Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-30

kitchen table for hours and when she
puts il in the ice chest she fails to see
thar II is properly refrigerated. II her
child is an infant she very likely ADDS
"a her culpability by her carelessness in
feeding it. You can't pour milk down a
child's throat as you would fill the gas
oline tank Of your automobile.
"StiI they are blaming all of the
summer intestinal diseases among chill
dren and Infants to the milk supply, IN
the face Of the fact that Atlanta's sup
plv. on the whole. Is very good
Right now we are making an erort
m have the tuberculin test made on
every herd Of cattle from which, our
milk supplv comes. The state Is help
,no ne In this and in some cases the
,ost viii he made on herds as far as 10
miles from Atlanta
In like manner DR.. Kennedy was in
,Iined 70 place the blame for poorly
r,ransred and improper food and tainted
meats uoon the shoulders of the moth
ars All of these, he said. had for their
o,r.i.l,, train the diseases which STAY
scores NJ children every year.
HON. Surroundings Menace.
Tngaritary home surroundings also
form a serious menace to the go29
hoal+b and nroper growth OF the young
,,a,ora,ior In the opinion of DR.. Ken
T,oJ,- T'be dread white plague. with al
tbe nuhIicitv that has been given me
terrible extent Of It's ravages, 10 NOR
prevalent among the school chliore rem
than the majority Of persons suspect
deaths whose causes ara aScrioed 70
This disease or that disease, many times
il, fact are the result of one OF the IN
1850 forr,s of tuberculosis. Many
.j,ir,s,, nav contribute to establishing
,I,ig oIague in the system Of the child
II NAV he impure milk. infected meat
t,,ra5itarv transmission, or inoculatlon,
~ tbe fact remains. said DR.. Kennedy,
~, 49,. ' ~ IN tho uuhvgienic and insanita~y
s,,,.,.,,Ir.7irg of the child, poor nourish-
$3.50 90 little fresh air and sunlight
+bst u,saken the resistance and vitality
80 +ba ,.o,lne people and make them IN
csnabIa If throwing OF the infecuon.
Not small share or the responsl-
bility for the tuberculosis ana olHs'
Ii-ossae that affIict children belongs 'o
~ - itseIf" declared DR.. Kennedy.
~, e. criminal n compel the little folk
- 10 coined up in poorly ventilated.
lose snd stuny little rooms. NO Won
Ss, thai they are susceptible to pulmo-
49,. diseases OF all descriptions. Colds
gevsIonfng into pneumonia are Of con
siders h frequency among school chill
5ren and pneumonia in combination
With wroaping cough. nearly always
FatsI combination. is by no means rare.
tt NAV surprise some to learn that Ne
bave more deaths among children IN
A+Ia,ta from whooping cough ana
r,.sgIes man we have from diphtheria
I'D sca- fet fever. There also is much
1,nro tvn1oid fever in the city than
tbsre ssh5uId be. The crusade against
tbs cannon drinking cup has not been
carried Far enough
..7-bera e no hard and fast rule Tor
tho nreveGtiOn OF all these af1lictions
that ar visited upon the children OF
atiarta concluded DR.. Kennedy. If
w.. Inc. lust TO what diseases child
had beer exposed II might not be din
rIit 10 anticipate and prevent their
n~ooress But the best preventives are
|,ieTt,- 90 MAY and exercise, good sani-
-s-ior g.. lie home and SchOo. and pien-
"a. nj --fg1r and he~u air every -
where