Putnam patriot., 1917-06-15
This City First Secure Benefits DeeatOr Magazines Save the Seventh
Baby" Campaign


As the elimination of the "Save the
seventh baby campaign, that has
been waged i'm Putnam for the past six
weeks, the promised Health plan for
Putnam was read by Miss Clara NJ,
Tebbutt at meeting in the chamber
of commerce rooms last Friday even
ing. The plan in part, as read, will be
found below.
This plan is submitted by DR.. G. +.
Terry, head of the health department
of the Delineator magazine of New
York. DR.. Terry Is a well known san
ltary expert. His plan lis based on
data secured by Miss Tebbutt, public
health nurse, who came 10 Putnam
and did the actual field work, assisted
by II corps of volunteer workers in
Putnam.
The plan Is most comprehensive
one. The facts as found are set forth
and show that, as WAS anticipated by
the public heath committee, there is
opportunity for improvement In
health protection in Putnam. Based
upon these facts DR.. Terry finds his
conclusions as how To better local con-
ditions and states them In the plan.
1t may be of interest to know Just
how such a valuable health survey of
the city came to be made and how Ii
was made with the only expense $50
appropriated by the Putnam Chamber
of Commerce.
Some months ago public health
committee was appointed by the Put
nam Chamber of Commerce. The
committee held several meetings and
were confronted with the problem OF
making health survey ms the first
step necessary in lettering local condi.
tions. In fact such a survey had been
started, the committee being sub diyi-
ded into committees TO take up the va
rious lines of investigation.
Theimalter of securing expert advice
| had been considered but the expense
of hiring an expert was q serious prob
lem. Then &. j. Hartman, secretary
of the chamber of commerce, and of
the health committee ex.officio, learned
baby Campaign and got into touch
| with Dr. Terry, who Is in charge OF IL.
DR. Terry is one of the foremost sum.
tary experts Of the country. When
the editor OF the magazine, Mrs. Willsie
(who came here during the campaign
and gave an address,, determined to
interest her readers in community
health matters, DR.. Terry was secured
as health editor. Statistics show that
every seventh baby dies from one
cause or another In It's first year. One
of the aims of the editor In spreading
the laws of sanitation is TO save the
seventh baby. Hence the "Save the
seventh baby" campaign.
In such campaign however it Is
necessary to delve into other matters
than infant mortality. A complete
health survey is necessary. And once
such survey is made OF city that
city receives, free of charge, the help
and advice of The Deineator's sanitary
expert, Or. Terry, who, based upon
the investigation, prepares and sub
mits 10 the city "heath plan"
Putnam was the first city In the
| United States to avail Itself OF the
magazines generous offer. Miss Teb-
butt came here To do the field work,
| she arrived on an evening train one
| Monday and the same night met
members OF the health committee and
outlined her plans. So simple and
businesslike did they appear, and the
result to be obtained was so apparent,
that little trouble was experienced In
securing corps of Putnam ladies TO
make house TO house canvass under
Miss Tebbutt's supervision.
The work was soon under way. Miss
Tebbutt herself was actively engaged
In investigation daily and THE enor-
nous amount Of work she accom- plish.
K cd Is hpphfcHt iioth t"S 'SfS
When the data had been secured
and submitted DR.. Terry made the
plan that has been furnished.
The public health committee has 3D.
tanned the end 1t desired--a health
survey of the city. Ii was obtained
with but $50 expense, $40 OF which
was for the nurses board, and by a
capable, conscientious, public health
nurse, with what assistance Putnam
ladies' were able TO afford her.
The public health committee and
The citizens OF Putnam should feel
grateful for the great work accomplish
ed. They are indebted to the Define
ator magazine for making the work
possible; to its editor, Mrs. Nilisie, fol
her desire TO interest the readers OF the
magazine In sanitation; to DR.. Terry
editor Of the health department for hi'
most comprehensive and valuable
health plan for Putnam; and by M
means least, to Miss Tebbutt, VIII
came to Putnam an entire strange
and by her interest In her work, he