The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-11

direction. SI.00 for each day the head
or the family did a full! days work Tor
SIX days during the week. In this m
stance. a careful diagnosis by your s.
ciety showed that there were resources
~ Seif help within the family that
micht he brought through ~" combined
stimulus OF necessity and til" rr"spec:
OF an adequate measure OF support as
the reward for sustained effort. Tncro
was an immediate response 70 the plan
on the part of the family concerned and
gives every promise 81 satisfactory
result.
Work with Children.
Ono OF tho creates; Humanitarian
works in which your society il engaged.
AID one Of tho most far reaching n ,t'
rculcss. IS the work with children. Dur
ing the past year an average number
% 80 children were cared for in their
homes. each month. Thu Associated
Charities will not SEPARATE mother
from her children. because Of poverty.
This often means continuous care anu
supervision. extending over 4 period OF
years before the family, through self
hrlD. outside resources or Chang" OF
circumstances. can b. made :nd"p""-
dent. but the wisdom. justice and hui
mainly OF this course is not questioned
In any enlightened community.
No subject can De Of mere Importance"
To the people Of any city thau IN"
maintenance of health. with u"rSr NOR"
than one nurse on the staff ~ any
one time during tn" Year. II" nursing
work Is represented hy 2.Gl5 profess
s:onal visits. each !ncludjnc some inti-
mate service 70 the sick In their homes.
I, l. trRD nj =
given patients At the officr and Isl
other visits in the line of duty. The
average number OF cases ."uE%I after
each month was 81. which : a slight
increase over the preceding year. al
orders for prescriptions and medical
supplies and -. mouIh,y orders toc
certified and sterli&ed milk We're dis
peDsrd through This Department.. 40 pa
tents were referred |" eye specialists
90 be.rS provided with "llSNrS. > pa
tents were SAINT TO the state Tubercu-
losis San.:arium and - referred 10 the
Associated Charities Dental Clinic. Ny-
g!eUe and sanitation are given due a.
tention. AS large quantities OF milk ar"
needed in It's work. tn" Associated
Charities has samples OF sam" ana!yZcd
a. intervals. 20 insure is quality.
Reduce Operating Costs.
nursing wor&. 10 not" tina: without cut
ting down tho efficiency OF this SER
vice. the direct cost OF operating this
department. was reduced from S2.2"2.iJ
to Sl.5it.U9. net saving OF S7iS.66.
Effective cooperation was attained
IN the nursing work with Ii" Ohio Va
ley General Hospital aad DtSpcnsary.
the Wheeling Hospital. the general
medical profession and SPECIALISTS;
whose valuable contributions IN tn" in
tcrest Of the public welfare. are de-
serving OF the gratitude Of The COM
cun!ty.
Ey systematic methods and close ap-
riicacion TO work. the Chjldrcu's H. ut.II
Clinic succeeded in establishing auo; her
high record or 3.2p6 operations. Tao
clinic was in operation 2lU half daEs
as compared with "a days the prcccd-
ing year Permanent Filings. eNtrt"-
tons. canal. absccss and socket treat
mcnts and kindred operations show =
CORES spending increase. the number or
permanent filings alone being lose.
The Dental Clinic proved its value rs
general health measure in number
OF instances during the year. In the
treatment OF obscure cases of discuss"
the diagnosis and removal OF dccaycd
and infected teeth bringing about mark
ed Improvement in health when the pa
tieGt had failed 70 respond to any other
treatment. In emergency cases, when
patients could not be removed % the
clinic, they were given dental treatment
IN their homes.
White the number OF opera lions IN
the Children's Dental Clintic was 20
percent greater than during the prcCeG-
ing year. the total cost Of maintenance
was increased only 10 percent. The
average cost per operation being re-
duced from 81 cents TO IS cents. a
dental work would have cost at the
lowest scale OF prevailing charges, is
$2.36i.45. The total cost to the Assoc
ciatcd Charities of operating til" cllntic.
including its due proportion of admin
istration and overhead expense, was
S2.T0S. The Associated Charities is the
only agency in Wheeling providing free
dental service.
The comparative cost of carrying on
the work OF all departments and the
trend OF expenses for the past two
years, are indicated by the following
figures: Service, which includes all
salaries for general family relief. nurS-
ing work, dental clintic and adminiStra-
ton. October l. 1918, to October |, l92o;
S7.l5S.9l. Material relief. supplies and
all expenditures other than salaries. Oc-
tobcr l. 1918. to October |. 1919, So
6OO.5O; October l, 1919, to October !,
l92U, Slp,Si9lU.
The Increased work OF the year just
past was carried on with staff Of six
members a. compared with 4 staff of
seven members the preceding year and
eight members the year before.
Keep Up With the limos.
To properly keep in touch with ad-
vanced methods of conducting it's work.
your society holds institutional MEM
borShip in the American Association for
Organizing Family Social Work This
- the national organization TO when
family case work agencies which main
tain certain recognized standards may
belong. The benefits derived are MANY.
Assistance is secured by letter and
through regular bulletins covering de-
tails Of policies and admin stration.
while competent field secretaries arc
provided the member societies for con-
sultation and assistance in solving any
special problems that may arise. The
services OF the national organization
have been in continual use by your So
ciety for a number Of years.
Your society also serves as forward
ing cent?. for West Virginia and an
swers AL Inquiries sent in by member
societies OF the national association.
Several work
The field Of social work IS broad. and
IN tie lnrrer aSpects includes much