greatest number confined at any one time . 15 16 18
Number of re-committals 38 32 42
Total cost of maintaining gaol .$1,836.33 $1,984.76 $2,380.51
Copies of reports made to the Government by me upon this gaol are annexed
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 10th February, On that occasion
there were thirteen prisoners in custody — all males — two of whom were commit-
ted for larceny, and the remainder for vagrancy.
The beds and bedding, cells and corridors, yards and water-closets, were clean
and in good order. The books were well kept.
This gaol can be enlarged by adding another storey to the portion used for
kitchen and bath room, using the upper part for lunatics and hospital, and taking
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the room over the turnkey's apartments for bedroom for that officer : a stairway-
would be lequired from the hall in the turnkey's apartments up to the second
flat. This should be done.
I instructed Mr. Aikins to make the second inspection of this gaol. A copy
•of his report is annexed :
The second inspection of Berlin gaol was made by Mr. Aikins on July 25th.
Four male prisoners and one female were in the building. Of the total gaol
population up to date one-half were vagrants, thus turning what was intended to
be a penal institution into a house of refuge, and the same is true, perhaps to a
le.ss extent, all over the Province. Why the decrease in crime should mean an
increase in pauperism is difficult to see, unless it be that law being more vigilant,
ov'ertakes its victim before he has had time to gravitate from laziness and aim-
le.ssness to positive crime, 'i'ramps shun the gaols where the county provides
work, and this makes an unfair comparison of one goal with another, unless the
several counties interested be taken into comparison.
I made a minute examination into the gaol appliances, which I found very
•satisfactory ; the only change being the addition of a neat book case, which the
gaoler told me was the nucleus of a gaol library. This is an idea, quite inexpen-
sive, and might be adopted with profit by similar institutions in the Province.
Belleville Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 180 150 159
Greatest numVjer confined at any one time . . 23 24 26
Number of re-conimitals 17 15 16
Total cost of maintaining gaol $2,255.20 $2,270.60 $2,199.00
Copies of reports made to the Government by me upon this gaol are annexed :
I made an inspection of the Belleville Gaol on the 1st February. There
were then .seventeen prisoners — all males, committed as follows : — Seven for
vagrancy, five for larceny cne for smuggling, one for indecent assault, one for
want of sureties to keep the peace and two insane.
The beds and bedding, cells and corridors, yards and water-closets were
■clean and in good order. Good drainage and ventilation. Town water supply.
The dietary is as required by the regulations and the supplies are contracted
for. There are thirteen suits of clothing in good order. Books properly kept.
It is very necessary that water-closets should be placed in the gaol corridors
for the prisoners' use.
Another in.spection of this gaol was made by me on the 22nd December,
There were then nineteen ])risoners in custody, eighteen men and one woman,
committed as follows : — Of the men, four for assault, seven for larceny, one for
extradition, one for indfoent assault, one for drunkenness, and four for vagrancy;
the woman was insane.
The building generally was in very good order. There were thirteen suits
of c othing in good order.
As previously recommended the placing of water-closets in the corridors is a
much needed improvement and I hope the County Council will soon have the
hange made. It is very desirable also that electric light be put in the building.
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Bramtford Gaol.
189G. 1897. 1898.
Pi'isoners committed during the year 250 234 198
Greatest number confined at any one time . . 24 22 22
Number of recommitals 113 122 100
Total cost of maintaining gaol $2,631.03 ^1,670.82 ^2,907.03
Copies of reports made to the Government by me upon this gaol are annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 6th June. Ten male prisoners
Avere in custody — five for larceny, two for drunkenne.ss, one for fraud, one . for
vagrancy, and one insane.
I found the premises in satisfactory condition, and the corridors, cells, bed-
ding, etc., in well kept order.
The sheds in the gaol yard require a new roof ; and the brick wall enclosing
the yard requires repairs. Twenty-five suits of clothing in good order.
My second inspection of this gaol for the current year was made on the
22nd November. There were nine prisoners in custody — eight males and one
female. Of the former, three were committed for larceny, two for vagrancy, two
for drnnkenness, and one as insane. The female was held on a charge of larceny.
The general condition of the building was very good. There were twenty-
four suits of clothing in good order. The books were correctly kept.
Brampton Gaol..
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 288 126 63
Greatest number confined at any one time . . 23 25 18
Number of re-commitals 83 27 20
Total cost of maintaining gaol $2,084.48 $1,773.97 $1,772.34
A copy of my reports upon this gaol is annexed :
This gaol was inspected by me on the 28th of January. There were then
Hfteen prisoners in charge, namely, eleven men and four women. The men were
charged as follows : — Eight for vagrancy, one for assault, one for obtaining goods
under false pretences, and one for want of sureties to keep the peace. The
women — two for vagrancy, one for prostitution, and one insane.
I found the premises in good order, and the beds, bedding, etc.. clean and
tidy. The regulation dietary is carried out, and the supplies are contracted for
in part. There were fifteen suits of clothing in good order. Books properly
kept.
I instructed Mr. Aikins to make an inspection of this gaol, a copy of his
report is annexed:
I made the second inspection of this gaol on September 23rd, when I made
a thorough tour of the building and grounds. The interior had been kalsomined
throughout and presented a clean and fresh appearance, although the presence of
stoves in the corridors is both unsafe and unsightly. One stove especially was
-cracked and liable to fall in pieces, and I advised the gaoler to have the attention
of the Council called to it. The cells were fair!}^ orderly and clean and the
yards in good condition.
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Ten prisoners were in the building, six males, three females, and a babe^
Half of this number were vagrants and the others committed for crime. The
prison population this year is less than half the year before, being only fifty-five
up to the date of my inspection as compared to 127 in 1897-
I examined carefully the several books and records in use. These were
written up to date and gave all the information necessary.
Brock viLLE Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 145 160 153
Greatest number confined at any one time 20 20 16
Number of re-committals 64 82 81
Total cost of maintaining gaol |2,364.15 $2,123.15 $2,330.25
Copies of the reports, made by me to the Government are annexed :
I inspected this gaol on the 25th March, when there were four male prisoner*
in custody, namely, one committed for arson, one a witness in same case, one for
wounding policeman, and one for vagrancy.
The building is being entirely remodelled, and an addition made for a resi-
dence for the gaoler.
I made another inspection of this gaol on the 30th November. There were
then fourteen prisoners in custodj^ — twelve males and two females, for the' follow-
ing offences: — Males — manslaughter, two ; assault, one ; fraud, one ; larceny, two;
vagrancy, two ; drunkenness, two ; gambling, one ; idiocy, one. Females —
assault, one ; drunkenness, one.
Since my last inspection the locks have been fixed, and the bars in the ir(jn
cells have been properly refitted and made secure.
Mr. Dana, the newlj' appointed Sherifi", has entered upon the duties of his
oflBce and now has oversight of the management of the gaol.
Bracebridge Gaol.
1896. 1887. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 84 60 56
Greatest nqmber confined at any one time 16 14 11
Number of re-committals 9 3 6
Total cost of maintaining ga..! .^2,013.76 $1,660.28 *1, 749.24
A copy of the report upon this gaol, made by me to the Government is
annexed :
I inspected the Bracebridge gaol on the 25th Januar}^ when there were seven
prisoners in custody — six males and one female, who were charged as follows : —
Males — murder, one ; forgery, one ; lacrency, one ; vagrancy, one : idiocy, one.
P'emale — murder, one.
The gaol was found to be clean and in good condition. Good drainage and
ventilation. Town water supplied. Dietary according to regulations — supplies
purchased as required. Fourteen suits of clothing on hand in good order. Books
properly kept.
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There were four male prisoners in custody when I inspected this jail on the
22nd October. One committed for debt, one for breach of inland revenue, and
two for vagrancy. One of the latter is insane — he is a young man twenty-five
years of age.
The supply of clothing was deficient in shirts and boots. All departments
were clean and in good order, and the books properly kept.
Cayuga Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 106 120 89
Greatest number confined at any one time 24 22 21
Number of re-committals 58 70 60
Total cost of maintaining gaol .$1,903.13 $1,790.20 $1,877.12
Copies of my reports to the Government upon this gaol are annexed :
I made an inspection of the Cayuga gaol on the 31st March.
There were then thirteen males and two females in custody. Nine of the
males were committed for vagrancy, one far abusive language, one for cattle
stealing, one for larceny, and one for drunkenness. One of the females was a
vagrant and the other was waiting trial for murder.
The prisoners are employed in breaking stone^
The gaol was in very good order, and the beds, bedding, etc. clean. Good
drainage and ventilation. Water supply from a well. Food supplies mostly
bought by contract, and served according to regulations.
Eighteen suits of clothing in good order. Books well kept.
I instructed Mr. Aikins to make the second inspection of this gaol. A copy
of his report is annexed :
I made the second inspection of Cayuga cjaol on July 26th. Only two pris-
oners were in charge, a vagrant and a demented old man. Committals for crime
have been about the same as for a number of years, but there have been less
vagrants.
^Structurally the building was in a very fair condition. It was also ckan
and free from any offensiveness. It was late in the evening when I mad6 my
visit to the gaol and the gaoler was absent. I made a note of some changes which
I considered desirable, especially in recording the daily movements of the prison
population, in their diet, etc., and requested the turnkey to communicate the same
to the officers interested.
Cornwall Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 73 82 110
Greatest number confined at any oie time 10 19 19
Number of re-committals 18 30 26
Total cost of maiLtaining gaol $1,695.13 .$2,177-85. $1,975.39
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Copies of reports made bj^ me to the Government upon tliis gaol are
annexed :
My first inspection of this craol for the current year was made on the 24th
April. There were thirteen prisoners in custom ly, ten males and thi'ee females,
for the following otiences : Males — wounding, one ; threatening, one : larceny,
two ; assault, one : insane, one ; trespa.ssing on railway, four. Females — infan-
ticide, one : vagrancy, one : larceny, one.
The general condition of the building was good ; the beds, bedding, cells,
corridors, water-closets and yards were in well kept order.
Good drainage and ventilation.
Town water supplied.
Some more clothing is required.
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 24th September. Sixteen prisoners
were in custody on that date, namely, fourteen males and two females, committed
as follows : Males — larceny, one : rape, one ; drunk and disorderly, two; insane,
one ; vagrancy, nine. Females— bigamy, one : infanticide, one.
The corridors and cells were in well kept order. Dietary according to
regulations. More clothing required. Books properly kept.
CoBOURG Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the j'ear 212 162 151
Greatest number confined at any one time 48 44 . 50
Number of re-committals 78 81 89
Total cost of maintaining gaol $6,355.84 .S6,653.56. $5,653.78
A copy of my report made to the Government on this gaol is annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the olst January. There were then
forty-three prisoners in custody, thirty-six males and seven females, of the former,
two were committed for larceny, one for rape, one for drunkenness, one for
perjury and one for as.sault ; the remainder were vagrants. The females were
vagrants with the exception of one, a prostitute.
The cells, corridors, beds and bedding, yards and water-closets were clean.
Drainage is good ; ventilation not very good. Water supply from well. The
regulation dietary is observed, and supplies are contracted for. Thirteen suits of
clothing on hand in good order. Books well kept. Discipline and management
good.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this gaol. A copy
of his report is annexed :
I visited the gaol on the 7th Septembei-, and found it clean and in good
order generally.
There were thirty-tive inmates, namely, twenty-six men and nine women.
Of the former, one was certified insane, one was waiting trial for attempted rape,
two were undergoing short sentences for vagrancy, and three for drunkennes.s.
One of the women was under sentence for prostitution. All the others (nineteen
men anil eight women) were of the indigent class which should be cared for in a
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county poor-house. Their being domiciled in the gaol must make the duties of
the gaol officials somewhat onerous.
There were 141 prisoners committed during the year. The records were
entered up to date. The gaol surgeon's book shewed frequent entries.
Chatham Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners connnitted during the year lt)4 183 173
Greatest number coniiiied at any one time 15 20 17
Number of re-committals 11 11 10
Total cost of maintaining oraol $2,314.80 $2,564.14. $2,259.68
Copies of my reports to the Government are annexed :
I made an inspection of the Chatham gaol on the 8th March. The prisoners
then in custody numbered eight ; seven men and one woman. The woman was
committed for larceny, and the others as follows : Horsestealing, one ; assault
three ; indecent assault, one : larceny, one ; seduction, one.
This gaol is not in good condition. The beds and becMing, cells and cor-
ridors, yards and water-closets were clean. The drainage and ventilation are not
good. City water supplied. Food according to regulations, supplied by contract
in part. Twent}' suits of clothing in good order. Books properly kept.
GoDERicH Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 81 75 44
Greatest number confined at one time 32 32 18
Number of re-committals 36 22 15
Total cost of maintaining gaol $2,268.20 $2,447.77. $2,485.44
Copies of my reports made to the Govercment upon this gaol are annexed
I made an inspection of the Goderich gaol on the loth April, when there
were six male prisoners in custody ; four committed for vagrancy and two for
housebreaking.
The beds, bedding, cells, corridors, etc., were clean and in good order. Good
drainage and ventilation. Water supply from town system. Food supplies
contracted for and furnished as regulations require. Twelve suits of clothing in
good order. Books properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Aikens to make a second inspection of this gaol. A copy of
liis report is annexed.
This gaol has been much improved of late years, but it is unfortunate that
the good work was not carried a little further. The plumbing and inside closets
will remove the sanitarj" objections hitherto existing, but as only cold water is
carried through the pipes, hot water for bathing purposes will still have to be
carried by hand. The extra cost of putting in hot water pipes would have been
small if done when the present plumbing was in progress. There should also
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have been a separate bath i-ooin and tub for the gaoler's use. The practice of
forcinty the gaoler to occupy- two or three of the corridors and use the prisoner's
bath room is decidedlj- objectionable. Yet on account of his own apartments
beinJ- still damp and unsanitary this is what he has to do. The gaol will be
incomplete so long as this continues.
After inspecting the plumbing, etc., I looked over the yards and found them
much improved since the removal of the old rotten closets. I also examined the
register and dietary and other books, and found that the officials paid dail}' atten-
tion to this part of their duties.
GuELPH Gaol.
1896.
1897.
1898
year 80
105
90
1 one time. 15
10
15
2
11
$2,753.95
30
S2,634.48
^2,680.63
Prisoners committed during the year
Greatest number confined at ony one time .
Is umber of re-committals ....
Total cost of maintaining gaol
A copy of my report made to the Government upon this gaol is annexed
I inspected the Guelph gaol on the lOch February. There were six prisoners
in custody on that day — live men and one woman. Of these four were charged
with larceny, one drunkeness, and one vagrancy.
I found the premises in good order and cleanly kept. The water-closets are
in the yards. The drainage and ventilation are good. Food according to regular
tions : supplied partly by contract. Twelve suits of clothing are in good order.
Books properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Aikins to make a second inspection of this gaol. A copy of
his report is annexed.
I inspected the Guelph gaol, the second time, for the year on July 23rd. It
then contained five prisoners, including one female vagrant. Of the males, one
was waiting to be taken to the penitentiary as a pickpocket, another was a wife
beater, having already tried his hand on two wives, and while speaking to him 1
learned that he intemis to get a divorce from wife No. 2 and get one that will
submit more patiently to his wife-beating propensities.
I looked ov^er the books in the office which were all in a satisfactory con-
dition, and made a tour of the building. Some kalsomining and slight needed
repairs have been made, and with the assistance of the prisoners, the authorities
keep the building clean and free from offensive and unhealthful smells, which so
commonly attacli to even a small number of prisoners.
Hamilton Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year o4'.» 457 466
Greatest number conlined at any one time. 44 36 43
Number of re-committals 262 354 244
Total cost of maintaining gaol $4,730.09 $6,331.27 |4,678.57
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Copies of my report to the Government upon this gaol are annexed :
My first inspection of this gaol for the current year was made on the 7th
April, when there were thirty-hve prisoners in custody, namely, twenty-nine men
and six women. Of the men, seven were committed for larceny, sixteen for
vagrancy, one for aggravated assault, one for escaping from constable, one for
assaulting police, one insane, one for receiving stolen goods, one for unlawfully
entering premises.
Of the women, :wo were committed for larceny, one for vagrancy, one for
keeping house of ill-fame, and two were insane.
The prisoners are employed in cutting wood and breaking stone.
Plastering and general repairs wei-e being done. The general condition of
the building was very good : the beds, bedding, corridors and cells, yards and
water-closets were clean and in good order. There is good drainage and ventila-
tion. City water is supplied. Dietary in accordance with regulations : supplies
mostly obtained by contract. There were thirty -five suits of clothing in good
order. Books properly kept.
I in.spected the gaol again on the 10th December. On that date there were
twenty-eight prisoners (twenty males and eight females) in custody, committed
as follows : Males — drunkenness one, disorderly conduct one, assault four, larceny
two, fraud one, horse-stealing one, drunk and disorderly one, vagrancy nine.
Females — larceny one, robbery one, vagrancy three, insane three.
The gaol was in good order throughout. There were thirty suits of clothing
in good order. Books entered up to date.
Kingston Gaol.
Prisoners committed during the year
Greatest number confined at any one time .
Xumber of re-committals
Total cost of maintaining gaol $3,970.00 $3,047.00 |3,352.89
Copies of my reports upon this gaol are annexed :
I made an inspection of the Kingston gaol on the 21st April and found six
prisoners in custody — five males and one female, committed as follows : Males —
forgery one, malicious injury to animals one, vagrancy two, one larceny. The
female was a vagrant.
The premises were in their usual state of good order.
The drainage and ventilation are good. City water supplied. Dietary accord-
ing ^to regulations, supplies bought by contract. Eighteen suits of clothing in
good ordor. Books properly kept.
TRere were thirteen male prisoners in custody when I inspected this gaol on
the 15th December. One was committed for larceny, and the others for vagrancy
and drunkenness.
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1897.
1898,
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117
127
21
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24
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The beds, bedding, cells, corridors, and water-closets were clean and in good
order. The drainage and ventilation are defective. The dietary is as prescribed,,
and the supplies are obtained by contract.
There were twenty -four suits of clothing in good order. Books properly-
kept. Management good.
London Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year. . . . 552 488 497
Greatest number confined at any one time 47 8 45
Number of re-committals 200 238 235
Total cost of maintaining gaol $5,761,84 $6,737.51 $6,631.22
Copies of my reports made to the Government upon this gaol are annex edi
I inspected the London goal on the 4th of April, on which occasion there
were thirty-two prisoners — twenty-three males and nine females. Of the males.
five were committed for larceny, one for rape, one charged with in.sanity, fifteen
for vagrancy, and one fo.' murder. Of the females, five were vagrants, one
insane, one committed for contempt of court, one for larceny, and one for being
drunk and disorderly.
I found the beds, bedding, cells and corridors in well kept order. The
water closets require renewing ; they are very dirty and hard to keep clean, and j
a more improved style of closet should be substituted. There is good drainage:. '
the ventilation not very good. . Ciij water supplied.
Food according to regulations, supplied partly by contract.
Thirty suits of clothing in good order. Books well kept.
A short time ago a prisoner escaped by climbing up the water-pipe and
scaling the walls. The water-pipe should be removed immediately, as in its-
present position, it aflords an easy means for prisoners to escape.
I inspected this gaol a second time on the 25th November, and found thirty
prisoners in custody — twenty-seven males and three females. Males — .six for
larceny, eight for drunkenness, one for giving liquor to Indians, one for murder,
one for carrying unlawful weapons, one for perjury, one for abusive language^
three for housebreaking, two for vagrancy, three insane. Females — One for
vagrancy, one for drunkenness, one insane.
Tne beds and bedding, cells and corridors, yards, etc., were clean and in good
order. The general condition of the building is not good.
Lindsay Gaol.
Prisoners committed during the year ....
(ireabeHt number confined at any one time
Number of re-committals
Total cost of maintaining gaol
64
1896.
18!t7.
1898.
108
69
§3
17
14
13
5
4
06.18
§1,760.59
$1,775.65
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I made an inspection of the Lindsay gaol on the 9th February.
The gaol premises were clean and in good order generally. The water-
closets are in the gaol yard. The fixtures are in the corridors of the goal and
ready for connecting, so that water-closets may be put into each of the corridors.
This should be done immediately.
Town and well water are in use. The food supplies are served according
to regulation, and obtained by contract. There were twelve suits of clothing in
good order. Books properly kept.
1 instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this goal. A copy of
his report is annexed : —
I made an inspection of this goal on the 9th September. There were five
prisoners in custody, all males. One was insane, and the others were undergoino-
short sentences for minor ofiences.
New water-closets have been placed in the corridors during the past season,
and a new bath tub has also been added. The goal and premises were found to
be in satisfactory order.
L'Orignal Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 39 33 10
Greatest number confined at any one time 13 12 8
Number of re-committals 2 3 1
Total cost of maintaining gaol -$1,575.76 $1,621.13 11,373.31
At my inspection of this gaol, on the 24th April, there were four male
prisoners in custody — all vagrants. They are the same men I found in the gaol
at my last inspection. They are employed in cutting wood and breaking stone.
The premises were in good order, and the cells, bedding, etc., clean and tidy.
The water supply is from a well. The food supplies are partly contracted for
and served according to dietary regulations. There were four suits of clothing
in good order. Books properly kept.
This gaol was inspected by me on the 24th September. There were four
prisoner^ in custody — three males and one female — all of whom were committed
for vagrants.
The corridors, cells, etc., were clean and in good order. Plenty of clothing
on hand. Books well kept.
Milton Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1897.
Prisoners committed during the year 312 325 237
Greatest number confined at any one time 15 19 19
Number of re-committals 33 36 24
Total cost of maintaining gaol $1,170.63 $1,213.68 $1,360.57
Copies of my reports to the Government upon this gaol are annexed :
I inspected the Milton gaol on the 27th January. There were then nine
prisoners in custody — all males. One was committed for larceny and the others
for" vagrancy.
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The general condition of the building was good. The beds and bedding, cells
and corridors, yards and water-closets were clean and orderly. Dietary as pre-
scribed by regulations : Supplies partly obtained by contract,
clothing in good order. Books properly kept. Electric light has
in the iDuilding. Prisoners are employed in breaking stone.
Twelve suits of
lately been put
I instructed Mr. Aikens to make an inspection of this gaol. A copy of his
report is annexed :
I made the second inspection of this gaol on October 3rd. Three old vagrants
and one man, said to be insane, were all the prisoners in custody on that day. For
one cause or another there have been nearly 100 less committals in 1898 than in
1897, Tramps especially have not been so numerous.
The building had been kalsomined during the past season and the floors oiled,
all of which gave a fresh and clean appearance to the halls and corridors.
In the yards were the usual pile of stones that the town supplies and which
the prisoners break up during the winter. The outbuildings I looked into and
noted that they were equally as satisfactory as the main building ; and the same
remarks might be applied to the gaoler's books.
Napanee Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed durins; the year 51 48 66
Greatest number confined at any one time 11 11 13
Is umber of re-committals 19 13 15
Total cost of maintaining gaol $1,501.02 $1,748.68 $1,884.96
Copies of my reports made to the Government upon the gaol are annexed :
This gaol was inspected by me on the 31st January, on which occasion there
were seven male prisoners — no females. One was committed for selling liquor
unlawfully, one for larceny, four for vagrancy and one was an idiot. Si^J\^J^^%r^j'j
I found the building in good, order. The beds and bedding, cells and corri-
dors, yards and water-closets were w^ell kept.
Food according to regulations and supplies obtained partly by contract. Well
water supplied. Drainage and ventilation very good.
Four suits of clothing in good order. Books properly kept.
I found that the water-closets are on pits in the ground, near the well. jj^They
must be removed to some other place and dry-earth closets be substituted. It is
important that connection be made between the water system and the bath tub in
the gaoler's house as soon as possible, and a hot water tank should be attached to
the cook stove.
The prisoners are employed in breaking stone and cutting wood.
I visited this gaol again on the 21st December. Eight prisoners were under
charge, viz., seven men and one woman. The woman was held for prostitution,
and the men — two for burglary, four for vagrancy and one an idiot.
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The general condition of the building was very good. Beds and bedding, cells,
and corridors, yards and water-closets in well kept order.
The drainage is to be connected with the town system. The water-closets,
are still in the yards. Eight suits of clothing in good order.
I met the county property committee and went over the gaol and gaoler's-
and turnkey's residences witi them. I pointed out where the water-closets should
be placed in each of these quarters ; also a bath tub in the gaoler's residence. Thfr
expenditure will not be very great in making these improvements and connecting
the drains with the town sewer. Another very desirable change would be thfr
heating of the court house with hot water or steam furnace. I would strongly
urge upon the county council that this work be done as early as possible. It caa
be done as economically during the winter as at any other time.
Ottawa Gaol.
*
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 534 564 542
Greatest number confined at any one time .... 44 55 54
Number of re-committals 41 67 71
Total cost of maintaining gaol f4,£49.92 $5,014.00 $5,084.83
Copies of my reports to the Government upon the gaol, are annexed :
I made an inspection of the Ottawa gaol on the 23rd March. There were
then in custody twenty-nine male and eight female prisoners, committed as fol-
lows : Males, one for perjury, one for keeping an illicit still, one for arson, eleven
for larceny, ten for bting drunk and disorderly, and four for lunacy. Females^
four for keeping a disorderly house, and the others for lunacy.
The gaol was in good order throughout. Good drainage and ventilation.
City water supplied. Food according to regulations, mostly supplied by contract.
Thirty suits of clothing, in good order. The prisoners are employed in breaking
stone and cutting wood. White- washing, spring cleaning and general improve-
ment going on. The books are properly kept.
I inspected the gaol again on the 3rd December. Twenty-seven prisoners,
were in custody on that day, viz., eighteen males and nine females. Of the
former, seven were committed for larceny, one for vagrancy, or idiocy, one for
attempted rape, one for contempt of court, six for being drunk and disorderly,
and two insane.
Two of the females were committed for larceny, one for selling liquor unlaw-
fully, two for disorderly conduct, and four insane.
The general condition of the premises, beds, bedding, cells, corridors, etc., was
satisfactory.
Thirty suits of clothing on hand in good order. Books well kept,
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Owen Sound Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed tluring the year 165 184 184
Greatest number contined at any one time. . . 54 69 69
Number of re-committals 88 80 96
Total cost of maintaining gaol $4,859.48 $4,045.56 $4,703.70
Copies of my reports to the Government upon this gaol, are annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 1st August. There were fourteeii
prisoners in custody, viz., eleven males and three females, charged with the
folio winor offences : Males, indecent assault, 1 ; aggravated assault, 1 ; drunken"
ness, 2 ; destroying property, 1 ; insane, 2 ; vagrancy, 4. Females, larceny, 1 ;
vagrancy, 1 ; insane, 1.
The beds and bedding, corridors and cells, yards and water closets were in
satisfactory order. Good drainage and ventilation. Town water supplied. Food
accordinor to regulations. Supplies mostly bought by contract. Thirty suits of
clothing, in good order. Books properly kept.
A safe or other secure place should be provided for the gaoler in which to
keep the keys of the gaol and other appliances. Electric light has been put in
since my last inspection.
I requested Mr. Christie ij make the second inspection of this gaol, and he
reported as follows : — -
In compliance with your request, I made an inspection of the Owen Sound
gaol on the 17th October, and found sixteen prisoners in custody — twelve males
and four females. Nine males and one female were vagrants, three males and
one female were charged with theft, and two females were insane.
I found the books well and neatly kept, and the gaol itself vastly improved.
Electric light has been substituted for coal oil lamps ; painting and kalsomining
have been thoroughly done and the whole institution presented a neat and well
cared for condition. During the past year 184 prisoners were committed to the
gaol, which is about a corresponding number with former years.
Orangeville Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898
Prisoners committed during the year 72 133 114
Greatest number contined at any one time 24 28 21
Number of re-committals 16 27 22
Total cost of maintaining gaol $2,172.17 $2,335.00 $2,050.07
A copy of my report upon this gaol is annexed :
I made an inspection of the Orangeville gaol on the 28rd December.
Sixteen prisoners were in custody, all of whom are old people committed for
vagrancy.
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The general condition of the building was good; and the beds, beddings
cellf , corridors, etc., in well kept order. Good drainage and ventilation. Nine
suits of clothing in good order. Books properly kept.
The water closets should be in the gaol corridors. A new furnace for heat-
ing is, I understand, about to be placed in the building.
Perth Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 75 79 120
Greatest number confined at any one time . . 21 30 32
'Number of re committals 29 21 13
Total cost of maintaining gaol $2,200.75 $2,2G9.93 $2,333.64
Copies of my reports upon this gaol are annexed ;
I made an inspection of the Perth gaol on the 27th April. There were
nineteen prisoners in custody, namely, fifteen males and four females, whose
offences were as follows: — Males— vagrancy, nine ; drunkenness, two; practicing
medicine without qualification, one ; larceny, one ; insane, two. The femalea
were all vagrants.
The beds, bedding, etc., as well as the building generally I found in good
order. Well water supplied. There is no system of drainage. Food accord-
ing to regulations. Five suits of clothing in good order. Books properly kept.
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 31st November. There were
twenty-six prisoners, twenty-one males and five females, in custody. One of
the former was committed for larceny, and one of the latter as insane ; all the
others were of the vagrant class.
The gaol was in good order throughout, There is no drainage, and the
ventilation is poor. Some clothing is required. Books well kept.
PiCTON
Gaol.
1896.
1897.
1898.
g the
year . . . ,
36
49
58
at anj
^ one time
4
6
9
18
. . $1,017.98
26
11,124.78
14
;aol . ,
$1,196.09
Number of re-committals
Total cost of maintaining gaol
A copy of the report made by me to the Government upon this gaol is,
annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 8th June. General repairs were
being done. The cells and corridors, yards, etc., were in good order. An ample
supply of clothing on hand. Food supplies purchased by contract, and served
according to dietary regulations. Books properly kept.
There were three prisoners in custody on this date — two men and one
female.
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Pembroke Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during tlie year 56 71 83
Greatest number confined at any one time . . 13 19 19
Number of re-committals 24 27 25
Total cost of maintaining gaol $1,529.75 $1,881.97 $1,664.00
Copies of the reports made by me to the Government upon this gaol are
^annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 22nd March, when there were ten
prisoners in custody — eight males and two females. Males : one for larceny,
one threatening to kill, one a debtor, one for bigamy, and four for vagrancy.
The females were vagrants.
The beds and bedding, cells, corridors, etc., were clean and in good order
Steps are being taken to improve the drainage. Town water supplied. Food
according to regulations, all supplies by contract. Ten suits of clothing in good
order. Books well kept.
Water-closets require to be placed in the corridors and connected with the
town sewerage. The Council are about to do this, Two bath-tubs and twelve
iron bedsteads are also required.
A second inspection of the gaol was made by me on the 1st December.
Seven prisoners were in custody — six males and one female. Of the former, two
were committed for larceny, one for indecent assault, one for obtaining goods
under false pretences, and three for vagrancy. The female also was a vagrant.
The general condition of the gaol was good. Since my last visit a new
system of drainage has been laid from the gaol to the river, and a bath-tub
wash-basins and water-closets of the latest improved pattern have been placed
in the corridors ot the buildino-.
Peterborough Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 174 166 186
Greatest number confined at any one time. . . 22 21 24
Number of re-committals 54 49 65
Total co.st of maintaining gaol §2,441.03 §2,4.37.61 $2,564.44
A copy of my report made to the Government upon this gaol is annexed :
I made an inspection of the Peterborough gaol on the 8th February, when
there were eighteen male prisoners in custody, whose offences were as follows : —
Larceny, two ; horse stealmg, one ; cattle stealing, one ; indecent as.sault, one ;
seduction, one, and the others were vagrants.
The general condition of the building was good ; the corridors and cells, beds
and bedding, yards and water clo.sets were in well kept order.
There were thirty suits of clothing in good order. The prisoners cut wood
and break stone. Painting and white-washing were being done.
The water-clo.sets require fixing, and electric light should be placed in the
building. The records were entered up.
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' "I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this gaol, a copy
of his report is annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 8th September. There were then
in'custody sixteen male and two female prisoners, for the following offences :
Males, two for larceny; one for procuring a girl for the purposes of prostitu-
tion ; eleven for vagrancy ; one for breaking gaol ; one insane.
Females, one for vagrancy ; one for prostitution.
The commitments for the year were 172.
A new drain has been laid, connecting with a town sewer.
Wood stoves are used for heating, and coal oil lamps for lighting.
Electric bells should be placed in the quarters of the gaoler and turnkey
connecting with the gaol, to be used by prisoners in case of sickness, etc.
Port Arthur Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 36 45 38
Greatest number confined at any one time . . 12 13 10
Number of re-cornmittala 3 8
Total cost of maintaining gaol $1,499.58 $1,538.60 $1,732.41
My annual inspection of the Port Arthur gaol was made on the 9th Septem-
ber. Seven prisoners were under charge — six males and one female.
They were held on the following charges : — Males, housbreaking, one ; lar-
ceny, one ; murder, four.
Females, disorderly conduct, one.
The building was in good condition with the exception of a leak in roof over
the female ward, which I ordered to be repaired. 1 also ordered that stove pipes
were to be renewed where they were burned out, and that a new mattress was to
be got for the turnkey's bed. This will incur a total expenditure of about $9.00
I made arrangements for the introduction of electric lights ; it costs about
the same as coal oil and is much safer.
I found that the cesspools which receive the sewage required cleaning out,
and ordered this to be done.
Parry Sound Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 24 29 58
•Greatest number confined at any one time . . 8 8 10
Number of re-committals 1 4 9
Total cost of maintaining gaol $976.00 $1,033.05 $1,279.76
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 19th October and found four male
prisoners in custody — two for sheep stealing, one for larceny, and one for illicit
distilling. The doors, windows and fencing were in bad condition.
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The building should be improved by buildincj an addition on the front, with
a second story, so as to provide eight or ten cells for males, and tive cells tor
females. Water-closets should beplaced in the corridors ; and the gaol yard should
be extended to the rear, and part of it partitioned off for the use of female pri-
soners.
The wood.>5hed requires shingling ; it will require about two and a half
thousand shingles and cost about S6.00.
Rat Portage Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisonei-s committed during the year 83 155 188
Greatest number confined at any one time . . 10 11 11
Number of re-committals 15 57 19
Total cost of maintaining gaol ^2,523.97 §2,537.13 $2,966.05
This gaol was inspected by me on the 2nd September, when there w^ere five
prisoners in custody — two males and three females — for the following offences : — •
!Males — Assault, one ; larceny, one. Female<=i — Assault, one , larceny, two.
The cells and corridors, officers' apartments, and court room were in well
kept order.
I found the heating arrangement defective, and a new system will have to
be put in another year.
Three or four more electric lights are required, and a new ice-house .should
be provided the coming winter, as the old one has entirely rotted away. The
stove used in the kitchen is about burned out and will have to be replaced with
a new one another year.
There is a good suppl}- of clothing and blankets on hand.
SiMCOE Gaol.
1890.
Prisoners connnitted durini^ the year 84
Greatest iiumber confined at any one time. . . 11
Number of re-committals 24
Total cost of maintaining goal SI, 528.71 §1,501.48 §1,515.74
This gaol was inspected by me on the 31st of March. There were seven
pri.soners in custody on that day, viz., five men and two women, who.se offences
were as follows : —
One, murder; two, larceny ; one, fraud ; and three, insane.
Neither of tlie parties reported to be insane can be so regarded. They are
simply cases of senile dementia. The prisoners are employed in cutting wood.
The goal was in a satisfactory condition. Drainage and ventilation very
good. Well water u.sed. Food supplied according to regulations, partly con-
tracted for. Fourteen suits of clothing in good order. Books properly kept.
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1898
105
94
12
14
46
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I instructed Mr Aikins to make a second inspection of this goal, a copy of
his report is annexed: —
I inspected this gaol on July 26th. Ten prisoners were in custody, eight
males guilty of crimes, mostly of some magnitude, and two partly insane females.
One of the latter is clearly a case more suitable for the County Poor House than
for the gaol. She is the same individual for whom admission has been sought
more than once to an asylum, on the principle that it is easier to shift the
responsibility for the care of such to the Province than look after her in the
municipality where she came from.
I made a thorough tour of the building inside and out, saw sevei-al prisoners,
and examined the plumbing, means of ventilation, water supply, food, clothing,
etc. These were all well up to the standaad. The gaol books also were kept
neatly and bespoke daily attention.
St. Catharines Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed durinf< the year 95 53 67
Greatest number confined at any one time ... 25 10 17
Number of re-committals 44 15 21
Total cost of maintaining goal $2,250.44 f 2,053. 29 |3,124.26
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 30 ch of March, and found nine
male prisoners in custody, seven of whom were committed for larceny, one for
assault, and one on a cainas.
The prisoners are employed in sawing wood and doing general work about
the premises.
The gaol was in a good state of cleanliness and order. Good ventilation,
but no drainage. Water supply from city main. Food supplies are contracted
for, and served according to regulations. Six suits of clothing in good order.
Books well kept.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of the gaol, a copy
of which is annexed : —
I made an inspection of this gaol on the (jth of August. There were in
custody on that day nine males and two females. One of the males was waiting
trial for shooting with intent, five were sentenced for six months for being drunk
and disorderly, one for three months for trespass, and two fox- incendiarism.
One of the females was under sentence for six months for being drunk and
disorderly, and the other was a case of senile dementia that should be cared for
in the County Home.
I found the gaol in good order with the exception of one of the corridors for
male prisoners where some of the plaster had fallen from the ceiling, and
requires repairing. The books were properly entered up.
Sarnia Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 187 183 189
Greatest number confined at any one time .. . 33 18 18
Number of re-committals 44 56 60
Total cost of maintaining goal $2 381.78 .$2,467.10 $2,506.78
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Copies of my reports to the Government upon this gaol are annexed : —
An inspection of the Sarnia gaol was made by me on the 9th April-
There were eight prisoners in custody, all males, committed as follows : Four
for vagrancy, two for drunkenress, and two insane. They were employed in
cutting wood.
The general condition of the building was good. The beds, bedding, cells,
corridors, waterclosets and yards were in proper order. Drainage and ventilation
very good. Town water supplied. Food supplied as required by regulations.
Twelve suits of clothing in good order. Books correctly kept.
I made a second inspection of the gaol on the 23rd November, when it con-
tained sixteen prisoners, tifteen males and one female. The latter and ten of the
former were vagrants. Of the othei's, two were insane, one committed for
larceny, and one for drunkenness.
The beds, bedding, and premises generally were in a well kept condition of
cleanliness and order. Twenty-four suits of clothing on hand in good order.
Books properly kept.
Stratford Gaol.
1890. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 184 138 107
Greatest number coniined at any one time 18 20 17
Number of re-committals 78 50 12
Total co.st of maintaining gaol §2,652.96 82,331. 64. $2,344.76
A copy of a report made by me upon this gaol to the Government is annexed:
This gaol was visited by me on the 11th February, when I found ten prison-
ers in custody : seven males and three females, who were charged as follows:
Males — two for assault, two for carrying unlawful weapons and burglars tools,
two for vagrancy and one for fraud. Females — one for keeping a house of
ill -fame and two insane.
I found the gaol in good order throughout. Good drainage and ventilation
Town water supplied. Food according to regulations and supplied by contract.
Ten suits of clothing in good order. Prisoners employed in cutting wood.
Books well kept.
I instructed Mr. Aikins to make a second inspection of this gaol. A copy of
his report is annexed.
I made the second inspection of Stratford gaol on Sept. 29th. The building
both inside and out, was in good condition, neat, clean and orderly. The com-
pact and simple character of the structure makes this condition of things possible,
but apart from that, the gaol is well conducted throughout by the officials in
charge.
Five male prisoners were in custody on the above date, three of them being
of the vacrrant class and the other two committed for crime.
I examined the various records in the gaoler's office and found them satis-
factory in all respects.
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Sandwich Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 183 179 144
Greatest number confined at any one time 22 20
Number of re-committals 23 33 23
Total cost of maintaining gaol $3,.500.51 $4,384,34 |2,813.81
Copies of reports made to the Government by me upon this gaol are annexed:
I made an inspection of the Sandwich gaol on the 11th April, and found
nine prisoners (seven males and two females) in custody. Five of the men wei-e
committed for larceny, one for drunknness, and one for assault. One of the
women was insane and the other a vagrant.
The premises were in good order. The drainage and ventilation are good.
Town water supplied. Food supplies are bought by contract and served accord-
ing to dietary regulations. Twenty suits of clothing on hand in good order.
Books properly kept.
St. Thomas Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 139 131 101
Greatest number confined at any one time -25 20 17
Number of re-committals 33 40 28
Total cost of maintaining gaol .'$2,050.91 $2,041.81 $2,078.03
Copies of the reports made upon this gaol by me to the Government are
«,nnexed :
This gaol was inspected by me on the 6th April. There were nine prisoners,
all males, committed as follows : One for fraud, one for horse-stealing, one for
using insulting language and six for larceny. They are employed in cutting
"wood.
The beds, bedding, cells, corridors, yards, etc., were clean and in good order
The water-closets are not in good condition and should be attended to as soon as
possible. The drainage also is not good, there not being sufficient fall to carry
off the water. There were twenty suits of clothing in good order. Books pro-
perly kept.
I inspected the gaol again on the 12th August. Six male prisoners were in
custody on that day, two for burglary, one for vagrancy, two for larceny and one
for contempt of court.
The beds, bedding, cells, corridors and yards were in well kept order.
Drainage and ventilation good. The water-closets are in the corridors. City
water supplied. Food according to regulations. Supplies partly obtained by
contract and partly in the open market.
Sault Ste, Marie Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 82 71 49
Greatest number confined at any one time 13 11 13
Number of re-committals , 6 3 2
Total cost of maintaining gaol $1,839.54 $1,826.61 $1,927.80
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A copy of the report made to the Government by Mr. Mann upon this gaol
is annexed :
On the 20th August, 1898, I inspected the Sault Ste. Marie gaol, according to
your instructions. On the occasion of my visit there were seven prisoners in
custody — five males and two females. The males were committed for the follow-
ing offences, viz., larceny, 3 : contempt of court, 1 ; vagrancy, 1 and the two
females for being drunk and disorderly.
Some improvements are required in connection with the gaol, which may be
enumerated as follows : First, a drain should be built from the terminus of the
present drain to the river. The exact distance I did not ascertain, but it is not
very far and the cost, the gaoler estimated, would be about S75. This amount
does not apjtear to be excessive, and the work should be done as soon as possible.
There is also a new fence required in the front and rear of the gaol property, the
old one being a disgrace to the place, as it is decayed and tumbling to ruin through
lapse of time. By building a new fence in the front and rear, the fences on each
side of the property could be repaired with the old material so as to last for some
years. The expense in this connection probably w^ould not exceed $200 Gaoler
was instructed to get an estimate and forward the same to the department.
The gaol was in good order and the books properly kept.
Toronto Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 2,277 2,221 2,077
Greatest number confined at any one time 207 189 193
Number of re-committals 1,018 938 928
Total cost of maintaining gaol $22,485.25 S23,525.19 $21 981.79
Copies of my reports to the G<jvernment upon this gaol, are annexed :
I inspected the Toronto gaol on the 12th October. There were then in cus-
tody 109 males and thirty-two females, making a total of 141 prisoners. Of this
number thirteen males and seven females were committed as lunatics; eleven males
and three females were waiting trial ; thirty-three males were under .sen-
tence for indictable offences ; forty males and twenty females were under .sen-
tence for minor offences ; and twelve males and two females were vagrants.
The general condition of the building, beds, bedding, cells, corridors, water-
closets, yards, &c.. was very satisfactory.
The food supplies were of good quality, obtained by contract. An ample
supply of clothing on hand.
A few heavy wire screens for the protection of the windows inside the corri-
dors are required and should be supplied at once.
One of the adult males was violently insane, and should be removed to the
asylum as soon as possil)le ; also a boy who is idiotic should be taken to the Orillia
asylum.
I would recommend that the vessels from which the prisoners eat their food
should be porcelain lined instead of tin ; they would last longer, be more easily
cleaned and more sanitary. The books are properly kept, and the institution well
managed.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second in.spection of tbi.s gaol, a copy
of his report is annexed :
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1896.
1897.
1898.
107
105
79
l3
16
15
44
25
37
According to instructions, I beg to report that I inspected the Toronto gaol
on the 30th December.
The prisoners then in custody numbered 202 — 173 males and twenty-nine
females, namely, lunatics, sixteen males, eight females; waiting trial, two males; on
remand for indictable ottences, fifteen males, two females ; waiting removal to
Central Prison, thirty-nine males; waiting removal to Boys' Reformitory, two
males; old vagrants, twenty-four males, two females ; under sentence, minor
offence, seventy-five males, seventeen females.
Forty-one of the male prisoners were at work levelling ground in Riverside
Park. The number of male lunatics awaiting removal to the asylum occasions
some inconvenience by taking up room that is required for other prisoners.
The goal was in very good order throughout. The wooden clothes dryer in
the laundry is becoming dilapidated and unworkable, and should be replaced by
a. metal drye^.
Walkerton Gaol.
Prisoners committed during the year
Greatest number confined at any one time . .
Number of re-committals
Total cost of maintaining gaol |3,127.74 |2,192.73 $1,918.33
Copies of reports made to the Government by me upon this gaol are
annexed :
I inspected this gaol on the 16th April. Eight prisoners (six males and two
females) were in custody on that day. Of the males four were vagrants, one
insane, and one committed for larceny ; one of the females was charged with
refusing to pay a loan, and the other was a vagrant.
The gaol and its surroundings were in very good order, and the beds, bedding,
etc., clean and well kept. The drainage and ventilation are good. Town water
supplied. Twelve suits of clothing were in good order. Prisoners employed in
breaking stone. Books properly kept.
I instructed Mr, Aikens to make the second inspection of this gaol ; a copy
of his report is annexed :
This gaol had fifteen prisoners in residence on the date of my inspection
September 30fch, thirteen of whom were males. Of these three were insane, four
were vagrants and the others were committed for crimes.
I made a minute examination into the difierent parts of the building from
furnace room to the top, also into the heating, ventilating and sewerage appli-
ances, and, taken as a whole, this gaol is well up to the standard of county gaols
in Ontario.
Outside the yards were neat and clean. I also looked closely over the books
in the office. From the register I saw that many of the prisoners might better
be accommodated in a poor house, which, by the way, is now nearly completed.
The dietary, surgeon's book and other records on examination showed that the
gaoler is neat and systematic in this part of his duties.
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Woodstock Gaol.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 232 184 169
Greatest number confined at any one time .. 27 26 20
Number of re-committals 87 83 84
Total cost of maintaining gaol $1,309.76 $2,921.99 $3,735.48
A copy of 111}^ report to the Government upon this gaol is annexed :
My tirst inspection of the Woodstock gaol was made on the 2nd April, when
there were twelve prisoners in custody — eleven men and one woman. Of the
men, five were committed for vagrancy, three for drunkenness, one for pointing a
gun and one insane. The woman was committed for prostitution.
The general condition of the gaol was very good ; the beds, bedding, cells,
corridors, yards, etc., were in well kept order. The water-closets in the corridors-
were in good order.
There is good drainage and ventilation. Town water is supplied. The
dietary is according to regulations : supplies are partly obtained by contract.
There were twelve suits of clothing in good order. The books were well
kept. ♦
On examining the walls around the gaol yard I found that the brick was
bulging into the yard, and would strongly recommend that the county council
cause to be built some brick abutments on the inside of the wall in such a manner
as to prevent it from going any further or being damaged in event of a heavy
wind storm.
A few suits of civilian clothing are required for persons committed under
the vagranc}^ act, who are residents of the county.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this gaol ; a copy
of his report is annexed :
I inspected this gaol on the 1st September. There were eleven ma'e prison-
ers in custody — no females.
One was waiting trial on a charge of fraud, and three were said to be insane;
the others were under sentence — one for larceny, one month : one threatening to
shoot, two months ; three for drunkenness, and two for vagrancy, undergoing
short .sentences. One of the " insane " is blind and deaf, and evidently should be
cared for in the County House of Industry, as he is quite harmless.
The walls around the gaol yards have been straightened and repaired. The
roofing of the wall-towers requires to be repaired as the wood-work is decaying.
The pipes for ventilating the lower portions of the gaol appear to be too small for
carrying off the foul air.
The premises were in good condition generally, and the books entered up.
Welland Gaol.
1896. 1887. 1898.
Prisoners committed during the year 376 259 176
Greatest number confined at any one time .. 55 55 43
Number of re-committals 120 90 57
Total cost of maintaining gaol $3,292 42 $3,()70.00 $3,040.00
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Copies of reports made to the Government by me upon this gaol are annexed:
An inspection of the We] land gaol was made by me on the 1st April.
Twelve male prisoners were in custody on that day, ten of whom were vagrants,
and two committed for larceny.
The gaol was in well kept order, and the beds, bedding, etc , clean.
Drainage and ventilation very good. Town water supplied.
Food served according to regulations, supplied partly by contract.
Forty suits of clothing were in good order. Books properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this gaol ; a copy
of his report is annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 8th August. There were then four
male prisoners in custody — no females. One was undergoing a short sentence for
being drunk and disorderly, and the others for vagrancy.
Two prisoners were reported to have escaped from the gaol on the 3rd inst
under the following circumstances : — The turnkey left them in the bath-room for
a few minutes while he went for an article of clothing. The window in the
room being unprotected, they climbed out on the coping and thence to the top of
the wall where it was an easy matter to drop to the ground outside. They were
followed at once, but only one has been recaptured so far. The bath-room win-
dow has since been secured by an iron grating.
The gaol was found to be in good order throughout, and the books well kept
Natural gas is now used in the gaol and county buildings for heating, etc.
Whitby Gaol.
1896 1897 1898
Prisoners committed during the year 55 60 54
Greatest number confined at any one time. . 16 20 12
Number of re-committals 21 20 29
Total cost of maintaining gaol $2,014.85 $2,100.82 $2,127.86
Copies of my reports made to the Government upon this gaol are annexed :
I made an inspection of this gaol on the 12th February. There were in
custody on that day nine men and one woman, for the following offences : —
One for indecent assault, one for larceny, one insane, and the others for vagrancy
The gaol premises were in good order — drainage and ventilation good — well
water supplied. Food according to regulations supplied by contract. Ample
supply of clothing on hand. Books properly kept.
Some of the locks and fastenings on the cell doors require fixing ; also the
wall in one of the corridors at the baseboard. The work was ordered to be done.
I made another inspection of the gaol on the 28th December, when its inmates
were nine male prisoners — one charged with murder and one with house-breaking;
the others, excepting one a lunatic, were vagrants.
The beds and bedding, corridors and cells, yards and water-closets, were clean
and in good order. Eight suits of clothing in good order.
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Mattawa Gaol
I visited this gaol on the 2ud November. There were no prisouer.s in cus-
tody at the time ; nine were committed during the year.
The end of the gaol yard wall requires to be taken down and extended some
twenty feet so as to enlarge the yard tor the purpose of storing and cutting wood.
And a door should be put in between the men's yard and the w^omen's yard,
enclosing sufficient ground for passage way so that wood can be taken into the
cellar. The two pumps were not in order and I instructed the gaoler to have
them fixed at once. Some repairs were required to the doors of the building.
Sudbury Lock-up.
I visited this lock-up on the 3 1st October. There were four male prisoners
in custody, committed for larceny. The cells, yards and water-closets were well
kept. The courtroom also was in good order. Some clothing is required for
prisoners.
The gaol yard requires white-washing inside, and I instructed the gaoler to
see that it was done. The building will require painting outside next spring.
Supplies are bought as required. Cost of prisoners per day 7f cents. Books
properly kept.
North Bay Gaol.
Three male prisoners were in custody when I visited this gaol on 3rd
November — one for larcen}', one for obtaining goods under false pretences, and
one for bigamy.
I found three of the new cells considerably damaged as a result of the foun-
dation not being substantial enough to carry the walls.
Scandinavian locks are re([uired for the doors, and the sheriff was instructed
to obtain them and have them put on immediately. New locks are also required
for the doors opening from outside into the corridor, a prisoner having lately
escaped from the gaol which is supposed to have been caused by some person who
had been a prisoner and had been discharged, breaking the lock of the door
between the hallway and the prison.
Gore Bay Lock-up.
I instructed Mr. Mann to make an inspection of this lock-up. A copy of his
rep<jrt is annexed.
As requested by you I inspected this lock-up on the 19th August, 1898.
There were no prisoners in custody at the time of my visit, although 16 had been
serving terms during the yeui-. The general state of this lock-up is fairly good.
Some repairs are however required to the steps leading up to the building. The
yard fence required to be painted as well as the doors, sashes, etc., of the building.
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Little Current Lock-up.
I instructed Mr. Mann to m.-ike an inspection of tins lock-up. A copy of his
report is annexed :
On the 19th August I visited the lock-up at Little Current as instructed by
you. On this occasion there were no prisoners in custody, but during the past
year there had been nine male prisoners in charge. This lock-up would appear
to be all that is necessary for the requirements of the place. There ai'e, how-
ever, a few improvements required, such as a well (at present water has to be
carried a considerable distance) estimated cost of well would be about $60. The
drainage from this property is also defective, this could also be improved at a
small expense.
Manitowaning Lock-up.
I instructed Mr. Mann to make an inspection of this lock-up, a copy of his
report, dated August 19th, 1898, is annexed : —
On this date I inspected the above named lock-up and found very much the
«ame state of affairs as has existed for some time (that is in previous years).
There was one prisoner in custody (a man) for being drunk and disorderly, and
during the year there had been imprisoned eight males altogether, most of them
for the same offence. So far as the building is concerned it requires to be
generally repaired, especially in the way of plastering and painting. This could
be done at comparatively small expense.
The land upon which the building stands is Government property, well
situated, but very rocky. A portion of the land might be advantageously
used for any prospective public buildings, and I would advise that the ground
upon which the building stands and the lots belonging to the Government be
fenced with a good substantial fence so that this property may not be encroached
upon as is at present by the proprietors of a neighboring saw-mill, logs and
lumber being strewn promiscuously over the place mentioned.
Huntsville Lock-up,
I inspected this lock-up on tlie 26th January and found it clean and in good
order, ^o prisoners in custody on this date.
Plenty of clothing on hand. For supplies purchased as required.
Books properly kept.
I authorised the purchase of twenty cords of two foot hard wood at $1.00
per cord, and eighteen cords of two foot wood at Si. -50 per cord, also some fixtures
for windows. Tenders are to be called for for the erection of a fence.
This lock-up was empty of prisoners when I visited it on the 21st October.
The buildings, fences, etc., were in a good state of repair.
Fort William Lock-up.
There were five prisoners (four males and one female) in custody when I
inspected this lock-up on the 9th September. They \yeve committed as follows :
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One for «lrnnk(^niieHs, onn for disonlorly conduct, and two for vn,<^rancy : the
fcuialo waM a |»rostitute. During tin; year .sixty-thnic prisonor.s had ln-cn com-
mitted, and two cMcapcd. Tlie <luily ninnlxji' in custody wa.s from seven to eleven,
1 would recoTnm«'n<l that an addition he made to the <;ast end of the huildin^^,
to be used as a kitch(!n for the gaoler. ThiH should he done next season. The
cost would he $t50 or 8.')()0.
r>i:i{K's I"'ai,i,s L(»(!K-iii'.
On visitin}^' this locU-U|» on the 21st OcLohcr 1 r<»innl one nialf luisntKtr in
custody, committed for larceriy.
The register showed ((uite a nmnlnir of <;oniniil,iii(;nls durinjjf the year.
The Imilditif^ was in ;^ood order Ihrou^diout.
Kive electric lights have hecsn ari'iuiged for, one in sitting-room, one in cellar,
or in liall downstairs, one upstairs, and one in men's corridor. The prictj to he
S'iOO per light per y<!ar, fill lamps to he kept in good orfhsr an(J renewals furnished
by the company.
Masskv liO(!K-ni'.
I visited this lock-up on thr 4th November and found it clean and well cared
for. Somt! of the locks on the ccdl doors are defective and will have; tolx^ repaired.
I learn<Ml that tlie lock-up kciejx'r luis not ree(MV(!d payrrK^nt for wood which he
has supplicfl to the lock-up for I'licl sincr it was opened. This matter slntuM havti
li(!e)i aM,(;nded to by the sh»riill of the district of Algouia.
\Vi;ii\V(>()i» liOCK-m'.
I inspected this lock up on tin! 21)Mi October. There were no persons in
custody. 'I'he building vva.s in a clean condition. There was a good supply of
wood for the wintcu*, and phuity of bc-dding. An (examination of the register
showed that forty prisoners had been committ(Ml during tlie year.
S'riiucKoN I<\M,r,s Lock-iiv.
'I'his lock-up contained no prisoners when 1 visited it on the 1st November.
Tin; gaol [ilot contains an acio of ground which should be fenced in next season.
Koirr KuANcis Lock-ui'.
This lo(!k-up was («mply of |iii.son(!rs when I inspect(ul it on the 5th Septem-
ber. 'I'lio buildirjg was in good condition with the exception of the <;oll locks
which recpiin! shifting, and the doors recpiire a little trimming. 1 ordered this
Wijrk to be doni;.
A small working yar<l for the pri.somsrs should be providi'd in which they
could be emphjyed at sawing wood, etc. It is d(!sirable also that a small house
be erected on the premisos, as a residence for the keeper.
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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
rPOX THE
CENTRAL PRISON
AWD REFORMATORIES
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO,
BEING FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER,
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1 898.
Office of the
iNSPEcroR OF Prisons and Public Charities, Ontario,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, November, 1898.
Sir,- — I have the honor to transmit herewith, to be presented to His Honor
the Lieutenant-Governor, the Twenty-fifth Annual Report upon the Central
Prison and Reformatories of the Province of Ontario, being for the official year
ending on the 30tli September, 1898.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES NOXON,
Inspector.
The Honorable E. J. Davis, M.P.P.,
Secretary of the Province of Ontario,
Toronto.
m
CENTRAL PRISON AND REFORMATORIES.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, Xovember, 1898.
To the Honorable Sir Oliver Mowat, Knight Grand Cross oj the Most Dis-
tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Member of the Queens
Privy Council for Canada and, TAeuten ant -Governor of the Province of
Ontario.
May it Please Your HoNr)R :
I beo' to submit herewith the Twenty-tifth Annual Report upon the Central
Prison and Reformatories for the year endino- on JiOth September, 1898.
I have tlie honor to be,
Your Honor's most obedient .servant,
JAMES NOXON,
Inspector.
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CONTENTS.
P4.0E.
CENTUiL Prison 9-39
Introductory remarks 9-15
Industrial operations 10-12
Succession of tires 13
Water supply 14-15
Religious work 15
Warden's Report 15-16
Maintenance expenditure 17
Comr. ittals and discharges 18
Periods of sentence 18
Natioiialities 19
Religious denomination . . 19
Civil condition 19
Social habits 19
Education status 19
Percentage of prisoners reported to be teniper.ite 19
Totally uneducated prisoners 19
How prisoners were employed 22
I ransfer of prisoners 21
Annual return of Central Prison 22-31
Statistical tables 23-31
Report of Superintendent of Sunday Sch(jol 37
Central Prison Night School 34
" Prisoners" Aid Association 35-37
Surgeon 23-37
Reformatory for Boys 1 18
lntroducti(Ui 3
Committals and discharges 3-4
Maintenance expenditure, Table of 10
Report of Superintendent 4-6
" School Inspector 12-13
' ' Surgeon 11
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Reformatory for Boys. — Conchnicd. vaue.
Statistical tables 0 9
Report of Protestant Chaplain 13 14
" Roman (.'atholic Chaplain 14
" Protestant Schoolmaster 14-15
" Roman Catholic Schoolmaster 10
Reformatory for Females and Refuge for Girls 1-22
Introducture 3
Movement of Inmates of Reformatory and Refuge, Table of 4
Maintenance of ex])enditure, Table of 0
Industrial Department, summary (»f wurk <lone anil rt veni e rtceived 5
Report of Superintendent 7-8
Statistical tal)les of Reformatory ,. . 9-14
Hefuge 15-18
Report of Surgeon 18-21
CENTRAL PHISON.
INTRODUCTION,
The committals during the year were 574, which with 391 in custody at
commencement of year (1st October) and one recaptured, makes up the total
number incarcerated during the year 965, as compared with 979 the previous
year. The committals direct number 529, and to Common Gaols and transferred
therefrom, 45. Never since 1880 have the committals been so few in number,
being 289 less than in 1888, when the number 862 was the highest
known. The average population for the year is 385, and average period of
sentence eight months, fourteen days, as compared with 398 population and nine
months period of sentence the previous year. In the first half of the last twenty-
four years the average period of sentence was six months, eleven and one-quarter
days, and in the last half, seven months, eleven and one-fifteenth days. In the
last four years of the second period the average is eight months, seventeen and
one-fifteenth days. Hence it will be seen there has been a gradual extending of
the period of sentence all along the years, and coincident therewith, a growing
average of population in proportion to the number of commitments. There has
been a large falling off in the yearly average of vagrants committed since the
erection of numerous houses of industry throughout the Province. The yearly
average number of vagrants committed for the ten years ending 1894 is 113, and
in the succeeding four the average is only forty-six and one-half. The falling off
in this class of commitments largely accounts for the reduction in total commit-
ments already referred to ; and likewise for the increased average length of
sentence , as vagrants are usually short term prisoners. The uneducated represent
seventeen per cent, of the total number committed as compared with 14.35 per
cent, in 1897. The intemperate constitute sixty-four per cent. ; those reported
temperate thn-ty-five and two-tenth per cent., and only three in number strictly
temperate of the total commitments. Of the whole number, 348 were thirty
years of age and under. The total stay of prisoners was 140,614 days, a reduction
of 4,823 days as compared with 145,437 of the previous year. The gross per
capita cost per dium for maintenance is (44 1-7) forty-four and one-seventh cents,
against (39 1-10) thirty-nine and one-tenth cents in 1897, an increase of (5 1-20)
five and one-twentieth cents. The total cost of maintenance outlay for the year is
$62,088.42 as against $56,806.24 the preceeding year. This increase is explainable
by the overlapping of some of the accounts from the previous year, and the
increased cost of food supplies. The earnings of industries paid into the treasury
amount to $15,000, thus reducing the net cost of maintenance to 33.48 cents
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per diem, the cost per annum to $122.30, and the total cost for tlie year to
347,088.52, as compared with twenty-two cents, $80.69 and $24,690.59 respectively
for 1897. The unfavorable comparison as to net cost with the proceeding year
is the result, in very large measure, of the two fires which occurred in the prison
and which caused a serious interruption to the industries. There were gratuities
paid out of industries to good conduct prisoners for the year, amounting to
82.763.87, and out of maintenance $44-5.56, as compared with $2,281.78 and
$464.45 for 1897.
The following tabulated statements shows the results of the industries in
operation at the prison for the year : —
Result of Year's Industries from 1st October, 1897, to 30th September,
1898.
Db.
To stock on hand beginning of year x67,984 73
'■ amount for material and repairs 73,663 74
" fuel and general expenses 5,484 77
•'" " salaries and wages 13,155 72
" balance net gain 12,194 08
.•*172,483 04
Or.
By sale^ 8105,520 16
" stock on hand and accounts receivable at close of year 66,962 88
•s 172.483 04
The net earnings for the year were $12,194.08, after paying $2,763.87 gratu-
ities to prisoners, $687.86 insurance premiums, and providing for $3,640 fire loss on
lumber; the total earnings being$l 9,287.81 , notwithstanding the serious interruption
to the broom-making while the shop was rebuilding, and the complete stoppage of
the twine mill because of the prisoners who were operating it, being required for
other work after the fire. In the work of reconstructing buildings and machinery
damaged and destroyed by fire, it became necessary to take the prisoners out of
the twine mill for this purpose, and before the work had been finally completed.
a second fire broke out in the main building of the prison, making still further
employment for them. In addition there were other works to construct for a
more abundant water supply and better fire protection, so that the twine mill
nece.ssarily remained idle the entire year.
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Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 18f9
Statements of amounts chargeable to the various industries in carrying on the
manufacturing operations of the Central Prison.
Stock on hand beginning of year.
Shoe Shop
Tailor shop
North shop
Woollen mill
Machine shop
Broom shop
Cordage shop
Basket shop
The piggery
The greenhouse
Salaries and wages
Fuel and general expenses
Net gain for the year
1897
1898
•S c.
77,569 60
•S c
67,984 73
4.185 O.H
3,924 83
5,898 48
5,36.T 33
25,498 98
37,215 74
9,3.'i9 21
10,434 76
5,585 94
7,032 30
1,830 43
2,192 33
6,258 88
629 36
56 34
1 45
1,196 70
6,142 91
831 23
724 73
11,998 27
13,155 72
6,848 54
5,484 77
24,690 59
12,194 08
181,808 22
172,483 04
Sales of Various Industries of the Central Prison.
Shoe shop
Tailor shop
North shop
WooUen mill
Machine shop '.
Broom shop
Cordage shop
Basket shop
The piggery
The greenhouse . .
Miscellaneous
Stock on hand close of year
1897
S c.
6,167 09
9,872 48
41,706 89
14,599 15
15,362 42
8,526 83
13,132 69
143 87
190 00
1,471 80
2,650 27
67,984 73
181,808 22
1898
5,430 65
8,484 18
43,811 68
15,710 84
14,246 00
7.493 21
59 00
4,798 46
770 15
4,715 99
66,962 88
172,483 ^
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A Succession of Fires.
The lirst lire to which alkision is made occiired 4th October 1897, which
completely destroyed the broom shop and machinery, and partially destroyed the
twiue shop and machinery, as described in the report of last year.
It is extraordinary there should be four accidental lires in the Prison within
twelve months. The first occurred in the month of August 1897, when a spark
set ^re to and partially destroyed the roof of the Warden's residence ; the second
happened in the month of October following, already referred to ; the third in the
month of April last,caught from a spark on the roof of the chapel, which is a portion
of the main building, completely destroying the roof and ceiling : and the fourth
originated from a spark which set lire to the roof of the north cell block and was
put out before any damage was done. Here w^e have three tires from sparks
falling on slate roofs in good order, and all wood work apparently well protected.
On each occasion the fire broke out in the afternoon, while the prison was active,
and with a strong wind- blowing from the north-west. There were just two
sources from which the sparks could come that set the fires, one from the brick
chimmney of the north shop, and the other from the smoke stack of passmg loco-
motives. The brick chimney was at the time eighty feet high, and located fifty-
five feet w^est and eighty -five feet south from the north end of the main building
set on fire. Locomotives are almost constantly passing on a number of tracks
parrallel with the north end of the main building the nearest pair of rails, being
eighty -four feet from it, and on a heavy grade.
The fires in the main building of August and April in the direction the wind
was blowing, might have been caused from sparks from either source, but after the
April fire the brick chimney was increased to 100 feet in height, and covered by a
cage of copper wire with 3-1 G mesh, when shortly after completion another fire
occurred, ha vinjf caught in the loof near the eave at the extreme north east corner of
the main building. The location of this fire was on a line eighty five feet north of
the brick chimney, and with the direction of the wind at the time, a spark from
it could not have lodged where the fire started. The conclusion therefore is that
this fire to a certainty, and probably the other two also, were caused by sparks
from passing locomotives. In view of this ascertained source of danger, which it
is not possible to remove, it will be necessary to have all roofs of buildings care-
fully examined and the parts protected wherever there is a possibility of sparks
gaining access to any part of the wood w^ork.
Water Supply and Fire Protection.
The extent of the water supply provided by the construction of the water
tank referred to by the Warden in his report, and its value as a protection against
fire, will be better understood when it is stated that the water in the tank cannot
be drawn upon by any connection made with it for ordinary prison purposes, to a
lower level than will still leave not less than 300,000 gallons in store, which re-
serve can only be drawn upon by the fire pump in case of fire. It will therefore
be seen there will at all times be 300,000 gallons of water in reserve for fire pur-
poses— a quantity sufficient even though not replenished, to keep in play eight
streams of water throng one and a quarter inch nozzles for elfective fire duty for
five consecutive hours before being exhausted. The tank however, has a six inch
connection wich the city waterworks system as well as a connection with reser-
voirs in the brick yard, in the form of two wells of large capacity, with a special
pump to deliver the w^ater from them to the prison tank, so that these sources of
supply being drawn upon, the water available is ample to meet the heaviest de-
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mand that can be made for every possible duty. It may be further mentioned
that the special provision made by the prison for fire protection, in no way inter-
feres with the protection supplied by the cit}' waterworks, except in case of
a tire of more than foui' or five hours' duration when it might become necessary-
if the full number of eight streams were kept in continuous play to turn on the
city waterworks connection to replenish the prison tank. To the efficiency of
the appliances provided, the following report made bj- Chief Graham of the city
Fire Department to the engineer of the Prison, bears ample testimony.
Fire Department Office.
Toronto, Nov. loth, 1898.
Dear Sir, — I beg to forward you herewith a report of the test of the tire
protection appliances at the Central Prison, on the 8th iust. as follows :
I found one Northey Pumping Engine, two steam c\'linders 18 inches in
diameter, two double action piston pumps 12 inches in diameter, capacity 1,000
gallons of water per minute. The engine is stationed in a very suitable house, a
safe distance from the main building and workshops.
The first test made was through 200 ft. of 21 inch fire hose with a 1-h inch
nozzle; when a stream was thrown 175 feet horizontally. In this test the engine
had to move very .slowly on account of the small quantit}' of water discharged.
Three streams were then turned on with Ij inch nozzles when .stream dropped
back to 165 feet; this 1^ inch stream was taken as the governing stream for the
other three streams.
On the second test, two lines of hose were siamesed into one branch pipe with
^ two-inch nozzle, when a two-inch stream was thrown 210 feet vertically up
into the air.
The tests were made in the prison yard where no advantage could be taken
of the wind, as the streams had to be thrown either across or against the wind.
During the test the engine was not run to its full capacity and I think the
encrine is quite capable of throwing 8 1^ inch .streams over the highest buildings
belonging to the prison.
I also wish to compliment j^ou upon the very able and efficient manner in
which you handled the engine during the test, which was also to the entire satis-
faction of all the spectators present.
Yours trulv,
(Signed) THOMAS GRAHAM,
Chief Fire Department.
There is therefore every reason to believe the prison property is now
thoroughly protected against fire, and that with an efficient organization to
handuAhe ap[)liances provided, a destructive fire at the prison may be regarded
MS iievf tf» ;u) ijii|)()ssil)ility.
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Domestic.
The management during the year has been satisfactory. Discipline has
been well maintained and good o'der has prevailed in all departments. The
sanitation of the prison and the health of prisoners have been good. The food
supplied to inisoneis has been wholesome and well served, while there has been
a most gratifying freedom from complaints of any kind.
Religious and Educational.
The continued zeal and devotion of clergy and teachers to the religious services,
and to the Sundny school, and night school work, have had a marked influence
for good upon, and have been of distinct benefit to prisoners. These must ever
be regarded as th» most powerful reformatory agencies of thie prison.
The reports in connection with these services are herewith transmitted.
(Signed) JAMES NOXON,
Inspector.
WARDEN'S REPORT.
Toronto, Oct. i:^th, 1898.
Mr. James Noxon, Inspector of Pr%scm8, etc., Toronto :
SiK, — In submitting the annual report for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1898,
we have to chronicle a series of disasters. On Oct. 4th, 1897, the broom shop
was completely gutted by fire, leaving only the bare walls, all the machinery
being destroyed. At the same time the roof of the twine mill was burned with
considerable damage to the binder twine machinery. The twine mill and mach-
inery were fully covered by insurance.
Adversity tests resources and the Central Prison was equal to the occasion.
The roof of the twine mill was repaired at once, and the broom shop — basement
and two flats — was rebuilt and ready for occupation the first week in February,
1898, a great part of the work being done by prison labor.
On the 4th of April, this year, fire broke out in the middle of the afternoon
in the chapel roof, a location difficult of access by the firemen. The roof was
burned completely off' the chapel, the interior badly damaged and the Warden's
apartments rendered quite unfit for occupation by fire and water. The chapel
was at once repaired, but nothing has been done to the Warden's quarters, as
they are urgently required for other purposes, in view of which it was deemed
inexpedient to expend time or money on them.
During the past summer, considerable energy has been used in perfecting a
modern and complete equipment for fire protection at this Institution. We have
constiucted a tank 110 feet long, 55 feet wide and 15 feet deep, capable of hold-
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62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 12 . A. 1899
400,000 gallons of water. Quarter of a inillion of bricks were used in its con-
struction, and the entire work of excavating and brick-laying was done by prison
labor. We have an almost inexhaustible supply of water in two large wells on
the premises, outside the prison walls, from which we pump to till the tank. In
swldition to protecting the property, this will effect a saving to the Institution of
81,500 per annum for water rates hitherto paid the City ot Toronto. The saving
thus eftected will pay for the en' ire tire protection plant in about three years.
An Underwriter's pump, built by the Northey Co., is installed and at a recent
and thorough test the most desirable results were obtained. Chief Graham of the
Toronto Fire Department whose report is appended, witnessed and directed the
test, and pronounced it most complete in every respect.
While the average population is lower than last year, this does not indicate
a diminution in commitments, as last winter many sentenced to the Central
Prison were kept in the county gaols rather than permit the pernicious and
demoralizing custom of putting two men in one cell. ^
The pressing needs for better hospital and school room facilities still exist.
These were dealt with in detail in the Surgeon's and Teachers Reports of last
year, and I am glad to leam that relief in this line is dawning.
I beg to recommend that the school teacher now engaged by the Prisoners'
Aid Association and paid with monies received by the Association from the Gov-
ernment, be engaged by the Government as one of the prison stafl. The present
teacher, Mr. Finlay Spencer, is an efficient, conscientious and successful worker
in his department, and if permitted to give all his energies to the work here he
will accomplish considerably more than hitherto.
I desire to most gratefully acknowledge the self-sacrificing and ennobling
work of Mr. Hamilton Cassells, Supt. of the prison Sabbath School and his loyal
statl* of teachers ; also the services of Rev. Father Walsh who ministers to the
Roman Catholic inmates with a zeal and fidelity which speaks for itself.
During the past year we have enjoyed the cordial co-operation and loyal
support of the stafiT in the management of the Institution.
Enclosed please find the statistical report and the reports of the various
departments of the Institution.
I have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
J. T. GILMOUR,
Warden.
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Sessional Papers (I^o. 12).
A. 1899
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE.
On Maintenance Account at the Central Prison, Toronto, for year ending 30th
September, 1898, compared with former years.
Service.
Medtcine and medical comforts.
Butchers' meat, fish, etc
Flour, bread, etc
Butter, etc
Groceries
Fruit and vegetables
Bedding, clothing and shoes. . . .
Fuel.
Gas, oil, etc
Laundry, soap and cleaning
Furniture and furnishings
Farm, garden, feed and fodder
Repairs and alterations
Printing, postage, stationery, etc
Water supply
Library, schools and religious instructicn . .
Miscellaneous
Salaries and wages
> a.
Totals.
$ c.
633 26
5,502 06
4,941 75
348 03
2,147 32
1,035 28
4,500 .S6
2,407 16
868 24
1,.509 72
1,161 86
1,354 69
1,377 23
807 16
854 39
816 65
3,068 34
23,382 74
$ c.
3 06
26 58
23 87
1 69
10 37
5 00
21 75
11 63
4 19
7 73
5,62
56,806 24
6 54
6 65
3 90
4 14
3 94
14 i2
112 98
274 46
1 69
13 82
12 41
83
5 39
2 60
11 31
6 05
2 18
4 02
2 92
3 40
3 46
2 03
2 15
2 05
7 71
58 75
1J2 72
S S
>>«
. a.
po
X bcoo
<D C<-l
S a 9
658 99
7,523 89
4,296 29
321 60
2,403 12
1,085 76
7,862 41
2,053 38
739 39
1,713 67
1,313 38
1,304 99
1,562 16
688 08
824 70
821 55
2,366 81
24,4?8 35
62,088 52
3 29
37 58
21 46
I 61
12 00
5 42
39 27
10 25
3 70
8 56
6 56
6 82
7 80
3 44
4 12
4 10
II 83
122 32
310 13
1 71
19 54
11 16
84
6 24
2 82
20 42
6 33
I 92
4 45
3 41
3,55
4 06
1 79
2 14
2 13
6 15
63 61
161 27
Average number of prisoners in 1897
1898
398.
- 385.
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Sessional Papers (No. 1.2).
A. 1?^99
The first table shows the committals and discharges during the past three
years :
1890. 1897. 1898.
In custody at commencement of year, 1st (October) 395 380 391
Committed during the year G03 598 573
Transferred from Reformatory for Boys
Recaptured I 1 1
Total number in custody during year.
999
979
965
Discharged on expiration ot sentence
" payment of fine
' ' by remission of sentence
Trans "erred to common gaol as unfit for labor.
Died in the Prison Hospital
Transferred to a lunatic Asylum
Removed to the Kingston Penitentiary
Convictions quashed
Paidoned
Escaped
(302
1
6
1
4
Total discharges, deaths, etc 380
574
6G4
4
3
5
6
3
2
2
391
8
3
686
The number of prisoners sentenced direct to the prison, and of those sen-
tenced to the gaols and afterwards removed to the Central Prison, is shown in
the following summary :
I8y6. 1897. 1897.
Sentenced direct 647 557 529
Transferred from common gaols 56 42 4.t
From Reformatory for Boys 1
Total
604
599
674
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Sessional l^apeis (No. 12).
A 1899
Nationalities.
Committed during
the year.
Canadian 400
Irish 39
English 53
United States "5
Scotch 11
Other countries and unknown 1(>
574
Total
commitments.
8,563
2'176
2,497
1,736
717
515
16,204
Religions Denn-miioations.
Church of England 134
Roman Catholic , 217
Presbyterian 62
Methodist 124
Other denominations, etc 37
5,401
5,580
1,888
2,303
942
574
16,204
Married
Single. .
Social Condition.
1G9
405
574
4,970
11,234
16,204
Temperate . .
Intemperate
Hahits.
205
369
574
3,500
12,704
16,204
Educational Status.
Could read and write 464
Could read only ... 13
Could neither read nor write 97
574
12,598
1,191
2,415
16,204
The prisoners received during the year who were reported to be of temperate
habits represented 35.68 per cent, of the commitments ; in 1897 the percentage
was 24.38.
The total uneducated men represented 16.90 j)er cent, of the commitments of
the year, as compared with 14.35 per cent, in 1897.
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Sessional Papers (No. 1*2).
A. 1899
The next table sliowa (he periods of sentence passea upon
Sentence.
One month and under
Over 1 month and up to 2.
Over 2 months and up to 3 . . .• .
Over 3 months and up to 4. . .
4 months
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 "
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
30
30
4«
47 "
48
60
•2i years .
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•4
•4i
•6
1874.
1875. 1876.
GO
54
50
5
97
6
4
1
1
38
Totals.
Average period of] sentence
each year . .
13
38
56
18
205
2
8
7
4
16
10
73
1877.
90
110 127
45
66
7
180
1
4
20
6
2
94
1
370
17
76
12
179
1
1
1
1878.
7
35
100
C5
1879.
11
214
6
7
22
4
1
94
27
426
637
11
16
40
43
59
11
224
2
6
20
1880
17
"2
2
7
3
17
23
45
40
47
11
186
6
3
27
3
"87
1881. 1882.
171
lul
38
38
53
b
174
5
5
20
1
2
72
125
127
91
1883. i 1884.
055
C<5 «
636
1
567
560
23
' 1
3
2
12
7
60
10
199
4
6
15
4
140
105
95
43
9
151
5
5
9
1
2
67
2
3
2
13
2
20 I
11
1
745
767
669
81
lis
31
14
202
6
4
18
6
75
2
1
2
1
is
7
13
8
723
•Boys transferred from Reform-
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Sessional Papers (JNo. ]2).
A. 1899
the prisoners received into the prison since its opening
1885
188C
22
42
75
52
20
213
7
12
20
4
69
1
4
1
5
2
17
1
2
1
11
10
1887
119
148
1
1 128
1 «
13
180
1
6
15
1
1
62
2
1888
1
64
189
62
12
190
5
3
23
2
11
61
1
6
5
188£
46
45
160
79
21
217
3
4
24
"67
"3
7
1
"29
1
2
1
1
20
8
189C
29
88
118
Gi
8
220
3
11
13
2
1
78
3
3
1
1891.
37
46
129
73
18
189
1
9
19
11
7
67
2
1
8
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
Sentence.
51
76
128
€6
31
218
3
3
21
1
ioi
24
81
113
69
12
164
1
3
9
......
67
• 7-
2.5
106
101
42
21
173
2
7
17
2
""2
01
1
2
1
22
42
95
86
38
262
7
3
26
4
2
09
4
13
82
62
43
225
5
9
22
2
2
83
2
19
89
58
10
217
2
8
23
1
6
85
1
1
9
68
59
23
213
5
9
17
3
2
78
"i"
9
"'46'
6
10
67
57
"22
275
4
8
15
2
2
£0
1
9
1
"43
1
'"'i
17
22
One month and under.
Over 1 month and up
to 2.
Over 2 months and up
to 3.
Over 3 months and up
to 4.
4 niontha.
6
7
8
9
♦0
11
12 "
2
2
11
1
1
3
1
2
27
11
2
31
13
14
15 "
3
26
....
'20
2J
16 "
24
23
3
1
3
17
20
1
1
16
' 6
1
2
21
15
21
17
23
22
17
18 "
4
2
10
1
2
1
29
17
"2
1
1
2
1
2
31
19
19
90 "
3
3
12
18
'1 "
19
8
12
14
20
23
15
40
22
13
1
22
23
>4 «
1
1
1
:?0 "
1
36 "
1
46 "
Z
1
I
3
17 '*
1
18
GO "
*2^ years.
■3 "
1
*3^ "
»4 "
1
•41
594
■~2
8(i2
639
2s'
739
715
-1
598
IS
CO J3
632
aS
744
^5
616
604
599
574
00^
761
074
^3
Totals.
O -: <
0 J5
00^
ox;
no
J Average period <if
1 sentence each year.
atory owing to incorrigibility.
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A. 18P9
The table annexed shows how the prisoners were employed, and the number
of days' work which was performed by them at the different industries.
1897.
In the broom shop 22,002 days.
" woodenware shop 28,732
" tailoring shop 3,935
shoe shop 1,899
" carpenter's shop )
• • -1 f 10 191
" tinsmith and engineer s shop i '
" south shop, woollen mill 5,129
" cordage shop 24,415
" basket shop
" permanent improvement and uork on the
gardens and grounds of Prison and
Reformatory 1,917
1898.
20,G88 days.
31,53G "
3,870 "
1.754 "
10,322 "
5,185 "
2,G48 "
Number of days of productive labor 103,220
" domestic work 14,677
Total number of days worked 117,897
16,289
92,292
18,189
110,481
The proportion which the number of days of productive labor bears to the
total stay of the prisoners during the two years will be seen in the following
summary :
1897.
Total stay of prisoners 145,437 days.
Number of days productive labor 103,220 "
Proportion 71.00 per cent.
1898.
Total stTy of prisoners 140,614 days.
Number of da} s productive labor 92,292 "
Proportion ! 67 per cent.
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A. 181 9
Transfer of Prisoners.
Statement showing cost of removinor prisoners from County <jlaols to
Central Prison.
When transferred.
Number
trail ster red.
PriPonors'
fare
to prison.
Travelling
exppns-es and
tahrv of
bailiff.
Cab hire and
food for
prisoners."
Total.
October, 1S97
45
.55
46
43
14
54
59
57
55
32
53
51
6G9
1
5S0
1
S c.
122 90
137 35
13G 55
164 45
40 20
131 40
97 30
102 00
135 70
131 55
129 GO
136 25
.? c.
185 15
190 GO
183 45
202 65
154 90
164 40
147 35
163 15
179 65
259 30
180 00
194 45
2,2CG 55
3 88
2,235 GO
3 85
$ c.
33 50
32 50
35 03
43 GO
17 50
36 00
30 75
53 CO
49 25
40 20
37 50
44 65
$ c.
313 10
Novemebr, "
December, "
360 45
355 CO
January, 1898
410 10
February, "
212 60
March, "
331 80
April, "
275 40
May, " . .
June, "
318 15
364 60
July, "
August, "
September, "
4;U 05
317 10
375 95
Totals
1,4G5 30
2 57
1 565 38
2 70
452 85
79
431 75 1
4,124 70
Average expense incurred per
prisoner
1
Preceding year
7 24
4.233 70
1
74 j 7 29
ANNUAL RETURN OF THE CENTRAL PRISON OF ONTARIO FOR THE YEAR
ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER, 1898.
Remaining in custodj', 30tli September, 1897 391
Committed during the year 573
Escaped prisoner recaptured 1
965
Discharged on expiration of sentence 564
" payment of fine 3
" remission of sentence 8
Transferred to county gaols 5
*' asylums 2
Escaped 3
Remaining in custody, 30th September, 1898 380
965
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Nature of Sentence.
Sentenced direct to Central Frison or to Common Gaols.
To Central Prison direct 529
To Common Gaols 45
Social Condition.
Married 1(39
Single 405
Education.
No education 97
Eead only IS
Read and write 464
Ages.
Under 18 years 43
From 18 to 20 years 62
" 20 " 30 " 243
" 30 " 40 " 132
'* 40 " 50 " 63
♦' 50 " 60 " 25
" GO " 70 " 14
" 70 " fcO " 2
Habits.
Total abstainers 3
Temperate 202
Intemperate 3G9
Nationalities.
Canada 400
En-^land 53
Scotland 11
Ireland 39
United States of America 55
Ciermany 8
Italy 8
China 2
Syria . . 1
West Indies 1
Bermuda ... 1
24
A. 1889
574
574
674
574
574
574
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Religious Denominations.
Church of England 134
Roman Catholc 217
Methodist 1 24
Presbyterian 62
Baptist 21
Congregational 2
Disciple 1
Pagan 3
Hebrew 2
United Brethren 1
Lutheran 4
Salvation Army 2
Duukard 1
574
Sentences.
For 1 month and under 6
do 2 months 10
do 3 " 57
do 4 " 57
do .5 " 24
do 0 " 215
do 7 " 4
do 8 " 8
do 9 " 15
do 10 " ?
doll " 2
do 12 " 80
do 14 " 1
do 15 " 9
do 16 " 1
do 18 " 43
do 19 " 1
do 22 " 1
do 23 " 17
do 24 " 22
do 36 " ^ 1
574
Average duration of sentence eight months and fourteen days.
Crimes.
Assault 41
Aggravated assault 9
Attemjjt to commit buggery 1
Attempt to steal 5
Attempt at abortion 1
Attempt to commit rape 1
Attempt to obstruct cause of justice 1
Arson 3
Bringing stolen goods to Canada I
Burglary 14
Bigamy 2
Carr} ing unlawful weapons 1
Drunk and disorderly 14
Desertion 1
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Escaping from custody 1
Forgery ' 13
Frequenting house of ill fame 1
Fraud • 2
Giving liquor to Indians 2
House breaking 34
Horse stealing 2
Indecent assault 17
Indecent act 1
Indecent exposure 5
Keeping house of ill fame - 3
Larceny '42
Malicious destruction of property 2
Manslaughter 2
Non-support of wife and family 2
Obtaining goods by false pretences 13
Per j ury , 3
Personation at an examination 1
Procuring 1
Resisting Police 3
Receiving '
Robbery 7
Stealing bicycle 17
Shop breaking and larceny . 22
Stealing from person ^
Shooting with intent 1
Stealing cattle <>
Seduction 1
Selling liquor without license I
Theft i 115
Trespass 1
Using blasphemous language 1
Using threa'ening language 1
Vagrancy ■ • 36
Wounding •• ^
574
Agent
Occiipations.
5
5
Baker
6
Butcher
10
1
1
Boiler maker. . .
1
Barber
3
Bar-tender
2
26
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Broom maker 3
Cook (3
Clerk 7
Carder j
Cij^ar maker g
Carpenter 14
Commercial traveller 4
Carpet layer i
Carriage maker 1
Cabinet maker i
Carriage trimmer 1
Chemist 1
Dentist 1
Electrician . . 4
Engineer 4
Farmer 23
Fireman 3
Fisherman i
Gilder 1
Gardener 3
Glass-bloner 1
Harness maker 2
Horse trader 1
Hostler 3
Jockey 2
Knitter 1
Labourer 299
Laundryman 2
Locksmith 2
Mason (brick and st one) 12
Moulder 4
Machinist H
Miller 2
Miner 1
Marble cutter 1
Newsboy • 3
Newsagent ' 1
Pa-nter l>^
Plumber , 3
Plasterer 2
Pattern maker ... 1
Printer 5
Peddler 4
Porter 1
Paper maker 1
Photographer 1
Packer]! 1
Polisher 1
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Rope maker 3
Railway employee 1
Railway coiiducto 1
Shoe maker 7
Sailor 11
Spinner 1
Shantyman 2
Ship carpenter 1
Soldier ^
Solicitor 1
Steam-fitter 3
Salesman I
Student 1
Tailor 15
Trainer 1
Teamster 3
Telegraph operator 1
Tinsmith 1
Typesetter 1
Tinker 2
Undertaker 1
Upholsterer 1
Waiter 4
\^ hitcwaiher 2
Weaver 3
574
Coiiatiea and Districts.
Algoma 11
Brant 13
Carleton 46
Dutferin 1
Essex 26
Elgin 1
Frontenac 12
Grey 11
Halton , 1
Hastings 9
Haldimand 6
Huron 4
Kent 24
Lanark 2
Lennox 6
Lincoln 13
Leeds and Grenville 18
Lambton 10
Middlesex 28
Muskoka 9
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A. 1899
N ipissing 1
Northumberland 12
Norfolk 3
Oxford 6
Ontario 2
Perth 7
Peel 1
Pembroke 3
Peterborough 6
Prince Edward 2
Simcoe 22
Stormont 14
Victoria 11
Waterloo 6
Wellington 7
Wentworth 29
Welland 25
York 164
674
Industrial Departmekt.
Return showing the number of days' work rendered for the year coramencin;; Ir. October,
1897, and ending 30th September, 1898.
Broom shop •:?0,688
North shop, woodworking . ?!1,536
Woollen mill 5,185
Machine shop, machinists, blacksmiths, tinsmiths and bed painters 10,322
Cordage shop, binder twine 2,648
Garden and grounds \ 540
Tailor shop 3,870
Shoe shop 1,754
Permanent improvements 12,749
Total 93,292
Domestic and Kitchen Department.
Return showing the number of domestics employed from 1st October, 1897, to 30th^ Sep-
tember, 1898.
October domestics. prison work 2,276
'• " kitchen " 448
2,724
November '* prison " 1,608
kitchen " 381
1,989
December " prison " 1,221
" " kitchen " 416
1,637
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Sessional Papers (No 12).
A 1899
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
A ugust
September
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
prison
kitchen
1,101
400
1,107
354
1,227
310
902
243
1.010
294
833
328
949
376
855
363
838
349
1,501
1,461
l,ft37
1,145
1,304
l,l(jl
1,325
1,21S
1,187
18,189
Return showing the number of days prisoners were in hospital, convalescent, unemployed
and under punishment from Ist October, 1897, to ?0th September, 1898.
Hospital 1,351
Convalescent 782
Unemployed 2,476
Under punishment 1,662
6,171
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A. 1899
RETURN
Shewing the daily population of the Central Prison from 1st October, 1897 to
30th September, 1898.
Day.
O
1
388
391
39 1
392
394
395
394
397
395
393
398
401
402
397
395
£93
393
391
389
38.>
350
391
S90
390
386
392
S92
391
391
3 JO
390
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9/
10
11
12
13
14
15
1«
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
81
Totals....
12,174
394
393
392
395
396
S95
395
4C0
403
401
399
404
402
402
399
393
3U9
402
400
401
401
406
402
404
403
404
400
400
405
403
403
403
410
409
409
414
411
409
407
412
410
410
409
414
412
410
410
412
412
408
410
409
410
410
409
409
407
407
413
413
409
413
413
411
408
415
413
417
416
416
416
415
413
413
413
411
411
410
415
412
414
410
407
407
407
413
410
410
410
409
409
409
11,999 12,766 12,766
414
413
413
413
409
409
409
40t
404
402
404
402
402
399
401
394
397
398
••!93
393
391
3901
389;
392 i
390!
390
390'
3881
381
390
390
388
385
f85
388
386
391
390
392
£86
386
388
3^5
383
38-::
386
379
379
377
381
381
385
3X3
379
379
377
375
374
377
<
380
382
3'<2
383
381
383
380
380
378
378
377
378
3S3
382
380
386
386
388
382
382
378
377
481
381
378
377
373
1-78
381
378
11,198, 11, 8E8 11,413
378
377
376
371
376
373
378
378
381
376
384
383
3^2
382
S82,
384 1
384'
384!
382!
383!
3791
379
3771
375!
378
378
375
371
371
376
373
ll,7i6
377
377
374
374
374
374
37.^
S7S
375
374
373
373
375
37:-
371
.372
377
375
375
377
373
379
376
370
370
370
369
372
368
372
370
365!
365
365
362
SGI
356
355
309
359
357
358
3i6
368
362
357
357
3J7
360
359
360
360
,357
357
355
362
351
351
348
347
317
11,216 11,082
h
a>
.a
■a
a
a
<D
60
s
a
<
m
3.53
365
351
377
351
374
351
374
354
674
357
372
357
871
356
371
358
372
355
373
358
373
363
373
359
372
359
377
36^
976
355
374
467
376
362
376
361
380
36(
378
360
376
m\
378
369
375
367
382
?64
382
864
382
367
383
367
379
363
382
370
380
368
11,277
11,168
140,614
Total number for the year 140,614
Highest any one nnnth 12,766
day 417
Lowest " month 11,082
" day 347
Average per month 11,718
day 385
General Summary of Distribution of Prisoners in the Central Prison
FROM 1st October, 1897, to 80th September, 1898.
8g
Industrial Department 92,292
1 )()mest;icfl and kitchen 18,1S9
Sick in hospital 1,351
Conval^gCf nt 782
Unemp'oyed 2,47t>
Under punii-hment 1,502
Sundays and holidays 23,962
Total 140,614
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surgeojn's report.
James Noxon, Esq., Inspector of Prisons, Etc.,
Sin, — In forwarding niy report for the past year, it g'ives me much pleasure
to state that the health of our inmates has been very satisfactory. With the
exception of some mild cases of la orippe, there has been a complete absence of
epidemic or contagious diseases among them. Care, in keeping the prison pro-
perly warmed and ventilated, in seeing that the food is of wholesome character,
properly prepared and served, the clothing of the prisoners and themselves kept
as clean as practicable, has had, I think, a share in producing the satisfactory
condition at present existing. We have had but few accidents this year and
they have been perfectly recovered from. There have been no deaths, and but
few serious cases in hospital. I have examined, frequently, the bread, meat, etc.,
served to the prisoners and have to report them as good in kind and quality and
well cooked and served. The change made by which each prisoner receives his.
own underclothing after being washed is a goo 1 one, and has given satisfaction^
I make no remark upon the desirability of increased hospital accommodation
having heard that changes are in contemplation, which may result in giving us
better facilities in this respect ; m the meantime, it is cause for thankfulness,
that our hospital requirements have been but linjited during the past year, less,
I am informed, than for several years preceding.
I wish to acknowledge the kindness and assistance of the Warden in matters
medical, to note the excellent work of my assistant Mr. Cochen.Mn, and his
untiring efforts to be useful to those in need of attention, and the uniform
courtesy of the official staff, in all matters in which I have b?en brought into
contact with them. I subjoin the usual table of applications at the prison
surgery.
Yours respectfully,
W. SLOAN,
Prison Surgeon.
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Sessional Papars (No. 12).
A. 1890
Applications at Prison Surgery during past year.
Disease.
Ab^ce'B
Adenitis . .
Acne
Amaurosis
Anorexia ..
Ague
Balmitis ,
Bruiwes
15ul)o ,
Hurnx and scalds
Bronchitis
Catarrh
Chancre
Chancroids
Coi junctivitis . .
Constipation
Cl.linheid
Col fs (liyHtemic) ,
Coldf and coughs ....
Cough
Cramps
Crampq and diarrhoea
Cataract
Chordee
Corneilia
Corni
ConK©>tion of lung . .
Chai>|)ed hands
Cracked lip'<
Cuts, cocitusions and wounds .
Deifnws
Dfhdity . ......
Defective vision.
T)iarrhoea
Dislocated wrist.
Dysentery
Dysaria....
Eczema . .
Earnche .
Epil'-psy .
Kpirtaxi< .
Epii'liora .
Erythema.
Febris
Flatiilonce r.
Follicular t >nsillitis
Fracture of rib . . . .
FrcHtbit"
Furunculosii
Gleet
Gonorrhoea
48
18
0
2
217
3
3
20
12
11
2
87
21
3
70
4fi0
172
18S
IGS
3G5
4.5
14
1
9
2
13
3
29
Ifi
289
28
17:^
m
182
1
13
15
27
3fi
45
2
2
7
33
9
11
1
2
24
41
Disease.
Goitre
FTwmoptvsis
Useinorrhivye from boweh
Hsemorrhoid-"
Hnrp'K circinatus
Her| e^ zoster
Headache . .
Hernia ....
Hosteria
Irhthyopiw ....
Indij^e.stion
Intomnia
Irr tible hpart
Irritated i-kin . .
Ingrowing na-h
luwanity
r.a Crlppe .
L-rhen
Tjunibaero . . »
Liryngitis .
Lumbricoids
Maliria
Malingering. .
Masturbition
Migraine
Nausea
Neuralgia
NervoDsness ...
Necriisi'* of tibia.
Nasal irritation .
Orchitia
Otorrha'a ' '
Pains alleged in various parts of the body
Pediciili
Pleurodynia
PhthisiH
P«ralyf.iH partial
Psoriasis
Pruritus
Pharyngitii
i t^uinsy
Kanula
Rheumatism ...,
Rheumatic pains
Scabies
2
7
33
2
1
171
19
5
1
129
85
51
9
5
5
49
42
02
2
5
2
30
8
3
17
40
21
1
63
10
22
372
10
18
2
2
7
C
169
1
54
89
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A. 1899
Applications at Prison Surgery during past year. — Continued.
