, 1872-10-09

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l Pnov161oss ZOE TEE AGED AID ETIlM.
During .ha wicter kEd spr1rg application Iaudo
in behalf Of considerable number aged aod tnsra
eeasel.y .ituate bar living now bseone % dssttute @
.ed depeudart Looked TO ths Society for aid To et
tin warts of ths class of as.d people, sund OF 10000
VIE Asida With which to provide permanent homo
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Bethel Union, Of s15,eoo, By mutual srrancsnnnt
enaar which The abora societies provide annually =
curtain amount Of mid to tr2nzient ncoly persons.
The appropriations h7re enabled those institutions
shose were destroyed t.te nacesaary stops
r.r, rrobasle that before he Gloss Of the 1nseent
!sar thry VIII he in condition to carry for
! ~aEd tie os::svolen- ws1S Ct tic city.
l. MEDICAL DEPAeTarsT.
IEmeate15 after tbs Gre the Beard Ct Ecal.h eou.-
encel to gataer she sick =nd injured wc cuu-l not
Ind Isfrse IN Fsivs:e fa1ai!ie' in:o churches ard
Physicians acd ci=ens, who vczJ generally tenderel
their services. III o-3er that there might bs utls
ElHh4uaS Ill A+esC4y 70
E1czaca wcre azthozdscd bJ TIE Mayor to ir7press
ans for tho 2ortat5on os such from tnn p1lires
ssd vacant IT, wthes they had ben driven By tie
tss ee1ner ot West Washington and ann Streets Drs.
Raurh and johnson, q tho Beard Of Health snd DR..
J. 2 Gilman ~aze constantly engaged Ia s.signing
! physicians, zn1 providing medicines and hospital
atorca for the churches and other buadinss used
Oa the 1s.h cf October, the Relics and aid Society
toof charge ef The Generl relief work II accordance
with the proclamation Of the Mayer, and they q. tho
sick To DE-. Il. l. johnson assigned the speci1l
duty Of organizing and directing this department Of
m to vfn b aHa
think scs:. TIE following gentlenen ccEnp1sed the
committee as 6nen5 constituted: Dr. 3. 4 johnson,
Arch. J. & nauch II Msaheimol, Ernst 6samidt, B.
G. Miller and Rey. H N. Powers: Dr.. r. E. Gilman
re City vas divided into districts snd sub-d.sic.s
11h the fse boundaries and same Offices IS those Of
The q Sd Tls fe5 The gg
and Sufficient nunber of visiting physicians were
appcntcd The work Of visitation done sysennst
aaine INTO the aan:tary eondsion q lis district,
nc gp.ati n. ed aEat5 ot food clothing dwoHg,
rse1e also established u - division at coaycnien.
Potnts "a Te1s ssh ~ess s5s ., TO- apR II
bones, hospital accommodations yero pro1iaed.
Tho lsrenks1ics and hospital. reported daily to The
VI NIuE424tlIE Lag Oh p1t3GOIH
treated, number Of deaths nu1n5e1cf reeovcics and
- of:en aa required the ns,Eea Of relief patients un
z t;esmsnt W1h she duly reports from th2 visit,
dispenszrics, the Cout:lee able to give ct eny
time the name and address Of any rnent Treated, and
EoE .teDlca1 4ss1.TAscE WAS OBTAINED.
To cbtan odical rriict it only necessary to up
10 n bst e. %
cpt. circular was iasred, calling citizens to fur
ntsh, for the ec proper nnuriahacnt, 1ecaces, etc
F1,1T MI IN fIn
arica and especially by tie ladies' AID Society. Tie
working force 17as composed Of mo1e OF
sbisst mes5es. .; tscis r:ofseaiea. ss @SA '4's ~
Ihe sznttss5 condition Of The honees md h.:rncks
r;g.dr cefozcsd The rtault was that the barracks
Proved more healthy tan ts houses occupied by the
tsme class Of otcuoants before the fire.
The proof of this IN The fact TINT while 81 naigh-
eoEng 5 ng By a
been during previous Wi2:ers rgsa course Of VIC
cinshon wrs inaus1rried and over 69,eo3 lezaons |
Tho result Ct this wi:e :roasure TINT Chicago
suffered Less from this scourso than any Of her slater
only Il de.:hs from tais dieeate In Cincinnati,
fer TIE sara period tEa deaths fto1a the czuse
;ve1Taa s:2se ts:n that nanter Fer week z naiis-
GepEta, with ro:ltston xboat twice toat c. Chis2go,
during the noa:a OF December tha:e Earo moro than
ooo dMsass, M and during J:au3.y tho mortality WIS
of Dcceter, there Ws ahcrt 60 per cent deaths
than In Chicago With population Of lass than cne-
The s:s dtese1ee he pcrcsntsse @ % of no1say e fssa
viii oaer Large q the county continued through
did occur many we=e brought in tru1c towns in The
country, while uaay ernigzants about so Of
rtvine Et Ncy YORK With the disease oe-d. 1t seams
arnaaa probability was aTertea By this Systematic and
aplts 9. these vaccinations have been carefully OBJ
served end recorded IN tho q Ooo pe1onS and
re now being classified aud tabc1ated with reference
The tab!es hereto annexed show tho amount and
Sird Of service done from Oct ii, 1s71, to March 15
At wEteh date zadical caauzs wss rade IN the
The Eeef and AID Society had appropriated nearly
600 for The vrrious hespit;ls Of the city ccnd
Society," receive. care for end provide .c- s he mcd-
al and surgical wants of ono patient for each $, ,oco
lntuted an endowment Of sbout so5 BEDS subjeer to
he cEntrol nf the Relief Society. The ssue Of Ts.ioos
aeeded hospital ca7e permits or orders were giren
zpon which they wcrn admitted into these institutions.
The pi=n Of visitation IVES materially 12od1aed. The
cork WIS done by the dispenaarics, the Societg
furnishing xae3ctDes ucd EceatIrg ztch incidental
e. ns5s 5hss In
mail ne2th1y salary WIS ratd to thcso rhysana Tko
sere ezopo5sd by the dspenaaries IN visiting patients
10 ccnrensaaoa Whatever Ur to ia 15:h Of Ms.eh,
Dr. b. L. johnson, the Chairnan Of tho Committee,
iealth compelled lin fo5 Wills to seeE rest and B.
ohu Reid, Mho had served e Medical Superintendent
4 the First District, appointed Gaae-al Medical
NOW THE woEK WENT on.
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