Report of the Pennsylvania Commission on Old Age Pensions: March, 1919J.L.L. Kuhn, Printer to the commonwealth, 1919 - 294 pages |
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... poor houses , 7. The problem of outdoor relief , 7 7 10 11 13 15 15 15 31 8. Northampton County Home Investigation , 9. Detailed budget study of Berk's county almshouse , ཚྭཆེ ཎྜརྩཛྱ 34 35 39 12 59 60 61 B. Study of inmates in fraternal ...
... poor houses , 7. The problem of outdoor relief , 7 7 10 11 13 15 15 15 31 8. Northampton County Home Investigation , 9. Detailed budget study of Berk's county almshouse , ཚྭཆེ ཎྜརྩཛྱ 34 35 39 12 59 60 61 B. Study of inmates in fraternal ...
Page 12
... poor recommendation , the reliable qualities of these inmates are evidenced nevertheless , from the fact that most of these inmates have served for long periods of time with one em- ployer ( 30 per cent . serving for more than 10 years ) ...
... poor recommendation , the reliable qualities of these inmates are evidenced nevertheless , from the fact that most of these inmates have served for long periods of time with one em- ployer ( 30 per cent . serving for more than 10 years ) ...
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... poor to the State Board of Public Charities , the average cost per capita per inmate , in 1917 , was $ 5.87 per week . The cost in the private institutions was even higher than that . It is also shown that in a few instances the per ...
... poor to the State Board of Public Charities , the average cost per capita per inmate , in 1917 , was $ 5.87 per week . The cost in the private institutions was even higher than that . It is also shown that in a few instances the per ...
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... poor districts of the different counties , constitutes a large and important factor . This class of de- pendents is supported almost entirely by taxation , and as such , its consideration is of prime importance . For the purpose of ...
... poor districts of the different counties , constitutes a large and important factor . This class of de- pendents is supported almost entirely by taxation , and as such , its consideration is of prime importance . For the purpose of ...
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... poor districts in all parts of the State . Some of the largest institutions canvassed were : the Philadelphia Almshouse , where 744 men and women were inter- viewed ; Pittsburgh City Home , where over 300 residents were inter- viewed ...
... poor districts in all parts of the State . Some of the largest institutions canvassed were : the Philadelphia Almshouse , where 744 men and women were inter- viewed ; Pittsburgh City Home , where over 300 residents were inter- viewed ...
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age of 60 Allegheny County amended amount annual Annuity annum appointed Armstrong County average benefits board of directors board of school burgh bushels cent Coal Township Commission compulsory contributions County Almshouse County Home court dependent disability districts earning employers employes Erie established expenditures Firemen's Relief given granted Greene County Almshouse incapacitated income industrial inmates institutions invalidity investigated January labor Lackawanna County less living Massachusetts ment month Montour County non-contributory Northumberland County number of pensioners occupation old age pension one-half outdoor relief paid pany paupers payment Pennsylvania Pension fund pension system percentage Perry County persons Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pittsburgh poor Poorhouse problem Railroad Company receiving regular residing Retirement Fund salary Scranton sickness sion system Susquehanna County TABLE NUMBER Teachers tion total number Township Poorhouse wages week Weekly Westmoreland County widow women workers