STATE EMIGRANT  INSANE  ASYLUM,
 

Ward's Island,  New York,
 

Statistics   Ann-q   1883.

Ward's Island, January 24th, 1884.

Hon. Henry A. Hurlbut, President and Board of Commission
ers of Eonigration :
Gentlemen—In  compliance with custom, I have the honor to
transmit the following statistical report of the State Emigrant  In^
sane Asylum for the year ending December 31, 1883.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

M. E. C. PECK,

Physician in Charge.

TABLE No. 1.

General Movement  of the Popidation.

Males.         Females.        Total.

Number remaining December 31, 1882. .      90            96            186

Admitted during the year.............       89           64           153

Total treated.....................     179          160           339

Number discharged recovered . „........      21           25             46

improved ......___      18           19             37

''                 unimproved........       57           48           105

''                 not insane..........      12             8             20

Died.................................        7             9             16

Total.............................     115          109           224

Number  remaining   December 31,   1883     64           51            115