The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
NEW YORK CITY
CARES FOR POOR
MAINTAINS VAST EQUIPMENT
FOR UNFORTUNATES. S15,-
100000 YEARLY FOR AID.

A very small number of the 5000, 900
persons who make the city of Greater
New York their home are aware OF the
enormous aid that the department OF
public welfare is authorized by the
city fathers to distribute to the poor
the lame. the blind, to all those unfor-
Inmates that a tremendous city has
always within its gates. To put this
aid in terms of money does not cover
the ground, for so much must be
counted in various ways OF service,
but Approximately $l5,O00,0OO a year
is spent in relief work OF some KIND.
The work of the department may
be classed in two large diviSions-that
of institutions and that of outdoor re-
lief In the latter are two great clinics,
the children's and the occupational
clinic. There are also the dislntectng
stations, the baby health stations, eye
clinics and tuberculosis clinics, and va
rious diagnOstic stations. Orphan asy-
lums, schools for the feeble minded,
schools for the blind, schools for the
deaf are branches Of the work which
fall midway between institutional work
and other kinds variously described
Education Board Helps.
To be counted as part of the out
door relief is the distribution OF money
TO the blind This amounts each year
to between 500 and $40 a head, and
an effort is being made to increase this
donation to $500 for each permanently
blind pauper. In the care for the chill
dren of the INDECENT the department
is ably seconded by the board of edu-
cation.
To cope with the complex needs of
the department there are many bu-
reaus and divisions, with approximate
Ily $500 employees and budget OF
IS, 100000 In addition to this budget
the department controls the expendl-
ture of $7,151,900 more, appropriated
for the care and maintenance OF nor
NAL children in child caring institu-
tons and emergency cases in private
institutions.
Four Nursing Schools
The surgical and medical care of the
patients in each of the hospitals is I'M
der the direction of a medical board
composed of physicians, surgeons and
specialists, all men with large practice,
who gladly give their time free to
care for the sick poor. Working under
their direction is a staff OF young doc
!, tors, who have received their degrees
and who spend one year and halt in
the hospitals to get experience.
That the best nursing care may be
given the department maintains tour
schools of nursing, in addition to the
Bellevue school. The students receive
"a thorough training. The great num-
Der of patients and the variety OF the
diseases treated assure for both nurses
and doctors the greatest experience.
Maintains Ten Hospitals.
The department has ten well eQuipp
ed hospitals Four of these hospitals
are situated in Manhattan and five are
in Brooklyn, while Sea View hospital,
on Staten island, is among the best
equipped hospitals in the world for the
care of tuberculosis.
On Randalls island is the children's
hospital for the care of mental deteC-
tives and epieptics under 10 years OF
age This institution serves the COM
munity not only in the present care OF
these unfortunates, but by making
possible their early segregation doubt
less contributes toward the reduction
of crime All children before being
sent to this institution are examined
at a mental clinic and then sent to
3, Randall's island, where they are as
signed to the various cottages accord
ing to their mental status.
Care of Children.
These department of welfare hos
pitfalls, with the allied hospitals, give
the city nearly 10000 free beds for the
care of its sick poor The tuberculosis
admission bureau, where the victims
of the great white plague" are exam
ined, classified and sent to the IA in
stitutions to which tuberculosis pa
tents are admitted, is doing most
important work. Last year more than
4,500 patients received care. Equally
important is the work done in provid
ing braces and artificial limbs.
Last year more than $500 children
in need OF care passed through the
children's clearing bureau If the child
needs hospital care it is sent to a hos
pital, if not it is sent to one of the
child caring institutions, to be paid for
by the department. The children re-
main in these institutions or homes I'M
til they are discharged as city wards.
) Teachers are provided, and the educa-
ton of the children is not neglected.
, The Aged Receive Care.
The great city has not forgotten the