Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-05-18
PUTNAM, CONN., FRIDAY,
SAVE SEVENTH BABY
Putnam Women Volunteer Services in
Infant Mortality Health Campaign
Workers Are Now caavassins the City.
Petition for Publicity Of City's
Milk Supply

MIX supply
The third week Of the "eave the
Seventh Baby" campaign In Putnam,
made possible by the ,heslth depart
ment Of the Delineator magazine, Is
drawing to = close. The citizens have
become aroused to the vital i'm portance
OF the work and can see, but hardly to
estimate, the final result after the data
being collected has been submitted to
the experts employed by the magazine,
a health plan for Putnam submitted,
and the plan carried into effect. All
this with the only expense 10 Putnam
the nurses board, to be borne by the
Chamber of Commerce.
To save the babies; TO reduce infant
mortality. This IL the final result
aimed at in the campaign. To accom-
plish this IL Is first necessary to lind
wherein there is chance for improv
Ing local health conditions. To deter
mine this investigation Is necessary.
For this work investigators are abso.
lutely essential. Women are especial
~ interested In the purpose and result
of such campaigns. Once they come
to realize that the campaigns are TO be
conducted efficiently and In manner
that assures success they become will
ling workers for the cause. The field
campaign thus conducted, closed, and
the data submitted, IL becomes the
work OF the experts to formulate a
sheath" plan for the city from which
the data is sent, based on that data.
The plan submitted, 1t is again back
to the officials and citizens OF the city
to follow out Its suggestions and thus
obtain the result and accomplish the
purpose for which the campaign was
iuaugurated.
1t is three weeks since Miss q. M.
Tebbutt, the public health nurse sent
to Putnam to take personal charge Of
collecting the data, arrived. The first
mig she got here meeting wss held
and she gave such clear outline Of
the plan that 1t was proposed TO fol-
low that its simplicity and thorough.
ness At once appealed TO those who
met her. She urged ABOVE all else CO.
operation. She needed citizens to help
gather the data. This fact was given
IS much publicity rs possible and the
response to the appeal has been pleas
ing. The number of volunteers has
grown. The more workers the sooner
the work can be done. More can be
used and men are especially wanted
for the investigation Of stables. Volun-
teers may leave their names at the
chamber of commerce rooms.
The interest has grown as the work
has progressed. This was denoted at
the fine meeting Tuesday afternoon
when thirty or more ladies came to
eether in the chamber of commerce
rooms and a general discussion was
had, based on reports already made.
Miss Tebbutt gave instructions to new
recruits in the volunteer service and
explained little problems that had
arisen in the work OF those already do.
ing actual service. She also gave d re
port of an interview with Mayor Me-
Garry relative 10 the city's milk sup.
ply. This Immediately became mat.
ter Of interest and discussion which
resulted in a motion, made by Mrs.
Frank w. Barber, that committee of
two be appointed TO draft petition to
have the monthly report of the city
milk inspector, Uric ID. BeausoleiI,
published, being unanimously carried.
Mrs. Eraest Morse and Miss Ellen
M. Wheelock were appointed as the
committee and prepared the following
petition which will be circulated for
signatures and then presented to the
common council:
ITO His Honor the Mayor and mem.
bers OF the City Council Of Putnam;
Realizing that II Ii essential 10 the
welfare OF our community TO be advis-
ed with respect TO the milk supply In
our city we the undersigned, citizens
Of Putnam, herewith respectfully Pc
tition you to have published each
month In our ,local papers the report
for each milk dealer as submitted TO
you by the milk inspector"
The city has been divided into Sec
tions, each Of which Is to be covered
In the public health survey by volun'
teer workers, under the direction OF
Miss Tebbutt. The list, with districts,
Is as follows:
Mrs. Frank Barber, with Mrs. A. b.
Handy-South Main from Grove street
south, Grove street and all streets be-
tween Grove and South Main, east TO
the cemetery.
Mrs. T.. q. Morse, with Mrs. j. O..
CoIdwelI and Mrs. q. +. Waterman