New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-30
BULLETIN NO. 7.
Battles in Tenement Homes
WHEN SICKNESS CAUSES POVERTY.

Sickness is constant menace to the eco
nomic independence of the lower grade wage
earners.
The most obvious way of course, to stop
the misery and restitution which it causes IS
to prevent the sickness.
But until large preventive measures are
more universally brought to bear on the dis
eases that break down the working ethclency
of so large part of our population there IS
need for us to follow the example OF the Goou
Samaritan in relieving the suffering, binding
up the wounds and supplying to those VINO lie
bruised and broken by the waySlde the means
bv which thew shall be restored to efficiency
and health.
We must. therefore secure for the needy
sick the best medical treatment either at home
or in hospitals, relieve their physical needs
give appropriate after care and instruct IN
wise hygienic methods to prevent recurrence
of the illness.
will you call today on family living at
No. - East - Street. The father IS seriously
i'll and the family is in need of food
This was one of the calls for help that
came to us last January.
When the nurse first called the man was
suffering from an illness that could not ettec-
lively be treated in the home.
He had worked steadily at his job until
He was persuaded TO enter a hospital,
where he remained for six weeks treatment.
The mother, too, was dangerously near
cornnlete phvsical breakdown through worry
and overwork to provide for the family during
her husbands illness.
She and the children were therefore, sent
awav to the country for three weeks of rest
and recuperaton.
On their return weekly sum was given
10 the family, and this was continued until the
father was able without danger, to return to
his work
During the past year the Bureau spent
S3O782.5 So in providing relief for l,552 families
where sickness had temporarily ncapacitated
the breadwinner.
This, however, does not represent the
sum total OF the Associations expense and
effort in combating disease and relieving the
misery and restitution which follow in its
wake.
In addition, we gave assistance in 367
other homes where tuberculosis was the OBJ
vious cause of dependency.
Visitors and nurses must constantly 90
into these homes, directing suspected cases
regularly TO attend the citys tuberculosis
clinics, arranging for the removal of ncipient
cases to sanatoria and urging others in more
advanced stages to 60 to hospitals
Often the afflicted one is the only or chief
breadwinner of the family, and for a time at
least, the care will equal that required to re-
store widows families.
During the past year the Bureau spent
for relief of this group of 367 families ST.
774.l6, in addition to caring for families in our
Home Hospital.
Will you help us with your contribution 10
restore the needy sick to health and self-sup-
port?
lew YORK ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING the CONDITION
OF The POOR
Cornelius ~ Bliss IT,. President Cutting Chairman finsn'
Committee. George Basdsn. Treasurer
Room 2l2. 05 East 22nd Street
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