zens of Sacramento, perambulating the streets, went off in August last, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. among It will be seen, from the foregoing list, that the most numerous the Causes of Death is "Consumption." The greater number of the death recorded among the Chinese are attributable to this disease. This is, perhaps, owing somewhat to the difference in climate, but more attribut able to this race living, in many cases, in damp, ill-ventilated, and, in great number of instances, in underground tenements. Several deaths from Consumption among the California Indians, adopted into families and inducted into the customs of civilization, are among those reported Enough is known to render the fact indisputable, that the moment Dir ger children are taken from their native clover-pastures, their diet of grasshoppers, acorns, and similar "chemuck," and transferred from their tule or dirt huts, away from the vicinity of their sweat-houses, and in vested with the clothing of the civilized portion of mankind, or, in fact. submitted to the manners, customs, and mode of living of the white race, they are invariably booked for this fatal complaint-an insuperable bar rier to all attempts at civilizing or Christianizing this doomed and de voted race. Deaths from accident, owing to the nature of the employments of ou people, in hazardous mining and other operations, are perhaps more m merous than in any other country; and those from violence are perhaps no less so. In one of the most populous mountain counties of the State, the number of Deaths registered since the passage of this Law is forty. two; and of this number twenty are set down to accident and violence. It is to be regretted, for very many reasons, that the entire State has not fully complied with the requisitions of the Registration Lawthough the list of Counties has increased since my Report was prepared San Francisco being the only County that has, perhaps, fully complied with the Law regulating the Registration of Deaths-a record in the City, by the attendant Physician, being a wise sanitary municipal reg lation-it was my desire to have prepared the Mortuary Statistics of that County entire, but time, and want of adequate facilities, have prevented Next in order, in point of fullness, are the records of Deaths in Sa ramento. In conclusion, although this position has been of no pecuniary benefit to the State Registrar, but, on the contrary, a dead loss of time and laber, I trust that the facts and statistics I have embodied in this Report will be of some benefit to the State and its people. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Trustees of the Insane Asylum, FOR THE YEAR 1858. The Trustees of the State Insane Asylum have the honor to submit, in compliance with the statute, the Annual Report of the Resident-Physician, and therewith this, their own Report: The annexed Exhibit, marked A, shows the amount of receipts and expenditures, for current expenses, since the last Annual Report. In addition thereto, there has been drawn from the State Treasury, under the Act of April 26, 1858, the sum of forty thousand dollars, which has been expended in the erection of additional buildings, and making other improvements, as required by the Act of appropriation. The appropriation for current expenses, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1857, and ending June 30, 1858, amounting to only forty thousand dollars, was entirely inadequate to meet the wants of the institution. The Trustees, in their last Annual Report, called the attention of the Legislature to the subject, and recommended an appropriation to meet the anticipated deficiency. The Legislature, though appropriating the sum of fifty-five thousand dollars, to defray the current expenses for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1858, and ending June 30, 1859, neglected to provide for the anticipated deficiency. The result was, that the fund appropriated for that year was exhausted soon after the adjournment of the Legislature, and supplies, in part, for the months of February and March, and entirely for the months of April and May, were purchased on credit. Finding the credit of the Asylum exhausted, the Trustees were obliged to reserve the last monthly receipt out of the appropriation for that year, to meet the actual wants of the Institution, and the supplies for June were purchased with the cash thus reserved. At the time of the last Annual Report, there was an outstanding indebtedness of sixteen thousand four hundred and eighty dollars and renty-one cents. The items composing that indebtedness, with the te when each was contracted and audited, were specified in a schedule nexed to the last Annual Report, to which we beg leave to refer your xcellency. In that report, the Trustees urged upon the Legislature the necessity making immediate provision for the payment of that indebtedness, but ey failed to do so, and the same remains unpaid, with the exception of e bills for December, 1857, which have since been paid out of the approiation for current expenses for that fiscal year. We annex hereto a list of the present outstanding indebtedness of the stitution, in Schedule B. This includes the amount outstanding at the te of the last Annual Report, less the December bills, paid as above ated, and additional bills contracted during the months of February, arch, April, and May-the appropriation for that fiscal year having en exhausted. Since the commencement of the current fiscal year, beginning July 1, 58, under the new system of issuing proposals and procuring supplies 7 contract, which went into effect August 1, the Institution has been le to keep within the appropriation for its monthly current expenses, ough, owing to the great increase of Patients, (for particulars of which e refer your Excellency to the annexed Report of the Superintendent,) is has only been accomplished by the most rigid economy. In view of that increase, constantly enlarging, we entirely concur ith the Superintendent in the opinion that the amount appropriated 55,000) for the current expenses will be insufficient for the support of e Institution during the next year. We take occasion to urge upon your Excellency, and through you upon te Legislature, the propriety of making provision for the payment of e outstanding indebtedness without further delay. The several creditors have been too long kept out of their money. The Trustees recommended the payment of the then indebtedness in eir last Annual Report, with an increase of appropriation to avoid future debtedness, which it was foreseen must accrue under the limited appro riation for that fiscal year. Until the current fiscal year there has been a deficiency every year nce the establishment of the Asylum. But, under the contract system, ith cash payments, and a judicious appropriation, no new debts for cur ent expenses have been, or need be contracted. But we do ask, for the interest of the Institution, that these old debts, ›me dating as far back as 1856, shall no longer remain an incubus and a og upon its operations. Your Excellency will observe that many of the outstanding demands re in small amounts, not sufficient to warrant the holders to go to the xpense of making the necessary proof under the rules adopted by the oard of Examiners. Can not these small accounts be provided for by he State without going through that process? Excel The liberal appropriation for improvements, made by the last Legisla ire, has been expended as directed by the Act of April 26, 1858, and has dded greatly to the comfortable accommodation of the Patients. In respect to the condition of the Asylum, after referring your ency to the accompanying full and able report of the Superintendent, nly deem it necessary to add that, under the faithful, careful, and vigil nt superintendence of Dr. Aylett, the Institution has been placed upon footing that will compare favorably with the best regulated Asylums in he older States. In the medical and curative department, Dr. Aylett has been ably and faithfully seconded by Dr. Kendall, the Assistant Visiting-Physician, whose constant and unremitting attention to the duties of his position merits this expression of our commendation. On making a final settlement of the expenditures incurred, under the appropriation for improvements, it was found that the same had exceeded the amount appropriated, in the sum of one thousand two hundred and eighty-nine dollars, and twenty-nine cents, which remains as a debt against the Asylum, for the liquidation of which an appropriation will be neces sary. The items of this amount, with the names of the parties to whom the same is due, respectively, are hereto annexed, in Schedule marked C. All which is respectfully submitted. 1 |