Syphilis
Stye on eyelid
Sciatica
Stricture of bowel. .
Stricture of urethra
Sore fett
Swollen face
Spsrmaorrhcea . . . .
Sprains
yyoovitis
Toothache . . . . .
Teeth extracted . .
Tumor on eyelids
Tinea tycos s . . . ■
37
2
9
2
31
29
7
21
103
3
89
118
4
5
Ulcer of leg and foot . . . .
Ulcer other parts
Urticaria
Urine, incontinuance of
Urine, retention cf . . . .
Urine, ofiFeonive
Valvular disease
Variccsi veins
Vertigo
Verruca
Vpneral sores
Vomiting
Varicocele
Wen
41
21
2
7
8
5
1
9
27
14
10
23
2
10
CENTRAL PRISON NIGHT SCHOOL.
The work in the Night School has been carried on during the year with but
one brief interruption, caused by the fire in the Prison last spring.
The averge attendance during the year was 68.S0. The highest average
attendance for one month was 77.72, and the lowest was 60.57.
The more illiterate class of prisoners attending School continue to evince a
desire to improve their time. So interesting and important has the Junior
Department become, that some few months ago the demand for seating room was
so taxed that, after consulting with the Warden, we decided to cancel the Fourth
Class altogether, as some had actiuired High School .standing in some subjects.
This change gave rise to a general reorganization of the School, and we find our-
selves ao-ain crowded in some of the classes, particularly the Junior Arithmetic.
1 would ao-ain call your attention to the unsuitable location and bad ventila-
tion of the present school room. Fifty men in a room twenty by thirty feet, for
two hours, with eighteen or twenty gas jets burning, cause the air to become so
impure as to be offensive. I would uroe that better accommodation be provided
for this most important department of our work.
"When visitint^ the New York State Reformatory at Elmira last May, I was
impressed by the extensive preparations they were making there for secular
education among the prisoneis. Thirty large airy rooms, each with seating
accommodation for fifty pupils, were being fitted up.
In closin*' I desire to thank Warden Gilmour and his staff for their kind co-
operation in everything intended to promote the best interests of the men who
wish to improve, not only their mental, but moral con>lition, while in prison.
FINLAY SPENCER,
Teacher.
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PRISONERS' AID ASSOCIATION.
Report of the Directors.
With a single exception, the three Sunday Schools conducted by the Asso-
ciation (with a lull staff of teachers every Sunday morning), have been carried
on uninterruptedly during the year. A fire at the Central Prison last spring,
caused considerable damage to the chapel, and the Sunday School for several
weeks was suspended in consequence.
Members of the Toronto Ministrial Association continue to give their
valuable services in conducting a preaching service every Sunday at the Central
Prison and the Reformatory for women. These services are very highly appre-
ciated by both the officers and the prisoners, and there is always keen disappoint-
ment when the clergyman appointed for the day fails to keep the appointment,
which unfortunately sometimes occurs.
Work of the Agent.
Mr. Finlay Spencer, the Agent of the Association, continues his work of
aiding discharged prisoners and the families of prisoners, and he still conducts the
Night School at the Central Prison four nights a week. The prayer-meeting
organized by him in January, 1897, is now conducted by the teachers of the C. P.
Sunday School.
Cottage Home for Girls.
The Cottage Home for Girls, established by Mrs. Bellamy, our Bible- woman,
two years ago, has become an important factor in prosecuting our work among
girls and young women. The aim of the Home is to rescue young girls who are
simply on the border-line of vice or crime. Many of these girls are committed to
our keeping from the Police Court, instead of being sent to jail. 'J hey do not
usually remain with us more than two or three weeks, as there is no difficulty in
obtaining good positions for those whom we can recommend. Our success in this
line of work has been so markpd that the supply of young female prisoners in
the city jail has been practically cut off. The female prisoners in the city jail
are now almost exclusively confined to what are known as " old timers,"
Prison Reform.
It is said that the only way to effect reform is to " agitate, agitate, agitate."
For seven years we have been pressing for certain reforms that remain as yet to
be brought about. From the Dominion Government we have been asking for
the establishment of a reformatory^ for young men on the Elmira plan, and for the
adoption of the indeterminate sentence and parole system. From the Ontario
Government we have been asking for the re-organization of the Boys' Reforma-
tory, Women's Reformatory and Refuge for Girls, and the establishment of a
Reformatory for Inebriates. From the County Councils of the Province we have
been asking for the adoption of the County Poorhouse system and for better
classification and more reformatory treatment of jail prisoners, and from the
Toronto City Council we have been asking for the adoption of the cellular or
separate .system for young first offenders and for making better provision for the
destitute poor of the city, and seperate provision for the treatment of inebriates.
The necessity for these reforms is candidly conceded, but nevertheless the reforms
are not inaugurated.
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As an offset to this, however, it is but just that we should make grateful
mention, firstly, of the Children's Aid Act and its inauguration by the Ontario
Government ; secondly, that a number of the counties in Ontario during the last
four or five years, have established county poorhouses, and thirdly, that at the
Toronto Jail a beginning has been made in the direction of keeping first offenders
absolutely separate, not only from other prisoners, but from each other. We
are gratified also in being able to announce that we have recently been assured
by Inspector Noxon that he and the Provincial Secretary have under considera-
tion some important changes in the Reformatory for Women which will be carried
into eft'ec-t early next year — changes that will render it possible to effect a proper
classification of the inmates.
We desire to again call attention to the great need of some remedy being
found for the anomalous state of affairs wherebjr delinquent boys all over the
Province are sent either to jail or allowed to go to the bad " on suspended sen-
tence," instead of being sent to the Industrial Scbo'd or "placed out" by the
Children's Aid Societies. In some of these cases, possibly corporal punishment
by a judicious officer of the court would have a salutary effect.
The Indeterminate Sentence and Parole System.
During the last session of Parliament Dr. J. T. Gilmour, Warden of the
Central Prison, and Hamilton Cassels, Esq., acting as a deputation from our
Association, had an interview with the Minister of Justice with regard to the
adoption, in Canada, of the Indeterminate Sentence and Parole System, and we
were hoping that the necessary legislation would have been introduced before the
close of the session, hut in this we have been disappointed. The Montreal
Prisoner's Aid Association, we are pleased to state, has kindly offered to join us
in a second deputation to wait upon the Minister of Justice.
The Treatment of Inebriate Prisoners.
About twelve months ago the attention of the members of the Executive
Committee of the Prisoners' Aid Association was called to the question of the
practicability and advisibility of affording prisoners addicted to alcoholi-sm.
medical treatment for their inebrietv, while undergoing imprisonment. Pressure
was brought to bear from two different .sources for the purpose of securing the
influence of the Prisoners' Aid Association in favor of the adoption of the particu-
lar remedy in which they were respectively interested, financially or otherwise.
These efforts on behalf of proprietaiy remedies were made .so persistently and
perseverin^ly that it was deemed wise to appoint the Secretary of the Pri.soners'
Aid Association a commissioner to investigate the different modes of treatment,
and also to formulate a .';c]ieme,if po.ssib!e, fur the economical treatment of pauper
inebriates, such as could be endorsed by the Association and recommended to the
favorable consideration of the Government. In executing this commission, he
visited three institutions in Canada devoted to the treatment of inebriates, and
four in the United States, and lie conferred with the medical superintendents of
the.se institutions and others, some of whom have more than a national reputation
in their department of .scientific medicine.
The Secretary found that proprietary remedies have no advantage whatever
over remedies known and used by the regular profession; that in fact the
ingredients in some of these proprietary remedies are injurious, and tliat according
to high and disinterested authority insanity and suicide have actually resulted
from their nsf. He found moreover that about .50 per cent, of those taking the
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best known of these proprietary remedies relapsed in nine months, and after a
period of two years these relapses amounted to about 75%. On the other hand,
he found that on collatino^ statistics both from England and the United States, of
those taking treatment in hospitals conducted by members of the regular pro-
fession, only about 00% relapsed in 10 years ; that is, that fully one-third were
permanently reformed.
The practical recommendation of the Sacretary regarding the treatment of
pauper inebriates in Ontario have been submitted to the Board of Managers and
the matter is now under consideration.
Before closing this report we desire to express our obligations to the Womans'
Christian Temperance Unions and to the National Council of Women, for kind
co-operation in the wrrk of prison reform.
During the year 110,000 pages of prison reform literature was printed the
greater part of which has been distributed.
A. M. ROSEBRUGH, S. H. BLAKE,
Secretary. President
Central Prison Sabbath School.
I have the honor to present the annual report of the work carried on in the
Sabbath School at the Central Prison for the year ending 30th September, 1898.
During the vear the average attendance per Sabbath has been, of teachers
27|, of scholars 223.
For five weeks we were unable to hold any services, owing to the disastrous
fire in the main building, which partially destroyed the chapel ; but this temporary
interruption of our work only helped to show us how greatly we would miss the
privilege that we now enjoy, of ministering to the spiritual needs of the men,
were w-e to be deprived of it.
In connection with the Sabbath School, a prayer-meeting is held every
Monday evening, for one hour, at which two or three of the teachers are always
present, and the attendance at which on the part of the men is confined to those
who are sincerely seeking to gain strength to lead better lives. We consider this
a very helpful and encouraging feature of our w^ork.
The courtesy and consideration of the Warden and other officers of the Prison
have, as usual, been all that could be desired and we have pleasure in extending
to them our grateful acknowledgements of their kindness.
HAMILTON CASSELS.
Superintendent C.P.S.S.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
John Aitkin, in Account with thk Prisoners' Aid Association of Canada.
For the Year Ending September SOlh, 1898
Receipts.
To Ontario Government Grant $2,000 60
Bal. from 1896 l.COO 00
City of Toronto " GOD 00
Grants for cabs
Subscriptions .
Interest on William Gooderham's Legacy
Sundries
Interest on Gooderham Fund
Balance in Bank, Sept. 30th, 1897— Current acct
Balance in Savings Bank " "
Due Current acct. from G'd: F'd., 3Cth Sept., 1897
On hand
Dishjirsements.
By balance due Treasurer, Sept. 30th, 1897
Meals and lodgings for discharged prisoners
Central PriEon Night School .
Cabs for lady teachers and ministers
Salaries
Prison reform
Literature for prisoners (Gooderham Fund acct )]
Printing, te'ephone and office rent
Stationery, books and advertisements
Taxes and interest on mortgage
Directory, typewriter, etc
Hymn books for Prison Sunday schoo!s
Bank in'ereat, postage and sundries
Paid on acct, mortgage
Balance Canadian Bank of Commerce
" " Savings Bank...
Cash on hand
225 00
587 50
73 03
304 25
8 25
54 56
17 66
12 92
167 19
$5,332 36
$ 6C6 50
565 03
342 70
311 50
906 13
861 04
74 34
229 20
54 93
246 75
23 90
15 60
166 50
750 00
139 85
17 66
20 73
$5,332 S6
Audited and found crrrect,
HUGH MacMATH.
COUNTY GRANTS FOll 1898.
County of York $ 50 CD
Ontario 25 00
O.xford 20 00
Huron 10 00
Lanark 10 00
Waterloo 10 00
Elgin 10 00
Northumberland and Durham 10 00
Norfolk 10 Oo
Victoria 10 00
Brant 10 00
Dufferin 20 00
Peterboro' 10 00
Bruce 10 00
Leeds and Grenville 10 00
City of Toronto 600 00
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' LIFE MEMBERS.
Hi3 Excellency The Earl of Aberdeen.
Hon. E. J. Davis.
W. Daviep, Sen.
Mrs. Massey Treble.
NoTB. — Anyone paying twenty-five dollars at one time is entitled to become aLife Member.
Agent's Report.
In presenting my annual report I desire to note the following : —
The men discharged from the Centtal Prison and Toronto Jail during the
year has been shown that attention which is the aim of the Association to extend
to them on their release. Assistance of a practical character has been given to
many from both institutions. Meals and lodgings have been most acceptable to
many, while others have had tools purchased for them, or railway fares advanced
in order to reach their homes, as the case might be. One of these men was
helped in starting a legitimate business which has proven most successful and
profitable, and he feels very thankful for the assistance rendered. The families
of several prisoners have been supplied with groceries and fuel during the severe
winter months. But few prisoners have had cash loans advanced on their dis-
charge. Besides having assistance of a tangible nature, an encouraging word has
been spoken to the men when starting out to begin life again as a free citizen.
Those prisoners whose homes are in Toronto, and who have trades, when
questioned as to their prospects of obtaining work when released have, in most
cases, expressed their ability to find employment without assistance.
Nearly every request for assistance in this direction has come from men
who have never resided in Toronto but who desire to remain in the city when
discharged. This wish on the part of single men, and also the desire of young
married men, with little or no means, to have their wives come to the city while
they are doing their terms of imprisonment, we seek to discourage. The result of
encouraging this class to become residents of Toronto will be apparent to all.
I regret to state that so many of the young men whom I meet in the prisons
are there through the use of intoxicating liquor. Many have expressed their de-
sire to be free from its influence, but so long as saloon doors are open and boys
congregate about triem, so long may we expect to see our prisons tilled with
young men who are living the first half of life so as to make the last half
miserable.
It is gratifying to report that the Monday evening prayer-meeting which
was started at the Central Prison over a year ago continues to be well attended.
Some of the men, after their release, have expressed themselves to this effect. "If
a man wishes to reform while in the (Central Prison he has every encourao-ement
to do so."'
In closing I wish to thank Warden Gilmour and his oSicers at the Central
Prison, and Governor Green and his staff* at the Jail for their courtesy and co-
operation in everything pertaining to the well being of those committed to their
respective institutions,
FINLAY SPENCER,
Agent.
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ONTARIO REFORi¥ATORY FOR BOYS.
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I
ONTARIO REFORMATORY FOR BOYS.
The number of commitments is fifty -two as compared with thirty-seven in
1897. Of the total commitment, forty-three are of Canadian, and nine of for-
eign birth ; while fourteen were thirteen years of age and under, and thirty-nine
were over thirteen when committed. Of the whole number forty-three were
committed for larceny, nine in the more serious, and thirty-four in the minor
degree. The number apprenticed out is five, reprieved sixteen, and escaped one.
The average population is 123 as against 134 the previous year. The good
discipline, elevating in character, that has marked the management in past years,
has been well maintained during the year. The boys are kept in full activity
whether at work or play, and the days are fully occupied in the one way or the
other. The regular hours of work are strictly observed, but no less strictly are
the hours of recreation when an active participation on the part of all is required.
There is a thoroughness in all this, that impresses upon the character of the boys
that whatever it is well to do, should be well done, and with hearty energy and
will.
There have been better results obtained from the farm than in the previous
year, and, it is expected there will be still further improvement in its cultivation,
and in the increase of its products. The inmates receive a fair amount of train-
ing and instruction in farming and gardening, and in the several trades of shoe-
making, tailoring, carpentering, steam-fitting, etc., to fit them in a considerable
measure for general usefulness in the ordinary walks of life. No doubt more
could be done in this way under more favorable conditions, as to location and
adaptability of surroundings ; but there is manifest an earnestness on the part of
management and staff to make the most of existing conditions, and to advance
the interests of inmates and of the institution as the opportunity offers.
The buildings and grounds have been maintained in good order and in an
excellent sanitary condition.
Their general appearance is neat and attractive, and the grounds especially
present an attractive object lesson to the inmates as to the results that may be
obtained by industry and thoughtful care.
The total cost of maintenance is $28,628.38 and per capita, $232.31 as com-
pared with $31,601.32 and $235.82 of the previous year. The reduction of popu-
lation has made it possible to effect economies in expenditure, which is being
availed of wherever pos^sible.
The several reports in connection with the work of the institution are here-
with transmitted.
(Signed) JAMES NOXON,
Inspector,
ONTARIO REFORMATORY FOR BOYS.
The summary given below shows the operation of the Reformatory during
the year, as well as in the two preceding ones.
1896. 1897. 1898.
Number in residence at beginning of year
(1st October) 156 145 123
Admitted durin;:; the year ... 55 37 52
Returned after escaping 2 2 ....
Total number in residence .... 204 184 175
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1896. 1897. 1898.
Discharged according to sentence 30 27 28
Transferred to Kingston Penitentiary .... .... .... ....
Apprenticed 5 9 5
Reprieved 22 24 16
Died 1
Escaped 1 .... 1
Transferred to Central Prison 1 .... ...
59 61 60
In residence at close uf the year (30th Sept.) 145 123 125
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Again, as will be observable from the tabulated returns now before 3 ou, we
have to report a decrease in population, the number of inmates averaging only
123 for this year, as against 134 last year, and 150 the year preceding.
This 3^ear, under your wise direction and best assistance, the strictest economy
in all matters, within and without, has been exercised. In this connection the
staff has been reduced to the lowest possible standard, consistent with safety and
efficiency, and in this particular feature we are, if anything, sailing a little too
close to the wind should an}- unusual or unlooked for emergency present itself.
The supply of fuel was limited to the immediate needs of the year, and other
economies in similar lines were also ligidly enforced. No expenditure of any
moment was incurred without your sanction and concurrence, and this only was
obtained after reasons, satisfactory to you, had been given for the contemplated
outlay. Through this careful supervision, together with reduced numbers to
feed, clothe, and educate, and with lower prices for many of our supplies, the
gro.ss expenditure for the year, as compared with that of last year, is close on
S30U0.00 less, yet the per capita rate is only a fraction under that of 1S97, the
figures standing thus : 1897,8235.82; 1898, S232.80 per capita, just S3.00 per
head per annum under that of the former year. The Feed and Fodder account,
owing to various favouiing circumstances, was just one-half of that of the
previous year, and shows a saving in that item of over S500, and had this
particular saving not been made the per capita rate, even in the face of the other
economies specified, would have been greater than that of 1897.
The above facts are emphasized for the purpose of showing that it is with
public institutions as with railroads, passenger steamers, in fact, all organizations
requiring assistants, the average cost of moving or carrying on the business in
hand increases or diminishes in the ratio of the greater or lesser number of people
or pieces of goods, etc., handled.
[Will not seek to have the information conveyed in the foregoing sentence
copyrighted or otherwise protected, fearing its originality might be called in
question ; but will consider oui-selves well repaid for drawing attention to such
self-evident results if a certain apparent obtusenass in relation to matters
affecting rates per capita be thereby enlightened.]
Regarding matters more immediately relating to the inmates, and to the
progress and advancement manifested by them during the year, one may say —
without being over optimistic — that in this connection good grounds for satisfac-
tion have been given. In the first place, there has been much le.ss unrest displayed
by the boys than in any year of the past twenty. This is shown by one only
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one worthy of being formally reported to you — although to some extent the
personal liberty permitted embraced a wider range, and in consequence greater
freedom of action. Of coarse, in the monthly punishment returns there are,
now and then, attempts at escaping noted, but these being but few, and of a
futile, foolish, and ill-considered character, easy of frustration, and confined to
the homesick and the thoughtless, hence not taken into account. This freedom
from restlessness indicates that the opposite features, that of contentment, cheer-
fulness, and hopefulness— the foundation stones of all true progress — have been
the prevailing characteristics of the year in respect to the great majority of the
boys in charge, and we have reason to hope that your personal observations
during oflBcial visits will justify you in accepting our conclusions in this relation.
Encouraged by this presumption, will now proceed to discuss other matters of
greater or less importance connected with the present status and future better
development of the institution, with the intention of making a few sugge'stions
calculated to have its mission, and the means and appliances at hand towards the
full accomplishment of this, more widely known and more justly estimated.
The traditions — unholy, hurtful, and injurious — connected with the Refor-
matory and its operations during the first twenty years of its history, still
influences the minds of many ; hence some concerted effort should be made for
the removal of the false notions entertained in respect to its condition, equip-
ment, and its present aims and objects. Twenty years ago it was a pri.son ; we
might say a penitentiary, in its every and worst aspect. Structurally, its
exterior presented, and, unfortunately still presents, owing to the difficulty in
removing the iron bars imbedded in the outer walls, many of the objectionable
features then identified with prison construction. Interiorly, these features were
even repellaut, every repulsive characteristic of the old-time prison being in
evidence. Cellular structures, provided with strong imn gates, for sleeping
apartments, these being furnished wdth plank beds, with the coarsest of rugs for
coverlets, and sheets and night shirts forbidden luxuries. Decency forbids fuither
description, but it may well be inferred that all other furnishings, etc., were in
harmonious relation with those particularized. Dungeons and cat-o"-nine tails for
the juvenile offender were at all hours available, together with every other appli-
ance of corresponding,' repulsiveness wherew^ith to awaken and stimulate a desire
for better things in the breasts of the unfortunate boys sent to enjoy and parti-
€ipate in the graces and blessings (?) which necessarily have flowed from the
free exercise of these agencies expressly in operation for — save the mark — their
reclamation and rehabilitation.
But why dwell longer on the repressive and depressing character of the
discipline of the institution, and of its unwholesome surroundings, when fir.st the
writer visited it in the summer of 1879 ; but rather let us console ourselves by con-
templating it in the entirely revolutionized and greatly improved aspect it now
presents. Yet this enjoyment must not be monopolized solely by us; hence it is
to be hoped that you will consiiler the wisdom of making arrangements whereby,
next summer, a visit from the magistracyand the judiciary of the Province may be
nia !e agreeable, profitable, and instructive. Besides, by such visits, much, if not
all, the unfavourable traditions transmitted in respect to the institution will be
dispelled, and, instead, a widt-r, better, hence more appreciative knowledge of the
means now in operation for the lasting betterment of those relegated to its
charge, will thereby be diff'u.-ied.
The returns from the farm and garden were, considering the droughts of the
early summer, most satisfactory ; in facb, much beyond the average in quality
and quaitity, the roo. crops espacially shewing a plenteous yield.
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Had, in the early part of the year, fears respecting the output of the piggery ;
but, further on in the season matters looked brighter, resulting in our having an
abundant supply of well-fed, well-cured bacon, a toothsome dish which, with tender
cabbage, the lads smilingly enjoy on the days on which this feast is set before
them.
I have the honour to be^ Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Jamks Noxon, Esq.,
Inspector of Prisons, etc.,
Toronto.
THOMAS McCROSSON,
Superintendent.
STATISTICAL TABLES.
Shewing the operations of the Reformatory for the year ending 30th Sep-
tember, 1898.
lo residence 1st October, 1897 12.3
Admitted during the year 52
175
Dischareed according to sentence 28
Apprenticed out 5
Pardoned 16
Escaped . 1
60
Remaining in residence, September 30th, 1898 125
Nationalities of boys committed during the year, and those committed since the
establishment of the Reformatory.
Cftnadian
Knarlish . .
Irish
Scof^h
United States
0th "jr count riea
Total
Commitments
of the year.
43
4
2
62
Total
comniitment8.
1,749
216
89
33
188
26
2,295
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Religious denominations of boys committed during the year, and of those remain-
ing in the institution on 80th September : also those committed since the
establishment of the Reformatory.
English Church
Roman Catholic
Presbyterian
Methodist
Baptist
Other denominations
Commitments
of the year.
12
12
2
16
7
3
Total
52
In residence
30th Sept.
30
26
15
26
IS
10
125
Total
commitments.
Ages When Com.mitted.
1 at 10 years.
2 •' 11 "
5 " 12 "
6 "13 "
13 at 14 years.
19 " 15 "
5 " 16 "
1 " 17 "
Total 52
Periods of Sentence.
678
739
235
479
123
41
2,295
"2 years less one day
2
years
3 " 13
6 " 6
Indefinite period 5
Indefinite period not to exceed 3 years 1
4 " 1
Sjmonths and an indefinite period to 5 years 2
6 "
1 year
2 years
3 "
4 "
9 G.
Totel 52
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Crimes for which the 52 boys were convicted and sentenced to the Reformatory.
Arson 1
Burglary 1
Biigsery 1
Housebreaking and larceny 3
Housebreaking 3
Horsestealing I
Incorrigible 2
Larceny 34
Manslaughter I
Shop breaking : 1
Throwing stones at G.T.R. carrs 1
Vagrancy 1
Violating graves 1
Wounding a cow I
Total 52
Counties of the Province from which the 52 commitments were made during- the
year.
Brant 2
Carlton 2
Elgin 3
Essex 3
Frontenac 1
Grey 1
Hastings 2
Kent 2
Tjambton 4
Lanark 1
Lennox and Addington 2
Lincoln ^
Middlesex 4
Muskoka 1
Norfolk 1
Oxford 4
T*arry Sound 1
Peterborough 1
Renfrew 2
Simcoe 1
Victoria 2
Wellington ... 1
Wentworth 3
York 5
Total 52
Counties of the Province from which the 1 2o now in residence originally came.
Algoma District 2
Brant 4
Bruce 1
Carleton 5
Elgin 7
Essex 8
Frontenac 3
Grey 2
Halton i
Hastings 3
Kent 9
Lambton 6
Lanark 2
Leeds and Grenville 2
Lennox and Addington . . 2
Lincoln 3
Middlesex i)
Muskdka District 4
Norfolk 5
Northumberland and Durham 1
( )ntario 3
Oxford 6
Parry Sound 1
Peterborough 2
Renfrew 5
t^imcoe 2
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry .... 1
Victoria 2
Welland 5
Wellington 3
Wentworth 4
York 12
Total 12&
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Number of commitments since Confederation.
Commitments.
Number at
close of year.
Committed in
I
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
55
59
47
41
48
48
31
61
71
47
75
69
57
80
96
84
58
81
51
64
60
71
85
63
65
67
62
51
67
55
37
52
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MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE.
The Province of Ontario in account with " The Ontario Reformatory for Boys "
from October 1st, 1897, to September 30th, 1898.
Comparative Statement.
Service.
Sen
CO
a.
^S
Med cines and medical comforts. .
Butcher's meat, fish, etc
Flour, bread, etc
Groceries
Provisions
Bedding, clothing and shoes
Fuel
Light and water
Laundry, soap and cleaning
Furniture and furnishings
Farm, garden, feed and fodder . . .
Repairs and alterations
Printing, postage, stationery, adver-
tising
Chapels, schools and library.
Workshopj, tool^, etc
Recovering escaped boys
Rent of guards' cottages. . . .
Freight and express
Miscellaneous
Salaries and wages
Total.
N c.
46 43
819 03
1,829 25
367 06
264 01
2,610 74
2,565 89
2,320 90
360 38
218 57
1,165 82
507 73
413 93
157 07
270 60
134 59
275 00
115 53
1,013 32
16,115 47
i? C. HI.
7
11 7
26 3
5 2
3 7
37 6
36 8
33 3
5 2
3 7
17
8
6 7
2 3
3 8
1 9
3 9
1 8
14 9
2 31 4
I
31,601 32 I 4 55 9
S c.
34
6 11
13 65
2 74
1 97
19 48
19 15
17 32
2 68 j
1 63 I
8 70
3 79
3 08
1 17
2 02
1 04
2 05
86
7 78
120 26
CO .
§ c.
50 04
602 78
1,802 51
305 32
23 00
2,364 65
2,337 72
2,029 59
273 17
325 22
578 57
414 94
429 17
155 40
34 81
117 25
155 00
83 35
1,222 55
15.323 34
23.) 82 28,628 .38
8 c. m.
8
9 4
28 2
4 7
4
36 9
36 7
1 30 1
4 3
5 11
9
6 6
6 9
2 5
5
1 8
1 7
1 3
1
19 1
2 39 7
' 4 46 7
9 94
124
232
Average number of inmate.s for 1897 — 1 -H.
Average number of inmates for 1898 — 1'2.S.
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SURGEON'S REPORr.
Sir, — I have the honor to submit the medical report of the Ontario Reform-
atory for Boys for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1898, and in doing so am gkid to
be able to state that we have had no deaths during the past year.
The boys have enjoyed good health and no epidemic or disease of a very
severe nature has visited the Institution.
A case of measles developed in one boy a few days after his arrival and
before the disease died out thirty -seven were sent to the hospital but all recovered
without any complications.
We had one dislocation of the elbow, one of the shoulder and three cases of
fracture of the arm with good results.
This is not a very long list of accidents when we consider that in addition
to the ordinary games and ditterent occupations, the boj^s play Lacrosse and
Rugby Football.
About the ordinary number had coughs and colds, and during the late winter
and early spring we had a few cases of pneumonia.
A number of minor ailments are treated as well as some cuts and bruises
but nothing of a serious nature.
Some years ago we complained of the inadequate hospital accommodation
but now we have all the accommodation required, and the present system of
allowing the boys to act as nurses under the supervision of the day and night
attendants has proved a great success.
A smart, intelligent boy is selected to take charge of the hospital who is
treated with great respect by the other boys and he has no trou-ble in managing
the patients in his charge.
This plan has had a good effect and secures care and attention for the sick
that could only be attained by the employment of a trained nurse, in fact the
hospital boy is only second to the nurse in the faithful discharge of his duties
and I would suggest that a small sum be allowed him when he leaves the Insti-
tution in recognition of his services and for the encouragement of others that
follow him.
The sanitary condition of the buildings is good and all parts kept scrupu-
lously clean and neat, and habits of personal cleanliness inculcated.
The boys bathe regularly in the bay during the summer season and during
the cold weather bathe in the large swimming bath which is heated to the proper
temperature by steam.
They receive plenty of good food and the arrangment of the hours for
work, play, study and rest insuring the proper amount of each gives an appetite
that can only be rightly appreciated by a visit to the Reformatory during the
meal hour.
Some critics of the Reformatory have complained that the boys are too weU
used, (better than the ordinary outside boy with no offence to expiate) but when
we remember that the main object is not to punish but to lead the boys to forsake
and forget the old life with its associations and hardships and fit them for good
citizenship, we at once see the wisdom of kind and paternal treatment.
Good food, and plenty of it, is necessary to secure growth and proper devel-
opment, making the playground pleasant, keeping the building and dormitories
clean, tidy and inviting, and surrounding them with beautiful grounds filled with
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shrubs and flowers makes the boy more careful of himself, induces self-respect
and raises him above his former level.
All these things tend to produce contentment, happiness and health, and
when a bo}" leaves this Institution he is better physically, morally and mentally
than when he came, and consequently better fitted to take his part in life.
I ha\";e the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
P. H. SPOHN,
Surgeon.
James Noxon, Esq,
Inspector.
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.
James Noxon Esq.,
Insjjector of Prisons. Etc.
Sir, — I have the honor to report on the condition of the schools at the
Reformator}' for Boys, during the year 1808.
As in former years, I visited the school twice, in the months of April and
October.
At my visits this year I found two of the teachers, Messrs. Macpherson and
Macnamara still there.
Owing to Mr. Ferguson's having left, the organization of the school was
somewhat different from what it was in former yeai'S. Mr. Macnamara's part,
that is, the Catholic section, was, of course, the same as ever, but Mr. Macpherson
was in charge of the classes formerly taught by himself and Mr. Ferguson. Each
boy in the Reformatory is supposed to be in school three hours every day. In
the forenoon, the pupils in the third and fourth books are in school, and in the
afternoon the pupils in the first and second books.
In April there were 37 present in Mr. Macpherson's forenoon school, and 36
in the afternoon school. Of these, 13 w^ere in the fourth book, 24 in the third
book, 25 in the second book and 11 in the first book. In October there were 30
present in tlie forenoon school, and 53 in the afternoon. Of these, 19 were in
the fourth class, 12 in the third, 27 in the second and 25 in the first book. At
my first vi.sit in April, there were 10 pupils in the forenoon school and 15 in the
afternoon in Mr. Macnamara's room. At my second visit there were 8 present
in the forenoon and 14 in the afternoon. Of those present in April, 3 were in
fourth book, 7 in the third book, 10 in second and 4 in the first book. In Octo-
ber there w^ere 1 in fourth book, 8 in the third book, 8 in the second book and 5
in the first book.
While at the Reformatory, I examined in reading, grammar, arithmetic,
w'ritintr, dictation and literature, and found the results very good in nearly all
cases. The writing was, as usual, excellent. The discipline in both rooms was
good. Owing to the crowded condition of Mr. Macpherson's division, it was diffi-
cult to maintain order and at the same time to teach with effect. And a teacher,
to be as succe.ssful as Mr. Macpher.son is, must have abundance of nervous energy
and recuperative powers. Espociall}' is this so when the ventilation is as bad as
1 found it in his room. It is difficult to keep air in motion there. It cannot be
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done from the windows alone. The only way of doing so is by making a couple
of holes in the partition between the two class rooms two or three feet from the
ceiling. Unless this is done I don't see how Mr. Macpherson can be allowed to
occupy this room during the winter months.
I found both of the teachers, through a misunderstanding, without the regu-
lar school journals since last April.
Any teacher, to be successful, needs to read some periodicals treating on the
work of the school-room, particularly is this necessarj^ in the Reformatory, where
the teachers scarcely ever hold any communication with other teachers. When
I spoke of this matter to the warden he immediatelj- ordered two copies of the
Canadian Teacher.
I am. Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
ISAAC DAY, B.A.
Mr. Noxox.
Inspector of As^dums, etc ,
Toronto.
Oritlia, Oct. 14th, 1S9S.
PROTESTANT CHAPLAIN'S REPORT.
October 25th, 1898.
To the Supei'intejident of the Ontario Reformatory for Boys : —
Dear Sir, — I liave great pleasure in presenting you with my report as
Piotestant Chaplain of this Institution for the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Nothing out of the ordinary has occurred during the year. The work has
gone on regularly and smoothly, The attention paid b}'^ the boys in the religious
services I have held with them during the year, and the uniform interest they
have shown therein, is one of the best proofs that such services have done them
goo'l. A congregation that is interested and attentive at Sabbath services is
always a benefitted congregation.
Of course there is the eye to mischief and the surplus energy that belong
to boyhood to healthy boyhood everywhere. This I have no disposition to
destroy, and I have no trouble in keepiiig it in proper bounds in any dealings I
have with our boys. Moreover there are attendants present at all our religious
services who exercise the functions of discipline whenever it is necessary, and
that I am compelled to say is very seldom. It is a well ascertained fact with us
that the largest fullest benefits of Reformatory work upon the boys shows itself
in an improved character, and a changed life, after they are discharged from the
institution. So many of them do well that it is a great encouragement to do the
best we can for those we have in hand.
I counted a hundred and ten boys and young men in our regular Protestant
service last Sabbath morning. Surely to rebuild the character of all these, to
make good citizens of them, to save their souls, is a work of the highest import-
ance, and as enduring as eternity. What work is greater ?
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02 Victoiiii. Sessioual Papers ( N o 12/. ii, 1899
On Scibbcitli we have two regular services. Our organist, Miss Cunningham,
and the choir of twenty voices, contribute much to the interest and effectiveness
of the services. In addition I have mo'ning and evening prayers with the boys
every day of the week. I am also atibrded every opportunity by yourself of hav-
ing private talks with the boys under my charge as often as 1 wish. A few words,
earnestly, kindl}' spoken, in this manner is ot^en most effective. By these means
and added thereto good reading, which is provided for them with God's blessing,
I hope to do my share in the permanent reformation of the boys committed to us.
Yours respectfully,
STEPHEN CARD,
Protestant Chaplain.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN'S REPORT.
October 25tli, 1898.
Thomas McCrossox, Esq.,
Superintendent Ontario Reformatory for Boys.
SiK. — Being as you are aware but a sliort time — less than three weeks — in
charge of the spiritual affairs of the Roman Catholic inmates of this institution,
before the ending of the official year, my experience of the work is necessarily
very limited. Yet, even in this brief period, my observations lead to the conclu-
sion that my predecessor in office. Rev. Father Gibbons, had not been neglectful
of the serious and important duties which had devolved on him in relation to
the spiritual welfare of his immediate charge. This is evinced by the quiet,
earnest attention displayed in the chapel during the services, and more especially
so during the Holy Sacrifice of the ]\Ia.ss.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN McEACHRKN,
Roman Catholic Chaplain.
PROTESTANT SCHOOL MASTER'S REPORT.
Rkformatory for Boys, Oct. 25th, 189^.
Sir, — 1 have the honor to transmit the animal report of tlni Protestant
School for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1898.
During the first .six months of the year two schools were in operation, at the
expiration of which term they were amalgamated, the assistant teacher retiring.
The number of boys on the register of the Protestant School at the begin-
ning of the year was 93, at the close 99, an increase of six during the year.
Since that time tiie number has increa.scd to 109, of which 91 attend school and
18 are continuously at work.
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62 Victoria,
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 189 9
The report of progress and promotion is not, nor can be, so favorable as pre-
ceding ones owing to the union of the schools which has doubled the work of the
teacher thereby lessening the chances of the pupi.s advancement.
The tabulated statements of attendance, etc., are herewith enclosed.
I am Sir,
Your obedient servant,
J. C. MACPHERSON,
Protestant Teacher.
James Noxon, Esq.,
Inspector of Prisons, etc., Toronto.
Statement showing, 1st, Dumber of boys in each class on October 1st, 1897 ; 2nd,
number of boys received in each class during the year : 8rd, progress and
promotion ; 4th, number of boys discharged ; 5th, number of boys remain-
ing in each class on September 30th, 1898.
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in class on September 30th,
1898.
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No. of boys in each
clasi on Oct. 1st,
1898
10
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=99
Statement showing number of boys in Protestant school September 80th, 1898,
also September 30th, 1.n97.
Morning.
Afternoon.
Tota'.
( 189fi-7
Protestant school <
{ 1897-8
47
41
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58
93
99
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Sessional Papeis (Nc. 12;
A. 18^9
Report of Attendance.
Protestant School.
Agpfreeate attendance
Xc. of days taught
Average daily attendance .
Aggregate non-attendance
( At work
Causes . . . •< Sick
( Under punishment
Average dailv non-attendance
5.2J
4,772
63
75.75
742
684
10
48
11.77
5,991
76
78.83
1,175
1,101
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4,672
671
69.20"
1,660
1,345
280
23
24.60
3,971
504
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1,085
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22
36
21.48
19,406
257
75.61
4,662
4,169
361
132
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ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL MASTER'S REPORT.
Ontario Reformatory for Boys,
Penetanguishene, October 3rd, 1898.
Sir. — I have the honor to transmit to you the following report of Catholic
School for year ending September 30th, J 898 :
During the year .sixteen boj's left the school, nine having served their full
time, the others were liberated before expiry of term of sentence. Twelve boys
weie admitted, six of whom did not know the alphabet, though some of them
were between the ages of twelve and fourteen j^ears.
The Public School programme forms the basis of study, but the greater time
and attention are given to readiijg, spelling, writing, arithmetic and English
language.
Christian doctrine is also taught to all the clas.ses. The enclosed tabulated
statement shows the attendance, changes and position in classes during the jear.
I have the honor to be, Sir.
Your obedient servant,
J. McNAMARA,
Catholic teacher.
Mit. J. NoxoN.
IiyHjtertov of Prisons, fir., Toronto, Ont.
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Sessional I'apers (JNo. 12
A. 18^9
Report of Attendance for Year 1897-8.
Quarter end-
ing Decem-
ber 31, 1897.
Quarter end-
ing March
31,1898.
Quarter end-
ing JuneSl,
1898.
Quarter end-
ingSeptem-
ber30,1898.
Total.
Ag^r^gate attendance
No. of days taught
1,483
63
23M
271
1,804
70
254*
286
8
1,554
73
21M
322
60
30
5*fr
893
39
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43
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5,734
245
23^5
922
Aggregate non-attendance :
C At work
Causes . . . -! Sickness
68
tUnder punishment. . .
Average daily non-attendance
17
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Statement showing- number in each class September 30th, 1897, and same in
classes September 30tli, 1898.
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Total
30
4
3
3
2
3
15
Statement showing educational status of boys entered during year and same
boys at end of year.
No. entered in each
class durinfir year
ending Sept. 30th,
1898.
Position in class September 30th, 1898.
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12
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1 transferred
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4
1
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to P. School.
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I
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Total
3
1
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Sessional Papers \No 12).
A. i^99
Educational status of boys received and discharged during year ending Septem-
ber 80th, 1898.
Received . .
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Statement showing number in each class September 30th, 1897, and in same
classes September 30th, 1898.
September 30th, 1897 .
September 30th, 1898.
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30
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ANDREW MERCER
REFORMATORY FOR FEMALES
AND REFUGE FOR GIRLS.
m
ANDREW MERCEE REFORMATORY AND REFUGE FOR
GIRLS.
The number of commitments to the Reformatory were 104, against 97 of
tlie previous year. Of the number committed, 58 were intemperate ; 20 could
neither read nor write, and 73 were under 30 years of age. The number of com-
mitments to the Refuge were 17, against 22 the previous year, all except one were
over 13 years of age, and 9 could neither read nor write.
The average population of the Reformatory is 55, as compared with 59| in
1897, and of the Refuge -ilf as against 43^ the previous year. Combined, the
average is 97, against 1 03 in 1 897.
The per capita cost of maintenance is $208.82 as compared with $206.62,
and the net cash revenue $1,013.34, as compared with $1,125.99 for 1897. Laun-
drying is the chief revenue -bearing industry, as it is best suited to the shor-
term of sentence, and the almost entire absence of industrial art amongst those
committed to the institution.
Of the total commitments, 77 were for less than 6 months, while only one of
the whole number was skilled above the level of the crudest manual labor, many,
perhaps the larger number of the inmates never received a home training, or
were ever taught to usefully employ their time as a means of self support. There"
can be no improvement in the social condition of such as these until habits of in-
dustry have been formed and skill in the use of the hands acquired as a founda-
tion upon which to build a confidence in their ability to maintain themselves in
the honest pursuits of life. This once given it is not difficult to arouse the moral
sense to a hope that there may yet be for them the reward of a better life.
It is however, simply a delusion to expect this can be accomplished in the short
term of a six month's sentence ; and until comaaitments are for a longer period, or
what would be still better an indeterminate period, little can be done in the way
of reformatory work. Before this institution can be made to fulfil the end for
which it was establsihed, the statutory enactments regulating it, require to be so
amended as to make a simple sentence to the Reforraatary constitute an indifinite
term ; not exceeding the full limit provided by law for the oflfence committed
Without change of organization however, something more should be done to im-
prove the management by making it ptactical to secure a better classification of
the inmates. This can be accomplished by constructing floors between each of
the three tiers of cells in the present corridors, thereby converting the two cor-
ridors into six separate ones, and giving ample facilities for the purposes required
If this were done, there would be but little difficulty in so ordering the move-
ments of the separate classes, that at no time would they come in contact or be
able to communicate with one another.
Refuge For Girls.
The Refuge for Girls has been invaded by a change of conditions, which its
organization is entirely inadequate to meet.
Previous to the passage of the Act for the Protection of Neglected and De-
pendent Children its inmates were composed of young children from eleven to
fourteen years of age, the average being eleven and one-half yeais. These alter
having become orderly in conduct and submissive to authority, were apprenticed
out into respectable families where their education received attention, and they
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were instructed in all tlie domestic duties to fit them for useful positions in life.
The present inmates are from 13 to 18 years of age, the average being 14| years
and having run the course t)f childhood in utter neglect in most cases, it is not
surprising nearly all have fallen before being committed to the refuge. This it-
self is a condition which prevents earl}^ appreriticeship, and the necessary course
of training to uplift the moral nature and give it sufficient strength of fibre to
maintain the womanly character, is a long and patient one. Nearly all the
inmates are without education, are untrained in any useful employment, and be-
intr on the verge of womanhood their de>tiny. whatever it is to be in the world,
be it for honor or be it for infamy, will depend on the care the}" may receive
while in the refuge.
If neglected, or if the treatment be not adequate to their needs, the conse-
quences will be many hopelessly ruined lives that might have been saved, and an
amount of liuman miser}' from which all must recoil. The present class of in-
mates has brought into action forces of evil, both too active and too strong for
the provision heretofore made to cope with them ; and it has become necessary
to inti-oduce into the work greater moral, educational and industrial strength to
direct and control their daily lives and activities. To do this, the training and
instruction in all that goes to build up their characters and to practically equip
them for positions of usefulness in life, must be aggressive, ever pressing on all
sides, and with every waking hour occupied and under constant supervision.
While a Refuge in name, existing conditions demand all the appliances and all the
•energies of a Reform School if efforts are to be successful in eradicating the evils
which have ovi-rtaken these young lives, in implanting in their natures the
womanlv virtues, and in investing them with the industry and skill for their in-
dependent ^elf support when they go out to take their places as members of
>societv.
JAMES XOXOX,
Inspector.
Reformatory, 1897. 1898.
Number of inmates at beginning of year (1st Oct.) 1897 72 63
since admitted 97 104
" ' transferred from refuge
Total number in custody during the year 169 167
Discharged on expiration of sentence 99 9ft
*' by order of the court
" '• Governor-General 3 • • ■ ■
" " Lieuteneant-Governor ia Council
* ' on payment of fine
Transferred to Toronto Gaol ' 1
' ' Refuge for Girls 2 4
' ' Toronto Asylum 1 1
Died
E.scaped
106 101
In custody at close of year (30th Sept.) 63 66
Refiob.
Number of inmates at beginning of year (Ist ( )ct.) 43 42
" " .since admitted 22 1/
»• '• returned from api»renticeship 2 2
67 61
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Refvge— Continued. 1897. 1898.
Total number in residence 1897 70 61
Discharged on expiration <>f term 6 8
" by order of Superintendent of Neglected Children 4 ....
Apprenticed by oi-der of Inspector 14 5
Transferred to Reformatory
, Died 1
. Sent to Toronto Asylum 1 ....
I " " " (discharged by order of Inspector) 4
25 18
In residence at close of year (30th Sept.) 1897 42 43
Industriai, Department.
The operations of this department as shown in subjoined statement.
Laundry Departmetki.
Number of days tvorked, 4,223.
Total revenue 11,274 45
Less cost of water, soap, starch, etc f 451 47
Net revenue 1^822 S>5
Daily earnings from net revenues 19.48 cents.
Sewing iJepartrne'at.
Number of days worked, 90.
Total revenue f 47 65
Less cost of needles, etc 30 00
Net revenues $17 66
Daily earnings from net revenue, 18.38 cents.
Knitting Dt^iartrntnt.
Number of days worked, 437.
Total revenue $59 60
Less cost of yarn 28 34
Net revenue $31 16
Daily earnings from net revenues, 7.13 cents.
Clothing given to inmates leaving $412 66
Making clothing, laundrying, baking, cooking, etc.. 10,520 days at 25
cents per day 2,630 00
Farm and casual revenue ... 141 66
$3,184 11
Farm account
$4,056 90
Gross and net earnings of diflerent departments : —
Gross. Net.
Laundry department $1,274 45 $822 98
Sewing " 47 65 17 66
Knitting " 69 50 31 15
Farm and casual 141 55
Total gross and net revenue $1,361 60 $1,013 34
Clothing and housework 3,042 56
Total revenue $4,056 90
10 G. 5
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Sessional Papers (No, 12).
A. 189£>
MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE
From 1st October, 1897, to 30th September, 1898.
'Da'"
w in ^
— > £8 CU
a 1) a>
Medicine and medical comforts . .
Meat and fish
Flour, bread and mea
Butter
Groceries
Potatoes and Vegetables
Bedding, clothing and shoes
Fuel
Gas, oil and candles
Laundry and cleaning appliance .
Printing, postage, stationery and
advertising
Library, schoolb and religious ser-
vices
Furniture and furnishing
Farm, garden, feed and fodder . ,
Repairs and alterations
Unenumerated
Water supply
Salaries and wages
Total maiotenace expenditure. I
Manufacturinfr operations '
Totals
S c.
93 69
928 12
893 35
476 15
1,481 18 I
62 60
1,715 52
2,130 48
493 21
400 00
286 03
492 01
290 70
877 64
749 91
533 38
378 25
9,001 33
21,282 33
1,125 99
$ c. m.
1 74
17 32
16 68
8 88
27 6;j
1 15
32 02
39 76
9 23
7 50
5 33
9 17
5 42
16 38
14 00
9 96
7 06
1 68 06
3 97 31
? c.
91
9 01
8 68
4 62
14 38
61
16 65
20 68
4 79
3 88
2 78
4 77
2 82
8 52
7 28
5 18
■A 67
87 39
X © fli
_ - a
77 18
937 31
845 22
435 29
942 72
124 66
1,416 70
1,302 91
455 05
353 12
283 40
447 63
276 11
l,3f5 53
1,484 31
489 27
342 95
8,695 60
$ c. m.
1 53
18 57
16 76
8 65
18 69
2 48
28 07
25 83
9 04
7 00
5 62
8 86
6 48
26 87
29 45
9 70
6 79
1 72 38
206 62 ; 20,264 96 4 01 77
i 784 54
15 31
5 04
3 63
89 64
208 92
S22,408 32 §21,049 50
Average number of inmates, 1897
1898
108
97
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 12). A. 189f>
Toronto, November 1 0th, 1898.
James Noxon, Esq.,
Inspector of Prisons, etc.
Sir, — I beg to submit the Eighteenth Annual Report of the Andrew Mercer
Ontario Reforniatorv for Females and Refuge for Girls for the year ending Sep-
tember :30th, 1898.
Since my last annual report the I'efuge branch has been separated from the
Reformatory. The girls at the Refuge will, under the present management, have
opportunities of improvement which were not possible heretofore.
A better classification of the women of the Reformatory has been urged and
suggestions made which cannot, at present, be carried into effect until certain
structural changes are made in the Reformatory. I would suggest that a recrea-
tion room for the inmates be provided where they could meet during the time of
relaxation from labor. The attendants on duty could then more easily keep
them under close supervision and prevent any private conversation which might
be of an injurious nature. Those inmates who can read are provided with books
from the Reformatory library, some harmless amusement could be provided for
those who cannot read.
A sitting room for the attendants is also very much required.
I again would urge the necessity of longer sentences as the best results have
in nearly every case been obtained from those women who have been sentenced
for the longer terms.
The daily average population since the opening of the Reformatory eighteen
years ago is 89 ; the average sentence for the time, 9 months and 11 days.
I am glad to be able to report that the general conduct of the women during
the year has been satisfactory, as is always the case, it is the same few who are
guilty of refractory conduct, using bad language and disobedience; the majority
conduct themselves properly.
On December 22nd the Institution was honored by a visit from Her Excel-
lency the Countess of Aberdeen — the women w^ere deeply affected by the kindly
sympathy she evinced, and by the interest Her Excellency took in their welfare.
Ninety-tive women were discharged on expiration of sentence — of these
51 returned to parents or relatives, 2 went to the Convent of the Good Shepherd,
15 were provided with situations by Mrs. Bellamy, Agent of Prisoners' Aid Asso-
ciation, 1 went to the House of Industiy, I obtained a situation through a member
of the Reformatory staff', 25 returned to their old vicious life. Each w^oman, on
her discharge, receives sufficient clothing, in addition to what she brings in, to
make her appear respectable. Those women who have served a sentence of
tw^elve months or more, having conducted themselves well and having worked
faithfully, are provided with an outfit of better material.
There was one infant in residence October 1st, 1897, two were brought in
by their mothers — of these, one was taken out by its mother, and one is at
present in the Reformatory.
Experience has proved that, for many reasons, laundry work is one of the
most suitable employments for our women. During the year, 97,207 articles
were laundried which includes the laundrying for the Reformatory In the work-
room, 1,447 articles were made and 564 pairs of socks, stockings and mitts \\ ere
knit.
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The following improvements and repairs have been made : Great conveni-
ence has been experienced by the attendant in charge of tlie laundry by a door
having beon opened giving access to the drying yard ; she can now have all the
women who work in the laundry under her personal supervision all the time.
A lavatory has been made in the front part of the house for the convenience
of the officers The changing of the old plastered ceilings for the steel fiie-
proof ones have been continued. Fifty wire screens were made and placed on
all the rear windows of the inmates bedrooms, to prevent them throwing
things out which they could do through the iron bars which were on before
these screens were placed inside the iron bars. A room just opposite the chapel
was fitted up for a Catholic chapel, this change is a convenience as both religious
services are held at tlie same time. The hospital has been divided, the old one
is now kept for contagious diseases. A room at the end of Corridor G. has been
fitted up in which a part has been partitoned off to serve as an operatifig room.
The stables have been repaired, stalls changed, etc. A fence has been built
dividing one of the airing yards from the coal ^ard.
The health of the inmates has been good, no deaths during the year. Since
the opening of the Reformatory, August 1880, only nine inmates have died in
the Institution. During the last ten years only two have died.
The necessity of further protectioi in case of fire is being considered. I
have forwarded you the report of the expert you sent to make an examination
of the Institution and report.
The green-house has been done away with ; the plants required for bedding
out will now be provided from the Central Prison green-houses.
A linoleum is required for the front entrance ; also a uniform for the atten-
dants, and the structural changes in contemplation, which will be decided upon
later, to efiect a better classification of inmates.
I would like a grant of fifty dollars to make an addition and to reconstruct
the Reformatory library. Seventy-five per cent, of the women can read ; they
appreciate the library very much. No addition has been made or any books
replaced for four years. The books originally were of a cheap kind, and many
now require replacing. I consider that the women take very good care of the
books lent them.
There have been no changes in the staff The regular religious services,
Protestant and Catholic, have been faithfully carried out during the year. The
Saturday afternoon classes for those who cannot read or write, have been held
regularly by an agent of the Prisoners' Aid Association.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
M. J. O'REILLY,
Superintendent.
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ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE ANDREW MERCER ONTARIO
REFORMATORY FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1898.
Number of inmates October 1st, 1897 63
" " since received 104
167
Discharged by expiration of sentence 9.5
Transferred to the Refuge 4
" Asylum for Insane 1
Payment of fines 1
Remaining in custody September 80, ]89h (56
267
Nature of Sentencen
Sentenced direct to the Reformatory 85
" to Commen Gaols 19
104
Natiourdifies. '
Canada 79
England !>
Germany 1
Ireland 7
Scotland ■ ^ 1
United States 7
104
Eeligioits Denominations.
Baptists 6
Episcopalians 45
Lutherans 1
Methodists 17
Presbyterians 7
Roman Catholics 28
1 4
Social Condition.
Married 'H
Single 70
104
Temperate or Intemperate.
Temperate 58
Intemperate 46
104
E<iiicati.on.
Read or write 69
Read 15
Neither read nor write '20
, 104
Ages.
Under 18 years 15
From 18 years to 'JO years 10
" 20 " 30 " 48
" 30 " 40 '• 14
" 40 " .50 " 9
" 50 " 60 " 5
Over 60 years 3
104
!) .
62 Vittoiia. Sessional Tapers ( No. lii). A. 1^99
UccftpntioHs.
Charwomen 9
Dressmakers 1
Factory girl 2
Hotelkeeper 1
Housekeeper 15
Laundresses 1
No occupation 24
Prostitutes 9
Servants 4L
Tailoresses 1
104
Abandoning an infant .... 4
Aid, abet, counsel to steal 1
Attempt to procure girl to become prostitute . 1_
Bigamy 1
Drunkenness 9
Drunkenness and vagrancy 1
Forgery 1
Frequent a disorderly house 2
Inmate disorderly house 4
Inmate house of ill fame ^i_
Keeping a disorderly house * '. 5
Keeping a house of ill-fame 6
Larceny 21"
Larceny and burt^lary 1
Larceny and drunkenness 1
Larceny and wounding 1
Procure or attempt to procure a girl for immoral purposes -Jr-
Prostitution _ 8
I'rostitution and vagrancy ._]^
Receiving stolen goods 1
Vagrancy 28
Seidetices.
For 2 months 1
" 3 " :i
" 4 " 5
" 5 " 2
" 6 " 66
'■ 9 " ...• 4
•'12 •' 10
"13 '• 2
" lo '• 1
1 year and 360 days 2
1 year and 3U4 days ■>
2 yerr.s 4
iiirletinite period 1
104
104
10
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Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A. 1S99
Counties from which lunatics weie received.
Counties.
Sentenced
direct to the
Reformatory.
1
1-
1
6
5
1
3
5
Sentenced to
common gaols,
and subsequently
removed.
Tocai.
Brant
Carleton
2
1
3
1
FroLtenac . .
6
Kent
5
Leeds and Grtnville
1
3
Midrilesex
5
Muskoka, District of
1
1
1
"Nipiasing
Norfolk
1
2
1
1
4
1
5
1
2
1
3
1
40
2
Noi thumberland and Durham
1
1
Peterborough
4
1
Simcoe "■
1
6
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Victoria
1
4
4
2
Wentworth
5
7
1
York
6
46
35
19
104
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Number of Days' Work dosf, by Inmates During thk Year.
Industrial Department.
Knitting to fill orders 4375
Liundry, city 4,222|
Shirt making, &c 9(5
4.766^
Domestic Labor.
Bakery 479
Corridor and house cleaning 2,443
Cooks 1,095
Dinini^-room 1,480
Laundry inmates and staff 2,2-'9
Learning to knit 1,306^
Learning to seed 151^
Sewing, mending and knitting for Refornmory 904|
'' " own clothing 2OI5
Nursery 158
Nurse Hospital 13
10,r>21
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Sessional Papers (No. 1"J),
A. l^^*)9
Daily average population of infants at the Keformatorv during the year ending
September 30th, 1898.
Day of the month
(35
COO
o
i
>
o
S5
1
u
Q
,00
s
>>
u
3
»
OS
a.
<
^
§
a
3
1-5
s
u.
3
<
1
1
1
31
x>
a
■1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
-4r
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
8
9
10
11
12
13 . .
14
15
16
17
18
19
.....
.
20
21
22
•
1
1
23
24
25
2P,
27
23
1
29
J
1
30
1
31
31
30
38
17
10
31
Total, 236.
Average per day, fjf .
13
Average per month, IQ,"!}.
♦i'J Vicioriii
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
^\. 1899
Daily average population of inmates ol" the Reformatory during the year end-
ing September 30th, 1898.
9.
10.
11
12.
13
14
15.
16
17.
18
in
20
21
22
2.S
2i.
25
26.
a?
28
29
.10
;{1
Dav of month.
63
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
67
68
68
66
66
66
66
60
,66
66
6<)
66
66
66
I
66
I 65
I 64
' 64
64
6.1
6i
2.017
62
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
6.")
65
68
67
67
70
69
68
68
67
65
6.-)
64
^
Ji
s
<D
s
^
Q
63
64
1 62
63
62
»3
62
62 1
1,971
62
62
62
64
63
63
62
62
62
62
64
63
62
62
62
62
60
60
60
62
62
62
62
61
61
60
69
60
58
58
58
58
55
57
56
55
55
55
55
.55
55
55
55
55
51
51
•
51
49
49
49
49
49
51
51
49
49
1,921
1,663
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
51
52
51
51
49
49
49
49
49
62
52
51
51
51
50
50
51
51
51
51
50
50
50
52
52
52
62
55
56
53
53
53
53
53
52
52
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
52
52
51
51
51
51
51
1,403 1,620
51
51
51
50
51
53
54 I 53
53
53
51
51
51
51
51
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
49
50
50
60
60
50
50
50
60
1,617
62
52
52
52
52
51
54
54
53
53
48
48
48
48
50
60
49
49
40
49
49
49
49
49
48
48
47
1,559
46
44
46
46
46
46
45
46
45
44
49
44
49
44
49
44
49
44
49
43
49
43
49
43
51
4.S
51
43
60
42
50
42
48
41
48
41
48
41
48
41
48
41
48
48
48
48
47
4S
45
51
46
53
45
52
44
53
44
52
44 !
52
51
,423
1,414
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
64
56
56
56
56
55
55
62
55
61
56
61
55
61
55
61
55
60
55
fO
55
63
55
63
55
63
65
63
55
65
55
67
54
66
54
65
57
66
57
1.679
1,8SC
Total
Average per day
" " month
20.023
1,668,',
Lowest number
HiKh(8t "
41
70
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Toronto, October 1st, 1898.
James Noxon, Esq.,
Inspector of Public Charities.
Sir :— ^I have the honor to submit the following report of the Ri-fuge for
<^irls for the year ending September 30th, 1898.
Number committed since opening 244
" transferred from Reformatory 57
Toral number m Refuge since opening in 1880 301
Total number apjjrenticed 107
Number in apprenticeship September 30th, 1898 1:5
Number remaining in the Refuge September 30th, 1898 43
Age at Entrance.
In 1894 the average age at entrance to the Refuge was IH years, in 1898
it became 14f. The Act for the Protection and Reformation of Neglected Children
made the Children's Aid Societies the legal guardians of all neglected and
dependent girls under thirteen years of age. The age limit for commitment to
the Refuge was set at between thirteen and eighteen years and that only for
vicious and criminal cases.
By legislation this change in the morale of the inmates has been brought
about but no provision has thus far been made by the Government to meet the
need thus created and to give to these unfortunate and neglected girls of our
province the best advantages possible.
I earnestly commend this to your attention.
I have the honor to be, Sir.
Your obedient .servant,
M. C. ELLIOTT.
ONTARIO INDUSTRIAL REFUGE.
Annual statistical report for the year ending 30th September, 1898.
Number of inmates 1st October 1897 42
" " since admitted 17
" " returned from apprenticeship 2
— - 61
Discharged by expiration of sentence 8
" apprenticeship 5
' ' order 4
Died 1
Remaining in Refuge 30th September, 1898 4:?
61
Sentenced direct 13
Transferred from Reformatory 4
17
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Canada
A^ationcditieti.
14
United States
*
2
I
England
Religions.
Presbyterian 1
Baptist :<
Methodist 4
Episcopalian . . 4
Eloman Catholic 6
Offences.
Larceny
Frequenting
Begging.
Prostitution
Idle and dissolute
Vagrancy
Sentences. •
Six months 3
Thii teen months 1
Two years less one day 1
Two years ; 2
Until 18 years of age 2
Indefinite 8
Education.
Read and write 7
Read only 1
Neither read nor write 9
Ages.
Twelve years 1
Thirteen " 4
Fourteen ' 3
Fifteen " 3
Sixteen " 6
Eighteen " 1
Counties.
17
17
17
17
York, ria-stings, Middlesex, Weiitwdrth, Haldiinand, Oxford, Peterborough. Lenn<jx and
Addjngton, Leeds, Renfrew, District of Nipissing.
16
62 \ ictoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 12).
A 1899
Daily population of the Refuge for the year ending 80th September, 1898.
1.
2.
3
4.
-Q-
«.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
40
43
40
43
40
43
40
43
42
43
42
43
42
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
1,.322
1.2.^4
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
40
40
40
40
40
40
41
41
41
41
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.253
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
4
40
40
40
40
40
1,240
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
42
42
42
42
42
42
43
43
43
43
1.183
42
42
42
41
41
41
41
41
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
4ol
40
40
40
1,251
<
>•
40
41
41
41
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
• 42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
42
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
41
43
43
1,229
1,28.«
1,310
44
43
43
43
43
43
44
44
44
44
41
41
44
44
44
44
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
44
41
43j
43
43
43
42
1,345
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
I
42
42
42
42|
42
42
42
1,317
Total number tf days, 15.259.
Average per month, 1,271 7-12. | Average per day, 41 294-365.
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Seunng done by the Git Is.
Aprons 158
Chemises 102
Drawers 118
Dresses ... 116
Nightdresses 45
Skirts 49
Sheets 38
Total 1.111
Pillow-cases 44
Pillow-shams 48
Towels , 52
Under waists 9ft
Bed ticks 38
Other articles 207
Stockings knitted 140 prs
Articles laundried 47,i'40
REPORT OF THE SURGEON.
Toronto, Ist October, 1898.
James Noxon, Esq..
Inspector.
Sir, — I have the honor of herewith submitting to you my Eighteenth
Annual Report as Surgeon of the Andrew Mercer Ontario Reformatory lor
Females, and the Industrial Refuge for Girls, embracing the year ending 30th
September, l<s98.
The Reformatory for Females.
Another year has closed without a death or any very serious illness in the
Reformatory proper.
Among the new inmates the past year there have been, as in previous years,,
several unfitted or physically unable for work of any kind. This cannot always
be anticipated by the committing magistrate. But where there is clearly insanity
they should be diverted through other channels. During the year two insane
women were committed direct to the Reformatory, one in May and one in -Jul}'.
Of course they were in time transferred to asylums ; but in the meantime they
interfere with the duties of the staff and discipline of the institution.
On the opening day of the past year there were no inmates in the hospital,
no inmates sick, save onl}^ the three inmates of the Specific Ward under treatment
for syphilis.
During the year the new hospital (quarters were fitted up and occupied.
Their situation, on the same floor as the surgery and dispensary' at the east end
of the Vjuilding, litis provefl much more convenient than when situated on the top
floor of the building. The former quarters can still be utilized as an isolation
hospital in case of an outbreak of an epidemic, or the prevalence of contagi-
ous disease.
I feel constrained again to suggest, as I did last year, that in view of the
size and construction of the buildings, their isolated situation, di.stance from
the fire brigade, and the great danger to the life of the statt' and inmates in case
of a fire gaining headway therein, the cliief of the fire brigade, or some person
capable of doing so, shoult] be deputed to visit the institution examine the means
of exit, and <iive instructions to the stafi', mostly women, as to what dis|)Osition to
make of the inmates in the emergency of fire in any part of the building, at any
hour of the day or night.
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Sessional Papers (Iv'o. 12).
A 1809
At irregular intervals daring the year, I have partaken of the inmates
dinner, and have invariably found it ample in quantity and of good quality and
varied in materials. This has doubtless to some extent deterred fault finding on
the part of inmates. The baking and cooking reflect credit on the part of the
inmates engaged thereat.
Only on two occasions have I had to condemn supplies furnished the
Reformatory, and this applied to a portion only of a supply of butter.
Herewith will be found the usual tabulated statements.
RECORD OF CASUAL SICK TREATED.
Presentations for treatment during year, excluding hospital cases.
Ailment.
Abscess
Abrasion . . . .
Aciie
Amenorrhcpa
Anaemia
Bilious
Boil.....
Bronchitis
BurLS and scalds
Catarrh (nasal)
CeHuliiis (pelvis)
Cephalalgia and headache.
Cold
Comedo
Congestion, kidneys
do liver
Conjunctivitis
Consumption
Constipation
Contusion and cut
Corneitis
Cough
Cramps
Cystitis
Deafness
Diarrhoea.
Disorders of pregnancy.
Dysmenorrhoea
Earache .
Eczema
Endometritis
Erythema . . .
Febriculae
Gastralgia
Goitre
Gonorrhoea
Granulated lids.
Hair falling out.
Heait irreglalar.
Hiemoptysis . . . .
Haemorrhoides. .
Number of
cases
12
2
4
9
3
95
1
4
23
3
2
22
95
2
6
3
3
8
96
3
4
19
11
1
1
15
Ailment.
Housemaids' knee .
Hysteria
Incontinence of urine
Indiget-tion
Inflammation, head or face. . . .
do upper extremities,
do lower do
do glands
Insanity
Irritable bladder
Jaundice
Leucnrrhoea
Lumbago
Malingering or frivolous.
Mammiris
Menorrhagia
Metrorrhagia
Nausea and vomiting
Neuralgia
Nevkf inmates seen
Ophthalmia .
Opium habit.
Ovaritis
Pain (alleged or simple) .
Paralysis (partial) . . . .
Pediculae
Pruritis
Rheumatism and rheumatic pains
Ringworm
Scrofula
Sore throat.
Sprain
Number of
casts.
Teeth extracted.
Toothache
Vertigo
Weakness, incapable, etc.
2
4
2
53
3
5
7
1
2
11
11
3
1
24
1
16
3
29
107
60
2
1
A
3
21
3
7
40
89
in
<)2 ^ ictoiia.
Sessioual Papers (No. 12).
A. 1899
The Reformatory Hospital.
Six (liHerent inmates occupied the hospital during a portion of tlie year, and
one remains in at its close. For a large part of the year the hospital was vacant.
Those only sick for a day or two, or mild cases, remain in their cell. There were
never more than two in the hospital at the .same time, and all the cases recovered.
The ailments treated with the time spent in the hospital were as follows : 1,
Jaundice 28 days; 2, Menorrhagia 22 days; 3, Menorrhagia 6 days; 4, Dislocated
ankle 8 days; 5, Childbirth 16 days; and G, Disorders of pregnancy and await-
ing childbirth 15 days, and remaining in at the end of the year.
The Nursery Department.
The number of babies brought into the institution was under the average of
former j-eans. One still-born babe was the only birth during the year, an
unusual fact.
The Reformatory and Refuge Staff.
The health of the Reformatory and Refuge Staff the past year has been
exceptionally good, there having been but one case of severe or dangerous illness.
The number of presentations for treatment was 115.
The Syphilitic Ward Cases.
'^^''"?At the beginning of the year there were three inmates of the isolated ward
for sj'philitic cases. During the year there were 8 admissions making 11 in all.
In reality there was only 9 separate individuals, as two of the three in at the _
beginning left on account of expiration of sentence : and these were re-admitted "
later, on a second commitment to the Mercer. The total time spent therein hy <•
each of the 9 was as follows : 1, 128 days : 2, 365 days : 3, 100 days ; 4, 175
days ; o, 76 days ; 6, 232 days ; 7, 68 days : «, 47 days ; 9, 22 days.
The daily average for the year under treatment was 3.32. The year closed <
with 7 inmates in the ward.
Monthly Record of Cases, OtherIthan Hospital Cases.
Casuals or ordinary cases presenting,
Syphilitic cases.
Months.
Total cases
seen
Daily
average of
cases.
Cases sick
and off
work.
Daily
average of
sick.
Total days
inmates in.
Daily
average.
October, 1897
88
110
69
49
81
89
76
65
81
95
101
130
2.81
3.66
2.22
1.60
2 90
2.00
2 53
2.09
2.70
3.06
3.26
4.33
?«
ol
24
7
•25
31
22
18
24
31
31
43
.90
1.70
.77
.22
.89
1.00
.73
.58
.80
1.00
1.00
1.43
123
150
155
88
74
93
65
62
60
69
110
164
3.97
6.00
5.00
.Tanuary, 1893
2.86
2 61
March, "
April, "
\|8y "
3.00
2.16
2 00
June, "
July "
2.00
2.22
3.58
5.46
Totals and averages
1,034
2.76
335
.92
1,213
J
3.32
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Sessional Papers (No. 1*2
A. 1899
Daily average of casuals and syphilitic cases treated for the year, 6.08.
The Hospital and Refuge cases are not included in the foregoing. The same
uiav be said of the staff and the nursery cases.
I
THE INDUSTRIAL REFUGE FOR GIRLS.
The health of the girls generally has been good during the year. For a short
period in June last there was almost an epidemic of colds and sore throats, all
terminating favorably. One Refuge girl on account of her pregnant condition
when received was subsequently removed to a hospital. One weak-minded girl
was transferred to another institution. One girl, K McL , died on the
28th of February, 1897, from acute phthisis. This makes the second deatli since
the institution opened,
Refuge Presentations for Treatment During the Year.
Disease.
Presenta-
tions for
treatment.
Disease.
Presenta-
tions for
treatment.
Abrasions
Acne
Ameaorrhoea
Bilious ■..
Boils
Catp,rrh
2
1
1
1
3
5
1
54
7
2
7
11
1
2
2
1 1
3
3
2
2
Inflammation, hands
4
1
1
Mental weakness
New inmates, seen
2
18
Cold
Congestion .kidneys
Pain
2
Pneumonia
Pregnancy, disorders of
14
Cunsumption
Couph
Cut
1
2
Sorethroat
12
Disorders of pregnancy
Earache . . ;
Eczema
Sprain
Toothache
2
3
1
GoQorrhoBa
30
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
JOHN S. KING, M.D.,
Surgeon.
n G.
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MERCER REFORMATORY SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The work in the Mercer Ret'oriuatory has been prosecuted with much earJ
ni'stness. During the year the children oi" the Refuo-e have met in a separate
room for the study of the lesson, urn lor the direction of Miss Elliott and a band
of teachers, while the women have met in the chapel, with Mr. McMath in charge,
assisted by a staff of teachers. The lessons taught are the International S. S.
lessons. The quarterly review is in charge of the secretary.
Several women have professed a change of heart, for which we are truly
grateful. We carefully, praytuUy sow the seed, and trust God to give the
increase. We go forth gladh', hopefully in another year's labor, knowing that
He is faithful, for have we not His promise, " Lo I am with thee alway ? "
We are .still hoping, hoping, that the promised classitication of the Refor-
matory inmates will soon be brought about.
Teachers : Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Slocum, Misses Scott, Sams, Wallace,
Howels, Kelly, Donovan, McKenzie, Parker, Carlyle, James.
HUGH MacMATH, E. Y. SAMS,
Superintendent. Secretary
22
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
UPON THE
HOUSES OF REFUGE
ORPHAN AND MAGDALEN ASYLUMS
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
BEING FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER,
1898.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO
TORO N T 0 :
WAKWICK HKO'S & RUTTER, Printkbs and Bookkindeks, fi.s and 70 Kbont Sikkki Wkst.
r
HOUSES OF REFUGE AND ORPHAN AND MAGDALEN ASYLUMS.
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
1'arliamext Buildings,
Toronto, November, 1898
To the Honoiable SiK Oliver Mowat, Knight Commander of the Order of Saiid Michael and
Saiid George, Member of the Qnceu's Privy Council for Canada, and Lieutoumt-
Governor o/ the Province of O^itario.
May it Please Your Honour :
I beg to submit herewith the Twenty-Ninth Annual Report upon the Houses of Refuge
and the < )rphan and Magdalen Asylums for the official year ending on the 30th September,
189S.
I have the honour to be.
Your Honour's most obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
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Office of the
Inspector of Prison.'^ and Public Charities, Ontario,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, November, 1398.
Sir, — I have the honour to transmit herewith, to be presented to His Honour the
Lieutenant-Governor, the Twenty-Ninth Annual Report upon the Houses of Refuge and
()rphan and Magdalen Asylums aided by the Province, being for the official year ending 30th
September, 1898.
I have the honour to be, 8ir
Your obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
The Honourable E, J. Davis, M.P. P.,
Secretary of the Province of Ontario,
Toronto.
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CONTENTS.
SCHEDULE ' B." Page.
HocsEs OF Refuges 1
Int'oduction 5-10
Table showing names and operations of Refuges 12
Sexti-s of inmates 11
Religious denominations of inmates 11
Nationalities of inmates 11
Aggregate and average stay of inmates 12-13
Grants to Refuges for 1898, table showing 16
Table of amounts expended for maintenance 15
Separate Report upon Refuges 18
House of Industry, Toronto 18
House of Provi lence, Toi'onto 21
Home for Incurables, Toronto 23
Aged Women's Home, Toronto . 25
St. John's Hospital, Toronto ^7
Convalescent Home, Toronto 29
The Church Home, Toronto 31
The Haven, Toronto 33
Old Folks' Home, Toronto 35
House of Refuge, Hamilton 37
Home for Aged Women, Hamilton 39
St. Peter's Home, Hamilton 41
House of Industry, Kingston 43
House of Providence, Kingston 45
Roman Catholic House of Refuge, London 47
Home for Aged Peojile, London 4.^
Convalescent Home, London 51
Home for Incurables, London 53
St. Patrick's Refuge, Ottawa 55
St. Charles' Hospice, Ottawa 57
Home for the Aged, Ottawa 50
Refuge Branch, Orphan's Home, Ottawa , 61
The Home tor Friendless Women, Ottawa 63
The Refuge of Our Lady of Charity, Ottawa 65
House of Providence, Guelph 67
The Thomas Williams' Home, St. Thomas 69
House of Providence, Dundas 71
Home for the Friendless, Chatham 73
The Widows' Home, Brantford 75
The Home for the Friendless, Belleville 77
The Protestant Home, Peterborough 79
House of Providence, Peterborough 81
Home for the Friendless, Windsor 83
Home for the Aged and Infirm, Cobourg 85
Home for the Aged, Lindsay 87
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62 Victor a. Se.-sioiuil Papers (No 13). A. 1899
SCHEDULE "C."
Page.
( )k dian Asylums 89
Introduction 89
Sex, religious denominations, etc. , of the children 89
Total number maintained 89
Grants to Orphan A sylums for 1898, table ot 90
Cost of maintaining Asylums, table of 93
Aggregate stay of inmates 93
Separate Report upon Orphan Asylums 94
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, Toronto 94
Protestant Orphan's Home, Toronto 96
Girls' Home, Toronto 97
Boys' Home, Toronto 99
The Working Boys' Home, Toronto 100
Infants' Home, Toronto 102
St. Xicholas' Home, Toronto 104
Rescue Home for Women, Toronto 106
Children's Shelter, Toronto 107
St. Mary's Orphan Asylum, Hamilton 109
Protestant Orphan Asylum, Hamilton Ill
Boys' Home, Hamilton 112
Girls' Home, Hamilton 114
Home for the Friendless, Hamilton 116
Salvation Army Rescue Home, Hamilton 118
Orphan's Home, Kingston 120
House of Providence Orphanage, Kingston 122
Hotel Dieu Orphanage, Kingston 124
Ori:)han's Home, Ottawa 126
St. Patrick's Orphan Asylum. Ottawa 128
St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Ottawa 130
Rescue Home and Children's Shelter Ottawa 132
Infants' Home, Ottawa 134
Roman Catholic Orphan's Home, London 136
Protestant Orphan's Home, London 138
Women's Refuge and Infant's Home, Luudon 139
Rescue Home for Women, Lond<m 141
Protestant Home, Orphanage Branch, St. Catharines 143
St. Agatha C)rphan Asylum, St. Agatha 144
Orphan's Home, Fort William 146
Berlin Orj)hanage, Berlin 148
.Ma(;i)alkx Asylums 160
Introduction 151
Religious denominations, etc., t*ble of 151
Government grants, table of 150
Maintenance, cost of 150
Sep.xr.atk Bepokts 152
Industrial Refuge, Toronto 152
Good Shepherd's Female Refuge, ToDuto 153
8
HOUSES OF REFUGE, ORPHANAGES, MAGDALEN ASYLUMS, HOMES
FOR INCURABLES AND CONVALESCENTS, AND COUNTY POOR
HOUSES.
The iiumbev of Houses of Refuge in the Province is 35, which are situated
in the cities and towns, and application is now made to h ive a House of Ref ufj;e
in the town of Cornwall placed upon the list of charities entitled to receive aid.
This class of institutions has shewn the usual improvement during the past year,
and much good is being done in providin;^ shelter, food and clothing for their
inmates. As a rule, they are cheerful and happy ; when helpless ami confined to
their beds, they are a great care to those in charge. The Government grant to
these Homes is seven cents, per day for each inmate.
There are 31 Orphanages in the Province, and the aggregate number of
children provided for is 4,480. The inmates are cared for in health and in sick-
ness, supplied with clothing, taught house work, sewing, knitting, etc., they also
attend school, and are placed in suitable homes from time to time. Much good'
is being done in the Province for orphans and the children of poor people. These
Homes are mostly managed by ladies of the locality in which they are placed.
Each Orphanage is looked after by a matron and an a-sistant, who attend to
all the requirements. The Government grant is two cents, per day per inmate.
The buildings and grounds of these institutions have shown considerable
improvement during the year.
Homes for Incurables.
One more institution has been added to this class, viz., the Home for Incur-
ables, Ottawa. The building and grounds were presented to the city for this
purpose. These Homes are for that class of sick and afflicted who are not
proper subjects for hospital treatment and not able to care for themselves; they
are carefully looked after and made comfortable for the remainder of their lives.
The aid which the Homes receive is the same as paid to the Refuges, viz., seven
cents per day per inmate.
There are two Convalescent Homes in the Province for the purpose of
affording shelter and care for those who have been under treatment in hospitals
and are not sufficiently recovered to resume the duties of life when leaving the
hospitals. They go to these Homes for a longer or shorter time as may be
necessary to fully regain their strength. They are under the management of a
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board or committee of ladies who furnish what is required by the Home, and
pro\ide a matron, nurses, etc., and look after the raanage-nent. They receive t'le
same grant as Homes for lucin'ables.
There has been established in the western portion of ths Province five county
Houses of Industry, or Refuges for the poor, viz., County of Peel House of Indus-
try, County of Kent House of Industry, County of Norfolk House of Industrj- ,
County of Bruce House of Industry', Count}- of Siracoe House of Industry.
The county Homes in operation are all west of Toronto, with one exception
which is the Home provided by the Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Other
counties are now agitating this question of county Homes for their poor. It is
to be regretted that every county in the Province has not ere this provided such
an institution. Our gaols are full of poor old men and women, placed there under
the vagranc}^ act, on account of their poverty, many of whom have been in well-
to-do circumstances. This is not only a great injustice, but a disgrace to our fair
Province, and should be stopped bj' legislation, unless the counties are prompt in
providing Homes for them.
The government has done much to encourage the establishment of these
Homes by making a grant to each county, or union of counties, where such an
institution is in operation.
The minimum quantity of land required with each county Home is forty-
five acres ; and the location and plans of building must be approved of by the
Government Inspector in order to enable the county to receive the grant of
S4,000.
There has been no increase in thenumber of Magdalen Asylums during the year.
In these institutions two cla.sses are provided for, viz., adult females, and infants
and children. The inmates are emploj^ed at industrial work of various kinds,
and they go out to service and support themselves as opportunities occur.
In the various tables will be found full particulars as to the different classes
of Homes, cost of management, number of inmates, nationality and creed.
My inspections during the pa.st year give details of the condition of build-
ings, grounds, industrial work carried on, lecords of management, etc., etc.
10
6*2 Victoria Sessional Papers (No. 13). A. 1889
The usual information obtained from each Refuge, in respect of sex, religious
denominations, nationalities and previous residence of t! e inmates bus been sum-
marized as under :
Sex.
Male
Relig\
not kn(
1 470
8,010
2,285
2,171
24
],71-.
826
1,454
261
72
152
Female . .
Roman Catholic . .
ious Den
oviinations.
4,480
Protestant
Other religions (or
Canadian
)wn)
Ntitiona
hties.
4,480
Eno-lish . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States. . . .
Other countries
Previous Residence.
Received from cities and towns in which Refuges are located 3,296
Received from counties in which the Refuges are located . . 420
Received from other counties in the Province 625
Emigrants and foreigners , 139
4,480
4,480
11
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Sessional Papers (Xo 13*
A 1S99
Schedule B. — Refuofes.
The minutes of my in.spec.tioiis and the annexed tables give full details
respecting the various institutions, such as the number of inmates, their nation-
ality and religion, cost of maintenance, amounts contributed by the Government,
etc.
Name of Refuges.
Location.
Number of i>ersooB in
the Refuges on 1st
October, 1897.
Number admitted to
Refuge.s during the
year.
S 25
■otSo
a D 00
u 3-^2
- r- • - a)
~ S £ r
Number discharged dur-
ing the year.
-5
« .
13 (3
9
66
26
?
5
1
9
2
4
"ig"
1
5
3
5
21
3
4
2
2
6
2
10
2
2
6
2
2
1
l"
Number of person i re-
maining in Refuges on
30th September, 1898.
The House of Industry
House of Providence
Home for Incurables
Aged Women's Home
Toronto
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
HamiJton
do
do
Kingston
do
London
do
do
do
Ottawa
do ....
do
do
do
do
Guelph
St. '^homas . .
Dundt s
Chatham
Brantford
Belleville ....
Peterborough .
do
Windsor
Cobourg
Lindsay
86
413
99
42
16
13
25
62
18
102
29
16
38
174
66
53
4
14
102
99
36
20
32
237
.50
15
123
9
9
9
26
27
16
4
16
78
269
63
9
168
153
4
574
5
42
5
17
66
109
21
35
32
14
35
24
27
15
66
271
64
16
81
32
6
8
4
36
14
6
11
164
682
162
51
184
166
29
636
23
144
34
33
104
283
87
88
36
28
137
123
63
S5
98
508
114
31
204
41
15
17
30
63
30
10
27
56
197
3
3
159
153
3
549
3
35
2
13
68
74
15
16
33
2
32
19
23
12
61
263
50
9
67
27
1
2
6
31
10
4
8
99
419
123
42
St. John's Hospital
18
Convalescent Heme
The Church Home
13
26
The Haven
82
Old Folks' Home
19
House ft Refuge ,
Home for Aged Women
St. Peter's Home
100
30
16
House if Industry
House of Providencp
36
190
Roman Catholic House of Refuge . . .
Home for Aged People
71
67
Convalescent Home
Home for Incurables
3
20
St. Patrick's Refuge
100
S^ Charles' Hospice .' . .
Home for the Aeed
Refuge Branch, Orphan's Home
The Home for Friendless Women . .
The Refuge of Our Lady of Charity. .
House of Pro%-idence
The Thomas Williams' Home
Hou=e of Providence
83
37
19
35
243
58
20
127
Home for the Friendless
12
The Widows' Home
The Home for the Friendless
The Protestant Home
12
9
22
House of Providence
Home for the Friendless
Home for the Aged and Infirm
Heme for the Aged
30
19
6
18
Totals 1898
2,100
2,044
2,380
2,432
4,480
4,476
2,009
2,095
247
261
2,224
Totals 1897
2,120
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Sessional Papers (No. 13
A. 1899
The next table shows the aggregate stay of inmates, upon which the amount
of aid to be granted by the Government to each refuge is based. The average
stay per inmate is also given.
Name of Refuges.
House of Industry Toronto
House of Providence do
Home for Incurables do ....
Aged Women's Home do
St. John's Hospital do
Convalescent Home do
The Church Home for the Aged do
The Haveo do
Old Folks' Home do ....
House of Refuge Hamilton . .
Home for Aged Women do
St. Peter's Hume do
House of Industry Kingston . . .
House of Providence do
Roman Catholic House of Refuge London .
Home for Aged People do
Convalescent Home do ....
Home for Incurabl' s ' do . . . .
St. Patrick's Refuse Ottawa
St. Charles' Hospice do
Home for the Aged do
Refuge Branch Orphan's Home do .
The Home for Friendless Women ' do
Tne Refuge of Our Lady of Charity do .....
House of Providence Guelph
The Thomas Williams' Home St. Thomas
House of Providence Dundas . . .
Home for the Friendless iChatham . . .
The Widows' Home I Brantf ord . .
The Home for the Friendless Belle vill
The Protectant Home
House of Providence
Home for the Friendless
Home for the Aged and Infirm.
Home tor the Aged
Totals, 1898
Totals, 1897
Peterboroueh.
do " .
Windsor
CVbourg
Lindsay . . . .
S c
1.1
164
35,499
216
682
153,984
225
162
44,54.^
270
.51
14,697
288
184
6,704
36
166
.S.4f5 i
20
29
9,685
332
636
29,342
46
23
6,8.'^8
298
144
39,709
275
- - 84
10.413
306
33
6,353
192
104
13,968
134
28.*^
74,4S0
263
87
24,791
285
88
2.3,0.59
262
36
1,762
49
28
6,427
229
1.S7
40,710
297
123
3.5, 3 i4
282
63
14,7C7
233
35
7,108
203
98...
....1.4,162 -
144
508
84,000
165
114
20,973
183
31
6,573
211
204
49,006
240
41
4,893
119
15
4,.322
288
17
.^790
223
30
1 7,302
243
63
9,232
146
30
7,994
1 266
10
1,676
167
27
6,336
1 823,717
219
4,480
1 184
4,476
793,537
1721
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HOUSE OF INDUSTRY, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 86
Admitted ...... 78
Total number of inmates ...... 164
Discharged 56
Died 9
In residence 30th September, 1898 99
Places Received From.
From the City of Toronto 157
From the County of York and other counties 1
Emigrants and foreigners 6
Sex.
Male
... ,
131
Female
Nationalities.
33
Canadian
14
English . .
84
Irish
47
Scotch ....
, , . .
15
United States
Other countries
1 . . .
4
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Protestant
15(;
Roman Catholic
4
Not known ....
4
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164
164
164
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200
00
1,687
50
1,627
79
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario $2,349 34
From the City of Toronto 12,500 00
From inmates ...
Im-ome from property I belonging to the House. .
Subscriptions and donations ...
From other sources
Total. . $ 18,364 6.i
£xpenditu7'e8.
Food of all kinds $P,3.-1 91
Clothing, furniture and furnishings 671 88
Fuel, light and cleaning 7,563 1 2
Salaries and wages 1,'.70 70
Repairs ... 332 IH
Other expenditures 1 ,848 97
Total .. . . $21,038 77
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 35,499 days at five cents. . $1,774 95
Supplementar}- aid, at two cents per day ...... 709 98
Total . . $2,484 93
Inspections.
My first inspection of the House of Industry, Toronto, for the current year,
was made on the 17th March. On that date there were 109 inmates— -83 males
and 26 females. This is the ordinary population of the House ior the winter : in
the summer it is somewhat less. The rooms a^ ere clean and well kept.
The average number of casual inmates is about thirty ; they break stone and
cut wood. The old people keep the premises in order and also do the washing
and ironing and other work ; they are not expected to work if sick, or unable to
work. No servants are employed. The staft consists of a superintendent
matron, two engineers, fireman, and receiving clerk or assistant superintendent.
Only three of the officers are paid; the others work for their keep.
The dietary is very good ; it is changed from time to time under doctor's
orders.
The new addition is approaching completion, and will increase the accommo-
dation.
A great improvement would be made and afford much needed room if a wino-
were exiended to the south from the main building, and a number of the old
buildings that are now there removed.
Some new floors are required in the main building, as well as other improve-
ments.
House cleaning was in progress at the time of my visit.
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I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report is annexed.
I made an inspection of the House of Industry, Toronto, on the 1.5th Decem-
ber. I found thene>v east wing completed and occupied, and the west wing and
other additions and improvements nearlj^^ finished. The House is being pretty
thoroughly renovated as well.
The number of permanent inmates at the time of my visit was 115 — 97
males and 18 females.
The outdoor relief I found to be about the same as last year. The stone-
breaking test is applied to all able-bodied men applying for relief.
The casual ward also affords shelter and food to a large number during the
winter. The institution is well managed.
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HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 .-,.... 413
Admitted 269
Total 682
Discharged 197
Died 66
In residence, 30th September, 1898 419
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto 626
County of York, and other counties of Ontario 56
Emigrants and foreigners ...... 00
Sex.
Male 264
Females 418
Nationalities.
Canadian 170
English .. 97
Irish 389
Scotch.... , , 11
United States .... 4
Other countries 11
Religious Denominations.
Protestant 166
Roman Catholic 516
Other religions or not known . . 00
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario $12,325 82
From the City of Toronto .... 3,750 00
From the County of York 222 50
Other Municipalities 300 48
From inmates, in payment of board . . 3,572 32
Subscriptions, donations and bequests of private indi-
viduals .... 5,859 50
From other sources .... 3,814 63
Total $29,845 25
21
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
SI 6,325 88
Clotliing, furniture and furnishinors
2,420 76
Fuel, light ami cleaning
3,739 42
Wages
676 75
Ordinary repairs
1,284 46
Live stock and feed for same . .
576 00
Other expenditures ....
3,292 98
Total $28,316 25
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 153,984 days at 5 cents S7,699 20
Supplementary aid, 2 cents per day 3,079 68
Total = . .S10,778 88
Inspections. *
I made an inspection of the House of Providence, Toronto, on the 8th
August. There were on that day 261 inmates — 67 men, 148 women and 46
children. In the incurable ward there were 214 — 91 men and 123 women.
The private rooms and wards, sittting rooms, dining room, dispensary, work-
ing rooms, laundry, wash and bath rooms, water-closets, beds, bedding, etc., were
all in good order.
There were 42 deaths among the adults during the year, and 50 among the
children : of the latter nearly all were infants under three months of age.
There is a good staff of doctors in attendance.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report is annexed :
I made an inspection of the House of Providence, Toronto, on the 1st
December, and found it in excellent order in all its departments. The records
also were entered up to date.
The inmates numbered 435 on that day, viz, 164 men, 233 women, and 38
children. Of the above number, 213 (100 men and 113 women) were in the
incurable wards. The children are sent to the " Sunnyside " Orphanage when
four years of age.
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HOME FOR INCURABLES, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
162
162
In Residence, 1st October, 1897 .....
Admitted
Total number of inmates . .
99
63
Discharged
Died
In residence, 30th
September, 1898 . .
3
36
123
Places Admitted From,.
From the City of Toronto ....
From the County of York and other counties
Emigrants, foreigners, etc
139
22
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Sex.
Male
Female . .
80
82
Nationalities.
Canadian ....
English
Irish
Scotch ....
United States . .
Other countries
Religious Denominations.
42
58
37
15
5
5
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions . .
Receipts.
161
1
From the Province of Ontario . . .
From the City of Toronto
From other municipalities
. . . S 4,264 90
3,000 00
Payments from in
Income from prop(
Subscriptions, don
Other sources
imates
erty belonging to the house
ations and income
2,704 99
... 1,889 11
4,507 07
116 93
Total
$16,483 00
— 162
162
162
162
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Food of all kinds
Expenditure.
% 6,489 64
Clothing and furnishings
Fuel, light and cleaning .
Salaries and wages
Repairs ....
995 87
1,968 03
4,482 48
309 87
Other expenses
1,306 44
Total . . $15,552 33
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 44,543 days at five cents per day S 2,227 15
Supplementary grant, two cents per day ...... 890 86
Total . . S3,118 01
Inspections.
I made a second inspection of this Institution on the 18th November. The
inmates then being cared for numbered 125, viz., 50 males and 66 females
Since the 1st October four were admitted.
I found the premises neat, clean and orderly, and well lighted and heated.
The books were properly kept.
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AGED WOMEN'S HOME, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st of October, 1897. 42
Admitted 9
Total 51
Discharged 3
Died 6
In residence 30th September, 1898 .... 42
Sex.
51
Male
Female
Religious Denominations.
51
Protestant
Nationalities.
51
51
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
Other countries
• •••■• •«•••• •
. . . . . 13
19
15
3
1
Places Admitted JProm.
City of Toronto 32
County of York and other Counties 17
Emigrants, foreigners, etc 2
Receipts.
From the Government of Ontario $ 1,007 02
From the City of Toronto 150 00
From the County of York ....
From payments made by inmates 2,917 62
Income from property belonging to the Home ....
Subscriptions, donations, etc .... 30 25
Received from all other sources 7102
Total $4,175 91
25
51
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nal Papers (No.
13).
A. 1899
Food of all kinds ....
Expenditures.
.. $1,515
103
322
1,141
43
317
91
Clothing and furnishings
84
Fuel, light, cleaning, etc.
Salaries and wages
54
25
Repairs and medicine . .
Other expenses
61
93
Total $3,445 08
Government Aid for 189S.
Allowance for 14,697 days at five cents per day $ 734 85
Supplementary grant of two cents 293 94
Total . . ■ $1,028 79
Inspections.
I visited the Aged Women's Home, Toronto, on the 17th November. Forty-
five elderly women were inmates on that day. I found all departments clean and
in good order.
The building is well lighted, ventilated and heated, and has good drainage.
26
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ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
184
184
In residence 1st October, 1897 . .
Admitted .
Total number of inmates . .
16
168
Discharged
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898. ...
159
7
18
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto . .
County of York
Other counties ...
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
107
4
66
7
Sex.
Female
184
Religious Denominations.
Roman Catholic . .
181
3
0
Nationalities.
Canadian
English ...
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ...
Other countries
94
40
9
7
7
27
Receipts.
From the Jovernment of Ontario . . . .
From the City of Toronto
From the Town of Toronto Junction . . . . . .
From other municipalities
From the inmates . . . .
Subscriptions ....
Other sources . . . .
. .. $1,110 60
570 00
11 60
30 00
5,012 69
502 94
31 06
Total
$7,268 89
184
184
184
184
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Expenditure.
Food of all kinds ....
Furnishings, etc . .
Fuel, light and clothing ,
Salaries and wages
Ordinary repairs
Other expenses . .
83,313
15
152
65
675
41
1,601
90
117
44
898
24
Total.. S6,758 79
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 6,704 days at ten cents per day.. S670 40
Supplementary grant at five cents .... 335 20
Total $1,005 60
Inspections.
I visited this Hospital on the 23rd August, when there were fourteen female
patients in residence.
Since the 1st October there were 151 admissions and 6 deaths.
The Hospital was clean and in well kept order throughout.
There is a good medical staff and efficient nursing.
28
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A 1899
THE CONVALESCENT HOME, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Patients.
In residence 1st October, 1897 . .
Admitted. .
Total number of inmates . .
Discharged
Died
In residence 80th September, 189S
Places A dmitted From.
City of Toronto . .
County of York
Other counties. . .
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
Male
Female
Sex..
13
158
>66
153
0
13
16b
165
0
0
1
166
45
121
166
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
...... 148
Roman Catholic
12
Other denominations
6
Nationalities.
Canadian .
60
English
58
Irish ....
32
Scotch
11
United States
• ••...• ...■,,
1
Other countries . .
4
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Toronto ....
From the Town of Toronto Junction. . . .
Payment from inmates . . . . ,
Income from property belonging to the Home
Subscriptions and donations ....
Other sources
Total
166
$441
82
718
90
8
75
921
15
157
35
35
20
22
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29
l,S05 17
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
Furniture and furnishings
Fuel, gas, etc.
Salaries and wages .
Repairs, ordinary
Other expenses ....
Total . .
Government Aid for 1S98.
Allowance for 3,228 days at live cents
Supplementary allowance at two cents. . ,
Allowance for 168 days at two cents,
§1,007
65
185
07
299
25
973
30
90
84
197
53
S2,708
64
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15
64
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3
36
Total . . §228 97
Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report is annexed.
I made an inspection of the Convalescent Home, Toronto, on the 2nd
December. Every part of the house was found to be in good order. The
inmates were five men and three women.
Mrs. Bigham, the newly appointed matron, was in charge, assisted by Miss
Drummond, who has also just entered upon her duties.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
CHURCH HOME FOR THE AGED, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries ;
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 .
Admitted . ....
Total number of inmates . .
25
4
29
Discharged
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898,
Places AdTYiitted From..
3
0
26
29
City of Toronto . .
Other counties of Ontario
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
21
7
1
29
Sex.
Male
Female
11
18
29
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
29
Nationalities.
Canadian . . . . .
English
Irish .... ....
Scotch
Other countries ....
United States. ...
5
17
4
1
1
1
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Recei/pts.
From the Government of Ontario .... . . . .
From the City of Toronto ....
From the County of York , . .
