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Toronto Life 1847 - Page 2 |
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Following the famine -
Quarantine - Inland Areas
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Page 2 of 2 Statement Showing the State of the AsylumFrom its opening on the 11th Sep., 1847, till its close, 30th May, 1848. | Classification | Total | | Widows without Children | Widows with Children under 18 years, dependent on them. | Orphans under 18 years | Young Women over 18 Years | | Widows | Children | | Admitted | 17 | 114 | 294 | 160 | 42 | 627 | | Discharged | 17 | 114 | 294 | 160 | 42 | 627 | | Rem'g on 30th May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 17 | 114 | 294 | 160 | 42 | 627 |
| Birth Place | Total | Religious Denomination | Total | | | England | Scotland | Ireland | Trinidad | Church of England | Church of Scotland | Church of Rome | | Admitted | 1 | 2 | 623 | 1 | 627 | 95 | 9 | 523 | 627 | | Discharged | 1 | 2 | 623 | 1 | 627 | 95 | 9 | 523 | 627 | Rem'g on 30th May
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 2 | 623 | 1 | 627 | 95 | 9 | 523 | 627 |
The destitution of the total number relieved, is accounted for as follows:-- | | Destitute, by husband or parents dying before leaving home | 85 | Do. in Toronto | 282 | Do. on Sea | 75 | Do. at Grosse Isle and Quebec | 86 | Do. at Montreal and East to Quebec | 49 | Do. at Kingston and east to Montreal | 27 | Do. at Niagara | 9 | Do. at Hamilton and Port Credit | 14 | Total | 627 | Discharges Analyzed. | Went to relatives, found means, and left at own request | 129 | Placed in a position to earn their own livelihood | 258 | Removed to Emigrant and City Hospitals | 153 | Dismissed for refusing to conform to the rules of the Asylum | 47 | Absconded | 23 | Died in the Asylum | 6 | Sent to Gaol for Larceny | 1 | Removed to Provincial Lunatic Asylum | 1 | Infants (orphans) given out to be nursed on closing the Asylum | 3 | Three widows with their own infants nursing the orphans | 6 | Total | 627 |
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