THE DOUGLAS SMITH HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE - A Twelve-Year Health Service and Recreation Program for Young Working Women of Low Income

Sep 29, 2026

Comprehensive account of a twelve-year health and recreation program administered by the Douglas Smith Fund for young working women of low income (1932-44). Prepared through review of advisory-board minutes, director reports, special and statistical reports, correspondence, financial reporting, case records from 1938-39 and late 1941, and earlier surveys. Organizes the program by phases, describing organization, eligibility, services, medical, dental, and psychiatric care, recreation activities, clientele characteristics, costs, and evaluation findings.

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PREFACE

CHAPTER I ORGANIZATION AND PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES

Source of Funds

Preliminary Activities

Eligibility Requirements for the Health Service

The Recreation Program

Music Scholarships

Community Projects

Periods of Development

CHAPTER II THE TWELVE-YEAR PROGRAM

Source of Referrals to the Health Service

Experimentation and Expansion (1932-36)

Study and Evaluation (1936-37)

Integration of Services (1937-40)

Period of Retrenchment (1940-42)

Reorganization and Termination (1942-44)

CHAPTER III THE HEALTH SERVICE CLIENTELE

Age of Douglas Smith Fund Patients

Nationality, Race, and Religion

Education

Place of Residence

Marital Status

Employment and Occupation

Incomes of Douglas Smith Fund Patients

Reasons for Seeking Care

Health Needs in the 1938-39 Group

CHAPTER IV SOCIAL ADMITTING AND TREATMENT

Admitting Procedures

Major and Minor Case Work Services

Volume and Type of Service

The Goldsmith Survey Findings

The Nutrition Service

CHAPTER V MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND FOLLOW-UP

The Medical Examination

Policy in regard to Referrals

Medical Follow-Up

Repeat Examinations

Status at Time of Medical Discharge

Evaluation in the Goldsmith Survey

CHAPTER VI THE DENTAL PROGRAM

Program of Service

Relations with the Chicago Dental Society

Dental Needs and Services among the 1938-39 Patients

Costs and Illustrative Cases

Evaluation in the Goldsmith Survey

CHAPTER VII THE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE

Periods of Development

The Initial Period (1933-36)

The Second Period (1936-42)

The Final Period (1942-44)

Development in Methods Used

Uniqueness of the Service

CHAPTER VIII THE RECREATION PROGRAM

The Little Theatre

The Choral Club

Lectures and Discussion Groups

The Summer Camp Program

Recreation Opportunities for Negroes

Special Projects after 1937

Some Examples of Individuals Benefited

CHAPTER IX SIGNIFICANT FACTORS AND COSTS

Comparison of Total Costs

The Proposed 1944 Budget

Preventive Health Service for Young Women Still an Unmet Need

73d THE DOUGLAS SMITHHEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE (originally the Douglas Smith Fund) # THE DOUGLAS SMITH HEALTH EDUCATION SERYICE (originally the Douglas Smith Fund) # A Twelve-Year Health Service and Recreation Program for Young Working Women of Low Income (1932-44) By MARGARET LOVELL PLUMLEY I 1 CHICAGO,ILLINOIS # BOARD OF DIRECTORSDOUGLAS SMITH HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE Mrs.William F.Petersen,ChairmanMrs.Henrietta C.Warner,SecretaryMiss Adelaide C.Stephen,Treasurer Ernest W.Burgess,Ph.D. Mrs.Eleanor P.Eells Emery T.Filbey Miss Madeleine Foreman Mrs.Harry Hart Miss Elizabeth H.Webster Mrs.Marcus A.HirschlJulian H.Lewis,M.D.Miss Mary E.MurphyHenry G.Poncher,M.D.Miss Claudia Wannamaker ⑤一6n/8x 614 P73 # PREFACE This description of the twelve-year health and recreation pro-gram for young working women conducted by the Douglas SmithFund was written after careful review of the following types ofmaterial:the minutes of the monthly and annual meetings of theadvisory board of the Douglas Smith Fund;the director's reportsto the board;special reports,statments,and statistical data pre-pared from time to time by members of the professional staff;correspondence;financial reports;tabulations of careful caserecords of patients kept during the calendar years 1938 and 1939and during the last four months of 1941;the findings of a surveymade in 1936-37 under the direction of Mr.Samuel Goldsmith;two reports prepared by a committee of the Health Division ofthe Council of Social Agencies of Chicago in 1942 and 1943.Other available data which shed light on the activities of thevarious divisions of service were also utilized. All this material was drawn upon freely without indicatingin many cases the particular source of the material used.Definitecredit is given,however,in Chapter III to Miss Edna Hines whoprepared the tabulations in regard to patients on which that chap-ter is largely based;in Chapter V to Dr.Mila Pierce,withoutwhose report on medical policy and practice the chapter eould nothave been written;and in Chapter VII to Mrs.Helvi Boothe,whose report on the psychiatric service is presented with onlyminor editorial changes. MARGARET LOVELL PLUMLEY Chicago,August,1948. Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2024 https://archive.org/details/douglassmithheal0000marg TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page I ORGANIZATION AND PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES…………7 Source of Funds………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Preliminary Activities………………………………………………………………………………………8 Eligibility Requirements for the Health Service………………………11 The Recreation Program………………………………………………………………………11 Music Scholarships………………………………………………………………………………………………12 Community Projects…………………………………………………………………………………12 Periods of Development……………………………………………………………………………………13 II THE TWELVE-YEAR PROGRAM………………………………………………14 Source of Referrals to the Health Service…………………………14 Experimentation and Expansion(1932-36)…………………………14 Study and Evaluation(1936-37)……………………………………………………18 Integration of Services(1937-40)………………………………………………………………20 Period of Retrenchment(1940-42)…………………………………………………………22 Reorganization and Termination(1942-44)…………………………………24 III THE HEALTH SERVICE CLIENTELE…………………………………………29 Age of Douglas Smith Fund Patients………………………………………………30 Nationality, Race, and Religion……………………………………………………………30 Education …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………31 Place of Residence…………………………………………………………………………………………………32 Marital Status…………………………………………………………………………………………………………32 Employment and Occupation…………………………………………………………………33 Incomes of Douglas Smith Fund Patients………………………………………34 Reasons for Seeking Care………………………………………………………………………35 Health Needs in the 1938-39 Group………………………………………………38 IV SOCIAL ADMITTING AND TREATMENT………………………………41 Admitting Procedures……………………………………………………41 Major and Minor Case Work Services…………………………………………42 Volume and Type of Service………………………………………………………………43 The

FAQs

What materials were used to prepare the twelve-year program description?

The preface states the work was based on advisory-board minutes, director reports, special reports and statistical data, correspondence, financial reports, case records from 1938-39 and late 1941, a 1936-37 survey, and reports from a 1942-43 committee of the Council of Social Agencies of Chicago’s Health Division.

How is the program divided across time periods during 1932-44?

The table of contents groups it into phases: experimentation and expansion (1932-36), study and evaluation (1936-37), integration of services (1937-40), retrenchment (1940-42), and reorganization and termination (1942-44).

Which service areas are covered besides general health education?

The contents include medical examination and follow-up, a dental program, a psychiatric service, and a recreation program featuring activities such as theatre, choral club, lectures and discussion groups, and a summer camp program.

Sep 29, 2026

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