From payments made by inmates
Income from property belonging to the Home . . . .
Subscriptions, donations, etc ....
.. $ 662 13
130 00
0 00
1,648 50
264 00
148 88
Total.
. . $ 2,853 46
29
29
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A. 1899
Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
Clothing and furnishings
Fuel, light, cleaning, etc .
Salaries and wages
Repairs . .
Other expenses . .
$ 1,133 85
66 28
437 84
35<s 70
3 1 90
300 28
Total .
... S 2,328 85
Qovernment Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 9,635 days at five cents per day S 481 75
Supplementary grant at two cents 192 70
Total S 674 45
Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report is annexed :
I made an inspection of this Home on the 12th July. Ten males and seven-
teen females were registered as inmates on that day. None were sick, and there
has not been a death in the Home for over eighteen months. The premises were
in well kept order, and the books were entered up.
On the 2nd December I visited this Home again, finding it clean and orderly
in every part. There were nine adult males and eighteen adult temales in
residence, all of whom, notwithstanding their advanced years, were in good
health. There is a chapel in the Home, where services are held regularly.
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THE HAVEN, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Asylum during- the
year :
Movements of In^inates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 . 62
Admitted . ,574
Total number of inmates , . , 636
Discharged .549
Deaths 5
In residence 30th September, 1 898 .... ...... 82
Six.
Male , .
Female . . ......
50
586
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Ronian Catholic
Other religions, or not known . .
508
128
00
Nationalities.
Canadian .
English
Irish .... ......
Scotch
United States ....
Other countries . .
320
127
121
25
17
26
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto ....
Other cities and countries
County of York
519
114
3
From the Province of Ontario ....
From the City of Toronto ....
From inmates ....
Income from property belonging to the house
Subscriptions and donations ....
From other resources
. $ 1,756 70
l,2(il 87
496 75
2,798 20
1.798 87
00 00
' Total.
. . $ 8.112 39
636
636
636
636
636
3 H.R. 33
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds S 2,687 21
Clothing and furnishings
Fuel, light, cleaning, etc.
Salaries and wages
Repairs . .
Other expenses . .
Total . ......
Governvtent Aid for 1898,
Allowance for 24,195 days at five cents per day ....
Supplementary grant at two cents
Allow^ance for 1,830 days stay of children, two cents
each . . ......
Total . . .
Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of the Haven,
as follows :
According to instructions I made an inspection of the Haven, Toronto, on
the 12th August. On that day there were fifty-nine adult females and thirteen
infants in residence. The whole institution was in good order, and its work was
being succes.slully carried out.
I inspected the Haven, Toronto, on the 1st December. On that day there
were sixty-eight women and fifteen children in residence. Some improvements
since my last visit were noticeable in the furnishings of the matron's office and
other apartments. The house throughout was in satisfactory order.
1,115
654
1,343
142
1,863
89
86
10
37
66
$ 7,807 09
$ 1,209
483
75
90
36
60
$ 1,730
25
iven. He reported
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THE OLD FOLKS HOME, TORONTO.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence from 1st January to 1st October, 1897 18
Admitted 5
Total number of inmates. . 23
Discharged 3
Died ...... 1
In residence, 30th September, 1898 . . . 19
Places adniitted from.
23
City of Toronto 22
County of York 1
Other counties . . 0
Emigrants, foreigners, etc 0
Sex.
Protestant
Roman Catholic ......
23
0
Other religions (or not known)
0
Nationalities.
Canadian
English .
3
Irish
Scotch ....
United States . .
Other countries
• • • •
3
5
0
0
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Citv of Toronto
to the House
3me
. . . $438
150
41
00
From other municipalities
Payments for inmates
518
930
00
Income ff-om property belonp:ing
Subscriptions, donations and inc(
Other sources
'67
Total . .
2,036
48
23
Female 23
23
Religious Denominations.
23
23
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Expenditures.
Foo'{ of all kinds
$148 58
Clothing and furnishings
8 25
Fuel, light and cleaning . .
209 97
Salaries and wages
6m2 75
Repairs ....
56 1 s
Other expenses ....
177 87
Total . .
Sl,703 60
Government Aid for 1S98.
A.llowanee for 6,858 days, at live cents per day S3 42 90 .
Supplementar}'^ grant, two cents per day 137 16
$480 06
Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an Inspection of this Home. He
reported as follows : —
I made an Inspection ol the Old Folks' Home, Toronto, on the 19th October.
There were nineteen women in residence on that day, occupying their respective
rooms.
The Home was in satisfactory order throughout, and the books entered up
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HOUSE OF REFUGE, HAMILTON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
144
In residence 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of Inmates
102
42
Discharged
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898 . .
85
9
100
Places Admitted From.
/
Citj'' of Hamilton
County of Wentworth and other counties
Other 1 )laces
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
142
2
0
0
Sex.
•
Male
Female . .
90
54
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
97
Roman Catholic
47
Other religions (or not known)
0
Nationalities.
Canadian
7
English . .
35
Irish
62
Scotch ... . . . . -
16
United States . .
10
Other countries
14
Receipts.
From the Government of Ontario $2,757 30
From the City of Hamilton .... 6.164 24
From the municipalities . .... = .
From the inmates . . 92 50
Subscriptions, donations of private individuals
From all other source'' 1 00
Total $9,015 74
37
144
44
144
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
Clothing, furnishings, etc
Fuel, gas, etc. .....
Salaries and wages '.
Ordinary repairs
Live stock and feed for same ....
Other expenses
S3,520 71
358 91
1,213 03
1,822 07
923 35
1,176 97
Total
S9,015 04
Governriient Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 39,709 days at five cents. .
Supplementary aid, at two cents per day
Allowance for .... days' stay of children at two cents
:? 1,985 45
794 IS
Total
82,779 03
Inspections.
I made an Inspection of the House of Refuge, Hamilton, on the 5th
February. All departments of the Institution w^ere clean and in good order.
This is one of the best institutions of the kind in the Province. The inmates on
the day of my visit numbered 109 : 67 men and 42 women.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an Inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report is annexed.
I made an Inspection of this Institution on the 10th December, and found it
in its usual excellent condition of cleanliness and order. It is heated bj'' hot
water, and lighted by electricity.
There were 104 inmates on this date, viz., 56 males and 18 females in the
main building, and 18 males and 17 females in the incurable department, It is
a well managed institution.
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HOME FOR AGED WOMEN, HAMILTON.
Full particulars ot the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movementa of Patients.
In residence 1st October, 1897 29
Admitted ^ 5
Total number of inmates 84
Number discharged .... 2
Number of deaths 2
In residence, 30th September, 1898 30
Places Admitted From.
City of Hamilton 34
Religious Denominations.
Sex.
Male
Female . . 34
Protestant
Nationalities.
34
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
7
12
6
9
34
34
34
34
34
The receipts and expenditures of this Institution are included with those of
the Protestant Orphan's Home, Hamilton, and therefore details cannot be given
here.
Government Aid for 1897.
Allowance for 10,413 days at 5 cents $520 65
Supplementary aid at 2 cents 208 26
Total $728 91
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Inspections.
This Home was inspected bj^ me ou the 4th February, when there were 3(J
inmates. Their rooms, as well as the wash-rooms, bath-rooms, water-closets, etc.,
were found to be in excellent order. The records were properly entered up.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this Home. A
copy of this report is annexed :
I inspected this Home on the 2nd July. Several new rooms have been added
to the accommodation b}' taking a portion of the girls' dormitory in the orphan-
age department. The bath-room has also been improved.
There were 29 old ladies registered as inmates on this date. The record
shows that four had been discharged and two had died during the year.
The admissions for the same period were six. Everything about the Home
was in excellent order.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
ST. PETER'S HOME, HAMILTON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897. .
Admitted. .
Total number of inmates . .
Discharged
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898 . .
16
17
33
13
4
16
33
Places Admtted From.
City of Hamilton
County of Wentworth and other counties
Other places ....
United States
Sex.
22
6
4
1
33
Male
Female
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Religious Denominations.
20
13
33
31
2
— 33
Canadian . . . . ,
English . .
Irish
Scotch ....
Other countries.
Nationalities.
Receipts.
12
10
7
3
1
33
From the Ontario Government
From the City of Hamilton ....
From the County of Wentworth
From the Inmates
From Income on property belonging to the Home
From subscriptions, donations, etc.
From other sources
$693 35
200 00
704 71
547 50
10 00
Total
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Expenditures.
Foods of all kinds
Clothing, furnishings, etc
Fuel, light and cleaning. .
Salaries and wages . .
S657 74
65 23
213 07
590 00
Ordinary repairs
Other expenses . .
Live stock and farm grounds
492 40
127 54
Total
82,145 98
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 6,353 days at, 5 cents . .
Supplementary aid, at 2 cents per day
S317 65
127 06
Total
S444 71
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St. Peter's Home, Hamilton, on the 4th Febru-
ary. The inmates on that day were nine males aud nine females. All the rooms,
beds, bedding, etc., were clean and in good order. The books were entered up.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this H'une. A
copy of his report is annexed.
I made an inspection of the St. Peter's Home, Hamilton, on the 2nd July,
and saw the inmates then being cared for, namely, eleven men and eight women.
During the year fourteen had been admitted and eight have die d.
The buildings and grounds were in satisfactory order, and the books pro-
perly kept.
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HOUSE OF INDUSTRY, KINGSTON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
AloveTneats of Patients.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 38
Admitted 66
Total number of inmates — — 10 4<
Discharged 68
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898 36
Nationalities.
Places Admitted From.
City of Kingston 60
County of Frontenac ...... 16
Other Counties of Ontario 17
Emigrants, foreigners, etc 11
Sex.
Male 65
Female . . 39
Religious Denominations
Protestant 74
Roman Catholic 30
Other religions (or not known) , . . .
Canadian 35
English . . 21
Irish 37
Scotch . . 9
United States . . 2
Other countries ....
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario $ 1,057.49
From the City of Kingston and County of Frontenac . . 825.00
Payments from inmates .... 209.00
Subscriptions and donations 478.25
Other sources 53.00
Total % 2,622.74
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104
104
104
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Expenditures.
Food of all kind.s ....
Clothingr, furniture and furnishinojs
Fuel and light
Salaries and wages
Repairs, ordinary ....
Live stock and farm grounds
Other expenses, including taxes ....
SI .3,58.51
102.24
340.61
581.07
129.48
138 79
26.95
Total . .
.... $2,677.65
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 13,968 days at five cents . .
Supplementary aid, at two cents per day
. . . . S 698.40
279.36
Total ,
S 977.76
Inspections.
On the 22nd April I inspected this Institution. The number of inmates
was 39 (21 males and 18 females).
All the rooms, beds, bedding, etc., were in good order, and the books pro-
perlj' kept.
Second Inspection.
I made an inspection of the House of Industry, Kingston, on the 15th
December Forty-three old people (28 men and 15 women) were in residence
on that da}'. There was no material change to note, in regard to the building or
premises since my last inspection.
A new water-closet has been provided for the old men. The books were
properl}- written up.
44
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Sessional Papers (No. 18).
A.1899
HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE. KINGSTON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements oj Inmates.
In residence, 1897
Admitted . .
Total number of inmates
74
109
283
Discharged ...
Died
In residence, 80th September, 1898
Places Admitted From.
City of Kingston
County of Frontenac . . .
Other counties . .
Emigrants, foreigners, etc
Male
Female
Sex.
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic ......
Other religions, (not known)
Nationalities.
Canadian ....
English
Irish ....
Scotch
United States
Other countries
74
19
190
283
61
87
125
10
283
132
151
283
13
268
2
283
38
12
177
41
7
8
283
Receijpts
From the Province of Ontario
$5,563 02
From the City of Kingsti m
From the County of Fr )ntenac
75 00
From other municipalities ......
417 on
Income from property ....
713 42
Payment from inmates
1,025 00
Subscriptions and donations
6,988 08
Sisters' earnings, etc
1,775 40
Other sources
1,901 52
,458 44
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Kxpendittires.
Fuel of all kinds
Clothing and furnishings
Salaries and wages
Fuel, light and cleaning
Repairs, ordinary
Other expenses ....
Live stock and farm grounds
. . . S4,998 14
1,726 72
200 00
2,140 44
. . . 1,000 04
2,181 99
287 87
Government aid for 1898.
Allowance for 74,480 days at five cents . .
Supplementary aid at two cents per day
$12,535 20
... $8,721 50
1,488 60
Total
Inspections.
. . . S5,210 10
I made an inspection of the House of Providence, Kingston, on the 21st
April. Its inmates on that day were 80 males and 82 females, total 162.
The Institution was in satisfactory order throughout, and gave evidence of
good management. The books were properly kept.
Second Inspection.
I made another inspection of the House of Providence, Kingston, on the
15th December. On that day there were 180 inmates, namel}'' 91 men and 89
women.
The new Church building, situated near the House, has been completed, and
the old chapel has been taken for community rooni.s. I found no other change
in the building or grounds to report since my last inspection. All departments
were clean and in good order.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
ROMAN CATHOLIC HOUSE OF REFUGE, LONDON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
M ovements of Inmates.
87
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates . .
66
21
Discharged
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898. ...
15
1
71
Places Admitted From.
City of London . . ....
County of Middlesex
Other counties of Ontario ....
Emigrants, foreigners, etc
26
7
53
1
Sex.
Male
Female . .
31
56
Religious Denominations.
Protestant ......
Roman Catholic
87
Nationalities.
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
25
1
50
3
0
8
87
87
87
87
87
Beceipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of London ...
Payments from inmates
Subscriptions and donations . . , , ,
Other sources
$2,275 94
225 00
1,957 25
5,128 23
5,174 55
Total ...
$14,760 97
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds ^ ^ S6,3:^0 ^
Clothing, furniture and furnishings 2,11422
Fuel, light and cleaning 1,339 48
Salaries and wages 31o 40
Repairs, ordinary -^47 08
Other expenses 3,514 86
Live stock and farm ground 145 25
Total S14,806 95
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 24,791 days at five cents SI. 239 ho
Supplementary aid, at two cents per day 495 82
Total Sl,735 37
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Roman Catholic House of Refuge, London, on
the 6th April. There were twenty-five males and forty-three females registered
as inmates on that da3^
The building was clean throughout and all departments were in good order.
The books were neatly and correctly kept.
Second Inspection.
There were seventy-four old people (thirty males and forty-four females) in
residence when I in.spected this Refuge on the 25th November, all of whom
appeared to be very well and comforrable. I found the house in its usual excel-
lent condition, and the books properly kept.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1S99
HOME FOR AGED PEOPLE, LONDON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed sununaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, Ist October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
53
35
Discharged ...
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898
16
5
67
88
Places Admitted Fronn.
City of London
73
County of Middlesex
Other Counties of Ontario ,
9
5
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
Sex.
1
Male ...
47
Female
• ••••• •••
41
— 88
Religious Denominatons.
Protestant
75
13
Roman Catholic
Nationalities.
Canadian
1 1
English
Irish
36
26
Scotch
United States
14
1
Other countries
«
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of London
$1,324 54
9 605 94
Payment for inmates
Subscriptions and donation
Other sources ......
IS
2,236 43
1,153 10
Total
$7,320 01
4 H.K.
49
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Expenditures.
Food of all kind.s S2,889 34
Clothing, t'ui'niture and furnishings 391 13
Fuel gas, candles, etc. 519 64
Salaries and wages 896 50
Kepairs, ordinary 184 85
Other expenses . . 428 30
Total S4,709 76
Government Aid for 1<'^9S.
Allowance for 23,059 days at tive cents SI. 152 95
Supplementary aid. at two cents per day .... 461 18
Total 81,614 13
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Home for Aged People, London, on the 6th
April. The number of inmates was 66 (35 men and 31 women): tlieir rooms,
beds, bedding, etc.. were clean and in good order. The books were found to be
properly kept.
I made a second inspection of this Home, on the 24th November. There
were then 71 old people (o6 men and 35 women) in residence.
I fimnd no change in the building or grounds since my last visit, all being in
well kept order.
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CONVALESCENT HOME, LONDON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 4
Admitted 32
Total number of inmates 3(i
Discharged 33
Died 0
In residence 30th September, 1898 3
Places Admitted Frora.
City of London 36
From other places ...
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of London
Payment from inmates
Subscriptions and donations
Other sources
Total
51
Sex.
Male 15
Female 21
Religious Denorainatio^as.
Protestant 32
Roman Catholic 4
Other denominations
Nationalities.
Canadian .... 7
English 16
Irish 4
Scotch 5
United States 2
Other countries 2
S 134
69
100
00
65
50
299
25
1
91
S GOl
35
36
30
36
30
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds $ 236 01
Clothing, furniture and furnishings 5 15
Fuel, gas, etc. 60 75
Salaries and wages 216 00
Repairs, ordinary 4 23
Other expenses, including rent and taxes 5 17
Total... -. ^ 527 31
Governvient Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 1,762 days at 5 cents S 88 10
Supplementary allowance at 2 cents 85 24
Total... S 123 34
Inspections.
This Home was inspected by me on the 25th November. There were three
inmates, one male and two females. The rooms, beds and bedding were clean
and well kept, and the records were entered up.
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HOME FOR INCURABLES. LONDON.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
28
28
In residence 1st October, 1897 ....
Admitted ....
Total number of inmates
14
14
Discharged ...
Died...
In residence 30th September, 1898
• • • •
2
6
20
Places Admitted From.
City of London
County of Middlesex
Other counties of Ontario
Emigrants, foreigners, etc. .
18
2
8
Sex.
Male . .
Female
.....
14
14
Nationalities.
Canadian ....
English
Irish
United States
Other countries
9
11
4
4
Religious Denominations.
Protestant ...
Roman Catholic
Other religions
....
28
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario . . .
From the City of London
From the county of Middlesex . . .
Payments from Inmates
Income from property belonging to the house
Subscriptions, donations and income
Other sources
. . . $ 656
878
120
770
25
59
00
00
543
14
50
00
Total
$2,982
34
28
28
28
28
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinos^,
Clothing and furnishinors
Fuel, light and cleanincr
Salaries and wages . . . ,
Repairs
Other expenses . . . ,
S718 07
842
85
217
33
751
00
94
55
363
42
Total S2,487 22
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 6,427 days, at 10 cents per day $321 35
Supplementary grant, Hve cents per day 128 54
Total $449 89
Inspections.
I beg to report that I inspected the Home for Incurables, London, on the 4th
April. There were 17 inmates on that day— 8 men and 9 women.
I found the rooms, beds, bedding, etc , clean and in good order.
The building is heated by hot air, lighted with coal oil, and supplied with
city water. There are no bath-rooms or water closets in the building.
No change in the premises since my last inspection. Books properly kept.
I inspected the Home for Incurables, London, on the 24th November, and
found it in a clean and orderly condition.
There were 20 patients in re-sidence — 8 men and 12 women. There is a
trained nurse in charge.
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ST. PATRICK'S REFUGE, OTTAWA.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution are shown in the annexed
summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
137
1.37
187
— 137
In residence, 1st (
Admitted
)ctober, 1897
102
35
Total number
of inmates ....
Discharged . . ,
82
Died
In residence, 80th
September, 1898
Sex.
5
100
Male
Female
60
77
Religious Denominations.
Protestant . .
Roman Catholic .
Other religions (oi
' not known) ....
Nationalit ies.
1
136
Canadian ....
English
4.5
9
Irish
Scotch
89
1
United States
Other countries
Places admitted from.
City of Ottawa ....
County of Carleton and other counties
Emigrants .... ....
77
52
8
187
i:,7
The receipts and expenditures of this Charity are included with the
Orphanage branch.
Recei-pts.
From the Government of Ontario $3,141 87
From the County of Carleton 75 00
From other municipalities 25 00
From payments made by inmates 847 53
Subscriptions, donations, etc 5,443 64
Other sources 2,207 50
Total $11,740 54
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
•
S4,531 32
Clothing and furnishings
Fuel, light, cleanino-, etc. ...
896 40
741 28
Salaries and ^vacres . .
Repairs, ordinary
],125 25
.543 68
Live stock and farm grounds
Other expenses
902 78
1,369 51
Total
S10,110 22
Government Aid for
1S98.
Allowance for 40,710 days, at 5 cents per
Supplementary grant, at 2 cents
day
$2,035 50
814 20
Total
$2,849 70
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St. Patrick's Refuge, Ottawa, on the 24th March.
There were forty-eight males and sixty-nine females, making a total population
of 117. There was no change to note in the condition of the Institution since
my last visit. Cleanliness and order prevailed throughout, and the books were
entered up as required.
Second Inspection.
There was a population of 109 old people (forty-nine males and sixty females)
when I visited it on the 3rd December. The house was in good order, and in
every respect a comfortable home for those provided for. There has been very
little sickness among them of late. Books properly kept.
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ST. CHARLES' HOSPICE, OTTAWA.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
123
123
123
123
123
In residence, 1st October, 1897
99
Admitted
24
Total number of inmates
....
Discharged
19
Died
^1
In residence, 30th September, 1898
83
8ex.
Male
46
Female
77
Religious Denominations.
Roman Catholic
.... 123
Nationalities.
Canadian
111
Irish
7
Other countries ....
5
Places admitted from.
City of Ottawa
84
County of Carleton . .
22
10
Emigrants, foreigners, etc
7
Beceipts.
From the Government of Ontario
S2,879 82
From the County of Carleton
50 00
Income
3,786 20
From payments made by inmates
637 85
Subscriptions, donations, etc
433 65
35 00
Total
$7,322 52
Exfenditures.
Food of all kinds . .
S2,232 73
Clothing and furnishings . . ......
266 S6
Fuel, light, cleaning, etc.,
494 60
Salaries and wages
643 70
Repairs, ordinary . .
86 57
Live stock and farm grounds
240 94
Other expenses ....
314 22
Total
$4,279 12
123
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Government Aid for IS9S
Allowance for 85,354 days, at five cents per day. . 81,767 70
Supplementary allowance of one-fourth of receipts. 707 OS
Total S2,474 7^
Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Institution on the 25th April. The population
on that day was 97 persons (26 males and 71 females), all aged and intirm.
The manaorement are erecting a large stone building, convenient to the main
building, which will accommodate from 100 to 150 more inmates. The books
were correctly kept.
Second Inspection.
I made another inspection of this charity on the 23rd September. Eighty
four old people (29 men and 59 women) were receiving its benefits.
The new wing is nearly completed and the old building is being renovated
and fitted with modern improvements. The rooms were in a somewhat disordered
state in consequence.
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HOME FOR THE AGED, OTTAWA.
Full particulars of the operation of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 86
Admitted 27
Total number of inmates . . ...... 63
Discharged ..... , 23
Died 3
In residence, 30th September, 1898 . . 37
Sex.
Places Admitted From.
63
Male 63
Female . .
63
Religious Denominations.
Protestant 63
Other religions, or not known
Nationalities.
Canadian 5
English . . 21
Irish 28
Scotch 8
Other countries . .« 1
City of Ottawa . .
44
County of Carleton ....
19
Other counties . .
, , ,
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
Receipts.
From the Government of Ontario
$ 950 44
From the County of Carleton .... . . . .
200 00
From other municipalities . .
100 00
From payments made by inmates. . . . . .
121 23
Subscriptions, donations, etc,
1,973 55
Other sources . . . .
172 44
Income from property ....
118 00
Total
S3,635 66
63
63
63
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
Clothino- and furnishings
Fuel, light, cleanincj, etc. . .
Salaries and wages
Repairs, ordinary
Other expenses .... . . . .
S 1,329 59
160 92
262 49
940 50
49 40
Total
82,742 90
Governvient Aid for the Year 1S98.
Allowance for 14,707 days, at five cents per day S 735 35
Supplementary aid, at two cents . . 294 14
Total Sl,029 49
Inspections.
This Home was inspected by me on the 26th March. On that date there were
forty-three old men registered as inmates. The annual overhauling of the build-
ing, cleaning, painting and whitewashing, was going on. The books were entered
up.
Second Inspection.
When I inspected the Home again, on the 2nd December, there were forty-
one old men registered as inmates.
They were all comfortably provided for and seemed to enjoy themselves.
The premises were in their usual state of good order, and the books properly kept.
Three deaths were recorded during the past year.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
REFUGE BRANCH, ORPHANS' HOME. OTTAWA.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Patients.
In residence, 1st Goto
Admitted
ber, 18
97
28 . .
20
15
12
4
19
25
7
2
1
Total number of
Discharged
inmat(
35
Died
In residence, 1st Sept
City of Ottawa. .
County of Carleton .
Other counties of On<
Emigrants, foreigners
ember.
Places
1898 .... ......
Admitted From.
35
:ario .
, etc.
35
Sex.
Female
Religious Denorninations.
35
35
Protestant
Roman Catholic . . .
Nationalities..
= 33
2
35
Canadian
English . . . . .
Irish
Scotland. . . . .
Other countries
6
6
18
2
3
35
The receipts and expenditure of this charity are shown in the report upon
Orphans' Home, Ottawa.
Governraeid Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 7,108 days, at five cents ....
Supplementary aid, at two cents per day . , . .
Total,
$355 40
142 16
$497 56
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Inspections.
I visited this Refuge on the 24th April. The inmates on that day numbered
241, namely 133 adult females and 108 children, the latter from one t> fourteen
years of age.
Since the first of the year 70 were admitted and 69 dischargcl. Xo deaths.
The adult inmates were emyloyed as usual in laundry work, tailoring, book-
binding, weaving, housework and gardening. The children attend school daily
and are also trained to domestic work.
The buildings were in good order and the books entered up.
Second Inspection.
There were twenty aged women in this institution as inmates when I in-
spected it on the 24th March.
Their apartments were in well kept order. A fire escape had been erected
since mv last visit. I found the books properly kept.
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Sessio{T?n Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
THE HOME FOR FRIENDLESS WOMEN, OTTAWA.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in 'the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897. .
Admitted
Total number of inmates
32
66
98
Discharged ...
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898.
61
2
35
98
Places Admitted From.
City of Ottawa . .
County of Carleton and other Counties
Emigrants
58
37
3
98
Male
Female
Sex.
17
81
98
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic . . .
Other religions . .
Nationalities.
80
18
Canadian
English ... . . .
Irish
Scotch . . :
Other countries . .
30
19
27
16
6
98
— 98
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Ottawa
Frojn County of Carleton . .
Payment from inmates
Subscriptions and donations
Income
From all other sources ....
$727 21
118 90
50 00
1,340 95
2,815 77
93 85
Total
63
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Exjyenditure.
Food of all kinds
Clothing, furniture and furnishings . . . .
Fuel . . . . '
Salaries and wages. . . . . .
Repairs, ordinary*
Other expenses, including taxes and insurance
Live Stock and feed for same
S1,16.S
99
6.S
43
381
56
1,153
75
14:^
34
831
28
104
41
S453
05
181
22
102
02
Total S3,796 76
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 9.061 da^'s at two cents. ... ....
Supplementarj" aid at two cents per day
Allowance for 5,101 days' stay of children two cents
Total .... S736 29
Inspections.
i^j^I inspected this home on the 24th March. The inmates on that day were 2'^
adult females and 15 children. There was no change in the building or pren ises
since my last inspection. The rooms were clean and in good order.
Laundry work is the principal industr3\ Books well kept.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 2nd December and found that
there were 23 adult females and 13 children in residence. No change in building
or trrounds since my last visit. The building is not at all suited for its purpose,
and too small for carrying on the work efficientl)'. The women are principally
employed at laundry work.
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THE REFUGE OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY, OTTAWA.
The following summaries show the operations of this Refuge during the
year :
Movements of InmMes.
In residence 1st October, 1897 ......
Admitted . .
Total number of inmates
287
271
508
Discharged
Died '
In residence, 30th September, 1«98 ....
263
'I
243
508
Bex.
Male
Female ....
508
508
ReUgious De noinimitions.
Roman Catholic
Other religions (or not known)
2
506
508
Nationalities.
Canadian
English ....
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
:^93
75
6
1
Places Admitted From.
Receipts.
— 508
City of Ottawa . . ^17
County of Carleton 71
Other Cimnties in Ontario 20
Einigrants, foreigners, etc.
508
From the Government of Ontario $3,855 47
From the City of Ottawa
County of Carleton ...
From payments made by inmates
Subscriptions, donations, etc ...
Other sources
5 H.K. 65
50
00
920
25
2,->00
10
6,228
29
$13,254
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Expend itiLves.
Food of all kinds S6,410 30
Clothing and furnishings 1,15-1: 45
Fuel, light, cleaning, etc . . 1 ,iS54 18
Salaries and wages ..... 516 08
Repairs, ordinary 812 20
Live stock and farm groundts .... 1,221 4-2
Other, expenses 1,583 07
Total 813,552 25
Governtn,eid Aid for the year 1898.
Allowance for 57,496 days' stay at 5 cents per day. . . . S2,874 80
Sappleni^ntary aid at 2 cents 1,149 92
Allowance for 26,504 days' stay of children at 2 cents. . 530 08
Total 84,554 80
TXSPECTIOXS.
I made an inspection of this institution on the 24th April, when there were
241 inmates, viz., 133 adult females and 10."^ children. No deaths during the
year. The women are employed in laundry work, tailoring, sewing, book-bind-
ing, weaving, housework and gardening.
All the rooms, beds, bedding, etc., were clean and orderly, and the books
were found to be properly k<^pt.
A second inspection of the Refuge was made by me on the 23rd September,
when there were 246 inmates — 126 women and 120 children. The women are
classified according to their intelligence and crimes. They are employed at the
usual occupations c rried on in the institution. The children, from three to
fourteen years of age, attend .school <lai]y and also take part in the housework.
They are kept separate from the adult females.
There was no change in the prennses since my last visit. All in good order.
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Sessiona' Papers (IsO. 13),
A. 1899
HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE, GUELPH.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed sunnnaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
50
64
114
Discharged . . .
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898
Total
Places Adi)iitted From.
From the City of Cuelpli
From the County of Wellington and otiier counties
Foreigners, etc
50
6
58
114
35
71
8
114
Sex.
Male .
Female
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Relig ions Denom inations.
Nationalities.
Canadian . . . .
English . .
Irish . . . .
Scotch ...
United States and foreigners
Receipts.
Province of Ontario
City of Guelph ....
County of Wellington and other municipalities
From iinnates in part payment for board
Income from property ....
Subscriptions, donations and bequests
From all other sources
'Jotal
62
52
9
105
47
14
34
10
9
$1,380 05
200
00
200
00
826
75
550
45
880
25
67
l.,037 50
114
114
11
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Expenditures.
Food of all kimis
Clothing and fnrnishino-s
Fuel, liulit and cleanintr . .
Salaries and wages
Ordinary repairs
Other expenses ....
Live stock and farm urounds
Total
Government Aid for the Year 1898.
Allowance for 20,973 days at five cents per day . . . .
Supplementary aid at two cents
$2,054
13
n45
4(1
659
05
319
95
389
77
$3,968
30
$1,048 65
419
46
$1,468
11
Total
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the House of Providence, Guelpli, on the 9th
February. There were then in residence 61 old people, 33 males and 28 females.
The dormitories, beds, bedding, etc. were clean and in good order, and the records
were correctly entered up.
I instructed Mr Aikens to inspect this House. A copy of his report is
annexed :
The House of Providence, Guelph, had the names of 56 old people on its
register as inmates when I visited it on July ^3rd. This institution, like others
doing a similar work, varies little from year to year or from generation to genera-
tion. The ordinary ty[)e of inmate who is cared for here is not much subject to
change. For the most part they have never had much of this world's goods,
although some of them have striven for that end, and in their latter days, finding
a place that they may live in after being incapacitated, they are simply content
to live and let live. The term " House of Providence " seems aptly appropriate,
when this homeless and unfortunate class are kept in mind. It seems htting,
too, that the personnel of such an institution should be those who have vowed
to give their whole time and energies to this work. And for this reason it is
invariably done well, done systematically and done sympathetically as I found to
be the ease at the (iuelph institution.
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THE THOMAS WILLIAMS' HOME, ST. THOMAS.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of I v mates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 15
Admitted 16
Total number of inmates 31
Discharged 9
Died 2
In residence, SOth September, 1898 . . 20
31
Religious Denominations.
Nationalities.
Receipts.
Places Admitted From.
City of St. Thomas 31
Sex.
Ma^e 20
Female . . 11
Protestant 28
Roman Catholic 8
Other religions (or not known)
Canadian 5
English . . 1/5
Irish 4»
Scotch .... 5
United States . .
Other countries 2
From the Province of Ontario $ 385 70
From the City of St. Thomas . . 900 00
From payments by inmates 41 39
From other sources, subscriptions, etc 54 18
Income . . 267 36
Total $1,648 63
69
31
— 31
31
— 31
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Food of all kinds
Clotliin^ and furnishings
Fuel, light, cleaning, etc
Salaries and wao-es
Expt'.nriitures.
S •=)82 m
117 50
210 40
454 75
Repairs, ordinary
Other expenses .
30 08
33 08
Total
$1,428 42
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 6,433 days' stay at live cents per day. S o21 Go
Supplementary aid at two cents .... Ii8 66
Allowance for 106 days' stay of children. ... 212
Total S452 43
Inspectioi^s.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 12th August. There were then
18 inmates — 11 men and 7 women. There w^as no change in the condition of
the building or grounds since my last inspection. Everything pertaining thereto
was in satisfactory order, and the books properly kept.
I inspected this Home on the 4th April. There were 19 old people (11
males and 8 females) receiving its benefits.
The institution was found to be in satisfactory order in all respects, and the
books properly kept.
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Sessional Papers (No. 18).
A. lsv)9
HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE, DUNDAS.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found
annexed summaries :
in th(
Movements of Inmate-^.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates , .
128
81
204.
Discharged
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898
67
10
137
204
Places Admitted From.
City of Hamilton
110
County of Went worth , .
25
Other counties in
Ontario
69
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
204
Sex.
Male
95
Female ....
• ••>•• ....r
109
204
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
20
Roman Catholic
, , , ^ ^ g •-,.••
184
204
Nationalities.
Canadian
112
English . .
10
Irish
'
72
Scotch . .
5
Other countries
4
United States
1
204
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
$3,349 78
From the Citv of Hamilton ....
From the County
of Wentworth
400 00
From other municipalities ...
877 40
From inmates
857 99
Income
430 00
Subscriptions and donations of private individuals . .
112 25
Other sources ....
3,122 19
Total
$9,149 61
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds ...
Clothing, furniture and furnishinifs
Fuel, light and cleaning
Salaries
Repairs, ordinary
Other expenditures
L've stock and farm orrounds
S6,740
27
788
41
1,1 3>s
71
262
45
424
21
2,269
65
195
76
Total $10,819 46
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 48,880 days' stay, at five cents S2,444 00
Supplementary grant, at two cents per day . . ''77 60
Total SS,421 60
Inspkotions.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this H(jme. A copy of
his report is annexed :
I made an inspection of the House of Providence, Dundas, on the 2nd July
On that occasion there were fifty-three adult males, fifty-two adult females, and
sixty hoys in the Institution.
The House was in its usual excellent condition, and the grounds in well kept
order. There is a fine vegetable an 1 fruit garden in the rear which contributes
largely to the table supplies of the Institution.
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THE HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS, CHATHAM.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
'Bnnexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st Octobi r, 1 897 9
Admitted 32
Total number of inmates 41
Discharged 27
Died 2
In residence, 30th September, 1898 12
Places Admitted Fro')n.
Town of Chatham 39
County of Kent 2
Other counties
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
Sex.
Male 32
Female 9
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic ....
Other religions (or not known)
21
8
12
Nationalities.
Canadian
English ....
Irish
Scotch ....
United States
Other countries ....
17
4
5
1
2
12
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario . . . .
From the City of Chatham. ...
From inmates themselves . . . .
From other sources, income and subscriptions
$ 298 41
2,000 00
158 07
60 46
Total
$2,516 94
41
41
41
41
41
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o. 13
A.
1899
Food of all kinds
Clothin*'' and furnishings.
Ex per
ditures.
$ 506
80
785
44
89
85
Fuel. lii(ht, cleaning, etc.
Repairs, ordinary
Salaries and wages ....
Other expenses
iment
' stay,
cents
Inspe
192
18
92
06
Aid fm- 1898.
at five cents per day
Total
Govern
Allowances for 4,893 days
Supplementarj^ aid, at two
SI, 579
$244
97
16
65
86
Total
S342
51
:CT10NS.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 8th March. There were sixteen
old peoph; I'eceiving the benefits of this charity on that day, eight males and
eight females.
The rooms were all clean and well kept. The building is heated by hot
water, and is supplied with CAty water. Indoor water closets and electric light
are required. The books are properly kept.
I visited this Home on the 24th October. There were eleven old people in
residence on that day, namely, six males and five females.
The old men attend to the garden and cut wood for the Home.
The building is heated b}'' a hot water furnace, and lighted by coal oil lamps.
I found all in grood order.
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Sessional Papers (No 13).
A„ 1899
THE WIDOWS' HOME, BRANTFORD.
Full particulars of the operation of this Institution will be found in
annexed summaries :
the
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
15
Discharged ...
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898.
Places Admitted From.
1
2
12
15
City of Brantford
Count}' of Brant
Other counties of Ontario . . .
15
15
Sex.
Male
Female
15
15
Protestant
Religious Denom,inaUon8.
15
15
Nationalities.
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries
15
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From inmates . .
Subscriptions and donations
From other sources and income
243 32
27 00
434 20
33 45
Total
75
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ExpeTidiiure.
Food of all kinds
Clothino" and furnisbinfrs
S
H'8 48
151 12
Fuel, light, cleaninor, etc
Salaries and wa<^es
27 m
100 1.5
C3
Repairs, ordinary, etc . .
Other expenses .
16 57
45 14
Total
s
748 82
Government Aid for
1898.
Allowance for 4,322 days' stay at five cents per day . .
Supplementary aid at two cents .....
s
216 10
86 44
Total
§
302 54
Inspection.
I made an inspection of the Widows' Home, Brantford, on the 6th June.
Twelve adult females were inmates on that date. The premises were in good
order and the records properly kept.
I made another inspection of this Home on the 21st November. There
were then eleven women in residence. There was no new feature to note in
connection with this charity. It was in its usual condition of good order.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13;.
A. 1899
THE HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS, BELLEVILLE.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements ot InTnates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 .
Admitted
Total number of inmates'.
17
Discharged
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898
2
6
9
— 17
Places Admitted From.
From the Cit}" of Belleville ....
From the Coumy of Prince Edward, Hastings,
From other counties, and foreigners
15
1
1
17
Sex.
Male
8
Female . .
9
Relig
iuus
Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
. . , .
12
0
Nationalities.
Caiiadian
English . .
Irish
United States
•
8
4
5
IT
17
17
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Belleville. . .
From inmates
Subscriptions and donations
Total
77
s
188 19
100 0()
104 00
211 45
$ 603 64
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
Clothing and furnishings
Fuel, light and cleaning
Salaries and wages
Other expenses . . . .
8
349 01
42 80
103 f)0
94 45
12 30
Total
s
602 16
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 3,790 days at live cents per day
Supplementary aid two cents . .
$
189 50
7.5 80
Total
S
20. 5 30
Inspections.
I made au inspection of this Home on the 1st February. There were then
eleven old people under charge, namely, six men and live women. All the rooms
were clean and in good order, and the inmates comfortably provided for.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 22nd December, and found it in
its usual state of good order. There was no change requiring comment since my
last vi.sit. There were nine inmates (five men and four women) on this date. No
patients in the i.solation ward.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13
A. 1899
THE PROTESTANT HOME, PErERBOROUGH.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be t'otmd in
annexed summaties :
the
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 . .
Admitted ....
Total number of inmates ....
Discharged . .
Died . .
In residence, 80fch September, 181)8
26
4
6
2
22
30
30
Places Admitted From.
From the Town of Peterborough...
From the County of Peterborough and other counties.
30
30
Male . .
Female
Sex.
R ligious Denorminations.
Receipts.
1.0
15
Protestant
Nationalities.
30
Canadian ....
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries . . . .
10
5
10
5
From the Province of Ontario $ 422 31
From the Town of Peterborough 39 00
From municipalities for board of inmates 351 00
From inmates. ..... 170 50
Subscriptions and donations, and income, etc 1,005 67
Other sources ...... 2110
30
30
30
Total
J,009 58
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Experuiit wrei'
Food of all kinds. .
Clothing and f urnishin<f.s .
Fuel, light and cleaning
Repairs, ordinary
Salaries and wages
Other expenses ...
(Jut-door relief ....
$ 853
17
no
74
201
15
131
39
260
55
72
75
Total $1,629 75
Government A id for 1898.
Allowance 6,511 days, at 5 cents per day $ 325 5*^
Supplementary aid, at 2 cents .... 130 22
Allowance for 791 days stay of children at 2 cents. ... 15 (S2
Total S 471 59
Inspections.
There were 19 inmates when I visited this Home on the 8tli P'ebruary,
namely, 10 men, 7 women and 2 children. All the rooms, beds, bedding, etc.,
were clean and in good order. The books were properly entered uj).
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Institution. A
copy of his report is annexed.
I made an inspect on of this Home on the Nth September, and found it in
satisfactory order throughout. There were twenty inmates on that day, namely
nine men, nine women and two childien. The water supply is from a well and
cistern, and the water-closets are in the yard. The building is lighted by electric
li^ht
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HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE, PETERBOROUGH.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of hitnates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 .... 27
Admitted 36
Total number of inmates .... 63
Discharged . . 31
Died . . 2
In residence 30th September, 1898 30
63
Places Admitted From.
From the Town of Peterborough 19
From the County of Peterborough and other counties 44
Emigrants, foreigners, etc . .
63
Sex.
Male 23
Female 40
63
Religious Denomi'nations.
63
Protestant
:\
Roman Catholic
60
Nat,
ionalities.
Canadian ....
Ensriish
36
4
Irish
Scotch
23
United States
Other countries . . . .
63
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario S 708 '.12
From the Town and County of Peterborough. .
From municipalities for board of inmates
From inmates ....
Subscriptions and donations
Other sources
Total.. . $1,949 32
6 H.R. 81
52
00
104
00
6.S5
on
450
00
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Expenditures.
(
Food of all kinds . .
$1,063 87
Clothing and furnishings . .
370 40
Fuel, light and cleaning
Repairs, ordinary
Salaries and wages '
249 24
'265 60
Other expenses
Live stock and farm grounds ....
100 60
67 90
Total ...
$2,117 61
I
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 6,955 days at five cents per day S 347 75
Supplementary aid, at two cents 139 10
Allowance for 2,277 days' stay of children at two cents 45 54
Total... S 532 39
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the House of Providence, Peterborough, on the 8th
February, on which occasion there were 20 old people in residence, together with
6 children under twelve years of age. During the winter there were 14 admis-
sions and 3 deaths.
The rooms, beds, bedding, etc., were in well kept order and the books cor-
rectly kept.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to inspect this Institution. A copy of his report
is annexed.
I inspected the House of Providence, Peterborough, on the 8th September.
The building is not well suited for the purpose of a Home for old people, but I
was informed that it is the intention of the authorities to enlarge and improve it.
The number of persons cared for was twenty-eight, viz., five men, thirteen women
and ten children. The latter are lodged in a separate dwelling which has been
rented for the purpose, in order to keep them apart from the old people.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1891^
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS, WINDSOR.
Full particulars of the operations of tlie Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897. .
16
Admitted
14
Total number of inmates . .
Discharged
10
Died
1
In residence 30th September, 1898. ...
19
30
30
Places Admitted From.
From the City of Windsor
From the County of Essex
Emigrants, foreigners, etc
Male
Female
Sex.
lieligious Denom^inations.
30
30
19
11
30
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions . .
Nationalities.
20
10
Canadian
English . . . . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
6
8
8
1
3
4
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Windsor . . .
From inmates
Subscriptions and donations
Other sources
Total
30
349
27
2,133
33
62
20
46
89
132
06
5,723 75
30
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Expenditures.
Food of all kinds ....
Clothing and furnishings
Fuel, light and cleaning
Repairs, ordinary
Salaries and wages ....
Other expenses . .
532
41
38
62
88
26
27
98
402
50
67
92
Total $1,157 69
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 7,994 days, at tive cents per day $ 399 70
Supplementary aid, two cents. . 159 88
Allowance of 408 days' stay of children at two cents.
Total So59 58
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Home for the Friendless, Windsor, on the 1 1 th
April, and found it in satisfactory order, all the rooms, beds, bedding, etc., being
in a well kept state of cleanliness.
There were then 20 inmates, namely, eight males and twelve females. Books
properly kept.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 21st October. Its inmates num-
bered 19, namely, 7 men, 9 women, and 3 children. There is accommodation for
about 21 inmates.
The Home was in good condition throughout. Coal oil lamps are used for
lighting.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 189^
HOME FOR THE AGED AND INFIRM, COBOURG.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in
annexed summaries :
the
Move'ments of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897.
Admitted
Total number of inmates.
4
6
— 10
Discharged ...
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898.
Places Admitted From,.
Town of Cobourg
County of Northumberland
Other counties of Ontario . .
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
Male
Female
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Canadian . . . . ,
English . .
Irish ....
Scotch ....
United States . .
Other countries
Sex.
Religious DenoTninations.
Nationalities.
Receipts.
10
10
10
4
6
10
9
1
— 10
10
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Cobourg. ...
Payment from inmates
Subscriptions and donations . .
Other sources
s
27C 00
190 01
297 34
102 50
Total
865 85
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305
54
5
12
89
07
159
25
86
38
62
78
Expenditures.
Food of all kinds
Clothin<^, furniture and furnishings
Fuel, gas, etc.
Salaries and wages
Repairs, ordinary
Other expenses, including rent and taxes . .
Total $ 708 14
GoverriT^unt Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 1,676 days at five cents $ 83 80
Supplementary allowance at two cents 33 52
Total $ 117 32
Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 31st January, and found it in
good order throughout. There were four old people being cared for — two men
and two women. The Home is managed by a committee of ladies. The books
were properly entered up.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to inspect this Home. A copy of his report is
annexed.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 7th September, and found it in
well kept order. Its inmates were five old people — two males and three females.
A telephone in the building would be a convenience in cases of sickness.
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HOME FOR THE AGED, LINDSAY.
Full particulars of the operations of this Institution will be found in the
annexed summaries :
Moveinents of Inmates.
27
27
In re.sidence 1st October, 1897 . .
Admitted . .
Total number of inmates . .
16
11
Discharged
8
jjieci . . . c . .
In residence, 30th September, 1898. ...
1
. ... 11
Places Achnitted From.
Town of Lindsay .
County of Victoria .... 27
Other counties of Ontario ....
Emigrants, foreigners, etc.
Sex.
Male 11
Female . . 16
Religious Denoninations.
Protestant 18
Roman Catholic 9
Other religions, or not known . ......
Nationalities
Canadian 5
English 4
Irish 14
Scotch 3
United States
Other countries . . 1
Receipts.
From the Province of Ontario .... $608 16
From the Town of Lindsay 229 00
Payment from inmates 97 10
Subscriptions, donation and other sources 58 00
From the County of Victoria 852 90
From other municipalities .. 21310
From all other sources 122 67
Total .. $1,680 93
87
27
27
27
27
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Expenditures.
Foods of all kinds . .
$554 31
Clotliing and furnishings
166 95
Salaries and wages
Fuel, light and cleaning ....
Repairs, ordinary . .
Other expenses
179 25
96 80
18 46
225 74
Total
$1,241 51
Government Aid for 1898.
Allowance for 6.3.^6 days, at live cents . . $316 80
Supplementary aid, at tvvo cents per day 126 72
Total .. $443 52
Inspectioxs.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 9th February. There were 18
old people in residence on that day, namely, 6 males and 12 females. The rooms,
beds, bedding, etc., were clean and in well kept order, and the inmates are made
as comfortable as possible. The water supply is from a well, and coal oil is used
for ligliting. The Home is managed by a committee of ladies.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to inspect this Home A copy of his report is
annexed :
I beg to report that I made an inspection of the Home for Aged, Lindsay,
on the 9th September. There were 19 old people in residence on that day, namely,
8 males and 11 females.
Sometimes children are placed in the Home by the Children's Aid Society,
but there were none on this occasion. The building was found to be in good
order, and the books were entered up.
88
ORPHAN ASYLUMS.
The following institution has been added to the list receiving Government
aid during the past year :
THE BERLIN ORPHANAGE, BERLIN.
The statistical tables on the following pages of this report show a consider-
able increase in the contributions to several of the institutions, while in some
cases there is a slight falling off as compared with the past year.
The total number of children cared for m the Orphanages during the year
was 4,145, as compared with 4,222 in 1898.
In the tables and my minutes of inspection will be found full details of the
method of receiving and discharging children, the course of training they receive,
their nationality, religion, etc., also the condition of the buildings and grounds.
The statistics relating to the sex, religious denominations and nationalities of
the inmates are given in the following summary :
Sex.
Male
2,239
Female
1,906
4,145
Religious Denominations.
Protestant ....
2,190
Roman Catholic
1,939
Other religions not given ....
16
4,145
Nationalities.
Canadian
3,541
English
211
Irish . .
226
Scotch
54
United States
66
Other countries and unknown
47
4,145
Previous Residents.
Received from cities in which orphanages are located 3,291
Received from counties in which orphanages are located . . 356
Received from other counties in the province 482
Emigrants and foreigners and unknown .... 16
4,145
The following tables show the aggregate stay of the inmates of the orphan-
ages, the fixed allowances in respect thereof under the Charity Aid Act, the
receipts of the institutions on maintenance account, the amount of the supple-
mentary allowances, together with the total amount which will be recommended
as the grant to be voted by the Legislature during the session of 1899, together
with table showing the cost of maintaining the orphanages, and then comes the
separate reports upon each home.
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Names of orphanages.
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum . . .
Protestant Orphans' Home
Girls' Home
Boys' Home
The Working Boys' Home
Infants' Home
St. Nicholas Home
Rescue Home for Women
Children's Shelter
St. Mary's Orphan Asylum
Protestant Orphan Asylum
Boys' Home
Girls' Home
Home frr the Friendless
Salvation Army Rescue Home
Orphans' Home
House of Providence Orphanage . . . .
Hotel Dieu Orphanage
Orphans' Home
St. Patrick's Orphan Asylum
St. Joaeph's Orphan Asylum
Rescue Home and Children's Shelter
Infants' Home
Roman Catholic Orphans' Home . .
Protestant Orphans' Home
Women's Refuge and Infaats' Home
Rescue Home for Women . . .
Protestant Home, orphanage branch
St. Agatha Orphan Asylum
Orphans' Home
Berlin Orphanage
Total, 1898
Total, 1897
Location.
Toronto
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
Hamilton
do
do
do
do
do
Kingston
do
do
Ottawa
do
do
do
do
London
do
do
do
St. Catharines
St. Agatha . . .
Fort William .
Berlin
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108.647
69,534
31,182
33,550
11.318
36,201
19,504
3,362
6,758
38,779
2,636
24,215
12,810
11,714
4,247
18,088
28,874
13,466
19,686
23,164
54,166
11,100
12,334
33.706
12,866
5,041
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8,645
18,746
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6,742
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3,505
5,261
4,355
1,278
606
7,904
4,053
4,649
1,863
2,613
964
3,657
1,209 00
4,821 33
5,813 83
1,501 35
2,091 99
3,520 08'
1,077 53
1,406 75
1,630 44
1,893 75
1,604 16
1.160 25
102,189 37
101,185 78
Cents.
11 54
13.01
21.62
16.44
30.97
14.53
22.33
38.13
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22.71
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10.73
13.52
28.13
21.37
17.58
18.90
10.10
22.29
12.61
14.61
16.03
*Aged Women s Home included. ^Included with expenditure of Refuge Branch.
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SEPARATE KEPOKTS.
ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHAN ASYLUM, TORONTO.
The following summaiies show the operations of this Orphanage during
the year :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
311
281
592
Discharged ....
Died ....
In residence, 30th September, 1893
258
34
300
592
Se:c.
Male .
Female
315
277
592
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
National ititii.
40
552
592
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries
571
5
10
6
592
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Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto 561
County of York 4
Other parts of Ontario 27
Other countries
592
The receipts of the Institution during the year, including the Government
grant of $2,113.20 were $12,551.98 and the expenditures were $12,538.84.
The collective stay of the inmates was 108,647 days, entitling the institution
to receive the sum of $2,172.94 as Government aid for the year 1898.
Inspections.
I visited this Orphanage on the 18th November. There were then 274
children in residence, 142 boys and 132 girls, from three to fifteen years of age.
They are taught housework, sewing and knitting. The boys are also employed
in gardening. All of school age are taught in school daily. Five teachers are
employed. There have been no deaths among the children in this Institution
during the past year, although the deaths at the House of Providence (under the
same management) show a death rate for children.
The building was found to be in good order. It is well lighted, heated and
ventilated.
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PROTESTANT ORPHANS' HOME. TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Institution during the
past year :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 . 191
Admitted. . 97
Total number of inmates . . 288
Discharged 96
Died 2
In residence 30th September, 1898 ...... 190
288
Sex.
Male
176
Female . . .
112
Religious
Denom,inat ions.
Protestant
ionalities.
288
Nat
Canadian . . . .
264
English . . .
Irish
7
.2
United States
15
288
288
288
Places Adm,itted From.
City of Toronto . . i'88
County of York
Other parts of Ontario
Other counties
288
The receipts of this Institution during the \ ear, including the Government
grant of $1,420.00, were $8,510.47, and the expenditures were $9,047.16.
The collective stay of the inmates was 69,534 days, entitling the Institution
to receive the sum of $1,390.68 as Government aid for the year 1898.
Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. He
reported as follows :
I made an inspection of this Home on the 19th October, when there were
registered as inmates 127 boys and 84 girls — total, 211. Tlie children were all in
good health, and the work of' the Institution aj)peared to be well conducted. The
building was in its usual condition of good order, and the records were entered up.
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GIRLS' HOME, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Home during- the year
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 . 8S
Admitted . 45
Total number of inmates. . 133
Discharged 58
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898. ... ....*.. 75
Sex.
Female 133
Religious Denortiinations.
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto . . 133
County of York
Other counties in the Province of Ontario . .
Foreigners and aliens . .
133
133
Protestant
133
Roman Catholic
, . . . . . . . ,
,
133
National 'tie 8.
Canadian
133
English . . , , .
Irish
United States
Other countries. .
183
133
Including the Government grant of S686.66, the revenue of the Asylum
during the year amounted to $7;1 31.79, and the expenditure to §6,742.b9.
The collective stay of the inmates was 31,182 daj^s, entitling the Asylum to
receive a sum of $623.64 as Government aid for 1898.
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Inspections.
1 instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report is annexed :
I visited the Girls' Home, Toronto, on the "ith August, and found the dormi-
tories, school-rooms, play-rooms, lavatories, etc., sciupulously clean and orderly.
There were 79 inmates on this date, all in good health. The register did not
aoree with the daily record as to the number discharged during the year, to
which I called the Matron's attention.
I inspected the Home a second time on the 1st December. The names of 78
girls were on the register, all of whom 1 saw in the class-rooms and nursery.
Thev were reported to be in good health, and presented a cleanly and neat
appearance. The Matron, Mrs. Bright, who has been in charge of the Home for
many years, is about to sever her connection with it owing to her failing health.
98
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A. 1899
30YS' HOME, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of the Home during the
)^ear
Movement of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted . , .
Total number of inmates
Discharged . . .
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898
Sex.
Male
Religious Denoininations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Nationalities.
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries, or unknown
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto
Counties of Ontario ....
Other counties, including emigrants, foreigners and aliens
92
Q5
157
62
95
157
157
157
— — 157
148
2
1
1
5
157
143
14
157
The receipts of the Home during the year, including the Government grant
of $712.22, amounted to $7,197.22, and the expenditures were $5,515.24.
The collective stay of the Institution was equal to 38,550 days, entitling the
Institution to receive the sum of $671.00 as Government aid for the year 1898.
Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report is annexed :
I inspected the Boys' Home, Toronto, on the 30th of August. The register
contained the names of 84 boys, as inmates of the Home, but several of them were
absent visiting relatives and friends.
The building was in its usual condition of good order, and the records were
properly kept.
J visited the Home again on the 2nd December, when there were 92 boys
registered as inmates. Owing to three cases of diphtheria among them recently
the school had been closed, but was about to be opened again. The sick ones
were making good recovery, and the usual precautions were being taken to pre-
vent a reoccurrence of the disease. The premises were in good ordei-, and the
books entered up.
99
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THE WORKING BOYS' HOME, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of the Home during the jenv :
Movement of Inm- tes.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 32
Admitted 90
Total number of inmates 128
Discharged 95
In residence 80th September, 1898 33
128
Sex.
Male 128
128
Beligious Den ominat ions.
128
Protestant
Roman Catholic .
128
Other religions, or
not known
Nat
'.onalities.
Canadian
Enoflish . .
70
51
Irish
Scotch ....
United States . . .
2
Other countries
5
128
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto. . 128
128
The receipts of the Home during the year, including the Gov^ernment grant
of $245.12, amounted to S3,642.4l and the expenditures were $3,505.55.
The collective stay of the boys was ecjual to 11,318 days, entitling the Insti-
tution to receive the sum of S226.36 as Government aid for the year 1898.
Inspectioxs.
I made a visit of inspection to this Home on the 15th May, and found that
the register contained the names of twentj'-seveii boys as residents. The books
Were well kept.
The boys are employed about the city and lodge and board in the HomeJ
paying for same in pnjportion to the amount of wages they earn.
The dormitories, dining room, school-room, kitchen, wash and bath-roomsj
and wiitcr closets were in good or<ler.
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I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this Home. He
reported as follows :
I made an inspection of the home on the 1st December, when there were the
names of 35 boys on the register. Between 25 and 30 of them are in permanent
situations in stores and factories, earning from 81.25 to $4.50 per week. They
pay for their board according to their means.
Night school is held three nights a week, and a public school teacher is
in charge. All the boys attend church once a day on Sunday, and Sunday school
is held in the Home.
An effort is being made to provide more commodious quarters for the Home
at an early day.
101
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
THE INFANTS' HOME AND INFIRMARY, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Home during the
past year :
Moveinrnts of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total ..
nfants.
Mothers .
Totals
GO
30
90
129
56
185
189
86
275
62
53
115
53
53
74
33
107
Discharged
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898 ....
189 86 275
The statistical information regarding the infants is as follows, viz. : —
Sex.
Male
Female
Total Females
" Males .
110
79
86
110
165
275
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Other religions
185
4
82
4
267
8
189
86
275
Nationalities.
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States. . . .
188
1
60
20
1
4
1
248
20
1
4
1
189
86
275
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto
Province of Ontario
Other countries
189
84
^2
273
2
189
86
275
102
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The receipts of the Home during the year were $5,389.09, and the expendi-
tures were $5,261.42.
The collective stay of the children equalled 24,740 days. The Home will be
entitled in respect of them to $494.80.
The collective stay of the mother nurses, for whom ten cents a day is allowed,
was 9,479 days. The Home will therefore be entitled to $947.90.
The collective days' stay of the other women, for whom seven cents per day
is allowed, was 1,982 days, for which the .sum of $138.74 will he allowed.
The total grant, therefore, to the Home for 1898, including the grant of $200
for the Infirmary work, will amount to $1,781.44.
In.spections.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 17th November, and found 49
adult females and 82 infants in residence. Thirtj^-five of the women have children
in the Home. All the rooms, dormitories, etc., were in good order. No sickness
among the inmates. Books properly kept.
103
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ST. NICHOLAS' HOME, TORONTO.
The lollowing summaries shows the operations of this Home during the
ortieial vear :
Movements of Iivniates.
In residence 1st October, 1897...
Admitted
Total number
56
63
119
Discharged ....
Died ....
In residence 30th September, 1898
68
51
119
Sex.
Male .... "
Female
116
3
119
Rdigious Denominations
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
14
105
119
Nationalities.
Canadian
Engrlish
Irish . .
United States . .
Other countries
11-2
7
119
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto . .
Other places in the Province of Ontario
118
1
119
The revenue of the Home during the year, including the Government grant
of 8418.66, was S4,S73.98, and the expenditure was §4,355.48.
The collective stay of the boys was 19,504 days, entitling the Institution to
receive the sum of S390.0H hs riovcnimont aid for 1898.
104
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Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. A copy of
his report, is annexed :
I made an inspection of the St. Nicholas' Home, Toronto, on the 12th July.
On that day th- re were the names of 52 youths registered as inmates, nine of
whom were under twelve years of age. The majority of them are in situations
about the city. I found the Home in good order, the dormitories neat and clean,
and the books entered up.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection ot this Home. A copy of
his I'eport is annexed :
I visited this Home on the 2nd December, and found it in its usual condition*
of good order. Some new iron bedsteads have been placed in the dormitories,
and the rooms formerly used by the Children's Aid Society have been thoroughly
renovated, painted, and refurnished. The register showed the number of boys in
residence to be 5G, ranging in age from seven to seventeen years. Nearly all of
them were said to be employed about the city. The younger boys attend school
during the day, and for the older ones a night school is provided during the
winter.
105
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THE RESCUE HOME FOR WOMEN, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Home during the year.
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897.
Admitted ....
21
.59
Total number of inmates . .
Discharged
Died
63
1
80
In residence 30th September, 1898
Seo:.
Male
Female. ... , , . .
16
5
75
80
Eeligioiis Denominations.
Roman Catholic . .
Protestant . . ....
1
78
80
Other religions, or not known. .
Nationalities.
Canadian
1
56
19
80
Irish
Scotch ...
2
United States. ...
Other countries ...... ....
1
65
2
to $1,112.29, an
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto . ,
Other cities and counties
80
Unknown
le revenue of the Hon.e during the year amounted
80
d the
expenditure to $1,278.13.
The collective stay of the inmates was equal to 3,352 days, thus entitling
the Institution to receive the sum of S67.04 as Government aid for 1898.
Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Home. His report
is annexed.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 19th October. This charity has
removed from Parkdale and now occupies a building at 91 (i Yonge Street,
formerly used l)y the Salvation Army as a barrack.s.
There is accommodation for 18 or 20 adults. The building is heated by two
hot air furnaces, lighted by gas and supplied with city water.
The inmates on this occasion were 10 adult females and 5 infants. The
d^ily record had not been entered up since August.
106
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SALVATION ARMY, CHILDREN'S SHELTER, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Home during the year :
Moveiivnts of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897. ...... 21
Admitted 32
Total number of inmates , . .53
Discharged ...... 27
Died .... ....... 5
In residence, 30th September, 1898 21
Sex.
53
Male
28
Female . .
25
53
Religious Denominations.
Protestant 53
Roman Catholic
Other religions or (or not known) ....
53
JS'ationalities.
Canadian 53
English . .
Irish ,
United States
Other countries . .
— 53
Places Admitted From.
City of Toronto . . 44
Other parts of Ontario . . 9
53
The Revenue of the Shelter during the year amounted to $610.40 and the
expenditure to $606.96.
The collective stay of the inmates was 6,758 days, entitling the Shelter to
receive a sum of $135.16 as Government aid for 1898.
107
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Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an Inspection of this Institution. A
copy of his report is annexed :
This Institution was inspected by me on the 3rd August, when there were
fifteen children being cared for by the matron and three assistants. The accomo-
dation is somewhat limited, and the building (formerly a tenement house) is not
well suited for its present purpose.
There were 20 children in the Shelter when I visited it on the 1st December.
The}' were being cared for by four women, members of the Salvation Army.
The children's ages ranged from fourteen months to twelve years. Four of
the eldest were attending school. The premises were in fairly well kept order,
but the dormitories appeared to be somewhat crowded with cots.
108
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Sessional Papers (No. 13
A. 189 9
ST. MARY'S ORPHAN ASYLUM, HAMILTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this asylum during the
year ;
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted. .
Total number of inmates
:: :;:::: .;
118
50
168
Discharged
Died
74
3
91 .
In residence, 30th
September
1898 ..
168
Secc.
Male
89
79
Female . .
168
Religiout
>• Denominations.
Protestant
6
162
Roman Catholic
168
Nat
tonalities.
Canadian
165
3 •
English . .
Irish
United States
168
Placets Admitted From.
City of Hamilton,
County of Wentv
Other counties an(
Other countries
115
9
41
3
,'orth. .
d countries
168
Including the government giant of $964.06, the revenue of the Asylum dur-
ing the year amounted to $7,905.27, and the expenditure to $7,904.86.
The collective stay of the inmates was oS 779 days, entitling the Asylum to
receive a sum of $775.58 as government aid for 1898.
109
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St Mary's Orphan Asylum, Hamilton, on the
5th February.
There were no change to note in the building or grounds since m}' last
inspection. All departments were clean and in good order. There were 49 girls
in residence, who ages ranged from two to twelve years. They attend school, do
housework, knitting, etc, The books are well kept.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this orphanage.
A copy of his report is annexed :
I inspected the St. Mary's Orphan Asylum, Hamilton, on the 2nd July
There were fifty children being cared for, ranging from two to twelve years of
age, and all were reported to be in good health.
Their play-room, school -room, dormitories, etc., were in well kept order, and
the books were entered up.
110
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PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, HAMILTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Asylum during the
year :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, Lst October, 1897. .
Admirted. .
Total number of inmates . .
8
Discharged
Deaths
In residence,
80th'
September, 1898
2
Sex.
Male
.... 6
Female . .
2
Religious Denorninatio s.
Protestant .
jyationalities.
8
Canadian .
English
8
Places Admitted From.
City of Hamilton
8
8
— 8
8
The receipts of the Asylum during the year were S4 .398.74, and the expendi-
tures w^ere 84,053.87. The receipts and expenditures of the Aged VA'omen's
Refuge are included in these amounts.
The collective stay of the children was 2,636 <^^ays, entitling the Institution
to receive the sum of So2.72 as government aid for 1898.
Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Orphanage on the 4th February. There were
then eight children being cated for, namely, six boys and two girls, whose ages
were from seven to fourteen years.
They attend school daily and also do some work about the house and in the
garden. The dormitories, beds, etc., were in j-ood order.
1 instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Orphanage. A
copy of his report is annexed :
I visited this Orphanage on the 'Ind July. There were only seven chil-
dren (five boys and two giils) in residence on that <lay.
Their dormitories, play- room, etc., w^ere clean and in neat order. The books
were entered up.
Ill
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BOYS' HOME, HAMILTON.
The followirc'- summaries show the operations of this Home du)ii l; the year
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897 . . ()4
Admitted 22
Total number of inmates . . SC
Discharged 22
Died
In residence 30th September, 1898. ... 64
8ex.
Male 86
Female ....
JReli(jious Denominations.
Protestant 86
Roman Catholic
Other religions (or not known)
Places Admitted From.
Hamilton Citj^ . . 86
County of Wentworth . ,
— S6
Nationalities.
Canadian 81
Engli.sh •
Iri.sh 2
Scotch ..... -J.
United States
Other coumtries
The receipts of the Home during the year were 84,679.13, and the expendi-
tures were S+,649.09.
The collective stay of the inmates was 24,215 dixyn, entitlino- the Home to
receive the sum of S484.30 as Government aid for 1898.
112
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Inspections. »
I made an inspection of the Boys' Home, Hamilton, on the 4th February
There were on that day 66 boys in residence, from five to fourteen years of age.
They attend school daily. Religious services are held on Friday afternoon and
on Sunday in the school room. Those of the boys who are able also go to church
in the city. The Home was in a good state of cleanliness and order throughout.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this Home. A
copy of his report is annexed :
I visited this Institution on the 2nd July and found all its apartments clean
and tidy. The register contained the names of 67 bo3^s as inmates: one had been
taken to the hospital on account of illness. Since the 1st October 15 had been
admitted and 13 discharged. The books were properly entered up to date.
8 H.R. 113
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Sessional Ir'apers (iNo. 13).
A. 1899
GIRLS' HOME, HAMILTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Home during the year :
Movements of Ivviafes.
In residence 1st October, 1897
36
Admitted ....
. . 3-t
Total number of inmates
Discharged ....
42
Number of deaths
In residence 30th September, 1898 ....
28
— 70
70
Sex.
Male
Female
70
Religious Denovxinations.
Protestant
Other religions (or not known)
70
-— 70
Nationalities.
Canada
English . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States .
Other countries
70
Places Received From.
City of Hamilton
Other parts of the Province of Ontario
70
— — 70
The revenue (jf the Home during the year was $1,953.65 and the expendi-
ture was SI, 863.56.
The collective stay of the cliildrcn was 12,810 days, entitling the Home to
receive a sum ol S2o0.20 as Government aid for 1898.
114
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Girls' Home, Hamilton, on the 5th February.
There were on that occasion 37 girls in the Institution, from four to thirteen years
of age. There is a school building on the premises, convenient to the Home,
where the girls are taught daily. They are also instructed in sewing and knit-
ting. Homes are found for them from time to time.
There was no change in the Institution or grounds since my last visit.
Everything pertaining thereto was in well kept order ; and the records were
properly entered up.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this Home. A
copy of his report is annexed :
I made a visit of inspection to the Girls' Home, Hamilton, on 2nd July, and
found the house in good order throughout. There were 3.3 girls registered as
inmates, live of whom were in the city Hospital being treated for ringworm. The
others were all in good health.
115
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 13). A 1899
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS AND INFANTS' HOME, HAMILTON.
The following summaries show the operations of the Home during the
year :
Move7)ients of Inmates.
In residence 1st October. 1897 . 23
Admitted . 87
Total number of inmates . . 110
Discharged 73
Died 9
In residence, 30th of September, 1898 28
110
Sex.
Male (infants) 48
Female . ..... 62
Reliffiov^s Denom inoAions.
Protestant ....
Plac
•th" " " .
unties
110
Romam Catholic . ,
Canadian ....
Nationalities.
10.3
English
Irish
i
Scotch
United States
City of Hamilton
County of Wentwoi
Other places and co
Other countries
es Admitted From.
89
(j
15
no
The revenue of the Home including the Government grant of S386.96
was S2,618.48, and the expenditure 82,613.92.
The collective stay of the children equalled 9,387 da\'s. The Home, there-
fore will be entitled in respect of them to §187. 74.
The collective stay of mother nurses for whom ten cents a day is allowed,
was 1,064 days. The Home in respect of these will be entitled to S106.40.
The collective stay of other women, for whom seven cents a day is allowed,
was 1,263 daj's, which entitles them to $88.41.
The total '41-ant to the Home will amount to 8382. .55.
110
62 Victoria Sessional Papers (No. 13,. A. iyy9
Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Home on the 5th February, and found that con-
siderable improvement had been made in the building since my last visit. There
were 5 adult females and 3 L infants in residence on this occasion. The children
are adopted in some cases, and in others they are sent to the Boys' and Girls'
Homes when old enough. The books are well kept.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this Home. A
copy of his report is annexed :
I made an inspection of the Home for the Friendless, Hamilton, on the 2nd
July. There were in residence on that day, 7 adult females and 24 children,
making a total of 31. They were all reported to be in good health.
The Home was found to be in the best of order in every part. A large ver-
andah has been erected on the west side of the building, making an excellent
airing place for the children.
117
&2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
SALVATION ARMY RESCUE HOME, HAMILTON.
The following summaries .show the operations of this Asj-lmn during the
year :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897
Admitted . .
Total number ot inmates .
13
184
Discharged
Died
In residence, 80th September, 1898
186
11
Sex
Male
Female
184
13
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
169
Roman Catholic . . .
27
Other religions , .
Nationalities.
...... 1
Canadian
135
English ...
34
Irish
18
United States
, , ^ ^ •...-
4
Other countries. .
, ,,., .,
4
Scotch
, , , , ......
2
Places Admitted From.
City of Hamilton . . . .
County of Wentworth. .
Other counties and countries
110 •
87
197
The revenue of the Asylum during the year amounted^to §950,21, and the
expenditure to S964.60.
The collective stay of the inmates was 4,247 days, entitling the AsyKnn to
receive a sum of S84.94 as Government aid for 1898.
118
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 18). A. 18^9
IXSPECTiONS.
I inspected this Home on the 4th February, and found the rooms, beds, bed-
dino-, etc,, clean and tidy. There were then 9 women and 5 infants receiving the
benefits of the institution. The books were properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make a second inspection of this Home. A
copy of his report is annexed :
I made an inspection of this Home on the 2nd July. There were 6 women
and 2 infants in the institution on that d'dy. The women do sewing, housework,
etc., during their stay. All the apartments were in good order. There is accom-
modation for 16 women and 5 children.
119
'1*2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
ORPHAN'S HOME, KINGSTON.
The following summaries show the operations of the Institution during the
year
Movements of Inmates
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total
Discharged
Died
In residence, 30th September, 189S .
46
25
19
52
71
— 71
Sex.
Male
Female
38
33
— 71
Religious Denomination^^.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
71
— 71
Canadian
English
Scotch
Nationalities.
Places Admitted From.
68
2
1
71
City of Kingston
46
County of Frontenac
14
Other counties in Ontario
11
— 71
The Revenue of the Home daring the year was $3,480.68, including the
Government grant of S3,5.57.34, and the expenditure was S3, 547. 34.
The collective stay of the children was 18,68S days, entitling the Institution
to receive a sum of $373.76 as Government aid for 1898.
120
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Inspections.
The Orphans' Home, Kmgston was inspected by me on the 21st April.
There were in residence on that day tifty-two children, from three to twelve
years of age. Their dormitories, dining room, bath and wash rooms, kitchen,
laundry, and water closets were in good condition. The books were properly
kept.
I inspected this Home on the 15th December and found no change in the
building or premises since my last visit. There were fifty-seven children being
cared for from three to twelve years of age, viz., twenty-six boys and thirty-one
girls. They were following the usual routine of attending day school and doing
housework, sewing, etc. The books were properly entered up.
121
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Sessional Papers (No. 13
A. 1899
ORPHANAGE OF THE HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE, KINGSTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Orphanage during
the year :
Movements of Patients.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates . .
63
79
Discharged ...
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898
Male
Female
Sex
Religious Denominations.
74
68
80
62
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Nationalities.
3
189
Canadian
English
Irish
United States
Other countries . .
94
12
9
11
16
Places Admitted From.
City of Kingston
County of Frontenac. ...
Other counties . .
Other countries, including immigrants, foreigners and aliens
59
39
44
The leceipts and expenditures of the Orphanage are included with those of
the Hou:ie of Providence, and cannot be shown separately.
The coll cctive stay of the children was 28,874 days, entitling the Orphanage
to receive the sum of S577.48 as Clovernment aid for 1898.
122
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Inspections.
I visited this Orphanage on the 21st April. The register contained the
names of sixty-two children — thirty-six boys and twenty-six girls, from two to
twelve years of age. They attend school daily, and are also instructed in sew-
ing, knitting and house-work. Homes are found for them, or they are placed
at trades as opportunities offer.
The dormitories, wash and bath rooms, water closets, etc., were in a clean
and orderly condition and the records were well kept.
I inspected this Orphanage again on the 15th December. There were sixty-
nine children from two to twelve years of age in residence, namely, forty-one
boys and twenty-eight girls.
The larger children attend the city schools ; the others are taught in the
institution. The school rooms, dining rooms, play rooms and dormitories are on
the ground floor under the new chapel. All in good order.
123
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Sessional Papers (No. 13
A. 189 9
HOTEL DIEU ORPHAN ASYLUM, KINGSTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Asylum during the
year
Movements of Inrtiates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
Discharged
Deaths . .
In residence, 30th September, 1898
29
91
120
91
29
120
Male .
Female
Sex.
4
116
120
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Religious Denominations.
120
— 120
Canadian ....
English . .
L'nited States
Other countries
Nationalities.
120
Places Admitted From,.
City of Kingston
90
County of Frontenac . .
20
Other counties in Ontario ....
10
The income of the Asylum during the year amounted to Sl,229.32, and the
expenditure to 81,209.00.
The collective stay of the inmates was equal to 13,466 days, thus entitling
the Institution to receive the sum of S269.32, as Government aid for 1898.
124
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (T^o. 13). A. 1899
Inspections.
I inspected this Orphanage on the 21st April. There were thirty female
children being cared for on that day, ranging from two to twelve years of ao-e.
They attend school in the building, and are also instructed in house work. The
rooms, dormitories, beds, bedding, etc., were in good order, and the^iecords were
well kept.
When I visited this Orphanage on the 15th December there were 34 children
3 boys and 31 girls, registered as inmates. They are domicile'l on the first floor
o f the new building used as a chapel, where they have school -rooms, dining-room,
play-room, sitting-rooms, dormitories, wash-rooms and water-closets. All their
rooms were in good order. They are instructed in sewino- and doino- o-eneral
house work.
125
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ORPHANS' HOME, OTTAWA.
The following summaries show the operations of this House during the year:
Movements of Inviates
123
123
In residence in October, 1897 . .
52
Admitted . . .
71
Total number of inmates
Discharged . . .
Dipfl
67
In residence 30th September, 1898. ...
56
Sex.
Male 70
Female .. 53
Religious Deyiomination.
Protestant 121
Other relisions 2
Nationalities.
Canadian Ill
English . .
Irish 1
Scotch .... 4
United States . . 6
Other countries 1
Places Achnltted From.
City of Ottawa . .
108
County of Carleton ....
9
Other counties . .
3
Other countries
3
123
123
123
123
The levi'uue of the Home was 85,899.57, and liie expenditures were $4,821.33.
The code -tive stay of tlie children was ecjual to 19,(386 <hiys, thus . ntitling
tlic Institution to re'.-eive the .sum of $393.72 as Government aid for 1898.
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Inspections.
I visited the Orphans' Home, Ottawa, on the 24th March. On that day
there were 53 children (from three to twelve years of age) beino^ cared for, namely,
28 boys and 25 girls. All the different departments were clean and in good order.
Homes are found for the children from time to time.
I visited this Home again on the 22nd September. Its inmates on that day
were 33 boys and 25 girls, from two to thirteen years of age. I hey attend school
daily besides being trained in house work, sewing, etc. I found no change in the
building or grounds since my last inspection. The premises were in good order
in every respect.
127
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^Sessional Papers (No 13 ^
A. 1899
year
ST. PATRICK'S ORPHAN ASYLUM, OTTAWA.
The following summaries show the operations of this Asylum during the
Movements of Inmates.
123
In residence 1st of October, 1897,
64
Admitted
. . . . . 59
Total number of inmates . .
Discharged
56
Died ....
In residence 30th September, 1898
67
123
Sex.
Male
Female
63
60
123
Relig ious Denom mat ions.
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Nationalities.
123
123
Canadian
120
English
Irish
2
' 1
Scotch
, . . .
United States
193
Places Admitted From.
City of Ottawa
County of Carleton ....
Other parts of the Province
Other countries
115
5
.S
123
The receipts and expenditures of this Instituticm are included in the finan
cial statements of the Refuge Department ride Schedule B. Refuge Report.
The collective stay of the children was equal to 23,154 days, entitling the
Institution to receive the sum of 463.08 as CJovernment aid for 1898.
128
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Orphanage on the 24th March.
There were 66 children in charge, 32 boys ami 34" girls, from three to
twelve years of age.
They are taught daily in the class rooms by two teachers. Part of their
time is devoted to housework, sewing, knitting, etc., and homes are found for
them from time to time.
The building and premises have been considerably' improved since ni}- last
inspection.
I made a second inspection of this Orphanage on the 3rd December. There
was nothing new to note in regard to the buildings or grounds. All was in very
good order. There were 58 children (31 boj's and 27 girls) being cared for, and
their time is occupied with school studies, housework, sewing etc. Homes are
found for them as occasion requiies.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13 ;.
A. 1899
year
ST. JOSEPH'S ORPHAN ASYLUM. OTTAWA.
The following suniniaries show the operations of this Charity during the
Movements of Patients.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted . .
Total number of inmates . .
Discharged
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898
Sex.
135
123
117
258
258
Male
Female ....
Religious Denominations.
117
141
25S
Roman Catholic
Protestant . . . . .
Nationalities.
258
258
Canadian
Irish.
Other countries
232
23
3
9.-,}
Places Admitted From.
City of Ottawa . .
County of Carleton . . . .
Other counties in Ontario
Other countries
177
50
28
3
258
The receipts of the Institution were 85,973.68, and the expenditures
$5,813.83.
The collective stay of children was 54,166 days, entitling the Asylum to
receive the .sum of Sl,083.32 as the (Government aid for 1898.
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St. Joseph's Orphanage, Ottawa, on the 25th
April. The register shewed that 153 children {6o boys and 88 girls) wei-e being
jiiaintained.
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They were all in good health and apparently happy,
The management expect soon to remove to their new building on the hill,
near Government House.
I visited this Orphanage on the 3rd December. The new bui'ding lately
erected is now occupied. It is a large four-storey stone structure with basement,
and is situated near the Infants' Home. It has a frontage of 200 feet by a depth
of 100 feet, and has accommodation for 250 children.
There is an entrance to the first flat at each end of the building. The north
end is occupied by the boys and contains two play rooms, dining-room, clothes
room, sewing room, hall, wash-room, bath-room and water-closet>i. Ti;e girls
occupy the south end, where there is a dining-room, workroom, play-room, wash-
room, bath-room, and water-closets.
In the basement are the furnace and boiler-room, coal-rooms, vegetable cel-
lar, wash-room, ironing room, and play-room for boys' use in bad weather.
Second flat. — Hallway and main entrance from the street, school-room, sew-
ing and mending rooms, bath-room and water-closets, hall leading to rear of
building, also large play-rooms, reception rooms, and sisters' private room There
are private parlors on both sides of the hall, a dispensary, linen cupboard, private
dining-room, and stairs leading to the next or third flat.
Third flat.— School-rooms for the larger pupils, sisters,' privjite rooms, hospi-
tal or infirmary, several large rooms arranged for chapel, music room, dormi-
tories, bath and wash-rooms, water-closets, linen closet, work or sewing-rooms,
door leading'from hall on to gallery outside, also stairs leading to fourth flat.
Fourth flat. — On this flat there are a number of dormitories, sisters' and
nurses' rooms on night duty, linen closets, wash-rooms, bath-rooms and water-
closets, hall leading out on to gallery. The attic is partitioned ofl' and used for
storage rooms, trunk rooms, etc.
All the rooms in the building are well furnished with modern furniture.
There are fire escapes at each end of the building. Electric light has been
installed, and the water supply is from the city mains.
At the time of my visit there were 148 children in residence, namely, 70
boys and 78 girls, from two to lourteen years of age. They attend school, and
do housework, sewing, knitting, mendirjg, etc. Homes are found for them from
time to time, jorincipally among the farmers of the surrounding country. The
children were free from sickness. The books were properly kept.
131
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THE RESCUE HOME AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER, OTTAWA.
The following summaries snow the operations of this Home during th(
year.
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, Ist October, 1897 27
Admitted during the year 58
Total number of inmates . . 85
Discharged 53
Died 12
In residence, 30th September, 1898 20
85
Sex.
Male ...... 26
Female .... 59
85
Religious JJenominatioTis.
Protestant 67
Roman Catholic 16
Other relimons, or not known ... 2
85
Nationalities.
(Canadian ...... 70
English ... 4
Irish 2
Scotch .... 5
United States .... H
Other countiies 1
85
Places Admitted From.
City of Ottawa . . 68
County of Carleton ....
Other counties . , l'»
Other C(juntrifs 1
The revenue of the Home was SI, 387.77 and the expenditures were $1,501.35
The collfctivc stay of the inmates was ('(jual to 11,100 days, thus entitlino
the In«*titution to receive the sum of S2'22.00 as GDvernment aid for 1898.
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Inspections.
When I inspecte'l this Home, on the 25th of March, there were 16 adult
females and 26 children in residence.
I A number of the inmates were sick with measles.
The building was in good condition, having been improved considerably dur-
ing the past year. The rooms also were clean. Books well kept.
I made an inspection of the Salvation Army Rescue Home, Ottawa, on the
2nd December, and found that it had been considerably improved, both the
building and grounds, since my last visit.
^ There were 14 adult females, and 14 children in residence.
■ Everything was in satisfactory order.
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INFANTS' HOME, OTTAWA.
The following summaries shew the operations of this Home during the
otiicial year :
Movements oj Inmates.
In residence, 1st of January, 1897 27
Admitted 239
Total number of inmate? 266
Discharged 129
Died 107
In residence, 30th September, 1898 30
Sex.
Religious Dejioniinatiovs.
266
Male ..
131
Female
•. 135
266
Protestant
75
191
Koman Catholic
Other religions (or
not k:
nown) ....
266
Nationalities.
Canadian
98
40
98
27
3
Encrlish
Irish . . . . ,
Scotch
Other countries. .
266
Places Admitted from.
Cit}- of Ottawa 198
Count}' of Carleton . . 68
Other counties in Ontario . . ....
266
The revenue (jf the Home during the ^i-ar, including the Government grant
of SI 96.90 was S2,075.03. and the expenditure was S2,091.99.
The collective stay of the infant.s was 12,334 days, entitling the Institution
to receive the sum of 8246.(i8 as G<n'ernment aid for 1898.
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Infants' Home, Ottawa, on the 25th April, find-
ing 56 infants and 4 mother nurses in residence.
Received since the 1st October, 160 ; di.scharged, placed with friends or
parents, 73 ; died 53.
The building was undergoing renovation, kalsomining etc.
It is heated with steam, supplied with city water, and lighted with coal oil
lamps. It is fitted with bath-rooms and water-closets.
Books properly kept.
1 visited this Home again on the 3rd December. No change in the building
since my last visit, but the grounds showed considerable improvement.
There were thirty infants being cared for, and they are kept as comfortable
as po.ssible, but owing to their tender ages the death rate is large. Since the 1st
October last thirty were received and seventeen died.
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Sessional Papers (No. 13
A. 189 9
year
ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHAN'S HOME, LONDON.
The followinor summaries show the operations of this Orphanage during the
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
93
55
148
Discharged
Died
In residence, 30th
September,
1898
Sex.
71
77
148
Male
91
57
Female . .
148
Religious
Deno'iiiinations.
Roman Catholic
148
Protestant
148
Nationalities.
Canadian
77
10
50
5
3
English . .
Irish
Scotch
United States . . .
Other countries
148
Places Admitted From.
City of London . .
32
39
77
County of Middle;
Other parts of On
sex . .
itario
148
The receipts and e.xpenditures of this Home during the year amounted to
SI 4,760.97 and S14,829.9(), and are included with those of the House of Refuge.
The collective stay of these children was 33,70() days, entitling the Asylum
to receive the sum of S674.12 as Government aid for 1898.
136
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Inspections.
This Orphanage was inspected by me on the 6th April. There was no
change in the building or grounds since my last inspection, calling for special
remark. All departments were in satisfactory order. There were ninety-three
children under charge (sixty-one boys and thirty-two girls) from three to twelve
years of age, all of whom appeared to be comfortably provided for.
I visited this Orphanage again on the 2oth November. On that day seventy-
two children, from three to twelve years of age, were being cared for. Forty-
five were boys and twenty-seven were girls. In addition to attending school
daily, they are taught housew^ork, sewing, knitting, etc.
Their dormitories, school-rooms, play- rooms, etc., were in well kept order.
137
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PROTESTANT ORPHANS' HOME, LONDON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Orphanage during
the year :
Moveraents of Inmates.
72
— 72
72
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted . .
Total number of inmates
26
46
Discharged
Died
25
In residence,
30th September, 1898 ...
47
Male
Sex..
49
Female
23
Religious De nominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
72
72
Nationalities.
Canadian 72
English . . ......
United States . .
Other countries
72
Places Aihnifted From.
City of London. . . ...... 72
Other parts of Ontario
72
The revenue of the Home was S8,.522.84 and the expenditures were S3,.520.08.
The collective .stay of the children was equal to 12,866 days entitling tlie
Institution to receive the sum of $257.32 as (Jovernment Aid for 1898.
IXSPE€TI0N.S.
I visited the Protestant Orphans' Home, London, on the 6th April. All
parts of the building were in good order, also the school rooms, in a separate
buihling. The inmates numbered 35 — 25 boys and JO girls — from three to twelve
years of age. The books were properly kept.
T visited this orphanage again on the 24lh November and found 45 children
in residence, namel\', 30 boys and 15 girls. In addition to attending school the}'
are taught housework, sewing, knitting, etc.
All departments were clean and in good order, and the books properly kept
138
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
A. 1899
year
WOMEN'S REFUGE AND INFANTS' HOME LONDON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Charity during the
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
15
44
Discharged
Died
In residence, HOth
September, 1898. . .
Sex.
32
8
19
Male
Female ...
Religious Denominations.
17
42
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions . .
Nationalities.
59
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Scotch ....
:::'"'>:::'-^--::>
48
5
4
2
'
Places Admitted From.
City of London . .
County of Middlesex . .
Other counties . .
57
2
59
59
59
59
59
59
The receipts during the year, including the Government grant of $266.34,
were $677 88, and the expenditure SI ,077.53.
The collective stay of the children equalled 3.173 days. The Home will,
therefore, be entitled in respect of them to $63.46.
The collective stay of mother nurses, for whom ten cents per day is
allowed, was 934 days. The Home, in respect of these, will be entitled to $93.40.
The collective days' stay of those mothers for whom seven cents per day is
allowed, was 934 days, for which they are entitled to receive $65.38.
-The total grant to the Home, therefore, for 1898, will amount to $222.24.
139
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Inspections.
I visited this Charity t)ii the 5th April when there were three women and
six children in residence.
The record was found to be correctly entered up, and the rooms were in
well kept order.
I inspected this Home on the 25th November. There were seven adult
females and eleven children in residence on that day. The premises were in
good order.
A larger building, with more modern appliances, is much needed.
140
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THE RESCUE HOME FOR WOMEN, LONDON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Asylum during the
year :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence 1st October, 1897
Admitted ....
Total number of inmates
Discharged ....
Died .
22
107
105
9
15
129
In residence 30th September, 1898. . . . . .
129
Sex.
Male 28
Ferrale 106
129
Religious Denominations.
Roman Catholic
Protestanc
Other religions (or
Canadian ....
not known)
Nationalities.
125
4
104
En<ylish
11
Irish
5
Scotch
4
United States . .
5
Other countries. .
129
1 29
Places Admitted From.
City of London • 82
County of Middlesex
Other counties 47
Other countries
129
The revenue of the Asylum was $1,355.89, and the expenditures §1,406.71.
The collective stay of the children was 8,000 days, entitling the Asylum to
receive the sum of S160.00, as Government aid for 1898.
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Inspkctioxs.
I visited this Home on the 5th April, and found house-cleaning in progress
and repairs being- made. There were eleven adult females and twelve infants in
the house. Some of the women work in the city and pay for their board and
the care of their infants, about $4 per month. A night school has been establi-
shed. The Home was in good order throughout and the books properly kept.
I made a second inspection of this Home, on the 25th November, when its
inmates were 13 adult females and 12 children. The cellar has been repaired
and a brick floor laid in it. The drainage is now in good order.
142
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PROTESTANT HOME (ORPHANAGE BRANCH), ST. CATHARINES.
The following summaries show the operations of this Charity during the
3^ear :
Movertients of Inniates.
In residence, 1st
Admitted
Total num
October, 1897
ber of inmates
21
22
43
Discharged
Died ....
In residence 30th
September, 1898
Sex.
16
"27
43
Male
Female . . .
Religious Denominations.
19
24
43
Protestant
Other religions^
N'ationalities.
33
10
43
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Other countries
Places Admitted From.
42
1
—-43
City of St. Catharines
County of Lincoln ....
Other countries . .
40
1
2
43
The revenue and expenditure of the Home during the year amounted to
$3,070.27 and $1,630.44 respectively.
The collective stay of infants to 8,645 days at two cents entitle the Home to
$172.90 for 1898.
Inspections.
An inspection of this Home was made by me on the 30th March. There
were 22 children in it then, whose ages ranged from eighteen months to fourteen
years. All the rooms, beds, bedding, etc., were in satisfactory order. There was
no change to note in the condition of the building and grounds since my last
V isit. Books properly kept.
143
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Sessional Papers (X 13
A. 18i 9
ST. AGATHA ORPHAN ASYLUM, ST. AG.NTHA.
The (ollo\vin<); suiumaries >1 ow the operations of tliis Asj'lnm tini-inir the
year :
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 .....
oO
Admitted
12
Total number of inmates. .
62
Dischari^ed
11
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898 . .
51
62
Male
Female .
Sex.
36
26
-62
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Religious Denominations.
6'>.
-62
Canadian ....
Other countries
Nationalities.
62
62
Places Admitted From.
Villacje of St. Agatha
, . .
County of Waterloo
60
Other counties . . ......
2
Other countries
62
Tl»e revenue of the Asylum was Sl,8!)7.85, including the Government grant
of $375.16, and the expenditure lo Sl,893.75.
receive
The collective stay of the children was 18,746 days, entitling the Asylum to
ve the sum of $374.92 as Government aid for 1898.
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Inspections,
I requested Mr. Aikens to inspect this Institution. A copy of his report is
annexed.
On July 25th, I inspected the Orphanage at St. Agatha. The daily record
gave the names of 55 children in attendance, about equally divided. It being
the vacation period the children do not attend school the entire day, but only
half time. On speaking with the Sisters in charge why they do not give them a
total freedom from books and studies, I was informed that the most of them
have no homes, no relatives or others who care anything about them, and being
compelled to spend their time at the institution, they are better at work doing
something, than spending the day in play. Of course they assist in the cultiva-
tion of the 14 acres of land attached to the building as far as children from 2 or
3 to 10 or 12 years old can, but otherwise most of their life at this orphanage
is devoted to a preparation for earning their own living when they leave.
The building is kept scrupulously neat and clean, and the work done is
thoroughly methodical, all of which is an object lesson to a young and plastic
mind.
The daily record book and register are kept regularly entered up.
10 H.R. 145
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Sessional Papers (No. 13
ORPHANS' HOME, FORT WILLIAM.
The following suiiimaries show the operations of this Charity during the
year
Movements or Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
Discharged ...... . . .
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898
18
9
7
1
19
— 27
Male
Female
Sex.
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Religious Denominations.
27
Nationalities.
Canadian ....
English
Irish ....
Scotch
United States
Other countries
27
Places Admitted From.
District of Thunder Bay • • • <
Town of Fort William
From other counties in the Province
From other countries, including emigrants
27
The revenue of the Home was Sl,587.05, and the expenditure 1,604.16. 1
The collective stay of the children was 7,196 days, entitling the Home tc
receive the sum of $143.92 as Government aid for 1898.
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Inspections.
I visited this Orphanage on the 9th September. Formerly white children
were received and cared for ; now none but Indian and Halfbreed children are
admitted, There were eighteen inmates on the date of this visit, namely, four
boys and seven girls, under twelve years of age, and seven adults.
I found the building in good order. It is heated with hot air, and water
tanks and force pumps are provided as a protection from fire. There is a separate
school building on the grounds, convenient to the Home, and two teachers are
employed. The children remain in the Home until they are fitted for going out
to service in private families or to learn trades.
The books are properly entered up. Two deaths occurred during the year
147
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Sessional Papers (No. 13).
BERLIN ORPHANAGE, BERLIN.
The following summaries show the operations of this Orphanage during the
year
Movements of Inmates.
In residence, 1st January, 1897
Admitted
Total number of inmates
Discharged . . .
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898
9
30
26
1
12
Male
Female
Sex.
20
19
Protestant
Catholic
Religious Denominations.
89
Canadian ....
English . .
United States
Other countries
Nationalities.
89
Places Admitted From.
Berlin
Waterloo
Other counties in Ontario
Other countries
35
4
The revenue of the Home was 81,210.81, and the expenditures were
SI, 160.25.
The collective stay of the children was equal to 9,198 days, entitling the
Institution to receive the sum of S183.96 as Government aid for 1898.
148
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Inspections,
I made an inspection of the Berlin Orphanage on the lOth Februar}',
The register contained the names of fifteen children, from three to thirteen
years of age, namely, nine boys and six girls. Thirteen of them attend school in
the town. Homes are found for them from time to time.
All the rooms, dormitories, beddings, etc., presented a clean and tidy appear-
ance, and the books were properly entered up.
I instructed Mr. Aikens to inspect this Institution. A copy of his report is
annexed :
This Institution is a non-denomination Orphanage, managed by a United
Brethren clergyman and his wife It is fairly well adapted for the purposes of
an Orphanage, and its location between two towns gives it special facilities for
caring for the children of both. It can accommodate twentj'^-four, although but
half that number was in residence on the day of my visit. It is equipped with
twenty beds, a plaj? room in the basement, dining rooms, and study rooms for the
children, whose ages run from about four to thirteen.
The work has been carried on for several years already in a smaller building,
but as it increased from year to year it was found necessary to move into their
present premises, between Berlin and Waterloo. The whole Institution indicates
frugality and thrift, so characteristic of Germans generally.
No effort had been made to keep the books prescribed by the Department,
but the movements of population were recorded in a book of their own. I gave
the Rev. Mr. Stolz and his wife some information about making entries in the
daily record book, and told them to start it on the 1st of October, which I have
no doubt will be done.
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MAGDALEN ASYLUMS.
There has been no increase in these Homes during the year. In my reports
of inspection will be found particulars regarding each institution, and the tables
show the length of stay of the inmates, amount of receipts and expenditures, etc.
Names of Magdalen Asylums.
Location.
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>>
a
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Amount received from
all sources other than
Government
Total Government grant
for the year 1898 at
the rate of two cents
per day.
Indut>trial Refuge
Toronto
10,877
31,139
8 c.
3,055 13
5,012 00
8 c.
217 54
Good Shepherd Female Refuge
622 78
Totals, 1898
42,016
8,067 13
840 32
Totalp, 1897
40,496
7,677 96
809 92
Names of Magdalen Asylums.
Location.
Aggregate stay of in-
mates.
Total expenditure for
maintenance during
the year.
1
' Aggregate cost per in-
mate per day.
Indufttiai Refuge
Toronto
10.877
31,139
8 c.
3,165 04
5,605 88
$ c.
29 09
Good Shepherd Female Refuge .
18 00
Totals for 1898
42,016
8,770 92
20 87
Totals for 1897..
