Table 3.-Grants to States: Public Health Service, fiscal year 19531—Con. States, Territories, and possessions Mental health activities Heart disease Cancer Industrial waste studies Hospital construction, survey, and planning 25, 602 3 49, 452 Connecticut. 34, 178 22, 404 * Includes $748,679 in cash, supplies and services for rapid treatment facilities and $2,897,194 in cash, supplies, and services for venereal disease special projects. Includes grants to universities and local units. Does not include funds for federally operated center in Hot Springs, Ark. Does not include funds paid for special control projects. This amount represents $1,093,193 for construction of community facilities in defense areas and $20,223 for industrial waste studies. Payment for construction of community facilities in defense areas. 'Payment for industrial waste studies. An additional amount of $537,000 was paid to Alaska for disease and sanitation investigation and control activities. 34, 868 380, 568 2, 414, 871 3, 101 Detailed Contents THE SECRETARY'S REPORT.... SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL SECURITY IN 1953.......... PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION IN 1953... OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE............ THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROGRAM Beneficiaries and Benefit Amounts__ The Coverage of the Program_ Contributions and Disbursements. Administering the Program__ Management Improvement Actions_... Administrative Planning for the Disability Waiver-of-Premium Provision. IMPROVING THE PROGRAM.. Coverage The Retirement Test.. Benefit Amounts__ Financing the Program_. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE_.___. CASELOAD AND Expenditures. 29 30 EFFECT OF OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE__ 34 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS. Institutional Care for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled_ Public Inspection of the Public Assistance Rolls.. Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled__ Social Welfare Services to Public Assistance Recipients. PROGRAM OPERATIONS__ Publications and Studies_ Technical Assistance to States___ Administrative Review of State and Local Operations.. CHILDREN'S BUREAU.......... THE BUREAU CONTINUES ITS PROGRAM. 22 25 27 28 36 38 39 40 45 45 48 Research.... Page 49 Administration of Grants Under the Social Security Act... NEW EMPHASIS IN 1953... Juvenile Delinquents----- RESEARCH.. THE BUREAU WORKS WITH THE STATES-- Through Its Advisory and Consultation Work... THE STATES ARE AT WORK FOR CHILDREN.. Maternal and Child Health Services.. Child Welfare Services___ THE BUREAU AND THE STATES WORK TOGETHER IN TRAINING WORKERS....... Child Health__ Child Welfare___ IN TERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUтH....... THE BUREAU'S INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES_ FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS.. PROGRAM OPERATIONS. 68 STRENGTHENING CREDIT UNIONS. 70 TABLE 1.-Social Security Administration: Funds available and obligations incurred, fiscal years 1953 and 1952____. 72 73 12 TABLE 2.-Financing social insurance under the Social Security Act: Contributions collected and trust fund operations, fiscal years 1951-53----TABLE 3.-Old-age and survivors insurance: Estimated number of families and beneficiaries in receipt of benefits and average monthly benefit in current-payment status, by family group, end of June 1953 and 1952____ TABLE 4.-Old-age and survivors insurance: Selected data on benefits, employers, workers, and taxable earnings, by State, for specified periods, 1951-53. TABLE 5.-Old-age and survivors insurance: Selected data on benefits, TABLE 7.-Special types of public assistance under plans approved by the |