MR. HALEY FISKE,
PRESIDENT.

2 oe The attached memorandum fron
. Dr. Dublin was prepared by him at my

request. We have had this matter
under consideration for some time. At
first we had the hope that we might —
obtain the desired information through
Superintendents, but we soon realized

- that this was not feasible. The
Questionnaire (herewith attached) is
lengthy and should be accurately filled
out if the data is to be of value.

Work of this kind should
really be done by the United States
Public Health Service. They have never
attempted however, and there is no like-
lihood, so far as I know, of their under-
- taking it in the near future. The |
suggestion of Professor Winslow that a

special Committee of The American Public

Health Association should be appointed
to collect the information is a very
good one. Such a Committee would
volunteer its services end the fund ©
asked forwould be used to pay compilers
of data in the respective communities.

The infomation when finally collected and tabulated would be
of value to the Company, both from an Agency and from a health conser-
vation standpoint. I approve of the recommendation that the Company
make an appropriation to finance the work. If you agree you will pro-
bably wish to refer the matter to the Meeting of the Welfare Committee

on May 25th.

 

Welfare Division,
May 20th, 1920.