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Seventh Biennial Report of the
Board of State Commissioners of
Public Charities of the
State of Illinois
Presented to the Governor, November 1882


         
         [p. 243]
         
         COOK. -
         
         The Insane Asylum. - The buildings occupied by the
       insane, of which part were erected in 1870, and additions
       made at a later date, and which are planned for three
       hundred and fifty patients, contain, on an average, nearly
       five hundred. They are badly overcrowded. The number of
       patients admitted in 1881 was 149 males and 126 females;
       total, 275. The number discharged was 110 males and 104
       females; 25 male patients and 40 female patients died;
       making the total discharges 279. Under the management
       of the superintendent, Dr. J. C. Spray, the condition
       and appearance of this hospital have greatly improved.
       The premises were found in excellent order, with the
       exception of the wards occupied by filthy patients,
       where the odor was very offensive. Dr. Spray also de-
       serves credit for having almost entirely dispensed with
       the use of restraint and seclusion, and the patients
       spend a great deal of time in the open air. During the
       fiscal year ending August 31, 1882, the number of re-
       coveries reported was 90.
       
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