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STATE OF NEW YORK
Louisiana Durcbase Erposition Commission
EXHIBIT BY
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES
Location, Bliokrell'e Islond,.Y.City
tetropo1itan tosptta
Name
Institurtion,
Administration, saperintendent
System (congregate
cottage).
dongrezate
com1oeioner or Pablto Charit lea
Supervision,
Fiscal control
Cisy authorisiea
Hopital facilities,
Pully equtpped
Visitation and inspection,
Charities
State Board
land and buildings 1903, $ 1.0o00.000 1 valug of labor of inmates 1903, $
1 acreage, 25
value
Capacity, 1000
Average number
inmates 1903, 736
i receipts from sales 1903, S.
value of prodacts of farm 1903, $
Average weekly per capita cost of maintenance 1903, $6,44
Total number supported during the year 1903, 6842
i county poor,
State poor, 21
: city or town poor, 6821
Total number remaining
institution October 1, 1903, 700
7mentally defective, 15
Classification: Able-bodied, 110 over 70 years of age, 15
sicle
infirm, 548 blind,
Total expenses 1903,5 240,4.54
General information: he third largest or the hoepitate orned by the oity. 0oaupies the northern end or Black-
Ieland with ampte 1ond nd buildfnze, fornerly used as an a5ylum for the insane, It is the only pub-
well
11a hopital in whioh homeopathy is praotined. Tproved reantly
