THE MICHIGAN SYSTEM OF CHILD SAVING
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A COMPARISON OF THE NUMBER OF DEPENDENT AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN SUPPORTED AS PUBLIC CHARGES IN THE CITIES AND STATES NAMED BELOW.
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Cities Population Number Supported Expenses Proportion to the Population
New York 1892 1,801,789 1894 15,331 $1,683,847 1 to 117
London 1891 4,211,743 1894 20,426 1 to“ 206
Boston 1890 448,477 1894 536 1 to“ 856
Philadelphia. 1890 1,046,964 1894 529 1 to“ 1979
States Dependent Children Only
New York 1890 5,997,853 1893 29,909 2,439,216 1 to“ 200
California 1890 1,208,130 1895 5,409 312,217 1 to“ 223
Ohio 1890 3,672,316 3,600 242,554 1 to“ 1000
Massachusetts 1890 2,238,943 1895 1,311 1 to“ 1707
Pennsylvania 1890 5,258,014 1893 8,584 1,505,107 1 to“ 747
The expenditure in Pennsylvania was partly by the public and partly by private charity.
THE MICHIGAN SYSTEM.
There are several leading agencies in Michigan which contribute to child saving. The system is not a perfected ideal, but it embraces much of such a system, with a tendency to farther improvement.
The principal features are:
1. The State Public School for Dependent Children at Coldwater.
2. The Industrial School for Boys at Lansing and the Industrial Home for Girls in Adrian.
3. The State Board of Corrections and Charities and its County Agency.
4. The Public School System and Compulsory Education, Factory Regulation and Inspection regarding minors, medical and surgical treatment of dependent children at the University Hospital and laws for the protection of children.