The evening world., 1888-08-29
OUR DR.'S OFFICIAL REPORT.
FIVE HUNDRED AND sIxTY.Two FAMILIES
HAVE BEEN VISITED
The Total Number Of Patients Actually
Treated Was Two Hundred aud Thirty
eight-They Were Mostly Babies Under
Two and One-Hnlf Years-The Closing
of tho Seasons Work.

Treated Was Two Hundred aud Thirty
eight-They We're Mostly Babies Under
Two and One-Hnif Years-The Closing
of tho Seasons Work.
The work OF The EVENING WORLD physi-
clan in seeking out and relieving the poor
sick children of the tenements, for the sum
mer of 1888, is finished. On Friday last he
made his last regular rounds. On Saturday
he accompanied his little charges on the big
excursion, which was O fitting climax TO his
work.
DIR. CoX's OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following is the official report Of II
EVENING WORLD physician:
To The Editor nj The Ersnins World!
Herewith is n brief summary Of the work
lone by me in behalf Of TIL EVENING WORLD
to relieve the sick children of the poor.
The work was commenced on Monday,
July 16, and ended Friday, Aug. "a. Every
day during this time, except Sundays, q
large part OF my time was devoted to the
work.
The little incidents that occurred, the
stories of poverty and wretchedness. the
bright savings of the children, the mothers
expressions of gratitude to The EVENING
WORLD, the pastimes and toys of the poor
children, the bundles of clothing sent by
kind readers and their distribution, the daily
life of the sick babies and their surround
| 1DgS, nave MI Deen RTHIDlCHlly anu tTutnIUlly
described from day to day by the reporters.
TIL tenements visited were In the poorest
localities on Goerck street, Rivington street,
Delaney street. Lewis street, Cherry street
Cherry Hid, Batavia street. Water street.
Front street, Roosevelt street, james street,
Oliver street, Oak street, Madison street,
jackson street, New Chambers street. Park
street, Franklin street, Beach street. Null
berry street Ohe Bend), Washington street,
Greenwich street, Cedar street and Albany
/ Gtrpat haalIag n few iGnlatal hnuRAa in 6trnntH
further uptown whence special requests fol-
The EVENING WORLD physician had been
sent.
A number of houses were visited several
times where there were sick children who
needed to be seen more than once.
Five hundred and sixty-two families were
called upon and medical aid offered. The
number of patients OIL the memorandum is
1913. They were mostly babies under two and
one-half years.
Many of the diseases of childhood were
seen and treated, but intestinal disorders
affections most common in young children
during the hot weather, and in which prompt
treatments il 30 invaluable-occupied much OF
my attention.
Among these patients there were three
deaths to record. There may possibly have
been more which were lost signt of by people
moving, and other circumstances which
made it impossible to trace them.
There are q few little patients who have no
entirely recovered, and who ought to be seeI
a few more times. l would that,
although the work for the summer is finished
some provision be made to look after thes'
children until they are we'll, which will
probably be in another week, if all goes well
New York. Aug. "a. CHAs. N. Cox.
DR.. Cox has kindly agreed to carry out hi
own recommendations as to the few patient
on his memorandum book neeuing furthe
assistance at this time. He will, however
be able to take no new patients this season.