Author: Columbia Board of Charities

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-29

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781334822384

Excerpt from Report of the Board of Charities of the District of Columbia: With Reports of Charitable and Correctional Institutions and Agencies; 1926 Medical service to the poor in their homes has been rendered during the year by physicians to the poor to persons as against 873 the preceding year. Free medicine is also furnished to persons treated by them through arrangements with druggists located in various sections of the city. The physicians to the poor have again had the cordial cooperation Of the nurses employed by the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society. These nurses care for cases brought to their attention, and their services have been Of the hi hest value. The nurses are supported by the Instructive Visiting urse Society without aid from the city. The city furnished necessary supplies, such as bandages and dressings. Summary of work of the physicians to the poor for the year ending June 30. 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.