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Executive Documents of the
State of Minnesota
For the Fiscal Year
Ending July 31, 1892

                         INSPECTION OF COUNTY POOR HOUSES.
                         
              ST. LOUIS COUNTY POORHOUSE was visted April 26, 1892.
            There were 28 inmates; 22 men, two women and two children,
            aged respectively eight and two years. The eight year old
            boy is paralyzed on one side in consequence of an injury
            to the skull. He is a bright and amiable child, and it seems
            a pity to expose him to the atmosphere of the poorhouse.
            Since the last report, a strong room has been built for
            incorrigibles, and outside fire escapes have been provided.
            The overseer could not tell how often the inmates bathed -
            had no rule about it; said that some bathed very often and
            some seldom. The bedrooms were reasonably clean; the beds
            and bedding were fairly clean; on the whole the house was
            reasonably well kept. Religious services are held in the
            house by the Young Men's Christian Association and the
            Salvation Army.
            
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