40,496
8,614 75
21 27
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27
86
21
79
48
165
18
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Good Shephard Refuge
90
Total, 1898
113
100
213
90
3
1
120
Total, 1897
110
91
201
86
114
The statistics for each asjdum, in respect of sex, religious denominations
nationalities and previous residences of the inmates, have been summarized as
under :
Sex.
Female
218
213
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
57
Roman Catholic . . .
• «. ■••••• .....
156
213
Nationalities.
Canadian
159
English . .
...
16
Irish
31
Scotch . .
... ...•,.. ....
4
United States , .
3
Other Countries . . .
...
.
213
Previous Residences.
Received from city or town in which institutions are
located, Toronto
Received from counties in which institutions are located
Received from other counties in the Province
Emigrants and foreigners
151
218
213
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 13). A. 18£9
SEPARATE KEPORTS.
INDUSTRIAL REFUGE, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Institution during the
year :
Movement of Inmates.
In residence, 1st October, 1897 27
Admitted .. .. 21
Total number of inmates . . 48
Discharged 18
Died
In residence, 30th September, 1898 .... 30
^^ 48
Religious Denominations.
Protestant . . . .
45
Roman Catholic
JSationalities.
3
Canadian . .
18
English
Irish . . .
12
12
Scotch
United States
Other countries
Places Admitted From.
4
2
City of Toronto
From counties in
the Province
48
48
48
48
The revenue of the Asylum, exclusive of the Government grant of S207.04,
amounted to .$3,055.13, and tlie expenditures to $3,165.04.
The collective stay of the inmates was 10,877 days, entitling the Institution
to receive the sum of S217.54 as Government aid for 1898.
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Industrial Refuge, Toronto, on the 17th Novem-
ber. There were thirty adult females registered as inmates on that day. They
are expected to remain in the Refnge for a year and are clothed and fed. No
wages are paid to them, except a small amount in deserving cases. They are
placed in situations when suitable places can be found for them. All depart-
ments were in a good state of cleanliness and order. Books well kept.
152
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers {^o. 18). A. 1899
GOOD SHEPHERD FEMALE REFUGE, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Refuge during the
year :
Movements of Inmates.
165
165
P
In residence 1st October. 1897
Admitted . .
Total number of inmates . .
86
79
Discharged
Died
In residence 80th
September, 1898
Religious Denominations.
72
3
90
Protestant
Roman Catholic . .
Nationalities.
12
153
Canadian
English
Irish ....
Scotch
United States
Other countries . ,
141
4
19
i
— 165
165
Places Adm^itted From.
City of Toronto. . 148
County of York 10
Other counties and countries . . 7
165
The income of this Charity, exclusive of the Government grant of $602.88,
was 85,012.00, and the expenditure $5,605.88. _J
The collective stay of the inmates was 31,139 days, entitling the Institution
to receive the sum of $622.78 as Government aid for 1898.
Inspections.
I visited this Institution again on the 17th November. The inmates on that
day numbered 92. namely, 72 adult females and 80 children.
The children are kept separate from the other inmates, and they attend
school daily. All departments were in a good state of cleanliness and order.
The new building is nearly complete and will afford accommodation for
between two and three hundred more inmates.
11 H.R. 153
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
NSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHA (ITIES
UPON THE
HOSPITALS
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO-
BEING FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER,
1898.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
TORONTO :
WARWICK BKO'rf & RUTTER, PRINTERS, &c., &c., 68 and 70 FRONT STREET WEST.
1899.
Office of the
Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities, Ontario,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, December, 1898.
Sir, — I have the honor to transmit herewith, to be presented to His Honor
he Lieutenant-Governor, the Twenty-ninth A.nnual Report upon the Hospitals
or the official year ending 30th September, 1898.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
x\ F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Ins'pector.
The Honorable E. "J. Davis, M.P.P.,
Secretary of the Province of Ontario,
Toronto.
m
i3:os:pit-a.ls.
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
OF THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, December, 1898.
To the Honourable Sir Oliver Mowat, Knight Commander of the Order of St
Michael and St. Oeorge, memhr of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
and Lieut enant-G ov(rn or of the Province of Ontario.
May it Pjease Your Honor :j
I beg to [^submit herewith the Twenty-ninth Annual Report upon the
Hospitals of Ontario, being for the official year ending on the 30th September
1898.
J have the honor to be.
Your Honor's most obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
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CONTENTS.
Page.
Introduction 9-11
Additions made to lists of Hospitals aided by the Province 9
Establishment of additional Hospitals spoken of 9-10
Summai-y of number of patients treated since 1878 11
Increase in patients treated in Hospitals 11
Movement of patients in each Hospital, table showing 12
Sex, religious denomination and nationalities of patients, table showing 14
Diseases, table of . 16
Collective and average stay of patients, table showing 21
Deductions to be made from aggregate stay of patients, table showing 21-22
Revenue of Hospitals, table of 23
Grants earned by Hospitals, table of 23
Basis upon which statutory aid is granted 24
Maintenance, expenditures, table of 26
Average cost per patient in each Hospital, 1885 to 1898 28
Proportion of maintenance of Hospitals paid by Government, table showing 30
Separate reports upon Hospitals :
General Hospital, Toronto 31
Homfjeopathic Hospital, Toronto 34
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto ■ • 37
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto 40
Western Hospital, Toronto 43
City Hospital, Hamilton 46
St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton 49
General Hospital, Kingston . 52
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston 55
General Protestant Hospital, Ottawa 58
Roman Catholic Hospital, Ottawa 61
House of Mercy Lying in Hospital, Ottawa 64
Sick Children's Hospital, Ottawa 67
Maternity Hospital, Ottawa 70
General Hospital, London 73
St. Joseph's Hospital, London ... 76
General and Marine Hospital, St. Catharines 79
Gait Hospital, Gait 82
General Hospital, Guelph 85
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph 88
General Hospital, Pembroke 91
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers ( >o. 14).
General Hospital, Mattawa
J, H. Stratford Hospital, Brantford
St. Joseph's Hospital, Port Arthur .
Belleville Hospital, Belleville
St. Vincent de Paul Hospital Brockville. . . .
General Hospital, Brockville
General and Marine Hospital, Collingwood .
Nichol's Hospititl, Peterborough
St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor
St. Joseph's Hospitiil, Chatham
General Hospital, Chatham
General Hospital, Stratford
Amasa Wood Hospital, St. Thomas
General and Marine Hospital, Owen Sound .
General Hospital, Sudbury
St. Joseph's Hospital, Sudbury
General Hospital, Huntsville
Huntsville Hcspital, Huntsville
Woodstock Hospital, Woodstock
Berlin and Waterloo Hospital, Berlin
General Hosjjital, Sarnia
Royal Victoria Bospital, Barrie
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall
National Sanatorium; Gravenhurst
The General Hospital, Rat Portage
HOSPITALS.
The work clone bv the Hospitals in Ontario during the past year surpasses
all previous years in their history, the number of patients treated having been
21,828, or an increase of 2,211 over any previous year, while the death rate has
greatly decreased, there being 1,129, or about five per cent of the cases treated.
This is the lowest death rate yet reached in the Province. It is not surprising that
the public have unbourded confidence in committing their sick to the care of our
Hospitals, and that they contribute most liberally of their private means to the
maintenance of the institutions.
While the number of patients has greatly increased there has also been a
corresponding increase in the number of hospital buildings, well equipped, and
having the best medical and surgical talent in attendance that is available in their
respective localities.
The management supply nurses who have been thoroughly trained in all
the departments of caring for the sick, and well qualified superintendents to look
after all the details in connection with the work.
The number of Hospitals now in operation in the Province is forty-eight.
Five new Hospitals were erected and placed on the list for Government aid last
year, viz.: —
Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie.
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall.
General Hospital, Rat Portage.
Sanatorium for Consumptives, Gravenhurst.
St. Joseph's Hospital, Sudbury.
And this year there are three Hospitals making application to be placed upon
the list, viz.: —
St. Luke's Hospital, Ottawa.
General Hospital, Cornwall.
Orthopedic Hospital, Toronto.
Hospitals are now pretty fairly established in all the cities and towns of the
Province.
The very liberal aid given by the Legislature for many years has stimulated
the people to provide these institutions, and also to contribute generously of their
private means toward their support.
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62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No 14) A. 1899
The supervision of the Government by semi-annual inspections has done
much to place the Hospitals upon a permanent basis, and they are now well
furnished with modern appliances for the comfort and care of the sick.
It is to be regretted, however, that there is a tendency in many small places-
and even in some cities, to establish more Hospitals than the requirements of the
population demand, thereby dividing the work to such an extent as to cripple
the efforts put forth for their proper maintenance.
One good, well equipped Hospital, sufficiently large to accommodate t1 e
sick of its locality can do more and better work than two or more small Hospi-
tals, as, where duplicated in this waj^, the tendency is to divide the community
in its philanthropic work and cause a waste of money in keeping up an extra
building, staff of officers, etc. Government aid should not be given to encourage
the opening of a new Hospital where sufficient accommodation already exists
The grant was formerly thirty cents per patient per day, but this has been
changed to a j'earlj^ grant of 8110,000, which is divided between the various
Hospitals according *^^o the work done bj'- each. How long the Legislature wiil
continue to grant this aid it is difficult to say, but it is natural to suppose that as
these institutions become more nearly self-sustaining by the fees, private contri-
butions, subscriptions and municipal grants they receive, the Government giant
will be lessened. Consequently, great care should be exercised in establishing
new Hospitals on the assumption that they will always continue to receive
Government aid, as in the event of its withdrawal at any time they might be
placed in embarrassed circumstances^ and to a great extent rendered useless.
All the Hospitals in the Province recei\nng Government aid are required to
admit all who apply and who are proper subjects for hospital treatment, without
regard to nationality, religion or their ability to pay.
The friends or families of patients are permitted to visit them at suitable
times and supply them with such delicacies as may b§ desired and that are not
injurious to the patient, or are against the rules of the institution. Clergymen
have access at all times to the sick desiring their services.
The following statement shows the number of patients treated in the
several Hospitals during the past twenty-one years.
Tables VI. and VII. show the manner in which the Government grant is
distributed.
In tables VIII. and IX. «^ 11 be found details of cost of maintaining each
Hospital, daily co.st of patients, etc
The inspections of Hospital during the year show the number of patients in
residence, condition of buildings and grounds, etc., etc.
The Tables numbered I. to X. will be found in the following pages, and
following them are the separate reports upon each of the hospitals, which give
full information as to the movements ot patients, the .sanitary and other condition.s
of the respective institutions.
10
62 \ ictoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A 1891>
The following comparative^statement shows the numbers treated in all the
hospitals in each o£ the past twenty-one years, with the increase or decrease irt
each successive year as the case may be : —
Increase.
1878 4,372 295
1879 4,612 240
1880 5,302 690
1881 4,257
1882 6,032 775
1883 6,238 206
1884 6,369 131
1885 6,617 248
1886 7,035 418
1887 7,522 487
1888 8,292 770
1889 8,561 269
1890 9,187 626
1891 10,523 1,336
1892 11,404 881
1893 12,392 988
1894 14,363 1,971
1895 16,161 1,798
1896 17,517 1,356
1897 19,617 2,100
1898 21,828 2,211
Decrease.
45
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
TABLE No. III.
Detailed Analysis of the Diseases or Ailments for which Patient.s received tieat-
ment for the ye&r ending 30th September, 1898.
Disease.
Alimentary Canal,
C!olic
Constipation
Dysentry
Diarrhoea
Dyspepsia
Enteritis
Fistura-in-ano
Gastrodynia
Gastritis
Haemorrhoids
Hsematemesis
Intestinal Worms
(Esophagus (diseases of).
Pharyngitis
Ptyalism
Peritonitis
Quinsy
Stomatitis
Tonsillitis
Typhlitis (including Append!
citis)
Ulceration of Stomach
Hypertrophied
Unclassified
Brain and Nervous
System.
Apoplexy
Chorea
Catalepsy
Concus-tion of Brain . .
" Spine . .
Compression of Brain .
" Spine .
Delirium Tremens . .
Epilepsy
Hemiplegia
Hysteria
Hydrocephalus
Inflammatiun of Brain
Insolation
Insomnia
Insanity
Loconu>tor Ataxia
Myeclitis
Mening tis
Neuralgia
Neuroma
Paralynis, General ....
" Infantile...
Paraplegia
Paraly8is, Agitana ..
" Sp<iHm
Softeainsr of the Brain.
S(jina Bifida
J^ciatica
Spinal Curvature
Tubercular Menigitis .
21
53
47
55
130
26
49
10
107
133
8
6
13
24
4
67
35
20
100
261
30
17
7
4|
81
29
12l
13
43
26
46
129
34
27
17
138
98
7
10
4
11
1
86
30
18
140
126
51
12
17
10
39
I
6
4
3
3
3
43
18
164
1
4
2
20
37
9
4
1
90
7
39
3
12
3
2
6
8
27
28
22
34
96
73
101
259
60
76
27
245
231
15
16
17
35
.5
153
65
38
240
387
81
29
24
Disease.
Brain and Nervovs System.
Continued.
Tetanus . .
Neurasthemia
Unclassified . .
Bones and Joints.
Anchylosis . .
Caries (including Pott's Dis-
ease)
Exostosis
Vecrosis
Ostitis and Ostro Myslitis . .
Periostitis
Rickets
Arthritis (all varieties)
Synovitis.
Unclassified
Circulation
29
65
9i
3ll
10
111
8
65
88
73
215
1
19
11
33
78
37
17
3
164
23
104
12
47
9
5
13
12
108
57
34
16
Angina Pectoris
Aneurisms
Atheroma of Vessels
Cyanosis
Uiseai-e of Aortic Valves . . . .
'• Mitral Valves ^
" Tricuspid Valves .
" Pulmonary Artery.
Endocar Jitis
Heart, Dilation of
" Hypertrophy
" Degeneration
" Disease '^unclassified) .
Naivus
Pericarditis
Ph lebitis
Phlegmasia I 'olens
Varicose Veins
Dislocations.
Ankle
Bones of the FT and.
" Foot..
Clavical
Elbow
Femur
Humerus
Knee
Lower Maxilla
Patella
Wrist
Nasal Bones
Ear.
Cophosis . . . .
it)torrhyBa. . . .
I Otitis Media .
22 1
60
16
04
23
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12
39
11
4
3
16
32
5
29
63
5
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121
361
7
16
5
2
74
4
3
7
11
15
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37
34
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62 Victoria.
'Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899.
TABLE No. III.— Continued.
Aniarosis
An blyophia.
Bleptiarospasmu:
Ca aract
Entropion
Ectropion
Foreign body in the riye.
• •il.ucoma
I litis.
Keratitis
l.eucoma
Ophthalmia
' ' Catarrhal
" Purulent
" Granular. . .
" (JonorrhcBal
Pterygium
Retinitis
Sclerotitis
Staphyloma
Strahismus
Trichiafia Ciliotum
Ulcer of Cornea
Unclas's fiel
Disease.
Nose and Face —Continued.
Liyoraa
zcena
PolvpuH
UtHected Septum.
Other
3
16
4
Poisons.
ases
Irriant
I if a^ Poisoning . .
Narcotic . . . _
Nan-oiic-Initant
2i
6!
171
3!
Respiratory Organs.
Asthma
Bronchitis, Acute .
" Chronic
50!
1431
511
241
231
44
Bones of the Head and Face
" Hand
" Foot
" Plevis
C avical
Femur
Fibula
Plumerue
Patfilla
Ribs
Radiux
Scapula
Sternum
Tibia
Ulna
Vertibra
Other .
Ab«CfH8 of Liver
Acut-- Atrophy of Liver
Cinhofi
Fatty Liver,
Gall Stone
Hepa itis
Hyd^Ts of Liver
Jauiidic
Waxy Liver
0th-
45 Croup ••
8 1 Emphypema of Lung
80 HKiiopyenia
39 KylroLhorax I -"I
' 'Pneumonia „«
Pleuro ^"
" T;ypho^ ?9
" Broncho ^%2
fle^J.'^.y 2581
Phthisis ... ... I
Pleurodynia
Tuberculosis
„_ Laryngitis
202|lUnclas»itied
72,,
44 Spleen
12 . . I 2
67lSpenitii ,
3ll|Waxy ;?l)leen
Skin
52
19
Catarrh
Epulix
Epii-' fx
2 H.C.
Acne
Boils ^.
liums and Soalda
ChiU)lain8..
Carbuncle. . ■ -
Corns and Btiniona
Klpphantiahis i ^^g
Eczema '
SSlJErythema
4 Frost bites
70| Rprpes
4, Impetigo
Ijl Intertrigo
65 jl-uinis
4 Lichen
2||Onychia
Pruritus
Pediculi
Pityriasis
Psoriasis
Roseola
Rupia
17
15
3.<
7
10
9
7
48
127
52
29
22
2i
5
114
27
25
26
67
234
51
13
4
98
270
103
53
45
68
13
286
57
49
45
203
492
103
32
12
11
4
60
n
41
2|
101
'4
1
10
3
8
11
21
6
12
37
1
7
6
2
96
13
2
8
II
3
6
2
5
7
6
4
3
4
2
n
36
86
5
33
11
3
204
17
62
19
5
5
16
16
7
11
15
4
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Sessional Papers (No 14).
A. 1899
TABLE No. UI.— Continued.
Disease.
Skin. — Continued.
Ringworm . .
Scabiea
Sycosis .... .
Urticaria . . .
Whitlow
Unclassified.
Urinary Organs.
Bright's Disease, Acute. .
" Chronic
Balanitis
Bubo
Cystitis
Condyloma . .....
Diabetes Mellitus
" Insipidus
Enlarged Prostrate
Epididymitis
Fl'^ating Kidney
Gonorrhoea
Gleet
Hydrocele
Hsematocele _. . . . .
Incontmence of Urine . . .
Orchitis
Pyelitis
Pbymosis
Paraphymosis . ...
Retention of Urine
Supurative Nephritis
Stricture
Spermatorrhce'*
Urinary Fistula
Urinary Calculus
Urethral Caruncle
Varicocele ....
Unclassified
Women.
Amenorrhoea
Abortion
Dysraeaorrhosa
Erosion of Os Uteri
Estopic Gestation
Fistula Recto- Vaginal
" Vesico-Vaginal
MetrituH and Enr)- metritis
Menorrhagia andMettrorrhagia
Ovarian Disease
Pyosalpinx
Parturition
I'uerperal Eclampsia
Premature Labor
Salpingitis
Uterus, Anteversion of
" Retroversion of
" Anteflection of
45
49
6
41
105
1
24
65
96
107
99
8
18
20
400
.'55
251
9
555
5
30
12
27
57
20
12
10
73
70
6
50
182
3
36
1
7-2
32
9
192
10
38
6
36
1
32
64
4
4.'>
22
92
4
12
38
4
31
32
65
96
107
99
8
18
20
400
55
251
9
555
5
30
12
27
57
20
Disease.
Women.. — Continued.
Uterus, Retroflection of . . .
" Inversion of
' ' Prolapsus of
Womb, Polypus of
" Fribroid of
" Cancer of
Lacerated Cervix
" Perineum . . . .
Unclassified
Zymotic and General.
Anaemia
Anasarca
Chicken Pox . ,
Cholera, Asiatic
" Morbus
" Infantum . .
Chlorisis
Diphtheria
Dropsy
Erysipelas
Fever, Intermittent
" Remittent
" Scarlet
" Pernicious
" Typho-Malarial. . . .
" Typhoid
" Typhus
" Cerebro-Spinal . . . .
" Puerperal ,
" Continued ,
Gout
Influenza
Leucocythemia
Measles ,
Mumps
Pyaemia, Septicaemia
Purpura
Rheumatism, Acute
" Chronic
" Gonorrhcsal.
Small Pox
Scrofula
Syphilis, Primary
" Secondary
" Tertiary
" Hereditary
" Unclassified
Vaccination
Whooping Cough
Miscellaneous not otherwise
Classed.
Abscess, General . .
" Psoas . . . ,
" of Breast
Alcoholism
Amputations
Cancer, Epithelial.
18
48
12
52 1
35
103
78
146
96
45
45
9
4
2
9
23
209
461
42,
221
10
101
3
25
701
15
7
131
1
41
14
37
8
168
167
42
13
58
30
15
15
9
5
14
231
18
2
354
110
133
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A 1899
TABLE No. III. — Concluded.
Disease.
s
Miscellaneous not otherwise
Classed.— Continued.
Cancer, Unclassified
Encophaloid
" Schirrus.
" Melanotic ■•■ ■
Contusions
Cellulitis
Coxalgia
Debility
Goitre
Gangrene
Gunshot wounds
Hernia ; • , ; ' '
Injuries atd Diseases not other-
wise classed
Sprains
168
31
17
173
9
41
31
191
4231
691
13
14
24
1
38
371
7'
250
17
11
2
68
1751
26|
28
22
31
1
206
68
24
423
26
52
33
Disease.
Miscellaneous not otherwise
Classed —Continued.
Tumors— Fibroid {
" Fatty 1 ^^
" Cartilaginous
" Cystic
" Other
Tetanvis
Talipes
Ulcers
[Genu Varus
Senu Valgus
ooi Adenoids j ' lu" 1.
259I Adenitis, Tubercular and other
} Cleft Palate
598 Hare Lip . ■
95I I Morphia Habit
19
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
TABLE IV. — Shewing the collective stay in days of the adult and infant
patients ; also, the average length of time each patient was under treatment.
Name of Hospitals.
Location.
General Hospital ...
Grace Homoeopathic Hospital
Hospital for Sick Children ...
St. Michael's Ho=pital
Weste-'ta Hospital
City Hospital
St. Joseph 'p Hospital
Geieial Hospital .
Hotel I'ieu Hospital
General Prote«tant Hospital.
Roman Catholic Hospital .
House of Mercy Lying-in Hospital.
Sick Children's Hospital
Maternity Hospital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Honpital ....
General and Marine Hcspital
Gait Hospital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital
J. H. Stratford Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Belleville Hospital
St. Vincent dp Paul Hospital
Gen-ral Hospital
General and Marine Hospital
Nichol's Hospital.
St. Joseph's Hospital
Hotel Dieu Hospital
St. .Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital
Amasa Wood Hospital
General and Marine Hospital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Ho.spital
General Hospital
HuntHville Hospital
Woodsti ck Hospital
Berlin and Waterloo Hospital
General Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital
Hotel Dieu Hospital
National Sanatorium Hospital
General Hospital
Toronto
Hamilton
Kingston
Ottawa . .
London
St. Catharines.
t^alt
Guelph
Pembroke . .
Mattawa . . .
V rantford . .
Port -Arthur.
Pelleville ...
Brockville . .
Collin^wood . .
Peterb, trough
Windsor ,
Chatham
Stratford . . .
St. Thomas .
Owen Sound.
Sudbury . . . .
Huntsville
Total, 18n8
" 1897
Woodstock .
Berlfn
Sarnia
Harrie
C» rnwall . . .
Gravenhurst .
Rat Portage .
C c
3.117
836
633
1,725
372
1,131
423
1,210
995
804
1,241
443
164
118
874
402
285
264
597
386
271
228
351
151
263
405
407
71
305
209
233
294
306
'J04
173
135
115
154
78
181
128
144
286
84
364
116
152
? « ^
U =S a,
CS
D
1,730
1,935
1^069
158
732
?92
"53
'4i7
2,943
707
287
618
394
63
372
20
110
296
76
26
76
128
252
196
74
38
76
97
145
21,828
19,617
>>-s
o -
O
91,017
19,717
36,572
47,268
8,462
27,924
10,880
21,973
21,664
19,097
^8,424
14,183
"963
18,286
9,260
6,421
5,463
16,912
12 298
7.154
4,821
8. .349
4,609
4,343
10, .347
9,156
1,626
7,384
6,481
5,209
5,173
6,728
6,387
3,848
4, .560
2,74H
2,749
2,096
4,149
2,812
3.413
7,124
2.238
9.594
10,752
4,449
13,288
14,185
565,021
509,062
92,747
21,652
36,572
48.337
8.620
28,656
10,880
22,165
21,664
19,150
28,424
14 600
2,943
1,610
l^573
9,878
6,815
5,526
17,284
12,318
7,164
4,821
^459
4,609
4,639
10,347
9,v;32
1,628
7,410
6,4KI
5,209
5,249
6,856
6,6S9
4,044
4,634
2,74rt
2,749
2,096
4,187
2.888
3,510
7,269
2,246
9,594
10,752
4,449
578,399
523,247
20
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A. 1899
TABLE V. — Shewing the deductions which have to be made from the collective
stay of the patients for the protracted residence of incurable and lying-in
cases, etc. For persons coming within these classes only seven cents per day
is allowed.
Name of Hopsital.
General Hospital
Grace Homoeopathic Hospital
Hospital for Sick Children
St. Michael's Hospital
Western Hospital
City Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital
Hotel Dieu Hospital. . .
General Protestant Hospital ;
Roman Catholic Hospital
House of Mercy Lying-in Hospital.
Sick Children's Hospital
Maternity Hospital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
General and Marine Hospital
Gait Hospital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital
J. H. Stratford Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Belleville Hospital
St. Vincent de Paul Hospital
General Hospital
General and Marine Hospital
Location.
Toronto
Hamilton
Kingston
Ottawa
London
St. Catharines . .
Gait
Guelph
Pembroke .
Mattawa .
Brantford
Port Arthur . .
Belleville . . . ,
BrockviDe . . . .
Colling irood.
Collective
stay, exclusive
of infants un-
der one year of
91,017
19,717
36,572
47,268
8,462
26,581
10,880
21,225
19,150
28,424
14,600
4,534
903
18,573
9,878
6,815
5,526
17,284
12,318
7,154
4,821
8,459
4,197
4,431
10,347
9,907
1,626
Deduct for incur-
ables and lying-
in cases, for which
only Refuge rate
is allowed, also
deduct the days'
stay of patients
who paid S3 and
over per week,
also Infants un-
der one year.
16,177
1,093
287
2,851
93
5,395
707
6,914
1,726
5,286
6,217
7,997
2,020
89
6,149
618
1,719
348
4,388
2,113
1,601
267
1,592
136
88
518
751
230
Number of days
stay for whi(^
Hospital al-
lowance is to
be made.
74,840
18,624
36,285
44,417
8,369
21,186
10,173
15,251
19,499
13,864
22,207
6,603
2,514
814
12,424
9,260
5,096
5.178
12,896
10,205
5,553
4,554
6,867
4,061
4,343
9,829
9,156
1,396
21
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TABLE V. — Shewing the deductions which have to be made, etc. — Continued
Name of Hospital.
Nichol's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital ,
Hotel Dieu Hospital ,
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital ,
Amasa Wood Hospital. . .
General and Marine Hospital . .
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital
Huntsville Hospital
Woodstock Hospital
Berlin and Waterloo Hospital.
General Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital
Hotel Dieu Hospital
National Sanatorium Hospital
General Hospital
Total, 1898
" 1897
Location.
Stratford
St. Thomas . .
Owen So:.nd. .
Sudbury
Huntsville
Woodstock . .
Berlin
Sarnia
Barrie
Cornwall
Gravenhurst
Rat Portage.
Collective days'
stay, exclusive
of infants un-
der one year of
age.
Peterborough
Windsor ,
Chatham
Deduct for incur-
ables and lying-
iu cases.forwhich
only Refuge rate
is allowed, also
deduct the days'
stay of patients
who paid .S3 and
over per week,
also infants un-
der one year.
7,384
6,481
5,209
5,249
6,728
6,387
3,848
4,560
2,736
2,749
2,096
4,149
2,812
3,413
7,124
2,238
9,594
10,752
4,449
514,142
U9
337
76
648
856
705
117
269
46
38
76
97
145
8
78,642
22
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A. 1899
TABLE VI. — Relative to income of Hospitals.
Name of Hospital.
General Hospital
Grace HomcEopathic Hos-
pital
Hospital for Sick Children
St. Michael's Hospital. . .
Western Hospital
City Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital. .
Hotel Dieu Hospital. . . .
General Protestant Hos-
pital
Roman Catholic Hospital
House of Mercy Lying-in
Hospit il
Sick Children's Hospital.
Maternity Hospital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital . . .
General and Marine Hos-
pital .
Gait Hospital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital
J. H. Stratford Hospital.
St. Joseph's Hospital
Belleville Hospital
St. Vincent de Paul Hos-
pital
General Hospital
General and Marine Hos-
pita
Nichols Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Hotel Dieu Hospital ...
St. Joseph's Hospital. . . .
General Hospital
General Hospital ....
Amasa Wood Hospital..
General and Marine Hos-
pital
General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital...
General Hospital
Huntsville Hospital . . .
Woodstock Hospital ...
Berlin and Waterloo Hos-
pital .
General Ho»pit>*l
Royal Victoria Hospital .
Hotel Dieu Hospital ....
National Sanatorium
Hospital .
General Hospital
Location.
.2; -5 -a s
ea.
Toronto
17,210 20
Hamilton
4,324 40
8,578 35
9,923 60
874 60
25,859 54
Kingston
"2,280 '66
600 00
Ottawa
2,800 00
1,450 00
London
50 00
50 00
50 00
7,414 02
St. Catharines
Gait
750 00
1,750 00
Guelph
Pembroke
Mattawa
Brantford
Port Art.ur . .
Belleville ....
2,535 00
1,124 70
250 00
65 27
2,500 00
450 00
777 00
Brockville . . .
450 00
600 00
Collingwood . .
Peterborough .
Windsor . .
Chatham
Stratford '.'.'..
St. Thomas . . .
450 00
""16200
529 59
122 11
297 00
1,100 00
2,000 00
Owen Sound . .
Sudbury
850 00
Huntsville ....
Woodstock . . .
36 40
1,300 00
Total for 1898.
1897.
Berlin . .
Sarnia . .
Barrie. . .
Cornwall
Gravenhurst.
Rat Portage . . I
2,000 00
400 00
498 00
575 00
S ^
d o ^ 2
"O a. S tt
g > a
~ a.2 6D
^2 o .
J- i t--5 00
jj ^ n c8
a a . K •-
s a >-i*j a.
Q u J:; <D O
|.2S-Sffi
1,000 00
$ c.
23,963 96
6,603 18
1,719 22
9,001 49
4,323 38
3,537 20
3.096 23
4,678 74
2,377 17
2,539 81
3.100 75
1,326 75
2,695 60
497 27
4,484 76
6,410 92
1,357 97
2,141 08
4,445 82
1,642 831
1,112 82
167 86,
1.473 35
386 00
1,371 45!
1.612 02
4,623 30
804 30
1,790 33
642 00
1,843 47
2.101 60|
1,867 80
2.097 30
1,428 35
912 61
1,4.S1 00
176 38
179 80
568 75
2,480 03
1,292 13
5.613 67
937 10
9,012 86
1,437 12
103,976 78 138,317 54
97,041 461 108,240 23
S c
8,761 46
75 00
a>
a.>
640 00
271 55
666 50
90 32
'"405*38
60 00
61 82
600 00
125 00
34 90
24'60
""328"23
4,072 00
""l2i'80
84 15
128 00
5i'56
15 75
6"66
cs a
>•"
ft a.
O so
-2 o
■T3 "O
ki ^ Si
**■ O >
m O
<c tj * S
s
6,432 92' 56,356 54
1,303 51
27,506 63
1,259 75
364 35
2,259 15
5,381 54
3,024 63
7,197 87
5,951 36
2,567 55
6,038 10
1,118 24
813 70
"3, 777 20
2,368 73
1,218 88
745 58
2,623 78
1,304 81
1,201 61
550 00
1,487 26
2,688 48
7,056 52
355 80
2,009 :-<5
1,059 00
1,910 53
586 75
2,000 00
1,316 14
409 37
1,141 25
2,418 25
1,796 86
1,553 00
528 94
646 72
395 55
1,310 65
2,641 85
57,867 33
2,564 81
12,306 09
37,804 20
20,184 84
5,562 33
31,655 89
9,117 77
10,254 92
10,841 54
11,291 17
7.208 62
7,414 85
3.86S 84
1 360 97
12,304 16
10,188 12
4,536 70
5,161 78
7,726 40
5,991 31
2,667 63
1,559 74
4,008 25
1,386 00
3,659 71
4,750 50
12,608 05
1,610 10
7,871 P8
1,803 00
4,405 39
2,810 46
4,164 80
4,597 59
3,556 35
2,171 98
2,572 25
2,594 63
1,976 66
2.209 71
4,308 97
•? c.
14 092 13
3,076 52
9,451 05
5,046 21
1,390 58
7,913 97
2 279 44
2.563 73
2,710 38
2,822 79
1,802 16
1,853 74
965 96
340 24
3.076 04
2,547 03
1,134 17
1,292 94
1,931 60
1,497 83
666 90
389 93
1,002 06
346 50
914 93
1,187 62
3,152 04
402 52
1,967 92
450 75
1,101 35
702 62
1,041 20
1,149 39
889 09
542 99
643 06
648 66
494 16
552 43
1.077 24
3,954 60 988 65
6,409 22, 1,602 30
2,751 751 687 94
4,226 86 1,056 71
66,880 19 16,720 06
5,001 93 1,250 48
16,623 42 178.754 30] 437,672 04 109.418 01
18,327 23 138,874 55 362,623 47 91,695 00
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TABLE X. — Shewing the proportion of maintenance of HospitpJs paid by the
Government.
Name of Hospitals.
Hamilton
Kingston.
General Hospital.
Grace Honnjepathic
Hospital ....
Hospital for Sick
Children
St. Michal's Hospital
Western Hospital.
City Hospital
ht. Joi-eph's H( spital
General Hospital...
Hotel Dieu Hospital.
General Protestant
Hospital
Roman Catholic Hcs-
tal
House of Mercy
Lying-in Hospital.
Sick Children's Hos-
pital
Maternity Hospital.
General Hospital... London
St. .Joseph's Hospital "
General and Marine
Location .
Toronto
Ottawa
St. Catharines
Gait
Guelph
Hospital
Gait Hospital
General Hospital. . .
St. Joseph's Hospital
General Hospital . . . [ Pembroke
General Hospital. . . Mattawa
J. H. Stratford Hos-
pital I Brantford
St. Joseph's Hospital. Port Arthur. .
Belleville Hospital. .Belleville
St. Vincent de Paul!
Hospital ' Brock ville
General Hospital... j "
General and Marine
Hf spital ICollingwood. .
Nichol's Hospital. . .Peterborough .
St Joseph's Hospital "
Hotel Dieu Hospital. 'Windsor
St. Joseph's Hospital Chatham
General Hospital...! '"
General Hospital. ..! Stratford
Amasa Wood Hospi-I
tal St. Thomas...
General and Marine]
Hospital [Owen Sound . .
General Hospital ..Sudbury
St. Joseph's Hospital "
General Hospital ... Huntaville . . .
Kuntiville Hospital.
WorMJstock Hospital
Berlin and Waterloo
Hospital
General Hospital. . .
Royal Victoria Hos-
pital
Hotel Dieu Hospital.
National Sanatorium
Hospital
General Hospital...
Total, 1898.
" 1897.
Woodstock
Berlin .
Saroia
Barrie .
Cornwall
Gravenhurst .
Rat Portage.
56,368 54 |
12,306 09
37.804 20
20.184 84
15,562 33
31,655 89
9,117 77
10,254 92
10,841 54
11,291 17
7.208 62
7,414 85
3,863 84
1,360 97
12,304 16
10,188 12
4.536 70
5,171 78
7,726 40
5,991 31
2,667 63
1,569 74
4,008 25
1,386 00
3,659 71
4,750 50
12,608 0.5
1.610 10
7.871 6S
1,803 00
4,405 39
2,810 46
4,164 80
4, .597 59
3,556 35
2,171 98
2,572 25
2.594 63
1,425 00
2.209 71
4,30« 97
3,954 60
6.409 22
2,761 75
4,226 86
66,880 19
5,001 93
447,120 38
362,628 47
]9,1«6 46
5,045 79
7,771 04
9,745 09
1,2.^0 26
5.769 29
2.518 97
3,963 96
5,C08 30
3,722 97
4,675 28
1,701 12
8(6 14
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2,121 03
1,:^60 21
1 430 60
3.048 19
1.661 95
1.7.^9 78
1,085 36
1,861 68
718 28
1,123 92
2,199 00
2,252 89
471 41
1,769 43
1,295 46
1,428 38
1.290 20
1,067 86
1,481 73
593 59
711 93
1,063 30
75,655 00
17,351 88
45,575 24
29,929 93
16,812 59
37,425 18
1.6.^« 74
14,218 88
1.5,849 84
15,014 14
11,883 90
9,115 97
4,668 98
1,760 16
15,341 22
12,309 15
5,896 91
6,602 38
10,774 .59
7,653 26
4,407 41
2,645 10
5,369 93
2,104 28
4,783 63
6,949 50
14,860 94
2,081 51
9.641 11
3,098 46
5,833 77
4,100 66
5,232 66
6,079 32
4,149 94
611 20
2,783 18
583 58
3,165 83
692 52
.3,287 15
348 64
1,773 54
1,364 35
.3.674 f6
646 71
4,955 68
1,000 00
111,113 00
110.000 00
4,666 53
7,472 52
2,751 75
4,226 86
66,880 19
6,001 93
558,2.33 38
72,412 79
15,261 07
30.714 89
29,783 56
6,922 54
27,592 66
6.122 01
14,298 91
14,234 52
16,577 70
11,245 62
7,073 90
4,408 19
1,889 12
15,341 22
8,961 26
6,813 72
g,992 89
11,443 60
6,307 62
4,150 94
2,626 11
5,607 38
2,286 46
4,668 05
5,943 87
8,364 64
2,126 66
8,302 98
3,244 83
3.018 11
3.437 72
3.316 17
6,515 02
4,059 43
2,898 37
3,186 50
3.351 73
1,425 00
3,129 .•^0
3,935 08
3,533 08
6,480 28
2,238 25
4,203 44
18.569 38
4.019 66
437,0.34 83
408, .307 04
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SEPARATE REPORTS AND INSPECTIONS.
GENERAL HOSPITAL, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of the Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under Treatment in all departments of the Hospital,
1st October, 1897 257
Admitted 2,735
Births in the Hospital 125
Total number under treatment . . 3,117
Discharges, including infants . . 2,674
Died 176
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898 .... 267
3,117
Of the 3,117 persons treated during the year, 219 males and 127 females
were inmates of the Andrew Mercer Eye and Ear Infirmary, and 273 in the
Burnside Lynig-in branch. The latter number includes 67 male and 206 female
children born in the Institution.
Places Received From.
From the City of Toi
From the County of ^
From the other Coun
From United States .
From other countries
onto ....
^ork
ties in the Province ....
including immigrants . .
Sex.
2,053
168
872
18
6
Male
Female . . . . .
3,117
1,773
1 344
Nationalities.
Canada
English . . ...
3,117
1,890
632
Irish
Scotch .... ...
260
169
United States . .
Other countries
86
80
3,117
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The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Toronto General Hospital during the year :
No.
of cases
treated
Typhoid fever
Typhus
......
96
3
2
Cerebro Spinal
Diphtheria . . . .
Fever . .
Smallpox
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
Revenue.
2,848
•-'43
26
3,117
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Toronto in payment of patients'
maintenance . .
From the County of York in payment of patients'
maintenance
From other municipalities of the Province . .
From paying patients themselves ....
Income from property belonging to Hospital Trust
Subscriptions, donations and bequests of pi'ivate indi-
viduals
From ail other sources not above enumerated
S19,186 46
16,110 40
5H6 55
563 25
23,963 96
8,761 46
2,270 10
4,162 82
Total
'5,555 00
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat, poultry and fish $9,12'i 13
Butter 2,714 23
Eggs 1,274 88
Flour, bread and meal ..... 2,641 49
Milk .... 3,277 41
Tea and coffee . . 1,10 ; 10
Potatoes and other vegetables 2,769 14
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated .... 2,997 93
Drugs and medicines . . 4,147 41
Medical and surgical appliances, bandages, etc 3,492 50
Surgical instruments, ordinary ..... 533 55
Beer, wine and spirits 436 23
Bedding, napery and general house furnishing. ... 3,718 10
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleansing appliances 508 89
Fuel .... 5.298 88
Light — gas, oil and candles. ... 1,641 97
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Water supply
Electric light. ...
Hay and straw
Clothing fur employees and patients, including boots
and shoes
471 00
677 35
32 46
Nurses' uniforms, badges, etc . .
Ice supply
Salaries and wages
Insurance
Coffins and funerals
7-16 84
433 57
18.690 75
530 00
AdvertisiniT and printing
Contingencies . . ......
Rt pairs, ordinary
Telephone and elevator service
Lefi^al costs
115 87
116 15
4.610 36
307 50
Total
Government ^rant for 1898
$72,412 79
$16,820 00
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the General Hospital, Toronto, on the 10th March,
There were 267 patients on that day, namely, 153 males and 114 females,
distributed as follows : 211 in the general wards; 11 in the Burnside Lying-in
department ; '^l■^ in the Pavilion for females, and 22 in the Eye and Ear depart-
ment.
During the past year 1,129 patients were admitted, and 1,119 discharged.
During the same period there were 46 births and 65 deaths.
There were al.-o 6,040 cases of treatment of outdoor patients during the past
year.
All 'he private rooms an I public wards were clean and orderly ; also the
operating room, dispensing room, sitting and dining rooms, kitchen, cellars, food
supplies, etc.
The buildings are well lighted and heated, and provided with good fire pro-
tection. The management under Dr. O'Reilly is very efficient. The books are
properly ke|>t.
I made a second inspection of this Hospital on the 29th December. On that
day there were under treatment in tl'C general wards 162 male and 115 female
patients. Admissions since the 1st of October 209 ; deaths 51.
In the Pavilion for females there were 16 patients ; in the Burnside Mater-
nity building there were 11 females and 2 infants, and in the Eye and Ear
department there were 30 patients.
All the departments were in excellent order. A number of improvements
have been made in the main building since my last inspection.
3 H. Sa
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A. 1899
GRACE (HOMGEOPATHIC) HOSPITAL, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during tti«
official year :
Movements oj Patients.
Number under treatment in the Hospital, 1st October, 1897.
Admitted
Births in the Hospital
Total number under treatment
Discharges, including infants
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898,
47
697
92
836
726
34
76
8.S6
Places Received From.
From City of Toronto
From the County of York
From other counties of the Province
From United States ....
From other countries, inchiding immigrants
Male
Female
Sex.
7U
13
71
8
10
836
294
542
836
NationalitieH.
Canadian ....
English
Irish ....
Scotch
United States
Other countries
Religious Denominations.
484
218
43
S4
31
20
836
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
76')
53
18
^36
34
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The following table gives a summary of certain cases treated in the Homoeo-
pathic Hospital, Toronto, during the year:
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever 31
Typhus "
Puerperal "
G rebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Gtovernment of Ontario
From the City of Toronto in payment of patients
maintenance
From paying patients themselves
Income Irom endowments or other property of the
Hospital
Subscriptions, donations and bequests of private indi-
viduals
From all other sources not above enumerated
Total
$5,045 79
4,324 40
6,(i0:i 18
75 00
695 5.S
607 98
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat
Butter
Eigs
Flour, bread and meal
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables
Grt ceries, provi.sions not enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances
Surgical iui-trumt-nts
Be^ r, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles
Water supply
Hay an<l straw. . .
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes. . . .
Ice
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
Contingencies
Repairs, ordinary
Advertising, stationery, etc.
Coffins and funerals
Rent ....
Total
Government y:rant for 1898
$17,3- 0 78
$1,546 86
612 19
561 50
827 47
148 17
260 04
894 87
397 83
545 78
3 50
80 15
621 03
209 50
1,610 27
250 36
151 16
5 00
3 97
IHl 80
5,341 76
189 72
351 15
302 83
214 16
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$15,261 07
$4,107 48
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Inspections.
I inspected this hospital on the loth August. There were then 55 patients
under treatment, namely, 15 men, 33 women and 7 children. The number
admitted since the 1st October was 580, and the deaths for the same period 29.
The public wards, private rooms, opei'ating room, dispensary, sitting room,
kitchen, laundry, cellar, nurses' and servants' apartments, bath-rooms and water
closets were all clean and orderly,
The books were entered up carefully
I made an inspection of tliis hospital on the 27th December. Sixty-six
patients (17 men, 44 women and -i infants) were under treatment on that day.
Since the 1st October 17G admissions and 3 deaths.
I found all departments in excellent order, ami the books written up
to date.
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HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, TORONTO.
The following summaries show tlie operations of the Institution during
the year : —
Movements of Inmates.
Under treatment, 1st October, 1S97
86
Admitted . . . . , ,
647
Total number of inmates . .
633
Discharged . . . .
516
Died
24
Under treatment 30th September, 1898 . . , .
94
Places Received From.
Religious I >enomination».
633
From the City of Toronto
From the County of York
From other counties of the
From United States ....
From other countries, inclu<
Province
ling immigrants
470
28
131
4
633
Sex.
Male
. . HCl
Female ....
272
632
Nationalities.
Canadian
587
EnP"lish .... ...
20
Irish
2
Scotch .... . .
1
United States ....
11
Other countries
12
S33
Protestant
549
Roman Catholic
67
Other religions
IT
37
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The followino; table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Hospital during the year : —
N > of cases treated.
Typhoid i'ever 13
Typhus fever ....
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria . . 1
Smallpox
Bevevue.
From the Province of Ontario ..... $7,771 04
From the Dominion Government
From the County of York
From other municipalities 1,078 35
From the City of Toronto 7,500 00
From patients themselves for maintenance and treatment 1,719 22
From property belonging to the Hospital
From subscriptions, donations, and bequests from
private individuals . . 27,180 63
From all other sources not enumerated 326 00
Total
Expenditures
Butchers' meat . . . .
Butter
Eggs
Flour, bread, and meal
Milk
Tea and coffee ....
Potatoes and other vegetables . . . .
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Drugs and medicines . . . . . .
Medical and surgical appliances
Surgical instruments .... . . . .
Beer, wine, and spirits
Bedding, napery, and general house-furnishing . . . .
Brooms, Vjrushes, mops, soap, and cleanin^j appliances
Fuel '.
Light — gas, oil, and candles
Water supply . . . .
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice . . . .
Salaries and wages
Insurance and taxes . . . .
(Contingencies
Repairs, ordinary . . . .
Advertising, stationery, etc
Coflfins and funerals . . . .
545,575
24
$2,352
00
834
51
912
88
1,437
28
189
50
473
90
2,371
92
1,055
72
1,436
84
351
15
11
35
1,884
64
269
13
2,194
68
998
60
1,2S1
64
781
02
103
15
S,677
49
257
24
2,610
60
229
65
Total $30,714 8»
G'jTemment j/rant for 1898 $8,009 86
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iNSPECniONS.
I visited the Lakeside Braucli of the Hospital on the loth July.
Its inmates numbered 81 children — 46 boys and 85 girls.
The buildino has been very much improved, the verandahs have been
enlarged, and the grounds were looking well. All the wards, officers' apart-
ments, bath-rooms, wash-rooms, and water-closets were clean and in good order.
The institution is well supplied with nurses and medical attendance.
There has not been a death among the children «;ince they were taken
to the Island.
The books were properly entered up.
The Hospital had 77 patients (50 boys and 27 girls) when 1 inspected it
on the 27th December.
The admissions since the 1st October were 117; and the deaths 5.
Quite an improvement has been made on the arrangement for the
reception of out-door cases, and the isolation of cases of a more or less
contagious character.
All the departments of che Hospital were in the best of order. It i«
tih^ best institution in the Province for modern hospital work.
S9
V 2 Victoria.
Sessional I'apeis {^.<o. 14
A. 18J-:9
ST. MICHA^EL'S HOSPITAL, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment 1st October, 1897 ....
Admitted during the year en-ling 30th September, 1898
Births in the Hospital ....
Total number under treatment
Discharges including infants . .
Died
Under treatment 30th September, 1898 ,
Places Received FroTn.
From the City of Toronto ....
From the County of York
From other counties of the Province ......
From United States ....
From other countries, includiner immiirrants
1.S3
1,0. S9
5:i
1,72.>
1,458
110
157
1.725
1,486
57
156
14
12
1,725
Sem.
Male
Female
88fi
839
1,725
Nationalities.
Canadian ....
English
Irish
Scotch
United Slates
Other countries
991
213
336
53
74
58
1,725
Rf'ligious Denomination*.
Protestant ...
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
40
788
915
22
1.725
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Sessionai Papers (No. 14
A. 189 »
The following table gives a 8\imm iry of certain cases treated in St. Michael's
Hospital, Toronto, during the year :
No, of Case's Treated.
Typhoid fev^er
Typhus
Puerperal
Cerebr. • spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox
75
Revenue.
From the Government in Ontario $ 9,745 09
From the City of Toronto in payment of patients' main-
tenance ■ 9,801 60
From County of York .... 7'^ 00
From paying patients themselves 9,001 49
Subscriptions, donations and bequests of private indi-
viduals 53 i 20
From all other sources not above enumerated .... 776 55
$.'9,929 93
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat . • •
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... . . .
Milk
Tea and coffee ...
Potatoes and other vegetables ...
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
Drugs and Medicines
Medicjil and surgical appliances . . .
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits . . . .
Bedding, na])ery and general house furnishing
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Lig'it — ga^, o 1 and candles . . . .
Wat r supply ....
Ha}' and straw . . . .
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice . . . .
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance . . . .
Contingencies ....
Repairs, ordinary . . . .
Telt'phone service
Coffins and funerals . . . .
Advertising, printing, stationery, etc., etc., ....
3,561
18
1,814
49
1,814
90
3.070
50
207
65
1,356
40
1,929
97
2,725
91
380
57
152
56
1,667,87
435
45
3,143
34
6+7
12
353
33
3o 08
4,270 00
162 25
2!)0 33
1,38S 83
•Z65 8^
Total .
Government grant for 1898
$29,783 5&
$ 9,951 70-
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 27th July. There were 117
patients m residence — 60 males and 57 females. The number admitted since the
1st October was 1250, and the number of deaths for same period was 83.
The private rooms and public wards, dispensary, sitting room, dining rooms,
kitchen, laundry, wash and bath rooms, water closets, etc., were all clean and in
good condition. Good light, ventilation and drainage.
The nurses occupy rooms in the building adjoining, convenient to the Hospi-
tal. The books were found to be properly kept.
I made a second inspection of this Hospital on the 27th December-. The
patients on that day numbered 141 — 79 males and 62 females.
Admitted since the 1st October, 442 ; died, 29.
I found the Hospital in good order in every part, namely : public wards,
private rooms, operating room, dining and sitting rooms, wash and bath rooms,
water closets, cellar, and laundry. There is an efficient staff in charge.
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Sessional Papers (No. 14>.
A. 189 &
WESTERN HOSPITAL, TORONTO.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movevients of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st January, 1^97
Admitted
Births in Hospital , . . ,
Total number under treatment.
29
384
9
372
Discharged
Died . .
Under treatment 30th September, 189(S
324
20
28
Places Received From.
372
From the City uf Toronto
From the County of York
From other counties of the Province
From the United States . . ...
From other countries
M9
10
38
3
Sex.
372
Male
Female
113
259
372
ReJyigious Denominations.
Protestant
:U4
Catholic
,,,, J
20
Other religions . . .
Nationalities.
8
372
Canadian
245
English ....
69
Irish
27
Scotch ....
7
United States ....
14
Other countries
10
43
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The following table gives a summary of certain cases treated in the Western
Hospital, Toronto, during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever .... 14
Tj-phus Fever
Puerperal fever ...
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox . .
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario % 1,250 26
From the City of Toronto 874 60
From the County of York . . ....
From the patients for maintenance and treatment 4,328 38
From subscriptions, donations and beque.'^ts from private
individuals . . 247 10
From other sources 117 25
S6,812 59
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat
Butter and eggs ....
Flour, bread and meal
Milk..
Tea and coffee .....
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions uot enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings 652 47
Brooms, bruslies, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Liglit — gas, oil and candles
Water ....
Hay and Straw ....
Clothing for patients
Ice supply
Salaries and wages ....
Taxes, insurance and rent
Contingencies ...
Coffins and funerals ....
JJopairs ordinary ....
Advertising, printing, stationery, postage, telegrams, etc. 66 84
635
89
269
61
157
83
800
50
121
54
819
84
852
90
487
42
16
76
652
47
284
00
198
16
47
78
18
00
,536
09
776
80
186
11
Total .... S6,922 54
Government grant for 1898 $1,852 22
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hos[>ital on the 1 5th August. On that daj
there were twenty patients in residence — four men, fifteen women and one child.
Owino- to the books not being properly kept, it was impossible to tell the
number of patients received in the Hospital since the 1st October.
Neither the register nor the daily record had been written up for some time
past. I called the attention of the doctor in charge to the necessity of keeping
the books in proper order. The budding was in a good state of order and
cleanliness.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 30th December, and found it
in satisfactory order throughout. There w ere eighteen patients under treatment,
namely, seven males and elev^en females. The accommodation is limited to thirty-
two beds. The house staff consists of the la<ly superintendent, the resident doctor
and eleven nurses in training. The Hospital appeij.rs to be doing good work, con-
sidering the poor facilities afforded by the building now occupied.
No tire escape is provided, but pails of water are kept in readiness on each
floor to extinguish a fire in its incipient stage. The nurses' quarters are on the
opposite side of the street.
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
CITY HOSPJTAL, HAMILTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year.
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted . .
Births in the Hospital
75
,016
40
Total number under treatment
Discharged ....
Died
Under treatment 30th, September, 1898 . .
Places Received From.
From the City of Hamilton, including births in Hospital . .
From the County of Wentwoi th
From other counties in the Province
Fiom the United States
From other countries
1,131
9ti2
91
78
1.131
1,047
57
1
Male . .
Female
Sex.
1,1 ;n
611
n20
Nationalities.
l,l:-il
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Scotch
United States .
Other countries
Protestant
Rf man (Jatliolic
Other Heligiona
Rt'li'/ious Denominations.
705
199
92
50
45
40
,131
1)33
165
33
SI. 131
46
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the City
Hospital, Hamilton, during the year :
No. <if cases treated.
Typhoid fever .. . .
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever .
Diptheria
Smallpox
23
89
ReveYtue.
From t he Province of Ontario . .
From the City of Hamilton . .
From the County of Went worth
From other municipalities. ...
From paying patients themselves
From all other sources
Total
$ 5,760 29
25,750 34
109
20
3,537
20
2,259
15
.^37,425 18
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat
Butter
Flour, bread and meal
Milk
Tea and Coffee
Potatoes and other vegetaV)les
Groceries and other provisions not enumerated. . . .
Drugs and medicines
Surgical instruments and appliances
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, etc
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleansing appliances
Fuel ....
Light — gas, oil and candles . .
Water supply
Hay and straw
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes . . .
Ice
Salaries and wages ...
Taxes and insui ance
Advertising, printing, stationary, etc.
Contigenciea ...
J Repairs, ordinary ....
Total . .
Government grant for 1898
S2.975
49
1,207
45
740
49
:i04
25
4.S1
57
5S0
1'8
1,385
49
1,626
86
1,160
34
189
18
1,559
83
372
50
2,291
00
1,241
15
350
00
22
96
42
90
384
29
6,645
95
826
00
320
13
1,510
12
774
42
^27,592
65
14,954
62
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Inspections.
1 made an inspection of the City Hospital, Hamilton, on the 4th February.
There were 78 patients under treatment on that day, viz.: ;-i9 men, 32 women,
and 7 children. The admis.sions since che 1st October last were 33.5 ; the deaths 31.
The public and private wards were clean and in good order ; also the dis-
pensary, operating room, bath rooms, water closets, etc.
The new wing added to the building, has been nicely furnished. Other
improvements have also been made, such as new fittings, boiler, etc., in laundry.
There is good medical attendance and nursing.
Books properly kept.
I inspected this Hospital on the 10th December. Considerable improvement
has been made during the past few months by putting down new floors and
matting, and furnishing rooms for pathological, anesthetic and sterlizing
purposes.
The new wing is fully completed and equipped. There is a tine operating
room fitted with all modern appliances ; also private rooms and public wards,
wash and bath-rooms, and water-closets.
The laundry occupies a new building in rear of the main building. The
maternity IniiMing on the premises was found to bo complete in all respects ;
also the infectious building and other out-buildings were in good order.
There were on this date 74 patients under treatment, viz : 30 men, 34 women
and 10 children. Received since the 1st October last, 173 ; deaths, 12.
There is a good statf'of medical men and nurses. The Board of Management
appear to take a great pride in placing this ho-pital in tirst-cla.ss working order,
and inferior to none in the Province. The Supeiintendent, Dr. Edgar, is very
attentive in looking after the affairs of the institution in every detail of the
work.
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Sessional Papers (No 14).
A. 1899
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, HAMILTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897.
Admitted
Total number under treatment
33
3.90
423
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
Places Admitted From..
From the City of Hamilton ....
From the County of Wentworth ....
From other counties in the Province
From the United States ....
From other countries
Male
Female
Sex.
374
17
32
423
363
17
11
21
11
423
164
259
423
■Nationalities.
Canadian
English . ,
Irish
Scotch ....
United States . . ,
Other countries
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other Religions
Religious Denominations.
254
66
53
18
21
11
423
219
204
4 H.C.
49
423
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 14). A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in St.
Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever . . 19
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever . . "
Cerebro spinal fever .... "
Diphtheria "
Smallpox "
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario S 2,518.97
From the City of Hamilton
From other municipalities in the Province
From paying patient themselves . . 3,096.23
Subscriptions, donations and bequests in cash 412.00
Income from endowments, etc., or other property belong-
ing to the Hospital 640.00
Received from other sources 4,969.54
Total S11,6S6 74
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat S 691.45
Butter 229.82
Flour, bread and meal 314.23
Milk.. 175.23
Tea and coffee 135.12
Potatoes and other vegetables. ... 248.61
Groceries and other provisions not enumerated 800.00
Drugs and medicines 530.04
Surgical appliances ....
Beer, wine and spirits 178.58
Bedding, etc. ...... 729.94
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances 1 4.04
Fuel.. 690.83
Light — gas, oil and candles 188.50
Water supply 40.00
Hay and .straw 45.00
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes 116.12
Advertising, printing, stationery, postage, etc 40.00
Salaries and wages. . 223.24
Taxes, insurance and interest ....
Coffins and funerals . .
Contingencies 124.22
Repairs, ordinary .... 407.04
Total.. $ 5,922.01
Government grant for 1898 S 2,282.08
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, on the 5th
February. There were 36 patients in residence on that day, namely, 17 men and
16 women, and 3 children. Since my last inspection the admissions were 120,
and the deaths 5. The public wards and private rooms, dispensary, sitting room,
dining room, wash and bath rooms, water-closets, laundry, cellar chapel, nur>es'
quarters, etc., were all clean and in good order. The books were properly
entered up.
I made an inspection of this hospital on the 10th December. There were
under treatment on that day 23 patients (13 men and 10 women), and the
number admitted since the 1st October was 70, and deaths 6.
New fire-escapes have been provided, and an asphalt sidewalk laid from the
street to the building, during the past summer. Other improvements were
noticeable also. All departments were in excellent order.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL, KINGSTON.
The following summaries show the operations of tliis Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment 1st of October, 181)7. 66
Admitted 1,107
Births in Hospital 37
Total number under treatment 1,210
Discharged 1,105
Dipd 44
Under treatment 30th September, 1898 61
Places Received From.
ISex.
Religious Denominations.
1,210
From the City of Kingston (including births) 666
From the County of Frontenac , 298
From other counties of the Province 233
From the United States ...... 11
From other countries 2
1,210
Male 569
Female 641
1,210
Protestant
1,098
Roman Catholic
107
Other religions (or not known) .....
5
1,210
Nationalities.
Canadian
1,069
English . . . .
67
Irish
31
Scotch ....
25
Unite<l Slates
14
Other countries ....
4
1,210
62
32 Victoria.
Sessional Papers {Ko. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Greneral Hospital, Kingston, during the year :
Typhoid fever
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Snjallpox
No. of cases treated.
27
31
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario $8,963 96
From the Dominion Government
From the County of Frontenac 700 00
From the City of Kingston 1,200 00
From other municipalities of the Province 380 00
From patients themselves for treatiuent 4,678 74
Income from endowment and other property of Hospital 271 55
Subscriptions, donations and bequests . . 881 14
From all other sources not enumerated 2,143 49
Total .
S 14,218 88
Expenditure
Butchers' meat
Butter
Flour, bread and meal
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Surgical Instruments and appliances
Beer, wine and spirits. ... . . . . ,
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances ,
Fuel .
Light — gas, oil and candles ....
Water supply and ice .....
Straw ....
Clothing for patients
Advertising, printing, stationery, etc., etc.
Salaries and wages .
Insurance and taxes ....
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies ....
Repairs, ordinary . .
Total. . .
Government grant for 1 898
1,141 57
666 51
491 19
604 97
342 94
328 53
1,932 00
1,074 84
165 00
91 60
394 26
221 78
1,689 79
578 65
128 00
26 75
186 09
3,319 91
234 80
12 00
599 93
67 80
14,298 91
3,546 48
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Inspections.
Sir, — On the 21st April I visited this hospital, and found 77 patients under
treatment, viz.: 38 males and 39 females.
The admissions since the 1st October last were 595 ; deaths 26.
The burning of the east wing has caused a considerable disarrangement of
matters in the hospital. However rebuilding is rapidly going on and the premises
will soon be restored to their usual condition.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 15th December. The wing of
the building which was destroyed by tire last spring has been restored and car-
ried one story higher than before. The upper flat is used as a ward for sick
children. Electric lights, hydrants and hose have been placed in each flat. There
is also an underground pas.sa£feway to the maternity buildings. New bath-
rooms, wash basins, pantrys, hoist, etc., have been provided. The basement has
been finished and used for various purposes.
The register showed that there were 65 patients (31 males and 34 females)
in the general wards ; and 3 infants in the maternity department. Since the 1st
October tlie admissions were 244, and the deaths 12.
I
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Sessional Papers (No. 1.4).
A, 1899
HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL, KINGSTON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital
official year : —
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
durinfj the
70
925
Total number under treatment
Discharged
Died ......
Unuer treatment, 30th September, 1898
Places Received From.
995
899
37
59
99.5
From the City of Kingston . . .
From the County of Frontenac . . .
From other counties of the Province
From United States . .
From other countries
582
275
120
1:5
5
995
Sex.
Male
Female . . , . .
Nationalities.
590
4U5
995
Canadian
English . .
Irish ,
Scotch .... . . .
United States ....
Other countries
648
112
177
22
30
6
995
I
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholics
282
713
995
55
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, during the year :
Number of cases treated-
Typhoid fever , . . , 15
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever ....
Cerebro spinal fever ....
Diphtheria ...... 9
Smallpox ...
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Kingston
From County of Frontenac
From patients themselves, for maintenance and treat-
ment
Income from investments
Subscriptions, donations and bequests . .
From other sources not enumerated
Total
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat
Butter
Flour, bread and meal ....
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables. ...
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances \
Surgical instruments j
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings )
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances j
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles
Water supply
Hay and straw
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice ...
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies ....
Repairs, ordinary
Postage, telegraphing, telephone, express, stationery, etc,
Total . .
Government grant for 1898
S 5,008
30
400
00
200
00
2,877
17
666
50
3,661
73
3,536
14
S15,849
84
1,663
11
752
17
984
34
766
46
460
10
756
46
1,685
05
836
74
452
01
265
20
2,602
03
1,150
00
313
93
126
00
124
56
220
56
260
40
96
50
32
50
166
40
500
00
20
00
S14,234
52
S 4,393
25
56
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, on the 21st
April. Fifty-seven patients were in residence, namely, thirty-two men, nineteen
women and six children. The number treated since the 1st October last was
466 and the deaths 15.
The premises are being enlarged to accommodate some sixty additional
patients. A new operating room is also under process of construction.
The private rooms and public wards were clean and in good condition, and
the patients appeared to be properly looked after.
I made another inspection of this Hospital on the loth December when there
were 53 patients under treatment — 26 men, 25 women and 2 children. Since the
1st October the admissions were 246 and the deaths 11. That part of the build-
ing formerly occupied by the sisters and nurses is now used for private patients
and public wards, the former having removed to the new building erected on the
premises near by.
This change affords accommodation for 45 more beds than formerly.
Considerable improvement has been made during the year in the way of
furnishing, etc. I found all departments clean and in good order.
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GENERAL PROTESTANT HOSPITAL, OTTAWA.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital
ojQBcial year.
Movements of Patieivts.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897 . ,
Admitted
Births in the Hospital
Total number under treatment ....
Discharged
Died ....
Under treatment 80th September, 1898,
Places Admitted From.
From the City of Ottawa ....
From the County of Carleton
From other counties in the Province
Other parts of the Dominion
Other countries, including emigrants and aliens
durincf the
60
744
804
689
54
61
804
518
101
105
78
2
804
Sex.
Male
Female
407
397
804
Nationalities.
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States . . ,
Other countries
583
76
55
31
13
46
804
Religious Denominations
Protestant
626
Roman Catholics
126
Other religions, or not known . .
52
804
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The following table gives a summary of certain cases treated in the General
Protestant Hospital, Ottawa, during the year :
No of cases treated.
Typhoid fever ... 46
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever . .
Cerebro spinal fever. ... ,
Diphtheria 92
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario , . $ 8,722 97
From the City of Ottawa 2,200 00
From the County of Carleton 600 00
From other municipalities ....
From patients themselves for maintenance and treat-
ment 2,539 81
Income and endowments . . ....
Subscriptions, donations and bequests of private
individuals 3,310 55
From other sources not enumerated 2,640 81
Total ...
Expenditure.
Butchers' meat
Butter
Flour, bread and meal ....
Milk
Tea and coffee.
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Drugs and medicines )
Medical and surgical appliances j
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits ,
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles
Water supply
Hay and straw ....
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice . .
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies . . . ,
Repairs, ordinary
Postage, telegraphing, telephone, express, stationery,
etc., etc.
S 15,014
14
% 9.6
54
530
85
389
06
650
13
124
29
15
00
589
14
1,462
85
513
72
120
85
252
78
6
00
1,626 70
513
15
11
93
20
00
6,585
56
835
38
619
90
569
56
225
31
Total . . $16,577 70
Government grant for 1898 % 3,258 32
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 25th March. The new wing is
finished and will soon be ready for occupation, adding about 75 beds to the
accommodation of the institution.
On this occasion there were 44 patients (23 males and 21 females) in the
wards of the main building, and 15 patients (9 males and 6 females) in the con-
tagious building on the same premises.
All the rooms.'^^bed, bedding, etc., were clean and in good order.
The staff consists of eight medical men in attendance and three consulting
physicians.
I inspected the hospital a second time on the 22nd September.
The completion and furnishing of the new wing places the hospital in well
equipped order for its work ; it is very modern in every respect.
The private rooms and public wards are well lighted and ventilated.
On this occasion I found 53 patients (28 males and 25 females) under treat-
ment. The admissions during the year were 716 ; deaths, 48.
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A. 1899
ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, OTTAWA.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted ,
Total number7under treatment
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
75
1,166
1.241
1,099
67
75
1,241
Places Received From.
From the City of Ottawa . .
From the County of Carleton
From the other counties in the Province
From the United States
From other countries
973
149
82
14
23
Sex.
1,241
Male
559
Female . . . .
Nationalities.
682
1,241
Canadian
1,040
English
. . , ....
61
Irish
83
Scotch
. . .
14
United States . .
28
Other countries . . .
15
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other relioions
1,241
152
l,0?i9
61
1,241
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The following tables gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Roman Catholic Hospital, Ottawa, during the year :
No. of ca-es treated.
Typhoid fever 64
Typhus..
Puerperal fever
Cerebo Spinal fever . .
Diphtheria 52
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontax'io
From the City of Ottawa ....
From the County of Caileton
From other municipalities ....
From patients themselves for maintenance and treat-
ment
Income i'rom property . .
Subscriptions, donations and bequests of private
individuals
From all other sources not enumerated
Ex2)enditure.
Butcher's meat
Butter
Flour, bread and meal
Milk ....
Tea and cotlee . .
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions not enumerated ....
Drugs and medicines . .
Mtdical and surgical appliances
Surgical instruments . .
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil, candles
"Water supply . . . .
Hay and straw . .
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes . . . .
Ice . .
S 4,675
28
1,200
00
250
00
3,100
75
90
32
1,307
52
1,260
03
SI 1,883
90
$1,952
75
795
10
682
39
1,106
20
2U5
00
3-20
82
714
H4
1,024
70
.^5.3
36
136
42
568
85
172
54
378
10
415
84
179
34
Salaries and wages ....
Taxes and in^urance
Coffins and funerals ....
Contingencies .... ....
Repairs, ordinary
Advertising, printing, stationery, postage, etc
Total
Government grant for 1898
1,852 45
150 80
192 42
44 20
Sll,245 62
$ 5,111 09
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Inspections.
On the 25th April, I inspected this Hospital and found sixty patients in
residence, twenty-three males and thirty-seven females.
The admissions since the 1st October were 566, deaths 30.
The new wing was nearing completion. This will add accommodation for
seventy more patients. The private and public rooms, beds, bedding etc. were in
well kept order, and the books written up correctly.
I made a second inspection of the Hospital on the 23rd September. There
were then under treatment 74 patients, 21 men, 47 women and 6 children.
Received during the year 1,011, deaths 56.
I found the new wing completed and well furnished. It is fitted with all
modern appliances, elevator, electric lights, operating room, bath and wash-rooms.
The Hospital can now accommodate from 250 to 300 patients, and the improve-
ments make it one of the best in the province.
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A. 1899
HOUSE OF MERCY LYING-IN HOSPITAL, OTTAWA.
The following suuimaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
orticial year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Births in Hospital ....
Total number under treatment
Discharged
Died
Under treatment 30th September, 1898
30
226
187
443
397
6
40
443
Places Received From.
From the City of Ottawa
From the County of Carleton . . . .
From other counties in the Province
From the United States
From other countries
Sex.
141
27
211
12
52
443
Male
91
Female . . . . .
Nationalities.
352
443
Canadian
185
English . . . . .
...
59
Irish
144
Scotch . .
...
39
United States . .
Other countries
16
Protestant
Roman Catholic
BeUgious Denominations
443
114
329
443
64
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
House of Mercy Lying-in Hospital, Ottawa, duiing the year:
Typhoid fever
Typhus
Puerperal " ....
Cerebro spinal fever.
Diphtheria
Smallpox
No of cases treated.
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the County of Carleton
From paying patients themselves
Income and investments ....
From subscriptions and donations
From other sources
1,701 12
50 00
1,326 75
8,454 02
2,584 08
59,115 97
Exjjendituresi.
Butchers' meat $
Butter
Flour, bread and meal , .
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
Drugs and medicines .....
Medical and surgical appliances
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits . .
Bedding, napery and general house-furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel ....
Light — gas, oil and candles. ...
Water supply
Hay and straw . .
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes ....
Advertising, stationery, etc ....
Salaries and wages ....
Taxes, insurance and interest . .
Coffins and funerals ....
Contingencies ....
Repairs, ordinary
Ice supply
Total
Government grant for 1898,
5 H.C.
880
54
361
91
523
11
334
02
204
70
394
63
745
10
85
73
101
00
76
25
1,110
22
158
05
511
06
69
75
139
90
53
21
102
92
75
00
749
00
47
89
45
50
57
35
225
46
21
60
87,073
90
$1,803
73
65
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 25th March when there were
55 women and 2 children re^stered as inmates. The admissions since the first
of the year were 120 ; five still-born and two infants died ; no deaths among the
adults.
The usual spring cleaning and renovating was in progress. The rooms,
beds, bedding, etc., were clean and in good order. Books properly kept.
I visited this Hospital on the 3rd December. On that day there were 4l
adult females and 3 infants in residence. The premises were in well-kept order-
Since the 1st October 25 had been admitted and 4 had died. There were 24
births in same period. No adult deaths during ihe year.
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A. 1899
HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, OTTAWA
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number under treatment ....
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
Places Received From.
15
149
164
149
9
6
164
From the City of Ottawa
From the County of Carleton
From other counties in the Province of Ontario
From the United States , . ..*.,..
From other countries
98
43
21
2
164
Sex.
Male
Female
Nationalities.
75
89
164
Canadian
En^Tiish ...
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
137
3
2
3
3
16
Religious Denominations.
67
164
Protestant
106
Roman Catholic * . . . .
57
Other religions, Lutheran and Jewish
1
164
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A 18^9
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Hospital for Sick Children, Ottawa, during the year :
No. of cases treated
Typhoid fever . .
Typhus "
Puerperal " . .
Cerebro spinal fever ....
Diphtheria
Smallpox
4
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Ottawa
From the County of Carleton
From other municipalities
From patients themselves for maintenance and treatment
Income from endowments
Subscriptions, donations and bequests of private indi-
viduals
From other sources not enumerated ....
Total
2,
5 14
50 00
695 60
576 79
541 45
t,668 98
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat
$21 S 73
Butter
177 95
Flour, bread and meal ....
102 05
Milk
161 79
Tea and coffee
50 38
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
46 63
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
199 00
Drug's and medicines
406 65
Medical and surgical appliances
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits ...
7 95
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
:'A 28
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances .
21 06
Fuel
350 00
Light — gas, oil and candles
158 04
Water supply ....
12 00
Tee
Clotliing for patients, including boots and shoes
. .
Salaries and wagts
1,829 59
Taxes, insurance . .
41 10
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies ....
88 03
Rcpaij-s, or<linary *
98 44
Total
$4,002 67
Government grant for 1898
. $575 10
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Hospital for Sick Children, Ottawa, on the 24'th
April. There were then twelve children under treatment, six boys and six girls.
Received since the 1st October, thirty-two : one death during that period.
All the rooms, beds, bedding, etc., were neat and clean. No change in the
building or management since my last visit.
On my second visit to the Hospital, 23rd September, there were five child-
ren in residence — four males and one female. Admitted during the year fifty-
one ; deaths two.
Adult patients are treated in this Hospital as private patients which impairs
to a great extent the usefulness of the Hospital as such for sick children.
The building and grounds were in good order.
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Sessional Papers (No. 34).
A. 1899
MATERNITY HOSPITAL, OTTAWA.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movement of Patients.
Number under treatment from 1st October, 1897 3
Number of patients admitted during the year ending 30th
September, 1898 ... "
Number of births to 30th September ......
Total number under treatment ...
Discharged .
Died
Under treatment 30th September, 1898
Places Received From.
From the City of Ottawa
From the Province of Quebec
From other counties in the Province of Ontario
From the United States
From other countries
Sex.
Religious Denominations.
63
52
118
108
10
118
101
4
7
4
2
118
Male
Female , .
Nationalities.
28
90
118
Canadian
77
English . .
...
24
Irish
9
Scotch . .
4
United States . .
4
Other countries
.
118
Protestant
86
Roman Catholic
32
Other religions . .
70
118
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A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Maternity Hospital, Ottawa, during the year :
Typhoid fever . .
Typhus "
No. of cae
. $389
50
497
8i2
1
es treated
Puerperal " . .
Cerebro spinal fever ... ...
Diphtheria ......
Smallpox ...
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
19
From the County of Carleton ....
From paying patients themselves .
Income from investments
From subscriptions and donations .
00
27
08
From other sources
62
Total . .
$1,750
. $119
70
61
58
20
32
113
132
1
41
11
426
55
39
2
583
48
64
6
16
Exi^enditures.
33
Butter
Flour, bread and meal ....
CO
18
Milk
Tea and coffee
75
00
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical anpliances
13
22
26
O IT L
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits ....
00
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances .
Fuel
Light — gas, oil, candles and electric light
Water supply
Hay and straw
85
71
33
83
46
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice
74
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
55
99
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies
52
Repairs, ordinary . .
27
Total . .
. $1,889
$184
12
Government grant for 1898
28
71
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I
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Maternity Hospital, Ottawa, on the 2uth
March, when its occupants were two adult females and two infants. The admis-
sions since the 1st October last were 30, and the deaths during same period were
one mother and four infants.
There was no change to note in the buildings or grounds since my last visit.
Everything pertaining thereto was in satisfactory order.
I inspected this Hospital again on the 23rd September. There were four
adult females and two infants in residence. There were 59 admissions during
the year and 8 deaths (3 adults and 5 infants).
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Sessional Papers (No. 14;.
A 1899
GENERAL HOSPITAL, LONDON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897. .
Admitted. .
Births in the Hospital ......
Total number under treatment.
55
801
18
874
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
Places Reecived From.
From the City of London ....
From the County of Middlesex
From the other counties in the Province.
United States
Other countries . .
Sex.
783
39
52
874
658
132
74
4
6
874
Male
Female ... . . .
Nationalities.
445
429
874
Canadian
English ...
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
584
149
55
33
26
27
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions .
Religious Denominations.
73
874.
783
79
12
874
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The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the Gen-
eral Hospital, London, during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever ... 33
Tj'phus fever
Puerperal fever . .
Cerebro spinal fever 1
Diphtheria ...... 91
Smallpox. .
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario S 3,037 06
From the City of London 5,510 57
From the County of Middlesex, in payment for patients 1,903 45
From paying patients themselves 4,484 76
From income from property or investments .... 405 38
Subscriptions, donations and bequests. . . ....
Total .. $15,341 22
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat ....
Butter ......
Flour, bread and meal
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Surgical instruments
Medical and surgical appliances
Beer, wine and spirits .... ......
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances.
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles
Water
Hay and straw ....
Clothing for patients ....
Ice . .
Salaries and wages ....
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals ....
Contingencies
Repairs, ordinary . . . •
Total
Government grant
1,549
57
466
35
458
72
574 69
322
25
233
64
773 08
1,267
20
216
76
209
S6
833
61
272
04
1,238
96
768
13
150
00
22
05
46
i5
5,185
20
145
00
530
93
77
53
15,341
22
2,878
90
74
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Inspections.
I inspected the General Hospital, London, on the 5th April. There were
then under treatment 57 patients — 27 males and 30 females. Received since the
commencement of the year, 440 ; deaths during same period 16.
I found all departments clean and in good order, and the books correctly
entered up.
I made a second inspection of this Hospital on the 25th November.
There were on that day 48 patients in residence, namely : 25 men, 21
women and 2 children.
The number admitted since the 1st October was 125, and the deaths for
same period 12.
The interior of the hospital was found to be as well kept as could be ex-
pected considering the old and dilapidated condition of the building. A large new
three story building is being erected on the grounds, convenient to the old Hos-
pital, and when finished will be very complete in every respect having all the
modern improvements.
75
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A. 189 »
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, LONDON.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted ......
17
385
Total number under treatment. , .
402
Discharged ....
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898. .
.S53
21
28
40-2
Places Admitted From.
City of London . .
261
County of Middlesex ...
109
Other counties. . . . . .
United States
15
Other countries . . . . .
IT
Sex.
Religious Denominations.
40
Male
Female. . .
Nationalities.
i5r
245
402
Canadian, .
English
Irish
318-
21
11
Scotch
United States
Other countries
20
15
17
402.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
175
227
76
402
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The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the St.
Joseph's Hospital, London, during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever 21
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria '
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario $ 2,121 03
From the City of London
From the County of Middlesex . ,
From paying patients. ... 6,410 92
Income from property
Other sources
3,777 20
Total ...„. ..
. $12,309 15
Expenditures.
Eutchers' Meat ....
$ 817 11
Butter
345 03
Flour, bread and meal
302 85
Mild
321 60
Teaand coffee
256 94
Potatoes and other vegetables
220 85
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
903 51
Drugs and medicines
407 32
Surgical instruments
Medical and surgical appliances
61 39
Beer, wine and spirits
71 .50
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
177 38
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
27 78
Fuel
560 00
Light — gas, oil and candles .....
182 60
Water
103 18
Printing and Stationery . .
54 79
Clothing for patients
189 55
Ice
23 00
1.015 75
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals
11 75
Contingencies , . . . .
. 2,391 77
Repairs, ordinary . .
515 61
Total . .
. S8,96l 26
Government aid for 1898
$2,075 94
77
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Inspections.
I visted the St. Joseph's Hospital, London on the 6th April, when I found
29 patients (7 men, 21 women and 1 child) in residence. The register showed
that 180 patients had been received since the 1st October, and six had died.
The premises were in the usual clean and orderly condition, and the books
were correctly entered up.
I made another inspection of the Hospital on the 24th November. The
number of patients then under treatment was 26, viz., 12 men, 13 women and
1 child.
Admitted since the 1st October, 64. I found the wards in the usual
excellent state of neatness and the books properly kept.
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Sessional Papers (No. 14)
A. 1899
GENERAL AND MARINE HOSPITAL, ST. CATHARINES.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment 1st October, 1897 .
Admitted
Births in Hospital
Total number under treatment . .
Discharged
Died ....
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898 ,
18
252
16
285
237
21
27
285
Places Admitted From..
From the City of St. Catharines
From the County of Lincoln
From other counties in the Province and sailors
From the United States
From other countrie.s
141
71
62
11
285
Sex.
Male ....
Female
Nationalities
170
115
285
Canadian
English
Irish ....
Scotch
United States
Other countries
177
47
27
13
15
6
285
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions (or not known) ....
79
217
2
285
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A. 1899
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever . . .
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
< 'erebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox
11
From
From
From
From
From
From
From
From
From
Bevenue.
the Province of Ontario
the Dominion Government
the City of St. Catharines
the Count}' of Lincoln ....
other municipalities, County of Welland
patients themselves for maintenance and treat
ment
endowments, investments or other property be-
longing to the Hospital . .
subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
persons
all other sources not above enumerated . . .
Sl,3t)0 21
Total
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat ....
Butter and eggs • • • •
Flour, bread and meal
Milk
Tea and coffee ....
Potatoes and other vegetables . . . .
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Drugs and medicines • • . .
Medical and surgical appliances
-Surgical instruments and dressing materials . . . .
Beer, wine and spirits ......
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings . . . .
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Lioht — tras, oil and candles . . . ■
Water supply
Hay and straw • • • •
Clothing for patients
Ice • •
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
Contingencies • • • •
Stationery, advertising, printing, postage) etc. . .
Repairs, ordinary
Total
Government gi'ant for 1898
500
250
00
00
1,357
97
60
00
1,635
732
94
79
$5,896 91
783
54
395
14
250
38
397
14
134
12
79
81
329
55
404 78
232
66
cS2
21
44
65
284
04
85
48
759
56
26o
97
12
75
36
00
1,882
50
5
64
226
:^7
116
43
36,813 72
SI ,153
92
80
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Inspections.
I inspected this Hospital on the 30th March. The number of patients then
under treatment was 16 : 9 males and 7 females. Number of patients received
since the 1st October, 141 ; deaths 8.
The private rooms, public wards, beds and bedding, operating room, dis-
pensary, sitting rooms, dining rooms, wash and bath-room, kitchen, laundry,
water closets, etc., were all in good order. Books properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Nicholson to make an inspection of this Hospital, He
reported as follows :
As instructed by you, I visited this Hospital on the 6th August. There were
then under treatment eight men, six women and two chidlren, making a total of
sixteen. The register showed that 238 patients had been under treatment during
the year and ^fteen had died. There were eight nurses in the training school
who take duty in the Hospital as required. The records were examined and
found to be properly kept.
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A. 1899
GALT HOSPITAL, GALT.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment 1st October, 1897 .
Admitted
Number of births in the Institution
19
242
3
Total number under treatment
264.
Discharged
Died ....
Under treatment 30th September, 1898 ,
Places Received From.
Sex.
232
12
20
264
From the Town of Gait
163
From the County of Waterloo
74
Other counties . .
23
United States
..... 4
Other countries . .
264
Male
Female . . .
119
145
264
^ationAxlities.
Canadian
English . .
Irish
Scotch
United States . .
Other countries
216
18
4
17
2
7
264
Religious Denominationx,
Protestant ....
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
82
246
264
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A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the Gait
Hospital, Gait, during the year :
Typhoid fever . .
No.
of
casee
treated
65
Typhus fever ....
Puerperal fever . .
((
Cerebro spinal fever .... ....
Diphtheria
2
Smallpox ....
. ,
«
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
$1,430 60
From the Town of Gait
1,000 00
From the County of Waterloo
750 00
From paying patients themselves
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals
2,141 08
817 45
From other sources
463 25
Total
$6,602 38
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat
% 296 77
Butter
129 12
Flour, bread and meal ....
294 20
Milk
92 28
Tea and coffee
63 60
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
78 21
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
382 20
Drugs, medicines and surgical appliances, etc. . .
467 85
Beer, wine and spirits ....
88 35
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings. .
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
78 34
60 80
908 47
Light — gas, oil and candles
337 03
Water.
40 00
Hay and straw
72 08
Clothes for patients, including boots and shoes . .
Ice
54 85
Salaries and wages . .
1,701 19
Taxes and insurance
20 25
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies, advertising, postage, etc . .
Repairs, ordinary . .
Medical and surgical appliances
141 00
592 61
98 69
Total
$5,992 89
Go\ t rnnient aid for 1898 .:.. ,
. $1,157 50
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Inspections.
I inspected the Gait Hospital on the 11th February. There were 15 patients
in the wards, viz. : Eight males and seven females. Since the 1st October the
number admitted was 85, deaths 7. The Hospital was in satisfactory^ order in
all parts, and the books were properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Aiken's to inspect this Ho'^pital. A copy of his report is
annexed :
I made the second inspection of Gait Hospital on July 25th. This institu-
tion is situated in a very quiet and retired part of the town, and bears these same
characteristics throughout its management. The town itself and surrounding
country is very free from sickness, and consequently the population of the
Hospital is never very large. Eleven patients were being treated on the day of
my visit. The staff consists of seven nurses besides the lady suptrintendent.
The institution is well conducted, clean, neat and methodical. Its records were
also kept in the same manner.
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A. 1899
GENERAL HOSPITAL, GUELPH.
The t'ollowino- summaries show the operations of this Hospital during
the official year :
Move'inents of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897 ..
Admitted . ,
Births in the Hospital
Total number under treatment
81
548
18
597
1 )ischarged
Died ....
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
Places Received From.
City of Guelph . .
County of Wellington . .
Oth'-r counties in the Province
From United States ....
From other countries, foreigners and aliens .
Sex.
524
40
597
330
152
]i5
597
Male
Female
283
314
597
Nationalities.
Canadian
, 472
English . . . . .
...
50
Irish
13
Scotch
40
United States
4
Other countries . . .
• •• •«•••« •••#»
18
Religious Denominations
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions (or not known)
597
568
29
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The following table gives a summary of ceitain diseases treated in the
General Hospital, Guelph, during the year :
\um* er of cases treated.
Typhoid fever 12
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever .....
Diphtheria . . 1
Smallpox
Revenue.
Received from the Province of Ontario . .
From the City of Guelph
From the County of Wellington
From paying patients ....;.
Subscriptions, donations, etc.
From sources not enumerated ....
Total
ExpeJiditure.
S3,048
19
1,300
(10
1,200
00
4,445
82
506
49
274
09
SI 0,774
59
875 13
Butchers' meat 1 ,100 97
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... 608 49
Milk 21 03
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables .... 90 70
Groceries and provisions not enumerated 1,835 68
Drugs and medicines )
Surgical instruments and appliances f
Beer, wine, and spirits .... 164 42
Bedding, napery, and general house furnishings 145 05
Broom, brushes, mops, etc. 185 15
Fuel . . 869 39
Light — gas, oil, and candles 497 69
Water supply 40 00
Hay and straw 29 51
Clothing
Ice 26 00
Salaries and wages. . 3,563 51
Taxes and insurance and rent 194 50
Contingencies 846 33
Repairs, ordinary 349 95
Advertising, printing, stationer3^ postage, etc. . .
Total $11 ,443 50
Government aid for 1898 $2,927 62
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 9th February, and found the
pu blic wards, private rooms, dispensary, operating room, wash and bath-rooms,
kitchen, laundry, etc., clean and orderly.
The patients on that day numbered 67 — 29 men, 27 women, and 11 children.
The register showed that 206 patients had been received during the year,
and that there were 14 deaths. There were 11 cases of scarlet fever in the
infectious building at the time of my visit. There is a good staff of medical men
and nurses, and the books are properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Aiken's to inspect this Hospital. A copy of his report is
annexed :
I made the second inspection of Guelph General Hospital on July 23rd.
Forty- six patients were in the building at that date. Since the erection of the
new wing the total capacity is about 85.
This latter addition makes this hospital very complete in its equipment,
especially in the summer months. The facilities for ventilation and the comfort
of the sick seem to have been a first study in the plans of the building. Some
new appliances have also been added, including a massage machine.
The institutions has 18 nurses, besides the lady superintendent and the
house surgeon.
I made a close examination of the institution throughout, and found it in
every way satisfactory. The hospital register and daily record book I also
looked over. These were neatly and, so far as I ascertained, accurately entered
up
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A. 189»
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, GUELPH.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897.
Admitted
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
23
363
386
335
13
38
386
Places Admitted From.
City of Guelph . .
County of Wellington . ,
Other counties . .
202
87
91
Other countries, United States
6
Sex.
ReligioiLS Denominations.
386
Male
151
Female ...
Nationalities.
235
386
Canadian
280
English . .
27
Irish
51
Scotch ....
, , ,
13
United States . .
5
Other countries
10
386
Protestant
76
Roman Catholic
309
Other religions . .
1
88
386
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Sessional Paper?: (No. 14
A. 189 9
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph, during the year :
m
the
Typhoid fever . .
Typhus fever ....
Puerperal fever. .
Cerebro spinal fever. .
Diphtheria
Smallpox ....
No. of cases treated .
18
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Guelph . . . . ,
From the County of Wellington
From paying patients ....
Income from property ....
Subscriptions, donations, etc. . .
Other sources
Total
1,661 93
J 00 00
800 00
1,6+2 83
600 00
1096 47
1,752 01
157,653 26
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat ..... . . . .
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... ....
Milk
Tea and coftee ....
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions not enumerated ....
Drugs and medicines and surgical appliances .
Beer wine and spirits .... ....
Bedding napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles . . . .
Hay and straw ....
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes . . . .
Ice . .
Salaries and wages . . . .
Taxes and insurance
Contingencies . . . .
Repairs, ordinary . .
Advertising, printing, stationery, postage, etc
Total
Government grant for 1898
750 90
200 00
338 71
175 93
118 33
340 70
874 34
457 53
175 56
405 65
110 15
825 60
157 12
175 60
3iJ5 00
678 62
225 15
1,899 89
J,270 44
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Inspections.
Oil inspecting this Hospital on the 9th February, I found 2s patients in
residence — 12 males and 16 females. Admissions since the 1st October last 98,
deaths 3.
The private rooms, public wards, operating room, dispensary, sitting rooms,
chapel, washrooms, water closets, etc., were in satisfactory order.
The building is well lighted and ventilated, and has good drainage.
Books properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Aikens to inspect this hospital. A copy of his report is
annexed :
There were 41 patients in St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph, when I inspected it
on July 28id. The total capacity is 60 beds. The institution is well managed
by the Sisters in charge. Its structural character is well adapted to the comfort
and treatment of the inmates. It is s|»acious, and at the same time compact; any
portion of the building is readily accessible, yet its private apartments have all
the reserve that is neces.^ary. Doubtless this is one of the reasons why it is so
popular, when it is known that in the same toAvn is another general and thor-
oughly equipped competitor. In ho.spital work, as in general business, xiompetition
would seem to be the life of trade, good for the institution and good for the
public.
I examined the books and found that the Sisters had given regular and daily
attention to this part of the work.
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Sessional Papers (No 14).
A. 1899
GENERAL HOSPITAL, PEMBROKE.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year.
Movement of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897.
Admitted . .
Total number under treatment
31
240
271
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
235
10
26
Places Received From.
Sex.
271
From the Town of Pembroke . .
77
From the County of Renfrew
131
< )ther counties . .
62
United States
1
Other countries
271
Male
Female
119
152
N ationalities.
271
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries
211
14
42
3
1
Protestant . . . ,
Roman Catholic
Religious Denominations.
271
70
200
91
271
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
General Hospital, Pembroke, during the j'^ear :
Typhoid fever. . . .
Typhus
Puerperal
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox
No. of cases treated.
9.-
zo
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the County of Renfrew and Pontiac ....
From the City of Quebec
From patients themselves
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals . ,
From all other sources . .
Total
1,789
250
78
CO
1,112
82
422
882
50
31
4,407
41
Hxpenditures.
Butcher's meat . . . .
Butter
Flour, bread and meal . . . . . .
Milk
Tea and coffee . . . ,
Potatoes and other vegetables . .
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated . . . ,
Drugs, medicines and surgical appliances
Beer, wines and spirits . . . . . .
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles ...
Water
Hay and straw ...
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice
Salaries and wages
Advertising ...
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies . . .
Repairs, ordinary
Total
Government grant for 1898
397
70
238
27
219
07
49
43
86
45
12
15
338
19
296
61
62
15
248
16
74
47
439
38
70
80
56
15
79
83
109
55
16
80
840
00
22
30
15
00
293
55
184
93
5 4,150
94
$1,231
68
i
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the General Hospital, Pembroke, on the 22nd March.
It contained 17 patients on that day. namely : — o males and '2 females. The
admissions since the first of the year were 11. Deaths 3.
The private rooms and public wards, wash rooms, bath rooms and water
closets, were in excellent order.
The Hospital has good medical attendance and nursing. The books properly
written up.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 81st November. There were
17 patients under treatment — 10 males and 7 females. I found the premises in
excellent condition, and the books properly kept.
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A 189.9
GENERAL HOSPITAL, MATTAWA.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movernents of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
admitted
Total number under treatment
11
217
228
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
205
7
16
228
Places Received from.
From the Town of Mattawa
From the District of Nipissing ....
From other counties in the Province
United States and other countries
121
52
55
228
Sex.
Male
....•• ...••• •
159
Female
Nationalities.
69
228
Canadian ....
176
English
3
Irish
...■•• •••••• •
4r
Scotch
4
United States. .
'••••• • •
Other countries
!• •••••• ••••••
• •
228
Religioui Denominatiovs.
Protestant ....
Roman Catholic
Other religions (or not known)
94
26
202
228
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The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
General Hospital, Mattawa, during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever 14
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever . .
Diphtherio ....
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario .... $1,085 36
From the Town of Mattawa . .
Fiom County Pontiac 65 27
From patients for maintenance and treatment 167 86
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals 571 27
From other sources . . 755 34
Total $2,645 10
Expenditure.
Butchers' meat $400 95
Butter 195 25
Flour, bread and meal 200 25
Milk 100 75
Tea and coffee 115 00
Potatoes and other vegetables 125 25
Groceries and provisions not enumerated 140 60
Drugs, medicines and surgical instruments 110 25
Beer, wine ard spirits 30 vjO
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings 110 25
Brooms, brushes, etc. ...... 18 00»
Fuel 195 30
Light — gas, oil and candles 75 75
Water supply 1 6U 71
Hay and Straw 50 00
Clothing for patients 60 00
Ice 16 52
Salaries aud wages 420 00
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals 20 00
Repairs, ordinary 10 78
Contingences .. 70 50
Total $2,626 11
Government grant for 1898 jf. $1,011 04
Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 2nd November and found all
its departments clean and in good order. The- number of persons received for
treatment during the past year was 215, deaths 5
The Hospital has good medical attendance and nursing, and is well manao-ed.
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Sessional Papers (No. 1.4).
A. 1899
THE JOHN H. STRATFORD HOSPITAL, BRANTFORD.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital duiing the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, l.st October, 1897
Admitted
Births in the Hospital . . . .
Total numljer under treatment ....
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
23
322
6
351
28^
29
33
351
Places Adrrdtted From.
From the City of Brantford
From the County of Brant . . . . ,
(3ther counties in the Province
United States .... ....
276
66
9
Sex,
351
Male . .
Female
191
KiO
Nationalities.
351
Canadian . .
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries
243
53
28
10
11
6
351
Religious Dei^oininatlo'ns.
Protestant
Roman Catholic . .
Other religions or not known
96
312
39
351
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table oives a summary of certain diseases treated in the John
H, Stratford Hospital, Brautford, during the year :
Typhoid fever ....
Typhus
Puerperal " ....
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox . .
No. of cases of treated .
40
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the City of Brantf ord
From the County of Brant
From patients for maintenance and treatment . .
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from
private individuals
From all other sources ....
$1,361
2,000
500
1,473
68
00
00
35
34 90
Total
$5,369 93
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat ...
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... ...
Milk ......
Tea and coffee ...
Potatoes and other vegetables . .
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Druos and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances . . .
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits . . . . .
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas oil and candles ...
Water supply
Hay and Sti aw ...
Clothing for patjents, including boots and shoes
Ice ...
Salaries and wager.
Taxes and insurance . . .
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies . . .
Repairs, ordinary
Total . . . . .
$555
53
246 70
176
49
213
87
92
95
89
40
203
43
494
83
6
84
306
26
62
95
617
69
330
12
47
60
20
40
1,614
22
14
05
197
99
316
04
Government grant for 1898
7 H.C.
5,607 36
$1,557 08
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 6th June.
Sixteen patients (ten men, five women and one child) were under treatment
at that time. Received since the 1st October, 209, deaths 22.
The private rooms and public wards, beds and bedding, operating room, dis-
pensary, dining and sitting rooms, wash and bath rooms, kitchen, laundry, and
water closets were in a (.lean and orderly condition.
I visited the Hospital again on the 2.Srd November. There were then 15
patients under treatment, viz. 7 adult males, 7 adult females, and 1 child.
The building was in excellent order in every part, and the books were pro-
perly kept.
98
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A. 1899
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, PORT ARTHUR.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Moverftenis of Patients.
Number under treatment 1st October, 1897
Admitted . .
7
144
Total .
Discharged
Died
Under treatment 30th September, 1898,
151
125
12
14
151
Places A dmitted From.
From the Town of Port Arthur
From the County of Algoma
From other parts of the Province
From the United States
From other countries, including emigrants, foreigners and
aliens ....
59
75
14
3
151
Sex.
Male . .
Female
128
23
151
Nationalities.
