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== History == | == History == | ||
− | On Oct. 8, 1910, the first patient arrived at the facility. By the end of the first fiscal year, there were 10 patients at the institution. The admission age was designated to be between 5 and 16 years | + | On Oct. 8, 1910, the first patient arrived at the facility. By the end of the first fiscal year, there were 10 patients at the institution. The admission age was designated to be between 5 and 16 years. During the 1911-1912 fiscal year, the patient count jumped to 64. The population at the school rapidly increased over the next few decades. By 1927, there were 554 patients: 247 of them male and 307 female. Just one year later, the patient count was up to 656. |
As the patient count at the institute increased, so too would the number of activities and programs there. The institute added a slaughterhouse in 1928 and a bakery in 1929. In 1931, the institute’s farm had 90 cows, 36 of which were giving milk. There were 125 pigs, 60 of which were ready to kill. The farm additionally had 13 chickens, 50 guineas, 35 geese and 25 ducks. Produce also was grown, including cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon and cantaloupes. | As the patient count at the institute increased, so too would the number of activities and programs there. The institute added a slaughterhouse in 1928 and a bakery in 1929. In 1931, the institute’s farm had 90 cows, 36 of which were giving milk. There were 125 pigs, 60 of which were ready to kill. The farm additionally had 13 chickens, 50 guineas, 35 geese and 25 ducks. Produce also was grown, including cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon and cantaloupes. |