Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
NE " MEXICO IS
LAST IN CHILD
WELT ARE WORK

New Mexico is proud of her dis
tinction of being the health giving
sunshine state, but when the subject
of the health of her children Is
preached, she must take her stand at
the very end of the line.
All the other states are ahead of
her in providing for their little ones.
The "Children's Year" has revealed
not only the eagerness of millions of
mothers to follow the program of the
Childrens Bureau of the U. S. De-
paTtment of Labor, but has created an
interest on the part of the general
public.
Most of the program has been UNI
dertaken by the Woman's Council OF
Defense, acting for and with the De-
partment of Labor The first step
towards lettering health conditions
among the children in New Mexico,
was taken by the State Council Of De-
Tense, which appropriated $500 for
child welfare. This money goes to-
wards actual expenses of state or
ganizers. Services are donated for
this great work.
In Santa Fe, under the personal
supervision and inspection of the
state director, DR., Edgar Hewett, and
the cooperation of the Woman's club,
with the Council Of Defense, the
weighing and measuring and examina-
ton of children began on September
10. Santa Ife held at the same time
childs welfare conference, attend
ed by AZ delegates from the different
counties.
In Bernalillo county the child well
,tg,t,n
under capable heads and assistants.
Marked success attended the efforts
of the workers from the very begin
ming When the station was tempo
rarily closed on account of the cpl
demic appointments for four weeks
had to be postponed. The record
cards for the mothers of babies al
ready examined win be ready in a
short time The follow up work be-
ing done now has not only the sane
ton of the parents but their assist
ance as well.
In Gallup the welfare station ex-
amined about so children in a weeks
time with the assistance of nurses
from the sisters hospital, and in
Dawson the workers with the assist
ance Of the manager of the coal
IlllHeSi NtSlSu hllh llthoNl GU NAiS
children in the coal camp.
In Valencia and San Miguel and
other counties the work will begin as
soon as the Spanish Influenza disap-
pears.
The government report cards have
been used to stimulate work for the
chiId's welfare and public health
nurses will be sent at regular inter-
l., - L, nf n, WI a "a
underweight, to advise the mothers in
the care and feeding of their babies.
Milk is the most essential food for
the young. Every child between the
ages of three and ten should have one
and one half pints OF milk daily as
it has all the necessary properties
for growth and no other food will
take its place Up to the age of three
years, milk should constitute the
principal food for babies Ia the U,
S. the milk situation has become a
serious one. The prices which the
diaries are forced TO charge on aca
count of labor conditions, and the
high price OF feed almost makes
milk prohibltive to the poor. In one
of the large santoriums in this state,
the wife of the doctor in charge (who
iltitl eSDtl1 " N'ti - 'Ntt' O1iAoNN' ~
sell all Of the cows on account of the
scarcity of mixers. If the BOY
Scouts would take up milking as one
of their patriotic activities they would
materially assist the children of the
nation.
In Albuquerque a number of house,
keepers have expressed a Willingness
to keep a community COW among two
or three families if mixer can be
found,
There could be no war work for
the land army. more conducive OF
/ good than taking up this branch OF
| industry, learning how to milk and
! TO care properly for a COW.
/ Milk goats kept wherever there is
small child or baby is advisable
provided the owner does not object
to the consumptiVe of the family
trash.
The Child Welfare workers have