The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-03
Caring for The
Destitute Sick
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is the Article.
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Th,. IL ,b, Second Article.

hcaltn. tho policy OF the department
is 10 see that they arc sent dif"ct
To their homcs-not. n yov please.
par, way. say into Nevada, or Arizoua.
but 10 their own legal residence. This
has a 5rcst moral cffcct on tho orlsi-
nal moral community tina, perhaps
forwarded the case TO California-al-
though n Is costly-thc expense for
transport alton, even b. taking sdyan-
tsgc of the rate for the poor. amount
Ing TO somc $4,000 year.
Salt Lake Poor,
In salt I.ako county, with popula-
iion Of 125.O0O. the commissioners
spent last year Tor groceries, rcpt.
coal and railroad tickets. s3i,57S.s2-
the trans poriation item amounting 10
some 81 500. This Is distinct out
door poor relief" Tho medical de-
par,mcut spends from $3.50 TO $1,000
pcr month. makes from five to mtccn
outside visits day. visits tho insu-
tutlons, which house some 800 per
sons under It's direct care. and sccs
anywhere from ten 10 forty sick pcr-
sons who call for Office services. In
addition 10 this. the TWO mon. en-
ploycd by the commissioners, look
after the quarantine work. ald the
sanitary Inspections outside the city
limits: add TO this The medIco-lcGsl
work. which means insane trials. au'
iopslcs. prosecutions involving mcdi-
cnI testimony. and you sec that those
gentlemen certainly earn their sala-
rlcs There arc no extra lees for any
Oi these activities.
What Shall We Do?
With all these Jabulatcd pho
nomcna, however. tho great question
has siill 10 nc auswered-what arc
We going To do about it? As citi.
zenS VIC arc interested in this mat
ter from an economic viewpoint, and
as medical men we arc Obliged 10 face
the tact that. in the last analysis,
the answer is largely going TO come
from us. For the public -nckle. fatu-
ons. foolish as 1t l., trying. as IL does,
all sorts of cults. QuackeTies and path
les. for its personal ailments-still
looks TO science in the end The in
sane were first regarded as possessed,
then as yagrants, and lastly as dis
cased. lnebriety Is coming more and
more TO be considered as dcgener.
alton OF certain nerve elements. Grim
inals are being closely studied from
The same source oi inquiry. And Gu
Senics is claiming a wide attention at
the present time; II should command
a wider: within tho last ten years
the government has permitted sI0,-
0O0. 900 TO he spent on investigation
and cure of certain disorders Of cattle,
hogs, grain. vegetables and fruits Do
you know OF any appropriation for an
inquiry into hereditary defects and
diseases
German Sick Insurance.
The remedies that have been pro-
posed for the situation are matter
for interesting study-and some OF
them can be applied readily enough
by the influence and cooperation OF
tho medical societies OF Utah.
Recognizing the principle that the
primal aim OF all charity is TO help
men 10 help themselves. ] wish 10
call your attention 10 the compulsory
insurance law OF Germany. Imperial
laws of 1855 and 1892 made sickness
insurance compulsory on all working
men with an annual Income Of less
than 1000 marks-about $500. The
prcmiuns-a few rfcnniec n week
arc paid. two.thirds by the man. one
third bI his employer
Tho benefits arc free medical
treatment and payments in monoy
equal to 80 per cent OF the avcraEa
wages: or free treatment In hospital
and half the sickness money to the
family Women at The time OF con.
fncmont receive the same rate for
/ iour weeks. In case Of death. tho pay.
\ mont is twenty tines the amount nj
days wages, The sum expended la
1895 waT 157 millIon marks.
tb) Accident Insurance has q slml
lar scheme OF operation GSS4
(cD IrUvalidlsm and old age 0SS0
and 1S9O are provided for In Ike
manner, except that one-half ia paid
hv tho employer. ard tho government
adds an arbitrary sum Of so marks
annually TO each account The benc
hts include;
OD Payments for those unable tc