Canadian .
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries
74
11
40
12
14
151
Religious Denoiainations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic , .
Other denominations
96
55
99
151
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 18S9
The followiiio- table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the St
Joseph's Hospital, Port Arthur, during the year:
Tj^phoid fever ....
Typhus ....
Puerperal .....
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox . .
No. of cases treated.
13
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario .......
From the Town of Port Arthur . .
From District of Algonia. .
From other municipalities in the Province
From paying patients thenoselves
From subscriptions, donations, etc.
From other sources
$718
28
30U
00
150
00
386
00
2.50
(10
300
00
Totals
>,104 28
Expend iluveii
Butcher's meat .... ......
Butter ....
Flour, bread and meal
Milk -
Tea and coffee ....
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
Drugs and medicines .... . . . .
Surgical instruments and appliances
Beer, wine and spirits ....
Bedding, etc
Brooms bru.shes, mops soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles . . . .
Water supply
Ice supply . . ..... . . . .
Hay and straw ....
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes . . . .
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance . . . .
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies . . . .
Repairs, ordinary . .
Total
Government grant for 1898
240
75
125
35
135
25
75
00
47
35
54
00
155
65
165
00
156
00
96
35
.157
00
&5
75
245
00
54
Oit
75
00
15
00
41
00
75
00
250
00
11
00
50
00
S2,289 45
$903 46
100
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St. Joseph's Hospital, Port Arthur, ou the 10th
September, and found eleven patients in residence, namely, eight men, two women
and one child.
The admissions during the year were 132, and the deaths 10.
The private rooms, wards, operating room, dining room, wash and bath rooms,
water-closets, etc., were clean and in good order. There is good medical attend-
ance, and efficient nursing.
Books well kept.
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BELLEVILLE HOSPITAL, BELLEVILLE.
A. 1819
The lollowing summaries shows the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1807
Admitted
Births in Hospital
Total number under treatment
Discharged .... ,
Died ....
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
Places Admitted From.
Sex.
Religious Denominations
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
20
237
6
263
246
7
10
263
From the City of Belleville
164
From the Countv of Hastings
86
Other counties
12
Other countries. United States
1
263
Male ....
Female
Nationalities.
120
143
263
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries
213
20
21
5
3
1
263
216
47
102
263
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Sessional Papers (No. 14 ).
l-ii9
The following table gives a summaiy of certain diseases treated in the
Belleville Hospital during the year :
No. cf cases treated
Typhoid fever
8
Typhus "
Puerperal "
Cerebo spinal fever
Diphtheria ^
Smallpox ....
ReveT^iie.
From the Province of Ontario ......$
1,12.3
92
From the City of Belleville
477
00
From the County of Hastings
300
00
From patients for maintenance and treatment
1,371
45
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from
private individuals
1,297
11
From other sources
214
15
Total ....
$4,783
6:3
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat $
292
16
Butter
196
('8
Flour, bread and meal . .
199
81
Milk ....
180
62
Tea and coffee
64
05
Potatoes and other vegetables . .
187
16
Groceries and provi-ions, not enumerated
222
38
Drugs and medicines
512
44
Medical and surgical appliances ......
75
75
Beer, wine and spirits
26
78
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
169
16
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
60
94
1^ uel ...
640
69
Light, gas, oil and candles ....
303
33
Water.-. . .
Hay and straw . . .....
11
00
Clothing for patients . .
48
54
Ice supply
23
00
Salaries and wages ....
1,110
50
Taxes and insurance ....
32
80
Contingencies . .
201
20
Coffins and funerals ....
5
00
Repairs ordinary
104
66
Totals
4,668
05
Grovernment grant for 1898,
$963 24
103
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Belleville Hospital on the 1st February. On
that day there were 20 patients in residence, namely, 9 men and 11 women. The
admissions since the 1st October last were 92 and the deaths 2.
The public and private rooms were clean and in o^ood order ; also the wash-
rooms, bath-rooms, water-closets, etc. There is good drainage and ventilation.
This Hospital was inspected by me the second time on the 22nd December.
Tliirteen patients (10 men and 3 women) were then under treatment. Admissiona
since the 1st October 54 and 1 death.
Everything connected with the Hospital was found to be in excellent order,
and the books properly kept.
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Sessional Papers (No. 14)
A. 1899
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HOSPITAL, BROCKVILLE.
The operations of this Hospital during the period under report are indicated
iu the following summary :
Remaining under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Number of births in the Hospital
Total number under treatment
2")
380
405
Discharged ....
Died . .
Under treatment on-30th September, 1898
Places Admitted from.
364
28
405
From the Town of Brockville
From the Counties of Leeds and Grenville
From other counties in the Province
From United States
213
151
17
24
405
Sex.
Male . .
172
Female
Nationalities.
233
405
Canadian
279
English
20
Irish . .
,
59
Scotch
15
United States
, ,
23
Other countries
9
Religious Denominationns.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions (or not known]
405
163
242
40
105
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Sessional Papers (No 14).
A, 1S99
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the St
Vincent De Paul Hospital, Brockville, during the year : ,
Typhoid fever
Tj'phus "
Puerperal "
Cerebro and spinal fever
Diphtheria ....
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Bi^ockville
From the Counties of Leeds and Grenville
From paying patients
From property belonging to the Hospital
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals
From other sources, not enumerated
Total
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat
Butter
Flour, bread and meal
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances ....
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings . . .
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel . .
Light — f^as, oil and candles . .
Water supply
Hay and straw ......
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes . .
Ice supply ....
Salaries and wages ...
Tuxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals . .
Contingencies
Repairs, ordinar}' ....
Totu
Government grant foi- 1 898
106
No. of cases treated.
22
20
52,199 00
250 00
20) 00
1,612 02
1,051 84
1,636 64
56,949 50
$59S 88
205 76
224 08
261 94
181 71
139 63
578 34
339 25
199 48
75 60
731 63
63 69
505 58
198 84
30 GO
112 70
30
00
294 35
419
06
162
«1
640
54
55,943 87
52,196 40
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Inspections.
This Hospital was inspected by me on the 28th March. There were in resi-
dence on that day tliirty-three patients, namely, ten males and twenty-three
females.
Since the first of the year there had been loO patients received and one had
died
All the rooms, bed and bedding, wash and bath-rooms, operating room, dis-
pensary, kitchen, laundry, etc , were clean and orderly. Good nursing and medi-
cal attendance.
Second Inspection.
I made another inspection of this Hospital on the 21st September and found
under treatment thirteen males and fourteen females. Since the first of the year
365 patients were received, and there were twelve deaths.
All departments were clean and in good order.
An addition is being built to the north of the main building which will con-
tain kitchen, laundry and nurses' and servants' apartments.
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A 1899
THE BROCK VILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Number under treatment, on the 30th September, 1897 . . .
Number admitted
Number of births. . ....
Total number under treatment
Discharged
Died
871
4
407
. 354
•27
Remaining under treatment, 30th September, 1898 26
407
Plaecs Admitted From.
From the Town of Brockville
From the Counties of Leeds and Grenville
From other counties in the Province . . .
From the United States
Other countries
22
106
32
4.5
1
407
Male
Female
Sex.
179
228
407
Canadian
English
Natioiu
dities.
308
25
Irish
Scotch
19
7
United States ....
Other countries
48
Religious DenoTninatiovs.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known . .
108
407
392
14
407
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Sessional Papers (No. 14}.
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Bruckville General Hospital during the year.
No. of cases treated
Typhoid fever ...... ......
31
Typhus " ....
Puerperal "
Oerebro spinal fever
• • • •
Diphtheria
9
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario ....
$2,252
89
From the Town of Brockville
300
00
From the Counties of Leeds and Grenville
300
00
From paying patients ....
4,623
30
From property belonging to the Hospital
328
23
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals
5,642
55
From other sonrces not enumerated
1,4L3
97
Total .
$14,860
94
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat ....
$558 89
Butter
472
84
Flour, bread and meal
185
17
Milk
229
00
Tea and cotfee
124
50
Potatoes and other vegetables
140
09
Groceries and provi^iions, not enumerated
630
10
Drugs and medicines
326
00
Medical and surgical appliances . .
457
70
Beer, wine and spirits ....
109
57
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings.
298
12
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances . .
112
40
Fuel . .
1'064
28
Light — gas, oil and candles
312
39
Water supply
87
50
Hay and straw
Clothing for patients' including boots and shoes .
Ice supply . .
40
00
Salaries and wages. .
2,281
37
Taxes and insurance
Coflfins and funerals
Cntingencies
717
72
Repairs, ordinary . .
267
00
Total .
$8,364
64
Government grant for 1898
$2,059 84
109
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Ijsspections.
I made an inspection of the Brockville General Hospital on the 28th March.
There were 29 patients under treatment — 18 males and IG females. The admis-
sions since the 1st October were 162 : deaths, 8.
The private rooms and public wards presented a clean and tidy appearance.
General repairs and cleaning were going on at the time of my visit. Tlie records
were correctly kept.
Second Ix.spectiox.
A second visit to the Hospital was made on the 21st September. There were
16 male and 12 female patients under treatment on that day. The admissions
since the 1st October, 1897, numbered 361 and the deaths 2.5.
The building was in good order in all its departments.
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A. 1899
GENERAL AND MARINE HOSPITAL, COLLI NGWOOD.
The following summaries show the operations of the Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of P dients.
Under treatment, 15th October, 1897
Admitted . .
Number of births in the Institution during the year
Total number under treatment . .
3
71
Discharged ,
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 189S
59
4
8
71
Places Received From.
From the Town of Collingwood
From the County of Simcoe
From other counties in the Province
From United States . . .
From other countries
:34.
31
6
71
Sex.
Male
35
Female ....
Nationalities.
36
71
Canadian
45
English ....
14
Irish
8
Scotch ....
. . . .
4
United States ....
RtligioiLS Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions. . .
Ill
71
63
8
71
($2 VicLovia. Sessional Papers (No 14). A, 18f9
The follow iuar table gives a summarv of certain eases treated in the General
and Marine Hospital. Collino^wood' durinf,^ the year ;
Typhoid fever ....
Typhus
Puerperal
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox . .
No. of cases treated.
Revenue.
Received from the Province of Ontario. . $ 471 41
From the Town of Collingwood . . 200 00
From the County of Simcoe 250 00
From paying patients 804 30
Subscriptions, donations, etc. 355 80
From sources not enumerated ....
Total S2,081 51
Expendif lilies.
Butchers' meat $ 180 13
Butter 45 57
Flour, bread and meal .... 8251
Milk 19 90
Tea and coffee 33 78
Potatoes and other vegetables. ... 27 54
Groceries and provisions not enumerated 115 66
Drugs and medicines ..... 145 58
Surgical appliances 32 66
Beer, wine and spirits 30 15
Bedding, napery and general house I'urnishings 162 45
Brooms, brushes, mops, etc 3 90
Fuel 172 40
Light — ga.s, oil and candles 98 11
Water supply 15 04
Hay and straw .... 21 10
Clothing. ...
Ice . . 3 00
Salaries and wages 730 48
'I'a.xes and insurance
CMiitingencies 154 01
Repairs, ordinar}' . . 52 59
Interest and rent 320 00
Total S2,126 56
Government grant for 1898 $320 00
112
I
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Inspections.
I instructed Mr. Mann to make an inspection of this hospital, he reported as
follows :
I beg to report that on the 18th August, 1898, I visited the General and
Marine Hospital, Collingwood, for the purpose of inspecting this Institution as
instructed by you. On this occasion there were 15 patients undergoing treat-
ment for complaints of different character. None of them, however, were reported
as being of a dangerous nature. None were infectious. Nine of the above were
males and 6 females. The Superintendent, Miss Dalby, and five nurses, are
employed in actively looking after the welfare of the above patients. The build-
ing was in uniform order, and the furniture and furnishings, water supply, and
the general requirements necessary to the welfare of a hospital were quite up-to-
date. Books were properly kept.
8 lie. 113
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THE NICHOLAS HOSPITAL, PETERBOROUGH.
The following summaries show the operations of the Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897, 17
Admitted 286
Births in Hospital 2
Total number under treatment 305
Discharged 271
Died .... 15
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898 19
Religious Denominations.
.SO 5
Places Received From.
From the Town of Peterborough 194
From the County of Peterborough 77
From other counties of the Province 32
From the United States 2
From other countries
30;
Sex.
Male . 134
Female 171
305
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions (or not known)
298
7
30o
Nationalities.
Canadian
English
Irisii
Scotch
United States
Other countries
223
46
22
7
5
2
305
114
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Sessional Papers (No 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a suinmaiy of certain cases treated in the Nicholas
Hospital, Peterborough, during the year :
Typhoid fever
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Peterborough
From patients themselves for maintenance and treatment
From property belonging to the Hospital endowments,
etc
From subscriptions, donations, and bequests from pri-
vate individuals
From other sources .....
Total
No. of cases treated.
10
12
SI, 769 43
1,790 33
4,072 00
•2,000
9
00
35
),641 11
L xpen ditures.
Butchers' meat . . . .
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... . . . .
Milk
Tea and coffee . . . .
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions not enumerated , . . .
Drugs and medicines
Surgical instruments and appliances .... . . . ,
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings . . . .
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light— gas, oil and candles
Water supply . . . .
Clothing for patients
Ice . . . .
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance . . . .
Hay and straw .....
Contingencies , , . .
Repairs, oidinary
Advertising, printing, stationery, postage, etc
Total . . . .
$537 26
3.54 55
397 34
121 00
20 73
206 61
419 18
746 32
214 88
132 20
334 11
880
89
404
11
248
72
25
00
2,570
97
21
12
366
18
281
81
Government grant for 189 8
18,282 98
1,572 62
115
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this ho>ipital on the 8th February There were
then under treatment 9 men and 12 women — total, 21. The admissions since the
1st October were 81, and deaths, 5.
Some of the improvements since my hist visit are, electric lighting, new iron
bedsteads, and hot water heating. All departments were clean and in good
order, and the books properly kept.
I made an inspection of this hospital on the 8th September, when there
were 22 patients in residence, viz., 9 men, 12 women and one child. 'I'he admis-
sions for the year numbered 284, and the deaths, 13.
A cooking class for the nurses has been established, and is carried on during
the winter months.
A root house has been provided for storing vegetables.
The books were written up.
116
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, PETERBOROUGH.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Births in hospital
Total number under treatment .
13
196
209
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
175
9
25
209
Places Received From.
From the Town of Peterborough
From the County of Peterborough
From other counties of the Province
From the United States . . . .
From other countries
Sex.
54
63
88
4
209
Male . . .
Female
100
109
209
Meligious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
^Nationalities.
23
186
209
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch ....
United States
Other coumtries . . .
122
5
59
4
19
209
117
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A.
The following gives a summary of certain cases treated in the St. Joseph's
Hospital, Peterborough, during the year :
^i 0. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever . .
13
Tj'phus fever
Puerperal fever
••...•
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria . .
21
Smallpox
....
Revenue.
From the Province $1,295 46
From the Town of Peterborough
From patients themselves for maintenance and treat-
ment 6i2 00
From property belonging to the Hospital ....
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from
private individuals 750 00
From all other sources 411 00
Total S3,098 46
Expenditure.
Butcher's meat . .
Butter . .
Flour, bread and meal
Milk ....
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated ....
Drugs and medicines
Surgical instruments and appliances
Beer, wine and spirits . .
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, Vjrushes, mop-i, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles
Hay and straw . .
Clothing for patients
Ice
Salaries and wages ....
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals .... ..■••'
Contingencies . .
Repairs, ordinary
Total . .
Government grant for 1898
339 50
115 90
2:7 60
95
50
81
50
91
00
205
70
409
75
134
00
51
20
189
60
31
68
375
00
75
60
52
00
31
40
13
00
360
00
42
00
191
40
101
50
$3,244
83
$1,373 62
118
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St, Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough, on the -Sth
February. There were 16 patients on that day, viz.: 7 men, 7 women and 2
children. Since the 1st October last 54 had been admitted and 2 had died.
The institution was clean and in good order in all parts. The upper flat has
been appropriated for cases of scarlet fever, measles and diphtheria. The old
people have been removed to another building.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the bth September. On that day
there were 22 patients in residence, namely, 10 men, 10 women and 2 children.
There were a number of cases of typhoid and diphtheria under treatment.
The admissions during the year were 184 and the deaths 3.
I found the Hospital in good order and the books properly kept.
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL. WINDSOR.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897 . .
Admitted. .
24
209
Total number under treatment
233
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
205
14
14
233
Places Received From.
From the Town of Windsor ....
From the County of Essex
From other counties of the Province
From United States ....
From other countries
96
63
27
38
9
233
Sex.
Male .....
Female
Nationalities.
102
131
233
Canadian
English ...
Irish;:;
Scotch ...
United States . .
Other countries
Religious Denominations.
153
15
17
2
40
6
233
Protestant
Roman Catholic
73
160
233
120
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the Hotel
Dieu Hospital, Windsor, during the year :
Typhoid fever . . .
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever. .
Cerebro spinal fever,
Diphtheria
Smallpox . .
•No. of caees treated.
10
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario $1,428 38
From the Town of Windsor 444 87
From the County of Essex 84 72
From patients themselves for maintenance and treatment 1,843 47
Subscriptions, donations and bequests ... 672 36
From other sources not enumerated 1 ,359 97
Total .... 5,833 77
Expenditures.
Butchers' meet
214 03
Butter
145 55
Flour, bread and meal ....
164 87
Milk
287 00
Tea and coffee
16 06
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
205 06
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
158 87
Drugs and medicines
278 32
Medical and surgical appliances
90 49
Surgical instruments
20 30
Beer, wine and spirits ....
70 40
Bedding, napery and general housefurnishings . .
52 86
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances .
132 99
Fuel
237 60
Light — gas, oil and candles
55 49
Water supply
12 00
Hay and straw
118 90
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
18 91
Ice
20 00
Salaries and wages
182 25
Taxes and insurance
382 86
Contingencies
94 01
Repairs ordinary
59 71
Total .... ....
S8,018 11
Government grant for 1898
. $1,140 56
121
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor, on the 11th
April. Nine patients (3 men and 6 women) were then under treatment.
The number admitted since the 1st October last was 15 ; number of deaths
during that period, 9.
The private and public rooms, wash and bath rooms water closets, etc., were
all in good condition.
Books correctly kept.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 21st October. There were
seventeen patients in residence on that day, namely, six men and eleven women.
I found the institution in its usual good condition of cleanliness and order, and
the books properly kept.
122
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A 1899
ST. JOSEPB'S HOSPITAL, CHATHAM.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
MoveiQients of Patients
Number under treatment, Ist October, 1897 . .
Admitted . . ......
Births in Hospital .......
Total number under treatment . . .
28
262
-i
294
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898,
265
\7
12
294
Places Received Frotn.
From the Town of Chatham. .
From the County of Kent ....
From other counties of the Province
From the United States ....
From other countries
172
110
7
5
Sex.
294
Male
Female .
120
174
294
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic . . .
Nationalities.
183
111
294
Canadian
English ... . . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries . .
272
5
12
2
3
123
294
Sl,290
20
118
11
4
00
2,101
60
769
00
117
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The following table gives a summary of certain cases treated in the St.
Joseph's Hospital, Chatham, during the year.
No. of casen treated.
Typhoid fever 29
Typhus '' . .
Puerperal "
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria ...... 45
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario . .
From the Town of Chatham
From the County of Kent .... ......
From patients for maintenance and treatment
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from
private individuals
From other sources
Total $4,400 66
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat . .
Butter. ...
Flour, bread and meal
Milk ....
Tea and coffee . . .....
Potatoes and other vegetables
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated ....
Drugs and medicines . .
Medical and Surgical appliances
Beer, wine and spirits ...
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles ....
Water
Hay and straw . .
Clothing for patients . .
Ice supply
Salai ies and wages ....
Taxes and Insurance
Contingencies
Coffins and funerals
Repairs, ordinary
Total ....
Government grant for 1898
124
$ 430
50
133
75
183
80
210
00
97
75
75
00
432
20
105
65
101
60
47
55
181
67
57
50
375
75
167
25
is
00
534
00
126
50
87
00
9
00
63
75
S3,437
72
$1,145
84
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St. Joseph's Hospitals, Chatham, on the 8th
March. There were 15 patients in residence on that day, viz.: 6 males and 9
females. The admissions since the 1st October numbered 120, and more than
half of them were Protestant in religion. During the same period there were 7
(jeaths.
All the rooms — dispensary, operating room, wash and bath-rooms, water-
closets, etc., were well kept. The books were written up to date.
This Hospital was inspected by me on the 24th October, when I found it in
its usual clean and orderly condition. There were 17 patients under treatment
on 1 1 lat occasion, namely: 6 males and 11 females, a number of whom were
typhoid cases. The books were properly entered up.
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
.A. 1899
GENERAL HOSPITAL, CHATHAM.
The following sunimaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897. .
Admitted
Births in Hospital
Total number under treatment
Discharged
Died ....
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898,
17
276
13
306
260
14
23
306
Places Received From.
From the Town of Cliatham . .
From the County of Kent
From other counties of the Province
From the United States
From other countries ....
103
155
28
20
306
Sex.
Male
Female
152
154
Religious Denominations.
306
Protestant
292
Roman Catholic
Nationalities.
14
306
Canadian
260
English . . . . .
, ^ , ••...
9
Irish
• ••••• •• •••
7
Scotch ....
,,, ,,..■•
10
United States . .
20
Other countries
,,, ,
....
126
306
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The following gives a summary of certain cases treated in the Chatham
Hospital during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever . . 25
Typhus fever ....
Puerperal fever . .
Cerebro spinal fever .... ....
Diphtheria 18
Smallpox
Revenue,
From the Province $1,067 86
From the Town of Chatham .... 62 50
From the County of Kent 234 50
From patients themselves for maintenance and treat-
ment .. . 1,867 80
From property belonging to the Hospital
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from
private individuals 2,000 00
From all other sources ....
Total $5,232 66
Exjpenditure.
Butchers' meat $335 92
Butter 130 00
Flour, bread and milk . . 120 04
Milk 241 44
Tea and coffee 54 50
Potatoes and other vegetables .... 12979
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated 436 00
Drugs and medicines , 135 35
Surgical instruments and appliances ....
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light— gas, oil and candles
Water supply
Clothing for patients
Ice
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies
Repairs, ordinary . .
Total $3„315 17
Government grant for 1898 $1,375 52
127
32
25
65
00
30
48
316
63
163 75
15
00
1,066
00
2
00
41
02
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the General Hospital, Chatham, on the 8th Maich,
and found it in its usual condition. All the rooms, beds, and bedding were clean
and in good order. There were 20 patients in residence — 6 males and 14 femalesi.
Since the 1st October, 113 had been admitted, and 4 had died. Books properly
kept.
1 made an Inspection of the Hospital on the 24th October. The patients on
that day were 9 adult males, 10 adult females and 1 youth — total, 20 There
were no cases in the contagious department.
The Hospital and premises were in good order in every respect.
The building for contagious diseases has had the basement excavated and a
furnace placed in it. The erection of a new wing to the main building is also in
contemplation.
128
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
GENERAL HOSPITAL, STRATFORD.
The following summaries show the operations of the Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients,.
Ts'umlier under treatment, 1st October, 1897 .
Admitted . .
Number of births during the year
Total number under treatment . .
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
28
172
9
204
173
11
20
Places Received From.
204
From the City of Stratford
From the County of Perth
From other counties in the Province .
From the United States
From other countries ....
126
59
13
5
1
204
^ex.
Male
Female ....
Nationalities.
87
117
204
Canadian
18:.
English ....
30
Irish.
14
Scotch ....
12
United States ....
6
Other countries
7
Religious Denominations.
204
Protestant
168
Roman Catholic
34
Other religions .... ......
2
9 H.C. •
129
204
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The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
General Hospital, Stratford, during the year:
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever .... 16
Typhu.s "
Pueipeial ....
Cerebro spinal fever ....
Diphtheria ......
Smallpox . .
Reveune.
Received fr«Dm the Province of Ontario . . Sl,481 73
From ^1"' City of Stratford 500 00
From I ; le County of Perth . .500 00
From paying patients 2,097 30
Subscriptions donations, etc. 812 72
From other sources . 687 57
Total . $6,079 32
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat .... $325 05
Butter 172 17
Flour, bread and meal 172 88
Milk 104 00
Tea and coffee .... > 75 07
Potatoes and other vegtables 98 82
Groceries and provisions not enumerated 454 57
Drugs and medicines 231 31
Suigical instrunicnts and appliances U)4 03
Beer, wine and spirits .... 42 50
Beddinof, napery and general house furnishings . . 115 52
Brooms, brushes, mops, etc. 7319
Fuel. . <'06 78
Light — gas, oil and candles ] 74 85
Water supply .... 37 50
Hay and straw and bran. . 13 35
Clothing
Ice 18 00
Salaries and wages . 1,G98 55
Ta.xi'H and insurance 34 80
Contingencies 5l'8 40
Repairs, ordinary 343 68
Total S5,51.-) 02
< iou.;rnment gtant for 1898 $1,265 22
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Inspections.
I visited the General Hospital, Stratford, on the llth February. There were
then 28 patients in the wards, namely, 14 men. 12 women and 2 children. The
admissions since the 1st October were 77, and the deaths 3.
Among the improvements to be noted since my last inspection were the com-
pletion of the new laundry, and die enlargement of the kitichen. It is the inten-
tion of the management to erect an isolated hospital for contagious diseases on
the grounds.
All departments were in good order in all respects. I found the books
properly kept.
I instructed Mr. Aikens to make the second inspection.
This Institution had 24 patients in residence when I inspected it the second
time, on September 29th. After making a general survey of the building, I found
it maintained its character for cleanliness and neatness throughout. Some changes
made in the kitchen, which is on the upper storey, render the domestic duties
much easier to accomplish. The operating room also has been further equipped
by the addition of a case of new instruments. These, with portable bath tubs,
were the principal improvements I noted. The addition of a passenger elevator
would make this one of the most commodious hospitals in the Province, and I
understand this idea has already been suggested to the Board.
I looked closely into the books and found that regular attention had been
given to the Daily Record, and that the others were well adapted for keepino- an
accurate and systematic history of the treatment of patients as well as finances.
131
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AMASA WOOD HOSPITAL, ST. THOMAS
Thf,' following summaries shew the operations of this Hospital during the
official yea I :
MovementH of Patients.
Number under treatment, Ist October, 1897.. . . 9
Admitted. . . l'>o
birthH in the Hospital 9
Total number under treatment .... 173
Discharged 151
Died 11
(Jnder treatment 30th September^ 1 898 11
PUicee Received From.
Sex
N<x t ionalUies.
liel'Ujtov.x Jfciio/iii iKi.lioriM,
\:>,2
173
From the City of St. Thoman .... 133
From the County of Elj/in 29
From other counties in the Province 8
From tlie United States. . 3
From other countries
173
Male 109
Female .... 04
173
Canadian ..... 110
English. ... 31
Irish 7
S(jr>tch . . 7
United State.s .... 12
Other countries <i
173
Prot<'Htant
u;i
Homan < 'atholic
II
Oth'-r' f(!ligions. ...
1
173
6*J \ ictoria. Sessional Taper.- (No 14). A lSi>y
'I'lit' t'ollowiiii;- taWlo i^'i\rs a summary of i'>itiiia discasos tivatod iluiini^' the
yvav
No. of oases trt^ated.
rylu)iil fovor . 5
Typhus
l*iuMpt>ral
Oert'bi'o spiuul fever . .
IHptherirt
Smallpox . .
Here II ft I'.
From the Province of Ontatio $.')9S 59
From thr City oi St. Thomas 2.000 00
Fi'om tlu' ('ount}' of Kl*j;ii\
From [)roperty heloii^in*;" to Hospital . . . I'iS 00
Frtnu otluM muMleipalitie.s In the l*ro\ui(T
From payiny; patient.s tluMiiseU cs 1 ,42s 85
Other souiees
Total *4,140 94
B\lt(•lu^rs■ meat .
Butt*r
Flour, hreail and meal
Milk
Ten aihl eotfee
Potatoes autj otiuir vey;etrthles. ...
(Irooeries and otlier provisions not i-nunuMat od
Druo's and nu'dieines
Surj^ieal iiistrumiMjts ami «[»plianees
Hvvr, wiuf and spirits
heddiui^', ete.
Hrooms, Itrushi^s, iiu>ps, soap and idi-ansinj; aj)plianetvs
Fuel
Ijiji'ht' — iLjas, oil and candUvs
Wate«' .supply , . ,
(/lothint; lor patients, inehidin^' hoots and shoes
lee
Salaries and vva»;rs
Taxes and income
Cothns and funt^ralK
(>ontin^encies
Ivepaiis, ordinary . . .
Total .
( Jo\ crinufnt j;raul lor ISDN. .
18H
S:U)7
89
•240
00
91
:^5
1 9:i
10
51
vSO
9 -J
40
:m)
HO
1 4'_>
."59
IDC.
01
!•.»
r.o
is;;
70
."{'J
40
m:u;
47
•> 1 5
41
;u;
t)0
o
00
9
00
\:io\)
40
94
•J 4
i:ir.
:u;
17
lii
5f4.059
4.S
|7:u>
12
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 14 1. A 189^^
Inspections.
I inspected this Ho'^pital on the 4th April. There were 1 1 patients in resi-
dence— 5 males, 4 females and 2 children. Received since the 1st October, 81 ;
deaths, 6.
The private rooms and public wards, opeiatinu; room, sitting room, kitchen,
laundry, bath and wash rooms were all in good order. The books were well
kept.
This Hospital was inspected by me on the 12th August. There were fifteen
patients under treatment on that day, namely, nine men and six women. The
admissions since the 1st October, were 142 ; deaths, 11.
The public and private rooms, operating room, sitting room, wash and bath
rooms, water closets, etc., were all in .sati.sfactory order. Good nursing and medi-
cal attendance. Books properly kept.
134
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A 1899
GENERAL AND MARINE HOSPITAL, OWEN SOUND.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year.
Movements of Patients
Number under tieatment, Lst October, 1897. .
Admitted
Births in Hospital
Total number under treatment
Discharged ,
Died ....
Under treatment, .'50th September, l^s98
Id
117
2
135
113
8
14
135
Places Admitted From.
From the Town of Owen Sound
From the County of Grey
From other counties in the Province and sailors
From the United States
From other countries
94
26
15
Sex.
Religious BenoTninations.
135
Male
79
Female . . . . .
Nationalities.
56
135
Canadian
124
English . .
_ , ^
5
Irish
3
Scotch ....
3
United States ....
Other countries
135
Protestant
128
Roman Catholic
6
Other religions, or not known . .
1
135
135
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Sessioiiiil Tapers (No. 14).
A 1899
The foll(j\\in<^ table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
General and Marine Hospital duiino tlie year :
Typhoid fever . .
Typhus
Puerperal " ....
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Small |JOX
No.
Revenue,
From th3 Province of Ontario
From the Dominion Government
From the Town of Owen Sound
From the County of Grey
From other municipalities
From patients themselves for maintenance and treatment
From endowments, investments orother pi operty belong-
ing to the Hospital . .
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
persons ....
From all other sources not enumerated . .
Expenditure.
Butcher's meat . . . . .
Butter
Flour, bread and meal . .
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables ...
Groceries and proviisions, not enumerated
Dru'{s and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits ....
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleansing appliances
Fuel
Light - oil and candles. ...
Water supply
Hay and straw
Clothing for patients
Ice ....
Salaries and wages
Insurance and interest .... ....
C'ontingencies ....
Repairs ordinary . ■
Total
Government ijrant for 189S
i:^6
of case? treated.
29
mw 20
50(1
00
200
00
150
00
912
61
57
50
351
87
>,783 18
$189 20
110 68
04 89
14 93
38 30
12 52
259 08
126 99
102 85
34
50
140
58
I
25
MO 1
22
29
98
25
00
51
20
17 00
892 19
:]0(i 00
62 18
64 33
$2,868.87
$986 80
m
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Inspectioxs.
I made an Inspection of this Hospital on the 1st August. There were in
residence on that day 13 j)atients, namely, 7 males and 6 females ; 92 patients I
found had been registered since the first of the year, and 4 had died.
There was no change to note in the condition of the building or grounds
since luy last inspection. Coal-oil lamps are still in use, a^d it is very important
that gas or electric light should be put in the building, bein^ safer and more
economical. The operating room has been somewhat improved. The sidewalk
from the street to the Hospital has been completed ; the bridge in front of the
building requires te be put in a good state of repair, in fact, a new bridge is
required.
The second inspection was made by Mr. Christie, who reported as follows :
I Inspected this Hospital for Dr. Chamberlain, on the l7th October, and
found sixteen patients under treatment, namely, eight males and eight females,
all of whom were evidently well cared for and under special treatment, according
to their different ailments.
The books were well and neatly kept, and the Hospital was in excellent order.
The register showed that 13-5 patients had been under treatment during the year.
137
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Sessional Papers (No 14)
A. 189^
GENERAL HOSPITAL, SUDBURY.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Number under treatment on the 1st October, 1897
Number admitted ...
Number of births .
3
112
Total number under treatment..,
115
Dicharged
Died
Remaining under treatment on the 30th September, 1898
101
7
7
115
Places Admitted From,
From the Town of Sudbury
From the Districts of Nipissing and Algoma . .
From other counties in the Province . .
From Manitoba . .
Other countries .......
12
9^
3
1
115
Sex.
Male
Female ....
Nationalities.
Ill
4
115
Canadian
English ....
Irish.
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
95
5
5
2
1
7
Religious Denom,inations.
Pi'otostant ...
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
115
65
49
1
138
115
J
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the Sud-
bury General Hospital during the year :
Typhoid fever ....
Typhus "
Puerperal " ....
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheiia
Smallpox . .
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Sudbury .... ......
From the District of Nipissing, etc ....
From paying patients
From property belonging to the Hospital.
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals . .
From other sources, not enumerated . .
No. of cases treated.
0
$583 58
1,4:U 00
1,141 25
Total
,155 83
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat
Butter
Flour, bread and meal ....
Milk
Tea and coffee
Potatoes and other vegetables . .
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
Drugs and medicines
Medicial and surgical appliances
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, n apery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances.
Fuel ....
Light — gas. oil and candles ....
Water supply .....
Hay and straw . .
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ict^ supply
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies ....
Rt^pairs, ordinary ...
Total
Government giant for 1898.
$205
00
107
00
UcS
15
200
85
75
40
130
00
2G1
50
159
50
41
70
55
00
105
00
34
00
261
00
84
00
30
00
45
75
14
25
18
20
1.135
CO
25
50
12
00
42
70
25
00
^3,186
50
$558
44
139
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 14). ' A 1899
Inspfctions.
I inarle an inspection of the General Hospital, Sudbury, on the 31st October.
Seven male patients were receiving treatment on that day.
During the year the admissions were 123, Heaths 8.
I found no change in the building or grounds since my last visit,
Everything was in satisfactory order.
140
62 Victoria.
Sessional I'apers (No. 14).
A. 1899
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, SUDBURY.
The following summaries snow the operations of this Hospital during the
official year.
Number under treatment on the 1st October, 1897
Number admitted . . . .
Number of births
10
144
Total number under treatment .
Discharged • • • .
Died
Remaining under treatment on the 30th September, 1 898
154
138
4
12
154
Places Admitted From.
From the Town of Sudbury .... . . , .
From the Districts of Nipissing and Algoma
From other counties in the Province
From the United States
Other countries . . - . . .
32
119
3
154
Sex.
Male
Female ....
Nationalities.
137
17
154
Canadian
English ...
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
133
2
: 8
2
.,.-... 9
Religious Denominaitons.
Protestant ...
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
154
58
96
154
141
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The follo-\ving talkie wives a summai'v of certain diseases treated in the St.
Joseph's Hospital, Sudbury, during the year.
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid Fever.. 12
Typhus Fever
Puerpei'al Fever
Cerebro Spinal Fever . .
Diptheria ......
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario $692 52
From the town of Sudbury
From the County of Nipissing in payment for patients
From paying patients themselves
From income from property or investments
Subscriptions, donations and bequests
Other sources .....
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat ....
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... . . . . ,
Milk
Tea and Coffee ....
Potatoes and other vegetables. ...
Groceries and provisions nob enumerated ....
Drugs and medicines
Surgical instruments .... ....
Medical and Surgical appliances . .
Beer, wine and spirits .... ....
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas oil and candles ....
Water
Hfiy and straw ....
Clothing for patients
Ice ....
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance ....
Coffins and funerals ....
Contingencies ....
Re]jair.s, ordinary. .
17G
38
849
35
1,568
90
$3,287
15
$220
15
78
40
122
00
120
00
44.
50
38
25
14<)
10
382
15
42
18
30
00
815
90
15
75
375
85
40
50
30
00
22
00
1,083
00
245
00
Total $3,351 73
Government grant for 1898 $599 04
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 14). A. 1899
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the St. Joseph's Hospital, Sudbury, on the 31.st
October. There were then twelve patients in residence, namely, eleven males
and one female.
Received since the 1st October last, 20 patients ; no deaths.
The management were preparing to move into their new hospital, erected
during the past year, and expect to be settled in it by the 1st January. There
is ffood medical attendance and nursing.
143
62 Victoria. Sessional Pau. rs (No. 14). A. 1899
GENERAL HOSPITAL, HUNTSVILLE.
The following summaries ^ho^v the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Morements of Patients.
Number under treatment from 1st January, 1897 2
Admitted . . 70
Number of births
78
Discharged 64
Died . . 3
Under treatment, 30th September, 1 11
Places Received From.
Nationalities.
Eeli<iiou>^ Denuiii rnat'iaus
78
From the Village of Huutsville . .
From the District of Muskoka and Parry^ Sound 57
From other counties in the Province 21
United States and other countiies ....
tiCX.
iMale 71
Female .... 7
78
Canadian 6-i
EuLrlish 8
Irish 4
Scotch .... 2
United States ....
Other countries ...... 1
78
I
Protestant 69
Roman Catliolic \)
Otlier religions ...
78
144
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 14). A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the Gen-
eral Hospital, Huntsville, during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever
4
Typhus fever ....
Put-rperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever
Diptheria . . ....
1
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario $348 34
From the Village of Huntsville . .
From the District of Muskoka
From other municipalities
From patients for maintenance and treatment 179 80
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals 1,796 86
From all other sources
Total $2,325 00
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat $100 00
Butter
Flour, bread and meal ....
Milk
Tea and cofiee
Potatoes and other vegetables . .
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
Druo-s, medicines and suro^ical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits ....
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, etc
Fuel ,
Light — gas, oil and candles
Water supply ....
Hay and straw
Clothing for patients
Ice 25 00
Salaries and wages 350 00
Taxes and insurance .... 75 00
Coffins and fun rals
Repairs, ordinary
Continofencies ....
65
00
100
00
50
00
40
00
50
00
150
00
180
00
20
00
50
00
20
00
100
00
50
00
Total $1,425 00
Government grant for 1 898 $455 74
10 H.c. 145
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Inspections.
I inspected this Hospital on the 25th January, when there were only two
patients in residence— one male and one female. The admissions since the 1st
October numbered 30, and two had died.
There was no change to note in regard to the building or furnishings since
my last inspection. I found some irregularity in the entries in the books through
the discharge not being properly filled up.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 21st October. Nine male pa-
tients under treatment on that day. Received during the year 71 ; deaths 7.
Improvements were being made in the basement, and new water-closets
were being put in. The building was in a clean and orderly condition.
1
146
62 Victoria.
Sessional Fapers (JNo. 14).
A. 1869
HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year : —
Movement of Patients.
Number under treatment from 1st January, 1897
Admitted . . . ,
Number of births
Totaf number under treatment . . . ,
9
169
3
181
Discharged ...... ....
Died ....
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898 . .
163
6
12
181
Places Received From.
From the Village of Huntsville
From the District of Muskoka and Parry Sound ,
From other counties in the Province
United States and other countries ....
Ill
54
16
181
Sex.
Male
Female
142
39
181
Nationalitie.s.
Canadian ....
English . .
Irish ....
Scotch ....
United States
Other countries
127
11
13
9
11
10
181
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions .
Religious Denominations.
147
162
19
181
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 14 A. 1
' The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Huntsville Hospital during the year :
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever 17
Typhus fever ....
Puerperal fever '
Cerebro- spinal fever
Diphtheria . .
Smallpox
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario 1,364 35
From the Village of Huntsville . .
From the District of Muskoka
From other municipalities 3G 40
From patients tor maintenance and treatment 568 75
From subscriptions, bequests and donations of private
individuals
From all other sources . . . . 1,604 56
Totals S3,574 06
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat ...
$210 15
Butter
80 00
Flour, bread and meal ....
65 25
Milk
71 40
Tea and coflfee ...
•28 20
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
75 15
Groceries and provisions not enumerated
359 75
Drugs, medicines and surgical instruments ....
166 65
Beer, wine and spirits .... ...
25 50
Bedding, napeiy and general house furnishings . .
52 10
Brooms, brushes, etc
40 00
Fuel
12+ 75
Light — gas, oil and candles
44 25
Water supply
Hay and straw
Clothing for patients
Ice
20 00
Salaries and wages 1,656 00
Taxes and insuiance 95 00
Coffins and funerals
Repairs, ordinary
Contingencies 15 15
Total S3,129 -M)
Government grant for 1898 1900 »2
148
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Inspections.
This Hospital was inspected by me on the 25th January. All the rooms,
beds, bedding, etc., were in good order. There were twelve patients under treat-
ment, namely eight men and four women, and the admissions since the Ist
October were 75 — deaths 1.
There is a good medica staff and good nursing. Books were in proper order.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 21st October. There were ten
patients in residence, eight men and two women. The admissions for the year
were 172. No change in the building or grounds since my last visit. All in
satisfactory order. Books well kept.
49
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Sessional Papers (No. 14/.
A. 1899
THE WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
oflScial year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, from 1st October, 1897
Admitted . .
Births
7
119
2
Total number under treatment . .
128
Discharged ,, .
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1,898
103
10
15
128
Places Admitted From,.
From the Town of Woodstock
From the County of Oxford ....
From other counties in the Province
From the United States
From other countries .... ...
60
55
9
4
Sex.
128
Male
61
Female ....
Nationalities.
67
128
Canadian
104
English ....
. . . .
13
Irish
3
Scotch ....
4
United States ....
4
Other countries
..
Protestant . . . .
Roman Catholic
Other religions . .
Religious Denominations.
128
121
7
128
150
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The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
Woodstock Hospital during the year :
No. of cases treabed.
Typhoid fever .... 21
Typhus "
Puerperal " ....
Cerebro spinal fever ....
Diphtheria
Smallpox . .
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario $646 71
From the Town of Woodstock . . 700 00
From the County of Oxford 600 00
From paying patients themselves . 2,480 03
Subscriptions, donations and bequests in cash 499 30
Income from endowments, etc., or other property be-
longing to the Hospital . .
Received from other sources 29 64
Total S4,955 68
Ex'penditures.
Butchers' meat $248 73
Butter 103 79
Flour, bread and meal .... 104 51
Milk.. 153 02
Tea and coffee 42 26
Potatoes and other vegetables .... 24 36
Groceries and other provisions not enumerated 356 31
Drugs and medicine. ...... ^ 278 84
Surgical appliances 32 87
Beer, wine and spirits 13 05
Bedding, etc . . . 85 19
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances 41 73
Fuel 394 44
Light — gas, oil and candles 182 97
Water supply
Hay and straw ....
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice . .
Salaries and wages
Taxes and insurance
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies ....
Repairs, ordinary
Total $3,935 08
Government grant for 1898 $576 39
151
37
27
1,453
92
37
50
246
74
97
58
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Inspections.
I inspected this Hospital on the 2nd April, when there were nine patients in
residence — three males and six females. The number of patients received since
the 1st October were 60 ; deaths during the same period, 7.
Everything about the Hospital was found to be in satisfactory order, and the
books correctly kept.
I visited the Woodstock Hospital on the 1st September. There were tive
patients under treatment, four males and one female. During the year 105
patients were received and there were 10 deaths during that period. I found the
Hospital well equipped with all necessary applicances, and in excellent order
throughout. There are eight doctors on the staff and nine nurses.
The books were entered up.
152
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Sessional Papers (No 14).
A. 1899
BERLIN AND WATERLOO HOSPITAL, BERLIN.
The following summaries show the operations of the Hospital during the
official year:
Movew.ents of Patients.
Number under treatment from 1st July, 1897 .
Admitted to 30th September, 1898
Births in Hospital ......
Total number under treatment,
4
137
3
144
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1 898
123
5
1(5
144
Places Received From.
From the Town of Berlin and Waterloo
From the County of Waterloo
From other counties of the Province
From the United States . .
From other countries
92
38
9
5
Sex.
144
Male
Female ,
62
82
144
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Nationalities.
110
34
144
Canadian
English ....
Irish ......
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
• • •
98
7
2
1
11
25
144
153
t)2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain cases treated in the Berlin
and Waterloo Hospital during the year :
Typhoid fever ....
Typhus fever
Pueperal fever ....
Cerebo spinal fever .
Diphtheria
Smallpox
No. of cases treated.
29
Rei^enue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Berlin
From the County of Waterloo
From the Town of Waterloo ....
From patients for maintenance and treatment ....
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from private
individuals
From other sources
Total. .
S711
93
1,000
00
500
00
500
00
1,292
13
646
72
15
75
$4,666 53
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat ...
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... ...
Milk
Tea and coffee ...
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions not enumerated . . . ,
Drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances . . . .
Beer, wine and spirits
Bidding, napery and general house furnishings . . . ,
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles
Water . . . .
Hay and straw ....
Clothing for patients .... . . . .
Ice supply
Salaries and wages . . . .
Taxes and insurance
Contingencies . . . .
Coffins and funerals
Repairs, ordinary . . , .
Total
$264 65
92
75
118
31
129
44
19
20
241
63
142
10
103
93
11
25
33
51
21
52
487
12
134
14
88 75
50
00
1,243
44
90
00
116
62
144
72
Government grant for 1898
$3,533 18
$728 20
154
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Inspections.
I visited this Hospital on the 10th February. There were ten patients
under treatment, five males and five females. The number admitted since the
1st October last was 51 ; no deaths during that neriod.
' O J.
The building was found to be in its usual condition of good order. The
private and public rooms, surgery, operating room, sitting room, etc., were clean
and well kept. There is good medical attendance and nursing.
I instructed Mr. Aikens to inspect this Hospital. A copy of his report is
annexed:
The Berlin- Waterloo Hospital had 13 patients in residence when I inspected
it on July 25th. The hospital has now been receiving patients for about 3 years,
yet the attendance has never been very large. Situated as it is between two
pro.'-perous towns, whose united population is between 11,000 and 12.000, and
being the only hospital in that part of the country, a much larger hospital
attendance might be expected. Compared with the next county East the
county of Waterloo does not appreciate the establishment ot a hospital in its
midst, or else the inhabitants are particularly exempt from sickness and accident.
The fact is however that there is quite a difference in the respective populations
of the two counties. The hospital idea is quite a new feature among the Germans
who are naturally very conservative, and considerable hostility will have to be
lived down before they take kindly to treatment in such an institution.
The building is very well managed and equipped for its work, and its finances
also are in good shape.
155
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. i899
GENERAL HOSPITAL, SARNIA.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 8rd October, 1897- .
Admitted
Births in Hospital
Total number under treatment . .
Discharged
Died ....
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898,
Places Received From.
From the Town of Sarnia ....
From the County of Lambton . . . . ,
From other counties of the Province
From the United States . , . . ,
From other countries
19
258
9
286
261
9
16
286
147
69
47
23
Sex.
Religious Denominations.
286
Male
129
Female . .
157
286
Protestant
Roman Catholic . . .
Nationalities.
267
19
286
Canadian .....
English . . . . ,
Irish
Scotch . .
United States . .
Other countries
164
35
34
28
25
286
156
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (Nc. 14).
A. 1899
The following gives a summary of certain cases treated in the Hospital
during the year :
Typhoid fever
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria . .
Smallpox
No of cases treated.
16
Revenue.
From the Province $ 1,068 30
From the Town of Sarnia , ....
From the County of Lambton 400 00
From patients themselves for maintenance and treatment 5,613 67
From property belonging to the Hospital
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from private
individuals 286 00
From all other sources 109 55
Total... $7,472 52
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat
.$ 529 91
Butter
2iOO 80
Flour, bread and milk ....
185 52
Milk
262 42
Tea and coffee
104 00
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
59 98
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated
594 90
Drugs and medicines
510 02
Surgical instruments and appliances ....
167 16
Beer, wine and spirits
47 05
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings ....
103 07
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning
appliances
Fuel
809 87
Light — gas, oil, candles
323 94
Water supply ....
Clothing for patients
Ice
21 60
Salaries and wages
1,333 80
Taxes and Insurance .... ......
Coffins and funerals
Contingencies
. 1,093 3.5
Repairs, ordinary . .
132 89
Total . .
. $6,480 28
Government grant for 1898
Sl,540 96
157
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Inspections.
On the 9th April I inspected this Hospital, and found everything in connec-
tion with it in excellent order. There were 2(3 patients, 11 males and 15 females
under treatment on that day. The admissions during the year were 126, and the
deaths 8. There is a good staff' of medical men, and efficient nursing.
I made another inspection of the Hospital on the 24th November.
There were 24 patients in residence, viz., 10 males and 14 females. Since
the 1st October 40 were admitted and 2 died.
About all the accommodation at present available for patients is taken up,
and it will be necessary to complete the unfinished part of the building at an
early day in order to admit all those applying for admission.
The private and public wards, operating room, dispensary, kitchen, bath-
rooms water closets, etc., were in good order. There is good medical attendance
and nursing.
m
158
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Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A 1899
THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL, BARRIE.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during the
official vear :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897.
Admitted . .
Births in Hospital
Total number under treatment ,
1
83
84
Discharged
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898
Places Received From.
72
6
6
84
From the Town of Barrie
From the County of Simcoe
From other counties of the Province
From the United States . . ...
From other countries
21
58
5
Sex.
84
Male . .
Female
43
41
Religious Denominations.
84
Protestant
Catholic .
82
2
Nationalities.
84
Canadian
English. . . .
Irish
Scotch ....
United States .
Other countries
58
17
7
1
1
159
84
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A 1899
The following table prives a summary of certain cases treated in the Royal
Victoria Hospital during the year:
No. of
cases treated
T\'phoid fever ....
5
Typhus fever
Puerperal fev^er . .
1
Cerebro spinal fever ....
Diplitheria . .
Smallpox . .
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Barrie
S 48
00
From the County of Simcoe
From patients for maintenance and treatment . .
450
937
00
10
From subscriptions, donations and bequests from private
individuals
1,188
15
From other sources ..
128
50
!,75l 75
Expenditures.
Butcher's meat . . . .
Butter
Flour, bread and meal .... . . . .
Milk
Tea and coffee . . . .
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions not enumerated . . . .
DruCTs and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances . , . ,
Beer, wine and spirits
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings . . •. .
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles
Water
Hay and straw
•Clotlung for patients .... . . . .
Ice supply
:Salaries and wages . . . .
Taxes and insurance
Contingencies
Coffins and funerals
Repairs, ordinary . . . .
Total
Government grant for 1898
S147
74
67
87
66 70
87
70
29
41
38
75
218
87
117
08
25
05
9
48
389
01
23
96
155
45
33
70
13
50
2
60
7
50
587
67
25
00
173
53
17
()8
^2.238
25
S408
90
CO
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 21st January. There were
two males and four females then under treatment. Thirteen patients had been
received since the opening of the Hospital, and one had died.
The private and public rooms, beds, bedding, wash-room, bath-room, water-
closets, etc., were in good order.
There is a good staff of medical men and nurses. A registration book has
not yet been provided.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on the 22nd October. There were
then in residence thirteen patients — seven males and six females. The register
showed eighty-three admissions since the opening of the Hospital, and six
deaths.
The private and public rooms, operating room, bath room and water-closets
were in good order. The board-room has been partitioned off for an anesthetic
room, convenient to the operating room. The books were properly kept.
11 u.c
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A 1899
HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL, CORNWALL.
The following summaries .show the operations of this Hospital during the
■ iicia) vear :
Movements of Patients.
Nuinher under treatment 1st October, 1897 . .
Admitted during the year ending HOth September, 1898.
Births in the Hospital . .
Total number undei- treatment
Discharges, including infants
Died ..
Under treatment 30th September, 1898
7
357
364
320
13
31
364
Places Received From.
From the Town of Cornwall
From the County of Stormont . . ....
From other counties of the Province . .
From United States . . .
From other countries, including immigrants
149
100
74
HO
11
364
Sex.
Male
Female
190
174
Nationalities.
364
Canadian
English
Irish
Scotch
United States
Other countries
230
18
30
45
Mi
11
••^64
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
73
986
162
.^64
62 X^ictoria.
ISessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1-99
The following' table gives a summary of certain cases treated in Hotel Dieu
Hospital, Cornwall, during the year :
Typhoid fever ....
Typhus ....
Puerperal
Cerebro spinal fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox . .
No. of cases trea*-,ed.
11
Revenue.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Cornwall ....
From Counties of Stormont and Dundas
From other municipalities in the Province ,
From paying patients themselves
From subscriptions, donations, etc.
From other sources
Total
200
00
1.50
00
225
00
1,010
01
2,.599
80
42
05
l.,226 86
Expend Itures.
Butchers' meat ..... ....
Butter ......
Flour, bread and meal .... ....
Milk
Tea and coflee ....
Potatoes and other vegetables ...
Groceries and provi.sions, not e umerated ....
Drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical appliances ....
Surgical instruments
Beer, wine and spirits .... ....
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings .
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel
Light — gas, oil and candles . . . .
Water supply
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes . . . .
Ice . .
Salaries and wages ....
Taxes and insurance
Contingencies
Repairs, ordinary . .
Total
421
20
190
86
275
14
220
39
102
70
128
50
463
00
•243
o7
13.5
50
168
00
7:.'
70
731
55
47
07
336
95
165
95
25
85
12
00
76
14
245
37
138
00
t,203 44
Government grant for 1898
163
$2,117 84
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, on the 23rd
April. There were 22 patients under treatment, 9 men, 11 women and 2 children.
The private rooms and public wards, beds and bedding, operating room,
dispensary, dhiing-room, kitchen, laundry, water-closets, etc., were all clean and
in good order.
The number of patients admitted since the 1st October, 18P7, was 135.
and the deaths, 3. Good medical attendance and nursing.
My second visit of inspection to this Hospital was made on the 24th Septem-
ber. There were then 28 patients in residence, 17 males and 11 females. The
admissions since the opening of the Hospital were 358, deaths, 9.
The building was in a good condition of order and cleanliness, and the books
were well and neatly ke])t.
1(14
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Sfissional Pnpers (Xo. 14).
A 1899
NATIONAL SANATORIUM FOR CONSUMPTIVES, GRAVENHURST.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital during tLe
official year :
Movements of Patients.
X umber under treatment 1st October, 1897 .
Admitted. . .
Total number under treatment
Discharged
Died
Under treatment 30th September, 1898
9
107
116
80
3
33
116
Places Received From.
From the City of Toronto
From other counties in the Province .
From the United States
From other countries .... ....
40
73
3
116
Sex.
Male
Female ....
Nationoliiies.
...... 60
56
116
Canadian
English ....
Irish
Scotch ....
United States ....
Other countries
97
12
1
1
4
1
Religious Denominations.
116
Protestant . . , .
Roman Catholic
Other religions, or not known
111
5
165
116
62 Victoria
Sessional Papers (iSo. 14J
A.
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
National Sanitoiium Consumptive Hospital, Gravenhur.st, during the year:
Typhoid fevtr
Typhus fever
Puerperal fever
Cerebro spinal fever .
Diphtheria . .
Smallpox .
Revenive.
From the Province of Ontario
From the Town of Gravenhurst. .
From Muskoka District . . ^ ...
From paying patients themselves S9,012 86
From subscriptions, bequf^sts and donations ot private
individuals 57,061 01
From other sources 806 82
Total 866,880 19
Expenditures.
Butchers' meat . .
Butter
Flour, bread and meal ....
Milk
Tea and coffee . . .
Potatoes and other vegetables ....
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated . . . .
Drugs, medicines and surgical appliances, etc. . .
Beer, wine and spirits. ...
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances
Fuel . .
Light — gas, oil and candles ...'...
Disinfectants . .
Hay and straw
Clothes for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice
Salaries and wages
Insurance (three years) . . .
Coffins and funerals . .
Contingencies, advertising, postage, etc. .
Repairs, ordinary . .
SI, 5 94 05
232 78
306 57
8S9 52
97 82
260 16
989 95
680 04
9 66
5,523 23
1)8 44
1,030 09
60 26
213 79
288 44.
154
75
3,585
68
769
00
1.551
74
283
44
Total
S18.569 38
Government aid for 1898
SI, 983 37
166
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Institution on the 21st June.
There were then 27 patients in residence — 11 males and 16 females.
The register showed that since its opening 89 had been admitted, and 2 had
died.
The main building and all the cottages were in excellent order.
They are well heated, lighted, and ventilated, and have good drainage.
Dr. Elliott, the house surgeon, is in charge, and has an efficient staff of nurses.
I visited the Sanatorium again on the 23rd October. There were 31 patients
in residence on that day, namely, 15 males and 16 females.
Since the opening of the Institution 85 inmates have been received, and 3
have died.
Three cottages are occupied in addition to the main building, and two more
are in course of erection. When completed fifty patients can be accommodated.
All departments were in excellent order. The buildings are electric-lighted,
and have good drainage and ventilation. The management, under Dr. Elliott, is
in every respect good.
ir,7
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
GENERAL HOSPITAL, RAT PORTAGE.
The following summaries show the operations of this Hospital
official year :
Movements of Patients.
Number under treatment, 1st October, 1897
Admitted
Total number under treatment .
152
152
Discharged ....
Died
Under treatment, 30th September, 1898. . . ,
118
17
17
152
Places Admitted From..
Town of Rat Portage . . .
119
District of Algoma ....
27
Other counties ...
3
Other countries
3
Sex.
152
Male
Female
130
22
152
Nationalities.
Canadian
English ,
Irish ....
Scotch ....
United States
Other countries,
88
24
8
7
12
13
152
Religious Denominations.
Protestant
Roman Catholic
129
23
168
152
62 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 14).
A. 1899
The following table gives a summary of certain diseases treated in the
General Hospital, Rat Portage, Algoma District.
No. of cases treated.
Typhoid fever
92
Typhus "
Puerperal "
. .
Cerebro spinal fever ....
. .
Diphtheria ......
Smallpox
4^
Bevenue.
From the Province of Ontario . . . .
. . 11,000 00
From the Tow« of Rat Portage . .
1,000
00
From the District of Algoma ....
. .
From paying patients
1,437
12
Income from property ....
Subscriptions, donations, etc
2,564
81
Other sources . . . .
Total
$6,001
93
Ex'penditures.
Butcher's meat ....
. . $1.56
67
Butter
97
05
Flour, bread and meal ...
69 71
Milk
287
90
Tea and coffee
45
00
Potatoes and other vegetables
42
20
Groceries and provisions, not enumerated . . ...
. . . 348
96
Drugs and medicines and surgical appliances. . . .
375
37
Beer, wine and spirits
73
25
Bedding, napery and general house furnishings. .
425
42
Brooms, brushes, mops, soap and cleaning appliances .
24
50
Fuel
108
30
Light — gas, oil and candles ....
. . . 136
15
Water supply
35
30
Clothing for patients, including boots and shoes
Ice ....
94
90
Salaries and wages
. .. 1,306
00
Taxes and insurance
45
10
Contingencies ...
. . . 347
72
Repairs, ordinary ....
Advertising, printing, stationery, postage, etc . . ,
Total
$4,019
50
Government grant for 1898
... $922
53
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Inspections.
I made an inspection of this Hospital on 2nd September. There were 10
patients in residence, 1.5 males and 1 female. Since the commencement of the
year, 97 had been admitted and 10 had died.
All the rooms, dining room, kitchen, laundry, wash and bath rooms, water-
closets, were clean and in good order.
A stone basement has been put under the building since my last inspection,
and a hot-air heater has been added. A tank for water has also been erected
and is supplied by a force pump. Water-closets are in the building. The old
water-closet outside has been removed, as requested at n.y last inspection, and a
drain has been constructed across the highwp.y into the swamp at the north. The
Hospital now has electric lights, and is very complete for ite work. The accom-
modation, however, is too limited. A wing to the building is very much needed
to provide for the number of sick applying for admission.
There is a lady superintendent in charge, four nurses and a good medical
staft in attendance.
Books properly kept.
^
170
TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
UPON THE
ONTARIO INSTITUTION
EDUCATION OF THE BLIND
BRANTFORD
BEING FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER,
1898.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF OxNTARIO.
TORONTO:
WARWICK BROS & RUTTER, Printers, Etc., Etc., 68 and 70 Front Street West.
1898.
Office of the
Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities, Ontario,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, November, 1898.
Sir, — I beg to transmit herewith the Twenty-seventh Annual Report upon
the Institution for the Instruction and Education of the Blind, at Brantford, for
llie year ending 30th September, 1898.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
The Honorable E. J. Davis, M.P.P.,
Provincial Secretarv.
PE0V1^XE OF OKTAEJO IKhTJ^jniON FOR THE EErCATIOK OF
THE DEAF AND DUMB, BELLEVITLE.
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL RKl'ORT
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
PROVINCE OF ONIARIO.
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, November, 1898.
To the Honorable Sir Olivkr Mcavat, Knight Cvniti'ovder of the Onhr of
St. Michael and ^St. George, Member of tlie Qveen's Privy Council for
Canada and Lievtenant-Govemor of the Province of Ontario.
May it Please Your Honor :
I have the honor to submit herewith the Twenty-ei^ihth Annual Report
upon the Institution for the Education of the Deaf Mud Dumb, at Belleville.ffor
the year endino- 80tl\ September, 1898.
I have the honor to bo
Your Honor's most obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
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CONTENTS
PAHE
Introducfon 9-10
Minutes of I nsjjfctions 10
Rejxirt of the Princi])al 11-20
Statistics 21 26
Report of i'liysician 27
Literary Examiners' Repoit 27 -'^2
Musical Examiners' Reitoi t 32 'AS
Maintenance Expenditure' 34
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THE INSTITUTION
FOR THE
EDUCATION OF THE BLIND
TWENTY-SEVENTH ANiNUAL REPORT
In piesenting uiy report upon the work of this Institution, for the year
ending September 30th, 1898, it is not necessary to make a lengthened state-
ment in regard to its operations.
The very full reports of the Principal and Examiners, which are submitted,
give in detail the work accomplished.
From its past history as an Educational Institution, its present proficiency
and future prospects for accomplishing the work it was designed to do by the
Legi>lature., we may look for a greater measure of success than has yet been
attained in imparting instruction to the blind children of our province.
There have been but few changes in the teaching staff during the year. The
general health of the pupils, officers and teachers has been exceptionally good, as
will be seen by the report of the attending physician.
The progress made by the pu[)ils in music, literature, fancy work, type-
writing, willow-work and cooking, has been very satisfactory. ' See the reports
licrewith submitted.
The average attendance of pupils has been about the same as in past years
Tiie yearly per capita cost is considerably lower than that of institutions of
equal standing elsewhere.
The want of mor;e accommodation on the girls' side of the building appears
to be a growing necessity, See the Principal's report.
The domestic management has been well looked after by the jVIatron who is
ever watchful in providing for the requirements of the pupils.
The instruction in willow and cane work, given to a number of the pupils
\)y Mr. Truss, has been very thorough in every respect.
The buildings and grounds have been kept in good repair and order, and
present an inviting appearance. The usual repairs to class-rooms and floors and
cedings of other portions of the building have been attended to during the
summer vacation.
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The farm ^tock, agricultural impleineiit.s, etc., have been pioperly care<l for,
and the farm has been fairly productive during the year.
The officers and teachers have been diligent in tbo performance of their
respective duties during the year, and have at all times been courteous and
attentive in rendering me such assistance as I required in connection with my
official visits to the Institution.
The appended tables and statistics give full information as to the pupils :
Inspections.
I made an inspection of the Institution on the 6th of June.
The pupils were packing up their belongings and preparing to return to
their homes for the summer holidays. The teaching staff were also expecting
soon to be relieved from dutj', only the Principal and Matron remaining on the
premises. There were 135 pupils on the roll, namely, 69 boys and 66 girls. All
were in good health.
There will be some slight changes in the teaching staff, both in the music
and literary departments when the next term commences.
In addition to the literary and musical courses the pupils are instructed in
cooking, sewing, knitting, etc, Basket-making and chairs in willows-work give
employment to the older boys.
The offices of the Principal and the Bursar were in good order, also the
school-rooms, dormitories, chapel, dining-room, kitchen, gymnasium, boiler-room,
out-buildings, etc. Horses, cattle and hogs are kept on the premises. The crops
were looking fairly good. .
The general repairs required, such as renewal of side-walks an<l fences,
painting, etc.. have been arranged and will be attended to at the clf)S(' of the
session.
I visited the Institution again on the 21st of November. There were then
enrolled as inmates, 64 boys and 62 girls, total, 126. At the opening of the
session 128 were received, but two were dismissed for cause. Five or six cnses
of <liphtheria have occurred during the past few weeks, but all are now con-
valescent and the .'-pread of the disease seems to have been checked.
The teachers were all at their posts, and diligent in their work.
There aj)pears to be an urgent necessity for more accommodation, especially
on the gii-ls' side of the Institution.
All departments of the Institution were in satisfactory order.
The farm has been very productive during the past season and there is an
aViundant supply of vegetables. The farm stock, including the horses, was in
good condition.
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PRINCIPAL'S REPORT, 1808.
T. H. Chamberlain, Es(,).,
I V sped or. Etc.
SiK, — I hjive the honor to submit my report for the year ending Septemlier
30th, 1898.
In my last report I drew attention to the steadily progressive principles on
which the Institution had been conducted, and its methods and appliances, for
the physical, mental, and industrial training of its pupils gradually and system-
atically developed. And this too, it may be added, while the expenses have been
kept well under control.
The year just expired has Iwen no exception to its predecessors iu the above
regard.
Progressive Improvement.
The introduction of the type writing machine, largely usetl already in the
institutions of Great Britain and the United States, furnishes the blind writer
with a means of communicating by correspondence with sighted persons that the
point print cipher does not secure, except in a very few cases. The method of
writing still taught by means of a pencil and grooved card often supplies a
manuscript difficult to deciper and easil}' obliterated or dimmed. The almost
universal adoption of the type writing machine in business communications
makes people generally less tolerant of an indistinct hand-writing. While
the blind pupil, with grooved card and pencil, is under instruction, he may
be able to turn out a fairly good manuscript, but, not having the correcting
influence of the eye to depend upon, he is almost certain when left to himself to
degenerate and to produce a gradually less and less intelligible scrawl. These
considerations have so far influenced many of the conductors of institutions on
this continent, and also in Europe, that the pencil and card have been whollj^
discarded therein, and the only systems known are those represented by the type-
writing machine and the point print slate. I do not advise a too hasty change
in this regard. The mere practice of using the pencil and forming the letters is
good of itself. And who that has watched with parental tenderness over the
gradual development of a blind child, will fail to understand what a joyful event
is the arrival at home of the first letter ever traced by that child's own hand.
Then again the expense of the nicichine will be prohibitory in many instances
when the pupil has retired from the Institution. We have now, however, a class
in regular training under three of our literary teachers and making good pro-
gress. Accessions to this class and additions, I trust, to our at present limited
stock of machines, will be in order.
In Great Britain the business of type-writing in connection with the pho)io-
graph has been taken up by and on behalf of blind young persons. But in the
Mother-land the philanthropic idea widely prevails, and I am inclined to think
enters nearly as closely as the purely commercial into these arrangements. We
have to consider the economical and competitive aspects of such (piestions almost
exclusively. That blind persons can use the type writing machine with
marvellous rapidity and exactness is, however, a fact to be mentioned with
pleasure. .
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A cookiiigclass was tentatively opened some time since, but our oUier duties
did not then permit of its continuance. It is now regularly organized and in
daily session, both in its practical and theoretical details.
A third, and not the least important of recent moves in the line of advance
has been the introduction of a regular plan of biblical in.struction into our daily
curriculum. The first half-hour in the school day is devoted to this object. I'he
Bible is the text-book, with such helps as a well selected list of commentaries
may supph", and members of the regular start' are the teachers. Not a dollar has
been added to the salary list as the result of any one of these new plans or
duties, the work being cheerfully undertaken by the teachers in a most generous
and liberal spirit. Nor do the daily Bible classes affect in the least the Sunday
School among the pupils which has been in existence for many years. In the
former, as in the latter, the instruction imparted to the Roman Catholic pupils is
under the direction of officers of their own communion.
A GiiEAT Want.
The fact that, on the male side of the building the attendance has, on the
whole had ratlier a tendency to diminisli of late yeai'S, has of course affected the
total numbers Ijut, at the same time, has afforded no relief to the congested con-
flition of the female side. Numerically the male and female pupils are now
nearly equal while they formerly stood as at about foin- to three in favor of the
former. Some twenty years ago the west (male) wing was enlarged by an addi-
tion ninety feet in length and supplying a hospital ward, pupils and officers'
rooms, class rooms, and many other conveniences on that side of the building. I
may here remai'k that the question is not so much one of mere sleeping accomoda-
tion as due provision ibr order, (most essential among girls) foi- health, in a build-
ing to which they are confined for so large a portion of their time, and for che
several departments of work which life here pre-supposes. Under the latter head
come, with especial force, the needs for ample accommodation for music teaching
and practice, I will now briefly recapitulate the deficiencies we suffer from as
the result of the deferred action, originally contemplated, in regard to the east
(female) wing.
1. We have, at the outside, suitable sleeping accommodation for fifty-eight.
We closed last session with a female pupil population of sixty-six and two junior
officers, adults, who have to share a room with pupils. In their places we have
now sixty-three with tliree to come and the chances of admissions for a whole
session before us.
2. There ar*,- no wardrobes in the female dormitories nor room for any in the
piesent crowded space. The jiupils's trunks are in the bed rooms and are the
inily receptacles for their clothing. These ari'angements, or defects in the
arrangements, arc most prejudicial to those orderly habits it is pre-eminenrly
necessary to inculcate.
H. The girls' nuise has no separate sleeping apai'tment. She has tt) occup_\'
a small chandier divided ott" from the girls' sanitarium, their resort all day, an
arrangement iKntiier healthy nor convenient
4. The female teachers jn'ivate r(K)ms have to be shai-ecl by two persons.
'I'll is has been a cause of chronic annoyance.
'). 'J'he girls, unlike the boys, have no hospital ward whatever. The only
re.soui-ce, if a female pupil is seriously ill is to place her in the local hospital or
in the ]>oys' sick ward witli a liired nurse. In the cases of the disorder being of
an infectious naliu'e the latter cour.se is unavoidable for the local hospital does not
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take such cases. Then we run the very probable risk of distributing infection o\i
both sides of the building instead of limiting it to the one in which it lias
originated. In this cormection I may remark that, in the west wing, we have a
room, large and airy, adjoining the boys' sanitarium, where a boy slightly indi.s-
po.sed can be attended to or find rest and quiet, or, even if his case be more
serious, but not infectious, lie can be waited on there by our own nurse without
taking her away from her daily routine duties. On the east side we have no
such provision ajid a girl suffering from any passing malady must occupy htir
usual bed and sleeping apartment with her companions congregating around her.
G. Connected with the lack of space in this wing is the want of propt r
accomodation for the female servants. Some are crowded into a room among
those of the female pupils, which is undesirable. Others are located in the region
of the pupils' and helps' dining rooms, a condition of things very inexpedient and,
in case of illness, disagreeable all round.
7. On the girls" side the music pupils bear a much larger proportion to the
whole female pupil population than do the boys taking music to their compani-
ons. Yet we have fewer instruments for practice on the former than on the
latter and have no room for more. One music teacher has to hold her classes in
the guest-chamber and pupils have to practice there. There is altogether too
short a supply of music practice which as is well known is essential to successful
teaching, and only more practice rooms can meet this need.
8. On the boys' side the gymnasium is thrown open to the senior boys for
study or mental recreation. But. in the absence of any room whatever in their
wing, the girls are forced to resort to their dormitories an unavoidable but most
objectionable practice.
These are reasons which, I humbly submit, make the addition to, or more
correctly speaking, the completion of the east wing as nearly as possible a neces-
sity. The fact that I have now kept it before the authorities since the year 1884
will show that the case is not submitted without due consideration.
Pupil Population.
The number of pupils now^ on the register is 121 of whom sixty are males and
sixty-one females. At the close of the late session there were on the resister
135 of whom sixty-nine were males and sixty-six females, leaving twenty-five, —
thirteen males and twelve females to be accounted for, as follows :
Graduates : —
Willow-shop 1 0
Piano-Tuning 6 0
Pipe Organ, Piano, Theory and Literary classes .... 1 0
Willow -shop (partially qualified) 2 0
More or less advanced in various departments, 0 5
Retired, (fair vision) 0 1
Mentally defective , 0 2
Preferred a vagrant existence 1 0
Temporarily detained 5 4
Total l;J 12
In addition to the foiegoing a young man who had taken a creditable course
in piano-tuning and some other branches, presented his certificate at the end of
his twelve-months probation, of having attained iull proficiency in the service of
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a eompetant instructor. He was consequently allowed his outfit. The reports
from all our graduates of last session, so far as they have reached me, have been
satisfactory. A few words in regard to others on the list may be desirable.
Of the youth whose graduation is referred to in the third item of th^ above
list it is pleasant to state that, after taking a thorough course hei e in the literary
clas-^es, pianoforte, and theory, as well as attaining very creditable proficiency on
the pipe-organ, he has entered the Toronto Conservatory of Music, passing the
necesary examinations with honours in theory (intermediate) and piano, and, if
Ins life is spared, may look forward to a successful or even brilliant career in his
profession.
The two work-shop pupils who have started on their own account, left con-
trary to the advice of their friends I understand, the one being within a year of
full graduation the other very far short of such qualification.
The five female pupils noted as having retired in a more or less advanced
stage of instruction, have probably reaped all, or nearly all the benefits the insti-
tution is capable of conferring on them, having regard to their several abilities.
All have gained an amount of information and benefitted by a training that will
make them useful in their respective homes as well as happier in their own lives
The last on the list of retiring pupils is one of those cases the directors of
institutions for the blind too often have to grieve for. The young man in question
had done very fairly well in his literary classes, and, although he made slower
progress in music, had a decidedly musical ear and would have graduated pro-
bably as a piano-tuner next June. He had all the advantages an urban home
could give for exercising his craft, and the example of the success of others simi-
larly situated in his own neighborhood to encourage him. But his surroundings
were disadvantageous and parental control was as weak as other influences were
evil.
We closed the session, it has already been mentioned, with 1*>5 pupils on the
register. We have re-opened with 121. Of the intended return of eight or
nine others at short intervals we have been advised.
'J he termination of the official year so soon after our re-assembling, places us
at some disadvantage in a nume'ical showing. I have four applications already
from new pupils before me, in addition to those already received, so that la.st
year's total is likely to be ) cached and probal)ly exceeded. For more female
pupils, in addition to those expected, it would be difficult to find room.
The nesv admissions are as follows :
M F
Twenty-eight years 0 1
Twentv-four " 1 0
Twenty " 0 1
Nineteen " 1 1
Seventeen " 0 1
Twelve " 0 1
Eleven " 1 1
Nine " 0 1
Seven " 1 0
Total 4 7 11
One hundred and forty seven pupils, seventy-four males and seventy-three
females, were em oiled during the othcial year.
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Literary and Music Classes.
For full reports of the progress of the Literary and Music classes I may
refer you to the views expressed by the very experienced examiners in tho^e
departments. But while it is their duty, more pardcularly, to test the quality
of' the work done here, and of the teaching imparted, it is peculiarly mine to con-
sider along what lines the blind )>upil may be most protitably led and what is to
be the effect of the instruction he or she receives on the pupil's future success in
life. In past years I have entered pretty fully into the question of literary
instruction in this relation. And, with rare exceptions, looking at the local con-
ditions and social surroundings of most of our pupils, while advocating a good
solid school course in every instance, 1 do not see much to justify any reliance on
a literary training as a means of financial support In the case of music, how-
ever, especially as regards male pupils, the study and attainment of a high degree
of proficiency is full of promising opportunities. Especially so when, to the
profession of the musician is added that of the piano-tuner. It is not surprisino-,
considering what difficulties a blind person has to contend with, that, even with
apparently good chances failures should occur. They are not unknown I believe
among the seeing. But, where a young man has graduated in music, he will
usually do well and if, in addition, he is an expert tuner he can hardly
fail to do well. I do not believe there has been one actual failure among the
graduates of the class I have described except from causes of a nature that will
wreck life's prospects anywhere. In this connection, and as a just tribute to one
more than usually worthy, I may briefly allude here to the death of an old pupil
whose name is honorably mentioned by our musical examiner. William A. Wells,
familiarly known among his friends as Willie Wells, was for years a pupil of this
Institution coming from his home at Brockville when quite a little child, and
remaining until on the verge of manhood. He was totally blind from infancy,
and had no conception whatever of the form of external objects except as realized
by touch. I am not aware that he had what is called genius foi* any thing in
particular, but he had a very intelligent mind, and, ad led to this, a most con-
scientious application to the duty of the hour. Willie Wells was a great favorite
with the audiences in our music hall, first as a juvenile reciter an I, as he
advanced, as a vocalist, until he became familiar as the possessor of marked musi-
cal talent and a participant in every programme. When he retired, in 1893, he
was a competent piano tuiidi, had taken a thorough literarj^ course, was an excel-
lent organist, excelled in pianoforte, had well mastered harmony and the theory
of musical composition, had a fair knowledge of the violin, and considerable
power as a vocalist. Let me add, too, that, with these educational attainments,
he combined an int'egrity of character and sweetness of disposition that endeared
him to all his associates. An early app)intment; as church organist awaitel him
at Brockville where he soon became not only a successful teacher and tuner,
travelling about independently in his work, but a prominent figure and favorite
perform jr at all local festivals and entertainments. In the further pursuit of his
studies he received much help from his former tracher Miss M. A. Oallaghan, now
enga.jed in her profession at Brockville, and passed under her auspices, the senior
examina'ion in vocal music at the Dominion Collegiof Music in Montreal. Willie
Wells was constitutionally delicate and, while conducting a concert in a cold
church last winter, he contracted the illness which, in a tew weeks terminated
fatally, to the regret and sorrow of the whole community at Brockville ami to all
who in life had known and honored him. There are many disappointmsnts
always awaiting the elucator of both the blind and the seeing. Willie Wells on
the contrary presents an illustration of the effect of long, faithful and laboriou g
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teaching, cheered all alony,' the line by the resolute purpose of ^the pupil to
achieve success, and a niiud undisturbed by the troubles incidental to youtliful
folly or waywardness. I would not like to omit some reference to one whose
memory is so encouraging to those he has left behind him.
In addition to the young man mentioned among this years graduates, I h.ave
the pleasure of noticing the fact that, at the same examination one of our female
pupils pas.sed with honors her second year in piano at the Toronto Conservatory
of Music.
The Willow Shop.
The report of the Trade Instructor, Mr. Truss, is given below. I have
adopted the plan of apportioning a short time each day to a number of lads whose
working hours are not otherwise tilled up in order to induce industrious habits
and at the same time to afford them an opportunity of getting some insight into'
the department a certain proportion of them will one day be more closely
attached to. Several of these youths have shown quite an interest in the liglit
labor assigned to them. Mr. Truss continues to watch the progress of former
pupils and to extend to them his helpful counsels and advice as occasion or oppor-
tunity offers. Especially has this been the case in respect of the selection of new
and economical material for various descriptions of goods the manufacturf of
which has, in several instances, been found very profitable.
The report of the Instructor is as follows : —
To THE Principal :
SiPv, — I have the honor to .submit my report upon the operations of thi>
w(n-kshop during the year ending 30th September, 1898.
The session has been one of steady progress on the part of the pupils and
their conduct deserves special mention. Not once during the whole of the past
session did a pupil's behaviour call for serious remonstrance or an unfavorable
report to the Principal.
Particular mention may be made of one young man totally blind and almost
totally deaf, wlio, during his tirst session in the workshop, althougli instruction
had to be given to him by ear trumpet, made such phenomenal progress as (juaJi-
lied him for a vacation supply of models and material. These he turned to gooi.l
account. Such application,, industry and nitelligence deserve special recognition.
One pupil grarluated from tht- sliop at the close of the .session and was given
a complete outfit of tools, models, willow and cane. The reports that have come
from him indicate that he is making a good u.se of his instruction and working
industriously at his trade.
Tw(.» pupils, who for their own good, should have returned to the shop this
session, aie attempting what 1 fear is a premature effort to manufacture willow-
ware in ])artnership. I am less .sanguine than desirous of their success.
Mention may also he made of tlie large number of younger boys w^ho attend
in the shop for a certain period daily for the purpose chieHy of learning cane-
seating, etc. One of these lads informs me that during the vacation he collectec
all the old chairs he could find and put new .seats into them, earning in this wa}
quite a considerable amount of pocket money.
We are receiving encouraging reports from a nund)er of former graduates
Two were n-cently visited in Toronto. They an; working steadily, thcii' order
foi- biiskets Vicing three months ahead of their out-put. Among others seen, on
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young man in London has been working for several years since he graduated
from the Institution, and has been successful in maintaining himself by his own
industry. The destruction recently by fire of his workshop with a quantity of
material and his models, atiorded the opportunity for showing some practical
interest in his welfare and assisting him to overcome his temporary difficulty.
The occasional visiting of graduates and the suggestions made to them are
helpful and encouraging.
I have given considerable thought to devising and experimenting as to tlie
uses large quantities of waste cane-binders that our cordage factories have in the
pass burned or thrown away may be put to. A number of our pupils are now
working this material into coarse baskets.
At the present time I am trying to invent a light and cheap chain-guard for
ladies' bicycles, and hope soon to be able to instruct an intelligent pupil in its
manufacture. A sample guard sent to your office is the result of considerable
thought and patience, and if it leads to a further opening for the products of our
pupils' industry I .shall be thankful.
I have the honor to be, etc.,
Thomas Truss,
Trade Instructor.
Sewing and Knitting Classes. i
The importance of the industrial classes in feminine industries cannot be too
strongl}' emphasized. The personal protection absolutely demanded by the blind
young woman precludes the independent action on her part w^hich enables the
young man to push his way in the world in connection with such avocations as I
have already referred to. Success to the former can only come when the environ-
ment is favorable, and this, in too many instances is quite the reverse. Many a
comfortable home is situated in districts where music pupils are very few or wide
apart ; in other cases the domestic conditions are unfavorable. So that it has
happened too fre([uently that decided musical talent and a most creditable musi-
cal course have resulted in little pecuniary benefit. As population increases and
local centres develop these disadvantages may diminish. Meantime I would
always treat music as a legitimate subject of instruction to all girls capable of
receiving it, even although its application be limited to home life. Still, I am
more and more convinced, and endeavor to persuade our female pupils, that, in
the domestic industries lies their chief prospect of future usefulness. And I am
pleased to notice an increased willingness on the part of many to accept this view
and be guided by it. I may here just mention that the netting of hammocks
and some other string goods has been quite popular of late with pupils from both
sides of the building.
The Cooking Class.
In the foregoing connection the cooking class, already referred to, will, I
have reason to believe, take a front place. After various vicissitudes it has now
been put on a permanent footing, and six pupils take instruction daily from the
lady teacher at the head of the kindergarten and primary classes who has
accepted this one in addition to former duties. The class devotes an hour and
a half in the forenoon to instruction alternately in the practical and theoretical
kn(jwledge of domestic cookery.
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Other Departments.
Other depiirtments not yet specifically referred to may be briefly noticed.
The Gymnasium has continued to do good work. In my opinion physical culture
should take precedence of everything else in arranging for the instruction and
training of the V)lind. Its importance is now universally recognised, and our
apparatus ami appliances are those of which any institution may be proud. Our
instructor, Mr. Padden, is an enthusiast in his work, and loses no opportunity
for improving and extending it. All the pupils, unless excused for cause, enjoy
the benefit of systematic exercise.
The Kindergarten class is in a lively condition and consists at present of
sixteen young pupils.
There have been several additions to the library as follows : — In line type :
Quentin Durward, Fairy Stories and Tales, Don Quixote, Adam Bede, Twice
Told Tales, The Alhambra. In point : Voyage to Lilliput, Voyage to Brobdignag,
Early English Ballads, Gods and Heroes of the North, Life and Death of Jason,
Dante's Inferno, Story of the Enead, Idyls of the King, Music and Morals.
Health. — Discipline.
The health of the pupils has been good ; the condition iu which they returned
after the recent vacation was particularly satisfactory.* Their conduct generally
also admits of a favorable report. For details as to health I must refer you to
the report of the physician.
Farm, Grounhs, etc.
The season has with us been very favorable to the growth of all kinds of
farm produce. Our crops of roots and vegetables for both house and farm-stock
consumption have been ample.
Owinir to the fair amoupt of rain that has fallen in this district the grounds
have preserved, to an unusual extent, their freshness and beauty. The trees too,
of which this tine property was once so bare, have made excellent growth, and
Mome are of surpassing; l)eauty. Very few additions to their number are now
needful and tho.se only to fill up vacancies, but a more systematic treatment of
-them b}^ a skilled gardener would be desirable.
Biennial Convention.
The Bi-i-nnial Convention of Educators of the Blind was held this year at
the Michigan School for the Blind at Lansing. I had the privilege of being pre-
sent and was accompanied by my colleagues Mr. W. B. Wickens and Miss C..
Gillin, both of the literary staff. Nothing was wanting on the part of Superin-
tendent Church and his excellent wife to make the visit delightful in a social
sense, and the cordial reception given to Cana-lian delegates at all times was
acf;en'tuat<Hl to even a greater extent than usual both by our fellow members and
the citizens at who.se head, as Mayor for the year, we had the pleasure of being
greeted by a geiitleinan claiming to be a native of this (Brant) county.
Personal intei-course with the many highly cultivated educationists met on
these occasions cannot fail to be most encouraging and profitable. The only
draw-back this year to interrupted beneHt was the ever-intrusive and apparently
* In the months of October and November some half dozen cases of diphtheria of a mild type
occurred, but none aesumed a aerious character and the routine of the Institution w&s not affected in
any way.
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interminable dispute between the proraoterH of the rival systems of Braille and
Wait, or Xew York, Point Print. This question affects the management of the
American Printing House for the Blind, which holds its annual meeting during
the convention and of that institution all Superintendents of Institutions for the
Blind in the United States are trustees. So much time was occupied in the
•discussions of this body as seriously to limit those of the convention, and to pro-
voke a respectful protest against the time of the latter being so infringed upon.
It was understood that in future the inconvenience would be remedied. I have
no doubt that both systems of Point have their advantages but, so far, have
heard no reasons given in support of the Braille that would justify our
-adopting it in preference to the New York point which was selected by my pre-
decessor as the one then most generally approved. But there are disadvantages in
having two systems and I should hail with much pleasure a termination of the
strife by the adoption, if it were possible, of one common cipher, combining the
merits of both methods.
A Great Boon to the Blind.
The legislation of last session of the Dominion Parliament included a great
boon to the Blind of all classes. The literature used by blind persons in what-
ever type is enormously bulky in comparison with that available by the seeing.
It is also very costly and although now inckiding many popular authors and
books of the highest class is still limited in amount. Then, again, it is divided
into three or it may be said four classes ; (1) the embossed Roman letter used in
•our own and many of the American schools and adapted well to the wants of the
young and those whose touch retains its sensitiveness, but of little use to the
-aged ; (2) the New York point or cipher in which most of the new publications
of the American Printing House are now issued and with which all our pupils
are familiar ; (3) the Braille, al>o a cipher and a modification of the French
original ; and, (4) the " Moon " type, an English system of lar^e bold characters
und not very different in some of them from the ordinary text. Its publications
-are issued from the establishment of the late Dr. Moon in Brighton, England, of
which Dr. M";on's daughter is the head. By this method even the ver}^ f^ged, if
blindness overtakes them., may learn to read by touch. This was exemplihed in
a very interesting manner in the case of a lady in this city who became blind at
the age of eighty-three and who was able with the assistance of " Moon," to read
the Bible with ease and fluency. But, from its nature, the " Moon " involves
both cumbrous and costly literature. On the other hand, there are scattered
over this Province and far beyond, a large number of blind people to whom the
ability to read is a priceless privilege, yet who, living far from any public library
where in some cases a limited supply of books for the Blind can be had,
have been cut off altogether from enjoying it, unless, at the expense of several
dollars, the}' could buy a book outright, or find some one willing to send them
one on loan by mai' at a heavy charge for postage. I have had the pleasure of
responding to many such applications, and have mailed books for the use of a
blind but partially educated Indian as far as the northern limits of British
Columbia from a small store of '■ Moon" books we happened to have on hand.
Now, the postage difficulty is at an end. On representations made to him by the
excellent superintendent of the Halifax School for the Blind, Mr. C. F. Fraser,
and which I.had the honor and pleasure of warmly supporting, the Post- Master
Oeneral introduced an amendment to the Post ige Act which pro\"ided that all
embossed books for the Blind should be carried by the mails in Canada FREE
OF CHARGE. So that now, a book can be mailed at request, and re-mailed
either to the original lender or some other blind reader with no expense what-
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ever. Tlic only want will be the books. Natmally enough blind people and
their frieiuls look to an in.stitution such as this for aid. And I trust it will be
attbrde'l. I propose to ask for a small grant to enable us to establi.sh a circula-
ting library to be worked through the mai s and to consist of those books most
in demand, the several parts of the Holy Scriptures to begin with. Borrowers
might give .some sort of introductory reference in the first instance, but little
danger of mis-ap]iropriation would be found to exist.
The Staff.
Two changes liave occurred in the statt" during the year ; the first in Decem-
ber last, owing to the death of Mrs. Plewes, one of our music staff, who had tilled
that position faithfully and efficiently for many years. The sad event was
deeply regretted by all with whom the deceased lady had been so long associa( ed.
Mi-s. Plewes' place has been satisfactorily filled by the appointment of Miss Ella
Crompton a graduate of the Brantford Young Ladies College' The other change
was rendered necessary by the resignation of Mr. .J. Parnell Morris, our resident
Music Master, wl>o had obtained an appointment and proposed to practice his
profession elsewhere. He has been succeeded by Mr, F. H. Burt, a graduate of
the Toronto College of Music, and highly recommended by the heads of that
institution.
ACKXOWLKDGMEXTS.
I have once more to tender my thanks and acknowle-'gments for the kind
interest and attentions shown to this Institution V)y the citizens and particularly
the clergy of B]-antford, and of which I have now had a pleasant experi-
ence for more than seventeen years. These evidences of friendship and good-
will it is always a pleasure to the staff, pupils and principal to reciprocate.
I have the honor to forward with this report the usual statistics, and to be.
Sir, youi- obedient servant,
A. H. DYMOND,
Principal.
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ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
Statistics for the Yeak Ending 30th September, 1898.
I. — Attendance.
Male
Female
Total
Atten
It
dance for porti
for year
OH of year ending September 30, 1872
linding 30th September, 1873
20
44
66
89
84
76
91
100
5
103
94
88
71
86
93
94
99
95
91
8. J
90
84
82
72
76
74
14
24
46
50
64
72
84
10()
93
98
73
72
(39
74
71
62
62
58
69
67
70
64
66
68
69
73
73
34
68
t
1874
112
(
1875
139
-.
1876
148
<
1877
148
i
1878
175
<
" 1879
200
*
4,
1880
1881
198
201
*
1882
167
<
1883
160
t
" 1884
140
■i
1885
1886
160
164
*
" 1887
155
i
' ' 1888
156
i
1889
167
*
1890
164
4
1891
158
■i
1892
155
1893
154
-i
1894
150
-i
" 1895
150
*
1896
141
<.
1897 '. . .
149
I
1898
147
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A. 1899
II. — Age of pupils.
No.
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
years
10
8
14
8
10
Eighteen years
Nineteen "
Twenty "
Twenty-one years ....
Twenty-two " . . . .
Twenty-three *' . . . .
Twentj'-four " . . . .
Twenty-five " ....
( )ver twenty-five years
Total .
10
6
8
147
III. — Nationalitj' of parents.
American
Canadian .
Danish . .
English . .
Irish ....
German .
p
No.
No.
r>
! XT
Norwegian
Scotch
1
03
10
i 1
Unknown
1
:{7
Total
15
147
(
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A. 189^
IV. — Denomination of parents
Baptist
Congregational.
Disciples
Episcopalian. . .
Methodist
No.
Presbyterian 23
Roman Catholic 21
Salvationist i 3
1
Total 147
V. — Occupation of parents.
•
No.
No
Accountant
2
2
1
6 ,
1 !
5
1
1
1
1
1
39
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
34
Marble- workers
2
Agents
Machinist
1
Baker . .
Blacksmiths
Merchants
Moulders
6
2
Butchers
Physicians
1
Carpenters
Conveyancer
Carriage builder
Clerk
Painters
4
Piano maker
1
Plumber
Railway manager
Stone-masons
1
1
Cabinet-maker
2
Contractor
Farmers
Railway employee
Shoemaker
Tailors
Teacher
Teamsters
j Tinsmith
1 Unknown
2
2
Fisherman
Gardenei's
2
1
Government officers
4
Hotel keepers
1
7
Total
Jeweller
Laborers
147
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A. 1899
VI. — Cities and counties from which pupils were received during the official
year ending 30th September, 189.S.
County or oity.
S
,
County or city.
05
"3
District of Alcoma
i
}
3
1 i
District of Nipissing
2
1
1
4
1
4
?,
City of Belleville
1
1
2
5
County of Norfolk
2
3
County of Brant
'* Northumberland ....
1
City of Brantford
1
2
" Ontario
4
County of Bruce
City ot ( )tta\va
4
1
5
" Carleton
County of Oxfoi'd
0
" DuflFerin
1
1
Peel
" Dundas
Perth
" Durham
Elgin
" Essex ...
1
1
2
1
2
7
2
3
9
'* Peterborough
" Prince Edward
" Prescott
I
"2'
1
1
1
" Frontenac
" Renfrew
" Glengarry
" Russell
1
'' Grenville . .
1
1
4
City of St. Catharines
" Grey
City of Guelph
4
" St Thomas
2
9,
" Stratford
County of Haldimand
" Haliburton
1
1
County of Simcoe
5
2l
" Stormont
" Halton
1 1
City of Toronto
17
2
3
1
1
13
....
1
1
3
1
30
City of Hamilton
3
7
10
County of Victoria
9.
County of Hastings
" Waterloo
3
" Huron .
1
3
2
2
I
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
Welland
2
Ciry of Kingston
County of Kent
" Wellington
" Wentworth
2
1
" Lambton
fork
3
' ' Leeds
" Lanark . .
♦Quebec 1
North- West Territorv
2
" Lennox
*Manitoba
1
....
73
1
" Lincoln
*British Columbia
Total
1
74
1
City of London
1
1
3
4
County of Middlesex
Di.strict of Muskoka
147
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Sessional Papers (No. 15).
A. 1899
VII. — Cities Hud counties from which pupils were received from the opening of
the Institute till 30th September, 1898.
County i>r city.
District of Algoina 1
City of Belleville 3
Cuunty of Brant
City of Brantford 12
Oounty of Bruce 8
" Carleton
" Duffe.in
" Duiidas
*' Durham 3
" Elgin 4
" Essex 8
*' Frontenac b
" Glengarry 7
Glenville 2
Grey 9
City of Guelph
County of Haldimand 4
Halton 6
City of Hamilton I 12
Couaty of Hasting.s .5
Huron j 8
City of Kingston I 7
Cf>unty of Kent | 8
13
12
Lambton
" Leeds . . . .
" Lanark . . .
" Lennox . .
" Lincoln. . .
City of London
District of Nipssing
County of Middlesex
District of Muskoka .
4
3
10
1
f^
2
1
6
8
11
1
1
3
4
57
18
2
10
2
5
1
15
4
10
4
4
3
2
3
1
3
9
2
9
3
4
13
20
19
3
2
6
7
9
26
7
7
4
19
4
9
7
27
9
18
11
12
16
14
5
ii
6
19
3
17
3
County or city.
County of Norfolk
" Nor thu m berland
' ' Ontario
City of Ottawa
County of Oxford
Peel
Perth
" Peterborough . . .
" Prince Edward . .
' ' Prescott
' ' Renfrew
' ' Russell
City of St. Catharines
"• St. Thomas
" Stratford
County of Simcoe
" Stormont
City of Toronto
County of Victoria
" Waterloo
Welland
' ' Wellington . . . .
" Wentworth . . . .
York
*Province of Quebec
*Northwest Territory
*United States
♦British Columbia
■^Manitoba
Total
8
2
6
13
5
1
2
11
5
2
7
3
2
3
2
10
4
45
7
9
6
10
8
17
3
377
1
1
2
10
70
2
3
3
8
8
15
I
1
288
15
10
15
15
12
2
10
14
7
2
12
4
3
5
2
20
4
75
9
12
9
18
16
32
4
1
1
1
1
665
*0n payment.
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A. 189»
VI 11. — Cities ami counties from which pupils were received who were in
residence on 30th September, 1898.
C(junty or city.
4
Is
S
3
o
Countj' or city.
6
1
3
o
District of Algonia ....
District of Muskoka
City of Belleville
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
** Nipissing
2
1
1
:i
1
3
?.
County of Brant .
County of Norfolk
2
3
City of Brantford
2
2
" Northumberland . .
" Ontario
1
County of Bruce
" Carleton
3
City of Ottawa
3
4
" Dufferin
1
1
County of Oxford
4
" Dundas . .
Peel
" Durham
1
1
2
6
3
1
6
Perth
" Elgin
" Essex
Peterborough
" Prince Edward
1 ....
1
" Frontenac
" Prescott
1
2
....
