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CHARITABLE, LITERARY, AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.
N a m e of Parish or District
in which situated
Almshouses and
Poorhouses
Other Institutions Number of
Inmates
H o w supported
Remarks
DISTRICT O F
NICOSIA :
NICOSIA T O W N
Poorhouse.
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DISTRICT OF
LARNACA
Foundling
Hospital
General Hos–
pital and Dis–
pensary
Lunatic Asy–
lum
Leper Farm
Asylum for
| healthy chil–
dren of lepers.
A District
Hospital and
detached Dis–
pensary, built
in 1900 at a
costof£l,100
raised entire–
ly by private
effort.
Daily
average
number
50.
Daily
average
Number
tm
1 .
56 beds,
4 cots.
91
iO
From Trade Tax–
es imposed on
citizens of Nicosia
and raised bv the
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Municipality un–
der Municipal Bye-
laws, and also
from donations
made by private
individuals.
From monthly
subscriptions of
churches, from
donations of cor–
porate bodies at
Nicosia and pri–
vate individuals.
Entirely by
Government.
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11 chil–
dren.
26 beds,
4 cots.
Daily
averasre
of*
inmates
14.5
do.
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J
i grant
Government
of £200 a
year, Municipal
grant of £24 and
local contribu–
tions.
A sum of £694 lis.
4£cp. has been ex–
pended during the
vear for the mainte-
nance of this Insti–
tution. Bread is also
supplied from the
Poorhouse to desti–
tute families of
Nicosia.
A sum of about
£405 7 s. licp. has
been expended
during the year for
its maintenance.
See section 26,
page
See section 27,
page
Free medical atten–
dance, dressings and
are given to
inmates of the
Leper Farm ; toge–
ther with an allow–
ance of ls. a day for
maintenance and £1
a year for clothing.
Religious services
are provided.
drugs
the
The. children are
supplied with food,.
clothing and educa-
tion.
The Hospital is managed
by a Board of which the
Commissioner it President
and on which the President
of the District Court and
the District Medical Officer
have seats. The services
of the D.M.O. and of the
Compou nder, together with
medicines, a Hospital
Attendant, etc., are sup–
plied by Government.