ANNUAL REPORT
 

OF THE
 

SUPERINTENDENT  OF   WARD'S ISLAND-
 

State Emigrant Hospital, Asylum 1
AND Refuge, Ward's Island.      j

To the Hon. Henky A. Hurlbut,

President Board of Com^missioners of Emigration:

Sir—I hereby present the statistical report for the year 1883,
concerning the institutions on Ward's Island under the charge of
the Commissioners of Emigration.

Very respectfully,

W. T. O'BRIEN,

Superintenden t,

COMPILATION.

Number of inmates remaining in the institution

Dec. 31, 1882............'................

Number of admissions in the institution during

the year.................................       4,180

Number of births during the year.............          164

Total number cared for...........................       5,212

Number discharged during the year............       4,210

Number died during the year................          366

Total...........................................       4,576

Number remaining on December 31, 1883..............          636

Of these are in hospital.......................          269

Of these are in asylum......................          115

Of these are in refuge.......................          252

Total.........................................          63 6