1
" Glenearrs'
' ' Renfrew
Russell
3
" Grenville . . .
o
1
1
1
6 '
1
" Grey
City of St. Catharines
City of Guelph .
St. Thomas
1
1
1
1
County of Haldiniand
1
1
'" Stratford
1
" Haliburton
County of Simcoe
4
5
Halton . . . .
1 " Stormont
City of Hamilton
1
6
7
City of Toronto
12
2 '
2 '
11
i^3
County of Hastings
County of Victoria
9.
" Huron
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
" Waterloo
Welland
2
City of Kinfston.
0
County of Kent
" Wellington
" Wentworth
1
1
1
3
1
61
9.
" Lambton
1
" Leed.s
York
3
' ' Lanark
British Columbia
Quebec
j!
1
(JO
1
" Lennox
?
" Linco'n
Manitoba
1
City (jf London
Total
County of Middlesex
3
3
121
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REPORT OF PHYSICIAN.
T. F. Chamberlain, Esq., M.D.,
Inspector Public Charities, etc.
Sir, — I take great pleasure in presenting my annual report as physician to
the Institution for the Blind.
The health during the year ending September 30th 1898, has l:)een exceptional
and unsurpassed during any year of my medical supervision.
It is with the deepest regret that I find it necessary to report the demise
December I'lst., 1897, of Mrs. Plewes, one of the most accomplished and esteemed
of our teaching staff. She died of an old standing trouble after severe suffering.
It is also my duty to record the death of a much respected employee in the
person of Michael Shanahan, at the age of seventy years.
During the year there were in the months of January and February eight
cases of measles and four of chickenpox, all of whom made perfect recoveries.
On December 22nd, 1897, one of the domestics was removed to the hospital
suffering from a mild form of typhoid fever. She made a good recovery. One
of the male employees is now convalescing from a low form of fever.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
D. MARQUIS, M.D.
Brantford. October 10th, 1898.
LITERARY EXAMINERS' REPORT.
To Dr. Chamberlain,
Inspector of Charities, d'v., for Ontario.
Sir, — We have the honor to submit for your consideration the following
report of the results of the examination of the literary classes in the Ontario
Institution for the Instruction of the Blind at Brantford, held on the 30th and
31st of May and 1st June, 1898.
The weather, throughout, was favorable and the season at least a fortnight
in advance of seasons in the ordinary course. The grounds were at their very
best, the scenery around the Institution delightful, and the trees, of which there
is almost every variety, in the full Hush of June.
The Principal had the kindness, during one of the mid-day recesses, to drive
us through all the grounds and to direct our attention to their beauty. The
shady avenues, the varied foliage, the numerous flowers in the strictly ornamental
parts, and the park-like appearance of the whole, it would be hard to match any-
where. Within, everything was in the best of order, the class-rooms and corridors
clean, the lighting and ventilation satisfactory, the management and tone good.
The results of the work in the classes were as follows :
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(i) Mr. Widen' s Closses.
(a) Grammar. — Class B. Eleven pupils. Limits, etymology, analysis, parsing.
This class is pretty uniform in attainments and does generally satisfactory work.
The members were able to analyze readily such stnitences as for instance,
" Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate,
All but the page prescribed their present state,'' i^c.
Thf parsing too. was very well done.
((j) Reading. — Class A. Eleven meuibers. Read in point print. Selection
Macaulays" " Horatius." Fluency, good expression, correct empliasis and inflection
generall}', characterized tin- reading. They seemed to know something about
what they were reading.
{(■) Arithmetic. — Class B. This is a very good class and has made excellent
improvement during the year. Their work consists in mastering fractions, a very
ditticult subject to teach even to seeing pupils. By using devices suitable for
mental work. Mr. Wickens has succeeded in getting the majority of his class to
tmderstand the different processes used in problems involving fractions. The
class was given eleven ([Uestions wliich ineludeil all the different kinds of fractions
and re(piired a knowledge of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division of fractions. The result a.s shown by their answers was very
satisfactory.
{(I) Geography. — Class A. The class was examined upon Euroyje: the differ* nt
races found there and the nations composing them, the languages, forms of
government, religion, state of education, manufactures, imports, exports, and
means of transportation of each country. Every principal city and town was
found on the map and a description of it given. AH the chief land and water
divisions were pointed out, the position of each stated and everything of import-
ance regarding it described. The examination was very satisfactory to all
concerned.
(c) Writing. — Class A. The penmanship of this class is legible and in the
majority of the specimens submitted very neatly done. To test theij- ability to
])Ut penmanship to a practical use. we gave them the following:
(1) A note of haiid to be made liv the student, tlie items bt'lng gi\en by the
(•xaminer.
(2) A letter fiom the seat of war in Cuba.
(3) A bill of goods, the items being given.
The woi-k was coi'i-ectly done and showed a very fair knowledge of com-
position. The students were evidently well posted in current events and have
their own ideas of puliHc matters and know how to express them.
(2) Mis.s Gill (US Classes.
(«) Geography. — Class B. This class hatl studied the Cnitecl States, South
America, Mexico and the West indies. These countries were taken in turn and
the phy.sical and political geography of each part very thoroughly examined.
Eight pupils out of twelve answered every question jjcrfectly. We were much
please<l with the manner in which the subject had been taught. Dry details had
to a great extent been avoided and comparatively ns(dess and unimportant mattei-s
ornmitted, but all matters of importance and all facts necessary to give pupils a
c<a-rect idea of the conntrv had been taught by the teacher and acquired by the
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pupils. Froin several years experience in examining the blind in geography we
think a considerable part of their proficency in this subject is due and may be
attributed to the very tine dissected maps used.
(6) Canadian History.— The work assigned to the class is the history of
Canada from 1492 to 1N12, There are seventeen pupils in the class (15 boys and
2 girls). The examination was conducted chiefly along chronological lines, the
pupils in turn, aided by questions, giving a narrative of the principle events, in
the order of their occurrence. The result of the examination was eminently sat-
isfactory. The pupils liave obtained a very fair idea of their country's history,
and have a very intelligent idea of the causes of the chief events and the char-
acters and deeds of the leading men.
(c) Bible History. The class had studied this subject from the division of
the two kingdoms to the close of the Old Testament. The class consists of twelve
young men, who owe a very great deal to their faithful and able teacher for the
amount of Bible knowlege she has been the means of imparting to them. All
the monarchs of both houses wers dealt with, briefly of course, and all the leading
events in the reign of each referred to. The class had also stu<lied the geography
of the Bible as far as it referred to the parts embraced in the history, but time
did not permit us to examine them on this part.
(r/) Arithmetic— Class C. 17 in number— 1 absent, ill. The limits of this
class are the tables of weights and measures and their practical application, pro-
blems involving analyses and some thinking. The class has six weak members.
The balance solve practical |)r()blems with facility. The pupils had been taught
to use theii" reason ng faculties.
(c) Grannner.— Class A. Ele\en members— An intelligent class— Their limit :
History of the English language, parsing, and analysis of simple and complex
sentences.— They were examined briefly as to the liistory of the language, the
changes eflected therein and Jiow these were done, the influx of foreign elements,
the Latin, mainly through the church, the Norman Frencli, through the churchj
the court, the aristocracy anrl the law courts, the Greek through the influence of
scholars such as Erasmus, iMore and Coletand the subsequent cultivation of science
and many foreign words through commerce. Nor was the Celtic Element which
lends us so many household words and influences so powerfully the poets and
poetry of ^ England, forgotten.— In analysis and parsing Campbell's " Mariners of
England " was chosen.— Especially the stanza beginning : " Britannia needs no
bulwarks etc." Here the work was very well done— The answering generally w;is
prompt and intelligent an.i leflected credit upon the class and the able and exper-
ienced teacher.
(0 Writing.— Class 1). In number, sixteen. They write letters and simple
sentences, and do the work satisfactorily— writing with considerable freedom for
blind children and legibly.
(g) English History.— 1154, the accession of Henry II to ] 485, the end of,
The Wars of the Roses." This is a tine class of seventeen. ' One was ill and therefore,'
absent. The principal events of the most important epochs in that long interval
were inquired into, the possessions in France, the later crusades, the invasion of
[reland, the Conciuest of Wales the " Hundred Years," Scottish and " Barons
Wars." and some of the chief constitutional changes. Touching the facts and
jvents of the wars the answering was very good. They were not quite so well
:)repared (^n the constitutional points. There were however evidences of their
laving been well taught.
(h) English Literature.— A class of seventeen. No subject taught in the
nstitution excites so much interest and emulation as this, and there is none thut
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is likely to be of more permanent value to the Students. The limits of the class
this year were (a) History' of American Literature from 1620 to 1861, (b) Mid-
summer Night's Dream and (c) Quotations from all above. On examination they
showed a pretty satisfactory knowledo^e of the History of Ameriean Literature
from Captain John Smith's and the Mathers' writings down to those of the men
of the present day. As is known there is not much of value in American Litera-
ture prior to the Revolution. The class evinced some knowledge of Jetlerson's
and Franklin's works and of Alexander Hamilton, Otis Jay, and Madison, and
other writers of the " Fe'leralist' papers. Of Washington Irving, the historians,
Presscot, Motley, Bancroft etc., of the principal novelists as. Cooper, Hawthorne
etc. and such poets as Bryant, Longfellow, Holmes, Liowell, Whittier, they were
able to say much, but they had no knowledge of Poe though the "Ravens" and the
" Bells ' are so famdiar. The wierd genius of the author seems to have had no
attractions for tin m. They had a satisfactory conception of the plot and plan of
" Midsummer Nights Dream," were able to give a synopsis of the plaj^ and quote
many of its finest lines and passages. Of the poets mentioned above they were
able to give many specimens, but Whittier the Quaker poet was their favorite.
(2) Miss Walsh's Glasses.
(ti) Geography. — Class D. Two classes united — Limits : Ontario in detail
counties, railroads, lakes, rivers, products, detinitions.
The last they know accurately. Using the dissected maps they can tell you
all about the counties, chi-f towns of each, lakes, rivers, islands, and take you
over all the principal railroads pointing out the stations etc. much faster and more
accurately than seeing children can. They are great at geography and are fond
of the subject.
(6) Reading. — Class B. Fourteen members. Read from what is called the
Sixth Reader Chararter of the reading above the average, expression good,
emphasis usually correct. None got below 66 J per cent., of the assigned marks.
(c) Writing. — ^Class C. Twenty members. There too the work is satisfac-
tori.}'^ done and calls for no further- special comment.
(d) Arithmetic. — Class A. The class is made up of two divisions, a senior
and junior. 'I'here are eleven in the senior class and five in the junior. 'I hey
were examined together allowance being made in marking for the junior class.
The examination consi ted of percentage and its application to commission, broker-
age, insurance, profit an 1 lo-is etc. mensuration of surfaces, partnership and pro-
Vjleuis involving iractions, sharinj, ana questions requiring anal3^sis. Thf class
did Very fair work as a whole. The most of the senior class did excet'dingly
well. The junior class, though not doing so well deserves much praise for the
amount of worU ac 'omplished. The chief rharacteristic of this class is its thorough-
ness. The pupils have certainly been trained to be careful in details, omitting no
step that sliould be taken, and thoroughly understanding the whole matter as
they proceed. This training will certainly be of L'reat value to them.
(e) Grammar. — Class C. There are ."-even boys and four girls in this class
They have done a good sess on's work, and have done it well. 'J'here is but litth
danger of praising this class too liighly. The pupils were evidently enthusiasti(
in their work, and had studied beyond what is required from them. The
answering was very prom])t and the tone of the (dass exi client. In addition to a
thoi-ouL:h giomiding in the juinciple of gramnuir great care has be< n taken with
t'leir use of gianmier. They speak with great correctness, and are able to deteci
aTid correct errois in grammar.
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(0 Physiology.— The class is composed of twelve 3-oung ladies. They have
been very carefully taught and have evidently taken much interest in their work.
They were examined chiefly upon the nervous system, the special senses, the
effects of alcohol and tobacco and how to prevent disease. A new feature in their
work was or is " First aids to the sick and injured," including poisons and their
antidotes. This pait of their course has been taught in a very practical manner
and cannot fail to be of great service to them. We were pleased with some
incidental remarks from a few of the older pupils that showed how much the
•class appreciated the teacher's work.
4. Mr. McLeans Glasses.
(a) Arithmetic. — Class D. Ten seniors and fifteen juniors. Two of the latter
are quite incapable. Limits : Definitions, tables, simple rules, easy problems and
rapid work. The "seniors " did very good work and nine of the "juniors." The
definitions and the tables they know accurately — easy problems in mental arith-
metic they can solve with much facility and can apply the fundamental rules to
practical uses as well as can b-^ expected. The order and attention satisfactory.
(6) Geography.— Class C. Twelve members. Limit of work : Definitions
-and Dominion of Canada in detail. The class was examined prett}^ minutely as
to the Dominion and provinces, their boundaries, chief cities, islands, capes, etc.,
-as to their resources, railroads, canals, rivers, trade and commerce. The answers^
under these several heads, were generally satisfactory, given with promptness and
given willingly, showing that the members of the class had been w^ell drilled by
their instructor.
(c) Natural History. — This class (twenty-one in number) contains some defec-
tive children and some imperfectly acquainted with English. The teaching is objec-
tive. The objects, difierent kind of cereals, mammals, birds, etc. They readily select
the different kinds of grain and nuts, tell where and how they grow, their uses, etc.
Among the mammals and birds they have their favorites — of which the seal,
kangaroo and flamingo are conspicuous. They describe as their hands move from'
part to part, with much minuteness the shape of the head, teeth, ears, nose, neck,
body, legs, tail, claws, etc. This object teaching might be carried still further
with advantage.
{d) Bible History and Geography. — Class B. Twenty members. Limit of
work : Reigns of Saul and David and from creation to the end of Judges in
review — giving amjile room and range enough for the most ambitious. The
principal epochs of the primitive and the mythological times were pretty well gone
into and the answering was, as a rule, good.
(e) Grammar. — Class D. This is the primary class of the Institution in this
subject. There are eighteen pupils in it. They were examined in the definitions,
parts of speech and their reflections, correction of errors in grammar, and simple
analysis. The average mark obtained by the class was eighty-two out of 100.
(/) Reading. — C. There are twenty-one pupils in this class. They read in
four difierent books. Each pupil was examined individualh' and with consider-
able care, to test his ability to read any passage in his book by openino- the book
at random and having the pupil read more or less of that page ; and also by
placing the student's finger upon isolated words ; this last is perhaps the best
test. The great majority did very well. They were examined in spelling and
me.inings, in both of which they did very well.
(g) Writing. — B. Th^ pupils were given short quotations, capitals and
figures to write. The writing is very fair, and shows considerable care has been
.aken with them.
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62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 15). A. 189^
5. Mrs. Murray'.'^ Glasses.
(a) Reading. — D. This is the primary class in this subject. The pupils arc
tjiaded into three divisions according to their advancement. The majority of the^
class read with considerable expression and are evidently fond of reading. Their
ability to distinguish %\ords of similar form was very marked. Several such
tests were given to each pupil and in nearly every instance the correct answer
was received. The pupils evinced in every ease a determination to succeed and
when their answer was pronounced correct would biighten up and attack ther
next difficult word with a zest that was very pleasant to see. A good foundation
has been laid for good reading. Their spelling was very correct.
(6) Arithmetic. — E. The senior ilivision of this class was examined in
addition, subtraction and multiplication. They were able to multiply up ta
twelve times twenty. Ten problems involving the use of these rules were given
to the nine little ones. One answered all ; another, nine ; three others, eight
each ; the rest answered seven each, a very good evidence of careiul teaching.
(c) Kindergarten. — The class is made up of nine boj's and nine girls. AVe
examined their folding, weaving, and some of their moulding in clay, all of which
is verj' creditable and will compare very favorably with that of seeing children.
The teacher gave the children a short lesson on one of the gifts. Their answering
was good. We then had a couple of K. G. songs, which were sung better than
by the average of such cla.sse.>5. The Kindergarten is in many of its departments
well adapted for the blind, giving them ideas of form and beauty that could not
be obtained in any other way : besides this the songs and plaj's and indeed the
whole tone of the Kindergarten seem as specially suited for young bliild chiMren
as they are for seeing pupils.
Physical Culture. — We cannot close this report without some reference to
tlie Phy.sical Training Department of the Institution, which is under the manage-
ment of Mr. P. J. Padden. We witnessed the marching and calisthenic exercises,
of the girls, many of them approaching womanhood, and nothing could be better
or njore gracefully done. They enjoy the drill, the importance of which needs,
no comment. The tumbling, parallel bar performances, swinging, etc., of the
Vjoys were excellent The food and feeding of the inmates are matters of great
importance and we have had opportunities of knowing that this Department is
well looked after by the careful and conscientious Matron, Miss Dunn. We have
to thank the Principal and members of his staff' for the many courtesies extended
to us during the examination.
Respectfully submitte<l. M. J. KELLY,
WILLIAM WILKINSON.
BhantkohI), 12tli .lulv, 18!»S. ExHUiineis.
REPOirr OF MUSICAL EXAMINER.
Hamilton, June 1st, 18n.s.
T«» T. f". Chamberlain, Esc^., M.D.,
J iispecfor of AsijLuius. etc.. I in onto.
Sil{, — lla\in;,f as desired ivvisiicd the Hrantford "Institution for the Blind'
and personally examined all the music classes. I have [again to report a satis
factory i-t.-sult.
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h2 Victoi-ia. Sessional Papers (No.. 15). A. 1899
The regretted death of Mrs. Plewes — a most satisfactory teacher, and estim-
able lady— has involved a new appointment, and Miss Crompton is now filling her
place, this being the only change in the Faculty. Mr. Morris has continued in
sole charge of the organ and vocal classes (numbering respectively five and sixty ),
Miss Moore of the theoretical and musical history classes (numbering thirteen
pupils) while the .sixty piano pupils are divided among the three teachers. Good
progress is shewn in all, but the inevitable disadvantages attendant on loss of
sight are less felt in the study of the organ, theory, and vocal music than in the
study of the piano.
It is to be remarked, however, that in all the pupils — even among the
youngest — there is a greater capability in the study of music of involved con-
struction than is connnon among seeing pupils.
Those who are blind may go over less ground, but they go over it more care-
fully, and there is a compensating advantage in the concentration of thought
which is compelled by their method of memorizing from point print. They gain
in exactness as they lose in fiuency.
There is certainlj'' no endeavor in this Institution to create star pupils, for
all seem to receive equal attention, the more brilliant pupils obtaining no advan-
tage at the expense of the less promising, and though of necessity, there is a
wide divergence in results, many of the latter have made far better progress
than would have been expected from them.
There may be but few^ possessing sufficient talents and energy, to over-ride
their disadvantages in professional life, but some have done, and more give good
promise of doing so. Mr. Willie Wells (w^hose untimely death last year was
sincerely mourned by all that knew him) was an example of the first class, and
others following in his footsteps are now fighting their way to the same goal.
Of course, those possessing any power of sight, however imperfect, stand at gi-eat
advantage.
The artiliation of the Institution with the Toronto College of Music
afibrds an opportunity of testing the progress of students by an accepted stan-
dard, and one male pupil succeeded in passing the regular examination in theory
of the Toronto Conservatory of Music last Fall, his only instructor having been
Miss Moore of the Institution, and I have no question there are others who can
achieve the same success if they so desire.
In the vocal classes, the result of the year's work is very satisfactory.
Everything is thoroughly memorized and several part songs were admirably
sung by the senior class, the Haydn Chorus " The Heavens are Telling " wdth
one student at the organ and four more at two pianos as accompanists, being
especially ofi'ective.
The junior class also sang several part songs, very pleasantly, interspersed
with solos and duets. Among the solo singers was the child mentioned last year,
aa possessing an intuitive knowledge of absolute pitch, who though at present
lacking physical strength to accomplish much gives good promise for the future.
The gymnasium still gives undeniable evidence of its educational value, in
the physique of the students.
Of the chapel music it can only be said that it continues what it has
always been, a model of congregational singing, principally in unison.
As upon other occasions, J have to thank tlie Principal and all witii whoui 1
have come in contact for their kindness and willingness to assist inc.
1 am. Sir, yours respectfully,
R. S. AMBllOSE.
6*2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (No. 15).
A 1899
Maintenanck Expenditures.
Fui- tlie year ending -SOth September, 1^98. compared with preceding yeai'.
No.
Service.
Medicine and medical coraforis.
Butchers' meat, fish and fowls .
Flour, bread and biscuits ....
Butter and lard
General groceries
Fruit and vegetables
Bedding, clothing and shoes . . .
Year ending SOth September,
1897.
Total
expendi-
tures,
1897.
8 i Fuel, wood, coal and gas
9 Lights — electric and gas
10 Laundry soap and cleaning
11 Furniture and furnishing
12 ] Farm and garden — feed and fodder
13 Repairs and alterations
14 Advertising, printing, stationery
and postages
15 Books, apparatus and appliances
Ifi Miscellaneous
17 Pupils' sittings at church
18 Rent of water hydrants
19 I Extra water supply
20 I Salaries and wages
Tot.al-
128 65
1,800 84
K7» 9:i
940 T'
1,301 22
179 21
780 38
3.12.5 80
844 2:',
;;2f; 34
r)40 70
579 11
674 49
633 35
986 04
1.478 84
242 00
160 00
53 26
17.330 50
Weekly i
cost
]
per
1
pupil
$ c.
m.
1
9
27
10
7
14
I
19
5
2
3
11
7
;2, 782 66
Year ending 30Lh September,
1898.
Year'y Total
cost expendi-
per ture,
pupil. 1898.
Weekly
coat
per
pupil.
4t; 9
12 «
4 9
8 1
8 6
10
1
1
9
5
14
•>
■»•>
2
.S
6
2
4
t
9 c.
1 00
14 06
5 27
7 35
10 16
1 40
6 09
24 42
C .59
2 56
4 22
4 52
5 26
§ c.
103 (12
1,735 61
, 672 56
958 £K
l..ms 16 I
355 73
574 84
2,664 33
884 10
;'.l!i -14
522 18
6<1 95
1,033 90
60 3
92 5
4 94 759 45
70 1,069 75
1,639 88
248 00
160 00
67 19
17,7.H0 48
11 55
1 89
1 25
41
i:« 39
256 11
33,589 15
Y\\erag<' MUiiilicf of pupils in 18!)7 — 1 2M.
Averuije numlM-i" (A' pupil.^ in l89tS — J 29.
$ c. ni.
1 5
25 8
10 .
14 2
20 8
5 2
8 5
39 7
13 1
4 7
7 I
9 5
15 3
11 2
15 7
24 4
3 6
2 3
. 9
2 65 .
5 00 7
Yearly
cost
per
pupil.
? c.
79
13 45
5 21
7 43
10 83
2 75
4 45
20 ii5
G 85
2 47
4 04
4 97
8 01
5 87
8 21
12 71
1 92
1 24
.50
137 84
260 :?8
34
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
INSPECTOR OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
I! POX THE
ONTARIO INSTITUTION
EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB
BELLEVILLE
BElX(i FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th SEPTEMPER
1898.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO
TOR!ON I Oy
.VARWICK BRO'S & RUTTER, PREJ^TRIS, &c., 68 and 70 FRON"T STREET WEST.
1898
Offick of the
Inspectok of Prisons and Public Charities, Ontakio,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, November, 1898.
Sir, — I beg- to transmit herewith the T went}' -eighth Annual Report upon
he Institution for tie Education of the Lesif and Dumb, at Eelleville, for the
j'ear ending- 30th September, 1898.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspector.
The Honorable E. J. Davis, M.P.P.,
Provini-ial Secretary.
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PROVINCE OF ONTARIO INbTJirTJON FOR TBE EDrCATION OF'
THE DEAF AND DUMB, BELLEVITLE.
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL RKl'ORT
INSPECTOK OF PRISONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, November, 1898.
To the Honorable Sir Oliver Mcwat, Kitight Cvnirt>(('iultr of the Orth/r of
St. Michael ami ^St. George, Meriihev of ilie Qveen's I'rivy Council tor
Canada and Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario.
May it Please Your Honor :
I have the honor to submit herewith the Twent^-eii^hth Annual Report
upon the Institution for t])e Education of the Deaf and Dumb, at Belleville.ffor
the year ending 30th September, 1898.
I have the honor to bo
Your Honor's most obedient servant,
T. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
Inspect OK
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COiNTENrs.
PAOK.
Inspector's Suuunarj' of the year's operations 9. 10
Minutes of Inspection 11
lleport of the Superintendent 12-24
1 u'port of the Physician 20
J\eport of Literary Exainnier 27-29
>ratistics ;;i0-40
List of Pupils 41-43
Maintenance Expenditure 48
UJ
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I^C^'
^ft'fc ^•*;,_'-
' 0r^i ■#
<i- 1 ' -Mr-Y^^^^
THE INSTITUTION
EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB.
In submitting the Twenty- Eighth Annual Report upon the operations of
this Institution it is gratifying to note the great progress that has been made in
the methods of imparting knowledge to. the deaf and dumb during the past few
years. The various methods of training now in use, which are fully described in
the excellent report of the Superintendent, when compared with the system
adopted in the early years of the Institution, show the great advantages the
pupils now enjoy in fitting them for the duties of life.
The industrial improvements of late years have kept pace with the literary
work. The introduction of the printing press has afforded the means of training
many of the pupils in the art of printing, enabling them to gain a livelihood at
the trade after leaving the school. And in the carpenter shop, shoe shop, and
bakery a 'number of pupils have been thoroughly (jualified to work at those
trades.
The female pupils, in addition to their literary work, are instructed in fancy
work,- general sewing, dress-making, laundiy and house work.
R [•:( 'CM M KX 0.\T K >NS
The want of more school accommodation has become very urgent, as well as
a play-room or gynniasium for the physical development of the pupils. 1 beg to
recommend, therefore, the erection of a building to meet these requirements. I
have also to recommend that the nund)er of years for the course of tuition he
increased, and that a compulsory law be enacted requiring the attendance of all
deaf and dumb children in the Province. Admission to the Institution should be
free to all such children residing in the Province of Ontario.
Th(^ attendance during the past year has taxed the full capacity of the
Institution. The number now o)) the roll is '2(')() — 144 boys and 115 girls. Thirty
of these are new pupils who have entered during the year. Four of the older
pupils did not return, owing to their parents leaving the country. Quite a
number graduated at the close of the sessioii.
G-J V ctoria. Sessional Papers (No. 16). A. 1899
Tilt' health of the inmates of the Institution has been unifonuly good during
the 3'ear, only one death having oeeunt'tl, as will ])e seen by the report of the
attending physician, Dr. Eakins.
There have been more changes than usual in the statf of teachers during the
year, four or five having resigned and others employed to till their places. The
staff of teachei-s and officers is now complete, ami fully up to the standard of
])ast years in every respect.
All departments of the Institution have been conducted satisfactorily. The
pupils take a delight in their work and seem desirous of obtaining all th-3 inform-
ation possible to fit them for their future career. The officers, teachers and
instructors take a deep interest in the welfare of the children, and are zealous in
the performance of their duties.
The report of the Inspector of Public Schools on the literary work done by
both teachers and pupils is \ery satisfactory and may be read with interest.
Owing to the extreme dryness of the season, the returns from the farm and
garden have not been so large this 3'ear as in the previous year ; though the hay,
oats and grain produced will be sufficient for feeding the stock during the winter.
The usual improvements and lepairs to buildings and grounds were made
during the past summer.
It will be .seen by the Superintendent's report that the usual attention has
been given to the moral and religious instruction of the pu})ils. He also gives
detailed statements of the nationality, religion and place of residence of the
pupils, as well as other information eoneerning the general management of the
Institution.
Tlie avt-rage attendance of pupils during the year was 2(jl8, and the per
capita cost was Slf)7.50, which is much below that of any other in.stitution of the
kind either in Canada or the United States.
The success which the Ontario Institution has att<iinetl in educating the deaf
and dumb is largely due to the educational and administrative ability of tlie
Principal, Mr. Mathison, and his tact in surrounding himself with an efficient
staff of teachers and (»fficers. His election as Vice-Pi-esident of the Association of
American Instructors of the Deaf and Dumb, which held its session this year at
Colundjus, Ohio, is a mark of the high esteem in which he is held b}' the Associa
tion as an instructor of deaf mutes.
In the minutes of my insjiection will be found details as to the condition o;
the liuihiings, grounds, management, etc. I lound the Principal, officers, teachers
instructors an<J employees most willing at all times to render me every assist
ance in tin; discharge of ni}' duties as Inspt'ctor, for which they hast- m}'' siucer
thanks.
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Inspections.
My Hist official inspection of this invStitution for the current year was made
on the 1st February. There were in residence on that date 272 pupils — 150
boys and 122 crirLs.
The work of the session appeared to be going on satisfactorily, due attention
being given both by the teachers and pupils to the course of studies in the
different class rooms.
The institution was found to be in good order in all its departments. The
dormitories presented a neat and tidy appearance ; the class-rooms, dining-roomsj
chapel, principal's and bursar's offices, stores department, etc., are all in well kept
order, also out buildings, farm stock, etc., etc.
I inspected this institution on the 26th September. On that date there were
260 inmates (142 boys and 112 girls), and six still to be admitted. The school
having opened the previous week, the teachers were busily engaged in reorganiz-
ing the classes, which contained from sixteen to twenty pupils in each.
The children were all looking well after their summer vacation, and the
teachers were all at work, with the exception of one who had not yet arrived.
Two or three changes have taken place in the teaching staff" since my last
inspection.
The interior of the building has been thoroughly cleaned and renovated, and
the necessary repairs in plastering, painting, etc., have received attention during
vacation.
The Superintendent's office. Bursar's office, storekeeper's department, work-
shops, farm buildings, were all found to be in satisfactory^ order. The pro<lucts
of the farm have been somewhat less this year than usual.
The hospital in connection witli the institution has been much improved, and
is kept in readiness for any emergency that may arise.
There were quite a number of new applications for admission this session,
but owing to lack of accommodation it was impossible to receive the applicants.
11
REPOKT (»F THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ONTAEIO INSTITU-
TION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.
Belleviij.e. September 30tli. 1S9n.
Dh. T. F. (."hamberlaix,
Inspector of Pr'isovs, etc.,
Toronto, Out.
Sir, — I havf the honor to submit the Twenty-eighth Annual Eepoit of the
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, for the year ending the oOth of September.
1898.
Conihined System avcl Oral Methods.
In previous reports I have mentioned the various methods employed in the
education of the deaf, and pointed out the advantages and characteristics of each,
and 1 have also tried to indicate what the limitations and capabilities of the deaf
really are : but I find it necessary to again advert to this subject, and I propose
to fortify my position by reference to the highest authority — in order to correct
sr)me current misappiehensions, and to save from probable disappointment many
parents of deaf children who have set their hopes on a certain ideal in education,
which, as regards a majority of the deaf, is quite impossible of realization.
There are two kinds of schools for the deaf, the exclusively oral schools^
where an effort is made to teach speech and articulation to all the pupils, and
the combined system schools, in which all useful methods are employed, articula-
tion being taught to such as are capable of speech, and the manual method being
use<l for the instruction of those to whom speech is impossible of attainment, or
both methods being employed in combination where that plan .seems to be the
most advantageous. Ihe contest between the advocates of these two method;^
lias l^een waged with vigor for many decides, but, on this continent at any rate,
the victor}- unmistakably rests with the supporters of the combined .system. I
submit herewith, lelative to the compaiative merits of the two methods, tlie
t.'stimony of E. M. Gallawlet, Ph.D., LL.D.. President of Gallaudet College for
the Deaf, at Washington. D.C., U.S.A., and doulUless the ablest and most success-
ful in.structor of the deaf in America, or in the world. Dr. Gallaudet advocates
the combined system, not as a partisan with pre-conceived views to maintain,
but from a tirm conviction of ihe superiority uf that system, a conviction formed
only after exhaustive and conscientious research, for the purpose of which lie
has twice visite<l all the leading institutions for the deaf in America and Europe.
Dr. Gallaudet thus states the sources of his information and the rea.sons for hi"-
conviction : — ' It has been my privilege to be associated with this class of people
for more than forty 3'ears as a teacher and as an observer. 1 have exannned the
methods pursue*! in more than two score of the schools for the deaf in this country,
and in a gi eater number of .schools in thirteen of the countries in Europe. 1
liavi,' t<iken careful note of the results of every ntethod which has been made us*-
of in every place that could be reached by travel. Within a year I have ha<l
unusual opportunities for meeting in personal converse, large innnbers of edu-
cated deaf ]M*i-sons. not now in school, in Italy, Switzerland. Austria. Germanj-,
France, England, Scotland and Ireland. From these pei-sons, whose testimony-
was from th<'ir own experiences, I wa.s able to learn much of value as to the
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results an J relative advantages of the different methods of education, and iny
intercourse was by means of a language more truly world-wide than Volapuk
wnll ever be— the natural, ideographic languay;e of gestures, no doubt the oldest
known to man, but whose antiquity is by no means- a sjaionym of decrepitude,
inexactness or decay. For, in the use of this unique means of expression, mind
comes in more direct contact with mind than when the barriers of arbitrary and
Artificial language is interposed."
The methods employed in the education of the deaf and the objects and rela-
tive advantages of each are thus presented b}' Dr. Gallaudet : " There are three
quite distinct methods in general use at the present time : the Manual, the < )ral
and the Auriculai', which I have named in the order of their adaptability. That
is to say, all deaf-mutes can be educated by the manual method ; and only a small
proportion by the auricular. The last named, as will be easilj^ understood, is
employed only with those who have more or less hearing. Hearing tubes and
other appliances for helping defective audition are made use of. In the seating
of a class, those with the most hearing are placed farthest from the teacher.
Children who possess sufficient hearing to be educated under this method have
either had the power of speech before becoming deaf or acquire it easily through
the aid of their hearing. Such children, after a reasonable term in school, cease
to be deaf-mutes in any sense, and should be enumerated in the census as persons
" hard of hearing." Under the Manual method no attempt is made to impart the
p )\ver of speech to those who lack it, but through the aid of the language of signs
the manual alphabet and writing the intelligence of the children is awakened and
developed, and a full command of verbal lani^uage is given, and the door is opened
to as complete a grasp of the curriculum of school and college as is possible to
children and youth in possession of all their faculties. All the deaf without
exception may be educated by this method, the only limitations being their lack
of purpose and industry, or of mental capacity. There are teachers of the deaf who
do not hesitate to claim that all the deaf may be educated under the oral method,
but my experience makes it impossible to me to aduiit the justice of this claim.
No question connected with the education of the deaf has received more careful
or prolonged investigation at my hands than this. And the reason why zealous
and enthusiastic teachers are misled is not far to seek. Repeatedly in visiting
oral schools and oral classes I have askeil that all the pupils in a class be allowed
to read aloud to me from a book with which they were familiar, but of the con-
tents of which I was ignorant. Such tests have invariably disclosed the follow-
ing conditions : Certain of the children I would understand fully, others only
partially, and quite a proportion not a single word. At my report on these last
the teachers would express great surprise and say : " Why, I understood every
word," quite oblivious of the fact that the daily intercourse of the class room gave
a meaning to what to a stranger was gibberish. The proportion of children in
an oral school where all classes of the deaf are received, who would be stamped
as failures under such a simple test as I have described, is by no means smail.
And to them must be added others whose failure would be less marked, but whose
success would be so limited as to suggest plainly the inadequacy of the method
pursued. In determining, then, tiie matter of methods, shall it be said that
because only a small portion are capable of success umler the auricular method,
and a larger portion under the oral, those two methods should be abandoned and
the manual alone employed, because under it alone all the deaf can be educated ?
Surely this coarse would be far from wise; and, happily, a solution has been
reached in the leadin.{ sciiools of our coun'ry which is at once scientific, practical
and in harmony with sound principles of pedagogy. The capabilities of each
child are carefully tested —of ten by proloiged trial — ami tliat method applied
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which is suited to thu peculiai'itics of each case. If an aiaoiiut «jf hearing- is
found, above a certain niininium. the child is tauoht by the auricular method If
promising succe.ss in speech is gained the oral method is chosen ; and where sucli
success is not attained the manual method is resorted to. By this process, in a
large school, the capacity and lack thereof of every child may be considered and
humanely met, and a system of education carried forward broader than any single
method and infinitely more elastic. Tliis combination of methods is known in
the terms of our professional vocabulary as the Combined System, and at this
time nine-tenths of the deaf children of the country are being educated there-
under. In the light of the present experience, a school for the deaf which limits
itself to the employment of a .single method, must be regarded as inade([uate]y
equipped for doing the work that may properly be demanded of it. This is the
.severe yet just criticism brought against German schools as a whole by eight hun-
dred of their graduates in their petition to the Emperor for freedom. No success
in individual cases, nor in schools of selected pupils ; no enthusiasm of well-mean-
inor teachers nor of othei's less honest should be allowed to mislead the public as
it has often done in this matter."'
Dr. Gallaudet further sets forth the advantage of signs and the limitations of
})ure oralisni as follows : — " It is possible to teach a child born deaf to speak well,
and to understanil the speech of others by observing the motion of their lips.
This has been done in many instances in many countries. But the conclusion
often drawn from such successes, that all deaf children ma}' do likewise, is not
sustained by experience. Success in teaching deaf mutes to speak is a matter of
t'-radation, and in estimating the value of results, enthusiasm and bias on the part
of the teacher often lead to serious error. A large proportion of deaf children
whose teachers assure them they have acquired the power of speech, and Mdiocan
use their voices, such as they are, with considerable fluency, are conspicuous fail-
ures as speakers in the world at large. The utterance of these, understood easily
by teachers and intimate friends, is often so muffled or harsh and im])erfect as to
repel strangers, putting the deaf person at a much greater disadvantage than if,
remaining silent, he resorted to writing as a means of communication. The testi-
mony of the intelligent, educated deaf-mutes I met in Europe last year was
unaniuious and emphatic on this point, and they declared most earnestly that the
practiced value of speech, to many of their number, when they come to engage in
their life work in the world, was greatly overestimated by their teachers. The
expre.ssion of this view was especially positive in Germany, where the oral
method has prevailed exclusively, and where quite recently a petition, numerously
signed by educated deaf persons, has been presented to the Government, asking
that the sign language be made use of in the schools of that country, and that
instruction under the oral method be not continued with those whose success in
speed) is only partial. Teachers of the deaf in Germany are coming to the
support of these views as to methods, although only a few have dai'erl to express
their opinions openly. But tliere is reason to believe that a i-esolution has begini
that will before long bring German schools for the deaf into harmony with the
great majority of the schools in America, where, happily, a combination of
methods is efiecterl undt.'r which the ca]mbility of each pupil is careful)}' esti-
mated, and that method employed which will be most helpful to the child. There
are teacln'rs of the deaf in the United States, who have urged within the past
few years that the language of signs ought not to be u.sed in teaching deaf-mutes,
and in a few schools attempts have Iteen made to carry out this idea. It is
indeed possible to teach deaf children without the use- of the language of signs in
the cla.ss-rooin or the public assembly. But the testimony of great immbers who
liave Ix'pn so taught, is that their intellectual development has been narrowed
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and retarded by the refusal on the part of their teachers to make use of that
language which is theirs by nature. My experience with the deaf, and my life-
long familiarity with their peculiar language, lead me to accept this testimony as
the statement of a general truth, and to express the hope that the day is not far
distant when the natural language of the deaf will have its proper place in every
school, as the German deaf-mutes demand, and as many German teachers recom-
mend. The denial of the use of the language of sigiis to the deaf while in schools,
takes away one source of keen enjoyment and valuable instruction thev can ill
afford to lose, and which cannot be secured to them in any other way. This is
the giving of lectures and addresses to the whole body to pupils in a school. We
who hear know what pleasure comes from listening to an eloquent earnest
speaker, how the attention is absorbed and the feelings are stirred. There is but
one way of imparting this pleasure to the deaf in ecpial force and measure as it
comes to us through sound. This is Ijy employing the natural God-given
language of the deaf, developed as it has been in our country thnnigh many years
of cultivation and use. I am aware that it is claimed for deaf lip-readers that
they can attend church, and public lectures and the theatre, understanding what
is said as well as those who hear. Tliat a few of the most expert can approxi-
mate to this, under conditions ()uite impossible to a considerable number assem-
bled in one place, is net denied. But nothing is more certain than that it is
impossible for any large proportitm of, say two hundred deaf persons, assembled
in one place to be addressed orally. With the substitution of the manual alphabet
for the language of signs, the conditions are perhaps less unfavorable. But the
eye-strain is .so much greater, the radius of vision so much smaller, and the power
of expression so much i-estrictecl and diminished, that the advantage lies greatly
with the employment of the language of signs.
" Thinking that the question may arise in the minds of some, ' Does the sign
language give the deaf, when used in public addresses, all that speech affords to
the hearing ?' I will say that my experience and observation lead me to answer
with a decided affirmative. On occa.sions almost without number, it has been my
privilege to interpret through signs to the deaf, addre.sses given in speech. I
have addressed hundreds of asseiublages of deaf persons in the college and in
schools I have visited, using signs for the original expression of thought. I have
seen luany more lectures and public debates given originally in signs. I have
seen conventions of deaf-mutes in which no word was spoken, and yet all the
forms of parliamentary proceeding were observed and the most earnest and even
excited di-cu.ssions were carried on. I have .seen the ordinances of religion
admini>«tered and the full service of the church rendered in signs, and all this,
with the assurance growing out of my own complete understanding of the lan-
guage, a knowledge which dates from my earliest childhood, that for all the pur-
poses above enumerated, gestural expression is in no respect inferior, and is in
many respects superior, to oral verbal utterances as a means of comnuuiicating
ideas. Before turning to another suVtject, I wish to say to the friends to any
deaf persons, who.se teachers in their zeal to give them the power of speech may
have rejected the language of signs, as a means of instruction, and may have
advised their pupils never to learn nor to use it in a vain ambition to make them
"just like hearing people," that by such a course they have subjected them to a
lifelong deprivaticm which can hardly be measured, the cruelty of which remains
in spite of the fact that it was intended as a kindness."
I have quoted thus lilierally from Dr. Gallaudet because I am so strongly
impressed with the iiuportance of parents of the deaf being made fully cognizant
of the best opinion, and what may now be considered the established verities,
relative to this matter. It is naturally the strong desire of every parent that his
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child should be taui^ht speech and lip-readinQ[, and I am continually in receipt of
lettei-s urgently requesting that pupils be placed in the oral classes who are quite
iniiapable "f being taught to articulate clearly. I regret that this is the case.
We would gladly teach every boy and girl to speak, but it cannot be done ; and
it would prevent a great deal of trouble and many grievous disappointments and
bli'jhted liopes if parent-* of tht- deaf would thoroughly inform tliemselves on this
subject and umlerstand just what is possible of accora|ilishment in this direction.
Oralisui has been given a thorough test by tiie ablest teachers, under the most
favorable conditions, and along the lines of the most scientiHc principles, and its
capabilities and limitations are now fully known ; an^l it may be safeh' asserted
thai not ten per cent, of deaf children can ever be taught to articulate with suffi-
cient freedom and distinctness to be of any practical utility to th^-mselves. Of
the 70 public .•schools for the deaf in Canada and the United States, (53 use the
Combined System and the seven pure-oral method ; in the former there being
9,056 pupils and in the latter 572 ; or, including all schools for the deaf — public,
private, denominational and day — out of 10,484 pupils, 9,521 are in Combined
System schools nnd 963 in Oral schools, and this is eloquent testimony as to which
system is most in favor, and as to the impossibility of teaching speech to all the
deaf. Of course, however, a considerable proportion of those in the Combined
Schools are taught articulation. Some private schools do very <:oo i work in pure
oralism, beca^ise only very bright pupils, wlio show some aptitude for speech, are
admitted ; but it is quite impossible in public schools, whei'e pupils with all
grades of ability are in attendance, to teach speech to even a considerable number
of them This at least is the conviction of nearly all the be.st teachers of the
deaf in America. In Germany, also, where the exclusively oral method has long
been used, there is a powerful revulsion among the deaf and instructors of the
deaf against its continuance, and there is every indication that the Combined, or
Rational System, will soon be adopted there. Edward Walther, director of the
Imperial Institution at Berlin, one of the most prominent instructors of the deaf
in that country, and a supporter of the oral method, says in a recently published
utterance : " We mu>t opeidy and candidly confess that all we can do is imper-
fect work. What nature has lavishly bestowed on the hearing person, we cannot
give to the deaf-mute. We cannot bestow on him a power of speech which in
clearness, euphony and extent, approaches that of hearing persons. We cannot
give him a means of underst mding the speech of others, which is anything more
than a meager substitute for hearing."
In England also, where the Oial Method has for a long time been chiefly in
vogue, there has set in a strong agitation in favor of the Coml»ined S\stem.
Relative to this subject, the following fiom an editorial in a recent is-ue of The
Silent MesHevrjer, one of the leading journals published in Great Britain, says :
" The accounts wliich reach us from time to time of the results attained under
the 'German' or pure oral method in the day schools for the deaf in Great
Britain, are far from encoiuaginLT to tliose who have the best interests of the
deaf at hciart The only liopuful sign is the frecjuent complaints which are being-
made by parents and f i-iends of the pupils and by the adult deaf and dumb. We
have heard it said that the general education given in many of these schools is
meagre in the cxtrenu!, wliile tlie attainments of the pupils in speech and lip-
reading are of litth;, if any, practical value. This is a seiious indictment aijainst
a mi;tliod which claims to ' restore the deaf to society and put them in full
possession of tln^ir lost inheritance.' Yet, fron) all we can gather, it seems plain
that in far too m my instances puy)ils leave school unable to communicate their
thoughts freely tf) those with whom they come in cont^ict in the outside world.
It caimot be too often repeated that what is shown in the .school is no true test.
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The value of an accomplishment can only be measured by the possessor's ability
to use and depend upon it in everyday life. Judged by this standard —the only
one on which reliance can, or should be placed — the evidence is strono- enough
to ensure conviction in the minds of many friends of the deaf that the
oral method — in day schools at any rate — far from accomplishing the restoration
of the deaf to society, is wholly unable to meet the demands made upon it in the
religious, social and business life of a world that has no theories to support.
Outside the school, the speech and lip-reading from which so much was expected
withers like the grass, the flower thereof falleth and the grace of the fashion of
it perisheth. Such is the picture presented to us by those who are in a position
to know the truth. This is a grievance which has long appealed with peculiar
force to the more fortunate members of the adult deaf community whose edu-
cation has not been so satisfactorily conducted, and we are pleased to learn that
in Bradford a committee of the adult deaf and dumb have made a forward move
which greatly redounds to their credit. The class which does not complain is
the class that will go to the wall. So said the present Prime Minister a short
time ago when replying to a political deputation, and the lesson he inculcated is
one which the deaf of Bradford have evidently laid to heart. The resolution
which they have passed states that they 'record with regret the very low
standard of education of deaf children as tauofht by the Bradford School Board
and act|uired during the past twelve years' trial of the oral method of instruc-
tion; their almost total inability to make themselves understood by and to
understand the general public : also their inferior intelligence and knowledge as
■c )mpared with deaf children taught on the combined system."
It is important further to note that pure oralism has failed in the practical
te>t, that among the educated deaf, even of those taught by this method, the
testimony is almost unanimous to the effect that they find great difficulty in
making themselves understood, and that the deaf man who has no other method
of conmiunication is at a great relative disadvantage ; and so well do the deaf
realize their inability to articulate clearly and to modulate their voices ao-ree-
^bly that a large majority even of those who can speak fairly well are very
reluctant to do so in the presence of hearing people.
The Combined System is the one in use in the Ontario Institution for the
•deaf. That means that both the oral and the manual methods are used. We
believe the sign language is the natural language of the deaf, and that every deaf
person should be expert in its use. Instruction is given every pupil, chiefly
through writing and the manual alphabet, with signs as an accessory aid. In
addition to this all those pupils are taught speech and lip-reading who are
<leemed capable of acquiring these accomplishments. Every child coming to the
Institution is carefully examined and tested, and all who manifest any apitude
for speech are placed in the articulation classes. Parents may rest assured that
■every child will be taught to speak who has a capacity therefor to the deo-ree of
practical utility. But we deem it time totally wasted to endeavor to teach
.articulation to those to whom clear vocalization is an impossibility, and
unfortunatel}' they comprise a large majority of the deaf. Parents no doubt find
a sentimental pleasure and satisfaction in hearing their deaf children able to
.articulate even a few words, but deeming it our duty to promote to the very best
of our ability the highest welfare of our pupils, it is impossible for us to allow
such merely sentimental considerations to influence or alter our methods of
instruction. We do not for a moment underestimate the value of speech to such
of the deaf as can sncces.sfully attain unto it. It is an inestimable boon to all
such, grand in its conceptions and miraculous in its achievements. But this
benefaction is only for the few ; and in our determination to do our duty to our
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pupils we must in future, as we have in the past, lay aside all merely sentimental
considerations and unattainable ideals, and make it our supreme purpose and
endeavor to give them, during their all too brief school career, such instruction
and mental training as will be of most practical benetit to them in after 3'ears,
and will best enable them to earn a competent livelihood and to discharge hon-
orably all the duties of life in their religious, business, social and domestic
relation.'-
CONVENTION OF THE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF
The sixth biennial convention of the Ontario Association of the .Deaf was-
held at Grimsby Park on .June 16th to 19th, and was in every respect a most
interesting and successful event. There were some 175 members of the Associa-
tion present from all sections of the Province. A good progranune was pre-
sented, consisting of prepared papers and impromptu addresses on variou.s
subjects. The following topics of addresses will give some conception of the
character and variety of the proceedings : " How to Manage a Business" ; " The
Inner Experiences of the Deaf " : " The Necessity for an Itinerant Religious-
In.structor for the Deaf" ; " The Fruits of Mental and Spiritual Culture." Mau}^
of the addresses were followed by animated and instructive discussions, which
elicited many valuable and suggestive ideas. On Sunda}' impressive and profit-
able leligious services were held, consisting of addresses, reading of the Scrip-
tures, signing of hymns, etc. Such a gathering as this is an eloquent tribute to
the benetit of an education to the deaf, and also a striking testiujony to their
industr}", thrift and high degree of moral culture. All those present are earning
a good livelihood and enjo}' the respect and esteem of employers and all with
whom the}' are associated ; and these were but fairly representative of all the
deaf in the Province. It is a source of very great gratification that, as far as I
am able to ascertain, not more than half a dozen deaf persons in this Province
can be clas.sed as paupers and none as criminals, a splendid justification, truly,
for the provision made by the Government for their mental and moral training
at this Institution. It is difficult to overestimate the pleasure and profit derived
by tlie deaf from these conventions. Many old friendships are thereby renewed
and many new ones formed ; many matters of mutual interest are discussed, many
difficulties are cleared away and fresh encouragement and added stimulus and
renewed zeal are imparted. There is a great deal of drear}?^ monotony and
depressing iscjlation in the lives of inany of the deaf, shut out, as they are, from
the world of sounds and knowing naught of the delights of harmonious melody,
or the sweeter nnisic of the human voice thrilling with the accents of love,
vibrant with intense feeling or trenuilous with sympathetic emotion ; and to
them, to an extent impossible for the hearing to realize, these periodical gatherings
are as " wells of water in a weary land," which they look forward to with eager
anticipations, participate in with keen e'njoyment and afterwards dwell upon in
meniorv with foiid recollection.
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ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INSTRUCTORS OF THE DEAF.
The triennial meeting of the Association of American Instructors of the
Deaf, was held in Columbus, Ohio, on July 28th, and following days, and was.
conceded to have been the most interesting and helpful Con^•ention in the history
of the As:^ociation. This is the most important gathering of the kind in the
world in numbers and influence, and it has rendered invaluable service in the
eause of deaf-mute education There were nearly four hundred teachers present,
including visitors from England, Scotland and Ireland; and it would not be toa
much to say that the members of this Association, in the degree of intellectual
culture, in enthusiastic zeal, in their love for and devotion to their work, in their
careful study and understanding of the psychology of their pupils, and in their
diligent search for and successful application of the best scientific principles of
education, are unsurpassed by any other body of educators on this continent l
while the results attained in surmounting what not long since were regarded as
insuperable difficulties in the way of the education of the deaf are the crowning-
glory of modern educational efforts. The acme of achievement in this direction
was strikingly exemplified by the presence of two young persons, who are both
blind and deaf, one of whom, Linnie Haguewood, though her education did not
begin till thiee or four 3'ears ago, is making astonishing progress in the use of
language and in the ordinary branches of study, is an expert and accurate type-
writer, and is developing in beautiful and accomplished womanhood. The other,,
Clarence Selby, a young man of 2G, has acquired a good educacion and is a
graceful and facile writer, having written an interesting history of his own life,
and composed several poems of no small merit. Surely no other triumphs the
teacher's patient effort and prevailing shill can compare with these. The sessions,
of the Convention lasted several days, during which many very interesting and
timely papers anl addresses were given, from which, and h-om the subsequent
discussions, many valuable ideas could be gathered. Every effort was made ta
render the proceedings of as great practical utility as was possible, several of the
teachers having brought pupils with them to illutstrate their methods of instruc-
tion. This Institution was perhaps as well represented at the gathering as the
average of the schools in the States : but it is to be hoped that in the future
every teacher, unless unavoidably prevented, will make it a point to attend.
Such an opportunity as this should be utilized, not as a perfunctory duty but a&
an invaluable privilege. The benefit to be derived by teachers from such a meet-
ing as this are \ery great. There they come into contact with their most
successful fellow-workers from all parts of the world, with opportunity for the
free interchange oF opinions relative to the best methods of overcoming difficulties
and attaining the best possible results in the class room : and thus can be gleaned
the best thought evolved from the richest experience of the most successful
instructors of the deaf. I believe our staff and our Institution will compare
favorably with the best in'America, proportionate to our facilities, the size of our
classes, etc, This, however, does not imply that we have reached perfection in
methods or the greatest po-sib'e attainments in results; and there is no teacher,
here or elsewhere, no matter how long he has been in the work, or what
measure of success he has had, who cannot find plenty of room for im-
provement, who cannnot gain va'uable and helpful ideas and suggestions
from others. That teacher has quite lost his usefulness who thinks he knows
all that is to be known of his profession, or who thinks he cannot learn from
others. Constant confinement to work such as ours has perforce a narrowing
tendency, and the best of teachers are apt to get into ruts and to be content year
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after year to drift along in the beaten path of the past. It is very essential for
teachers, who wish to k^ep abreast of the times, to be conversant with the best
thought of their profession, and to realize adequately the greatness and import-
ance of their avocation, to come into frequent and intimate contact with their
feMow-instructors : and the result must inevitably he the broadening of their
outlook, the stimulative of their zeal, the re-kindling of their enthusiasm, and
the maintenance of a wholesome esprit de corps, all of which will be of direct
personal advantage to themselves and wil"' a.ssuredly increase the efficiency of
their work in the class room. Previous to the general sessions of the Association
a meeting of Superintendents and Principals of the Institutions in Canada and
the United States was held for the discussion of matters pertaining more partic-
ularly to the executive management of schools for the deaf. I wish, on behalf of
myself and of those of my siafl" who were present, to acknowledge the many
courtesies extended to us in Columbus, and especially the compliment paid to
Canada and to the Ontario Institution by the election of myself as vice-president
of the Association.
The Sloyd System.
We have a number of lads who are too young to commence learning a trade
in the regular shops : there are others who are noc likely, after leaving school, to
follow, as a means of obtaining a livelihood, the trades taught at the Institution.
To all such the Sloyd System of Manual Training would be of great benetit by
enlarging their interests and outlook, and enabling them to find their right voca-
tion by learning by doing. I have been studying up the Sloyd System of late,
with a view of introducing it here, with your concurrence. For information and
ideas concerning it I am indebted to Mr. C. Hanford Henderson, of Philadelphia,
who has given the system persistent attention and a successful trial. " Manual
training in America is about a quarter of a century old and the term ' manual
training ' has come to mean many things to many people. There are two distinct
systems of manual training — the Russian and the Swedish. The Russian system
originated in the technical schools of Moscow. Some of the work done in these
schools was shown in Philadelphia, at the Centennial Exhibition in I87t), and
attracted a good deal of attention. The movement in America dates from that
time. The Ru.ssian work is pureh' technical. It consists of abstract exercises in
wood and metal, and was designed simply to impart mechanical skill. Before
the introduction of manual training the technical students had to gain their skill
of hand by going directly to the industrial establishments. Manual training
teaches no specific trades, but aims to give a knowledge of the principles under-
lying all trades Literally, it means hand training. It teaches young men the
principles and practice of carpentry, pattern making, wood carving, blacksmitli-
ing, vise work and machine construction, and it does it more thoroughly and in
far le.ss time than is possible to do it in the manufactories themselves. The
models are not finished articles, but are simply practice pieces intended to embody
general principles in both wood and metal working. The aim of the Russian
system is industrial, and its teachers are generally artisans taken directly from
the workshop. Another system of manual training has been growing up in
Sweden, and had come to be known under the name of Sloyd, a word meaning
' handy ' or * dexterous.' It was an outgrowth of the old pea.sant system of home
handicraft, and like the kindergarten it sprang up in tlie lower schools as a
purely educational movement. It eniploys only finished articles for its models,
generally .some simph- domestic article that may be given to the father or mother
and may find practical scivice at home. The work is largely free-hand, and
much of it in the lower grades is done with one tool — the sloy<l knife. It is also
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a system of gymnastics, since all the work is planned to bring about the physical
and artistic development of the children as well as their skill of hand. Jn its
freer movements and its artistic purpose Sloyd stands toward the Russian
manual traing somewhat as free-hand drawnin<jj does towards mechanical."
Manual training is no longer expeiimental. It has been tried and found good>
and this success has been the means of extending it to schools generally, and in
some of the large cities of the United States this has already been done. The
Sloyd system is suitable for all grades, and I see no reason why a scheme of
manual training in wood and cla}', such as Sloyd, in addition to the shops we
have already, should not be introduced into our Institution. The cost of equip-
ment would not be very great and is quite within our reach. A Sloj'd work-
bench with tools will cost from SI 8 to $2.5. A room with ten or twelve benches,
and other Httings, would be about .?oOO, and this equipment would last for years.
We have a room, a part of our carpenter shop, well lighted and suitable in every
respect, which could be utilized for the purpose. Three or four classes of ten or
twelve could be taught for a couple of hours each week, and from thirty to forty
of our boys could receive instruction after the regular school hours. Children
who are properly occupied and interested are not generally disorderly. The
exercise would be beneficial .and make those so engaged keener and brighter in
their other studies.
Industrial Departments.
The work in the industrial departments has been going on much about the
same as in former years. In the Printing Office the instructor reports favorably
on all the pupils under his charge. They have made as good prooress as could
be expected in the time they were in the office. Several of the pupils had made
.such progress that with a little more instruction they would be able to take a
position in an ordinary printing office and give satisfaction to their employer.
The instructor in the Shoe-shop says : " I am pleased to say that the progress
made by the boys in the shoe-shop has been satisfactory on the whole, although,
in two or three cases it has not been what I expected and hoped to attain, spells
of illness having retarded some of the pupils very considerable. The boys have
worked faithfully and steadih^ during the year with very little misconduct and
no actual disobedience. The quality of the work turned out has been satisfac-
tory, as the stock use<l was the best we could obtain. The pupils appear to value
the acquirement of a trade more than in the past and evince greater anxiety to
become proficient Several of our boys have secured steady .situations since
school closed in western Ontario." The girls in the Sewing Department have
made commendable progress. One or two who were there last year are making-^
a good living, dressmaking. The matron and instructress report : " All those
engaged in this department have been good and obedient, anxious and interested
in acquiring a knowledge of dressmaking, tailoring, etc. They were taught ta
cut waist patterns for themselves by the World's Fair Tailor System and to
make garments that would be ordinarily reijuired in every day use. All the
sewing required for the Institution has been done in the sewing room by the
deaf girls." The Fancy Work Class continues to give good satisfaction. The
lads working in the Carpenter Shop and Baker}- have been industriously
employed and learned many things that will help them in making a livelihood
after they leave here.
Officers and Teachers.
We have had a great number of changes in our staff of officers and teachers
during the year. Miss M. M. Ostroni and Miss F. Maybee, teachers in the literary
department, and Miss S. A. Hale, trained hc^spital nurse, resigned on account of
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A. 1899
their ^jetting married ; the}' were eouscieiitious and capable in their several
departments, and when they left took with them the merited esteem and good
wishes of pupils, officers and teachers. Miss Ada James, in consequence of ill-
health, was granted a year's leave of absence to recuperate. Mr. A. A. Mcintosh
took the place of a retiring teacher for six months and assisted us through an
•emergency. Mr. Jos. Middlemass, engineer, also retired at the close of the school
session. The new appointees are giving satisfactory service. Mr. Thos. C
Forrester taught in Gla.sgow and Belfast Institutions for the Deaf for over fi^•e
years, and comes to us highly reconmiended. Mr. M Madden was a pupil here and
•afterwards graduated at Gallaudet College at Washin^^ton, D.C., with honors.
Both these young men are well ac([uainted with the work required and bid fair
to be successful instructors. Miss Nina Brown was a valued teacher in the
public schools, and owing to partial deafness, turned her attention to this work
for which she was in training for about two years : her tact, earnestness, abdity
■and sympathy with the deaf children auger well for her success in this new field
•oi labor. Mr. John Kane, engineer, has already demonstrated that he is a com-
petent man for his position. Miss S. McNinch is the hospital trained nurse and
is winning her way into the hearts of those who are likely to require her services.
The Faem and Garden.
'1 he yield this year from the farm and garden, owing to the extreme
drought in the middle of the summer season, has not been as satisfactory as we
could have wished for. Hay and oats were a good crop, but potatoes and roots
generally, were below the average : in fact, wo did not get as many new poiatoes
as we put in old ones for seed. We had enougli corn to fill our silo, and this
with the ha}' and oat crop will suffice for feed for our horses and cattle. The
front grounds p:esented an inviting appeal ance.
New.spapers Received.
The publishers of the newspapers hereunder mentioned have our thanks for
generously sending copies of their publications to our reading rooms fre:; of charge:
Where Publi^slled
Name.
Where Publi-shed.
Evening Times. . . 'Hamilton.
•Spectator ! Hamilton.
Herald Hamilton.
The Star Montreal.
The Herald
Daily Free Press.
Free Press
Daily News
The'Whig
Economist
Free Press
Mercury
Examiner
Mercury
Despatch
Po8t
Banner ,. . .
Enterprise .
Montreal.
Winnipeg.
Ottawa.
Kingston.
Kinjiston.
SheH'ounie
Actdll.
(Juelpii.
Peterhoro.
Renfrew.
Strathroy.
Thon.ld.
Dundas.
t'ollingwood
I'Guide Tort Hope.
! Courier jTrenlon.
Hastings Review jMadoc.
Advocate iTrentun.
Rural Canadian Tonnitn.
Saturday Niglit Toronto.
Tribune [Deseronto.
Telegraph iPalmerstr)n.
Herald jCaiieton Place.
Canadian Churchman. . . . Toronto.
Freeholder C<jrnwall.
Leader Tara.
Eclio London.
Finterprise Colboriie.
lU'former jSimcoe.
Ensign Brighton.
Sentinel-Review IWoodstock.
Courier 'Embro.
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Sessional Papers (No. 16)
A. 1899
Xew.si'ai'ERs Received.— Continaed.
Published.
< "Hilton News
Keview
The (iiiardian
Chronicle
Enterprise
Courier
Advertiser
Albert College Times. .
The Herald
The Imprint
Pointers
Mirr(jr
Monitor
Star
Herald
The Arrow
Journal ,
Thunder Bay Sentinel.
The Colchester Sun . . .
Parmer's Sun
Silent Echo
Deaf Mute Journal . . . .
Deaf Mute Register
Daily Paper for Our Little
People
Silent Worker
Maryland Bulletin
•Goods n Gazette
The Tablet
The Sign
The Optic
The National Exponent.
The Idea
The Companion
The Educator
Advocate
The New Method . . .
The Polician
The Voice'
The Silent Observer.
Clinton.
iNiag-ara Falls.
Uxbridge.
Ingersoll.
Arthur.
Perth.
Petrolea.
Belleville.
Vlorden, Man.
Toronto.
Belleville.
Meaford.
Meaford.
Goderich.
Campbellford.
Burk's Falls.
Prescott.
Port Arthur.
Truro, N. S.
Toronto.
Winni{)eg, Man.
Station " M," New
York City.
Rome, New York.
Rochester, N.Y.
Trenton, N. J.
Frederick, Md.
Staunton, Va., U.S.
Ronniey, Va. , U.S.
Salem, Oregon.
Little Rock, Ark.,
U.S.A.
Chicago, 111, L'.S.
.Tacksf.nville, lll.,U.S,
Fairabault, Minn.,
U.S.A.
Mount Airy, Pa., U.S.
Mahme, N.Y.
Englewood, 111.
Haton Rouge. Li.
Jackson. Mi.ss
Knoxville, Tenn.
Name.
\\ litre Fu' lished.
Ob.server
Gazette
Reporter
Standard
Palmetto Leaf
Washington ian . . . .
The Weekly News . . .
The Messenger . . . .
Lone Star Weekly . . .
Kentucky Deaf Mute
The Mute Journal. . .
The Star
Desert Eagle
American Teacher . . .
Rockwood Review . . .
The Silent Hoosier. . .
The Banner
Mute's Chronicle . . .
The Advance
Dakota Advocate
Colorado Index .
Missouri Record.
Progi'ess
The Monitor
Silent World
Kelly Messenger.
Buff and Blue.. .
The West'n Penn.sylvania
The Mirror
The Herald
IWliat Cheer
The Times
The Hawkeye
"he British Deaf Mute . .
Quarterly Magazine
Silent Messenger
Church Messenger
Cross School Magazine.
Pembroke.
Almontv.
Kingsville.
Markdale.
Cedar Springs S. C.
Vancouve-, Wash.
Berkley, Cab, U.S.
Talledga, Ala., U S.
Austin, Texas.
Danville, Ky., U.S.
Oninha, Neb.
Olathe, Kansas.
Salt Lake City.
Boston, Mass.
Kingston, Ont.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Devil's Lake. N.D.
Columbus, Ohio, U. S.
Jacksonville, 111.
Sioux Falls, South
Dak., U.S.
Cole )rad( J Springs. Col
Fulton, Mo., U.S.
Regina, Assa.
Malone, N.Y'.
Philadelphia, Pa.,
U.S.A.
Morgantown, N.C.
Kendall Green, Wa
shington.D.C U.S.
Edgewood Park. Pa.
Flint, Mich.
St. Augustine, Pa.
tiovidence, R.I.
Wisconsin. U.S.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Bolton, Eng.
Friar Gate, Derby,
England.
Belfast, Ireland.
London, Eng.
Preston, h ng.
NoTK. - The Canadian Churchman is generously supplied by the Rev. Camm Burke, of Btlleville.
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MlSCELLANKOrs.
The electric lightino- installed in JHnuary last is a great boon to us, and is.
far more satisfactory than the intermitting gas supply furnished of late years.
The Report of the Government Literary Examiner, Mr. 1). Fotheiinghani,
of York County, oivcs the views of an independent authority as to the .scope and
thorouglmess of the instruction given our pupils. We are striving after better
results each succeeding year.
The health of the pupils generally Mas good during the year. One death
occurred, that of George Arnall, aged 16 years, from Toronto. He was a nervous,
weakly lad and unable successfully to resist a recurring attack of spinal menin-
getis, from which he lost his hearing some years prior to his coming to the
Institution.
We have in residence 260 pupils — 144 boys anrl 116 gii'ls, a few less than we
had on the satne date last 3'^eai". Four did not come back as their parents removed
to the United States, and several others have been kept at home for various
reasons. Twenty-six new pupils were enrolled at the beginning of the session
making 30 in all for the yeetr.
The Grand Trunk, Canadian Pacific and Central Ontario Railways still con-
tinue their favors in allowing our pupils, officers and teachers double jouiney
tickets for single fare during vacation. Officers, station-masters, conductors and
trainmen give our pupils the utmost attention and care everywhere on their lines.
The local officials of the Grand Trunk, at Belleville, are particularly solicitous for
their welfare and safe conveyance.
The following named reverend gentlemen visited us and conducted religious
services for the pupils belonging to their denon)inations : — Rev. Canon Burke,
Right Rev. Monseignor Farrelley, V.G., Rev. T. J. Thompson, M.A., Rev. Chas. E.
Mclntyre, Rev. V. S. Cowsert, Rev. R. W. Maclean, Rev. Father Connelly, Rev,
Mr. Cade, Rev. J. J. Rice, Rev. N. Hill, Rev. C. W. Watch.
Any success we may have had in our Institution is due to the faithful
services of officers and teachers generally, laboring harmoniously together; and
to you, as Inspector, I am es|>ecially indcV)ted for prompt, hearty support and
assistance in carrying on the good work in which we are engaged. The motto
of the Institution still is :— " The truest happiness is found in making others
happy."
The statistical tables are herewith attached.
I have tlie honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
R. MATHISON,
Superintendent.
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AMENDED B^'-LAWS
Of the Ontartq Institution fok the Deaf and Dumb, Belleville,
Regulating the Admission and Discharge of Pupils.
In conformity with the provisions of an Act respecting- Institutions for tie
Education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind in the Province of Ontario,
36 Vict, cap , the Inspector of Asylums, Prisons, etc., enacts as follows : Sec-
tions I, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 1.3 of c:ip. 2 of the existing by-laws are hereby
repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof :
I. All deaf mute youths of both sexes V)etwxen the ages of seven and twenty,
not being deficient in intellect, and free from contagious disease, being bona fide
residents of the Province of Ontario, shall be admitted into the Institution.
II. The period of education and instruction for any pupil shall not exceed
seven years, and no pupil shall remain in the Institution after the age of twenty-
one, unless under special circumstances : discretionary power in this respect to be
vested in the Inspector and Principal
III. The regular annual school session shall commence on the second Wed-
nesday m September each year and shall continue till the third Wednesday in
June and applications for admission will be made in good time to ensure the
pupils' Teception at the commencement of the session. After the first year, no
applications for admission will be received after the first Wednesday in Septem-
ber, except in special and excraordinary cases.
IV. Education, as w^ell as instruction in such mechanical employments as
may be taught in the Institution, and the use of such books, stationery, maps,
school and workshop appliancps as may be necessary, together with bed and
bedding, to be free to such deaf mutes as are specified in section 1 of this by-law.
V. Parents, guardians or friends who are able to pay for the board of the
pupils will be charged fifty dollars per session for the same, half of which amount
shall be paid in advance, and the other half before the close of the session.
VI. The cost of board will be charged for the full annual school term,
between the second Wednesday in September and the third Wednesday in June,
and no deduction wnll be made from the charge in consequence of absence, or any
other cause whatever, except sickness.
VII. Parents, guardians or friends who are unable to pay for the board of
pupils, shall apply to the clerk of the township, city, town or incorporated village
in -which they reside, and the clerk of the municipality shall make application to
the Principal for the admission of such pupils into the Institution ; and the Prin-
cipal, with the assent of the Inspector, upon receiving the certificate of the reeve
or mayor of such municipality, and such other evidence as may be considered
sufficient, setting forth that the parents or guardian of such deaf-mute are unable
to pay for his or her board, may award admission to such deaf-mute.
VIII. Parents, guardians or friends who are able to pay for the board of
pupils, will make direct application to the Principal for admission into the
Institution.
IX. Indigent orphans to be boarded, clothed and educated at the expense of
the Government, on the application for admission from the municipal corpora-
tion in which the orphan resides, with the certificate of the warden, reeve or
mayor and that of the county judge attached.
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X. Pupils from the other Provinces of the Dominion may be received into
tile Institution and entitled to all its benefits, at the rate of S125 per annum,
payable semi-annually in advance, for board, lodo-ing and education.
XI. It is required that the pupils sent to the Institution shall be decently
and comfortably clothed, and furnished with a sufficient change and variety of
apparel to ensure cleanliness and comfort. The name of the boy or girl to be
written on each article with permanent marking ink.
XII. The vacation will commence on the third Wednesday in June, and end
on the second Wednesday of Septend^er, during which time every pupil must be
removed to his or her home or place of abode.
XIII. All travelling expenses of pupils to or from the Institution, whether
at vacation or in consequence of serious sickness, must be defrayed by the parents,
guardian, friend or municipality sending such pupil.
XIV. It is further required that in case of serious sickness, death, misconduct
or deficiency in intellect, the pupil shall at once be removed from the Institution.
XV. In the ease of each pupil entering the Institution, it is desirable to
obtain written answ^ers to the questions in the application paper.
T. F. Chamberlain, Esq., M.D.,
Insprctor of Prisons and Public Charities, Ontario.
Siu, — It is with great satisfaction that I submit my annual report for the
past year. While last year we presented such good sanitary conditions, this
year I may state is still more satisfactory, inasmuch as the latter part of the
year no pupils, teachers or staff were recorded in our sick list, having fortunately
escaped epidemics. We had ordinary illness, sucli as coughs, colds, disordered
conditions of digestion, subject to the indoor life of our institution, in the height
of our winter climate, as well as accidents and injuries, notwithstanding careful
and prudent supet vision. Among the first to be reported in our sick list in early
part of 3"ear was George Arnall who complained of eye trouble which passed off,
only to be followed by an illness much more serious in character — acute tuber-
cular meningitis developed and in three weeks he died, November 3rd, 1897.
Hartley Head and Elmer Barnett each suffered a fracture of the leg and fully
recovered without any defect.
In a past report I called your attention to the ventilation of the dormitories
and a gynmasium where physical drill could be undertaken. To these I would
recall your attention — the}' are real necessities — and would ask your favoi'able
consifh-ration.
We regret our nurse. Miss Hale, has severed her connection with the institu
tion, she .seemed so well adapted to her position from her long connection with
the institution, and good judgment in the care of those under her charge. We
trust she may be happier in her new sphere. In parting with Miss Hale we
welcome Mi.ss McN inch, an e.xperienced and prudent nurse whom, I am assured,
will guard the interests of the institution in the same thoughtful way as her
predecessor.
Thanking the superintendent and stafi" for kindly assistance and prompt
attention of those in cliarge.
1 have the honor to be, Sir,
Yoin- obedient servant,
J. E EAKTNS, M.B.
Bkllevilij;, Oct. 20th, 189H.
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REPORT OF THE LITERARY EXAMINER.
T. F. Chamberlain, M.D.
Inspector of Prisons mid Public Charities.
SiH, — I have the honor to report to you the results of my recent inspection
and observations in the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Belleville.
General Impressions.
I was strongly impi-essed with what seemed to me an unusual and almost
universal ambition among officers and teachers to reach high ideals, and at the
same time, marked sympathy for and devotion to the untortunate deaf unites
-entrusted to their care.
On the other hand I was greatly strvick with the prevailing ambition and
•etlbrts of the young people to secure the highest advantage obtainable in the
institution. To this end they gave earnest attention to the instruction of their
teachers and their interest did not seem to lag when afterward gathered for their
studies in the evenings.
The most gratifying feature of all, however, was the unusually good con-
duct of all the young people from day to day. Were I to compare the spirit,
order, earnestness, and application of public school children with what I found
without exception during the time spent in the institution, deaf mutes must be
•awarded the foremost place. The only signs of discontent I encountered arose
from disappointment at inability to perform assigned work, or because pupils had
not at an earlier age been accorded the privileges they now enjoy.
I was delighted with the freedom allowed the students, old and young, out
of doors for intercourse, anuisement, relaxation, etc., a freedom free from irritat-
ing restraints and details and yet which did not run into license.
In this connection I was strongly impressed with the need of large separate
play-rooms for the sexes — gymnasiums, in fact, having the most modern appli-
ances for physical culture, and where in all inclement weather healthful exercise
could be had. At present there is no reasonable provision of this kind.
Taking it for granted that such a structure is greatly needed and that a
wealthy and prosperous Province like Ontario, is able and willing to make gen-
erous and ample provision for her unfortunate deaf and dumb, there should be no
•difficulty in providing such a building in which, on the ground floor, large, airy
playrooms for the boys and girls would be provided, and with the best facilities
for physical culture : while on other floors, modern school rooms, well lighted,
thoroughly ventilated, and supplied with the best blackboards, maps, numeral
frames, illustrations, globes, etc., would take tlie place of the old, small, poorly
lighted, badly ventilated, and in some cases, meagrely equipped rooms that were
of course very good thirty years ago, but to-day are far behind the times.
The unusual difficulty of developing among the deaf power to learn, im-
presses one greatly as he goes from class to class, especially in the lower grades.
Many simple things that we are apt to suppose the youngest scholar knows njust
be laboriously taught. We have not learned elsewhere what a terrible depriva-
tion the loss of hearing and speech is. The alphabet of expression has to be
given, and the power of consecutive taught and reasoning (le\eloped among
those who have had little intercourse with the world or their fellow men.
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The necessity for the slow laborious process of the lower grades compels an
observer to wonder if exercises similar in character to those of the Kindergarten
could not be introduced. Could not the interest and co-operation of deaf mute>
be greatly increased if they were supplied with objects that they could handle,
comliine, separate, count, put into various forms, compare or contrast as to size,
shape, color, name, etc., etc. ^
Bv such means the powers of memory, imagination, reason, and so on, could'
be so stimulated and strengthened that out of study hours material could he
furnished for mental activity that would be a great boon to minds so evidently
vacant and sometimes unhappy at first.
It is a matter of satisfaction that during the year now closing, drawing ha.'v
been introduced. While the carefulness of the work differs with the thorough-
ness of the supervision in the various classes, the work on the whole may be-
set down as promising : so that, with additional opportunity to train the eye, the
hand and the taste, even more encouraging results may be expectedin the near
future. The mere mechanical work of the lower numbers of the drawing booka
must be of some value, but much more interest and originalty could be developed
by the use of simple models and natural objects at an early stage.
The Course of Study.
It is hardly necessary to enter into details about the Course of Study since-
my predecessors have laid these before you from year to year, and the modifica-
tions this year are very slight. I shall content myself with emphasizing as I
have, elsewhere, a suggestion of a recent examiner as to the value of a Kinder-
garten methods, devices, and games and occupations for eye, hand, reason, imagi-
nation, memor}', and so on. 'Ihis would, I am persuaded, become a most effective-
means of training among deaf mutes and for promoting mental activity, content-
m?nt, and enjoyment.
The Teaching Staff.
As a body, I must speak highly of the teaching staff". Most are wrapped up
in their work and their children, modest and efficient, with, in most cases, special
training, experience, and aptitude for their responsible and taxing work.
A large pi-oportion are not only able to give needed instructions, but can
g«-t it back again in definite tliought and exact language from their pupils, which
is the highest te.st of efficiency in a teacher.
I also found a number who could teach broadly, giving much more than the
mere prescribed limit, so that the written answers I received in some rooms were
couched in varied language, but full, definite, and to the point.
In other cases, answers seemed to have come from the same mould with
monotonous uniformity, showing that the teacher's work must have been largely-
routine in its cliaiacter and lacking in breadth and elasticity.
I found no lack of governing power. Indeed, it seemed as if deaf nmtes did
not need to be governed in their classrooms, but I found more eagerness and
activity in some rooms than in others, and these were evidently a development
from the energy and enthu.siasm of the teacher. These qualities of a teacher are
essential to success in any .school, but in one where the silence of death reign.s
they ought to be pre-eminent.
I am pleased to say that the absence of this was felt seriously in very few
rooms and in these I found on the part of the pupils less power to undertake
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impromptu work or to command appropriate language. Here, also, the mechani-
■cal work, writing, drawing, solutions an<l so on, was not up to the standard of
•other room<.
Industrial Departments.
It was a great pleasure to visit the various departments where industrial
Avork is carried on. Work of which any printing house might be proud is done
in the In>«titution. This may also be said of the work in the carpenter and shoe-
maker shops. I saw no attempt at elaborate or fancy work, but articles of high
merit are turned out by both.
The laundry work in which all the girls take part was quite creditable ; and
large quantities of fancy work both ornamental and useful in addition to articles
of clothing for both sexes were found on the girls' side.
The washing, cooking, baking of the Institution, all of which I had oppor-
tunity for observing, seemed quite satisfactory.
The value of the training thus given in all departments cannot be over
estimated in the case of so many helpless and dependent ones — the wards of the
Province
To spend a week in the Institution and see the quiet, efficient administration,
the progress of the inmates in education, in self control, in intellectual activity,
in moral strength and reverence for sacred things — in so much that must elevate,
Teine and strengthen — has been to me a pleasure and an inspiration that I did
not anticipate. I can only hope that all on whom it is in any way dependent
will make a deliberate visit too. Never afterward would they begrudge abun-
dance of the best of all that coukl contribute to the perfecting of its equipment
^md work.
In closing permit me to say that I met with the utmost courtesy and kind-
ness from officers, teachers, and scholars during my visit, and that I believe, as
no doubt you do, that very much of the efficiency of the Institution is due to the
xmtiring and wise efforts of the Superintendent and Matron.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
D. FOTHERINGHAM.
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Sessional Papers (No. 16;
A. 180^
A^e of pupils.
A.-e.
X<.
7 9
8 : 11
•» 24
10 13
11 17
12 2o
13 32
14 25
Age.
No.
15...
31
42
15
21
13
I
6
1
16. ..
17
18. . .
19
20. . .
21
22
23
24.
25.
2(i.
27
Age.
Total 305
Nationality of parents.
Name.
Name.
N...
Canada i 439
England ; 50
France i 2
Germany ! 15
Ireland \ 22
Scotland 29
United .States
Wales
Unknown . . . .
Total . . .
o
2
46
610
Religion of parents.
Name.
Baptist . . .
Brethren of Christ .
Christian
Disciples of Christ .
EvHn^elical Church
Church of England.
I.atier Day Saints.
Lutheran
Methodist
Mennonites
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Salvation .Vrmy
Unknown
Total 305
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Sessional Papers (No. 16).
A. 1899
Occupation of parents.
( )ccupalion.
No.
Occupation.
No.
Agent
2
Housekeeper
3
Axemaker
Hotelkeeper . .
Blacksmith
5
1
2
2
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
9
2
1
}
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
118
1
2
r
2
Lumberman
Book-keeper
Laundrvmaid
Butcher
Laborer
88
Builder
Machinist
Banker
Mason
Baker
Minister
Bricklayer
Merchant
Brickmaker
Miller
Barber
Navii^ator
Bartender
Nurse
Painter
Basketmaker
Carpenter
Peddler
Contractor
Printer ...
Caretaker of cemetery
Potter
Clerk
Secondhand Dealer
Conductor
[Storekeeper . . .
Stone Cutter
Carter
Stoker
Cook
|Shoemaker
Currier
'Steamfitter
Carria^^eniaker
Tinsmith
Dressmaker
Teamster
Draymaker
Teacher
iTrapper
Express Agent
Traveller
Weaver
Farmer
Fruit Dealer
Unknown
4
Grocer
Total
305
Harnessniaker
31
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Counties
from wliich pupils during the year came.
Cf)imties.
Ko.
Counties.
No.
AJgoniii .
Middlesex
Norfolk
Northumberland
Nipissing
5
Brant
Bruce
2
4
Hi
1
1
1
4
5
Ontario
o
Oxford
12
Duffcrin
Parry Sound District
3
1
4
11
Peel
6
Elfirin
Perth
Essex
Peterboro ....
5
Frontenac
1
10
Prescott and Russell
11
Gray
Hastiiifs . . .
Prince Edward
2
14
4
10
4
2
15
14
Renfrew
10
H all burton
Simcoe
10
Huron
Halton ....
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
jThunder Bay District
Victoria
5
1
HaldiiuHud
7
Kent
Waterloo
Welland
8
6
Lanark ,
3
4
4
14
2
4
Wellington
7
Leeds and G
renville
1 Wentworth
12
Lincoln
York
32
Lennox and
Mouck
Addinjjton . .
Total
305
Muskoka
1
1
Total number of pupils in attendance for the .season 1897-98.
Maies , 1 H7
Fenialea 138
Total :i05
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A. 1899
I'ouiities from which the pupils in residence on the 30th September, 1898,
were originally received.
Counties
Male
Female
Total
Counties.
Male
Female
1
2
Total
Algouia District
1 Muskoka District
1 Norfolk
3
2
A
Brant
2
4
1
10
1
1
■.i
a
1
5
4
1
{)
4
9
«i
1
1
4
7
2
6
1
1
5
'5""
1
4
5
<)
(>
8
2
3
7
I
2
4
1
16
1
1
1
4
IJ
1
10
4 ,
2
4 1
14
10
15
14
4
4
14
5 1
2 1
4
Bruce
Nipissing District
( -ornwall
C.'arleton
Northumberland
Ontario
3
1
7
2
1
4
2
^»
1
4
4
2
1
5
4
2
3
3
2
1
♦i
fi
1
5
Dufferin
Oxford
12
Durham
1 Peel
H
Dundas
Elgin
Essex
Parry Sound District. . .
1 Perth
3
7
Peterboro
5
Frontenac
Grey
Haliburton
Prescott and Russell ....
Prince Edward
11
2
Renfrew
10
Haldimand
Simeoe
10
Halton
Hastings
Thunder Bay District. . .
Stormont, Dundas and
1 Glengarry ...
Victoria
. Waterloo
Welland
1
Huron
Kent
Lambton
Lanark
4
2
6
3
3
6
17
1
5
2
2
4
6
1.5
.5
7
8
5
Lincoln
Leeds and Grenville. . .
Wellington
Wentworth
7
12
York
32
Middlesex
Monck
Total
305
:i D.D.
33.
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Number of })upils in attendance each (official year since the opening
of the Institution.
From October 27th, 1870, to September 30th, 1871 64
1st.
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
]8>'4
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1872.
1873 .
1874
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879 .
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885 .
1886.
1887.
1888,
1889.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
18118.
97
130
145
156
160
167
166
164
162
164
165 I
158 I
156
168
161
151
156
153
159
166
158
162
158
160
173
164
167
36
52
63
76
83
96
104
111
105
119
132
138
135
1.30
116
112
113
109
121
132
130
127
136
137
135
137
128
138
100
149
193
221
238
256
271
277
26»
281
296
:{03
293
286
284
273
264
265
274
291
296
285
298
295
295
310
292
305
Ages of pupils admitted .since the opening of the Institution.
Ages
No.
1
24 1
160
169 '
128
87
92
72
68
46
Ages
1
1
No.
61
43
42
.36
29
21
11
12
6
6
Ayes
No.
4
6
7
15
16
17
25
26
27
30
36
Uiikimwn
5
5
.3
g
18
J
9
19
1
]0
20
!."►
11
21
22
23
1 24
Total
12
13
14
1,144
1
u
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Nationality of parents of pupils since the opening of the Institution.
Name
No.
Name
No.
Bohemia
2
1,090
301
3
75
3
2
295
1 Prussia
3
Canada
j Scotland ,
United States
249
Entjland
41
France '
j Wales
5
Germany
Unknown
219
Total
Italy
2,288
Ireland
Religion of parents of pupils since the opening of the Institution.
Name
Bnptist
Bible Christian ....
Believers
Congregational . . .
Christian C'hurch . . .
Church of Christ. . .
Disciples of Christ . .
Evangelical Church.
Evangelical German
Evangelical Union. .
Church of England.
Friends
Jew
Lutheran
Latter Day Saints. . . .
Methodist
Mennonites
New Jerusalem Church
Presbyterian t'huroh . .
Plymouth Brethren . . .
Roman Catholic
Salvation Army
United Brethren
Unknown
Totri
24
1
319
13
2
281
2
17»
1
1
19
1,144
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Occupation of parents of pupils admitte*! since the opening of the Institution.
Occupatiuu.
; No.
Accountant
Agent
Axemaker •- .
Baggageman
Baker
Blacksmith
Boarding-house keeper . .
Barber
Boilermaker
Bookkeeper
Brakeman
Bricklayer
Butcher
Brickmaker
Brewer
Builder
Barrister
Banker
Basketmaker
Brassfinisher
Carter
Cabdriver
Cabinetmaker
Captain of Schooner . . . .
Carder
Car Inspector
Constable
Cooner
Currier
Charwoman
Carpenter
Carriagemaker
Cheesemaker
Civil Service
Clerk
Contractor
Conductor, railway
Cigarmaker
Dealer in hides
Drayman
Dressmaker
Doctor
Engineer
Express Agent
Engineer, railway
Farmer
Fire InBurance Inspector
Fisherman
Fruit Dealer
Grocer
Gaoler
Gardener
•2
8
2
1
4
25
1
1
1
1
5
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
5
1
40
fi
1
1
5
1
3
1
1
4
4
2
6
1
3
489
2
3
1
2
1
3
Occupation.
Harnessmaker
Housekeeper
Hotelkeeper
Ironmaker
Keeper of park
Laborer
Livery proprieter
Laundry Maid
Lumberman
Miller
Millwright
Miner
Minister
Moulder
Machinist
Manufacturer of soda water
Malster
Marbiecutter
Mason
Manufacturer, agricultural implements
Mechanic
Merchant
Non-commissioned officer
Navigator
Nurseyman
Nurse
Painter
Printer
Peddler
Potter
Storekeeper
Stone Cutter
Steamtitter
Shoemaker
Stagedriver.
Switchman
Stoker '. .
Sailor. .
Tavernkeoper
Trapper
Tinsmith
Tailor
Teacher
Teamster
Trader
Weaver
Watchman . . .
Wagotimaker
Washerwoman
Unknown ....
Total
3()
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Counties from which pupils caiiio since the opening of the Institution.
Name.
Number.
Name.
Number.
Addington .
4
6
27
31
1
51
2
20
10
5
25
30
18
8
42
8
52
54
14
4
39
10
. 18
37
18
17
4G
Muskoka
14
Algoma District
Monck
3
Brant .
Norfolk
23
Bruce .
Northumberland
25
Both well
Nipissing
2
Carleton
Ontario .
26
Cortiwall
Oxford
29
Durham
Dundas
Perth
Prince Edward . . . . '.
50
8
Dufferin
Elfin
Peel
Peterboro
14
15
Parry Sound
6
Prescott
9
Grenville
Russell
19
Grey
Glengarry
Hastings
Huron
Renfrew
27
Simcoe .
42
Stormont
11
Thunder Bay District
1
Haldimand
Victoria
18
W^entworth
39
Welland
11
Kent .
Wellington
35
AVaterloo
30
York •
81
Lambton
Province of New Brunswick .... . .
Total
1
Lennox
1,144
Middlesex
87
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Cause.
Causes oi' duafnest
Number,
Abscess
Accident
Affection of the ears
Bronchitis
Bealing
Burns
OaUirrh
Canker
C!erebro-sj)inal meningitis .
Cholera
Cold
Cfmgenital
Contjestion of the brain . . .
Diphtheria
Dysentery
Drank carbolic acid
Eczema
Falls
Fever, rheumatic
bilious
" brain
*' intermittent
' ' scarlet
' ■ spinal
' ■ malarial
'' typhus
*' iyphoid
" undefined
rit.s
5
10
5
4
1
1
5
1
24
1
43
444
2
1
1
24
1
5
29
2
78
21
2
5
10
27
10
Cause.
Gathering of the eais. . . .
Gathering of the head . .
Inflammation of the brain
" lungs
" pulmonary organs
" spinal organs. . . .
La grippe
Measles
Mumps
Paralytic stroke
Rickets
Scabs .
Scald
Scrofula
Scald head
Sore throat
Shocks . .
Sickness undefined
Spinal disease
Swelling on the neck
Teething
Vaccination
Water on tlie brain
Whooping cough
Worms
Cases unknown and undefined
Number.
8
9
13
5
4
2
40
a
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
5
27
48
1
2
18
15
(j
135
Total 1,144
Date of deafness after birth.
Number.
Number.
I "nder 1 year of age
Between 1 and 2 year's
128
135
119
65
40
29
14
n;
9
. Between 10 and 11 years
5
11 " 12 '
2
2 " :i "
12 " l.S "
3
:', " 4 '•
13 "14 "
4
4 " T) "
14 "15 "
'>
6 " (i "
T'nknf)wn at what age the}' lost their
lii-aring, but not born deaf
Congenital
Total
(; •• 7 "
123
7 " .^ "
« " '.♦ "
447
<* "10 "
1,144
:i.s
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Relationship of parents.
First cousins •^'
^Second cousins -•*
Third cousins "'*
Distantly related - ^
Net related •''^7
C^nknown "'^
Total 1>144
Number of deaf mute families represented.
2 families contained 5 1^
5 " 4 20
17 " ^ ^1
r-;>, i' 2 14(>
m: - 1 • 91T
T.tal 1.144
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Minister ov the Government in Charge
The HON. E. J. DAVIS, TORONTO.
Government Inspector :
Dr. T. F. chamberlain, TORONTO.
Officers of the Institution :
R. Mathison, M. a . . Superinff'iidcvf.
A. Matheson Bursar.
J. E. Eakins, M. B Physician.
Miss Isabel Walker Matron.
Teachers
D. R. Coleman, M.A.
R Denys.
James C. Balis, B.A.
Mrs. J. (t. Terr ill
Miss S. Templeton.
Miss Mary Bull.
D. J. McKiLLOi'. j Mrs. Sylvia C. Balis.
W. J Campbell. i Miss Ada James
George F. Stewart.
T. C. Forrester.
(On sick leave).
Miss Georgina Linn.
M. J. Madden. i Miss Nina Brown.
Teacherx of Articulation :
Miss Ida M. Jack. I Miss Caroline Gihson.
Miss Mary Bult Teacher of Fancy Work.
Miss L. N. Metcalfe Clerk and Typewriter.
William Douglas Storekeeper and Associate Supervisor.
G. G Keith Supervi^sor of Boys, etc.
Miss M. DEMPSE^■ Seamstress, Supervisor of the Gi)-ls. etc
Miss Sarah McNiNrii Trained Hospital Nurse.
John T. Burns Instructor of PHnting.
Wm. Xurse Master Shoemaker.
John E. Kane Engineer.
John Dowrie Master Carpenter.
X). Cunningham Master Baker.
John Moore Farmer and Gardener.
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6*2 Victoria.
Sessional Papers (Xo. 16).
A. 1899
List of pupils in the Ontario Institution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb
for the year ending September 30th, 1898, with the Post Office addresses.
Counties. P. (>. AnnRESs.
Randall, Robert Paris.
Hustwayte, John F Paris.
Brivce —
Doyle, Francis E Dobbington.
Lobsinger, Alexander . . Mildmay.
McMaster, Robert . . . .Stokes IBay.
Yager, Norman Cheslej'.
Ca rleton —
Cyr, Thomas Ottawa.
Dubois. Joseph "
Green. Minnie May. . .Diamond.
Holt, Gertrude M Ottawa.
Renault. Charles "
Henault, Honore "
Lemadeleine, M. L. J . . "
Lett, Thomas B. H Carj).
Lett. William P
Larabie, Albert Ottawa.
Le\'es(jue, Joseph "
<^)' Connor, Mary B .... "
Parrent Sophie "
Scissons, Elizabeth . . . .Dunrobin.
Chaine, Joseph Hintonburg.
Gauthier, Alfred "
Cornwall —
Kirk, John A Cornwall .
Diirham —
Coolidge. Herbert Hampton .
D^ifferin —
Aldcorn, Barbara Corbetton.
Thindas —
Smith, Alfred Morrisburg.
Elgin —
Cornish. William St. Thomas.
Henderson, Annie M . . .Talbotville Rojal.
Smuck, Lloyd Aylmer,
Wickett, George W ....
Efisex —
Ball, Fanny S Windsor.
Bain, William ''
Fairbairn, Georgina. ... "
Kauft'mann, Vesta Kingsville.
Little, Grace Windsor.
Maitre, .Tames Elmstead.
Quick, Angus R . Pelee Island.
Rebordie, William .... Windsor.
Berthiaume, Marilda. . .Tecumseh.
Langlois, Louis J Belle River.
Sauve. Telcsphore St. Joachim.
Frontcnar —
Watts, David Henry . . .Portsmouth.
Counties P. <). Ai'r>P!Ess.
Grey —
Brown, Sarah M Peaboily.
Brown, Mary Louisa ... "
Brackenborough, Robt Feversharn.
Carson, Hugh R Meaford.
Dewar, Jessie Owen Sound.
Dand, Wiliiam T Lady Bank.
Fleming, Daniel Craigleith.
Love, Joseph F Hopeville.
Myers, Mary Lady Bank.
McGuire, Lily Gleneden.
Glengarr]! —
Gordon, Daniel Geo. E.. Bridge End.
Kennedy, Christy Glennevis.
Hastings —
Blackburn. Annie Coe Hill.
Baragar, George H Maynooth.
Branscombe, Florence. Frankford.
Dool, Thomas Belleville.
Dool. Charles Craig .... "
Farnham, Leona Canifton.
Gerow. Daniel Belleville.
Hill, Florence "
Hartwick, Olive "
Hartwick, James "
Lowry. Charles Bridgewater.
Scrimshaw, James H . . . Big Springs.
Vance, James H Bancroft.
Wylie. Edith Marmora.
Young, George S Hazzard'sCornors.
Young, Arthur " "
Halibtirton —
Orser, Orval E Wilberfoi'ce.
Otto, Charles E Haliburton.
Rooney, Francis P .... Kinmount.
McEachern, John Pauda.sh.
Huron —
Burtch, Francis Gorrie.
Cole, Amos B Clinton.
Gies, Albert E Zurich.
Leigh, Martha Port Albert.
Laporte, Leon Drysdale.
McKay. Mary Louise . . Moncrieff
Thompson, Mabel W. . .Dungannon.
Thompson, Ethel M "''
Thompson, Beatrice ... "
Youns:, Clax-a E Londesboiough.
HdltOH
Cunningham. May A . . .Oakville.
Gillieland, Annie M. . . . "
James, Mary T Kilbride.
Smith, Maggie Acton.
Haldimand —
Armstrorg, .Tarvis E . . Jarvis.
Johnston. Anetta Tvnside.
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Cooties. V. O. Addkf.s
Kc.J—
Beno, Richanl Tilbury.
(.^artier, Melvin Chatham.
