and carefully prepared, and the profession throughout the State, as well as the officers of institutions of this and other States, are entiled to great credit for the general interest shown by them in the natter. The results of these inquiries will be found in the tables innexed to this report.

1. Relating to the Insane.

The whole number of insane belonging to the State, December 1st, 1871, according to the reports, was 6,775. The returns relatng to this class in the custody of friends, and covering localities aving a population of 3,947,394, after rejecting all duplicates, give the names of 1,364. Estimates for the several localities from which no returns were received, according to the population, give 218 nore, or a total of 1,582 insane in the State, in family care.

The result of all the inquiries relating to the insane is shown by he following statement:

Statement showing the number and situation of the Insane belonging to the State of New York, December 31st, 1871:

Of these it appears that 3,544 were natives and 3,231 foreigners;

602 were single, 2,714 married, and the civil condition of 459 was

The several occupations previous to the insanity are shown by the

The inquiries were extended so as to include the insane who recovered, and those who died during the year. The number of recoveries reported was 761, and the number of deaths 502. The following statement shows the situation under which the recoveries and deaths occurred:

If the foregoing be added to the number of insane living December 31st, 1871, it will give a total of 8,038 insane belonging to the State during the year, as follows:

Number of insane living December 31, 1871....
Number who recovered during the year
Number who died during the year

6,775

761

502

Total insane of the State of New York for the year 1871, 8,038

The following table shows the duration of the disease:

Table showing the duration of the Disease of 8,038 Insane of the State of New York, for the year ending

December 31st, 1871.

It will be seen by the foregoing table that 1,670 persons in the State, or one to every 2,624 of the population, were taken insane during the year. In 1,672 instances, the duration of the insanity was not ascertained. The returns, however, show that these generally were cases of long standing, most of whom were in family care or in county poor-houses.

2. Relating to Idiots.

The returns relating to idiots, in the custody of friends, were not as full as those pertaining to the insane. In the country towns the enumeration was quite complete. In the cities, however, but little information could be obtained in regard to this class. The whole number reported was 1,312, and applying the ratio thus obtained to the unreported territory, according to the population, would give

244 more, or 1,556 idiots in the State in family care. The result of all the inquiries relating to this class is shown by the following state

ment:

Statement showing the number and situation of the Idiots of the State of New York, December 31, 1871.

Of these it appears that 2,092 were native and 220 foreign born.

The results of the inquiries by the Federal census of 1870, and by the Board in 1871, are herewith compared:

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF INSANE AND IDIOTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY THE FEDERAL CENSUS OF 1870, AND BY THE INQUIRIES OF THE BOARD IN 1871:

The following relates to the insane:

The population of the State by the census of 1870 was 4,382,759. The proportion of insane by the Federal enumeration was 1:690; by the inquiries of the Board, 1:647. The population of the United States and Territories, at the same time, was 38,558,371; the number of insane, 37,382; proportion, 1:1031.

The proportion of idiots to the population, by the Federal census, was 1:1763; by the inquiries of the Board, 1:1896. In the United States and Territories the number of idiots by the Federal enumeration was 24,527, or 1:1572.

The results of the inquiries as to both insane and idiots are here stated:

It thus appears that the proportion of both insane and idiots by the Federal enumeration was 1:496; by the census of the Board 1:482. The number of insane and idiots in the United States and Territories by the census was 61,909, or 1:623.

It will be seen by the foregoing that the number of insane and idiots of this State, found by the inquiries of the Board, differs only slightly from the number obtained by the federal enumeration. A large amount of information, however, relating to these classes, was secured by such inquiries, not given by the census returns, which, it is believed, will prove valuable. This will be found in the tables heretofore referred to, and to which attention is invited.