VI. Medical and Health Agencies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XIII
4. Tables XV
5. Part One. Introduction
6. I. The Nature and Purpose of the Study 3
7. II. The Social Significance of the Illegitimate Family 8
8. III. Illegitimacy in Ten American Cities 17
9. IV. Ten Years of Illegitimacy in New York City 23
10. Part Two. The Care of the Illegitimate Family by New York City Social Agencies
11. V. Method of the Survey of Social Agencies 33
12. VI. Medical and Health Agencies 36
13. VII. The Homes for Mothers and Babies 56
14. VIII. The Family Welfare and the Protective Agencies 71
15. IX. The Agencies and Institutions for Delinquents 80
16. X. The Child Placement Societies 87
17. XI. The Agencies in Relation to Each Other and to the City 96
18. Part Three. The Illegitimate Family and Its Members
19. XII. The Illegitimate Family as a Group 103
20. XIII. The Unmarried Mothers 107
21. XIV. The Unmarried Fathers 156
22. XV. The Illegitimate Children Born in 193 192
23. Appendices
24. 1. The Individual Case Schedule for Each Unmarried Mother and the Agency Schedule 215
25. 2. Digest of Laws in New York City Relating to Illegitimacy 224
26. 3. Notes on Birth Registration in New York City 239
27. 4. Supplementary Tables 242
28. 5. List of Agencies Whose Services Are Described in Part Two 247
29. Annotated Bibliography on Illegitimacy 251
30. Indexes 371