Dile, Minnie Bembridge "
De.try, Joseph Highgatu.
Henry. George Chatham.
Leguille. Marie "
Leguille, (Jilbert *'
Lowes. George C Kent Bridge.
Mo.sey, Ellen Fargo.
McGregor. Maxwell. . . .Ridgetowi .
Vince. Mary Ann Fletcher.
Wilson, Herbert Chatham.
Welch, Herbert Bothwell.
Gibsjn, Winnifred Dresden.
McDi.nald, Sara Duart.
Lu'inhfiiii —
Badcock. Ida E Petrolea.
BLssell. Tlionias E Sarnia.
Esson, Marifaret Oil Springs.
Har[.er. William Warwick West.
Jackson, Elroy Oil S]»rings.
M.tson, Lucy E Fore.st.
Moure, George H
McLellan. Norman Watford.
.Sc'jtt, Henry P Fore.'^t.
Showers, Annie Shetland.
Shi'wers, Christina ''
Showt-rs. Mary
Showers. Catherine .... ''
Watts, (Jrace Thcdford.
La-Hftrl —
McKay. Thomas John . Middleville.
Moonan, Maggie Harper.
McGregor, Ruby Violet Almr>nte.
Lci'lji Oil'} (jrenrillt —
Aunable, Alva Presci»tt.
Crowder, Vascoe "
C'luntryiiian, Harvey B.
Baker. Fred Brockville.
Li ii/;ohi —
Bracken, Sarah M St. Catherines.
Duncan. Walter "
Hoare. Ktliel May "
M'.Cready, Aletha J. . . .Castor Centre.
Leiinuj: mnl A'lilingtiin —
Baruett, Elner Sydenham.
Baniett, (Jerald "
Reid. W^ilter K Emerald.
Sager, Mabel Maud . . . .Napanee.
Sager, F^iiotbe Ann .... "
Sager, Matilda B "
Sager. Hattie "
Sedore. Allen Robliii.
Hcdon-. Fred
Sedore. Bertha
Walker. Lillie IMevna.
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COVNTIES. P. C». Al>]mE.S.S.
M > I sluiha 1 > Uf r i d —
Croucher. John Huntsville.
Durno, Archibald Bracebridge.
Gladiator, Isabella
Ireland Louis E
Young, Roseta Dunnville.
Dickhout, Eunice Stromness.
Mtddlese.
Mitchell, Colin Alvinstun.
Pepper. George London.
Russell, Mary Bell Ailsa Craig.
Scott, Elizabeth Moi-ay.
Teskey. Lulu London.
Norfolh—
Boomer. Duncan Windham Centre.
Harris. Frank E Siincoe.
Pierce, Cora May Delhi.
Swayze, Ethel Tilsonburg.
Nortkumherland —
Bellamy, George Wicklow.
CuUen, Arthur E Cobourg,
Chatten, Elizabeth Hilton.
Rutherford Je.ssie May.Castleton.
Warner, Henry
Ontario —
Goose, Fidelia Scugog.
Kelly, James Brechin.
O.rford—
Barnard, Fred Tilsonburg.
Cone, Benjamin D. C. . .Woodstock.
Chantler. Fanny "
Chantler, Thomas "
Elliott. Cora IngersoU.
Elliott, Wilbur
French, Charles Tilsonburg.
McKenzie. Angus Tavistock.
McKenzie, Margaret. .. . "
Perry, Alge Earl Woodstock.
Skilling, Ellen Kintore.
Brown, Florence M . . , .Woodstock.
PppI ^
Dixon, Ethel Irene . . . .Elmbank.
Duke, Ette Mono Mills.
Henderson. Clara Bolton.
Jones, Samuel Palgrave.
Zimmerman, John C. . . .
Zimmerman, Candace ..
f'trni S()iiii(} ])}xtrict —
Veitch, Margaret Spence.
Veitch, .lames "
Veitch, Elizabeth
Cathcart, Cora St. Mary's.
Harris. Carl Mitchell.
Kraemer. Johana Dorking,
Leslie, Edward A Listowell.
< )rth, Elizabeth Shipley.
Orr, James P Milverton.
Pringle, Murray Hill. . .Staffa.
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Counties. P. O. Address.
■Peteibo rough —
Croiigh, John E Peterborough.
Derocher, Mary Ellen . . "
Harper, Marion "
Lawson, Albert E "
Mapes, .John M "
Pilling, Gertie "
-Preseott and Unssell —
Baurdeau, Benoni Longtonville.
Charbonneau, Leon .... Lefaivre.
Forgette, Harmudas .... South Casselman.
Forgette, Joseph "
Forgette, Marion "
Gelineau, Arthur Pendleton.
Labelle, Maxime St. Albert.
Laniell, Cleophas Lefaivre.
Pilon, Athanese Rockland.
Simpson, Alexander. . . .Piperville.
McDougall. Elizabeth ..Grant.
J'rinrr Edward —
Head, Hartley Milford.
McCormick, May P Picton.
Jienfreiv —
Brazier, Eunice Combermere.
Coriigan, Ro^e Ann. . . . Hochefort.
Moore, Rose Ann Pembroke.
Moore, Walter B Renfrew.
Munroe, Mary Pembroke.
Munroe, John "
McBride, Hamilton Westmeath.
Rii'l'y, Mary Pembroke.
St. Louis, Elizabeth. . . .Perrault.
Tracey, .John M Pembroke.
Bartley, .John S Barrie.
Clemenger, Ida Creemore.
Hammell, Henrietta... .Tottenham.
J^ougheed, Williaui .J S.Allandale.
McKenzie, Herbert. . Severn Bridge.
Tudhope, Laura May . .Orillia.
Woods, Alberta May . . . Wyevale.
Watson, Mary L Orillia.
Webb, Rosey Ann Creemore.
Carey, Ferguson Orillia.
■Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry —
Benott, Rosa Crysler.
Ford, Charles Ray Elma.
King, .Joseph South Lancaster.
Thvndcr Bay District —
Burke, Elsie Port Arthur.
Vktoria —
Brown, Eva Jane Valentia.
BUiotf, Mabel V Fairbairn.
Justus, Ida May Bobcaygeon.
Rutherford, Emnii Fenelon Falls.
Wallace, George Coboconk.
Crandall, Oliver C Gelert.
Jewell, Ena Manilla.
Waterloo —
Clements, Henrj- Berlin.
Hagen, William "
Nahrgi»ng, Alien New Hamburg.
Ronald, Eleanor F Ayr.
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Counties. P. O. Addkes.*.
Roth, Edwin New Hamburg.
Schwartzentruber, Cath-
^erine Petersburg.
Siess, Albert Berlin.
Walter, John Thomas. . . Hawkesville .
Welland —
Shilton, John T Niagara Falls.
Tossell. Harold "
Wilson, Muirville P "
Young. Sarah Ann Brookfield.
Wdlingtvn —
Brown, W^ilson Marsville.
Billing, William E Monticello.
Clark, Adeline R Guelph.
Goetz, Sarah "
Goetz, Eva "
Howitt, Felicia "
Lyons, Isaiah Mount Forest,
Weiittcorth —
Carter, Stella Jane .... Bertonville.
Fretz, Beatrice GrimaVjy.
Gillam, Walter
Gummo, Gertrude Hamilton.
Hackbusch, Earnest. ... "
Morton, Robert Everton.
Millar, Annie Hamilton.
Maas, Anna Mar a "
Taylor, Josepli Dundas.
Woodley, Elizabeth .... "
Gleadow. Norman Hamilton.
Swick, Amos A Fruitland.
York—
AllendorflF, Anna Toronto.
Allen, Ethel
Arnall, George "
Burke, Edith
Burke, Mabel •'
Brown, Daisy Rebecci . . "
Cunninoham, Martha . . "
Edwards, Stephen "
Ensminger, Robeit . . . .Markham.
Ensminger Mary "
Grey, William Toronto.
Grey, William E "
Grey, Violet "
Green, Thomas Carleton.
Jaffray, Arthur Toronto.
Lighhtf oot, William .... "
Law, Theodore "
Muckle, Grace *'
Miller, Jane "
Moss, Susan Maud . . . .Toronto Junction.
McCarthy, Eugene .... VVychwood.
O'Neil, Ignatius David . .Toronto.
Pinder, Clarence Davenport.
Perry, Frederick R . . . .Eglinton.
Shannon, Annie Weston.
Thomas, Maud Toronto.
Terrell, Frederick "
West, Francis . Queensville.
Waters, Marion Toronto.
Walton, Allan Wexford.
Ensminger, Maggie . . . .Markham.
O'Connor, Franklin John, Vellore.
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MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE.
Institution for Deaf anu Dumb, Belleville.
Statement of cost per pupil for 1896-7, and 1897 8.
Service.
Medicine and medical comfurts. . .
Butcher's meat, fish, poultry, etc .
Flour, bread and biscuits
Butter
G roceries
Fruit and vegetables
Bedding, clothing and thues
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Farm and garden, feed and fodder
Repairs and alterations
Printing, poataf^e, stationery, etc.
Books and educational appliances.
Miscellaneous, water supply, etc .
Salaries and wages
Total
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304 99
3,297 19
1,785 89
2,357 92
2,035 14
744 94
770 80
4,109 42
1,150 28
493 33
771 62
1,081 54
950 89
910 66
524 27
2,053 93
21,873 89
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48
SIXTH REPORT
OP WORK UNDER THE
CHILDREN'S PROTECTION ACT
ONTARIO
FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30TH,
1898.
PRESENTED BY THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF NEOLEOTED AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN
OF ONTARIO.
TORONTO:
WAKWICK BRO'd & RUTTER, Printers, 68 and 70 Front St. West.
1899.
Office of the Superintendent of Neglected
AND Dependent Children of Ontario.
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, Jan. 25th, 1899.
Sir, — I have the honor to transmit herewith, to be- presented to His Honor
the Lieutenant-Governor, the Sixth Report of the work of this Department under
the Childrens' Protection Act of Ontario, being for the year ending on November
30th, 1898.
I have the honor to be, sir.
Your obedient servant,
J. J. KELSO,
Superintendent.
The Honorable E. J. Davis,
Secretary of Ontario,
Toronto.
[3]
ONTARIO.
Toronto, January 15, 1899.
^^ N the following pages will be found an account of the work carried on
"^F during the year 1898 under the Childrens' Protection Act of Ontario
\^ together with such general comments or information as may seem appro-
j priate and helpful. There has been an advance in many directions — societies for
^ 'the protection of children have been organized in four new districts; homes
have been found for more dependent children than in any former year ; a larger
amount of preventive work has been done, and the greater efficiency that comes
with experience has to some extent been realized. All has not been accomplished
that could be desired — far from it — but considering the difficulties — the difficulty
first of interfering with the parental relationship even in the worst cases of
neglect ; the difficulty of securing funds for the work, and the difficulty of sus-
taining interest and enthusiasm in a worthy movement after the first novelty
has worn off — the results have been most gratifying. Many parents who were
completely sunk in vice and drunkenness have been induced to reform for their
children's sake ; children who were being ruined and degraded almost beyond
conception have been saved ere it was too late ; homeless children deserted by
indifferent parents in various refuges and public institutions have been provided
with foster homes, and boys and girls who were subjected to ill-usage and over-
work have been protected and befriended. The children's aid societies — some
thirty-five in number — who have been working so well and faithfully both for
the children and the community, are composed of the representative people in
the various cities and towns of Ontario, and the powers conferred upon them in
protecting the children have been exercised with care and discretion. There has
been much praise for the work, from the press, the pulpit and the judiciary, and
there also has been some slight criticism. Indeed it would be most surprising if
such a work as this, dealing as it does with the most sacred relationships of life,
should not occasionally meet with hostile criticism, for no appeal is calculated to
awaken public sympathy more quickly than the complaint of a parent that he
or she has been unjustly deprived of a child. But surveying the whole field, and
reviewing the year's operations, it is both pleasing and creditable to be able to
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say that the work as a whole has been remarkably free from hardship or injust-
ice when due consideration has been given to all the circumstances. It is far
from a pleasant work to be constantly dealing with the vice and depravity of
human nature, when anxious thought and earnest effort on behalf of unfortunate
children is met with rebuff and indifference, and those citizens who give so much
volunteer service in the development of the child-protection movement deserve
only the highest praise and commendation. There is room for a much larger
work than has yet been attempted, but this will not be possible until all classes
in the community realize more fully what a menace every neglected child is to
the peace and happiness of our modern civilization, and unite in a systematic
effort to cut off the incipient pauper, lunatic or criminal. A few references are
made in this report to the adverse conditions against which some ch Idren have
to struggle, and these instances might be multiplied many times by those who
have practical knowledge of this class of work.
An objection that has of late been urged is that the parents are denied the
privilege of knowing where the children are after they have been taken in charge
by one of the societies. While in certain exceptional cases there may appear to
be a hardship in this, it must be remembered that the people who have to be
dealt with are not as a rule the sort of people who could be trusted with the
address. Many instances might be given illustrating the disastrous results that
often follow when the parents get to know where the children are, but two or
three cases that have come under my personal observation will suffice to show
why it is so necessary that the greatest care should be exercised :
A motherless girl of twelve whose relatives were of a very low type and
apparently beyond reclamation, was placed in a home by a children's society. She
was a girl of sweet and attractive disposition and speedily endeared herself to
the people who had given her a home. No pains or expense were spared in sur-
rounding her with every comfort and in giv^ing her an unusually good education.
But in course of time the father found where she was, went to the house under
the influence of liquor, and made .so much of a disturbance that in great sorrow
the people brought the girl back and stated that much as they liked the child
they could not endure the thought of such a man coming periodically to their
home. Now, what was the result ? The child lost a good home and bright pros-
pects. The father's abode was not tit for her to live in and .she was compelled to
go out as a servant where the question of affection and kindly interest does not
enter.
Some years ago a girl was sent to the country by one of the children's insti-
tutions to remove her from the degrading associations of her mother who was
known to be one of the worst women in Toronto, having served over twenty
terms of imprisonment. After a time the relatives succeeded in finding where
the girl was and in a short time she was back again in Toronto. She is now lead-
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 17 . A. 189 9
ing an abandoned life and has recently been up in the Police Court for immoral
conduct. There is now no possibility of her reformation and she will in all like-
lihood go from bad to worse until she fills a consumptive's or a pauper's grave.
About a year ago a mother whose children had been removed by order of
the magistrate pleaded so hard for her children that it was decided as an experi-
ment to give her back one of them. Within a few months after the child had
gone back to the mother the police were compelled to raid the house owing to
the frequent complaints of disorderly conduct. The mother was found almost
naked and completely intoxicated and there were three drunken men in the
house. It was necessary under these distressing circumstances to again take the
child and provide a home for her, while the mother was given the alternative by
the magistrate of leaving the town or going to prison.
Within the- year two bright children were taken away by the magistrate
from a dissolute mother, but after a time he rescinded the order probably owing
to the talk of people that it was wrong to separate parent and child. Two months
after getting them back the mother traded them off to a very depraved woman
who was herself the mother of two illegitimate children, one of whom had been
taken from her by magisterial order owing to the fear that it would get killed in
one of her drunken sprees. These two children travelled through the country all
last summer with this woman and a male companion begging and obtaining sup-
plies by questionable means, and there is every indication that in later years they
will spend their time at the public expense in one of the numerous poor-houses
that are now being erected in the Province.
Surely these sample cases, which could be multiplied many times, will serve
to show the peculiar difficulties that have to be dealt with and will justify the
withholding of the address of children from parents who have long ceased to be
worthy of such an honorable title ! Just a short time a^jo a newspaper published
under large headings a complaint from a man that his child had been taken to
an institution and placed in a home without his knowledge or consent. This the
paper in its headings announced as a great injustice and public wrong. Now,
what were the facts in the case ? Tears ago a woman with a family left her hus-
band and went to live with another man. As a result of this adulterous rela-
tionship a child was born. The couple frequently quarrelled; and both were
addicted to drink, the woman a little more so than the man. When the child
was about eight or nine years of age the mother was taken to jail for drunken-
ness and the little girl was with her. Under all the circumstances the magis-
trate decided that the child was better away from such people and she was com-
mitted indefinitely to a public institution. The parents acted so badly when
they went to see her that the poor child trembled at their approach and did not
look forward to the meeting with any degree of pleasure. As she was a beauti-
62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 17). A. 189 9
t'ul and refined looking girl a good home was found for her where she is now
doing remarkably well. She has no desire to see any of her former relations nor
could any intercourse with them be other than hurtful.
The fact is that the general public have very little idea of the perplexing
conditions that confront the worker who tries to help and rescue these unfortu-
nate children. Tales of cruelty, hardship and injustice, that would hardly seem
credible constitutes much of the daily routine, while the stories of the immor-
ality and degradation of some of the parents and the vices taught the children
are too horrible and shameful to be put in print.
Let me, however, mention a few instances that may help to convince those
who are apathetic, if not actually hostile to child-saving work, that there is a real
and pressing need for some organization that will take the part of the children, if
society is ever to be relieved to any extent of the burden of .criminality and
pauperism :
About nine years ago the case of two children, a brother and a sister, was
brought before the magistrate to see if some form of protection could not be
secured for them. They were persistantly begging on the streets and told pitiful
stories of the whipping that would await them if they failed to bring home at
least twenty-five cents. The parents were charged in the Police Court with
neglect, and after a brief enquiry the charge was dismissed. No improvement
took place in the condition of the children ; the parents were summoned several
times, but owing to the deep-rooted prejudice against interfering with the family
relationship the children continued to beg and were neglected in all that -pertains
to their moral training. As they grew older both children commenced to engage
in criminal practices. The boy was arrested for stealing and was ultimately com-
mitted to the Ontario Reformatory. The girl became a moral pestilence, and after
it was shown clearly in court that she was not only thoroughly bad herself but
had led astray many other young girls she was committed to the Mercer Reforma-
tory for Women. It is now exceedingly improbable that either of these children
will ever occupy an honorable position in society.
In the Police Station one evening a young girl was weeping bitterly and the
officer in charge stated that she had rushed in and asked to be allowed to stay
there. On being questioned she explained, amid her tears, that her mother had
tried to compel her to remain alone in a room with a man. Her mother was con-
stantly drunk and the house was the resort of men of the lowest character.
Continuing, the girl stated that she had seen her older sister forced to do wrong
and the misery and suffering she had gone through was a warning to her to try
and do better. Subseciuent enquiry proved the truth of the child's statements
and when the facts were laid before the Magistrate he committed the girl to a
refuge in order to remove her from the mother's infiuence. But when the time
of the girl's .sentence had expired the mother insisted upon her parental rights
The Process of Evolution.
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and compelled the girl to return home with her. She was again subjected to the
same evil influences and when last heard of was leading a life of shame, having
given up all hope of being able to withstand her unhallowed environment.
A small boy between seven and eight years of age was committed to the
Industrial School at Mimico in order to remove him from a bad mother. He re-
mained in the School about six years; during which time the mother continued
to visit him. She was a woman of well-known ill-repute and her intimacy with
the child completely nullified the good influence of the School. Shortly after the
boy's discharge he was found acting as door-keeper or watcher-out for a house of
ill-fame in one of the worst parts of the city. Last year he was sent to gaol in
the western part of the Province as a professional vagrant, the magistrate describ-
ing him as one of the most hopelessly depraved youths he had ever met.
Only a short time ago a Magistrate wrote asking that something be done
for three small children. He sent along the evidence taken at a public investi-
gation in which it was clearly set forth that the mother was of, confirmed immoral
character and that she had encouraged her two daughters, fourteen and sixteen
years of age, to follow the same life.
Two children, removed by a Magistrate's order to the guardianship of a
childrens' society recently, had the following history : The father and mother had
never been married, the mother was a well-known character of the streets, while
the father had served no less than seventeen terms of imprisonment for petty
crimes. What could be expected from such children other than a criminal career
unless removed to better surroundings !
Only a few weeks ago a girl of nine was brought before the Magistrate in
one of the towns of the Province. Her father was in gaol, where he had been
sent quite a number of times for stealing and other offences. The mother was a
woman of well-known ill-repute and the child herself had been taught very de-
basing practices that will take years to eradicate.
The fact is that the greatest care and judgment requires to be exercised in
dealing with the various cases that arise from day to day. While complaints
i^have been made of the injustice of keeping children from their relatives there are
also cases where the interests of the children have been materially injured by the
j/interference of relatives. This point may perhaps be made clear by the following
instance : About four years ago a man whose daughter had been brought up for
several years in one of the children's institutions, made application to get her back
as his wife had recently died and there were several small children to be looked
after. The man did not bear a first-class character and he was known to be occa-
sionally addicted to drink, but a large number of persons took up his case and
were quite firm in their belief that the girl should be allowed to return to her.
father. In view of the strong representation made the return of the girl was
.sanctioned, but within four months after she had been in the home the man was
convicted of criminal intercourse and was sent to the Penitentiary for seven years,
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Three years ago a small boy was left destitute in one of the smaller towns of
the Province. His mother had died and the stepfather, with whom he had been
living, had been sent to prison. The County Judge and the Crown Attorney
both tried to find other relatives but failing in this he was declared a dependent
child and sent to a foster-home. About a year ago a man called at this office and
stated that he was the boy's uncle, being the only brother of the lad's mother. He
expressed great regret at not having looked after the boy and oflfered to take and
provide for him. He was informed that the boy was in a foster home and that
there might be some difficulty in arranging for the people to give him up. He>
however, very strongly emphasized both his right and his duty to provide for the
boy, and as it seemed wise and reasonable that the uncle should be the guardian,
a transfer was made and the boy went to his uncle's home. As there were no
other children in the family the indications were that the boy's future would now
be fully assured. However, after a time the uncle wrote that he did not
wish to keep the child any longer and asking that he be taken back. It may
ultimately be necessary for the sake of the child to do this, but certainly the
relative should not be lightly released from an obligation that morally is sa
binding.
Several other instances of the evil environment in which children are reared
are given under the heading of " illegitimacy," and the certain culmination of
such training and environment may be found to some extent in the heavy burden
of taxation which the people are called upon t • carry, even if the moral well-
being of the child is left out of consideration.
Very few people realize how heavy the cost of taxation is for the mainten-
ance of the dependent and criminal classes. Take for instance, the expenditure of '
the Province of Ontario : In 1897, the total expenditure for Civil Government
was S3,500,653, and of this amount over S2,000,000 was paid directly or
indirectly for education and the maintenance of dependents and criminals.
Analyzing the S2,000,000, we have an expenditure of §806,131 for the mainten-
ance of public charitable institutions, such as in.sane asylums ; Si 92,694-
toward the support of hospitals and charities; S427,860 for the administration!
of justice, and S719,815 for education. This is merely the amount contributed^
by the Ontario Government to supplement the expenditure of the local munici-
palities and private benevolence. In every large city the maintenance of a
police force is in itself a heavy burden, — the cost for this one item in Toronto
amounting to one quarter of a million dollars annually. Is it not a wise and
reasonable proposition that some slight effort should be made toward the
i eduction of the.se heavy expenditures, — and what movement offers greater
promi.se than that which would take hold of the boys and girls who are drifting
into dependency and criminality and make of them worthy members of society
growing up to add their quota to the earnings of tlie community !
10
ILLEGITIMACY.
5N a work of this kind, dealing with so many sad histories of blighted
childhood, it is natural to expect that there would be a large proportion
of children born out of wedlock, for whom the unmarried mothers are
unable to provide. Speaking of this class in his book on " Illegitimacy", Dr.
Leffingwell says : " Against the background of history, too prominent to escape the.
observation from which it shrinks, stands a figure, mute, mournful, indescribably
sad. It is a girl, holding in her arms the blessing and burden of motherhood,
but in whose face one finds no traces of maternal joy and pride. There is
scarcely a great writer of fiction who has not somewhere introduced this figure
in the shifting panaroma of romance, appealing for pity to a world which never
fails to compassionate imaginary woes; now it is Effie Deans in the Heart of
Midlothian ; now Fautine, resting by the roadside with Cosette in her arms ; or
Hester Pi-ynne, pressing little Pearl against the scarlet letter as she listens from
the pillory to the sermon of Mr. Dimmesdale. Who is this women so pitiable,
Jet so scorned ? It is the mother of the illegitimate child. By forbidden paths
she has attained the grace of maternity, but its glory is for her transfigured into
a badge of unutterable shame."
Among those who make a study of these questions, the best method of deal-
ing with mother and child has long been a perplexing problem. Some have
claimed that the chief hope of saving the mother was through her affection for
her child, while others have contended that the best that could be done for both
parties was to accept the child and provide for it an adoptive home, while
allowing the mother to regain her position in society unhampered by the
evidence of her lapse from virtue.
A close investigation into the history of many cases of illegitimate children
reveals the fact that in spite of any efforts that may be made by theorists or phil-
anthropic agencies the separation of mother and child inevitably comes about at
some time or other. The causes leading to this separation are several. Only a
j/^mall percentage of these mothers are capable of properly caring for a child. Where
/ they are not morally unfit they are often incompetent, have no home or friends
are imable to obtain employment with the child, and find itdifficultfrom their small
earnings to pay the cost of board. In their difficulty, these unfortunate mothers
often resort to the lower class of baby farm, where through neglect and lack
of affection the child soon becomes emaciated and permanently broken in health
if it does not actually die. The obstacles in the way of the mother keeping her
child with her seem almost insurmountable. To do so, she must be prepared to
be the constant subject of gossip, to endure the desertion of friends and relatives,
and the frequent taunts and slights of those with whom she comes in daily
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contact. The presence of the child is a standing advertisement of her downfall
and will subject her to solicitations she might otherwise have been spared. Her
mother-love, which is often spoken of as her great protection, is not in reality
a sufficient safeguard, as it is imperfectly developed, and the fact that she cannot
honorably and in the face of the world take pride in her child often turns to
bittterness her feelings concerning it.
Then, again, should the child remain with the mother until it reaches years
of understanding, there is the danger that it will be frequently reminded of the
circumstances of its birth and thereby discouraged from any attempt towai'd a
useful or honorable career. I propose to show by a reference to a number of
actual instances that many of the neglected children w'ho have been cruelly used
, /and who have drifted into criminal ways are illegimate children who have been
allowed to drift along with the incompetent and depraved mother until the
habits and character were formed almost beyond the hope of remodelling in
right and worthy directions.
But before referring to these cases it might be well to state the attitude I
have taken in regard to this question : In giving advice to societies, to
individuals and to mothers I have always urged that under no circumstance
should the mother and child be separated for the first eight or ten months. I
have heard of reputable doctors recommending these prospective mothers not to
commence nursmg the child since they are likely to part with it soon. Such a
recommendation is so directly opposed to natural laws that there can be no justi-
fication for it. For a mother to nurse her child is a paramount duty, which no
question of expediency can override. After the child has become sufficiently
advanced to be able to thrive without the assistance of the parent it then becomes
a ([uestion what course is best, looking at the subject from three standpoints —
that of the mother, of the child, and of society. During the past few years my
advice has often been asked and while I have never advised that mothers should
be encouraged to part wdth their children I have, as a rule, recommended the
Children's Aid Societies to assist in finding suitable foster-homes where such
unfortunate children may grow up free from any reproach. It has not been my
experience that these girl-mothers drift back into wrong-doing when they are
thus relieved of the child, for I have followed the history of a number in order
to gain some information on this point. On the contrary I have known of many
ca.ses of child-desertion, cruelty, starvation and death to follow a refusal on the
part of philanthropic organizations to assist the mother by taking the unwanted
child ; and the terrible revelations that are made from time to time concerning
baby farms, illustrates what follows from a policy of cold indifl'erence.
To show what, as a rule, becomes of illegitimate children who are left with
destitute and incapable mothers, let me cite the following actual occurrences:
About two years ago I received word that a very prepossei-^sing little girl of
eight wa.s living in a miserable hovel with a man of the lowest character. She
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was an illegitimate child and had been draj^ged about the country by an un-
worthy mother and finally given over to this man who was not only a drunkard
but had on several occasions been convicted of crime. The child had never even
heard a praj^er nor had she received any training of a moral character. She was
committed by one of the magistrates to a society and provided with a good home.
Another case, almost similar, occurred some three years ago, when an
illegitimate child — a girl nine years of age — was found living with a negro in
very degraded surroundings. This man claimed to be the guardian, having
received the custody from a dissolute mother, and extensive legal proceedings had
to be taken before the girl could be got away. In this case also the child had
been brought up in the midst of drunkenness and debauchery of every kind.
A short time ago a girl of fourteen, entirely neglected and uneducated, was
sent to a public institution after she had voluntarily confessed to a long course of
wrong-doing. She was an illegitimate child with intellect weakened through
neglect and lack of training, who had drifted along with a bad mother and would
undoubtedly have become as notoriously bad as her mother had she not been
taken away even at this late day. Her wrong-doing was not her own fault, but
the natural consequence of her evil environment. Although never married the
mother now has several children, the youngest only a few months old.
Investigation of a horrible case of ill-usage meted out to a girl of thirteen,
revealed the fact that she was an illegitimate child and that it was the misfortune
of her birth that was responsible for the cruel treatment she received. She was
the victim of carnal intimacy from her eighth year and her soul has been scarred
deep by the bitterness of her early life.
A boy now in prison and likely to be a burden and expense to the country
all his life, became a criminal almost solely because he was an illegitimate child
and no one had interfered to take him away from a bad mother until it was too
late to change the character that had been steadily formed in years of depravity
and vicious teaching.
While visiting a County poor house I found there a woman with her illegiti-
mate daughter and an illegitimate grand-son and all the circumstances of the case
clearly indicated the inevitable tendency of illegitimate children to go to
destruction unless removed from baneful influence and given an opportunity
under newer and better auspices.
From my present knowledge and experience in child-saving work, I believe
that an illegitimate child remaining permanently with the mother rarely if ever
is able to live down the tremendous odds against it, but sinks into an abyss of
despair and becomes the enemy of society.
About two years ago my advice was asked as to the disposal of a ten 3'ear
old girl who had been committed to gaol for thirty days as a vagrant. She was
an illegitimate child driven by long neglect and abuse to sleep in the woods and
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barns, and knowing little more of what was good or christian than the most
benighted heathen child. Shunned and despised by other children, beaten and
reviled by those she lived with, what wonder that at ten she should find her
way to the gaol.
A case was brought to my attention not long ago where a woman who had
several illegitimate children, was helped and to a large extent supported by christ-
ian women who sympathized with her in her misfortune. It was hardly a case
for christian benevolence, but rather a matter that should have engaged the
attention of the officers of the law. There seems to be a tendency in some /
districts to treat lightly these moral lapses and to go on tolerating and condoning /
wrong instead of taking vigorous action to stamp out the evil. All these child- /
ren, as they grew old enough, required to be provided for at public expense.
These children — the unwanted, the unloved — have many doors shut against
them, for good people have often strong prejudices that are hard to overcome,
and life would indeed go hard with the innocent little ones were all equally
predisposed against them. Pleading on behalf of such children, a clergyman
exclaimed, " Illegitimate children ! There are none. There are illegitimate
parents, but no illegitimate children." Without condoning the ofience of the
parents in any way, or rendering it easier for others to commit the same grevioua
sin, should not the conditions of life be made as fair as possible for these child-
ren ? As Dr. Sheard, Medical Health Officer of Toronto, very wisely said in an
interview last year : " We must protect the children. We cannot shut our eyes
to the fact that these innocent and unoffending creatures are in this world and
will continue to come into this world. There is no wiping out of immorality.
The situation must be faced, and reason, justice and humanity brought to bear
upon it."
There is reason to believe also that if removed from evil and degrading
, associations at an early age, the child may become a good citizen and grow
up entirely free from any hereditary tendency to wrong-doing, and as
a-«i«ittfer of economy, as an act of simple justice, it pays to help them and to
give them an opportunity to achieve for themselves an honorable and useful place .
in society.
Dr. Sheard's Report.
Under the Maternity Boarding House Law, passed about a year ago, some
effort has been made in Toronto to put a stop to the wholesale traffic that was
being carried on for the quiet removal of these unwanted children. Dr. Sheard
Medical Health Officer has taken over the official supervision of all maternity
boarding houses and baby farms and is endeavoring to have this class of work
carried on in a proper manner. During the year, one woman was sent to gaol for
gross neglect of several infants, while fines were imposed by the magis-
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trate on parties who engaged in this business without authority. In response to
a request for some information, Dr. Sheard has kindly written as follows :
Toronto, January 4th, 1899.
J. J. KELSO, Esq.,
Sup't. Neglected and Dependent Children, Parliament Buildings.
Dear Sik, — In reply to your communication of December 28th, asking for a state-
ment as to what has been accomplished under the Act relating to Maternity Boarding
Houses, and Neglected and Dependent Children, I desire to state that the Act was put
in force by By-law of the Municipal Council of the City of Toronto, in May last, since
which time all the Maternity Boarding Houses in the City of Toronto, known to me
have been carefully and thoroughly inspected as to their equipment, accommcdation^
supplies, etc., in addition to which Dr. Harley Smith has been appointed Medical In-
spector in charge of the work, and whose duties are to inspect weekly all the Maternity
Boarding Houses, and also bi-weekly all Baby Farms in the City of Toronto, and in said
inspection to carefully examine the children kept in all Baby Farms and report weekly
as to ♦^heir state of health, progress, etc., and which has been systematically and thor-
oughly done.
Permits have been issued for seven Maternity Boarding Houses within the City and
for twelve Baby Farms. Many of these, however, accommodate but one child, and only
one accommodate more than two children, so that there is still great difficulty in securing
proper places where children born under the condition contemplated in the Act may find
suitable lodgment and care.
We have occasionally to order the removal of children from places where we con
aider they are not getting satisfactory care, and it is sometimes difficult to know just
where to send such children. Also we have almost daily applications for homes for
children born under unfavorable circumstances.
The Department has also undertaken to answer all advertisements which appear in
the papers relating to the adoption of infants, or the housing of women about to become
mothers, and where such premises are not licensed in accordance with the Act, the De-
partment has instituted vigorous prosecutions as prescribed, with the result that we have
secured four convictions.
The result of this work so far as I can ascertain, has been first of all to have it
pretty thoroughly and generally known that the illegitimate children born within the
A City, have got to be properly and thoroughly cared for.
C ' Secondly to practically put a stop to the adoption of children for lump sums of
(money, and thirdly to materially decrease the number of children left on the street to be
cared for indiscriminately by the authorities.
The operation of the Act is yet in its infancy, as well as the system of inspection.
There are many things which one finds out by experience, which will prove of material
benefit in the work, but I am confident that the thorough carrying out of the Act
throughout the Province would tend materially to lessen infant mortality.
Trusting this brief report will be in a measure satisfactory, I have the honor to be,.
Faithfully yours,
.;<3HARLES SHEARD, M.D.
Medical Health Officer.
Careless Parents.
When the work of child-savidg is properly and systematically carried on there
will be very few cases of child desertion or shirking of duty by parents. Under a
slipshod system whereby the children are ea.sily admitted to public institutions
and given back whenever demanded by the parents, the numberjjLe^PLlications for
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admission is very large, but where the entire guardianship of neglected or deserted
children is assumed by the institution or society, and the welfare of the child rather, J/
than the convenience of the parent considered, there will be a greater effort put
forth by this class of people to keep their children with them. As an illustration
of this fact the following incident might be mentioned: A short time ago the
announcement was made that the Industrial School had decided to send seven
boys who had worthless relatives, to foster homes in the North-Weso. All these
relatives and others who were quite willing to have their children maintained at
public expense, immediately made a stir and expressed the greatest anxiety to have
the children again under their control. It is safe to say, also, that the announce-
ment had the effect of deterring many who were inclined to seek admission for
their children to an institution, and that it acted as an inducement to them to
look after their childi-en a little more carefully themselves.
City and Country.
In child-saving work there is a close and indissoluble union between the city
and country, as a large number of the cases requiring consideration come originally
from the country, while the children, in going from the city to foster homes, are
placed almost entirely in the country districts. The burden of caring for the poor
and unfortunate must always fall heavily upon the cities as owing to the presence
of numerous hospitals and charitable institutions, this class is encouraged to
believe that their wants will be attended to. Sometimes the impression prevails
m the towns and villages that owing to their small population, child-protection
work is not needed. One result of this policy of indifference has been that here
and there in the country a boy, or girl, or a famil}', is allowed to grow up in com-
plete ignorance and depravity and then when their misdeeds become widely known
they are shipped off to the larger places to continue their career. It is my firm
conviction that if the authorities in each village would look after the one or two
negligent families within their borders the number of criminals and paupers in
the larger towns would soon be materially reduced.
Co-OPERATION.
It has been the aim of this office from the first to secure an active and hearty
co-operation in Children's Aid work in all parts of the Province. Even the
smallest town can contribute its share, and although sometimes it may appear
unnecessary to form a Society in a small place, the result has frequently proved
most helpful to the work generally. The wider and more general the interest taken
in neglected children the better, and the preventive character of the work is
something that should always be borne in mind. There are careless people every-
where who are neglecting their children, and who, if they were reasoned with or
warned would immediately remove any cause of complaint. The impression some-
times prevails that the only successful work is that which takes the children away
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altogether from vicious people, but this is an error that cannot be too frequently
pointed out. The best plan will always be that which removes the trouble and
reunites the familj', and then if intervention should eventually be necessary the
fact that effort has been made to secure improvement would make the case all the
stronger.
Provincial Shelter.
The absence of any Provincial Shelter for the temporary care of neglected
children and also the fact that there is no officer whose duty it would be to inves-
tigate and take action in cases occurring outside the jnrisdictiDn of a Children's
Aid Society, has made it difficult to secure all the good results possible. I have
frequently gone outside my legitimate duties in order to provide for children who
would otherwise have remained totally uncared for, but in view of the fact that
there is no shelter or other provision made for such children, only a very limited
number could be handled in this way. Many of the institutions confine them-
selves almost exclusively to local needs, and often it is a problem to know how
to dispose of some little waif coming from a village or sparsely settled district,
particularly if ineligible for adoption. Latterly a plan of co-operation between
Societies in placing homeless children has been instituted, which is capable of
much expansion.
County Organization.
/ Judging from the manner in which the work has been developing the indica-
tions seem to be that the best line of work in the future will be along county lines ^
that is, to have a Children's Aid Society organized for each County with an office
in the County Town and a regularly employed agent to supervise the work. An
officer of this kind would find ample employment and would certainly be the means
of largely reducing the public expenditure for the care of dependent people.
Branch committees could be formed in each of the towns of the county, and a grant
from the county Council, supplemented by private contributions would defray all
the necessary expenses. In several districts the Societies are now organized with
County jurisdiction, and are gradually assuming their full work as county organ-
izations.
Incurable Children. '
There has been some agitation during the year for the establishment of an
institution for the care of incurable children. While there are undoubtedly quite
a number of children scattered throughout the Province who are in need of special
treatment of this kind, the subject is one that should be very carefully considered ;
before definite action is taken. Probably the better plan would be to arrange for ;
the care of these children in some building ^ ah eady in existence. Every new
institution thi.t is erected means a fresh departure from the true principle, namely^
that the poor and the unfortunate sliould be cared for as far as possible in their
own homes and by their own relatives. Sick and deformed children are
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undoubtedly blessings in many homes, drawing out the sympathies and elevating
the characters of people who might otherwise become cold and selfish. Gather-
ing such children into a public institution might be a relief to relatives and in
some cases a boon to the children, but it is a question if the multiplication of
institutions is in the public interest. A consolidation of existing work for
neglected and dependent children would probably leave room for every child at
present uncared for who actually needs institutional treatment.
The Curfew Law.
The curfew by-law, which was passed by so many municipalities a few years
ago, has not been advocated so strongly during the past year by those who were
at first inclined to look upon it with favor. The fact is that the law has not
been put in force or anything like a reasonable attempt made to secure the
benefits which it aims at. In a majority of instances the by-law was passed in
deference to the wish of an influential deputation, when even the councillors
themselves were not in sympathy with the measure. Beyond ordering that the
bell should be rung at nine o'clock no action was taken, and the children, who at
first might be inclined to observe the law, soon came to understand that its strict
enforcement was not seriously contemplated. The law has therefore remained a
dead letter in many of the towns where it is supposed to be in force, and the
children have been on the street or in their homes after nightfall quite irrespec-
tive of any statute in that behalf. My conviction is that legislation of this kind
cannot be effectively carried out in view of the fact that neither parents nor
officials are heartily in_accord with it. The only way in which children can be
protected from the dangers of evil association after evening is by impressing upon
parents their responsibility, and giving the children themselves in their daily
school training such moral instruction as will tend to develop good habits and
modest instincts.
Manitoba and British Columbia.
I had the honor of being invited during the past year by the governments of
Manitoba and British Columbia to visit those provinces and explain the working
of the Children's Act of Ontario. These invitauons were exceedingly gratifying
to me. as in addition to forming many pleasant friendships, I was privileged to
have a part in the inauguration of what may yet be a great work for neglected
and homeless children in the younger provinces of our country. During the ten
days from March 20th to 30th I addressed nine public meetings in the city of
Winnipeg and spoke for about an hour before the members of the Legislature of
Manitoba. The subject was received with great favor and a Children's Protec-
tion Act was unanimously placed upon the statute books of Manitoba. A Chil-
dren's Aid Society was also organized by the most influential citizens of Winni-
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peg, and I understand that some three or four similar organizations have since
been formed in different sections of the province. Hon. J. W. Sifton was
appointed superintendent of neglected and dependent children of Manitoba.
During my visit to Manitoba I received a telegram from the Honorable Jas.
Baker, Provincial Secretary of British Columbia, inviting me on behalf of the
Government to visit that province and address the Legislature, which was then
in session. This I was very glad to do, and spent the early part of April in
British Columbia giving addresses in Victoria, Vancouver and Nanaimo. On
April 6th the Honorable Mr. Turner, Premier of British Columbia, moved that
the Speaker leave the chair and that I be requested to give an address on the
Children's Protection Laws of Ontario, and for considerably over an hour I was
privileged to present the claims of neglected children upon the consideration of
Parliament. The honor of thus addressing the Legislature while in regular
session was one rarely if ever accorded before to an outsider, and it was therefore
an occasion which I look back upon with feelings of the greatest pleasure. As
the session was drawing to a close and a new election was shortly to take place,
the members of the Government informed me that while they might not act at
once the subject was one that met with their heartiest approval and should at au
early date be suitably legislated upon.
Canadian Conference of Charities.
An important event of the past year was the holding of the first Canadian
Conference of Charities and Correction at the Normal School building on
November 10 and 11. About fifty delegates were present from outside points
and over one hundred representatives from the local charities. The object of
this conference was to afford an opportunity for philanthropic workers in various
parts of the country to become better acquainted with each other and also to con-
sider the best methods of caring for the dependent classes. Some interesting
and helpful discussions took place during the two days meeting and anano^e-
ments were made for an annual gathering.
The constitution adopted for the conference was somewhat similar to that of
the National Conference of the United States and the officers elected were as
follows : President, Judge H. S. McDonald, Brockville ; Vice-Presidents, Jud^e
R. S. Woods, Chatham, J. J. Kelso, Toronto, Dr. W. L. Herriman, Lindsay ;
General Secretary, Dr. A. M. Rosebrugh, Toronto ; Assistant Secretary, Mr. John
Keane, Ottawa ; Treasurer, Mr. James Massie, Toronto ; Executive, Hon. Chas.
Drury, Barrie, Mr. John Armstrong, Owen Sound, Mrs. Tille}^ London. Mrs. E.
H. Bronson, Ottawa, Mrs, Cox, Montreal, Mr.s. Willoughby Cummings, Toronto,
Mr. J. J. Murphy, Toronto, Mr. Sheriff Cameron, London, and Dr. J. T. Gilmour
Toronto,
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F05TER=H0MES.
H E work of finding suitable foster homes for dependent children has
gone on steadily and as will be seen by reference to the figures given
herewith there has been an advance each year since the system was estab-
lished. This branch illustrates more forcibly than any other the value and
importance of child saving work, for although preventive work is the best, it is
not so readily understood or appreciated as home-finding. From the experience
of past years I can say without a doubt that the placing-out system is a distinct
success, and that any failures, disappointments or drawbacks incidental to it are
counterbalanced by the great advantages that accrue to the children and to the
community at large. I have studied carefully the present position in foster
homes and situations of hundreds of children, as compared with their former
surroundings, have read and listened to the individual reports of visits made to
the children by Mrs. Harvie ; have read letter after letter from both the children
and their foster parents, and have met many of the children themselves, and my
firm conviction is that the work is worthy the support and endorsation of all
good people. Apart from the absence of blood relationship, which nothing on
earth can fully make up to them, the children are better ofi", are happier, and are
receiving a better training for life's duties, than thousands of children in their
own homes. My personal knowledge, combined with the report of the children's
visitor goes to show that the number of children placed out under the Children's
Aid system who are ill-treated or over-worked, is so small as to be insignificant
in comparison with the satisfactory results of the general work . This is explained
in the fact that the homes are carefully selected ; the children are visited
in their new surroundings, and the foster parents encouraged to be faithful
and patient in dealing with the young lives intrusted to their care. No child is
ignored or forgotten, while the visits are made in such a way as to be in almost
every case heartily welcomed by the foster parents There are here and there a
family who ask that there should be no close supervision, and this wish is always
respected since there are usually special circumstances that make visits un-
necessary, but even these would not find a visit in any sense inspectorial or
annoying so long, at all events, as the present visitor continues in the work.
Occasionally parties adopting a very young child express a wish to keep from it the
fact of its adoption, and to have it grow up in the belief that it is their very own.
This is a mistake and the deception will ultimately bring sorrow to all concerned
The true policy is to gently and lovingly explain to the child when it has
jattained years of understanding the exact relationship it bears to the family and
then there will be no subsequent regrets or misunderstandings.
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Homes Found During The Year.
During the past year the number of children recorded in the Central oflfice
as having gone to foster homes was as follows :
Placed by Children's Aid Societies 185
" Provincial Superintendent, 40
225
A Review of Five Years.
The following figures show the number of children recorded as having been
provided with foster homes during the past five years, but does not include the
new homes for the same children who required to be changed :
Children provided with homes in 1894 79
1895 115
1896 194
1897 215
1898 225
828
Sex of Children.
Of the total number of 828 recorded on the books, the proportion of sex
was as follows :
Boys . . . . = 373
Girls 455
828
Taking the number placed during the year, 225, the proportion of the sexes
was as follows :
Boys 94
Girls 131
225
Ages of Children.
The ages of the 225 children provided with homes during the year were as
follows :
Three years and under 58
Between three and .six years 43
Between six and ten years 58
Over ten years of age ^6
225
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Societies Placing Children.
Returns of children placed in foster homes were made by the following
societies. Only those children who are recorded for future supervision are given
here, omitting children over fifteen or sixteen who have been placed in situations,
and those children who have been simply transferred from one relative to
another :
Toronto 44
Ottawa 28
London 23
Owen Sound 14
Mr. Watch 13
Chatham 10
Goderich 3
Dunnville 3
Guelph 2
Hami'ton
Orillia . . .
Brockville
Brantford
Barrie . . . .
Stratford .
Peterboro'
Gait
Paris
Lindsay
Dresden
Windsor
Collingwood
St. Vincent de Paul
Belleville :
185
It should be explained, however, that in addition to the above, several of the
leading societies have aided the smaller organizations and this office in finding
homes. Notable assistance in this direction has been given by Rev. James
Lediard, agent of the County of Grey society, Rev. C. W. Watch and the
London and Guelph societies. The prospects of increased co-operative effort in
home-finding are exceedingly bright for the coming year.
Location of Children.
The counties or districts in which the children have been placed arc chiefly
as follows :
Carlton 16 Duflferin 1
Grey 15 Victoria 3
Bruce 8 Waterloo .•. 1
Brant 3 Lambton 4
Addington 1 Leeds 1
Wellington 10 Prince Edward 1
Perth 9 Essex 4
Simcoe 11
York . . .
Kent . . .
Renfrew.
Algoma
Prescott .
Oxford .
Norfolk .
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14
1
5
1
6
3
Middlesex 12
Stormont .
Grenville. .
Peterboro' .
Went worth
Durham. ..
1
2
2
3
1
23
Parry Sound 2
Ontario 4
Dundas 2
Lincoln 1
Russell 1
Haldimand 3
Northumberland 3
Lanark 1
Glengarry 1
Manitoba and the N.W. 16
Quebec 10
In shelters 15
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Replacements,,
Taking the whole number of children on the books — over eight hundred —
the number who have changed their places during the year totalled tifty-six.
The causes leading to these changes were very varied, but in the majority of
instances the chief trouble w-as simply lack of congeniality between foster parent
and child. Of the children returned, twenty-four were sent to other homes
almost immediately, while there were eight remaining in the shelters for replace-
ment when the year closed. Five children ran away from foster homes; three
were returned to their parents; three were sent to the Alexandra School for girls;
one was sent to the Victoria Industrial School; two went to the Ontario Reforma-
tor}' for bo3's, and two were sent to the Orillia Asylum for the Feeble Minded.
Ten children have gone to situations where they have become self-supporting.
Two young children were removed from the records during the year by death.
^-'c$T-<^>^ Ho^-t^ Treatment of the Childrex. S- ^/^i^i ^
A charge against the foster home plan of dealing with dependent children
that has frequently to be met is that boys and girls are apt to be over-worked
and treated with hardship and injustice. While there is certainly a danger of
this and everj'" effort should be made to prevent the occurrence of such unjustice,
I can say without hesitation that reviewing the year's work, and having before
me the reports of vi.sits made by Mrs. Harvie to over four hundred children, there
As no serious ground for complaint in this direction. It is true that the grown
children have to work both in the household and on the farm, but it is not only
reasonable but desirable that they should do so. In the majority of cases these
^children must look forward to maintain themselves by their own industry, and
among all who are engaged in philanthropic work the nnanimnns conclusion
has been arrived at that idleness is a prolific cause of crime. Where children are
regularlj^ heard from and visited, the danger of over-work is greatly minimized
and it will be found that it is the neglect of supervision that is mainly responsible
for foster parents disregarding their obligation. The more important consider-
ation is that children should receive affection and kindly sympathy, and where
the children are thoroughly satisfied and the foster parents willingly recognize
and appreciate their services, the danger is much lessened. It is where the foster
parent and child di.sagree and are not happy in their relationship that a change
is desirable. And it .should be remembered also that in a public institution
children are .subjected to rules and conditions fully as irksome and distasteful as
any work they are called upon to do in actual life. Sometimes, to judge by the
rash statements that are made, one would imagine that these children should be
brought up in idleness and luxur}- — a course of treatment which would without
doubt be to their own permanent disadvantage.
ProbaJiI_y^~tlift~~greftte2L4ifficuity that confronts the worker is to secure the
regular attendance of these children at school, but in many of the instances where
children are kept at home there arc valid reasons for so doing. In the country dis-
tricts schools are often two or three miles from the home and in stormy weatli v it
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would be unreasonable to insist upon regular attendance. In other cases children
of from ten to fourteen are so backward that they fear the ridicule of the other
children and beg to be allowed to remain at home. It must not be inferred fiom
this that the education is neglected, for there are instances where boys and girls
have gone to foster homes unable to read or write and without ever having gone
near a school-house are now sufficiently well educated for all practical purposes.
In this work every child has to be dealt with as an individual, and the home and
training adjusted as nearly as possible to actual requirements.
After all, the important consideration is that these boys and girls are growing
up strong and healthy, are fairly happy and content, and hardly one per cent, go
back to anything like the conditions from which they were first removed. The
good done is incalculable, whilst the dangers and hardships incidental to a work
of this kind are remarkably small and insignificant. This is something of which
the people of this Province have reason to be proud, and it is an encouragement
to the societies to go on with renewed earnestness in the great and important
work of home-finding.
Frequent Change not Desirable.
One disadvantage which experience reveals is that when children who have
been placed in homes become restless and dissatisfied between the age of fifteen
and seventeen, they do not mind the possibility of having to leave the foster-home,
nor do the foster-parents regard a change as a thing of very serious moment-
Where girls especially change their home at the critical age, the strong probability
is that they will not do so well afterwards. They are then too old to submit to control
or direction and going to a new home or situation do not receive the forb'^'arance
that children in their own home- surroundings would receive. Consequently the
danger is that they will not stay long in one place but drift from one home to
another, each time becoming worse off and forming no friendships that would be
of assistance to them. This, of course, is not the result in every case, but the
lesson to be learned is that all our efforts in connection with this work should be
to keep children, as far as possible, in the care of chose to whom they are bound
by all the holiest ties of human existence. There always will be instances where
no other course is open but to take over children and find adoptive homes for
them, but there should be the greatest care and thought exercised so that if
possible, the home conditions may be improved and the removal of the children
rendered unnecessary. Also, when a child is once in a foster-home it should not
be changed for any trivial reason but encouraged in every possible way to be
contented, seeking at the same time to get foster parents to remove any just
cause of complaint.
Visitor's Report.
During the year Mrs, Harvie travelled through all parts of the Province
visiting the children in their foster homes, her various tours aggregating over
six thousand miles. Her work was carefully and conscientiously performed
and constitutes one of the most advantageous features of the Children's Ai I
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system. The visits were well received by both children and foster parents, and
were, in probably every case, productive of much good. The following report
from Mr.^. Haivie will therefore be read with interest :
January 5th, 1^99.
To the Superintendent, Neglected awl Dependent Children of Ontario : y"^
Sir, — During the year just closed I have made nine extended tours through various parts
of the Province, visiting thoroughly most of the counties where the children have been placed
in foster homes.
During these trips I have seen 425 children, and have had ample opportunity to judge of
their treatment and home surroundings. To give some idea of the number of miles travelled
and the extent of country covered, I might state that to visit these children I have journeyed by
rail 4,052 miles, have driven 2,146 mUes, and have probtbly walked an additional 30 or 40
miles, makmg a total of considerably over C.dOO miles covered during the year.
In some cif the distant counties the foster homes are isolated. This is specially the case in
Parry Sound district, Muskoka, North Hastings, and the eastern counties. Have several
times driven an entire day from CO to 70 miles to make three or four visits to farms or villages
off the line of railway. Twenty miles is not an unusual distance to drive to visit one home.
In the newly settled districts it is not easy to reach the clearings, as the roads are often only a trail
through the woods. In this work one requires to be resourceful ; on the Muskoka trip alone, I
walked 20 miles to reach homes inaccessible to the ordinarj- conveyance. But it delights one's
heart to see the children growing up in these simple rural homes, happy and comparatively
innocent. My visits have all been graciously received. In no*; one instance have I been
Hnwelcome, but on the other hand have always been treated with the utmost respect and kind-
ness. I am pressed to return soon, to come and stay a week, to write and let them know when
I am coming and they will be glad to meet me at the station, etc. Indeed, I have formed many
deli-htful friendships with the foster parents of the children after becoming acquainted. The
children watch for my return visit and in wiiting always ask how soon I am coming again. The
child feels the importance of the visit from his or her own standpoint, and it strengthens in
their minds a wholesome kind of self resjject. I always endeavor to keep officialism in the back
ground, and in many homes where the children are young am only known as a friend of the
family.
The value of rhe.se visits cannot be overrated. In my estimation it is the one thing that
renders this work unique. It is a simple matter to place a child in a home, and leave him or
her to the tender mercies of the family. But it is quite a different thing to place a child
judiciciously and then visit personally once or twice a year to discover if conditions are fulfilled,
if surroundings continue good, if moral and educational life are beirg developed, etc. My first
duty is to see the foster parents and have a conversation with them, find out difficulties, faults
of child, etc. : then see the child alone, for the purpose of ascertaining if there is any complaint
of overwork, unkindness, neglect in the matter of schooling, etc. Afterwards we have an inter-
view to.<tther and the clothing, sleeping apartment, etc., are inspected when necessary, while
the appearance, manner, training and generiil sun'oundings are all matters for (juiet observation.
Sometimes this is a difficult and delicate duty to perform, as when all these details have bet n
corLsidered it may be desirable to try and correct faults in the child, or in its treatment, or both,
offer suggestions, etc Perhaps one or two illustrations will give some idea of what can be
accom|>lished in this way. This year, in my visitation, I have occasionally found children given
ut story telling, or saying bad words, or negligent willi work of house or farm, or perhap.s
trouljlesome on account of a bad or sullen temper. My custom is to talk kindly and earnestly
with then>, and in the end promise some little reward if they will improve. This has worked
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excellently well, as in almost every instance there has been improvement. On the other hand
there is occasionally some weakness or defect in the training or manner of dealing with children
by foster parents which cannot be overlooked if the child's interests are to be faithfully con
sidered. In one instance, an intelligent boy of 12 years had rmi away ;^afterwards returning)
because he did not like farm work, and thought his foster father hard. After carefully hearing
all the circumstances, I said to this lad, before his foster father, that he must never run away
again, that if he was not happy all that he required to do was to write to the Society and then
if there was sufficient reason for such a course he would be removed. Ac the same time I
assured his foster father, that, pressure of work, even though it were only a reasonable amount
of it, was not calculated to make a boy who had only a street education fond of farming. The
result is, that a few days ago -a letter was received from this boy, stating that he was getting
along well, that he liked his place, etc.
Visiting in another home, one of wealth and comfort, the foster parents of a little girl of
10 years, made several complaints as togeneral behaviour, etc. A conversation with thechildandthe
manner in which she received a motherly caress convinced me that there was alack of sympathy,
-and that no little tender attentions or endearments were interchanged. Very kindly I att' nded
to this, and inquired from the mother if she ever gave the child to understand from an aflPectionate
manner that she really loved her. The answer was, that though she had the welfare of her little
girl very near her heart, and watched over her most carefully, she did not remember ever to have
kissed her. In every respect this was a most excellent home, and after a friendly conversation
a change of treatment in this regard was agreed upon and the I'esult has so far been highly
satisfactory.
The removals have been very few, not more than half a dozen, and these not because of
cruelty or overwork, but on account of unservicable or inefficient training, uncongeniality or
incorrigibility of child, inattention to schooling, etc.
The homes I have visited are on the whole first class. Most of them are found in the
farming community, and the foster parents are thrifty, hard working people. These farmers as a
rule own their own property, occasionally the farms are rented, and specially in the newly settled
districts, others are struggling through difficulties to maintain a happy home with comfortable
surroundings. Homes of wealth however, are numerous, and in all, with few exceptions the
conditions are most favorable to the growth of the child in all those qualities which will conduce
to the making of a class of men and women much above the average in sound common sense,
morality, industry, integrity and independence.
Probably two-thirds of the children are adopted into homes where there are no children, and
are taken simply to fill a vacant place in the hearts and homes of parents — to satisfy the craving
for the love of children experienced in almost every home. In others again the children of the
household are grown up and gone, or, there are several boys and no girl, or vice versa. In these
cases there is no selfish purpose in taking the child, afi'ection and the desire for child life in the
home being the motive.
In the cases of older children the conditions are, that the child shall be sent to school if of
school age, shall be sent to S. S. and Church, and shall in every respect be treated as one of the
family, and it is the duty of the visitor to see that these conditions are observed. A few of the
young people over 16 years of age are receiving wages — of this number many are happily placed,
and are doing well, while the supervision of others is a matter of grave anxiety, and even per-
plexity, the closest watchfulness being required. In several instances young girls of seventeen
•or eighteen, have been followed from place to place, assisted with clothing when out of work
and visited once or twice a month during the entire year.
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Sincere thanks are given to the kind friends who have provided clothing for children coming
to Toronto from countrj^ districts, and also to those who so kindly contributed to the fund for
Christmas presents. About seventy-five gifts were sent to children, to whom, with the approval
of foster parents, I had specially promised a reward for the correction of some fault noted at
my visit.
A number of special investigations have been made. This is perhaps one of the most diffi
cult and responsible parts of the work. My usual plan is to make my own personal observations,
form an opinion, then consult ministers and other representative people in the community, in
support or otherwise of the conclusion reached. In every instance the result of these personal
observations has been confirmed, and the action has been in accordance with this view.
With grateful satisfaction, I allude to the fact that the oflicet"s of the various Children's
Aid Societies throughout the Province have given me able assistance, warm support and kind
attention in the prosecution of my work. This sympathy and friendly kindness has been very
helpful, indeed without it, the results could not have been so successful. The work is rapidly
developing, as will be seen by the increase of visits made during the past three years. The first
year of my appointment, sixty visits were made, the second, two hundred and fifty ; last year
four hundred and twenty-five ; these numbers do not include a second visit made to the same
child. With eight hundred names on our supervision books, over six hundred visits must be
made next year in order to meet the requirements of the work. It will be understood that
a number of the children, especially those located in towns and cities, are visited by officers of
the local Children's Aid Societies, by members of committees and other friends. Not
much regular travelling can be done in the winter months, but by devoting the time from the
end of April to the beginning of November, the ground can in all probability be well covered.
Mrs. L. J. Harvie.
Northern District.
The children placed in foster-homes in Manitoulin Island, were visited at my
request by Eev. Jas. Lediard, of Owen Sound in June, 1898. In order to visit,
fifteen children he travelled 667 miles, and was occupied in this work fifteen
days, Owing to the fact that the country was but partially opened up, travel
was exceedingly difficult, — many of the roads being mere trails through the
woods and over rocks. Ma. Lediard submitted a detailed account concerning
each child. These were very satisfactory. All the children were found in the
best of health and in the homes of respectable thrifty farmers, receiving all the
care and attention of own children. A reported case of harsh treatment that
was investigated during this trip was found to be without any foundation what-
ever, the boy being quite happy and the foster-parents exceedingly fond of him.
One child was complained of as being very wayward, while in another case a
little ^irl was reported to be mentally dull and making absolutely no progress
at school. In other instances the happiest conditions prevailed, both children
and foster-parents being mutually pleased with and agreeable to each other.
Homes Available.
Many more children could be placed in foster homes if additional time and "
trouble were given to this branch. The difficulty is that often when persons
apply the exact child they require is not on hand and in a few weeks the desire
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to have a child passes away and thus a home is lost. There are those also who
have a longing for a child but who seldom make a real effort to obtain one.
Such persons have to be sought out and their interest awakened in the good
work they might do in providing for a little boy or girl. The field is practically
illimitable and a notable thing is that some of the very best homes are those that
have to be sought after and followed up until a child is actually transferred.
Children sent to the Northwest.
Several child-saving agencies of Ontario have from time to time sent children
to the Northwest in the hope that removal from former surroundings and un-
worthy relatives would ensure brighter prospects for their future. The number
has continued to increase, until there is at the present time a record of from
seventy-five to 100 of these boys and girls who have been sent to the newer Pro-
vince from Ontario within five years. The question arose as to how these children •
could be best supervised. Owing to the fact that the country is new and settle-
ment scattered, the children are spread over an area of probably 2.000 miles, thus
rendering it exceedingly difficult to arrange a system of personal visitation. There
is also the danger that in a new country where civilization is only beginning to
pioneer its way, the children may not have the opportunities for education and
moral instruction that they would in an older country, and that, in addition, they
might be required to perform work beyond their age or strength. But more
important than all these objections, it was held by the Hon. Mr. Davis, the Min-
ister in charge of this Department that the sending of so many children away to
other Provinces was a direct loss to Ontario, since these children, if placed out
here, would probably grow up to become members of the various communities
and a consequent source of wealth to the country. While in exceptional cases
it would be allowable to send a child outside the Province, still, as a general
rule, the Government wished to urge upon the philanthropic organizations interested
the desirability of placing children in Ontario, since there is admittedly a larger
demand for such children than it has hitherto been possible to supply.
The following letter was therefore sent to some of the Societies as indicative
of the policy the Government would be pleased to see pursued :
Parliament Buildings, Toronto.
July 6th, 1898.
Dear Sir : — I am requested by the Provincial Secretary to write to the
various child-saving agencies of the Province, pointing out the desirability of
placing children in ioster-homes or situations in Ontario in preference to any other
Province, fn addition to the difficulty of properly supervising the children sent
out of Ontario, there is a direct loss to this Pruvince of children, who on attaining
their majority, would constitute the country's most valuable asset. There is a
very large demand in Ontario for boys and girls, as is evidenced by the fact that
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the British agencies have no difficulty in providing homes foi over 1,000 children
each year, and in nearly every instance the applicants would prefer native -bom
children. There may be special circumstances that might render it desirable or
permissible that a child should be placed outside the Province. In such cases a
comaiunication of the particular circumstances should be made to this office and
a certificate of approval would be issued.
Sincerely Yours,
J. J. KELSO.
IN the following pages will be found extended references to the work of the
Children's Aid Societies, the Industrial Schools, and the Juvenile Immigra-
tion Societies ; but before closing I would take the liberty of again empha-
sizing the value and importance of this work as a great public undertaking. It
is worthy of the support and confidence of all classes, and if given a little more
financial support than it has yet received, would accomplish untold good and at
the same time reduce the heavy expenditure for maintaining the thousands of
w^retched and depraved people who through early neglect are now tilling our
public institutions. There are County Councils at present spending thousands a
of dollars to erect poor houses who grudge SlO to pay the expense of looking
after a neglected child, and who only pay when their legal liability is made clear;^
and w^ealthy men who contribute nothing to their local Children's Aid Society
while liberally helping many other movements less useful in their character.
This must all be changed or else child protection work will only continue to
work along the outer edge of a great evil without being able to effect any radical
change or improvement. With a union of forces and the necessary funds to
sustain the work, a definite good can be achieved, and thousands of young lives
helped in the direction of useful and happy careers. Let us hope that the coming
year will see an advance all along the line, and many new friends gained to the
children's cause.
Note. — A pamphlet giving the laws of Ontario dealing with Children's Aid
Societies, Industrial Schools, Protection, of Infant Life and Juvenile Immigration
can be obtained free on application.
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THE YEAR'S WORK
OF THE VAUIOUS
CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETIES.
The following extracts from the annual reports of the various Children's Aid
Societies— thirty-three in number — will give some information concerning the
good work which those organizations are accomplishing both for the unfortunate
children whom they aid and the Province generally. A greater part of the work
of a Children's Aid Society must always remain unchronicled as it is preventive
in character and cannot be reduced to statistics. ISot long ago when visiting a
town to assist in organizing a branch society a woman came along and offered to
sober up and lead a moral life if the movement to form a Society were dropped.
She had a little girl and was fully convinced that her profligate life had led to the
meeting being called. An almost similar case occurred in a western town where
a man who for years had been a bar-room loafer, living on the earnings of a long-
suffering wife, went to work and supported his children the next day after a
society was formed. Children who have been begging on the streets day after
day for years have suddenly stopped their appeals when the parents have read in
the papers of the new society, and some degree of cleanliness and decency have
been introduced into homes that were foul and corrupt before. To know what
the home life has been it is only necessary to hear the language and witness the
actions of some of the children when first taken to the shelter. One boy of six
who knew nothing else, could use the most dreadful profanity with perfect ease
while girls of eight and ten have displayed a familiar knowledge of immorality
simply astonishing to the good women who subsequently took them in hand. A
most surprising thing too, has been the number of children of advanced school
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ao-e who were unable to read or write, who had never said a prayer, and who had
never received any of the ordinary moral instruction which is supposed to be
given to all children. These are the children, who grown to manhood and woman-
bood, make our prisons and refuges so necessary, and if a Children's Aid Society
can lay kindly hands on them before it is too late and turn their feet into paths of
usefulness and honor — surely they are doing a work for the whole community
worthy of the highest praise ! But the support given to these societies in the
past has been merely words. In no instance does a Children's Aid Society receive
adequate support, while in several places the work has had to be given up entirely
because sufficient mone}'^ was not contributed to pay expenses. In one town
where a splendid work for neglected children is possible, thousands of dollars
have been sent away to heathen lands, while the contributions of the public to
the Children's Aid Society totalled Sll for the year and the secretary has had to
pay the bills out of his own pocket. There are many good people ready to direct
a work of this kind, but if the money is not forthcoming and they cannot support
an agent they are apt to grow discouraged and give up altogether, turning their
attention to other movements that are more popularly supported. Without a
fair amount of money this work cannot be developed, nor its possibilities revealed,
and if a few wealthy men would come to the aid of their local Children's Aid
Society a beautiful, economical and permanent work for homeless and destitute
childi'en would reward their enterprise. These societies receive no government
grant and they are the only philanthropic organizations that are not thus endowed.
To those who are engaged in the actual work of child-rescue it is gratifying to
observe how quickly neglected children respond to good influences. After a
thorough washing, some new clothes, a few. smiles and kind w^ords, they throw
aside their foul conversation, their lies and their bad habits, and develop a new
life with amazing rapidity. The fact is that to the majority of these children a
pure and decent life is more congenial than vice and filth, and the failures are in
nearly eveiy case among those who have got too old and too settled in their ways
to be influenced by kindness and good example. The}' do not pine as many
would suppose for former friends and surroundings, but often .shudder and cry
when the possibility of a return to former conditions is hinted at. Several sur-
prising instances have occurred lately where children have strongly rebelled
against going back to relatives, thus disproving the popular theory that the blood
relationship will always rise superior to other attachments.
TORONTO.
As in past years the printed report of the Toronto Society is a thoroughly
creditable production, showing a year of useful and beneficent work and outlin-j
ing clearly the mission of the organization. The society 's greatest need at present
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is a suitable building in which to carry on its varied branches of work for chil-
■dren. Dealing as it does with neglected and destitute children, unclean in mind
and body ; with temporarily homeless but respectably brought up children ; with
sick and delicate children ; with truant and police court cases of all ages and
dispositions, it must be apparent to everyone that to secure proper separation and
to enable the work to be carried on to the greatest advantage, a specially designed
building is a necessity. Of all the public institutions of Toronto there is none
■capable of greater good to the community than the Children's Shelter, and no
money can be spent more wisely than in providing the society with a well-equip-
ped building. Owing to the fact that the Ontario Legislature was so closely
identified with the legislation governing the society's work, there seems to be a
vague impression on the part of the general public that in some way government
funds are provided for the work. This is the greatest mistake imaginable, and
the society was quite justified in making the following statement in its report :
" In order to remove a misunderstanding which seems to exist in regard to
the relation between the Provincial Department of Neglected and Dependent
Children and the society, it will be well to explain that the society is a body
independent of the Department, and does not receive a Government grant. ^ The
relation of the Department to this and to all children's aid societies in the Province
of Ontario is merely supervisory. It is the duty of this society to attend to all
matters concerning neglected and dependent children coming under the provisions
of the " Children's Protection Act " of Ontario and Criminal Code of Canada,
within .he corporate limits of the Citv of Toronto. It has no power to go beyond
those li aits ; but from the very nature of city work, as so many families are con-
stantly 3oming from other parts of the country to live in the city, the work done
may be said to be of a character which affects the whole Province. This is still
more apparent when the society's work of placing children in foster homes by
preference outside of the city — is taken into account."
Di ring the past five years the children's aid societies have received no finan-
cial aid from the Government, the aim being to encourage the mumcipairtiesand
private benevolence to support this laudable work. The Children's Aid Society
is almost the only charitable oroauization in Toronto that does not receive a
Government grant, but it is hoped that this will be more than made up by the
generosity of wealthy friends of homeless or neglected children.
The branches of work included und^r the operations of the society are o-iven
as follows : — v ^
" Firfit : To attend the trial of all children under sixteen years of ao-e in the
police court — which always takes place in private — and, as far as possible, by
\Si investigation of the home life of the children concerned, to assist the magistrate
in determining what is to be done with them. In order that this be done thoroughly,
remands are frequently made, and, when it is deemed necessary, the children, dur-
ing the remand, are sent to the shelter, and not to the jail as formerly.
" Second : To receive complaints of alleged cruelty to children or neglect of
C^ children and investigate these, and also look into cases where the destitution of
parents makes it necessary to take action. In the cases of neglect and cruelty,
if frequent remonstrance and warnings do not lead the parents to mend their
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ways, information is laid, and they are brought into the police court, and the case
is dealt with according to its merits, and when other means fail, the children are
taken — it may be for a time or altogether — to be placed in other and better homes,,
where they will have a chance to grow up to be respectable citizens. The trials, it
will be seen, do not always result in the children being taken f I'om the parents, but
in such cases they serve as warnings.
" Third : To receive children at the shelter from parents who are unable to
control their offspring, and also — from the truant officers — those who have become
J confirmed truants and incorrigible. A short term of kindly but firm discipline
often results in their going back to their homes to be a comfort, instead of a trial,
to their parents.
" Fourth : To receive children by transfer from institutions — under a pro-
7 vision of the Ontario Act which makes this possible — and from parents, who for
good cause, may find it necessary to give their children up with a view of finding
homes of adoption for them
" Fifth : Under section 26 of the '• Maternity Boarding Houses " Act — on
notice from the Medical Health Officer — to pass upon all adoptions from maternity
J house's. Without the society's approval of the homes chosen, the infants cannot
be placed out. The carrying out of the provisions of the Act, when passed as a
by-law in a municipality, rests with the Medical Health Officer and its enforcement
in the city has already worked a great change for tbe better, both as to maternity
houses and baby-farras.
I " Sixth : To seek for and carefully select good foster homes for the children
becominor its wards. On rare occasions troubles occur on account of the unsuita-
bility of a home, but rnore often it comes through the unruliness of the child than
because of the unkindness of the foster parents.
" Seventh : To co-operate with other institutions, both at home and abroad,
for the help and protection of children."
The tabular statements show that during the year the number of complaints
and enquiries dealt with by the officers numbered 1,306 ; of which 878 were cases
coming up in the children's court and 428 cases reported at the office. These
included complaints concerning drunken homes, children begging, petty offences,
etc., and were disposed of as the varied circumstances suggested. During the
year foster homes were provided for fifty-four children, making a total in foster
homes since the society was organized of 199.
Sixty-seven children, instead of being taken to the cells on arrest, as was
formerly done, were brought to the shelter and taken from there to the children's
court. Ninety-eight children, instead of being sent to jail while on remand, were
sent to the shelter, where they were saved the disgrace that inevitably attaches
to a prison.
" It is to be hoped that this feature of the report will be an encouragement
to children's aid societies throughout the Province, and societies dealing with
children throughout the Dominion, to open shelters. Hitherto Toronto seems to
be the only place in the Dominion where the provisions of the Criminal Code
amendment have been taken up, which enacts that 'the trials of young persons
aj)parently under the age of sixteen years .shall take place without publicity, and
separately and apart from the trials of other accused persons, and at suitable
times to be designated and appointed for that purpose ; ' and that such young
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persons ' arrested on warrant, or committed to custody at any stage of a prelimin-
ary enquiry into a charge for an indictable offence, or committed to custody at any
stage of a trial, either for an indictable offence or for an offence punishable on
summary conviction, or committed to custody after trial, but before imprisonment
under sentence, shall be kept in custody separate from older persons charged with
criminal offences and separate from all persons undergoing sentence of imprison -
mt nt, and shall not be confined in lock-ups or police stations with older persons
charged with criminal offences or with ordinary criminals.'
" Without a shelter, it will be seen by the figures referred to in the above
table, that the carrying out of the provisions of this amendment would be impos-
sible. The municipal councils would soon find, as the city council of Toronto haa
found, that a liberal grant towards the maintenance of such a shelter would be
true economy." y
The society's income for the year amounted to $6,716.26, made up largely of
the city grant of $3,500; general subscriptions, $1,904 ; sabbafh schools, $536 »
and collecting boxes $474.
The oflScers of the society are :
President : J. K. Macdonald.
Vice-Presidents : Wm. Oldright, M.D., W. Harley Smith, M.D., R. S. Baird
H. R. Frankland.
Treasurer : A. M. Campbell, room 25 Confederation Life Building.
Secretary : J. Stuart Coleman.
Agent : John J. Graham.
Hon. Solicitor : W. B. Raymond.
Commiftee : Messrs. C. P. Smith, Robert Hall, C. J. Atkinson, Rev. P. Cliftoa
Parker, T. Millman, M.D., Rev. E. T. Fox, E. F. Clarke, C. D. Daniel, James Massie,
James Scott, Mrs. Wm. Oldright, Mrs. J. J. Follett, Mrs. J. K. Macdonald Mrs.
John T. Davidson, Mrs. C. E. Bateman, Mrs. S. G. Smith, Mrs. James Carlyle, Mrs.
C. C. VanNorman, Mrs. James Ryrie, Miss Wai-drop, Mrs. Eldridge Stanton, Mrs.
John Lillie.
Superintender.t oj shelter: Mr. Samuel Wotton.
Matron and chief nurse : Miss Anna Gordon.
Address, Ofhce, Confederation Building; shelter, 135 Adelaide street east,
Toronto.
St. Vincent de Paul Society.
A report of the year's work of the St. Vincent de Paul Children's Aid
Society of Toronto has been furnished me by the agent, Mr. P. Hynes. It states
that during the year 298 cases were brought to the notice of the Society. Of
these 165 were children appearing in the Children's Court, and 133 complaints
made at the Society's office. The Children's Court cases were decided as follows :
Thirteen lads were committed to the St. John's Industrial School ; two to the
Ontario Reformatory for Boys ; two to the Mercer Reformatory ; six to the Good
Shepherd's Reformatory ; five to the gaol ; four were made wards of the Society ;
fourteen were discharged, and in seventeen cases the parents were fined. Ninety-
three of the children were taken to the Shelter for short periods, and afterwards
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allowed to return to their homes. A most important and valuable work was that
done in connection with the complaints made at the otfice. By interviewing the
parents and reasoning with the children themselves, much good had been brought
about, and the necessity for further action obviated. The City Grant of $500,
supplemented by private contributions, had enabled the Society to carry on the
work without serious loss. A change made during the year was the sending of
the older and more hardened boys to the St. John's Industrial School for short
•detention pending enquiry into their home surroundings. Very pleasing reports
have been received from the wards of the Society who have been placed in
foster-homes in previous years. During the past year the work in the direction
of finding homes for children has been very limited and some advance will
probably be made in the coming year.
The officers are : —
Patron : Very Rev. J. J. McCann, V.G., Administrator of the Arch. Diocese
of Toronto.
President : Reniy Elmsley, Esq.
Vice Presidents : J. J. Murphy, Thomas Long, Dr. Wallace, Alderman
William Burns.
Treasurer and Solicitor : Hugh T. Kelly.
Secretaries : Alex. Macdonnell, W. T. Kernahan.
Assistant Secretary and Agent : P. Hynes.
Advisory Board : The President, Hugh T. Kelly, Matthew O'Connor,
P. Hynes.
Committee : Hugh Ryan, Eugene O'Keefe, Matthew O'Connor, Lawrence
Oosgrave, Daniel Miller, Martin J. Burns, T. K. HafFey, John Rodgers, J. W.
Mallon ; Mrs. Remy Elmsley, Mrs. W. T. Murray, Mrs. W. O'Connor, Mrs. P.
Hynes, Mrs. Trowman, Mrs. Madden, Mis. B. B. Hughes ; Miss Mary Foy, Miss
S. Walsh, Mi.ss H. Murphy, Miss M. Macdonell.
HAMILTON.
The last annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Hamilton was held
on the evening of May 10, 1898. Mr. Adam Brown presided and stated that the
work of the society was growing steadily, and its value and importance to the
comnmnity was becoming better understood and recognized. The report showed
that during the year nine regular meetings had been held and twenty-seven
serious complaints of neglect of children had been investigated. In some cases
the children had been temporarily taken charge of, while in others the parents
were warned that the children would require to be better looked after. The pre-
vailing cause of neglect was found to be drunkenness and laziness on the part of
parents, with Iheir attendant evils of dirt, disorder, lack of control and non-
attendance at school. About thirty homeless children had been sent to foster-
homes, eighteen of whom were girls. Six children were returned as unsuitable'
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but in the majority of cases other homes were found without difficulty. One boy
had to be sent to the Reformatory, while another ran away from his foster-home.
During the year seventy-six applications had been received for children and the
society found very little difficulty in suitably providing homes for the children
ready to go out. The society had been working in co-operation with the chari-
table institutions of the city and had found homes for six children from the
Infant's Home and four girls from the Girl's Home. Quite a number of children
had been stopped begging on the streets and a marked improvement had taken
place in this respect. The Secretary of the society had given valuable assistance-
at all times to the municipal authorities and charitable institutions in providing
for neglected and dependent children.
Addresses commending the work to tne liberality ot the citizens were made
by Mrs. Harvie of the Provincial office, Hon. J. M. Gibson, Rev. J. L. Gilmourj,
Rev. Father Brady, and Mr. W. H. Wardrope.
The agent and secretaiy, Mr. Wm. Hunter, reports that since the last meet-
ing in May. there have been three regular business meetings held. It was decided
that during the holiday season no meetings should be held. Thirty-one neglected
children have been dealt with, five of whom have been taken possession of by the
society. Amongst other cases he cites one case of a woman who kept a disor-
derly house frequented by all sorts of drunken characters. An order was^
obtained for the custody of her two little children who were left to wander about
day and night uncared for, the mother being drunk all the time. In another
instance where owing to drunkenness the father made no effort to provide for his
family, the society took care of two little children. Another case cited is on&
where the mother was a drunkard for years and her two children were allowed
to wander all over the town dependent on the neighbors and kind friends for
food and oftentimes for .shelter for the night. These children were taken charge
of. Eight children have been placed out in foster-homes and One incorrigible
boy had been placed in the House of Providence. The report further states that
there is no case of a neglected child coming within the knowledge of the society
in which suitable action is not taken.
The officers of the society are :
President : Adam Brown,
Vice-Presidents : Col. Moore, W. H. Wardrope, P. D. Crerar and Dr. O'Rielly.
Secretary and Agent : W. Hunter.
Treasurer : J. M. Burns.
Executive Committee : Rev. Thomas Geoghegan, Dr. Rennie, Col. McLaren,
Senator Sanford, George Rutherford, Hon. J. M. Gibson, ex-Mayor Colquhoun, J. F.
Scriven, Mesdames Billings, Evans, Urquhart, Stewart, Lucas, Beasley, Gibson^
Malloch, Misses Law .son and Duff.
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GUELPH.
The Humane and Children's Aid Society of Guelph has been steadily increas-
ing its sphere of usefulness during the past year. The annual meeting which
was held on the evening of October 25, 1898, was well attended and the audience
was representative of the best elements of the city. Addresses were given by
Mr. Adam Brown of Hamilton, and Mrs. Harvie of Toronto.
The report of the executive presented by the secretary, Mr, J. Sharpe, stated
that nine children had been removed from very miserable and degraded sur-
roundings and placed for a time in the Shelter, some of them afterwards being
provided with foster homes. Efforts had been made to increase the knowledge
of the society's mission, and in addition to a series of magic lantern lectures some
two thousand pamphlets had been distributed giving information concerning
humane work. Great difficulty had been experienced in knowing how best to
<ieal with wayward boys between the age of ten and fourteen. It was impossible
to send all these lads to public institutions and it was regarded as extremely
■dangerous to accustom them to the jail. The committee thought that power
should be given to the Courts to order that young lads guilty of acts of vandal-
ism, stealing, etc., should be punished by whipping, which was both an expedi-
tious and efficacious remedy.
The Shelter on Watei'loo avenue had been very successfully managed by
Mrs. McRobbie, and the children sent there had been placed at once under the
best of influence. Twelve cases of neglect and cruelty to children had been dealt
with and several cases had bef^n brought before the Magistrate for his decision.
The total receipts for the year amounted to $226. Of this $121 had been con-
tributed by the City Council, $23 by the Fergus Council and $48 by private
contributions. This sum had not been sufficient to meet the necessary expense
and much that was pos.sible had to be left undone owing to the lack of financial
support.
The officers elected were as follows :
Presiden E. R. Bollert.
Fir.st Vice-President : Mrs. Thomas Goldie.
Second Vice-President : F. W. Galbraith.
Secretary -Treasurer : Joseph Sharpe, Business College.
Committee : Mrs. J. C. Chad wick, Mrs. Keleher, Mrs. Rowell, Mrs. Foster,
Mrs. (Rev.) J. C. Smith, Mrs. Howitt, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Elliott)
Mrs Raymond, Mi.ss Robertson, Girdwood, Miss Masters, Messrs. A. F. H. Jones,
Alex. Stewart, M. O'Connor, Dr. Brock, Lieut.-Col. Higinbotham, Capt. Clark,
T. J. Col well, and the resident ministers of the city.
About the time of the annual meeting the Guelph Mercury published an
editorial as follows :
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" The work carried on by the Guelph Humane and Children's Aid Society is
one of the great humanitarian agencies of the present, and will be the greatest
humanitarian acrency of the future. To care for the aged and the sick is a great
work ; to care for the neg.ected child is a greater work. To save the heathen in
foreign lands is a noble work ; to save the heathen in our own land is a nobler
work, because it means close and personal contact and greater self-sacrifice.
Benevolence at long range is good, but benevolence at short range is better. The
Ouelph Humane Society, is lifting children out of the evil of bad surroundings
and it is giving them a chance in good homes, to overcome the vicious hereditary
tendencies to which they, through no fault of their own are born. The principle
of Children's Aid work is that the big home, or charitable institution, does not
afford children the natural surroundings that a family, or foster home, does to
train them for a decent living. Its work is therefore to give the neglected child,
born to vicious habits and surroundings, a fair opportunity, in a suitable family
home, to avoid being carried down to crime by its inherited tendencies. Save
the children and your criminals will grow less. Put the money into child-saving
and the cost of prisons will become lighter."
STRATFORD.
The annual meeting of the Perth Humane Society was held on the evening
of September 20th. Combined with it was a concert and magic lantern enter-
tainment, illustrating the Society's work. The program was so varied and the
meeting was advertised so extensively, that the skating hall in which it was held
was crowded to the door, fully sixteen hundred persons being present including
many children. Mr. John Read, president of the Society, occupied the chair, and
with him on the platform were Mayor O'Donohue, Mr. J. J. Kelso, of Toronto,
Mr. William Buckingham, James O'Loane, Police Magistrate, and Mr. Batter-
shall.
The report of the agent of the Society showed that during the year numer-
ous warnings had been given to tobacconists and hotel keepers against selling
tobacco or liquor to boys. Further warnings were sent to twelve different
parties who were charged with sending their children begging and otherwise
depriving them of their proper training. Two children were placed under the
guardianship of the Society by the magistrate, and during the year seven child-
ren were provided with foster homes. Much good has been accomplished by the
warning notice and also by assisting poor families to properly look after their
children. Owing to the presence of the Society cases of extreme neglect or ill-
treatment of children are becoming rare.
An interesting report on Band of Mercy work was presented showing how
children in the schools could be interested in doing good to others.
Mr. Buckingham reported that Mr. Battershall, who a year ago made the
Society a gift of $500, had again made the Society a gift of .$ 100 toward provid-
ing clothing for children in poor families. These gifts had been much appre-
ciated and had enabled the Society to greatly extend its usefulness. During the
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evening a presentation was made to Miss R. McKenzie, the indefatigable secretary
of the Society, who, unfortunately for the Society, was about to move to Toronto.
The officers elected for the year were as follows :
President : John Read.
Vice-Presidents : Mrs. J. H. Nasmyth, Peter Dierlamm, Mrs. Hyslop.
Secretary : Miss A. Wells.
Hon. Solicitor : J. J. Coughlin.
Hon. Treasurer : W. J. Ferguson.
Ladies Council : Mesdames Iddington, Fraser, J. H. Nasmyth, Hyde M-
Smith Colvin, W. S. Dingman, O'Connor, T. Trow, Hyslop, Megan, Brooker, (Dr.)
Smith and Buckingham, (Col.) Smith and Buckingham, Misses J. Ballantyne, B.
Hyde, L. Searth, A. Wells, and Forman.
Gentlemen's Council : Messrs. Wm. Buckiagham, James O'Loane, W. J.
Ferguson, Dr. Steel, V. S., Duncan Stewart, J. Iddington, Q.C., J. H. Nasmyth,
J. J. Coughlin, George Durst, Dr. Dunsmore, Dr. Clarke, V.S., W. C. Myers, D.
Duggan, J. Russell Stuart, Wm. Battershall, Wm. Farrow, S. B. Webb, A.
Waddell.
OWEN SOUND AND GREY COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Owen Sound and Grey
County was held on the evening of November 4th, 1898. Mr. John Armstrong-
presided, and among those who addressed the large gathering wore Judge Creasor,
J. J. Kelso of Toronto, George M. Boyd, M.P.P., Rev. Dr. Somerville, Rev. Mr.
Morton and James Lediard. The Board of Management reported as follows :
It is pleasant to be able to report another year of harmonious and successful
labor and that the Society and its work are in a most satisfactory condition.
What the ultimate effect of the year's efforts may be must be left with Him who
alone knows the end from the beginning. The Society strives to discharge its
duties, leaving results with an all wise Providence. However, the board of man-
agers are conscious of this, that during the year now closed several young
souls have been rescued from evil surroundings and placed in homes where they
will have an opportunity of building up noble lives, and of fitting themselves to
discharge the duties of intelligent Christian citizenship.
As the Society becomes more widely known the calls for help become more
varied and frequent, so that the demands upon the time and attention of our
agent, Mr. Lediard, are now almost continuous.
As will be seen from his report the Society has dealt with seventy-three cases
during the year. Forty children have been admitted to the Society's Shelter,
twenty -seven children have been placed in foster homes, and four childr- n have
been committed to some public reformatory or institution as incorrigibles, while
two children have been committed to asylums owing to mental defect, and the
officers are pleased to say that there are none of the Society's wards now in the
shelter.
Some peculiar features of this child-rescue work come under the observation
of b ^ officers of the Society frequentlv.
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First. — The very early age at which a child may manifest the most vicious
and depraved habits.
Second. — The very great difficulty in getting a child who has been an inmate
of a public institution reconciled to become a member of a quiet rural family.
Third. — The paramount importance of constant and careful supervision of
children in foster homes.
The report of Mr. Lediard will set forth very clearly the onerous duties
which he has so satisfactorily discharged this year. The officers regret the loss of
the services of Mr. Shouldice, the town agent, he having retired from the police
force of the town. During the year Mrs. Herald, matron of the shelter, left
town, and Mrs. Brown was appointed as her successor and has satisfactorily dis-
charged her duties.
The treasurer's report submitted herewith shows the Society's finances to be
in a most satisfactory condition. The total receipts for the year were $658.04,
total payments, $494.80, leaving a balance on hand of $163.24.
Agent's Report.
The agent of the society, Mr. Lediard in the course of a very interesting report
said :
The number of cases coming under my notice and calling for attendance at
the various police and other courts is larger than any previous year. In January
I found four children in a state of great destitution and in very dissolute surround-
ings, with neither fire nor food in the place. They were very scantily clad and
in a filthy condition. The father had deserted them and the mother was absent
enjoying herself in her own wa}^ without care or thought of the poor children.
I laid an information charging neglect, and the children were committed to the
Society's care. They are all placed in foster homes and doing well.
In April I was under the painful necessity of proceeding against an aged
man for the abduction of one of our wards, a young girl of about 14 years of age
professing to have had authority from your agent to remove the child from he '
foster home. He was allowed to carry her away, which he did in the dead o^
night, and returned her to her very dissolute and abandoned mother from wher
she had been taken. Whatever moral benefit the child had received was more
than lost as the result of her intercourse with her mother, and on her return her
depravity was so great that it was found impossible to place her in a home, and
your agent secured her committal to the Industrial School for Girls. The trial of
the prisoner who removed her from the foster home in which she had been
placed, took place at the June sessions, The jury returned a verdict of guilty,
but owing to the age and feebleness of the accused, he was allowed to go on
suspended sentence, giving bonds in $200 for better behavior in the future. The
effect of the trial and the publicity given this matter did much to impress the
public mind with the rights of the Society over their wards, and the serious con-
sequences likely to follow any interference with them.
In May, at the request of the County Judge, I attended the trial of a boy
charged with stealing. It was thought best by the Judge to give the boy a
chance to redeem himself and I placed him in a good foster home, but he soon fell
into more serious crime and it was necessary to send him to the Industrial School
for incorrigible boys.
In June a boy came to me asking shelter. He was in rags, filthy and covered
with sores. He was received at the Shelter, nursed and cared for. His case was
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laid before the Magistrate, and he became a ward of the Society. He is doing
well and earning his living, and although not very smart, is a new boy.
In October a young girl applied to me for protection from her father, and a
complaint has been laid and a warrant charging him with a serious crime is out
for his arrest.
My attention has also been called to the neglected condition of two little girls
in the south of the County, and after investigation, a complaint was laid, but was
afterwards withdrawn from the difficulty of getting evidence to commit, the un-
willingness to testif}' on the part of neighbors being the cause of failure. The wit-
nesses feared the destruction of their property. The children are twolittlegirls aged
respectively 4 and 8 years. They are ragged and filthy in the extreme and I trust
we shall yet be able to remove them from their present miserable surroundings
In all I have attended 15 cases in the Courts this year.
Complaints leading to investigations have been numerous this year, both in
the town and in the countj^ gross immorality amongst children in the county,
smoking of cigarettes by small boys in town, neglect of school, begging in the
streets, insubordination, and the like. By warnings, by appeals to parents, by
threatening to prosecute, and by advice and counsel, a good eff'ect has been pro-
duced in most cases, especially in the case of the immoral conduct of children
mentioned.
My visiting this year has been specially satisfactory. In June I paid my
annual visit to the children on Manitoulin Island, some twenty in number, andl take
pleasure in saying that there is not a poor home or discontented child on the
Island. The foster parents are all in good circumstances and the children giving
satisfaction. Only to-day I have received several letters speaking highly of the
children, and there are homes still awaiting when I can find suitable childi'en to
fill them.
In this county I have also visited many of the children. In the northern
part of the county I had the pleasure of visiting in company with Mrs. Harvie
the Government's Lady Vl.sitor. The christian tact and thoroughness shown in
her work is beyond all praise, and its beneficial effect on foster parents and children
cannot be overestimated.
A fact in this connection I would like to fix. in your minds is that in all our
work here we have never had a case of unkind treatment by foster parents ; no
such thing is known to us, and out of about 100 children whom your agent has
at one time or another visited we have not more than about 8 children who give
as any real trouble, and much of this is the result of dullness rather than wicked-
ness.
During the year two girls and two boys had lo be dealt with somewhat
severely. The girls were wayward and disposed to immorality, and consequently
had to be removed from their homes, and are at present in the Industrial School
for girls. The boys were selfwilled, idle, and frequently running away. They
have both been placed in the Industrial School for boys. I can assure you that
it is the most painful duty I have in connection with this work, when, after
repeated trials, or the exercise of much patience, it is necessary to so deal with a
child. I am thankful that it does not often occur.
Changes of circumstances on the part of the foster parents, friction in the
home, or the unsatisfactory conduct of the child, has led to replacements in four
cases during the year.
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The number of homes offered for neglected children is on the increase, and
there are more applications than we have children to place in them. A goodly
number have been placed in homes this year for the Provincial Superintendent,
Mr. J. J. Kelso, who is with us to-night.
^^The number of children placed in homes by the society this year is the
highest yet — 27 having been placed. The record stands as follows :
1895 4 children placed in homes,
1896 8
1897 24
1898 27
Making a total of sixty children, taken mostly out of circumstances of poverty
vice and crime, and placed in Christian and pure surroundings and given a chance
to grow up a credit and blessing to the community. Who can forsee the results ?
The officers of the society are :
President : John Armstrong.
First Vice-President ; Rev. A. Brown.
Second Vice-President M. Forhan.
Treasurer : Sheriff Moore.
Secretary : A. E. Trout.
General Agent : Rev. James Lcdiard.
Homes Committee : Mesdames D. A. Creasor, Bridgewater, J. W. Frost, M
Oalbraith, D. R. Dobie, Drs. Gray and Cameron, Messrs. A. M. Anderson, R. B.
Miller, D. G. Shouldice, J. C. Ryan and Rev. R. Rogers.
Skelter Coiowiittee : Mesdames C. A. Fleming, J. Brebner, R. B. Miller, W. J.
Shean and Dr. Gray.
COLLINGWOOD.
A branch society has been organized in Collingwood and a good deal of work
has been accomplished in co-operation with the County of Grey. Rev. James
Lediard, of Owen Sound, has visited Collingwood on several occasions in the
interest of the work and I have also given an address during the year outlining
the work of such organizations. The officers are as follows : —
President : W. A. Grieves.
Vice-President : M. S. Begg ; Mrs. McCraney.
Secreta.ry : E. Ward.
Treasurer : Mrs. Berniard
OTTAWA.
One of the progressive organizations of the province is the Children's Aid
Society of Ottawa, which has made steady advance during the past year, and is
recognized as one of the city's most useful philanthropic organizations. At the
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annual meeting held in October last, the secretary and agent, Mr. John Keane^
gave the following information in his report of the year's work :
During that time we have taken in charge 46 children. Of these 20 have
been committed regularly by the presiding judge ; 8 have been voluntarily trans-
ferred to us by their parents or guardians and 3 have themselves claimed the pro-
tection of the society. 7 were returned to their parents by the order of the judge,
(of these last, two were retaken and committed) and 9 are awaiting legal action.
The number of children in the difierent homes are now as follows : St.
Joseph's Orphanage, 6 with 1 committed ; St. Patrick's Asylum, 9 with 6 com-
mitted : Elgin St. Home, 5 with 5 committed ; Rescue Home, 3 with 3 committed ^
House of Bethlehem, 2 with 1 committed.
There are thus some 16 awaiting homes, 3 of the children committed are on
the express understanding that if their parents live a better life in the near future,
they are to be given back to them, leaving 18 immediately available for placing^
out. 25 have been placed out in good homes and 2 cases are at present pending.
9 children are now awaiting legal action before the judge. During the year,
two children were irregularly taken possession of by their mother ; 1 escaped
from the home ; 1 was placed with its parents on probation, and 1 died.
A very large number of families was visited during the year to urge upon
the parents the desirability of greater diligence in looking after the children,
when complaints were made as to their being neglected. Whilst it is to be regret-
ted that in too many instances this did not seem to have much effect, yet on the
other hand, quite a number were influenced in the right direction and the lives
of the children rendered more tolerable by the fear that possibly they would be
taken from their parents. The official notices still have a good effect when
judiciously used.
Five children had to be brought back from their homes after being placed
out, four because of the prolonged serious illness of their foster-parents and one
because he was too young. Two of these were replaced in good families and
another is on the eve of being placed in a good home.
