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self-government of the läns.
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A special kind of benevolence is that exercised in Stockholm by the Society
for District Nursing for the sick poor in their own homes, founded in 1888
for the parish of Adolf Fredrik, but now working also in the parish of Johannes,
as well as the Kungsholm Sick nursing Society, founded in 1893 Upon the model
of the above named Society. Both of these societies, by employing paid nurses,
engaged for the purpose, greatly lighten and supplement the care devoted to the
sick poor by the district doctors of the town. The nurses have not only to give
the most careful sick-nursing in the homes of the poor, but have also to aid
the sick with food, wine, linen, baths, etc., and to treat outer affections at their
(the nurses’) own homes. What is thus given is intended only for the
restoration to health of the sick person, but no alms may be otherwise, given. The
expenses of the societies ought really to be covered by the annual subscriptions of
the members, and by voluntary contributions in money and kind, but their work
has gained such recognition that the civil authorities accord them a grant, and they
are also remembered in donations. — Two similar societies have been founded in
the year 1899, called the Society for Nursing the sick poor in the parish of
Maria and the Society for Nursing the sick poor in the parish of Östermalm.
Among special localities, Gothenburg also in point of private poor relief
ranks highest for the great generosity and circumspection manifested by the citizens
of that town in the reformatory social work of our time. The most important
institutions for suchlike purposes are dealt with in various places under the
heading: Social conditions and Social statistics, at the end of this work. Here,
only the information may be imparted that the amount of donations for charitable
purposes in Gothenburg have reached the considerable total of about 30 million
kronor.
Self-Government of the läns.
The representative assembly of a Län is called County Council
(Landsting). A Län can be divided into several County Councils, which
has, however, only been done with regard to Kalmar län, which has
two such Councils.
Towns which possess more than 1/ibo of the total population of Sweden are
not represented in County Councils, but the correspondent functions are performed
in them by the Town Councilors (vide page 252). These towns are Stockholm,
Gothenburg, Malmö, and Norrköping, and also Gefle — the latter town by reason
of an older decree, when only 25,000 inhabitants were required for exemption
from the County Council.
The number of County Councilors varies between 22 and 91, and
amounts, on an average, to 48. These are elected separately in the
country and towns, in towns one for every complete or incomplete total
of 2,500 inhabitants; in the country one for every complete or
incomplete total of 5,000 inhabitants in every hundred (härad). In towns
they are elected by the Communal Assembly, where such exists, if
not, by the Town Councilors; in the country the election is generally
made indirectly, the electors being chosen at Communal Assemblies.
To be qualified for a County Councilor, a man must be 25 years old,
have his domicile in the Län, and also have the right to vote in the
constituency. The election is for two years. County Councilors
receive their traveling expenses, but no other remuneration.
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