New-York tribune., 1909-04-16
TO SAVE THE BABIES
CAMPAIGN Starts EARLY.
Health Departments Doctors and
Nurses Begdn York L yesterday.

The buraau Of child hygiene of the Department OF
Health started its yearly campaign to save the
lives OF babies yesterday Nurses 10 the huihoeI
of IA and 80 doctors, with the addresses OF holes
where there births registered the oay peLoie'
began their visits and instructions to nothers.
Ar,onr the nurses there are six who have charge
of the nurses in boroughs and among the ooc'ois
there are twelve who supervise the work of the
corps These subdivisions in the two ciasseS' 1t
has been found, bring the best results.
The conduct of the campaign. while directly uhuer
the supervision of the Health Departments bureau
has the guidance OF the conference on the summer
care of abies. of which r. E. Miles Is the chali
man. DR.. S Josephine Baker is the head OF the
bureau Mr.. Miles is the chairman OF the eAeou
tive committee of the conference, and Dr. "al'ef
RenseI the sanitary superintendent, is the eXecu-
tive head of the system, which last year accordlhg
to the statistics largely reduced the infant mortar
ity in this city.
There was meeting of the executive committee
Of the conference Yesterday afternoon, at which the
final and finishing touches were given TO the or
ganization On Monday the nurses and doctors Will
receive the instructions, which, IN 'he HAIL
are the same as those under which the work was
done last year.
The beginning of the care of infants two months
earlier than last year was to the lessons learned
by the corps at that time Sulcleh' care
and instruction could be given In all cases u
obviate the effects of the heated term lhls year
the mothers who visited will be fully prepaFeI
~ cone with all infant health problems by the time
the warm weather prevails. The initial "orA 'iiiS
week was the compilation of the birth Reports 10
ceved from the TWO thousand midwives IN the city.
These midwives called in by the poorer fanilles
where the mothers babies need the mlnlStraIIoIS
of the nurses and doctors than any other casS
The repors Of midwves will be followed up INTO inc
summer months, but babies up TO two years Vi "9'
will receive attention beginning in June
In each tenement where q birth occurs II was
said Yesterday. the nurse and doctor Visl'nS INC
family will canvass the whole building SO tlla' II
instruction should be needed by any other mother 1t
nav he promptly given. In the history OF Ihe
work among the poor there have been no instances
where the aid of the bureaus corps members haH
been refused There IS not expected to be any op
nosjtion this year. said that there prooao'y
would be requests for help from others thah lle
moor and whenever possible this would be given.
The aroun work will be extended as the season
advances and the corps of nurses and doctors IS
increased This comprises lectures TO groups OF
mothers on the proper care of children II was
found last wear that this class OF work was eSPe-
calIy effcacious.
The total cost OF the visiting last year was ABOUT
s25 Oo and it is expected that It VIII De about
so 00 this wear owing to the extension OF the sys
,e, and the greater time devoted to the work Last
ear tb CITY was divided eighty-four districts
in which eighty-three nurses were employed anu
about the same number Of doctors. The work VAS
beorD on June II and extended 10 August y Inc
repor of the bureau for that period has just oeeh
completed and is as follows: