Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-17

who need II but do not discover their
heed untli they start 10 school. 10 see
cure also better nutrition for chii-
dfen or these years, and 10 combat tho
conaglous diseases OF childhood
Ihose at the head Of the new orgar-
isation believe that the epidemics OF
measles, whooping cough, and other
inaiadies now regarded as inevitable
Tor children can be much better CON
troiled.
originally the work Of the Smeri-
can -Chld Hygiene Association was
quite technical, and tho organization
relied largely upon physicians to dis
tribute It's messages 20 mothers in
need OF correct training, but now its
scope is Tar wider. Besides it's re-
Eeasch and its technical studies. the
Association now works directly uDon
/ tho population through its own local
branches by setting up health cenfers
! and distributing It's literature written
! for popular reading One OF its main
/ efforts has been 70 encourage ths
establishment OF child hyglkne bu
reaus in the state boards Of health In
1917 there were only 10 sub bureaus;
now there sre Al. These child ny
work among doctors and nurses
check up local milk supplies. and look
into housing and sanitary conditions
Of homes.
Statistical Work Extended.
The most conspicuous piece Of re-
search work conducted by tho As-
ISOLATION is It's annual survey ~ in
fant mortality. This survey is steadily
growing in scope. The first one was
made IN 1919, when the infant por-
tality in 269 American cities was
studied. In 1920 the report covered
$40 cities. The 1921 survey. which has
{ only recently been coTnple teS. embrace
- ed 573 cities, in which live more han
% 10000 0oo people Thus tho report y
. by far tho widest view ever giv-s
q OF infant mortality in the United
.. States.
One significant point made by tne
= report is that tho larger the city. "a
Q a rule, the lower its lnfant death rate
cities OF from 10000 to $4,000 popu-
T. lation showed a death ratio OF 50 3
. per thousand; the largest cities
i those Of over 100000 population each
: showed as a group an infant death
:, rate OF only 753 per thousand
The Pacific coast cities make a
= splendid showing In the survival oi
!, their infants, Portland Ore, with ~
:. deaths per thousand births having th'
- iowest infant aeath rate in 1921 o
"A any large city in the country. tn.
% three large cities having tho lowest IN
- fant death rate are all on the Pacin
coast-Portland. san Francisco an
+, Seattle. Pittsburg is shown 90 hav
y had the highest infant death rate 81
- 1921 Of all large American cities, f0i
Of lowed closely oy Kansas City an
9 Buffalo.
y. In. the second group srudied-citle
,g with populations ranging from 100
~ 900 70 $50 000--,hree western cite,
a. Oakland. s.. Paul and Spoican. sgai
ye lead, with Memphis, Fan River an
Scranton showing the highest rates {
THE group.
The lowest infant death rate in an
OF tho cities studied regardless c
"a their size, however, was found IN 2.
eastern seaboard conmunit7-Eias
~ Hartford. Conn. with an infant deaf
1s rate OF only "a per thousand. tn
IA AlAdy ~ [oMNLASkrl Win
Fe.. where the rate was 1856.
r President Harding, Secretary Hoo-
n er and Dr. Emmett Holt. the fannoy
ne child specialist, are among those i
he terested n the new child health org,
~ nization. A large proportion of q
Of funds which enable the crganizatic
re 20 conduct its work comes 20 II
en- the form OF membership subscription