New Britain herald., 1918-07-25
Weigh LIS BABIES
IN WELFARE DRIVE
Figures Include Yesterday and Up
to Noon Hour Today

Work is steadily progressing in the
Childs Welfare campaign which
started in this city Yesterday morning
under the direction of the local wo-
mans committee of the State Coun-
Gil OF Defense. Up to noontime today
total of LIS babies were weighed,
measured and examined. This in
cludes Yesterdays figures. However,
yesterday was the banner day, prac-
tlcally one-tifth Of the estimated baby
population for the city being taken
care of on that day. The total for
the day was 1858, while that of this
morning was 525. The Bartlett school
is still in the lead with 6S7 babies re-
corded. The Burritt school comes
next with q total of 440 Third in
line, is the East street school, 209
babies having been attended to up to
this noon.
The total number taken care of
at the other five school centers is as
follows: Smalley school, 1856; Smith
school, Ill; Academic High school,
1T; Lincoln street school, 90; Gram
mar school, IS.
Those in charge of the work are
working hard to have all babies in
the city weighed and measured by
next Tuesday night and the co-opera-
| ton of all mothers in the city, who
have children under five years of age,
is asked Those who have been as
signed d certain time at which to
appear with their children, should
make a special effort to be present
at the school center at that time to
avoid delay and confusion.
The work at the Bartlett school
seems to be progressing more rapid
~ than at any other center. The
total to be weighed and measured at
that school is 1900. Up to noon to-
day, 687 babies have been weighed
and measured at that school since
the campaign opened yesterday morn
and 210 taken care of this morn
ing This includes AT for yesterday
sky, one of the nurses present is
worthy Of much praise as it is due to
her abilities, in q measure, that such
rapid progress is being made in that
district. 1t was predicted, before the
campaign started, that the Bartlett
school district would be by far the
most difficult section. inasmuch as
is of Polish nationality. However,
this difficulty was greatly relieved by
the fact that Mrs. Novakofsky was
able to speak to them in their own
tongue. adding much to the success
of the campaign.
Mrs. Arthur f. ]. Reilly was pres
ent at the school all day yesterday
in the capacity of captain Of that
district and her work together with
that of Mrs. Novakofsky was respon-
sib1e, to q great extent for the large
record of the opening day. Mrs. Nov
akofsky has worked hard and expects
to keep up this work until the end
of the drive. She has other impor-
tant duties to perform which she has
put aside to help in the baby weigh
ing campaign. Her husband is serv-
ing in France and she is supporting
herself
From reports received from the
Bartlett school district, it has been
found that the children registered
there, since the opening of the cam
paign. are practically normal with
but few exceptions. They are very
healthy babies, the majority Of them
being above the average weight and
below the average height. which
stout
Several cases OF defective children
were reported yesterday. In one dis
trict alone, eight such cases were
found. among them being skin rashes
defective speech and bow legs. All
of these defects are durable during
the early ages of childhood and the
parents have been advised by the
physician present at the school in
question, to have their babies attend
ed to at once. Some mothers appear
to be ignorant of the proper treat
mont and have allowed their little
ones to go without attempting TO re-
ieve them. The doctors in attend
ance prescribed the proper treatment
for each of the defective cases and
the mothers appeared to be moro
than grateful for the information de-
rived. This shows that the campaign
is not only beneficial to the govern
ment in helping it to ascertain the
health standard of its baby popula-
ton, but it is also proving helpful
to mothers who seemed to be under
the impression that their little ones.
afflicted with certain detects. were il
cura BILE.