. Insane and feeble-minded in institutions 1910 . Map 2.—Ratio of Insane Admitted to Hospitals in 1910 Per 100,000 27622°—14- 18 INSANE IN HOSPITALS. The number of insane cared for in almshouses nothaving separate departments for this class would ap-pear to be comparatively small, the total number ofpaupers returned as insane in the 1910 census of alms-house population being only 3,518. In 1904 the num-ber was 8,432. This would indicate that the practiceof placing the indigent insane in ordinary almshousesis becoming less general. It is probable, however, thatthe number of cases o
. Insane and feeble-minded in institutions 1910 . Map 2.—Ratio of Insane Admitted to Hospitals in 1910 Per 100,000 27622°—14- 18 INSANE IN HOSPITALS. The number of insane cared for in almshouses nothaving separate departments for this class would ap-pear to be comparatively small, the total number ofpaupers returned as insane in the 1910 census of alms-house population being only 3,518. In 1904 the num-ber was 8,432. This would indicate that the practiceof placing the indigent insane in ordinary almshousesis becoming less general. It is probable, however, thatthe number of cases ol insanity reported in the specialcensus of almshouse population is deficient. The in-mates received in almshouses are not in general sub-jected to any examination or diagnosis at all adequateto determine the question of their sanity, and manyprobably are insane who are not so reported. After due allowance has been made, however, forthose factors which affect the ratio of institutionalinsane to total population and yet have nothing to dowith the relative number of cases of insanity in thecommunity, it is nevertheless r
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