Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-19
AssooIArED oHAsIrIss.
Its two Months work-A Precaus
sion Against Cholera Recon-.
memded.

Its two months' work-A Precau.
sion Against Cholera Recon-,
mendea.
At . meeting Of the mao ayers OF the
Associated Charities held last evening
John Massey the superintendent said that
from the time OF opening December 22d
last untii March lat, 4s5 white and 1888
oolored families, comprising 2,741 people
were given substantial aid. In addition
298 families were helped by the Pfovi-
dent Society $50 families by the Female
Benevolent Society; l47 families by
churches and other institutions; Is fam
lilies by Trustees OF the Poor and SO fami-
lies by private persons 102 applicants
for help for their families were turned
away as undesei wing, and 81 others were
not aided because they had q sufficient
income to keep them from suffering.
Work has been found for rs app licants,
several having bsttered their condition
by going TO the country for employ ment.
Visits 10 the number OF 1873 have been
made by the women Of the association.
The report says: at ia difficult to
ascertain the true cause Of distress In all
cases. There Is little doubt, however, but
that intemperanue enters as factor into
more cases Of poverty and pauperism, as
we'll as crime, than any other one cause.
The chairman In one Of the worst dis.
tTiots OF the city says: IntemperAnoe 10
the chief cause OF most Of the present
distress,'"
''From the fact that ir $40 families the
bread winner Ia out Of work shows clearly
that the leading and immediate cause OF
vast amount OF suffering aud distress the
present winter is want Of employment.
SIN 1872 families sickness Ia assigned 40
q cause OF distress, in 80 OF which the
Associated Charities furnished medical
attendance through Q number Of physi-
clans who kindly volunteered to attend
the cases, the Associated Charities in .
number Of cases supplying the msdi-
oines."
one chairman in speaking Of her dis
tIici says: "These people should be re
ported to the Board OF Health. Their
condition Is deplorAble, living In filth and
dirt, and some very bad characters among
them" These are the spots In our city
which should receive prompt and vigorous
treatment ss sanitary precAution
against cholera should It appear
In our midst the coming sea.
son. Prevention Ia always better than
cure, and even though We should not be
viaited by the soourge, yet 1t
will certainly do our city NO
harm to have these filthy corners
cleaned up. AZ cholera Ia known 10 be
filth disease, infectious but not contagious,
q little agitation Of the subject can do no
harm. After It has reached us 1t may be
too Late"
"Statistics OF nationality Total num-
Der Of American families applying, 500;
Irish, 104; German, IS; RnRlish, z;
Polish, s; swsdes, 8; SCOTCH, 8; Italian, |
q French, !; Swiss, /.
''In addition TO the above resident |
families We have had 103 nonresident or |
vsgrant applicants. with the following
nationality; American, white, "A; Irish,
"a; Knslish, 10; German, Z; Scotch, s;
French, 2; Swedes, !; American, col
ored, /.
"By comparison with the census Of |
1880, we find We have assisted about 10 |
per cent OF the colored population; IL per
cent Of the foreign population and A per
cent. Of the native white population"
Up to dAte, Mkrch 17tn, there has been
| Gal applications for and Lib coal
'rdsTs Aud 448 grocery orders given.