Columns in ledger are labeled as follows: Date of Admission, Age, Place of Birth, Condition When Admitted, Reference in City Office, A.H. No. (Almshouse), Remarks. Most of the children in this volume are under two years old. The remarks column mainly gives the time of death of the infant. Arrangement is chronological.
This volume contains admissions information for children. However, it also includes children's reports which are signed by the Warden of the Almshouse. Columns are labeled as follows: Date, Name, Age, Admitted, Book and Folio Number. Arrangement is chronological.
Admissions ledger for the Incurable Hospital and Almshouse. Includes columns as follows: Date of Admission, Name, Age, Nativity, Religion, Social Condition, Cause, By Whom Admitted, Occupation, Time in U.S., Remarks include of Death. most admissions note reason as cripple or destitute. Volume is fragmentary and dates are not clearly laid out. Arrangement is alphabetical by last name.
Columns in this discharge ledger are as follows: Men, Women, Names, Date of Admission, Age, Nativity and Remarks. The top of each page reads, "Discharges." Under remarks are where the patient was transferred to, e.g., Lunatic Asylum, or Hart's Island or simply, "died." Inside the front cover board are two cut out drawings of a woman in a dress holding a book. The lower drawing has the name Miss O'Brien written on it. Arrangement is chronological.
The columns in this volume are labeled as follows: Name, Date of Admission, Age, Nativity, Cause, By Whom Admitted, Occupation, How Long in United States and Where Landed, Remarks. Individuals are classified according to whether they were men, women, boys or girls. Arrangement is chronological.
This stock volume lists various items used at the City Home from the Food Storehouse. The food items are broken down by each department or person in the City Home. Information includes how many of the items they received. Departments and people include the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Steward, Matron, Doctors, Engineers, Bookmaker and items for eating on excursions. Food items include potatoes, cherries, chicken, sardines and gherkins.
