New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
BABY Weighing HAS
AFLYIKG START
Thr8e-FifthS Of Work Done in Two
and 0ne-baII Days

Reports coming from those in
charge of the Child's Welfare Cam
paign conducted in this city, begin
ming with Wednesday morning Of this
! and one-half days of the campaign the
number of babies weighed, measured
and examined at the eight school CEN
ters takes in approximately three
ffths Of the estimated total number of
the city's baby population. The num-
Der already taken care of in the man
ner prescribed by the government was
announced, this noon, to be 2,933, just
81 less than 5000 which is q remOrk-
able record, showing that in less than
half the week allowed in which to do
the work, more than half of the ba-
bies Of the city have been attended
The estimated number enrolled by the
canEaSsers, preparatory TO the cam
paign is 5000.
The number weighed and measured
yesterday afternoon and this morning
is l, 155. Figures were given out by
the various school centers as follows:
Bartlett school, 436; Burritt school,
238; Academic high school, 1873; East
street school, 90; Lincoln street school,
II; Smalley school, 70; Grammar
school, SO; Smith school, As.
The Academic High school en-
braces three districts, including the
Northend, with So babies taken care
Of since yesterday noon; the Rock
well, %, and the Monroe district with
SO, The Bartlett school district is
still in the lead with a record of L.
123 babies examined. The Burritt
school is next in line with 687, and
the East street school comes third,
with a total of 299,-one less than
800
The committee and various teams
have worked hard and much credit
should be given them for their part
of the work in making the campaign
successful. All babies were enrolled
prior to Wednesday, so that the ac-
tual work was commenced at the
appointed time, unhampered.
Mrs. F. l.. Traut,- in charge at the
central office this forenoon, spent most
of the morning trying to locate nurses
to assist. At some of the schools Tke
work was greatly handicapped early
today for this reason alone Any
nurse who has had hospital training
is asked to volunteer her services, if
possible, in order that the work may
be carried on unhampcreG
The committee is making every cf-
fort to impress upon those whose
children have not been weighed and
measured to bring them to the
school assigned them before Tuesday
afternoon, as the campaign closes on
that day at o'clock. Records are
kept OF every child attended, and as
the CanNaSsers have filed out cards
bearing the names Of children under
five years Of age, in the city, includ-
ing all those whose homes have been
visited previous to the campaign, the
committee viii be in q position to
know just What children have not
been taken care of.
The central Office Will be in charge
of Mrs. Otis .. Butler tomorrow both
morning and afternoon. This office
is for the purpose Of making re-
ports of unforeseen difficulties which
may arise during the actual work OF
the campaign. Nurses and doctors
wishing to volunteer, may call at the
central office, which is located at the
Grammar school, and they Will be
assigned to districts in which their
services will be most needed.