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-An Account of the Difeafes which have occurred in the State Prifon during the year 1801.

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N. B. Forty-five perfons have been inoculated for the small-pox, and have recovered.

Total 286

REMARKS. The diseases which have been most prevalent in the prifon during the three last years, in which a regular register has been kept by the physician, are,

ift, Fevers,-viz. the intermitting fever, the bilious remitting fever, and what is denominated in the register, fever, by which is meant a fever of two or three days duration, and which is very mild in its fymptoms, and frequently arifes from cold or a difordered ftate of the ftomach and bowels.

2d, Inflammatory diseases,-viz. catarrh, pleurify, and rheumatism, which generally proceed from changes of weather. And, 3d, Bowel complaints,-viz. Cholera morbus, bilious colic, diarrhoea, and dyfentery.

The ufe of flannel worn next the skin had been very early recommended by the physician, and in the course of the last year, this change of dress has been very generally adopted, and the salutary effects of it have fully juftified the expectations that were entertained of it: For it appears, upon comparing the report of the laft year with the two preceding ones, that the number of the fick has confiderably decreased; the diseases have been milder in their fymptoms, and fewer deaths have occurred.

Another change to which the greater health of the prisoners is to be afcribed, is the more liberal use of falted meats during the fummer feason.

ACCOUNT of Prisoners remaining in the State Pri fon 12th month (December) 31ft, 1801.

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Note, Of the above, 95 will be discharged by expiration of fentence, in

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ABSTRACT of the expenditures for maintenance of prisoners, and fuppart of the prison, and incidental charges, for the years 1797, 98 and '99.

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ABSTRACT of the expenditures for maintenance of prisoners, and support

of the prifon, &c. during the years 1800 and 1801.

1800, To clothing and maintaining prisoners,

14450.86

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On hand per inventory, household furniture, beds, bedding, clothing, fuel, oil, molaffes, a fire en

9745.69

gine, horfes, cows, carts, &c.

ABSTRACT of the accounts relative to the manufactures carried on in the

State Prifon during the years 1799 and 1800.

1799, Paid for tools, raw materials, and in

1800,

cidental charges,
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ABSTRACT of the accounts relative to the manufactures carried on in

the State Prifon during the year 1801.

1801, Goods, raw materials, &c. on hand ist mo. 1st, 15228.83.

Paid for tools, raw materials, and incidental 31629.11

charges,

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A general ABSTRACT of the accounts of the State Prifon, adjufted for

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15079.99

Paid for tools, raw materials, and incidental 31629.11

expenses,

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THE legislature, from time to time, appropriated monies for the payment of all expenditures for the fupport and maintenance of the convicts during the years 1797, 1798, and 1799. In the year 1800, the fum of 8000 dollars was appropriated for the purchase of raw materials and for carrying on the various manufactures in the prison; for cloathing and maintaining the convicts, maintaining the keepers, defraying the expense of bringing convicts from the different counties, and all other incidental expenses. Any person, who has the least acquaintance with the nature of manufactures, and with the concerns of any extensive establishment of them, will perceive, that to keep near 300 men continually at hard labour, a large quantity of raw materials must be conftantly on hand, ready to supply the workmen. This stock must be purchased on the credit of the agent or the inspectors, upless the legislature appropriate a sufficient sum for that purpose. At the close of the year 1800, the agent was in advance the fum of 15079 dollars and 99 cents. Of this fum, only 12000 dollars were directed to be repaid by the legislature, as it was hoped that the refidue would be reimbursed out of the fales of manufactured articles then on hand, amounting to 15228 dollars and 83 cents, after meeting the demands of the current year. Very early, however, in the year 1801, it was perceived, that the proceeds of the manufactured articles were inadequate to defray the ordinary expenses of the Prison, and at the same time to purchase materials fufficient to keep the convicts employed. The agent therefore was induced, on his ⚫wn credit, for short periods, to purchase all the raw materials and articles wanted to maintain the system in full operation; fo that, at the close of this year, he is in advance the fum of 22066 dollars and 16 cents.

This statement will fhew the zeal with which the Infpectors have been animated to promote the objects of the inftitution. Had they declined making the neceffary advances, from time to time, the raw materials on hand would have been foon confumed, the convicts would have been left idle, an increased expense created, and the great end of the establishment fruftrated. Such exertions have been rendered the more neceffary, as, not having fufficient experience to determine the probable proceeds of the business in the courfe of a year, it was not poffible for them to state, with certainty,

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