Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-03
SAVE BABIES" WORK
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Methods Proposed for Care of chm
drcn In Elrst Years If LIE Are
Most Thorough,
Hy OR JOHN W, DUKE.
estate Health Commissioner j


Tho nl,ion wide campaign for
the saving during the year Of the
lives OF 100000 infants. which is bc-
Ing conducted under the direction
Of tho chlldien's bureau or the fed
ernl government, II arouslnE interest
iu THIS ana othor states nud there
are strong Indications that It will
produce sp'cndld results The direct
work Of tho campaign In the various
states Is icing conducted by thc
woWcnA hanch of the CounCl. ui
National Defense In order that
comprehensive Information may bc
Obtained and the work put on a
Systematic basis the following meth.
DDS are recommended
Flrgt IN, rcgIUrotion Of births. sc
that there may hc an immediate
record ~ every child born. and nurs.
lng ana medical skin may be pro.
'ldrd wherever The family income
dnes not urmlt ~ It's being secured
independently.
'h'filH A'f 'NiN lllhNINI tNlNfltA lN
care necessary care ~ doctor and
public rurse at confinement. also
necessary after care.
Third ,hildreu's conferences
whore well babies can bc nkon
periodically 10 bee weighed and eA-
auiuod and clinics where stick hnhic-
Way ho given tho necessary medic al
advice and attention.
Organization Essential.
Fourth. th, organization Of state
ana city divisions OF bureaus OF child
hygleuc
iftth. the guarding of the milk
supply 90 that every child may have
It's quota 81 clean. pure milk.
Sixth, an income making possible
decent LIVING standards
lt will be noted that some uf these
measures ar, far-reaChing and deal
with social ana economic conditions.
0s well az strictly hyEicnlc ones lt
F the puruuse " the present cam
p1'En, however not only 10 save dl.
rpcty thc lives NJ 100000 babies
during 1915. ut 10 improve as far
as possible hyEleuic conditions FOR
other chuiicn lt is a big UNDER
taking. but II Will be worth tho
money and effort required for sue
cess
one ~ the most Important meas.
ures NJ the preliminary campaign -
the voighlug aud measuring test,
objections ioi which have been sent
hy the child welfare department ot
the NuW1u.s committee ~ the Coun-
oI of National Defense 10 It's state
ana local ,u1irmc0, who will he re-
Oh.
muuiiN In this way Il IL hoped TO
reach every community. no matter
how small thurughC-t the nation.
tarclt~sncss Means Dcfccts.
Many ~ the physical defcts which
rHuHrI The rejection uf one third OF
the men coming mp for examination
lu the first drlf' are believed 10
date from some slight trouble ne
elected iU childhood n is important
tO emphasize the fact that higher
standard of physical fitness In the
rising generation can poe assured only
Dos rrcutcr attention 20 the physical
condition " childr"n.
Ilu.Fht amt weight and their re-
n'lHu Go each other are rough
udoN az young chi.ds general
health 1uI Development. although ~
"uutNH. there arc exceptions For
bon "HlDe. when n child is strikingIy
sul0 fnr hn age lt indicates that
expert ADVICE concerning diet and
daily Slrn is needed one NJ the
REASONS for the height and weight
.t.-r which are advocated hy the
.hI'Irsu.s bureau Is that in this way
10 vIU br possible Zoo learn what
nhllIbru 900 given community arc
d.. ..t.H AT .srr and HaaIaItrfp