The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-01

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Districss should 5be d model and stand and
lard for similar billsitoS be- presented 10
legislatures in other states.SN ational
assoc iations have been formed Tor the
purpose ofSarousinE public interest In.
a campaign against the .Spreventablci
causes Of death, especially tie very!
high mortality Or infants. Many Lead:
Ing women'ssclubs are also engaged in
an educational movement move along these
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The statement, adds that what. il
Snseded in 1planajng ana cor
Quoting this wofK aafe s complete and,
accurate statistics OF infantile nor 4.
,talits,dor, individual Cities. rufal dis.
tricts. and States, ana Tor Til, national nj
as az whole. The accurate statement
Of ,infautiie lmortafity rennires tho
complete and s ii 81, r. registration
or bothsbirths and deaths. The sta.
ttstical dehnit! IN OF the q term S"ln,.;
'faiitiles morialitypi rs ;,thei' ratio q the
number ofEdeaths OF Infants under /
year ofiage,. exclusive i 81 !stillborn 10
1000 Children born Ali4e.r Reference
is msdeSto a recent! report blythe Cen.
,sus Committee sonS the Ireeistrations 81
births, in which tsis stated /. 4;
II sTalk about registration 81 births
iiiithe United. States! why. for: not.
more than one,haH f 55b:33 pef cent 5 81 81
tliesfota tpopuiatioh Gof this country is
there even Sfhffly acG thfrraie reg stfation
of deaths alone. i NJ other Civilized
nation on the face ace, ii the earth 10
Its duty In this RESPECT or
holds the vital records OF i Is people
such low es.eeihiyS America should;
not mean itarbarity its Relation to;
infantlle life. .. ne
- tt The Prescribed Remedy, "a. I:
The remedy proposed Tor iris condi.
ton of$affatrs should provide & first
for the enactment 81; adequate laws
for the complete repatriation Of births
and deaths in all States that do not:
at present possess them, and, second,
for, tho thorough enforcement Of the
present laws ana ofsnewa laws when
enacted. ut is. stated that: the plrinci.
pies upon Which successful reeistra.
ton law must be constructed in this
country hhycEbee Thoroughly settled
in the qlight}of practical texperlencp,i
md aiomdel law; i'm conformity with
such principles has, sfbeen drawn up
and indorsed BY medical 5and publlc.
health. assoeiatIons. This law has !,
beei putin operation in several States |
and is giving most excellent ana satis.;i
factory results Ewhere iits nrroovis,ons
IRE really enforced, bit III the great
majority OF States Ii the compulsory
OIL the EIJrOVlSIOQSs Ot.gtlle
laws for the registration Of births, by
means Of the penalties provided for
noncompliance, lis practically a deadfl
letter and is mainly responsible! forl
the worthless character.ofjthe United
States statistics of births and 4the |
utter absence Of rany 3relinbla f,r,,res
for. infantile mortality. In fact no
reliable datasot infantilclF mortality
can be compiled until there Is a. an Id.
citrate registration 81 births. 9Sss
/. 1T is Estimated thai 5in.ihe$ Iypited
States the deaths Of babies bai less than
d year old con constitute one.fifth Of thcl
annual total mortality. and sofS these
deaths at least l25:OOo need nee, mot shave
Occurred n modern i, lane !, /. rs 4, II
know, ,, today, -were4nraeticed :1I,niyer.
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