Connecticut western news., 1918-07-11
Mothers espond Almost
 Unanimously.
FlFTY-FIVE TOWNS
 HAVE MADE TESTS
Communities Find That Fresh Air and Good Milk Fall to Meet All Health Needs-Public Health Nurse in Every Community One Object of Campaign - Must Complete Tests This Summer.

Mothers of Connecticut have been found in complete accord with the plans of the Child Welfare campaign which has been given prominence the past few weeks through weighing and measuring tests of babies in many communities. Miss Margaret Stack, R. N, state director of the Child Vel fare Committee, identified with the Committee on Woman's Activities of the Connecticut State Council of De fense, estimates in communities where tests have been made that over 90 per cent. of the babies have received the tests.
 Those identified with the movement to c6nserve child life the second year of the war have found mothers anx- ious to cooperate because the work is in the best interests of their children. Rich and poor, white and colored moth CTS of healthy as we'll as sickly chill dren and women of all nationalities have brought their babies to the weigh ing and measuring stations. The tests as conducted by doctors and nurses serving in a voluntary capacity have given parents information regarding the condition of their children.
 In the cases of those found to be defective or III nourished efforts will be made to bring those children back to robust health. The fundamental purpose of the campaign is to reduce by one-third the number of deaths among children under five years of age. It Is expected to accomplish this task by the proper care and treatment of children who might die of preventa- ble disease If neglected.
 About fifty-five towns in Connecticut have finished or are in process of fin ishing their weighing and measuring campaign. Communities are discover ing that in spite of plenty of fresh air and good milk and other model com munity conditions their children suffer from various physical deficiencies.
 Many children need their adenoids or tonsils removed. Then there are many cases of squinting children who need glasses. Other children suffer from poor or faulty feeding. A sum- mary of the defective children found HI lllS IpdlSh W III bC OiAC oA NAiN AO- suits of the statewide effort Although not compulsory, the tests so nearly GOV cred the infant population that the Child Welfare Committee Is collecting 1 data that is almost complete.
 AS a part of the follow-up campaign, | it will be the objol- of the commit tee to awaken public sentiment to the need of having public health nurse in every community. The Child Welfare Committee of the state will learn when the campaign is over the number of children requiring care in every town and local committees will make month ly reports on the progress of the child welfare work Health conferences for mothers will be a natural outgrowth of the movement.
 Better health for the children ot pre-school age and actual saving of lives are the great benefits expected as 1 a result of the national and state wide effort to conserve child life Towns which have not undertaken the weighing and measuring tests have only until August 1 or soon thereafter because the Child Welfare Bureau will
 not accept records after that time.