Report Of The Proceedings At The Fifth Annual Meeting 1892

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...aid, 50 to 60 livres (aged, in firm and children).............................. 27,500,000 Expense of providing employment, 60,000 livres each department......, ................................ 5,000,000 For reserve fund and expenses of administration.... 4,000,000 51,500,000 Barere's calculation is Pensions for 84,000 poor farmers, old or disabled..... 5,440,000 " " 17,000 poor artisans, old or disabled livin the country.................................... 1,734,000 Pensions for 29,750 poor mothers, with at least three 'children.......................................... 2,380,000 Pensions for 12,750 poor widows or disabled women.. 1,020,000 Out relief in rural communes and in towns of 3000 souls and less. 1,665 health officers, three for each district, one at 500 livres, two others at 350, making for the Republic. 826,000 4,440 boxes of remedies; eight for each district at 30 livres each..................................... 133,200 Provisions of rice and potatoes at 50 livres a district.. 27,750 From calculations made by committee, sick poor esti mated at 38 or 39 each district, 21,250 in all. 5,312 children at 6 sous a day, or a year.............. 581,664 15,938 adults or old persons at 10 sous a day, or a year, 2,908,685 See Monnier, pp. 471-472, 502-503. 15,051,299 But this gorgeous scheme existed only on paper, and all that remains of the legislation of the convention is some unimportant regulations in regard to the domicile de seconrs.' Practically the only thing accomplished by the ambitious attempt to revolutionize the whole existing organization, was the spoliation of the old foundations and the paralysis of all means of relief at the very moment of greatest need. In 1792 the Sisters of Charity...

Includes list of members.