The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

this company In the United States and
Canada. These policies covered in
round numbers ten million lives. al
most exclusively upon vorkingmen.
their wives and children. II the death
rate among the holders Of these
policies could be reduced In any per-
ceptible degree 1t Is readily seen that
II would have a marked effect on the
general mortality Of the industrial
classes Of the country.
Regain Experiments In 1000.
The nursing service Of the Metro
poiitan was originally undertaken in
June. 1903. II was decided to see what
could be done In extending II to in
dustrial pol!cyholders through the
nurses Of the Henry Street Settlement
in a limited section Of the Borough Of
Manhattan. After three months trial
the results were sufficiently
ing to warrant extension Of the SER
vice to other sections Of the city.
The results in New York and the
evidence that the service was appre-
ciated led the company a few months
later to authorize its extension to
Baltimore and Washington, and In
September. 1909. Chicago. Cleveland,
st. Louis and Boston were added.
From that time until the close OF 1914
its growth was steady. until now the
service Is installed in 1.S49 cities end
towns.
1t Is estimated that about 30 per
cent. OF all the Industrial policies are
Dow covered BY It. The magnitude Of
the service in 1914 is indicated by the
fact that the number OF patients under
the care OF nurses at the close Of the
year was l92.335. while the total num-
Der OF visits made during the same
year was 1.os0.2sS. Its rapid growth
Is Indicated by the fact that during
its first yea the total number ri
visits made WAS only 3S.3S2. The
average number OF visits to each
patient in 1914 was 5 5-10 and the
total cos was S527.s61.
Many Nurses on salary.
The service involves a large orEan-
i~zation-a machine which. however.
works simply and smoothly. The gen.
eral statement may be made that In
those cities and towns where there is
a visiting nurse association the COM
~ asso.,a,inn ~ .,.', ~ "n
ho,,or. ~ -. -.
- 80 IS "'
60, company en-"
,nuch no. v,s,, nr 49, go
II the number Of policyholders in a
given community justi1es II.
Fac visit Is reported direct 10 the
nome once n In the nome once
~coi"Pr't' 'ecoros are kept OF each
case WIN the nature Oh inc disease
.ne hummer OF tn' pohcy held ny the
ihui''ouai receiving the treatment
'"r hui'oer VI Nis''s h'aoe III eMn
vase ~ .'e nurses summary OF the
=, .e.uUe ne .is's' u course
l"'4e"'s "i'ic'eu WIN ~coh'asious us
e"ses' sueh as "iphtieria anu scarie'
i.N.i, eaHi'o' w a'ee"ueu oy .he sah"e
, ,i'i''"s "".ne ~ho ,ai.ns LOT otne'
"''es. NJ .ne inloliha'ion rs .aou.
/, t"'eu' anu "ieer n pei'ou Vi years II
% "opeo ina. ,inporta"' e~ontrlou.ion
vi ~ mo .a'ity VI the h'u"S'''a
e'asseS VIII ne pess'o'e'
As 'ne service mas erown u has of'
come more syN'en'atl~eo ana super
's.u' r'epo super'iSors' VINO are eA'
A - -, =
p"olc "eai'n nurSins anu seiec.eo y!
\ 'eaSo" o'"eI"se LOT spec'ai ILLNESS
} aiso ar" ehpIoyeo inspect th'
n.,'o'a " WIZ ~ u u"i.,e"' o'.,e4
WIN view 10 'naihtatniHs 'ne ser|ie'
eFetsMhele VI aeIoluanse WIN I'M
"is"es' PROFESSIONAL s'ahuaius'
Maternity Service Also.
Eyer sine. IN. .ervice u,a. natl,
,u,ad -.xn.rin,.r,s h.,. hoon a. 80
ress n deter,nine whather !, wo,,,a =,
nnssihIs % ex,ana m.,arr,,y s.ry,,,
nIso Tbe res,it =, tha .rrsr,msn,
: culn,,ratad a GOV 400 when ou,ho,,
yation was given IN N~etronoI,ta
ru,s.s ~ .x,end ,bis servic. % ~no,,c,,
c ho,dars uhose r,mes nod haor ~ ~,
t honks for a, le,st owe v.ar Th 80
,,c rurber a, vis,,s mad. 4, ,h.s.
case. sirce ,,s, Jrno has ho.n Q al
G 10 each na,,ent
Another metbod which h.. h.en am