TABLE XXXII.

Showing the Duration of the Disease of 8,038 Insane of the State
of New York,
York, including those who Recovered, and those who
Died, during the year ending December 31, 1871, by counties.

TABLE XXXIII.

Showing the Number of Insane of the State of New York, January 1st, 1871, the Number Taken Insane during the year, the Total Insane for the year, the Number of Recoveries and Deaths, and the Number Living December 31, 1871.

TABLE XXXIV.

Showing the Number and Situation of the Idiots of the State of New York, December 31st, 1871, according to reports on file in the Office of the State Commissioner of Public Charities.

*By the United States census of 1870 the population of the State of New York was 4,382,759. The inquiries and investigations relating to idiots in family custody were extended to 3,947,394 of the population, and estimates are made as to the remainder, in the several counties respectively, on the basis of the returns referred to. (See Table XXXV.)

Table XXXVI shows the sex and nativity of 2,312 idiots of the State of New York, December 31, 1871, by counties.

Table XXXVII shows the ages of 2,312 idiots of the State of New York, December 31, 1871, by counties.

NOTE. The returns show that quite a large number of the idiots, both in institutions and in family care, are epileptics, and also that many of them are filthy, destructive, violent and dangerous. The statements upon these points, however, are too imperfect to be tabulated.

COUNTIES.

TABLE XXXV.

Showing the Number of Idiots of the State of New York, December 31st, 1871, by Counties.

TABLE XXXVI.

Showing the Sex and Nativity of 2,312 Idiots of the State of New York, December 31, 1871, by Counties.