ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-02

Medical Director Is Satisfied With
Overall Health Status Quo Of Society
Heart Disease Continues To Fell More
Members Than Any Other Recorded Cause
The Supreme Board
Croatian Fraternal Union
Sister and Brothers: -
The report presented is resume of the work cover
ing the Medical Department of Society during the
1857 1t is prepared annual basis for your information
We will try to avoid repetition since you have heard the
reports of the other Supreme Officers AS in the past
work is daily routine and try to be fair and just in
ecutive Committee, other Supreme Officers the Home Of
flee Staff and also local lodge officers for their splendid
cooperation and friendly contacts.
Applications for new membership, Junior Order
transfers, and increases of insurance numbered two
thousand five hundred forty six 254S approved; one
six hundred fifty nine (2659 These applications nclu-
ded both medical and non-medical
Junior Order transfers numbered thousand thirty
four (1O34 again than 500 of members in the
adult department.
Average age of membership for 1857 was 44.0o
years. compared with a. 20 years in 1856 This is nd
cation that new members in the younger
a healthy sign
Our non-medical applications again did not have any
bad effect mortality experience which 5910s,
or better than in 1856
The number and causes of death in the adult depart
ment for 1857
2. Cancer and Malignant Tumors .......w.220
8. Vascular Disease Cerebral Thrombosis) ..159
4. Pneumonia and other non cancer lung Dis. :. 81
5. Digestive and Gento Urinary Diseases. ... go
s. Accidents and Suicides ."."..".."...."""".. 45
8. Blood Diseases Heukenia- -Anemia) ...... s
~ Miscellaneous
Total ................... ................ 1852
There was increase of eighty eight (88))
the past year. Most of the increase taken the
first three groups with also an increase in the number Der
adult departments satisfactory.
Junior Order applications for membership that were
reviewed numbered three thousand four hundred seventy
(347O There twenty two DEATHS with acci-
dens pneumonia and the leading This is
very similar to our experience in past, years
dent disability and operation claims. Our statistics with
reference this department quite complete However,
they cannot all be placed in this report would become
nation have at hand of you desire further de-
tails they are available and will be gladly provided for
your study
The total number of claims considered in 1857 were
as follows: -
Sick and/or accident benefit claims ........11652
Operation benefit claims ....:........w.... 2,11O
Disability benefit claims ........".."....... 80
Maternity benefit claims ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,199
Total approved claims ..:..,..15 1851
Rejected postponed claims 829
Total of all claims considered ...15,S8O
Disability claims have shown decrease in number
the past few years Operation claims have increased
as expected, because of the plan certificate All
claims averaged 1928 per month. Members forty
years of age accounted for 814 of all sick benefit
claims; this also is expected all chronic debiatng
diseases begin to show in the older age groups.
Operation claims both old and new plans approved
for payment and accounting for $50 of all operation claims
were:
1. Female operations womb, Caeserian, etc. 32o
g. Laparotomy (Stomach cancer etc., ......186
j. Hernia all types =
T. Hemorrholds
g. Gall bladder operations .*....115
Z Appendix .....m....."..."......w.1O1
g. Prostate ..................... 81
9. VariCOse Veins 05
TO- Eye operations s......"."..............""... 81
We have tried to give you the information about our
work which thought would be of interest to you Any