The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-23
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l. An analysis of the families
which received out door relief in the
last fiscal year, April 1, 1910 to April
/. 1911, including the facts in regard
amount of relief which they had re-
ceived since April 1, 1901.
q At our suggestion, Mr.. Alexan-
der johnson, Secretary of the Nation
al Conference of Charities and Cor
rections. and considered the foremost
States, visited the almshouse. and
made a report on its condition. APP
pended herewith.
80. A study was made of the indi-
viduals now in the Almshouse, in
mates and the number of times they
had been re-admitted since 1907, and
some Investigation of the facts about
! the children there.
FAMILY HISTORIES.
~ An inquiry was begun into the
I family history Of the individuals
+. city in hospitals and insane asylums.
"5- In addition, personal Observa-
lions Of a more general character
were made in regard to the admins
/. fration of the office and the emer-
gency hospital.
ssThe conclusion reached from this
study il that the department as at
present conducted is inefficient. The
inefficiency may be summed up un-
der two heads: First. general care
1essness in the detail of the work, and
second, a failure to understand and
carry out up to date methods of
charitable effort"
Then the report goes on for many
pages to allege bad management ev-
cry where but in Lakeview home.
It is claimed that the Investigations
are incomplete, that the law as to
- tot iG mt a lio0
with. that the office system is faulty
lacking needed information as to the
histories of families given aid; bad
management is shown in planning the
work.
The expert then recommends the
combination of the offices of clerk
and pharmacist.
One interesting paragraph of the
report follows:
Tn view Of our lack of expert
knowledge of hospital management,
no detailed criticisms Of the work Of
the Emergency hospital will be made.
Our general observations indicate that
more careful and intelligent supervi-
sion of it's woI k may be needed. We
would. therefore, suggest that the
Commission secure. expert advice as
to what changes, If any, are neces-
sary.''
Then comes a scathing arraignment
Of conditions at the almshouse as to
sanitation, safety, fire hard, and
other phases frequently discussed.
ANY honest building inspector would
condemn 1T and order ii vacated at
once" declares Miss Byington.
Miss Byington decries caring for
children at the almshouse, and in
this portion of her report becomes
more specified than elsewhere. She
discusses the cases of the seven chill
dren now in the almshouse and sug-
gests the placing of them in private
families at the expense of the city.
as one of the chief means of avoiding
present conditions
Here is the conclusion Of the report:
Our conclusion is that the. present
work of the department is inefficient
The criticism may be recapitulated
under two headings-under the one,
the lack Of general efficient manage
ment of the office. under the other.
charitable work. We have noted un-
der ID the failure to keep accurate
" the system of records adopted; the
system of bookkeeping;
the lack of proper supervision of the
work of the emergency hospital; the
waste of time and bad division Of
work in the office.
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