Evening journal., 1916-12-28

stages Of tuberculosis. Mother III Of another COM
plant other small children in the house No ma
teral relief available Nurse referred 10 the
Associated Charities and between the two organiza-
lions family is being adequately cared for.
MATERNITY case Baby twelve hours old Mother
washing small children holding new born baby at the
window when entered. Mother faints shortly af
ter nurse arrives but displays very evident signs Of
mental arrangement Investigation proved this woman
to have been mentally unbalanced for two years. this
being the second child born since her arrangement
With the cooperation Of the physician in attendance
urgent measures are in course to have relative take
Of this household and procure santorium treat
ment for this pitiable woman.
6.-Man suffering from shock OF a fall; living with
a family of woman and three children in one room
Determined not to go to hospital Visiting nurse at
tends patient daily that the room is whitewashed
and that general cleaning up OF these premises is
made by the occupants.
Woman with rheumatism; living in house that
has leaking roof Water in the cellar. holes in floor
toilet in yard leaking the walk.
S-woman with varcose ulcers OF the leg. living in
one room in the home Of strangers Has no support:
liable be elected daily The Associated Charities
has been called in to assist Arrangements made for
Farnhurst.
9--Nan. assesses on back of head and neck, bread
winner OF a family Small children.
1O--Child with deformities. Mother in desperation
called in nurse Father resents special care Of this
child; makes mothers life most unendurabe. Nurse
giving Swedish movements massage, regulating diet
Child improving.
r-Bov with typhoid fever Visiting nurse found
bed sores of great depth both of his hips and on
his back Mouth and tongue full of alterations; fam
ii, sscr6cne even necessities 10 provide medicine and
weeks Of nursing The coming of the visiting nurse
is welcome and she is met with kissing OF the
hand
12-smal boy and baby with typhoid fever. House
full OF Italian boarders neghbor sent for nurse put
the mother unable to understand why any strange
woman would be willing TO help her. Nurse gave
patients general nursing care; labored INCREASINGLY
with the sanitation Of the premises; instructed ana
showed how clothes and excreta should be dsnfected
Reported neighborhood conditions 10 the boari Oh
Health Now the family calls the Visiting Nurse Head
quarters If the is detained over her usual WISH
ing hour, fearful she might pass them by
1S-Man with cancer of the liver Family unable
patent He would not allow wife daughter to change
bed clothes personal linen or any other personal
care in a satisfactory manner. Visiting nurse by per
severance and determination made the first attempt
which made him comfortable ana now her cOmns 10
eagerly looked for by the patient
f4-Woman with Brghts disease, gbed-ridden In
rooming house Family willing to for their
relative in their own homes but all willing and
ious to deray funeral expenses but nothing more
Visiting insisted that this family assume some
responsibility and at least pay the boarding house
keeper Daily nursing and care were given by the Wis
itng nurse for eight weeks. The patient expressed
her graefuness every visit and the nurse was tod
that her last words were THANK those good nurses
I can't pay them but God will bless those who care
for the helpless sick"
home 70 that Of a sister. Nurse discovered woman TO
be epeptc and not mentally competent An inter-
view with womans husband showed him his RESPONSE
bljty TO his mentally deranged wife She was taken
home The attitude of the whole family has changed
towards her The visiting calls occasionally TO
/ see that this woman is being kindly treated
| 16-Alan of so in a boarding house suffering from
fractured hip stone dear MS Only SON WOlhh6 OH
day in a factory The visiting nurse cares Tor the pa
tient every morning and night and is making the last
DAYS OF this old decent and tolerable.
/ 17-Old woman with ulcer of the leg neglected for
so long that gangrene feared Family and patient
habualy intoxicated Frequent visits Of the and
influence Of such character that the clergyman who had
struggled long and vainy for many years felt duty
bound to call upon the superintendent Of visiting nurses
and expressed his amazement and sincere respect to
/ social workers who could accomplish so much
Each of the many cases set forth above represents
a human tragedy. 1t calls for wide stretch OF the
| Imagination so build out its details and to
| cothe it as to it to make strong appeal to
public sympathy And let it be borne in mind that it
calls for large amounts Of to deal with situa
ton such as the set forth above and which will
! become even distressing and pressing as the
rgors of winter lead to the exhaustion of the re
| sources of many persons and reduce them from posi-
tons of priced independence to those Of regretted de-
/ pendence
The showing made by the organizations certainly
should impe those who desire TO do things to anchor
ate human misery to lose no time in sending checks
cash 70 l.. L. Maloney, of the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Company who is treasurer Of the organ
cations. 1t is clearly up to you TO pull your pound
in this hghlyimportant matter