Annual report / Province of Manitoba, Department of Health and Welfare.

  • Manitoba. Department of Health and Public Welfare.
Date:
[1937]
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Credit: Annual report / Province of Manitoba, Department of Health and Welfare. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    17/190 (page 15)
    Welfare Supervision Board The Honourable I. B. Griffiths, Minister of Health and Public Welfare, Legislative Buildings, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sir: The members of the Welfare Supervision Board beg to submit, herewith, the Report of the Board for the year ending April 30th, 1937. This Board is- appointed by the Government of Manitoba under the provisions of the Welfare Supervision Act passed in 1919 and proclaimed by Order-in-Council Number 35906, on January 25th, 1921, and amended in #1923. The membership of the Board is composed of the following: Dr. E. S. Moorhead, Chairman Mr. R. D. Guy, K.C., Vice- Chairman Mrs. Digby Wheeler Miss Amy J. Roe Mrs. Robert Darrach Following the practice of former years, the Board outlines its annual report by making brief comments on the more important matters considered during the fiscal year. 1. GRANTS. In preparing for the annual grants, a number of Institutions in receipt of grants were inspected. Reports were made, the list of institutional and charity grants con¬ sidered, and recommendations thereon made to the Minister of Health and Public Welfare. 2. —AMALGAMATION OF THE RIVER AVENUE SHELTER OF THE CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY AND THE CHILDREN’S HOME. This question was first mooted in 1934, but the Board was not asked to consider it until 1936 when a prolonged and detailed study was carried out. A report was obtained from Mr. J. M. Dunwoody, C.A., numerous conferences were held, and the institutions were carefully inspected. The Board then prepared a memorandum em¬ phasizing the need for economy and centralization; it recommended the amalgamation of the two institutions and outlined a method for compassing it. An agreement was reached which is subject to review and revision in August, 1939. Under the agreement, each organization preserves its own identity while both use the building belonging to the Children’s Home which is larger and has better grounds and location than the Shelter. Provision was made for the fair treatment of the staff of both institutions with unified control under one superintendent; the Boards of both institutions were given equitable representation in the management of the Home. With reference to the cost of maintenance for children in the Home, it was recommended that an average be struck and the rate of seventy-seven cents per day per child be established. Recommendations were made also as to the segregation of mental defectives in a separate wing. Certain repairs and improve- Dr. G. F. Stephens Mr. John Spalding Mr. M. D. Grant Mr. Wm. English.