The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06

der direct control of the state depart
ment.
Upon suggestion of Mrs. Lewis S.
Thompson of Red Bank, member Of
! the state board, the national commit
tee was extended an invitation to make
the survey, and when the reply of the
committee was read at the meeting the
| project was given the boards unani-
| nous approval. In the communication
of Major Frankwood e. Williams, act
ing medical director of the committee,
1t was stated that assurances could not
be given at this time just when the
work could be undertaken for the rea-
son that number of the staff members
are still in military service. He added,
however, that the survey would begin
at an early date.
Annex for Dix Hospital.
In connection with the contemplated
survey Mr. Lewis informed the COM
mittee that plans are now being drawn
! for a 40 bed addition to the Dix hos
pital building of the Trenton State
Hospital, which was erected for the
| treatment of women, and for an addi-
tional hospital unit to accommodate
100 patients. Continuing, Commission
er Lewis said:
1--WE hope to let contract for the
construction of this extension and of
this new unit before June 80. The new
appropriation bill carries an appropri-
alton of 100000 for two such treat
ment buildings for Morris Plains. DR..
Cotton reports that the State Hospital
at Trenton is releasing as recovered
more than 40 per cent of the number
received, whereas Morris Plains now
reports that it releases but 16 per cent
of the total number received as against
a five year average record of 35 per
cent up to two years ag).
Furthermore, he reports a recovery
rate for maniac Oppressive of 1855 per
cent of the total number received at
the institution, of S7.2 per cent for al
coholic cases and lis per cent of de-
mentia praecoX cases as against 1872
| per cent, 1913 per cent and IL per cent
| for all civil state hospitals in New
York state for the same classification
of cases in 1917.
81 believe that there may be some
difference in the classification of the
| diagnosis as between the state hospital
in Trenton and the civil state hospitals
| in New York. This we wish to learn
| definitely.
"The county institutions are nearly
all overcrowded. Our investigations in
dictate that many of them are either
not equipped to make or are not max
ing as systematic a study of each indi-
vidual case as the state board feels
each should. The nursing service is not
altogether satisfactory
'Inasmuch as the state will be called
upon to eXpend great deal of money
| to relieve Overcrowding, in particular
| at Morris Plains, and to make provi-
sion there and elsewhere for the best
| facilities to prevent and to provide
treatment for the various kinds of in
sanity and similar mental diseases, the
state board is anxious to have study
made as complete and thorough as is
possible for the guidance of the state
in handling the problem"
! Mr.. Lewis was given permission by
! the board to make a tour of a number
of western states, including Ohio, In
| diana, Illinois, Minnesota and Nebras-
ka, where he will visit several institu-
lions and observe actual results and
office work of boards of control More
particularly the commissioner intends
to make a study of the state wide pa
role system in Illinois and to have first
, hand information relative to certain re-
forms in penal and correctional work
Mr. Lewis left here and will be away
about two weeks
With the approval of the governor
the state board appointed Miss Louise
| Shelton of Morristown as member of
the Board of Children's Guardians.
She succeeds Mrs. Wittpenn
Child Welfare Work.
Following the adoption of a resolu-
ton providing for the devotion of its
energies and time to child welfare and
back to the school work" the Wom-
ans Committee of the New Jersey
branch of the Council of National De-
Tense went on record in favor of the
pending congressional measure having
for its purpose the continuation of the
ral-State-Municipal Employment
Bureau under the direction of the state
department of labor.
1t was decided that the work orig
inally mapped out for the organization,
that pertaining to war activities, had
become obsolete. At the next meeting
of the committee, to be called by the
chair, a discussion will be had in con-
nection with the subject of child well
fare. At this meeting q secretary and
other appointive officers will be an
nounced.
Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Chairman, Mrs. Harold S. But
tenheim. Madison honorary vice presi-
dent, Mrs. G. w. B. Gushing, East
Orange; vice chairmen, Mrs. Yelling
ton b. Bechtel, Haddenfield; Mrs. E. F.
C. Feiekert, Plainfield; Mrs. Nathan
Kussy, Newark; Mrs John r. Scher-
merhorn, East Orange Miss Melinda
Scott, Irvington; Mrs T. O'Connor
Sloane, South Orange, and Mrs Ed
mund G. Stout, South Orange; vice
chairman child welfare, Mrs. William
L. Downs, Orange; educational propa-
ganda. Mrs. Stephen ]. Herben, Plain
field; camp recreation work, Miss Mar
garetta Fort, South Orange.
To Mark Dutch Settlement.
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