Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-13
WORK Of THE CHILD
WELFARE Commission
interesting Review and Plans
Made for tho Future at tho
State Meeting.

The May Bulletin Of tho Child We'll
| fare Commission contains tho report
| OF tho meeting OF tho commission In
Dover on April rs. The resignation OF
Mrs william II. Laird. on account OF
III health, as president OF the COM
| mission, was accepted with regret.
Mrs. Charles Warner was elected to
succeed her. Mrs. ella 9. Emory was
elected vice-prosident and DR.. Frcnch's
| title changed from medical director
to that OF director OF the Child Welfare
Commission.
| Tho commission accepted the pro-
visions OF tho Maternity and Infancy
bill. popularity known as the Sheppard
Towner bill, and authorized the State
treasurer 10 set aside s7.007.11 from
the suitable funds OF the commission
for this purpose. The government win
match this sum and the present work
OF tho State viii no extended and am
lplIfed. There win be no additional
Expenditure Of money by the State, as
this money is part OF tho 100000 al
ready appropriated and which would
be probably spent anyhow for child
welfare work. AS the Child Welfare
Commission is already doing the work
called for by the Federal law. tho
government is simply giving the State
s7.007.1t 10 assist In the work. The
law does not provide for any Federal
Interference In the office of the State.
The Child Welfare Commission will be
left free 10 do its work in it's own way,
only making reports and not even
having Federal agents TO observe the
work without tho permission OF the
State officials.
Tho report OF work done in the
health center of Wilmington during
April, shows 203 new cases admitted
1881 return visits; 449 homes visited
for tho first time, and 2,290 homes
visited for old cases: 10 transferred
sc discharged: one readmitted ant
five referred.
In tho health centers outside OF thi
city there was "A grand total OF 80 ney
cases admitted: 556 return visits: 10
homes visied for the first time. and 40
: revisited; and two discharged.
School children were examined b
the nurses az follows:
Smyrna. 109: Laurel, 3s3: George
town. 304; Milford. 373; Claymont. "a
Dover, 299 The prenatal nurses hay
u had 55 new cases; e4 old cases;
n conferences with doctors. al wit
~ nurse and 20 miscellaneous
A conference OF rural Child We
fare nurses was conducted at the MI
9n dletown Health Center on May
eleven nurses being present. An II
formal discussion OF problems was col
Quoted. The next conference will
. he'd In Sussex.
t.1.t CIR Io-
ne tai clinic in Wilmington for Bcho
ed and other children as a piece Of c
ell operative work between the dentis
ne Of the city; the Delaware State Tube
1t culosis Commission and the Child W.
lr- fare Commission. Up TO the eighth
,c- April, 1874 school children have be
lth examined by the. dental unit.
it. Up TO April ], 1857 school childr
ew have been given medical examination
gn The schools OF New Castle coun
IDS have been finished and re-exanin
he tions are under way. Although I
ad examinations are not compulsory, on
,ht 80 children are recorded as having I
ID fused examination.
nm Miss Marie Lockwood attended {
Dor lcommittee OF Child Welfare at {
,Iv League OF Women voters conventi
I,, lat Baltimore. where Delaware had
80 large chart and exhibit. tho only one
.s the committee meeting. which "
- favorably commented on. ThiI
States were represented at this me'
iHs ling. The final results were TO hc
10y each State that had not already do
ti- so to secure legislation favorable
les the Sheppard -Towner law; to .uph'
10 the Chidren's Bureau and try to
'ler appropriations from Congress: 10 81
gest the study Of medical reports
ing elimination OF diseases through I
me work of laboratories.
by AS the Delaware Chapter OF the
rit- Cross has decided 10 discontinue
3 a school work they have been doing
ms New Castle county, after June /,
So Child Welfare Commission has bs
nile asked by the Delaware Chapter a
)el- has agreed to assume the entire
ood sponsibility after the Red Cross reti
In if tho State Board OF Education
tai. agreeable.