Iceland 1930

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Identifikator:: 1830571079

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221162

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Iceland 1930

Edition:: 2. ed.

Place of publication:: Reykjavík

Publisher:: Ríkisprentsmiđjan Gutenberg

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 193 S.; Tab., Kt., Taf.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Social conditions

Collection:: Economics Books

113 following classes: 1; widow; 2) children (legitimate, natural, and foster- children); 3) parents and foster-parents; 4) brothers and sisters whom the deceased supported. Each of these classes excludes the following ones from the right to compensation, and if deceased leaves no relatives belonging to anv of them. all liability for compensation ceases. In 1927 the premiums paid in to the Seamen's Department amounted to 146 thousand krénur, besides a grant of 7600 krénur from the trea- sury, paid for fishermen on small boats. The sums granted in com- pensation during the year amounted in all to 83 thousand krénur (of which 63000 kr. went to dependants of deceased persons; invalidity compensations amounted to 6000 kr., while 14 000 kr. were paid out in the form of sick-relief). In the Industrial Department the premiums amounted to 53 000 krénur; compensations to 29 000 krénur (i.e. in case of death 12 000 krénur, invalidity compensations 1000 krénur, and 16 000 krénur by way of sick-relief). Sickness Insurance. Insurance against sickness did not begin in Ice- land till 1909, when a Sickness Benefit Society was formed in Reykjavik. Under an act passed in 1911 any sickness benefit so- ciety has the right to be registered, if it is not affected with any of the disabilities enumerated in the act; and it is only by registration that a sickness benefit society becomes entitled to a financial support from the State. Into these societies (and enjoying all the privileges of members) people are admissible at any age between 15 and 40 years, if they are not suffering from any chronic diseases which reduce their working capacity, and provided also their annual income (in towns and villages with a resident doctor) does not exceed 4500 krénur, plus 500 krén- ur for every child under 15 years. A further condition is that thev do not own property exceeding 10000 krénur in value. In the event of sickness the societies give free medical attendance and medicines (of which latter the patient has however to pay one- fourth), free hospital treatment, and a cash payment amounting per day to at least 50 aurar and at the highest to fwo-thirds of the patient's daily earnings. This daily cash payment is, however, restricted io mem- bers of-18 years and over, and obligatory onlv in cases where illness involves loss of employment. The government grant to the societies is 2 krénur a year for every member in towns and villages with a resident doctor; 2.25 krénur

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