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New York Asylum For Idiots, Twenty-Second Annual Report Of The Trustees
It may occur in the homes of the affluent, in the families of the middle class, or the indigent, and finally is often found in our pauper establishments. Everywhere it is a cause of discomfort, anxiety and a frequent source of mortification; in many instances a burden hard to be borne by rich as well as poor. And rarely can the proper means and appliances be supplied for its mitigation, except in institutions designed expressly for the purpose....
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Title: New York Asylum For Idiots, Twenty-Second Annual Report Of The Trustees
Creator: n/a
Date: January 22, 1873
Format: Annual Report
Source: Steve Taylor Collection
Keywords: Albany, NY; Asylums; Care Givers; Children; Cognitive Disability; Doctors; Economics; Education; Educational Institutions; Epilepsy; Family; Government; Government Agencies; Hervey B. Wilbur; Identity; Idiocy; Institutions; Labor; Laws & Regulation; Legislation; Medical Professionals; Medicine; New York; New York State Asylum For Idiots; Policy; Politics; Poverty; Public Welfare; Schools; Social Welfare & Communities; Statistics
Topics: Government, Policy & Law; Institutions, Organizations & Corporations; Social Movements & Advocacy