Daring the year Mrs. Harvie, the Provincial visitor made a visit to this
district and reported on quite a number of the foster homes where our children
are placed. The report was of a highly favorable character and speaks volumes
for the care with which a selection is made.
Blank forms and a new register have been prepared to assist in keeping a
correct record of the children under our care as well as to facilitate the placing
of children in approved homes.
Our President during the year has on two occasions made urgent and elo-
quent appeals to the public for additional support and interest in the working of
our Society. It is to be regretted that so far the result of these appeals has not
been satisfactory. A Society such as ours, having the best interests of children
placed in our care as the first and chief consideration, is surely entitled to a
much larger share of the public support and sympathy than at present it seems
to oV>tain.
During the year owing to extended absence in Bermuda of Mr. H. B.
Small, he tendered his resignation as President of the Society and Mr, W. L.
Scott elected in January, 1898 to fill the remainder of the term. Mr. Small had
rendered valuable service as president during his tenure of office.
Mr. Small also during the year represented the Society in New York at the
National Council of Charities and Corrections with great ability and presented
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a brief but able and valuable report on his return to the city. Mr. Small's wide
experience in philanthropic work, his skill and enthusiasm as a writer was
highly appreciated by the friends of the Society, for which he is entitled to our
thanks.
The following are the officers of the Society :
President : William L. Scott, Esq.
Vice Presidents : Lady Ritchie, Mrs. F. lilcDougal, Mrs. Gwynne, Rev. Father
Whelan, Rev. Canon Pollard, John txorman, Esq.
Ho7i. Treasurer : John R. Armstrong, Esq.
Secretary : Mr. John Keane.
Council : Ven. Archdeacon Bogert, Sheriff Sweetland, Mrs. A. A. Frechette,
Lieut. Col. Irwin, Miss Proctor, E. P. Stanton, H. B. Small, Miss Urquhart, Mrs.
W. A. Leggo, F. R. E. Campeau, Miss Seymour, Mrs. E. A. Mara, Miss Sinclair,
M.D. ; Mrs. C. A. Gough, Mrs. Edgar, John Hardie, Aid. Wm. Campbell, William'
Ashe, I N. Vincent Mrs. B. Suite.
Representatives from Protestant Orphans Home (2) St. Patrick's Asylum
(1) St. Joseph's Orphanage (1) are entitled to be added to the above Council.
Hon. Solicitor : Mr. Chas. Murphy.
BRANTFORD.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Brantford was held in
the first week of February last, when a valuable report on the aims of the society
was presented by the Secretary, Mr. S. M. Thomson. The following extracts are
taken from it :
In presenting my fourth annual report it is pleasing to be able to say that
some advance has been made all along the line. Your secretary would be still
better pleased if he could say that more and better work had been done. I am
convinced that there is still wider tield to be covered than the Brantford society
has attempted if the Gibson Act of 1893 is to be used up to its limits. Your
secretary has had frequently brought to his notice and has visited and seen half-
grown children, say from the age of 10 to 14 years, who have already learned
many very bad habits and are assuredly in such surroundings as are not calcu-
lated to make them better but rather to drag them deeper into evil ways. But
what to do with them is a puzzle to me ; for various reasons they would be quite
unfit subjects for our present shelter, where children of very tender years are
kept. But some change where restraint of a reformatory kind would be placed
upon them is, in my judgment, a necessity. Then there is the trouble of worthless
parents, who spend their time drinking and carousing, who, if their children were
taken and put in a local shelter, would make the life of the matron of the shelter
a burden, so that it seems to me in most cases where children have parents or
guardians from whom they must be forcibly taken that it is better at once to
remove them from both the surroundings and locality.
I am well satisfied that the law, as we have it in Ontario, is along the right
lines, and is about as well to the front as in any state in the Union or province
in the Dominion. Indeed, I think for doing all round, good and effective work
with the least outlay we are ahead of aay of them.
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During the year the pclice have been frequently called upon to give warning^
to parents and guardians and also to go with your secretary to different homes
for the purpose of investigation, and I am glad to bear testimony to the ready
response that all such calls have had from Chief Vaughan and his staff of con-
stables.
The following statistics wdll give some idea of the work done during the
year, although very much of it cannot be tabulated, for there are many calls and
enquiries for assistance in various ways and some of the cases require much time
and care to get settled : Fifty-seven applications for children have been received ;
eighteen children have been offered to the society for adoption : eight have been
adopted by the society ; four have been placed in foster-homes; seven have changed
homes ; two ran away from adopted homes ; one boy was sent to the reformatory;
one boy died ; one boy at present in shelter ; twenty are now in foster-homes, and
seven reported to the society at its inception, making twenty-seven in all.
Ten meetings of the society were held during the year, and toward the
expenses of the work the city council had granted the sum of $250.
There have been fewer esses of complaint against parents and guardians than
in former years, and your secretary hopes that this satisfactory state of affairs
may continue. In this connection it is safe to say that the knowledge that this
society will look after those who neglect, illuse, or ilitreat their children, has had
a wholesome effect on very many. We trust that in the year to come means will
be devised that will discriminate and separate children who have been improperly
trained and whose habits would have a bad influence over younger children.
Your secretary has been frequently requested to investigate cases and other-
wise assist in different parts of the county of Brant and neighboring counties and
has always readily responded in giving what advice and assistance he could. But
when a personal visit seemed necessary, or other expense likely to be incurred, I
have hesitated to use the money of the society for the purpose. The society is
often asked by parties who do not reside in Brantford to receive and care for
children by placing them in the shelter, but unless in very extreme cases this
could not be done. In order therefore to enlarge the work and make it more and
more useful it might be w^ell considered if .some arrangement could be made with
the county officials whereby any case occurring within the county and requiring
attention could at once be dealt with from one centre.
Briefly, my plans for the future would be as follows :
First. — To operate along the lines we have been doing in the past.
Second. — Classification and separation of children.
Third. — Extend the work by co-operating with the county.
Fourth — Getting everyone interested in children to take an active interest
in the society.
Fifth. — Creating greater interest in child -saving work by visitation and
holding meetings in various parts of the county for the purpose of explaining the
work of the society.
Sixth. — Securing closer co-operation among the various societies throughout
the province, so that children may be readily moved from one place to another.
Addresses were given on the need of the work by Rev. Dr. Cochrane, Messrs.
F. Cockshutt, W. B. Wood, Dr. Nichol, Mr. Kelso of the Provincial office, and
others, after which the following officers were elected :
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President : A H. Dymond.
1st Vice- Pre iiclent : Frank Cockshutt.
2nd Vice-President : R. W. Robei'tson.
Treasurer : C- Cook.
Recording Secretary : T. F. Best.
Corresponding Secretary : S M. Thomson.
Honorary Solicitors: Messrs. Harley, Sweet & Harley, and Messrs. Brewster,
Muirhead & Heyd.
Gomniittee : Dr. Niehol, Sheriff Watt, B. Hunn. W. B. Wood, John Mann,
Rev. Father Lennon, Mrs. Dr. Cochrane, Mrs. A. Watts, Mrs. R. M. Fullerton, Mrs.
Judge Jones, Mrs. G. S Winter, Mrs. Whittaker, Mrs. S. Pickles, Mrs. C K. Mc-
Gregor and Miss Mackenzie.
ORILLIA.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Orillia was held in the
Town Council Chamber on the evening of November 22nd, 1898, the Rev. Mr. C
J. Miller, presiding. Addresses were given by Mr. J. J. Kelso, of Toronto, and
Mr. Sheriff Drury, of Barrie, others taking part being Rev. Canon Greene, G. H.
Hale, Mr. Stephen Black and Magistrate Lafferty.
Mr. William Grant, who has been most efficient as secretary of the Society,
since its inception, read the annual report, as follows :
" Another annual meeting calls for a brief account of the work of the past
year in connection with the Orillia Branch of the Children's Aid Societ3^ We
desire gratefully to acknowledge that the course in life of those children who in
the past years of the Society have come under its charge, still continue to give
satisfaction, and a good return for the slight labor expended on their behalf.
The prime thought of absorbing into happy home life the children who are
taken over by the Society from time to time is siill kept closely in view, and the
results leave no room to question the wisdom of this plan of action. Whilst it
may be argued that only a small proportion of those who apply for our children
can be supposed to do so from the entirely pure motive of only seeking the child's
welfare, yet we are ready to believe that even where the thought of securing
cheap assistance from the services of these little ones, has influenced some, there
has yet been a recognition of the obligation which is thrown upon all, to see that
these little ones are in no way overburdened, or lose their proper place in the
family relationship, but only have so much work as shall make their play a
pleasure, and their lives expand to happy usefulness hereafter.
" During the past year seven children have come under the control of our
Society. Of these, one is with relatives for the present, four have been placed in
good homes in the vicinity of Orillia, one has been sent to a home in a more
distant part of the country, and another has been allowed to retarn on trial to its
mother, who has given assurances of a better life. Owing to the temporary resi-
dence out of town of the matif)n of our Children's Shelter, we had to find other
accommodation, and placed the children in a suitable home till they were
permanently provided for. The total number of weeks' board which the Society
became responsible for on this account was 62, at a rate of $1.50 per week. Of
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this amount, however, Si. 25 per week was provided for in these cases by the
County, under the order of the magistrate ; the balance of this liability and all
other expenses, such as clothing, travelling, etc., has to be met by subscriptions
and voluntary contributions. Our temporary shelter is now empty, and our
pleasant <luty is to keep the children in view in their adopted homes. To avoid
the p.urchase of new clothing for our children, we .'•hould be glad to hear from any
one who could, when the need arises supplj'- sec md-hand comfortable clothing
for them. We acknowledge again the ever ready and kindly assistance of our
newspaper friends in gratuitous work for our Society, and also thank other con-
tributors who have assisted us in various w^ays. Above all, we confess the good-
ness of Him who alone can make our work a true success."
Mr. Grant's report as treasurer showed receipts from all sources $51.05,
which includes $43.05 from the County Treasurer ; expenditure, $107.64, leaving
$53.59 due the Treasurer. These reports were adopted, but it was felt that ^he
people of Orillia were not contributing liberally to this good work when their
total giving was only 811 a year, coming from live persons, leaving the treasurer
to carry, in addition to his manifold labors in the cause, a rapidly growing balance
on the wrong side of the ledger. The Orillia Packet reported the meeting as
follows :
Mr. J. J. Kelso, Provincial Superintendent of Neglected and Dependent
Children, spoke of what the Society, with its thirty or thirty-five branches
throughout the Province, h id been enabled to accomplish. It was a work in
which the full results could not be seen or presented in statistical form. The
first object was to improve the home-life of children. When parents were neglect-
ful, the agent of the Society visited them, endeavoring to lead them to do better
for their ofispring — often successfully. Where from poverty or sickness they had
not the means of keeping their children together, and affording them moral and
healthful environment, the Society endeavored to place them in a position to do
this. The primary object was to maintain and purify the family lite. But if
this could not be done, and the children were in danger of falling into sin and
misery, they were taken away, and other homes found for them, where they were
visited regularly, and if ill-treated, over-worked, or neglected, again removed.
The proportion of foster-parents who proved unfaithful to their trust was very
small, and of children who voluntarily returned to evil courses still smaller The
Society also aided in preventing the sale of liquor or tobacco to minors, and had
the power of warning parents who were neglectful of their childi^en in any way
which might render them a menace to society, and should the parents not do
better, of invoking the strong arm of the law. There were at present seven
hundred and twenty children in foster homes, and one result was seen in the fact
that the number of inmates of the Reformatory and Industrial School had been
greatly reduced. Prevention was better than cure, and very much cheaper.
Nearly one-third of the outlay of the Provincial Government was for the main-
tence of institutions for the care and custody of the dependent or criminal classes,
and that lid not take into account the sums expended by the municipalities, or
in private charity. The Children's Aid Society was not doin^' a work which
attracted public attention, but each branch quietly doing a little in its own
locality made up a glorious aggregate. It was a work that ought to commend
itself to every town and district, and he thought the people of Orillia did not
realize how beneficial it was or the funds for prosecuting it more effectively would
be forthcoming. While the lepers, the heathen, and the savage in distant lands
ought not to be neglected, the saving of the cluhlren ot" one's own country, and
especially of one's own town, was the first claim — which from its very nearness
and familiarity was too likely to be overlooked.
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Mr. Sheriff Drury said that he had come to manifest his interest in the good
work carried on by the Children's Aid Society. He congratulated the Orillia
Branch upon having such a zealous Secretary as Mr. Wm. Grant, and from per-
sonal knowledge could also testify to the good work accomplished under the
superintendence of Mr. Kelso. He hoped the curfew law would be well enforced
in Orillia, and parents compelled to keep their children off" the streets at night.
Councillor Black was afraid the curfew law was not observed as it should
be. The Council was taking steps to licence the sale of tobacco, in order to place
the vendors under surveillance, and suppress the supplying of cigarettes to boj'^s.
He made the startling statement that he believed more liquor was sold to towns-
people in Orillia on Sunday than on any other day. The Police Magistrate ought
to have the support of public opinion in the effort to put a stop to the sale of liquor
to youths under twenty-one. — In reply to Mr. Black, Mr. Kelso said that parents
who supplied or sanctioned the sale of cigarettes to their sons who were minors,
could be dealt with by the law, but there were very few parents who would not
help to prevent their children from injury in that way, if warned of the danger. —
The Chairman said the Committee of the Town Council had decided to recom-
mend three classes of licence : for the sale of tobacco, $5 ; tobacco and cigars, $10 ;
tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and materials for making them, $15. — On motion of
Canon Greene, a resolution expressive of pleasure that the Council was moving in
the matter of preventing the sale of tobacco and cigarettes to minors, and promis-
ing to uphold them in the effort, was adopted. A vote of thanks to the office-
bearers and the Emergency Committee for last year, was seconded by Mr. H. H.
Wilson, was unanimously adopted.
The officers for the year were selected as follows :
President : Wm. Thomson,
Vice-Presidents : C. J. Miller and George McKee.
Secretary -Treasurer : Wm. Grant.
Agent : G. Dreyer.
Honorary Counsel : F. G. Evans.
Cominittee of Management : Geo. Thomson, J. W. Slaven, W. I. Forbes, H.
T. Blackstone, A. H. Beaton, M D., J. H. Wilson, G. H. Hale, T. G. King, Dr. A.
R. Harvie, G. A. Cole, Mrs. Wm. Todd, Mrs. Greene, Mrs. R. N. Grant, Mrs. H.
M. Christie, Mrs. T. B. Lafferty, Miss Stewart, Miss Allen, Miss Overend, Mrs.
Shire, Mrs. Burns.
LONDON.
The work of the Children's Aid Society of London has been very progressive
during the past year and the Society is now recognized as one of the most
important philanthropic organizations in the county. The President, Mr.
Shei iff" Cameron, continues to take a great personal interest in the work, and the
Society is fortunate in having a Board of Management, every member of which
is deeply interested in the cause of child-protection. Mr. Joseph Sanders, the
Society's general agent, has won the confidence of all classes by his judicious and
painstaking efforts, not only among the city children but in dealing with a
number of cases occurring in the country.
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The annual meeting was held on Thursday, October 20th, and took the form
of a reception to the Provincial Superintendent. It was attended by the leading
citizens of London, and proved a very successful gathering. The various reports
submitted gave the following information :
In his opening report the president says : "' What is there so distinctive in
the Children's Aid Society as to warrant its existence ? There is much ; so much
that the features peculiar to it and that are outside of all other existing methods
is more than a fair half of its entire work. This statement, while well known to
the active workers, has to be reiterated in order to impress its aims upon the com-
munity among which it operates, and in order that everyone should know that
the Children's Aid Society is practically the legal guardinn of every child who is
ill-treated, abused, encouraged in vice, prone to begging, and towards whom the
parents are not discharging the duties of citizenship. It is, in fact, a " society for
the prevention of cruelty to children," and much more. Under the Children's
Protection Act of the Pi"ovince of Ontario it has a corporate existence, and its
officers are given wide powers in all cases where children are involved. Any case
of neo-lect or cruelty towards a child, any case of begging by children, and cases
where immorality exists, and where children are possible witnesses or participants
come within the cognizance of the Society, and its officers c-in bring the adult
transgressors before a magistrate, and on the facts being established the child or
children are taken in charge by the Society and become its ward. The power for
goo<i possible under a discreet use of this statutory authority is immense, and the
Children's Aid Society has the proud satisfaction of knowing that while it has
never been accused of the abuse of these very wide powers, it can point to cases,
neither few nor unimportant to those concerned, where the life and prospects of
the children were male brighter by the intervention of the Society's executive.
The threat that the pn rents would be deprived of their children unless the par-
ental dut}^ to these was more riiT;idly respected has led to improvement where all
else had failed. In this direction the Society has ample scope for the exercise of
the very wide powers conferred upon it by statute. But I have this to say : It
is only when it is useless to hope fur improvement that the Society exercises its
reserve authority and takes the children for which the parent manifestly lacks a
parent's n^gard. A writer on this subject forcibly says that "a parent who will
not perform the duties of a parent should not have the rights of a parent," and
I have no hesitation in saying that parents who are wilfully negligent, dissipated
or criminal, should lose all claim to their children. The interests of society
demand that children should be at once removed from immoral homes ; the
moral safety of a child is a greater consideration than the legal rights of a
depraved parent. The Children's Protection Act of Ontario has proceeded on
this sissumption, and when this stage in a child's career is reached, when the
Society finds its warnings unheeded and the profligacy of the parent threatens
the moral well-being of the child, it then follows the only remaining alternative
and accepts the child as its ward.
The Secretary and Agent in his report strongly urged the need of a properly
equipped .shelter and refers to the fact that quite a number of juveniles had to
])e kept in the gaol, with all its hurtful associations owing to the ab.sence of suit-
able shelter accomodati(Mi. A discipline of a week or two in a shelter managed
by ju<licious persons would often save a boy or girl from giving further trouble
and would thus be a great piil)lic boon. Daring the year nineteen children had
been place I under the guardianship of the Society by the ('ourts, twenty had
been transft-rred by relatives of the children, and six had been leceived from
Societies. In addition to these there were 56 boys and 5 girls brought before
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the children's court for breaches of the law, and the agent gave assistance in
disposmgof these matters, with a view to preventing further wron^r-doino- Forty
three dependent children had been provided with foster homes and several
children who required to be changed were again placed. Reports had been receiv-
ed showing that these children were doing well, and growino- up to become
useful citizens. °
The Treasurer's statement showed that the total receipts for the year were
i^.v^o'I:?/' ^ ^^^i^'^^f ™a<^^e up laroely as follows : Proceeds from entertainment
^2«b.50 (placed to shelter account) ; subscriptions from citizens, $376 75 • Citv
Uouncil $150 ; County Council $142 ; Kent estate, $50. '
The officers of the Society are as follows :
President : Mr. SherifF Cameron ;
Vice-Presidents : F. W. Matthews, T R. Parker, V. Crony n, Mrs. Yarker.
Treasurer: Mrs. J. 1. A. Hunt.
Secretary and Inspector : Joseph Sanders.
Honorary Photographer : Frank Cooper.
Honorary Solicitors : Messrs. Magee, McKillop and Murphy.
Board of Management : W. H. Wort man, Andrew Thompson J I A Hunt
T ?K .^m'^T?u T. ^ ^T^^\P- ^- Keenleyside, Aid. Jolly, Akl Graham, Mrs.'
lalbot MacBeth, Mrs. Tilley, Mrs. J. Beattie, Mrs. M. J. Kent, Mrs P Mulkern
Mrs B. B. Mitchell, Mrs. H. A. Boomer, Miss Annie Lono-.
PETERBORO.
The Children's Aid Society of Peterboro'— one of the first organizations of
the kind to be formed in the province— continues to do a good work, and is
meeting with the support and endorsation of the citizens of Peterboro'. The
Society maintains a Shelter, and has an agent who gives a good deal of time to
the investigation of complaints, and in looking after such wayward boys as find
their way into the Police Court. I have visited and addressed a couple of
meetings in this city during the year, and have found the officers anxious in
every way to promote the best interests of the work. The Police Maoistrate has
also given a good deal of consideration to the best methods of checking juvenile
wrong-doing, and has adopted with success a plan whereby the parents are
required to give their boys who have been found guilty of an offence a good whip-
ping before they leave the premises. A punishment of this kind has been foutfd
more efiective m stopping youthful depredations than the practice of sendino-
the lads to the police cells or the gaol. ^
President : Mr. J. J. McBain.
Vice-Presidents : Mrs. J. Ames Kendry and Mr. A. C. Dunlop.
Secretary -Treasurer : Miss Clarke.
Assistant Secretary : Mr. F. W. Miller.
Solicitors : Messrs. E. B. Edwards and R. M. Dennistoun.
Board of Management : Mrs. Birdsall, Mrs. J. W. Garvin, Miss Gow Mrs
Beck, Mrs. A. L Davis, Mrs. G. B. Ward^ Mrs. O'Sullivan. Miss Martha Dickson"
M.rs. Beck, Rev. Father Scanlan, Rev. Dr. Torrance, Kev. H. Symnes Messrs w'
8. Bainford P. Cam;. ball, J. H. Burnh^m, Rev. J. C. Davidson, Mayor Davis'
tlev. S. J. Shorey, Rev. D. 0. Crossley, T. F. Matthews and Rev. J. G Potter '
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The Secretary writes as follows : One of the chief features of the work iu
Peterboro' during the year is the amount of personal work that has been done.
Between forty and fifty families — among the poor and unfortunate — have been
regularly visited — man}' of these dozens of times, when necessary clothing, boots
and shoes, even food has been supplied them. Forty-onejuvenile offenders have
been up in our police court during 1898 — a large showing for Peterboro', and a
showing which made it necessary for us to take steps to lessen these delinquencies.
The assistance we have given to parents to keep their children at school, and the
personal interest we have taken in these children, has materially thinned the.
ranks of our 3'outhful criminal classes. It was during this year that the rule was
agreed upon here, that no children should be confined in the ordinary police cells
or have their cases disposed of in the police court rooms. Two boys have been
sent from here to the Industrial School, Mimico. Of the three unfortuiaat^ girls
we have been called on to succour, one, under 16 years of age, is again an inmate
of her father's house her married sister assuming the temporary guardianship of
the child, with certain assistance from the Society. The second is in a
Rescue Home, where she remains until her child is born ; we, in the mean-
time, furnishing all necessary clothing. The third was recently married to the
father of her child. A girl, herself illegitimate, came here a couple of months
ago from a neighbouring town with her two-year-old child. She was very
destitute, and we kept her in the shelter for a time. As she proved to be lacking
in intelligence, a half-paralytic, morally depraved, without friends, we had her
committed to the Mercer Reformatory. We, at present, are caring for the child.
Evening classes for young girls have been carried on by the Society since
the early fall. They have necessitated a great deal of work and patient loving-
kindness on the part of those conducting them. The Society's Christmas festival ,
a wonderfully successful entertainment, grew out of our desire to commemorate
in some way the Christmas season for the girls of these night school classes.
The criminal and the mendicant, the poorest and the most depraved, all found a
place and a welcome at the Society's entertainment, while the enthusiasm with
which the citizens of every class and ci'eed threw themselves into the necessary
preparations for it indicated the good hearts of the populace and their confidence
in the wisdom of the Society's undertakings.
An important work of the Society is the making up and making over
clothing, bedding, etc., for destitute families. A large amount of this work
has been done this winter. A packing case full of clothing and bedding was sent
last Thurs-lay to a poor district. The Society has distributed between thirty-five
and forty pairs of boots among poor children of school age in the town and
county. Still, while every encouragement and assistance has been given to
parents to enable them to bring up their own children honorably, in certain cases
we feel that patience will soon cease to be a virtue. Some men are proving them-
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selves incorrigible. Out of work every now and then, drinking to excess, their
children half-naked and bare-footed but for us, they still cling to their families
and promise and intend reform, and do well for a time. We will have to take
action in the case of certain families almost immediately.
Children transferred to foster homes, 19 ; two of these were returned and
placed out again. The Society has dealt in all with 79 cases : Juvenile offenders
in police court, 41 ; children rr^eeived into shelter, 31 ; children received into
shelter more than once, 1 : children received into .shelter more than twice, 2 ;
Warnings sent to parents, 11.
CHATHAM.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Kent County was held
on the evening of January 1 2th, 1899, and the report was received at this office just
before going to press, Dr. Holmes the President occupied the chair and Mrs. J. W
Shackleton read the report of the year's work as follows:
In presenting the annual report of the work of the society coming under the
eye of your executive officer it will be seen that although something in the direc-
tion of child saving has been effected, still there is room for willing workers in a
cause where much, not of the most agreeable nature, but no less a necessity, may
be accomplished.
The present report does not include work which has been done by auxiliary
committees in outlying districts, except in Camden. There has been some work
in Dresden, where a good committee was formed, and now as an incorporated
society is doing good work and acting in conj action with the County Society. For
the Blenheim district there is much work, but the committee require to be re-
visited and urged to get on a working footing.
In factj^the only outside committees which have as yet got to work are those
of Dresden and Thamesville.
Fifty-two children have came under the influence of your society, eighteen
being boys and'thirty-four girls. Of this number eighteen were taken over by the
society and eight were found homes without outside assistance, and five were
directed to foster homes through the assistance of the London and Toronto societies :
while in return six children from without the county have been found homes
within our district.
There are at the present four wards of your society who are not in its
custody, having left the county and got beyond your jurisdiction. These it is
now learned, have returned to the county and will shortly have to be looked after.
One child, who is about to be v^oluntarily surrendered to the society, is now being
clothed by the Thamesville committee, and four others will have to be taken from
that section at once ; there being three cases now under consideration, involving
in all eleven children coming under the head of neglected or dependent.
About fifty applications have been made during the year for children besides
requisitions from sister societies for children to fill homes in their districts.
Among these applications are to be found some most excellent homes ready to
receive foster children, and the fact should go far towards removing the objection
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that is so often raised by municipal and othei' officials ^vho erroniously suppose
that the handing over of children to this and that kindied society may become a
source of expense to their respective municipalities. It has been said that there
are hundreds of children within the jurisdiction of your society, who are at
present existing in surroundings from which they should be removed and to make
them a charge upon the municipalities by such removal would excite much opposi-
tion on account of expense, but when it is apparent b}' the applications coming in
that many of these children could he installed in good and pure homes almost
without cost the matter is much simplified and the cause for opposition entirely
removed.
One hundred and eighty-nine visits have been made note of during the year
and 108 letters written.
The cases now in hand include three girls, ages respectively 15 years, 13 years
13 months, and a boy 2 years of age. The latter should go at once to a hospital
and the two elder girls into some place of special restraint where they shall receive
firm treatment.
One case embraces a family of four children. The mother while not depraved
appears to be of weak intellect and a widow. She is not willing to let the children
out of her charge, but is totally unable to properly provide for or clothe them.
It is very distressing matter requiring careful thought by your society. One
city family of whom complaint has been made includes possible wards but up
to the present the evidence is not conclusive.
In explanation of the account presented from the London Aid Society, it
may be stated that it was found necessary in the matter of the children for which
the charges are made, to remove them from the vicinity of Chatham, and while
litigation was going on it was thought prudent not to send them to foster homes
until a final decision was arrived at. For that reason they were taken to London.
The amount of the account for board may be collected from the township in which
the case arose, and that township may recover from the parent.
To the London and Toronto societies are due the thanks of this society for
the offers of assistance in getting homes for our children and general willingness
to co-operate with your society in child saving.
In conclusion, the report would not be complete without a reference to the
need for the organization of a clothing committee, which should receive, make and
keep on hand, clothing of all kinds ready for the children of the society, as much
time is often lost in fitting out these children, most of whom have to be provided
at once with complete outfits, nothing whatever of their former clothing being
fit to find a place in the wardrobe of the child after it has become a ward of the
society.
The following officers were appointed for the ensuing year : —
President : Dr. T. K. Holmes.
Vice-Presidents : H. Macaulay, D. S. Paterson, J. S. Butler and Dr. W, H. Tye.
Executive Ojfficer : Dr. R. V. Bray.
Treasurer : Fred. Stone.
Honorary Solicitors : S. B. Arnold and J. G. Kerr.
Constable : W. J. McRener.
Auditor : C. E. Beeston.
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Council : Mrs. C. L. VonGunten, Blenheim; Mrs. J. W. Sharpe, Dresden; Mis.
Geo. Langford, Kent Bridge ; Miss Mason, Thamesville ; Miss Drury, Charing
Cross ; Mrs. John McGregor, Tilbury ; Mrs. Jno. Sheppard, Bothwell ; Mrs. J. W.
Steinhoft", Wallaceburg; Mrs. R. G. Fleming and Miss Ryan, city.
Advisory Council Board : Chief Wm. Young, M. Wilson, Q.C., H. Macaulay,,
Ed. Langford and A. L. Shambleau, city; Jonas Gosnell, Orford ; A. M. Mason
Camden ; J. A. McGregor, Tilbury ; R. J. Morrison, Raleigh.
DRESDEN.
In connection with the work of Chatham, Mrs. Shackleton and other mem-
bers of the county society were able to create some interest in children's work in
other parts of the country. In Dresden, particularly, quite a number of the lead-
ing citizens manifested a desire to have a branch oroanization, and several meet-
ings were held for this purpose. On October 21st last, I visited Dresden and
gave an address outlining the work of the society. It was then decided to organ-
ize, and at a subsequent meeting held Nov. 3rd, officers were appointed.
Several cases of children who were being allowed to grow up in great neglect
and without any control on the part of their relatives have been engaging the
attention of this branch, and a foster-home was found for a lad who was left
destitute.
The officers are ;
President : Mr. Charles Tassie.
Vice-President : Mr. James Carscallen.
Secretary -Treasurer : Mrs. F. Sharpe.
Honorary Solicitor : Mr. J. F. Sharpe.
WINDSOR.
The Society organized in Windsor some years ago has not been so active
during the past year as formerly, owing probably to the fact that two of the
most useful members of the Board of Management had removed from the city.
The Society has a very active agent in Mr. J. P. McEwen, but the lack of funds
and systematic organization has made it difficult to accomplish all that was
possible. Owing to the proximity of Detroit and to the presence of a consider-
able coloured population the need for child-protection work is probably greater
than in many other districts and there is certainly need for an organization of
this kind. As the Society is not in a flourishing condition it naturally follows
that the Carey Home for Destitute Children has no inmates and is now being
used for other purposes than was originally intended.
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I had the pleasure of meeting some of the friends of the work during a visit
to Windsor on October 24th, 1898, and have good hopes that ere long some plan
of reorganization will be decided upon that will insure the more vigorous prose-
cution of the work.
KINGSTON.
The Children's Aid Society of Kingston, which in former years accomplished
so much good work, has not been so active during the past year and very little
was done in the direction of providing foster homes for children or inquiring
into cases of neglect. There are two reasons for this : The Secretary and agent
of the Society, Rev. J. R. Black, retired from office and it was found impos-
sible to secure any one to take his place. Another reason was that the
Society was associated with the Infants Home and all the funds were absorbed
in paying for a large building, leaving no money with which to engage in actual
child-protection work. Quite recently it has been decided to completely separate
the Society and the Infants' Home as the two movements are dissimilar. The
work will, however, continue in friendly co-operation, as the ladies on the Board
of Managers of the Infants' Home have from the first been the warmest friends
of the Children's Aid Society.
The chief members of the Men's Committee are : Mr. E. J. B. Pense, editor
of the British Whig; Mr. G. M. McDonnell, Q.C.; Prof. Dyde, Queen's Univer-
sity, and Mr. J. R. Black, editor of the Times.
SARNIA.
The Children's Aid Society of Sarnia and Lambton County was organized at
a public meeting held in the Council Chamber, Sarnia, on Friday evening, Octo-
ber 28, '98. Rev. E. Medd, Ph.D., was elected chairman of the meeting and Mr-
R. T. Maxwell, secretary. After an addre.ss had been given by Mr. J J. Kelso'
on the " Aims and Purpose " of such organization, a resolution was unanimiously
adopted on motion of Mr. J. G. McCrae, seconded by Mr. W. H. Minifie, as
follows : —
" That a Society be now formed to be known as the Children's Aid Society of
Sarnia, having jurisdiction in all parts of the county of Lambton, with the fol-
lowing objects : To protect neglected, abandoned or orphaned children ; to provide
such children as may be lawfully committed or entrusted to the Society withsuit-
aV)le homes in private families, and generally to advocate the claims of neglected,
abandoned or orphaned children upon the sympathy and support of the public."
The meeting was a very representative one and great interest was manifested
in the cause of homeless and neglected children. After a general di-scussion the
following officers were elected :
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President : Dr. A. McLean.
Vice-Presidents : J. Ross Geddes, J. C Douglas, R. E. LeSueur, J. W. Wilkinsou.
Treasurer : F. C. Watson,
Secretary: E. T. Maxwell.
Solicitor : F, W. Kittermaster.
Board of Management : Rev. E. Medd, Ph.D., J. G. McCrae, H .Ingram, Dr.
W. Logie, H. H. Ogden, W. F. Lawrence, T. Maxwell, David Stokes, W. B J.
Williams, J. E. Bush, Mrs. W. F. Lawrence, Mrs. R. Kenny, Mrs, D. Clark, Mrs. G.
L. Phillips, Mrs. John Dyble, jr. ; Mrs. John Brebner, Mrs. H. Ingram. Mrs. T.
Houston, Mrs. T, F. Towers, Mrs. A. McA.lpine, sr.
As an indication of the ereneral interest taken in the movement, the Town
Council granted $50 toward expenses without waiting for the formal organization
of the Society.
COLBORNE.
Very little has been done by the Children's Aid Society of Colborne during
the past year and the secretary, Mr. H. J. Folk, writes in explanation that there is
now very little to do in their neighborhood. The aggressive work which marked
the beginning of the Society's operations has produced a salutary effect. Several
families who had been giving trouble for years moved away when the Society
was formed, and others improved their manner of life when the Society's agent
called their attention to the law.
BROCKVILLE.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Brockville was held on
the evening of Dec. 5th, 1898. Mr. Sheriff Dana presided, and after an address
had been given by Mr. J. J. Kelso, of Toronto, a discussion of the work was par-
ticipated in by Judge McDonald, Rev. Dr. Ryckman, Rev. 0. G. Dobbs, Rev. J. C.
Sycamore, A, B. McDougall, and Mr. James Burges. The annual report of the
agent, Mr. Chas. Rose, was addressed to the president, Mr. F. G. McCrady, and
read as follows :
Dear Sir, — Some two years ago the Children's Aid Society of Brockville
was formed, or rather re-organized, and you had the honor of being appointed
president, a duty you have faithfully endeavored to discharge, and been willing
at all times to devote part of your valuable time to help the good work, but it is
impossible for one or two to do all that is required to be done by a Children's
Aid Society, and I am sorry to have to say it of our Christian workers in Brock-
ville, but they have shown a very lamentable lack of interest in this good work
of child saving. As you are aware sir, you have called meeting after meeting of
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this society, with the result that we have never had over two or three people to
attend at any one time, and but for your own enthusiasm and that of a few others,
among whom I would specially mention His Honor Judge McDonald and Rev. Mr.
Dobbs, the good work done by this society during the past two years, would not
have been accomplished. At one of the first meetings of this society, it was said
by one of our clergymen, that he could not see any use for such a society, as we
had no children in our town who needed to be provided with homes. That state-
ment sir, was a dangerous one, and coming from one of our ministers of the
gospel, may have had something to do with the lack of enthusiasm shown by our
people in this good work. To prove to you sir, and to the Christian people of
Brockville that such a statement was incorrect and misleading, I have only to
state, that during the past twelve months this society with the help of J. J. Kelso,
superintendent of neglected children in Toronto, have taken and provided with
good homes, eleven children ranging from three to fourteen years from parents
totally unfit to have the bringing up of our future men and women, and who by
their neglect were bringing those children up to lead idle and dissolute lives, and
they would in all probability in after years become a charge on this municipality
as criminals.
I claim, sir, that there is always work for this society to do, not only in pro-
viding homes for destitute children, but for a good active committee to visit homes
where children are being raised in such a manner that will make them bad mem-
bers of society, to encourage such parents so bring up their children in a more
fitting manner and to help the children by providing clothes, etc. for them so
that they may be able to go to school and associate wich companions of their own
age, without that feeling of shame which young children have w hen miserably
clad and badly dealt with at home.
I do not know sir, that I can add anything further as I feel satisfied, that if
my suggestions are carried out, the public of Brockville will see for themselves,
that there are many cases of destitute children both in the town and country,
that need the aid of a Children's Aid Society which a good active membership
could give.
I do not wish sir, to say anything of my own work further than at all times
I have promptly endeavored to do what I thought was best in the interests of
children brought under my notice as being children that should be looked after
by this Society.
Through you sir, I wish to thank the ladies of St. Paul's church for the very
handsome manner they res[ionded to my call for clothing for three little girls I
sent to adopted homes a short time ago.
The officers of the society are : —
Fresident : F. G. McCrady.
Vice-President : Sheriff Dana.
Honorary Vice-Presidents : Residents pastors.
Secretary-Treasurer : A. D. McDougall.
Agent : Chief Constable Rose.
Hon. Solicitors : E. J. Reynolds, D. O'Brien.
Committee : To consist of one lady from each congregation to be named by
pastors of respective churches.
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WALKERTON.
Another Society added to the list during the past year is the Children.s Aid
Society of Bruce County, with officers in Walkerton, the county town. In the
■early part of the year Rev. James Lediard, of Owen Sound, gave an address in
Walkerton, on the need of child-saving work, and on the evening of November 4,
1898, at the request of a number of influential people, Mr. J. J. Kelso visited
Walkerton and assisted in the formal organization of a Society. The meeting was
well attended and all present strongly favored the proposed movement.
At a subsequent meeting the following officers were elected :
President : A. Shaw.
Vice-Presidents: Rev. S. F. Robinson, Joseph Morgan, Michael McNamara,
"Thomas Whitehead.
Treasurer : W. E. Butler.
Secretary : E. J. Rowland.
Honorary Counsel : S. H. McKay, and A. Collins.
In addition to the above the following citizens signed the application for in-
•corporation : J: McMillan, L, M. Robertson, Mrs. F. B. May, Mrs. William Collins,
J. Morgan, Rev. Jas. A. Banton, E. M. Butler, L. H. Marr, Miss Crawford, J. A.
Robertson, Mrs. D. Sinclair, Miss Klein, Miss Roether, Mrs. Birss, Mrs. Keeling,
W. S. Gould, Mrs. Witton, Mrs. Thos. Law, Mrs. Marr. Mrs, Lount, and Mrs. Flett,
PARIS.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Paris was held in the
lecture room at the Congregational church, Paris, on the evening of February 3rd
1898. While there were not many children in Paris requiring the attention of
the society valuable assistance had been given the other organizations in visiting
•children in their foster homes and in placing homless children. Mrs. Harvie, of
Toronto, was present and gave an address on the work.
The officers of the society are :
President : Mrs. Emma A. Wheeler.
Vice-President : Mrs. S. O'Neail.
Secretary : Mr. Lewis Maus.
Treasurer : Mr. David Brown.
One case brought before the Socisty at a special meeting was that of a child
of an unmarried young woman, who found it very hard to support the infant
upon the small wages she was earning as a domestic. The Society decided to aid
her by seeking an adoptive home, and for this purpose enquiries were made, and
three applications were received. Two women were each in favour of adopting the
child, but the husbands were not willing. In the other case a man was anxious
to take the child, but his wife was not. The matter is therefore not yet defi-
nitely arranged, and in the meantime the board of the child is being paid. An
advertisement has been occasionally inserted in the local papers informing the
public that cases of neglect will be enquired into, and also that foster-mothers
.are desired for dependent children.
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LINDSAY.
The Children's Aid Society of Victoria county has been doing what it could
during the past year to ameliorate the condition of neglected and dependtnt
children. The secretary, Dr. Herriman, writes that the full effects of the work
will be seen in years to come in the useful and happy lives of the boys and girls
whom the society has helped. Not only have the children been benefitted, but
the secretary adds that the active members of the society have also been made
better by the knowledge of the good work in which they were able to have a
part. One extreme case in which the society took action was that of an unmar-
ried woman, a domestic, who had four children for whom she was entirely unfit
to provide. These children were removed from the filth and squalor of a wretched
abode by the magistrate's decision, and have all been provided with foster homes
in other parts of the province.
Another case was that of a poor lad about ten years old charged with vag-
rancy before the county magistrate. He had been completely abandoned by those
who should have cared for him and was wandering from place to place. The magis-
trate consigned him to the care of the society, and within an hour or two after the
secretary had arranged a good home for him. A weak-minded lad whose mother
was also mentally defective and incapable of giving him anything like proper
care, was growing up a nuisance in the community. The society took hold of the
case and arranged for his admission to the Ontario Asylum for the feeble-minded
at Orillia. The sad case of a mother and wife demented through drink and bad
treatment which caused her to be placed in an asylum, engaged the sympathy of
the society for two young children who were left in great neglect. The father,
who is addicted to drink, did not care for them, and while the society has bjen
helping to provide for them, it is likely that before long they will have to be
taken full charge of. Through the co-operation of the central office and other
societies good homes have been found for a number of children who were entirely
destitute. At present the society has on hand a bright, sharp, intelligent boy^
about six years old and also an infant.
President : Mr. J. H. Knight.
Vice Presidents : J. Hore, Dr. White, Thomas Brady, D. Ray.
Treasurer : Mrs. Trew.
Secretary : Dr. Herriman.
Assistant Secretary : Mrs, E. E. Sharpe.
Honorary Solicitors : Mr. J. McSweyn; Mr. William Steers.
Council of ten gentlemen and ten ladies : Mgr. Laurent. Revs. Messrs.
Marsh, McMillan, Macfarlane, Manning, and Hughson ; Messrs. E. Bowes, E.
Flood, James Keith, and F. C. Taylor ; Mesdames Keenan, Whiteside, Weldon,
Foe, Mitchell, Bolger, Campbell, Stephens, McLennan, and Miss M. J. Whiteside^
Auditors : Messrs. A. Campbell and R. B. Allan.
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GALT.
In giving the proceedings of a meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Gait,
" The Reporter " of that town said : " It is probable that the Children's Aid Society-
will co-operate with the Municipal Relief Society in bringing about some radical
changes in the present condition of affairs. The matter of children playing truant
from school was discussed at great length. It is a very difficulty matter to get
into working order a plan to put a stop to the practice which is apparently
increasing in Gait. The difficulty in all the cases which have come immediately
under the notice of the Children's Aid seems to lie in the parents having little or
no control over their children. Some of the speakers were emphatic in their
belief that corporal punishment judiciously applied was the only effective solution
of the difficulty. This state of things is greatly aggravated by a large number of
lads between 14 and 16 years of age who are not working do not go to school
and who use their influence to keep younger boys away from their studies. If
some legislation could be introduced to compel these larger boys to go to school
when not employed it was believed that a big step in the right direction would
be made. Boys clubs was another matter that was spoken of and the secretary
was instructed to call the attention of the police to these resorts. In the out-
skirts of the town boys have broken into and taken possession of more or less
dilapidated premises, split the fences up for fuel and at their meetings play cards,
gamble and use obscene language. There are at least three such rendezvous in
Gait."
The officers of the society are as follows :
President : James Wood.
Vice-Presidents : James R. Cavers, Mrs. W. Graham.
Secretary : James E. Kerr.
Treasurer : Mrs. R. Alexander.
Hon. Solicitors : Beaumont and Irvin.
Executive : Mrs. J. R. Scrimger, Mrs. Dr. King, Mrs. Carscadden, Miss Jaffray,
Hon. James Young, J. T. Graham, A. H. Goodall, S. McGiverin, the Mayor and
officers of society.
BELLEVILLE.
The work in Belleville has not been as actively carried on during the past
year as might have been desired. Most of the work was apparently left to two
or three and these were greatly discouraged by the lack of general interest and
the difficulty of securing an attendance at any of the meetings called. The society
was also hampered by lack of funds, and if a case presented itself that involved
any expenditure, even those most interested would hesitate before taking action.
I have endeavored in every way possible to assist in developing a greater enthu -
siasm in the work, but I regret to say that a meeting which I attended for this
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purpose proved a failure, onh^ about ten persons beins; present. There is certainly
a pressing need for work of this kind, not only in Belleville but in all parts of the
County of Hastings, and if properly organized and carried on there is a good field
for useful work, with Belleville as a central point. Quite a number of letters
have been sent to me during the year from this county, describing cases of extreme
neglect of children, but it was impossible for me to give all the assistance neces-
sary. During my last visit the leading members promised to bring about some
plan of re-organization whereby the work would be established upon a better
basis.
GODERICH.
The members of the Children's Aid Society in the County of Huron, have, I
fear, been rather discouraged in the work owing to the publicity and misrepre-
sentation orjven to one of the cases dealt with by them. A mother who wished
to have her children given better opportunities than she coald provide for them^
voluntarily transferred three children to the guardianship of the society. The
ofiicers state that the legal conditions essential were complied with, the papers
were further witnessed by the Police Magistrate, and that the mother clearly
understood that the children would be sent to foster-homes. Some months after
the children had been provided for in this way, the mother repented having given
them up and in order to further her application to get them back, claimed to have
been ignorant of the full efiect of the agreement. A number of persons to whom
she went advocated her cause very strongly, with the result that a good deal of
unpleasantness was occasioned. The matter has now, to a large extent, been
adjusted, and it is hoped that the society will not feel that there should be any
cessation of their work, but rather that this case should serve as an illustration
of the necessity for careful consideration before children are accepted or removed
from their responsible guardians.
Mr. Ernest Heaton is president of the society and Mr. William Lane is secre-
tary.
BERLIN.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Berlin was held on
November 14th. ISO'S, with Mr. J. Fennell presiding. Reports were submitted
showing that the Society had not been inactive during the year, but had
materially assisted in improving the condition of a large number of children.
A discus-sion took place regarding the wrong method that had been adopted
in dealing with a girl of fourteen. She had been very badly treated at home,
and the redress provided was a committal of the girl to the jail for six months,
Such procedure was considered to be diametrically opposed to the principles of
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rescue work, and it is likely that in any similar case in the future the
Society will secure a better decision.
The following- officers were elected : —
President : Rev. R. Atkinson.
Vice-President (Berlin) : Mr. L. J. Breithaupt.
Vice-President : (Waterloo) Mr. Buckberrough.
Treasurer: Mrs. (Dr.) H. G. Lackner.
Secretary : Mr. F. Colquhoun.
Agent : Mr. George Martin.
Committee : Mrs. H. L. Janzen, Mrs. J. Kaufman, Mrs. C. Breithaupt, Mrs-
J. B. Snyder (Waterloo), Rev. R. von Pirch, C. Bitzer, J. C. Breithaupt, Mrs-
J. Motz, Mrs. D. Chisholm, Rev. Dr. Henderson, Mrs. G. Rumpel, Rev. C. S-
Smith, J. Fennell, Mrs. (Dr.) Geikie, and A. H. Erb of Elmira.
BARRIE.
The Children's Aid Society of Barrie has been progressing during the past
year, and at the meeting of the officers, which is held on the second Tuesday of
every second month, the work is carefully considered in all its aspects. Several
children neglected and deserted by their parents were placed under the guardian-
ship of the Society, and provided with good homes. In addition to this a good
many cases wer6 dealt with in which the condition of the children was materially
improved without the necessity of applying for guardianship. Several cases are
at present engaging the attention of the Society, and it is likely that they will
be called upon to as.sume the care of two or three children for whom it seems
impossible to secure proper treatment in their own homes. A young girl who
was committed to the charge of the Society was found to be suffering from eye
trouble, and the Society provided suitable medical treatment. During the year
an illustrated lecture on child-saving was given under the Society's auspices.
The officers of the Society are as follow : —
President : H. H. Strathy.
Secretary - Treas urer : Rev. W. R. Mcintosh.
Visitor : Mrs. S. G. McKee.
Agent : Chief- Constable King.
NAPANEE.
A society organized quite recently is that of the Children's Aid Society of
Napanee. The origin of the movement there is quite interesting. For some time
a Municipal Relief Committee had been in existence, but they found they were
only providing for women and children in order that drunken and indifferent
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adults might be maintained in idleness. Several families that had been helped
constantly for over a year were no better off in the end, and the children were
simply growing up to continue the same evil and improvident life. After a full
discussion of the whole subject, it was decided to organize a Children's Aid
Society, and either insist on the parents properly providing for their children
themselves or giving up their control altogether. In response to a request for
assistance and advice, I visited Napanee and gave an address on the evening of
December 2nd last, and a society was duly organized.
The officers are as follows :
President : Stephen Gibson.
1st Vice-President : Mrs. Thos. Symington.
2nd Vice-President : M. S. Madole.
Secretary : Y. L. Hooper.
Treasurer : Uriah Wilson, M.P.
Hon. Council : W. H. Perry.
Council : Dr. Symington, William Templeton, A. Alexander, M rs. F.
Lane, Mrs. W. T. Gibbard, A. E. Paul, Elisha Scott, Mrs. A. W. Grange, Dr. G. H.
Cowan, Mrs. S. Warner, Thos. Jamieson, John McKenty, D. J. Hogan, Mrs. E.
McGurn, Mrs. A. McNeil.
Other Societies.
A Children's Aid Society was formed in Trenton nearly two years ago, but
after the first few months very little was attempted. The work in Brighton
may also be said to have passed out of existence, as the Society's field was very
limited, and the removal of Rev. C. W. Watch to Belleville took away the
Society's strongest advocate. A Children's Aid Society organized in Gananoque
some four years ago has ceased to exceed, owing partly to the removal from the
town of one of the prime movers in the work and to the limited field of
operations. Several homeless children were sent to Kingston to be provided for.
Societies have been formed in St. Thomas and Woodstock.
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INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
Toronto, January 25, 1899. ^
To THE Honorable E. J. Davis,
Secretary ot Ontario.
Sir, — The Industrial Schools Act of Ontario, sections 35 and 36, provides as
follows :
35. The Superintendent of Neglected Children shall, by virtue of his office,
have the right to inspect every institution receiving aid under this Act.
36. The said Superintendent shall, from time to time, visit and inspect every
Industrial School and make all proper inquiries as to the maintenance, manage-
ment, and affairs thereof; and by examination of the registers and such other
means as he may deem necessary, particularly satisfy himself as to the correct-
ness of any returns made under this Act, or under any Order in Council in that
behalf, as aforesaid ; upon all which matters he shall make report to the Lieu-
tenant Governor in Council.
Under the terms of this Act I have the honor to report as follows :
V
HE three Industrial Schools for the training and care of wayward or incor-
rigible children have been doing good work during the past year, and are
filling a very necessary and important placeln the general work of ;il»ld,
saving. There will always be children who have been neglected too long and for
whom a course of training is necessary before they can be placed in family homes.
There are, too, children who are guilty of repeated offences and as a punishment
their temporary commitment is decided upon. Everything of a prison character
or tendency is carefully avoided in these Schools, and the children have been
aided and encouraged in ' every possible way in the development of self respect
and sterling character. The total population of the three Schools is less than
two hundred,, and for a Province of nearly one and a half million of people this
is a remarkably good showing. In the United States there is hardly an Indus-
trial School having less than two hundred inmates, while in many of the States
there are from three hundred to five hundred in each institution. While it may
be possible that there are boys and girls in Ontario who ought to be in the Indus-
trial Schools, there has certainly been a great deal of effort expended during the
past five years to improve the home life of children so as to avoid the necessity
of their commitment to public institutions, and homes have also been found for
children who would, under former conditions, have gone to an Industrial School
as the only home available for them.
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VicTouiAL Industrial School.
Good progress has been made in this institution durin^r the past year, and
the work is now in a very satisfactory state, with probably the exception that
the income is not quite sufficient to provide the school with all the necessary
appliances. There are 115 boys on the roll. During my visits I have noticed
an increasing appearance of contentment and happiness, and at the Christmas
cantata, the entertainment provided for a large audience of visitors was of a high
character. The boys took their' various parts with ease and skill, showing to
advantage the excellent training they are receiving. Some complaints have been
made during the past year that boys were retained in the institution too long,
but there has been great improvement in this direction, and the superintendent
has made a reasonable effort to comply with public sentiment in this particular.
At the annual meeting held in October last the report of the year's work
contained the following information : — There have been committed to the School
since its opening 586 boys. Of these 477 have been sent out to homes and
situations. On Sept. 30th, 1898, thei-e were 110 boys in attendance. So that
in point of numbers the school is in about the same condition as it was a year
ago. There have been 49 boys committed, and four returned during the
year. Fifty have been sent out, and four have been transferred to St. John's
School, Blantyre. From this it will be seen that the number received has
corresponded very nearly with the number that has gone out.
Of iifty-four boys who left the institution during the year twenty-three
went to work on farms and seven returned to their homes either to attend school
or to work in situations that had been secured for them. Of the forty-nine boys
received for training during the year, Toronto sent twenty-one, Hamilton six,
the County of York five. Grey County five, Guelph two, Oxford two, Norfolk
two, and one each from a number of other municipalities. The reasons for com-
mitment were chieliy incorrigibility, truancy, and larceny. Sixteen of the boys
had no father, six had no mother, while four had neither father nor mother. The
great majority of the lads were from 10 to 13 years of age when committed.
Onl}' a very small proportion could read or write when admitted to the school,
thus showing that defective home training was the cause primarily of their com-
mittal. In addition to the two dollars per week paid by the municipality, the
Government grant on the basis of ten cents per day towards the maintenance of
pupils, amounting to $4,181.90.
St. John's Industrial School.
1 have visited this School, situated in East Toronto, quite a number of times
during the past year, and have pleasure in testifying to the good work that is being
done under the management of Bi other Orbanus. There has been a rather rapid
growth in the number of boys sent during the year, the total number of the roll
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at present being forty-two. The boys are governed in a kindly and friendly
spirit and the fact that they are trusted and respected tends to develop in them a
love for the School and a ready obedience to the rules set for their guidance. An
excellent illustration of the manner in which they are being educated may be
found in the fact that during the Christmas holidays twenty-one lads were allowed
to go to their homes and all but one returned at the time appointed for them. In
addition to the Municipal grant of two dollars per week for each pupil, the Gov-
ernment's grant on the basis of ten-cents per day amounts to $li;-}9.40.
Alexandra Industrial School for Girls.
can also speak with confidence of the work done at the Alexandra Indus-
trial School for Girls, East Toronto, under the superintendence of Miss Walker.
There are at present in the School twenty-eight girls ranging in age from eight to
sixteen years, and every effort is put forth to give them a suitable training for
their future life. Quite a number of the girls who have graduated from this
School are employed within a radius of five miles and they frequently come to the
School to spend their holidays and to receive advice and guidance from the Super-
intendent. The fact that these girls look to the School as their home speaks well
for the kindly interest that has been taken in them. The Government grant for
the year amounted to $888.70.
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APPENDIX
IMMIGRATION OF BRITISH CHILDREN.
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, January 15, 1899.
To THE Honorable E. J. Davis,
Secretary of Ontario.
Sir, — I have the honor to submit herewith a report of the work carried on
in Ontario during the year 1898 by philanthropic societies of Great Britain under
the Act of the Ontario Legislature entitled "An Act to Regulate the Immigra-
tion into Ontario of Certain Classes of Children."
Your obedient servant,
J. J. KELSO.
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JUVENILE IMMIGRATION.
4^ N iny last annual report the history of the juvenile immigration movement
'^m' was given so exhaustively that it will not be necessary to go into the sub-
\^ ject this year with any degree of detail. Under the new legislation the
number of children brought to Ontario has been greatly reduced and the regula-
tions adopted have, it is believed, led to greater care and discrimination in the
work carried on. Early in the year, Mr. P. Byrne, the Ontario agent at Liver-
pool, was appointed examiner under the Act, and it became his duty to personally
inspect and guarantee the children as suitable settlers for Ontario. Formerly the
children were merely inspected in bulk as they passed on ship-board at Liver-
pool, but under the new system those intended for Ontario have been carefully
inspected by Mr Byrne, in the homes or institutions where they had been in
training. The genei-al report and monthly letters received from Mr, Byrne and
printed herewith, will give some idea of the care that has been exerci.'^sed in the
selection of the children :
Ontario Government Agency,
9 James Street,
Liverpoo', December 1st, 1898.
J. J. Kelsu, Esq.,
Superintendent, Neglected and Dependent Children,
Ontario.
Dear Sir, — I have the honor to report that in tha exercise of my duties as examiner or
inspector under the Act " To regulate the Immigration into Ontarioof ceitain classes of Children,"
I have, during the past season, paid eighteen visits to twelve different orphan homes aad their
branches for the purpose of inspecting parties intended for emigration to our Province. The
following is a list of the institutions referred to, namely : —
Dr. Barnardo's Boys' Home, Stepney Causeway, London.
Dr. Barnardo's Girls' Home, Barkingside, Essex.
Southwark Catholic Emigration Society's Home, London.
South wark Catholic Emigration Society's Home, Orpington, Kent.
Mr. Shaw's Children's Homes, Strangeways, Manchester.
Mrs. Birt's Sheltering Homes, Liverpool.
Dr. Stephenson's Children's Homes, Bonner Road, London.
Dr. Stephenson's Children's Homes, Edgworth, Lancashire.
Miss Macpherson's Homes, London.
Mr. Fegan's Homes, Southwark, London.
Mr. J. Galloway's Girls' Home, Ardrossan. ^
*' Waifs and Strays " Society, London.
The total number of children comprised in the several parties emigrated was 818, namely,
461 boys and 357 girls. Two or three small parties were inspected on their arrival at Liverpool,
as I thought it was not worth while incurring the expense of a long journey to their homes for
the purpose. [Some of these children passed on to the Northwest]
I am happj"^ to say that on all the occasions of my visits 1 was invariabty received with the
utmost courtesy by the Governor and other officials, who offered me every facility for the proper
discharge of my duties.
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Tlie children were tirst inspected while drawn up in line as in a military parade and after-
wards brought before me, one by one, for closer and more minute examination. After ascertain-
ing, as far as possible, that they were physically and mentally sound and free from any serious
bodily defects, 1 made careful enquiry into their character and antecedents. In these investi-
gations 1 was assisted by the (governor or other official who, being especially acquainted with the
facts and circumstances of each case, gave me all the information necessaiy to enable me to form
a judgment upon it. Besides, the registers of the institution, which contain the written partic-
ulars of each child's histoiy, were also generally available for my inspection, if required. But ?:o
carefully had the children belonging to the several parties been selected, that it was only in a few
instances I found it necessary to reject a candidate for emigration honors. 1 may here remark
that enn'gration is universally popular with the children, who have been led to look upon Canada
as a land of promise and rejoice at the prospect of being sent out there.
In the course of my inquiries I found that the educational attainments of a considerable pro-
portion of the children, especially those who have been several years under training, were very
good, some of them having j)a.ssed the highest board school standards. But the schooling of
others had left much to be desired, their backwardness being doubtless d,ue to the wretched and
poverty stricken condition from which they had been rescued at a comparatively recent date.
However, all I examined were certified as being able to rtad and write, except those of tender
years whom it was intended to have educated in Canada.
During the examination to which they were subjected, I usually put to the children a variety
of questions to test their mental alertnes?, their general intelligence, and their capacity and
experience in tloing different sorts of work. I thus learned from the children themselves, that
all of them, boys as well as girls, except the verj- young, had been taught and were accustomed
to do many kinds of domestic and other work ; also trained to be "handy "' and to make them-
selves generally useful. The boys who were trained in country homes bad learned gardening
and nearly ever}' kind of farm labor including plowing, in some cases. Others had been
taught various trades such as baking, carpentry, brush making, cobbling, &c , c^'c. In nearl}"^
all the Homes the bread for the establishment is baked by the boys themselves, under the super-
intendence of a foreman, the bakeries being fitted up with all the latest improvements. The
laundry work, in like manner, is done by the girls and young women, the appliances being of the
best kind obtainable. Dairying is another skilled industry' which is carried on by the girla in
some country branches of the larger Homes, which have farms attached. And here again, the
most improved apparatus and up:to-date methods are emjdoyed and the butter made is of the
finest <juality.
In short, these philanthropic institutions, at least the larger and more important of them,
are hives of busy, well-equipped industry, where very many important kinds of labor are shill-
fully organized and successfully prosecuted, giving healthful occupation and valuable technical
training to their youthful inmates, and thus (jualifies theni to earn their own living wherever
their lot may be cast.
I found that in all the Homes due regard was pai<l to the health and comfort of the children.
Their dormitories were pictures of cleanliness and order. Habits f)f personal tidiness and clean-
liness are carefully encouraged and inculcated. Thoir food i.s plain, wholesome and abundant.
Their time is duly apportioned to useful work, inside or outside, to schooling, recr^-ation and
rest- Opportunities are also afforded for indulging in games and pastimes, gymnastic exercise,
swimming, etc. In addition to ordinary school lessons, religious and moral instruction is daily
imparted. Add to all this that in the system of management adopted in the different Homes,
the law of kindness is a dominant and all pervading factor, and no one will be surprised to learn
that the children whom they shelter and nurture testify by their looks and demeanor that they
are happy and contented.
I may further add that my appreciation of the service which these Orphan Homes render to
humanity has been greatly increased and intensified by what I have seen and learned of their
operatir)n8 during my official visits. Indeed, it now seems clear to me that the rescuing of unfor-
tunate children from want and misery, clothing, feeding and instructing them, and, to crown all,
placing them in a new environment favourable to their development into reputable and self-
ilependent members of society, is the very acme of philanthropic effort — the most Christ-like
work in the world.
I have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
P. Byrne,
Agent for Ontwrio.
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Letters from Ontario Agent.
I have also received the following monthly reports from Mr. Byrne, which
will be found of inteiest :
Ontakio Government Agency,
7, James Street,
Liverpool, April 1st, 1898.
J. J. Kelso, Esq.,
Superintendent, Neglected and Dei)endent Children,
Dear Sir, — I think it would be a good thing if you could arrange to come over here and
see for yourself the actual working of the various Homes that send children to our Province.
This would give you a more comprehetisiv'e grasp of the whole subject <^>f child-emigration than
it wou !d be possible to obtain in any other way.
During the past month I examined parties of children as follows, namely :
Dr. Stephenson's Homes at Edgworth, Lands, and Bonner Road, London. Party sailed
March 15th, by S.S. Scotsman.
Mrs. Birt's Home, Liverpool. Number of children, 4b. Sailed March 26th, by S.S. As-
syrian.
Mr. Shaw's Horn*, Strangeways, Manchester. Number of children, 22. Sailed March 31st,
by S.S. Labrador,
Dr. Barnardo's Home, Stepney Causeway, London, Number of children, 100. Sailed Marcli
31st, by S.S. Labrador.
Each party consisted of boys excepting Mr. Shaw"s, which included a number of girls.
Mrs. Birt's children were, in the first instance, to be taken to the Knowlton Home, Quebec ;
but as she was desirious of being free to send a portion of them to Ontario if expedient, she
wished me to examine them.
All the children jjresented for inspection at the different Homes, I found eligible. In fact,
I was much pleased with their condition and appearance generally, and with the many evidences
they afforded of the careful, physical, moral and mental training they had undergone. Besides
closely examining them individually and testing their mental alertness by a variety of questions,
I inquired into their conduct and character and found them satisfactory.
I remain
Yours faithfully,
P. Byrne,
Agent for Ontario,
L/ Liverpool, June 6th, 1898.
Dear Sir. — "In the course of the month (April) I inspected four parties of children
selected for emigration to Ontario from " Homes " for destitute children situated in London and
at Ardrosson and Manchester. A careful examination showed that the children were quite
healthy and had received for the most part a fair education and most excellent moral, religious
and industrial training. Great care had also evidently been taken to teach them habits of obed-
ience, order, neatness and cleanliness as well as kindliness of demeanour one towards another.
I also carefully inspected the Homes themselves and found them in every way well adapted to
insure the health, comfort and happiness of the children. On leaving the Homes for Canada each
child is supplied with a neat Ijox containing an excellent outfit of ujjper and under clothing suit-
able for both summer and winter wear ; also two pairs of boots and other necessaries. The
children consisted of sixty-eight girls and fifteen boys and I have no doubt that they well prove
a welcome and useful addition to the families destined to receive them.
* ' In the course of the month (May) I visited two Homes for the purpose of inspecting parties
of children to be emigrated from them to Ontario : namely, Mr. Fegan's Home for destitute
children. South wark, London, and Mrs. Birt's " Sheltering Homes ", Liverpool. In the first
named forty-eight boys were presented for examination and all were found eligible except two
whom I felt it my duty to decline to pass on the ground of weak intellect. They were both
highly recommended as of good chai-acter but I found them decidedly lacking in mental capacity
which would probably become more pronounced as they grew older and so prevent them from
making their way in a satisfactory manner as useful and respf)nsible citizens.
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I found in this as in tlie other Boys' Homes I have so far visited that the industrial organi-
zation of tlie institution was very thorough and the discipline strict without being harsh or severe.
Consequently the children seemed well-mannered, bright and happy. Several skilled trades are
carried on by the boys and all are trained in self-help and taught to make beds, scrub tioors, lay
taV)les, light tii-es and to perform many other useful household duties.
At Mrs. Birt's Sheltering Homes, Liverpool, I examined twelve boys and sixteen girls, all
of whom were passed, being found apparently j)hysically and mentally sound and otherwise free
from objection.
The operation of the Ontario Act is having the etiect of ensuring great care on the part of
the managers of Homes in the selection of children for emigration to the Province. Hence, it
is very seldom that I have to object to any child brought before me for examination."
Yours Faithfully,
P. BYRNE.
Liverpool, July 4th, 1898.
Deak Sir. — On the 7th June I visited Orpington (^^Kent) for the purpose of examining a
number of children about being sent tu Ontario from the St. Joseph's Catholic Orphanage of
that place. The Borne is beautifully situated amid healthy surroundings ^nd is thoroughly well
equipped for the training and education of the children. The party selected for emigration
consisted of thirty-nine boys, all of which I found to be healthy and strong and of gofid charac-
ter. Most of them had been trained in farm work or had been taught some trade. They had
also been accustomed to perform a variety of household duties and to make themselves generally
useful. All had received more or less school instruction and were generally bright and
intelligent.
On the Kith June 1 examined a party of eight little girls fnnu the Honie of the Waifs and
Strays Society. The number being small 1 deemed it unnecessary to incur the expense of a
special visit to London for the purpose, so examined them on board the steamer and found
them in every respect quite eligible.
Yours sincerely.
P. BYRNE.
Agent for Ontario.
Liverpool. August 5th, 1898.
Dear Sir. — In the course of the past month 1 visited Dr. Barnardo's Boys' Homes at
Stepney Causeway, London, and the Girls' Homes, near Ilford, E.ssex, for the purpose of
inspecting parties of children ab .ut to be sent to Ontario. I examined ninety-two boys and 120
girls, all of whom I was enabled to pass as quite eligible for emigration to the Province. The
parties sailed by the Dominion steamer "Labrador" on the 14th of the month.
They appeared to have been well trained, well educated and were strong and hi-althy and
as far as 1 could judge and learn, were quite eligible for emigration.
1 remain, yours sincerely.
P. BYRNE.
Agent for Ontario.
LivKRi'OOL, September 16th, 1898.
Dear Sir. — I .send y«ju herewitli enclosed lists of chihlren from Dr. Barnardo's Homes in
London and at Barkingside (Essex) wIkj were inspected by me on the 13th inst. and sailed by
the steamship " Dominion " from this port yesterday. The jtarty con.sisted of seventy-seven
boys and 120 girls who were found to be physically and mentally sou:id. From inquiries made
and information laid before me I satisfied my.self that the children were likewise free from
objection both with regard to character and iirevious history.
Y<.urs faithfully,
BYRNE,
Agent for < )iitario.
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Liverpool, October 2l8t, 1898.
Dear Sir. — I send you herewith enclosed a list of twelve boys fr. m St. Vincent's School,
Dartford, Kent, one of the branch Homes of the South wark Catholic Emigration Society, Lon-
don. The number being small I did not think it worth while incurring the expense of a visit to
the Homes but cxaniined the children on board the steamer. I found them a fine, healthy lot
of boys and leceived from Mr. Parker, the gentlemen in charge of them, an assurance that they
were all of good character.
I remain, yours faithfully.
H
Mt y^
p. BYRVE,
Agent for Ontario.
Certificates Accompanying Each Party.
^
The following is the certificate signed bj^ the agent of the society sending the
children :
I, do solemnl}^ declare that I am responsible for
the party of children named herein, now leaving Great Britain for settlement in
Ontario, that I have made or caused to be made careful inquiry into the past
history and state of health of each child; that I believe them to be honest and
well- inclined, sound in mind and body, and free from any defect or impurity of
blood that would render them undesirable settlers to the people of Canada ; that
to the best of my knowledge and belief they comply with the requirements of
the laws of Canada or any province thereof.
Date
The Ontario agent signs the following declaration :
I, . • • • do solemnly declare that I am a duly appointed
agent of the Ontario Government and in such capacity visited the Home located
at for the purpose of inspecting the children named herein ;
that each child was brought before me separately, and the history^and particulars
laid before me ; that as far as I could judge, the children are in sound mental
and physical health, are free from any evident criminal tendencies, and are in my
opinion selected in compliance with the provisions of the laws of the Dominion
and the provinces thereof.
Date
Parties Arriving in Ontario.
The following is the number of children who came to Ontario during the
year under the auspices of the various philanthropic societies :
Girls. Boys.
Dr. Barnardo's Receiving Home, Toronto 181
Peterborough 242
Miss Macpherson Home, Stratford 11 27
Dr. Stephenson's Home, Hamilton 66
Mr. J. W. C. Fegan's Home, Toronto 42
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Marchiuont Home, Belleville ...
South wark Catholic Emigration Society, Ottawa...
Church of England Waifs and Strays Society,
Niagara-on-Lake
A total of 729 children.
Girls.
Buys.
23
Z5
90
22
298 431
There is a very marked reduction in the number brought out during 1898 as
compared with 1897. During the latter year there were 1212 boys and 455
girls placed in Ontario from Great Britain — a total of 1667. The large reduc-
tion is accounted for by the withdrawal of Mr. Quarrier's work, and the fa'^t that
the Marchmout Home at Belleville received about 250 children less than former
years, while all the agencies have greatly reduced their numbers.
WORK OF THE RECEIVINQ HOMES.
'^^^''HERE are eight receiving homes in Ontario recognized under the Act and
£ 1 my visits to the.se institutions have at all times been courteously received.
^^^ Such general information has been placed at my disposal as would enable
me to certify to the general character of the work. I have found in my inter-
course with them, and from my acquaintance with their work, that the managers
of the various receiving homes are not only willing but anxious to comply with
the spirit as well as the letter of the law, and to conduct such a work as will be
fully acceptaVjle to the people of Ontario.
Dr. Barnardo's Homes.
Durinc the year 375 boys were received at Dr. Barnardo's Home, Toronto,
while 19* other lads were passed on to Manitoba. Sixty-eight of the smaller
boys were sent to boarding places in the northern part of the Province, while the
remaining 114 were placed in situations immediately after arrival. The applica-
tions for the services of these boys continue to jjbe very ^numerous, the agent
informing me that for each boy about six requests are received. I was further
informed that although nearly nine thousand children ^have been brought to
Canada under Dr. Barnardo's auspices the local ageats were not aware, at the
time of my visit, of more than four bovs in prison and two in hospitals. During
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the year thirty-one children were returned to England as not likely to do well in
Canada. Two agents travel the year round visiting the boys while two others
have charge of districts over which they exercise supervision. A large staff is
employed and the books are systematically kept.
At the Peterboro Home for girls two parties arrived during the season — one
of 120 and the other of 122 girls. When the first party arrived on July 24 I
visited the Home and spent the da}^ studying the various groups of children as
they eagerly discussed their new surroundings. With very few exceptions they
were a fine lot of children, and under proper auspices I could see no reason why
they should not do well in this Province. No difficulty was experienced in provid-
ing themspeedily with situations, the majority going out to assist in minding a baby.
Four ladies of education and refinement are constantly employed in supervising
the girls, and regular visits are paid to them in all parts of the Province. Com-
plete records are kept of each child and reports are sent to England describing
the progress made.
Miss Macpherson's Home, Stratford.
About forty-seven children arrived at the Macpherson Home, Stratford, early
in the summer, which was less than half the number received in former years
During one of my visits there were ten small boys awaiting homes, but on a sub-
sequent visit this number was reduced to two. Many applications were received
for children which it was impossible to fill. Three children brought out in former
years were returned to England as not likely to do well. A notable feature in
connection with this Home is that the family ties are preserved as far as can be
done. Children brought out to this country are encouraged to communicate with
their parents, and foster-parents and employers are requested to write for the
children. This chain of correspondence has led in the past to many happy
results. I have been shown an actual instance on the books where one boy com-
ing to this country had been the means of bringing his brothers, sisters and
mother, while other relatives have indirectly been led to emigrate through hear-
ing of the prosperity enjoyed by the young people. The fact that the child is able
to look forward to a re-union on this side of the Atlantic with loved ones is often
the means of encouraging them in industrious and thrifty habits. As an evidence
•of this it might be mentioned that a short time ago a lad forwarded all his wages
to the Home and asked that a ticket might be purchased for his mother so that
she could come to this country. I believe from my intercouse with Mr. Merry
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and my observation of the work of the Home, that he is thoroughly interested in
the welfare of his young charges and anxious to protect and help them to the
full extent of his ability.
Mr. Fegan's Home, Toronto.
A party of boys, numbering forty-two, was leceived at this institution, on
George St., Toronto, in June. I called to see these lads immediately after their
arrival and found them a fine, sturdy lot of young fellows. Their average age
was fifteen, and all were able to read and write, etc. The majority went to situa-
tions in Western Ontario and the Niagara district. In addition to the regular
agent, Mr. George Greenway, a visitor is employed to make regular visits to the^
boys in their new homes. No lads were returned to the Old Country, but several
went back of their own accord.
Children's Home, Niagara.
This institution at Niagara-on-the-Lake is now conducted under the auspices
of the Church of England Incorporated Society for Providing Homes for Waifs
and Strays. One of the conditions under which this Home was authorized to con-
tinue its work was that a regular visitor should be appointed to supervise the
girls placed in situations. A capable lady visitor has now been added to the staff
and during the year she has visited 225 of the girls in their homes, with many
good results. This Home only deals with girls, and the party this year number
inf' twenty-two, was much smaller than in any previous year. Four girls were
sent back to England owing to defective health chiefiy. The Home is under the
direction of a Canadian Committee, consisting of Messrs. Henry PafFord, Charles
A. F. Ball, Alfred Ball, and J. de W. Randall, and they have, at all times, shown,
a disposition to adopt any suggestions looking to the im|>rovement of the work.
Dr. Stephenson's Home, Hamilton.
Twenty-five boys were received at Dr. Stephenson's Home, Hamilton, in the
apring, a much smaller party than usual, as the management had decided to
slacken the work until the Act was more fully understood. The average age of
the boys was fourteen, and they were easily provided with situations in the cen-
tral counties. This work is well-managed, and the interests of the children care-
fully looked after during their minority. Any child not likely to turn out well
after rtasonable trial, is returned to one of the English institutions.
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SouTHWARK Catholic Emigration Society.
The Ontario Receiving Home for the boys brought out under the auspices of
ihis Society is located at Hintonburgh, a suburb of Ottawa. The resident agent,
Mr. George Croxford, returned to England recently, and the work of placing and
looking after the boys is now under the direction of Miss Proctor and Miss Urqu-
hart, who direct also the Society's immigration work for girls, at MontreaL
Ninety lads have been brought out this year and have been provided with situa-
tions on farms in Eastern Ontario. The chief difficulty experienced is in getting
the older lads to settle down contentedly, as some of them find farm life too
monotonous. Two boys were returned to England, and one lad, after being three
years in the country, developed insanity, and is now in the asylum.
Marchmont Home, Belleville.
The average number of children formerly received at the Marchmont Home
each year was 250, while in 1898 only 48 were brought out, 25 boys and 23 girls.
The boys were personally selected by Rev. Robt. Wallace, Superintendent of the
Receiving Home, who goes to the Old Country each spring to arrange the party.
The girls came under charge of Miss Smethurst, a well-known worker in connec-
tion with the Manchester Refuges. The children were placed almost immediately
on arrival, and Mr. Wallace stated, during my visit, that many farmers who
called at the Home, expecting to obtain a lad, were sent away greatly disappointed.
An average of four or five applications per day had been received, which they
were unable to fill. On one of my visits there were four children in the Home
but they were there tor training in the capacity of household help, and homes,
were not being sought for them. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wallace devote all their
time and thought to the interests of these children, and seek in every way pos-
sible to promote their welfare, an extensive correspondence being carried on in
addition to the visits of Mr. Checkley, who is constantly on the road, investiga-
ting and reporting on the treatment of the children.
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NOTES OiN CHILD-SAVING.
Gathered From Many Sources.
T
HIS multiplication of childreu in an environment of vice and misery is
one of the most terrible problems of our times."
" While there is a neglected, untrained, badly bom or badly bred child
among us, jthere will be social demoralization of aU sorts springing from that
one perverted or undeveloped life."
Hypr^t^Sj^a^ Tliink of the infinite possibilities in the mind of a little child I — Capable in
^* the one direction of the v^ilest wickedness, and in the other of the loftiest intel-
lectual and moral aims.
The neglected hovel in the valley may bring disease and death to the palace on the hill.
No one can tell when a child's education commences, for from the moment of its birth it is
observing and absorbing, and its character is being formed for later life.
The first endeavor of those who have a part in child-saving should be to counteract vicious
tendencies, and obliterate as far as possible all traces of evil impressions.
" To look helplessly on while children are being trained up by hundreds to become vicious
and criminal men and women, reservinjg all our money and energy for their apprehension and
punishment when they shall have become full-Hedged, is too shortsighted and ruinous a policy
to be perpetuated by an intelligent community."
v/
*' After all, the law of environment is of greater practical importance to us than the law of
heredity, because the former is more or less under our control. The more we study and value
all the results that follow from environment, the more we shall endeavor to improve those
qualities which we transmit to our oflFspring."
Harsh treatment and continued fault-finding has caused many timid children to grow up
defective, who, under proper management, could have developed int« bright, intelligent men
and women.
The most precious f)f what we have to give is that which comes out of our hearts. The rich
child, in giving to the poor one, not material things only, but a portion of her own or his own
life and soul, is helping herself no less than the \yoov brother or sister in whose heart she sows
the seeds of things that are true and tender and lovely, and of good report.
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" There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their
religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham
James, all a sliam, and it will not stand when things come to be turned inside out and put down
for what they really are." — Black Beauty.
There is something very touching in sickness and suffering. How sad to witness a little
gleeful life sinking down in the sharp grasp of Sujflfering ! But how specially sad, when instead
of beholding suffering childhood, as we generally see it, tenderly nursed, and all its trials
smoothed down by gentle care, skill and sympathy, we find it in a state of neglect and want,
surrounded by dii-t ; breathing foul air ; pining in stifling, sickening heat ; aye and absolutely
dying, for want of cleanliness, fresh air, proper food, and medical skill.
" Children early catch the tone of their surroundings, and become harsh or tender,
indifferent or solicitous, sympathetic or selfish, courteous or rude, as those around them. By
loving example and persuasive influence they can be accustomed from the first to take pleasure
in each other's joy, and to be sorry for each other's pain, to try to promote the one and assuage
the other, to be kind and courteous, generous and seK-sacrificing until such feelings and con-
duct grow to be the habit of their lives."
" As long as children are raised in misery, vice and degradation, the prisons will be full. The
gulf between rich and poor will grow wider. One will depend on cunning the other on force.
It is a great question whether those who live in luxury can afibrd to allow others to exist in
want. The poverty of the many is a perpetual menace. If we expect a prosperous and peace-
ful country, the citizens must have homes. The more true homes the more patriots, the more
virtue, the more security for all that gives worth to life. The more real education, the less
crime, and the more true homes the fewer the prisons."
Lewis Carroll, or to use his right name, the Rev. C. L, Dodgson, whose " Alice in Wonder-
land " has been the delight of childhood for so many years, died on January 14, 1898. In the
preface of one of his works he wrote: "No praise has given me one-hundredth part of
the pleasure it has been to think of the sick children in the hospitals (where it has been a
delight to me to send copies) forgetting, for a few bright hours, their pain and weariness — per-
haps thinking lovingly of the unknown writer of the tale — perhaps even putting up a childish
prayer for one who can but dimly hope to stand, some day, not quite out of sight of those pure
young faces, before the great white throne."
His letter " Easter greeting to every child who loves Alice," disjilays a charming sympathy
with child-life, and is well worthy of reproduction :
Dear Child,— I do not believe God means us to divide life into two halves — to wear a grave
face on Sunday, and to think it out-of-place to even so much as mention Him on a week-day.
Do you think He cares to see only kneeling figures, and to hear only tones of prayer — and that
He does not also love to see the lambs leaping in the sunlight, and to hear the merry voices of
the children, as they roll among the hay ? Surely their innocent laughter is as sweet in his ears
as the grandest anthem that ever rolled up from the "dim religious light" of some solemn
cathedral 1 And His Easter sun will rise on you, dear child, feeling your "life in every limb,"
and eager to rush out into the fresh morning air — and many an Easter-day will come and go
before it finds you feeble and grey-headed, creeping wearily out to bask in the sunlight, but it is
good, even now, to think sometimes of that great morning, when the " Sun of Righteousness
shall arise with healing in his wings."
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The True Spirit of Service.
N reading over the reports of public institutions, many of them so cold and
formal in tone, one does not often come across a truer conception of a superin-
tendent's responibility than the following, taken from an Ohio County Child-
ren's Home report :
" Our children have been well clothed and well fed, but does responsi-
bility end' in this alone ? No, emphatically no ! The greatest responsibility, or
at least that which tries the heart, is when you and the child and God are the
only ones who take part in the exercises. It is, perhaps, the first real lesson
the child ever had in Divine thoughts. You, at least, may be so impressed. You will not
feel at a losj for words ; there is plenty to say. But the question which confronts you is,
"What ought I not to say and how shall I say what I do say?" What you may say is
not alone for the present occasion, nor for time, but for Eternity. Not to make the
child obedient only, but while it is in this Home we endeavor to so mould its character that it
may become an honest, upright and respectable citizen. We are not only to repeat some words
of scripture, and tell of God and His commandments, but we must make our heart like a child's,
reflect that a child has desires, aspirations, passions and temper. Therefore we must for the
time become children, and be able to govern ourselves for the sake of the child, because of our
age and experience."
MOTHERHOOD.
Great deeds are trumpeted ; loud bells are rung.
And men turn round to hear :
The high peaks echo to the peans sung,
And some great victor cheer. And yet great deeds are few.
The mightiest men find opportunities but now and then.
The sweetest lives are those to duty wed, . . . v-/
The world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells ;
The Book of Life the shining record tells.
God help all mothers so to live aright.
And in their homes all truth and love unfold,
Since life for them no loftier aims can hold
Than leadinj' little children in the light.
A Dangerous Pastime.
An editorial note clipped from one of our newspapers, not long ago, is worth reproducing
here for the benefit of parents :
" Well dressed girls of from twelve to fourteen years of age, who look as if they belonged
to respectable families, may often lie seen on the streets us late as ten o'clock at night, exhibit-
ing the swaggering and hilarious manners of atreet-walkers. They attract the attention of fast
young men by the boldness of their l)ehavior. Indeed this is evidently what they plan to do.
It is not difhcult to guess what the girls will become. How parents can allow their young
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daughters to walk the streets at night is a mystery. Do they forget that girls of the age named
sometimes very easily fall a prey to the wiles of the fast young men ? We advise our readers,
who have daughters that go out nights, to quietly investigate that they may learn in what com-
pany they are and how they behave.
In a well-known ballad called " Little Breeches," Col. John Hay tells in the vernacular the
story of a little fellow whirled away from the top of a wagon by a blizzard, and found at last
huddled safely and warmly with the lambs in an open shed. The poet's moral is one that
aptly applies to Children's Aid work :
" How did he git thar ? Angels.
He could never have walked in that storm.
They just stooped down and toted him
To whar it was safe and warm.
And I think that saving a little child,
And bringing him to his own.
Is a heap sight better business
Than loafing around the throne."
Ignorance and Wrong-Doing,
The evils to be attacked with the most vigor and persistence are ignorance and wrong-doing.
They underlie all the m?ny sorrows and tragedies which afflict mankind. They are the roots
from which every variety of calamity springs. The truest philanthropist and the most effective
reformer is he who appreciates this, and makes it the basis of his efforts ; and the happiest man
or woman is the one who, in a wise self-culture and a broad sympathy with others, holds fast
to the conviction that character is the essence of destiny.
" Institutions for destitute children have one splendid advantage over our Society in their
power to demonstrate to the sight of the public the nature of their work. Children in pretty
dresses, dainty caps and frocks and sailor suits, are exhibited at their annual festivals, with
spirited juvenile bands of music, who look as happy and healthy as they are pretty. The
public .sees what these do, and feels what it sees. Our own work, however, is to leave children
in their own homes, to remove their destitution and misery by reforming their parents, and to
make their own homes like the ordinary homes of natural and humane British parents."— Rev.
Benjamin Waugh.
Mr. Pascoe, editor of ionrfon of To-day, said lately : "We hold that no higher form of
Charity can be practiced than that which takes thought for children. They are as yet but on
the very threshold of life. We who have reached its middle stages, and know what life, even
at its best, means, and who, looking backward upon our own experiences, also know that for
most of us its happiest period has been our childhood, spent under the loving care of wise, good
parents ; we who recognize this, need no appeal either to our sympathy or our charity to allev-
iate the condition of child-life among the struggling, deserving poor ; child-life all too frequently
unhappy, because so often unassociated with that brightness and play.someness in the home
without which childhood is bereft of that happiness at the outset of life that would seem to
belong to it of right, and which not even the most callous would willingly deprive it of."
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The depopulation of the country districts is a subject that frequently engages the thought-
ful consideration of public men. In a magaiine article recently, a writer on this subject
remarks : " Why is not the young villager satisfied to live 'the monotonous, uneventful life of
his forefathers ? For this sure reason, because his conditions have changed ; education, cheap
papers and books, train fand telegraph have excited his imagination and told him of a more
varied and exciting life than he has had any experience of, and he veiy naturally wishes to see
something of it, and if a little of this varied life is not brought to him in the villages, he will
seek it in the towns at any sacrifice to himself and others. "
Tlie conclusion arrived at is : " What the people require is not so much instruction or good
advice, but amusement and change, and it is very largely for the want of this that the young
people are rushing into the congested centres." An important patriotic work done by Child-
ren's Aid Societies is the placing of young children in these rural districts, thus conferring upon
them a direct benefit, while at the same time relieving to some extent the congested civic
charities.
"STRETCH IT A LITTLE."
Trudging along the slippery street,
Two childish figures, with aching feet
And hands benumbed by the biting cold,
Were rudely jostled by young and old,
Hurrying homeward at close of day,
Over the city's broad highway.
"Come under my coat," said little Nell,
As tears ran down Joe's cheeks, and fell
On her own thin fingers, stiff and cold.
'"Taint verj- big, but I think 'twill hold
Both you and me, if I only try
To stretch it a little. So now don't cry I"
The garment was small, and tattered and thin.
But Joe was lovingly folded in.
Close to the heart of Nell, who knew
That stretching the coat for the needs of two
Would double the warmth, and halve the pain
Of the cutting wind and the icy rain.
"Stretch it a little!" O girls and boys I
In homes o'erflowing with comforts and joys,
See how far you can make them reach,
Your helpful deeds and your loving speech.
Your gifts of service and gifts of gold ;
Let them stretch t<j households manifold.
Industrial School Work in Massachusetts.
The fourth annual report of the trustees of the Lyman and Industrial Schools of Massachu-
setts is thus favorably refened to in the Charities Review : " The opening paragraphs of the
report of the Lyman school for })f)ys (a state reformatory) indicate a spirit that is too rare
among trustees and managers of children's institutions. ' The substantial buildings scattered
over the hillside at Westborough are the most obvious, but by no means the most important
feature of the Lyman .school ; f(jr out of over 800 boys whom the school is endeavoring to influ-
ence and guide into good citizenship, little more than one- third will be found upon the insti-
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tution grounds ; the rest are living apparently much as other boys live in the world, yet subject
to such control as is calculated to prevent the relapse which too often follows a period of
restraint, and to supplement the lack of home conditions.'
" This sense of responsibility for the children who have left the school, but have not yet
attained their majority, leads to a very conscientious and painstaking effort to give an account-
ing to the public of the boys who have been intrusted to the care of the trustees of the school.
All through the report one hears much of the boys, of how long they stay at the school, what
they do in it, how they are classified, where they go when they leave the school, wtiat occu-
pations they follow, why some boys again fall into evil ways, and what the school does with
such cases. We are given the facts concerning the admission, school life, discharge, and subse-
quent career of Joe, John, Michael, Jimmy, and are spared any long account of the new laun-
dry, the brick dormitoiy, and the barn. Of the boys released during the year eighty-eight
were returned to their parents on probation, eighty-si«; were placed out, and thirty-seven were
boarded out. The proportion returned to parents is much lower than from most reformatories
while the boarding-o*it feature, in comiection with a reformatory, is a most welcome proof that
placing-out and institutional methods are not mutually exclusive, but that each has its place in
a well organized effort to rescue children from the effects of a bad heredity and a worse
environment.
" Particularly interesting is the report of the superintendent of visitation, who had under hi^
supervision during the year 753 boys w ho had been discharged from the school. Of these eighty-
six reached the age of twenty-one years during the past year, of whom 60.4 per cent are dome
well beyond question ; 19.8 per cent are doing fairly well ; i.e., are honestly self-supporting ;
11.6 are known to be doing badly ; .5.2 per cent, are unknown, and three per cent are in the army.
This, it should be remembered, is an account of the boy's conduct in most cases five years o
more after his discharge from the school. If every reformatory (and we may add every orphan
asylum and every placing-out agency) will hold itself to as rigid an accountability as this we
shall make more progress in the next decade than we have made in the past half-century."
An Opportunity for Usefulness.
There is many a Christian heart longing to do something for the Master but no work seems
to present itself. Had the love of Christ burned as brightly in their hearts before they were
married as it does now they would have given themselves to foreign missions or engaged in
hospital or charity work. But now they are debarred from anything of this kind and there
seems to be nothing they can do except to be faithful to the appointments of the church and
sing " Oh to be nothing." If any of our readers are in this condition we want to tell them where
they can do work that has possibilities of larger fruitage than anything we know of namely, to
take a homeless child and train it. We do not mean by this that you take a blue eyed, flaxen
haired little girl, two or three years old whom everyone will envy you the possession of, but an
unattractive, rude, rough boy, a child whom nobody wants, one to whom society is barely will-
ing to give standing room. These are the children whom the Lord is especially interested in.—
Children's Friend.
Pennsylvania.
One of the most influential societies for the care of children is the Children's Aid Society
of Pennsylvania. A recent periodical speaks of its aim and purpose asjfoUows :
•' The establishment of the Children's Aid Society of Pennsylanvia marked a new era in tlie
history of child-care in this State. This Society commanded at once the attention of the
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thoughtful jHiblic by the directness of its purpose and the simplicity of its plan. Under the
conviction that charity is true charity only so far as it is curative, it saw in the congregate plan
of caring for children of the pauper class in institutions and almshouses a succession of depend-
ents demanding always more institutions and more alms louses. Believing that prompt measures,
should be taken to separate the children of neglect one from the other, to remove them from
the association of the idle, and to give them an opportunity to begin, as soon as possible, a life
under wholesome conditions ; believing there were separate homes enough in the State for every
homeless child, and at the same time being determined that no natural guardian should escape
his responsibilty in helping to provide that home, a work of investigation and cooperation was
becun which has proved to be as wise as it is far-reaching. A society had come proposing not
to build homes or asylums or orphanages, not to add long dining-rooms and big dormitories to
the altogether too long list of such crowding places for children, not to collect into artificial
communities children withdrawn from th^ public body, in which public body they must event-
ually take their place as citizens, but, to quote from an early record of the society, proposing
" to distribute them, as fast as possible, into private homes, where, undey natural and healthy
conditions, they might speedily be absorbed into the life of the community ; where they might
lose their mark of pauperism and grow up to an honorable manhood and womanhood."
Impkovemext or Home Life.
" It is our work to improve the condition of the poor, to improve their homes, not break uj>
and destroy them. Our charity must seek the poor man by his own hearth, and encourage him
there, not drive him to seek help in public asylums and almshouses, where self-respect is.
often destroyed and lost. There can be but little hope for the future unless we clearly understand
thatjthe home is the foundation of social organization. The home feeling and spirit should bo
encouraged, not alone upon the aflfections, but along the lines of social reform and moral
improvement, and our efforts in this direction should be prudent, critical and courageous. It i&
in the solution of the child problem that the regeneration of society is to be effected and the
greate.st and best results of our labors are possible of attainment. If the children can be
properly born, their bodies cared for and developed, their minds and senses soundly educated,
they will grow up worthy citizens and be able to take care of themselves morally and religiously.
If we wish to educate the children of the poor it would not be amiss to begin with the parents,
improve their condition, improve their homes, for it is at home after all, that the child gets the
education which governs his character, for good or ill."
Machine-Made Children.
" In large establishments it is necessary that machinery should be used, and that ihere
should be a multitude of appliances such as a girl will not find in the small houses where she grad-
uates in service. Add to this the necessity of a system which with a large number of children
become mechanical, and dwarfs individuality, and we see that whilst those who look only at the
establishment, see in it a perfection of order, it may be destitute of that particular training
whicli fits the girls for the line of life to which they are consigned when they leave it. The
treatment of children in large masses is necessarily different to that of family life, and involves
the aViseiice of anyone to^take the place of the mother, to call out the affections, to influence the
character, and to develop the human side of the children."
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"I luv'eni, and they know it," said a bright, cheery little body at the Manchester Conference
of Ragged School Teachers. " Whenever the little ones get a bit fidgety, I tell 'em about my
young days when I was a miserable, neglected gii'l in a drunkard's home. My only bit of sun-
shine was to get to the ragged school. I there found my Saviour because I saw Him in my rugged
school teacher. Now I love to tell the old, old story, and to give them a taste of that love
which I so longed for myself." It was easy to see the earnest woman was on right lines. We
win the children by love. At the close of the meeting the husband came up and said : ' ' My
wife didn't tell you all the story. She found me a miserable drunken man some years ago. She
1 ed me to the Saviour, and further added to my joy by consenting to be my wife. I owe ever^ -
hing to her loving influence, both for this world and the next."
YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY.
For living a holy life.
For doing your level best.
For your faith in humanity.
For being kind to the poor.
For looking before leaping.
For hearing before judging.
For being candid and frank.
For thinking before speaking.
For harbouring clean thoughts.
For discounting the tale bearer.
For being loyal to the preacher.
For standing by your principles.
For stopping your ears to gossip.
For asking pardon when in error.
For being a.s courteous as a duke.
For the influence of high motives.
For bridling a slanderous tongue.
For being generous with an enemy.
For what you have given to missions.
For sympathizing with the oppressed.
For giving an unfortunate fellow a lift.
For promptness in keeping your promises.
For having patience with cranky neighbours.
For putting the best possible construction upon
the'doings of others.
For helping ctit Children's Aid Society.
7 N.c. 89
INDEX.
PAGE.
Ages of children going to homes 22
Alexandra Industrial School 67
Baby farms, report on . 16
British Columbia, visit to 19
Byrne, Ontario agent, report of 73
Barnardo, Dr., work in Ontario 78
Careless parents 16
Co-operation of societies 17
County organization 18
Children incurable ... 18
Curfew law 19
Conference Correction and Charities 20
C. A Societies, work of 31
Certificate accompanying English children ... 77
Child saving, notes on 82
C. A. Society work in Pennsylvania 87
Dependents, cost of maintaining 10
English children, No. received in 1898 78
English receiving homes in Ontario 78
English children 73
Foster homes 21
Foster children, location of 23
Foster children, changes of homes 25
Foster children, visitor's report 25
Fegan Home, Toronto 80
Girls on the streets 84
Homes found for children, No. of 22
Home life, improvement in 88
Illegitimacy 11
Incurable children 18
Industrial schools 65
Immigration of British children 71
Industrial Schools in Mass 86
Juvenile immigration ... 73
Macpherson Home 79
Manitoba and British Columbia 19
Manitoulin Island 28
Marchmont Home, Belleville 81
Massachussets, work in 86
Neglect, instances of 7-9
Niagara Children's Home 80
Notes on child saving 82
Northwest, children sent to 29
Public expenditure for dependents 10
Peterboro', Dr. Barnardo's Home 78
Pennsylvania, work in 87
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Quarrier, cessation of work 78
Replacement of children 24
Stratford Macpherson Home 79
Sheard, Dr., report of 15
Sex of children going to homes 22
Societies placing children 23
St. John's'Industrial School 66
Stephen.son, Rev, Dr., Hamilton 80
Southwark Catholic Emigration Society 81
Scotch work, Mr. Quarrier 78
Treatment of foster children 24
Victoria Industrial School.
Vi.sitors' report
66
25
Children's Aid Societies.
1. Brantford 45
2. Brockville 57
S.Belleville 61
4. Berlin 62
5. Barrie 63
6. Brighton 64
7. Collingwood 43
8. Chatham 53
9. Colborne 57
10. Cobourg (report accidently omitted).
11. Dresden 65
12. Dunnville 62
13. Guelph 38
14. Gait 61
15. Goderich 62
16. Gananoque 64
17. Hamilton . 36
18. Kingston 56
19. London , 49
20. Lindsay 60
21. Napanee 63
22. Owen Sound 40
23. Ottawa 43
24. Orillia 47
25. Peterboro' 51
26. Paris 59
27. Stratford 39
28. Sarnia 56
Thomas 64
30. St. Vincent de Paul 35
31. Toronto 32
32. Trenton 64
3. Windsor 55
34. Walkerton 69
35. Woodstock 6
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