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County superintendents of the poor submitted these standard form reports.
They contain information on: inmate population statistics organized by sex, mental classification, and cause of pauperism; expenditures for equipment, supplies, and facility maintenance; remarks on needed or completed facility improvements; and suggestions on facility development, institutional management, and administration of poor relief. The reports vary in terminology and detail over the years.
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