ABSTRACT
Scope and purpose of social welfare policy—The crusade against infant mortality—Municipal guardianship of illegitimate children—School doctors—School dentists—Feeding of necessitous children—Children’s care centres—The crusade against tuberculosis—Convalescent homes—Municipal lodging-houses for single men—Municipal labour registries—Assisted unemployment insurance funds—Public works for the unemployed—The poor man’s lawyer—Municipal pawnshops—Miscellaneous welfare work.
