Cleveland Hospital and Health Survey Volume 10 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...women provide one or more couches for the use of such employes. That the municipal department of health maintain careful supervision of laundries with special reference to the comfort and health of employes. That the public be more adequately informed regarding the technical difficulties incident to maintenance of a telephone service, to the end that its cooperation be secured in a reduction of the hazard of nerve strain for telephone operators, and a consequent improvement of a service which at present is essentially dependent upon the high efficiency of a human factor. That night work of women be prohibited by law, except in essential public utilities. That greater publicity be given to provisions of the laws of the State of Ohio governing conditions of employment. That the number of women inspectors of the Industrial Commission assigned to the Cleveland district be increased in order that the conditions attending the employment of women and children in individual establishments may be observed more frequently than at the yearly intervals at present prevailing. INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY The hope of solution of the various problems in connection with the employment of women lies in the interest of the community. The Young Women's Christian Association has, through its Industrial Extension Department and more recently through the Industrial Women's Club, taken an active part in recreation for working girls, and has also attempted, by educational means, to prepare these girls to think out their problems for themselves. The Vacation Savings Club has been effective in the encouragement of thrift among working people, especially women. The Girls' City Club has been recently established by the League of Women Workers, with the aid of...