A Sanitary Survey Of Rochester N Y Classic Reprint

Author : Lee Kaufer Frankel
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396816833
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Community Sickness Survey: Rochester, N. Y., September, 1915 (Classic Reprint) written by Lee Kaufer Frankel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-20 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Community Sickness Survey: Rochester, N. Y., September, 1915 These facts, together With a desire to measure approximately the amount of illness prevailing 111 American, communities, have led the executives of the Metropolitan Life Insurance co. To institute a plan to determine the amount Of Sickness, similar to that utilized ln' surveying unemployment. AS in the latter investigation, the com pany availed itself Of the services of its field organization, and the city Of Rochester Was chosen as the community in which the initial survey was to be undertaken. The company's agency staff in Rochester was addressed and carefully instructed in the details Of' 1 recording the required items Of information on the schedule on page 3. Briefly, this schedule required the statement Of sex, age, occupation, the disease or cause Of disability, length Of illness to date, whether a physician was in attendance, and the extent Of the disability. A statement Of sex, age, and Occupation was required for each member Of the family whether Sick or not; the remaining items Were required for the sick alone. Agents were urged to reach every family In their field, and to be sure to record the required facts with reference to every member of the families visited. The reverse side Of the form contained a few Simple directions for Completing the required items, Which were Self-explanatory; they helped very materially to advance the precision and completeness Of the statements Offered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.