The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19

Dr. Godfrey has been most gen. erous in acknowledging this.
 We would like to point out that Greenwich, Hartford, New Bri- tain and New Haven, cities corn- parable to Waterbury, all receive reimbursement for services sold to the respective cities and Bridge port this year appropriated $4,000 for work done by the Visiting Nurse Association. (See Sources of Income for Public Health Nurs- ing Associations). It is also sig. nificant that 60 per cent of the Public Health Nursing associations in the country, not supported by tax funds, are paid for such ser- vices by the city.
 We know from exact bookkeep- ing that every visit requiring bed- side care cost Us during 1886, $l.00 and that health supervisory visits at Well Baby Stations cost $0.e6. We would like to sell these services to the City of Waterbury on 8 visit basis and feel that the cost of these visits, $4,578.00, Is a definite lien on tax funds.
 This proposed service in no way conflicts with your own Board of Health program but rather com plements and broadens 1t. It would seem that If reasonable to give the indigent material aid, then 1t Is reasonable to give them nursing care when i'll. It is req sonable to enforce sanitation and quarantine upon those suffering from communicable diseases, 1t Is also reasonable to nurse them and teach the families how to protect themselves. We ask for $500 for the care of the indigent-thus saving the City of Waterbury possible hospital ex- penseS (the medical care at home has always been paid by city)
 We ask $l,068 for care of pa- tients suffering from communi- cable diseases. This care not only assures the patients quicker re- covery but lessons the possibility of complications developing and Is protection for those who have been exposed.
 We ask $3,021 .00 for the "super- visory visits to babies in their homes. This Is half of the acc tual cost of service but we feel the request for the total amount would be prohibitive this year.
 This makes total of $4,678. We therefore appeal to you to include an item of $4,57S in your l937-38 budget for the purchase of nurs- ing service rendered by the Wa terbury Visiting Nurse association. Being desirous of doing an ade- quate Public Health service in Waterbury in the light of modern knowledge and standards, the Wis., iting Nurse Association feels han- dicapped because 1t believes 1t cannot increase It's budget and hope to get 1t. Therefore, If the city could accept the cost of these projects under consideration, 1t would release funds to us that would permit Us to do a more adequate job fitted to the needs of the city.
 Respectfully yours,
 MRS. ROGER s. SHERRY,
 President,
 Waterbury Visiting Nurse Assn.
 Definition of supervisory
 visits to babies:
 1. Assists In securing medl.
 naA nann asaA nnsav,AoAlnSa nR Aa.
 fleets for every child.
 2. Gives or arranges for
 nursing care for sick children;
 instructs through deinonstra-
 tion and teaches relatives to
 give care to them.
 3. Assists in the control of communicable diseases through
 teaching the recognition Ot
 early symptoms, and the value
 of immunixation.
 1. Assists the family to carry out general and specific
 medical advice concerning the
 proper feeding.
 s. Assists the family to
 carry out general and specific
 medical instruction concerning
 hygiene and the daily regime
 of the child including instruc.
 ton of parents in the deslr-
 ability of early establishment of sound health habits. (Thls last
 is very important because 1t
 helps to prevent delinquency
 which costs Q city mOney)