Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-02

Child Welfare Conference. to the sec
tendency and Near Dependency in
its Relation to Public Relief" Moth
erS' Pensions are now operating in
five of the nine provinces of Canada.
being all of those situated west of
Quebec. The population composing
this field numbers five and a half
millions. Their deaths from Tuber-
culosis in 1921. totalled 3545. giving
a rate of 81 per 1000 people. The
four Eastern provinces. not having
these progressive activities. have a
population of about 100000. They
lost 414J people in 1921 from tuber-
culosis, giving rate of 1.13 per
1000, If they had been blessed with
the rate prevailing in the western
group. they would have had living
over 1000 souls removed by Tubcr-
culosis The general death rate for
the nine provinces for 1921 was SIG
per 1000.
However. to revert to pensions for
mothers. nearly S2.200.000 was paid
out in 1921, and So; per cent Of this
was to dependant mothers. with Tu-
berculosis as the cause. The Royal
Tuberculosis Commission OF Sas-
katchewan gives a further digest of
its own province. FiftN-seven moth
ers are receiving assistance. owing to
their husbands having died from
tuberculosis and twelve of them have
tuberculosis. Twenty-seven children,
belonging to these 81 mothers have
tuberculosis. There have been 141
deaths from tuberculosis in these ~
homes. Saskatchewan's 1871 Tuber-
culosis death rate was the lowest
Provincial rate in Canada, namely
A., for 1000.
The Canadian Department of Sol
diers' Civil Establishment gives a
soldier suffering from Tuberculosis
100 per cent pension and also Tree
treatment in a sanatorium. surely
this acknowledges, on the part OF the
authorities, that sufficient tnanclal
aid is necessary to PROVIDE Tor 1he
welfare of the home and its inmates
in order that the soldier may have
neace of mind and time, without
restlossness. to remain away from ms
dear ones while he makes success
full effort for Cure
Certainly we need extended dag
nostic facilities to find the cases. we
need nurses to do the follow up
work. we need institutions to treat
the eases but most of all we need
funds and agencies to keep the home
intact supply work they can do ana
receive remuneration for it to keep
the family properly provided WIN
food, clothes. home conditions, eau
cation. and periods of relaxation
which will assist its inmates TO ne
sufficiently fit to overcome the handi-
can of constant gross infection. THIS
applies while the bread-winner IS
sick. before entering the sanatorlum'
while in the sanatorium. and. most
of all. after discharge. but while he
is still much handicapped"
DR.. Wodehouse was followed ny
Dr.. Arthur l.. Wallace, president OF
the New Hampshire tuberculosis
Association, Nashua, \. II.
Dr.. Arthur L. Wallace
Arthur l.. Wallace, NJ. D.. 81
Nashua, \. H.. used as his subject
in addressing the conference, Docs
the Employer Consider Health
Measures of real Economic Value to
Industry" From the employers
point of view medical work in in
dustry has two sides, economic and
humanitarian. The employer with
the latter point of view introduces
the highest type of medical super
vision for their workers, realizing
that they cannot afford it from their
wages. The result is a better eco
from sickness, and better content
ment among workers. Employees
are taught to be more careful of their
health, and there are less accidents.
DR.. Wallace believes that insurance
companies make SO per cent re-
duction on rates to employers who
have an effective health service. Such
reduction pays any health expence.
Some plans employ dental and ocul-
ist services also. Where these are
employed they prove themselves of
great value, and of fundamental inn
portance to industry.
In one Massachusetts mill over
head expenses were decreased IA
per cent, and in large factory, dem