The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10


 skilful in obstetrics and Mrs. Yang, employed to investigate cases referred by doctors on duty at the hospital clinics. As result of her inquiries much has been learned about the home conditions of poor patients and ously many really deserving ones Since every rational effort to wage successful campaign against disease must rest upon an educational basis, it has been particularly necessary, in a Chinese city, to begin the effort to better health conditions by hygienic instruction. During this first year tu- berculosis and infant mortality were made the special objects of the leagues activity Lectures on tuberculosis were given in every section of the city, and In spite of the fact that these lec- lures were given in the evening, when it might have been feared that women with families would be unable to at tend, there was total attendance of over 900 women and girls. The cam paign against infant mortality was be- gun by widespread vaccination against smallpox throughout the city The po- lice department, which includes a bu- reau of hygiene. supplied the vaccine without charge, and the. league issued pamphlets and put up posters urging the importance of vaccination.
 fuTe MILK SCatlOnS N The league has secured the grounds of several government schools for playgrounds during the summer These are made available to the children of the neighborhood. It is the first step towards the establishment of system of permanent recreation grounds throughout the city. rs
 Three milk stations for the free dis. tribution of milk have been opened Tho io re1 ko formulae. in eight different strengths for children from birth to 9 years of age. A set of bottles Is provided for each child every day, each bottle con- taining just enough for one feeding
 The milk is prepared at the central sta- tion (the Yale hospitaD, and is sent I by special messenger ito the branch stations. Tickets have been placed in the hands of each of the missionary so- 1 cieties and when properly signed may
 be exchanged for a daily supply of milk
 for weak or sick infants. Those who fcan. pay from to 30 cents day ac- cording to the amount of milk re- i quired
 Tn addition to the circulars given | out at the lectures a series of pam 1 ph1ets for use throughout central China
 was prepared on the following topics: Contagious diseases, care of the teeth,
 indigestion in summer, instructions to | 1 eye diseases. tuberculosis. an adapta-
 ton of Holt's Care of the Baby" Need for Exhibit
 1 The work of the first year showed l the need for an exhibit to enable peo-
 pie to visualize what they were be-
 ing taught Through the combined ef- | forts of the public health committees
 of the Young Mems Christian associa-
 tion and the China Medical Mission
 ary association, much material was as- sembled. Special lantern slides were
 made from Chinese surroundings and
 mechanical devices for showing death rate, incidence of tuberculosis, etc., were prepared. This was shown in Changsha under the auspices of the league in May. and the attendance dur iQg six days was 30,622.
 1 While interest was at its height a
 subscription list for a tuberculosis hos pital was opened and during exhibit week alone $4000 was secured, to which ] the civil governor of the province at ] once added $10.O00. The average Chi
 nese citizen would a hundred times rather die peacefully at home than make a. journey in quest of possible l cure. For this reason 1t Is most im-
 perative that special tuberculosis hos | pitals be established as rapidly as pos
 sible near every city of importance. l Changsha is but one of China's 21 capitals. The movement started here | by a group of women should spread l all over the land and the social serv- ice movement rapidly become national. "The example of what American work ! CTS are accomplishing Is proving daily | inspiration to workers in China" says Mrs. Hume. "Only by continuing to provide guidance can the social serv- !, ice movement in America be made Q self supporting. self-propagating move- l ment for the uplift of the great sister l nation, China"