Milford chronicle., 1923-07-27
HEALTH AND WELFARE
COMMISSION AT WORK
Consolidation of Two Commissions
Expected to Do More Work Ef-
fectiVely With No More Cost.

Since July 1st the law passed by
the last session of the Delaware Leg
islature, consolidating the State Tu-
berculosis Commission and the State
Board of Health, forming a new or
ganization called the State Health and
Welfare Commission, to do the work
formerly performed by the two bodies
abolished, has been in eXistance.
At the first meeting to organize Off
GERS were elected and a general pro-
gram mapped out.
The new commission is as follows:
DR.. W. F. Orr, president, Lewes.
Mrs. Charles Warner, Vice-president,
Wilmington.
Mrs. Harlan Huston, secretary, Will
mington.
Mrs. Donald Ashbrook, Wilmington.
DR.. R. e. Ellegood, Wilmington.
DR.. Margaret I. Handy, Smyrna.
DR.. Willard R. Pierce, Milford.
The business organization and per-
sonnel of the new Commission will be
in the hands Of an Executive Secre-
tary, who, the law says, shall be "a
trained Health person" This position
has not been filled up to the meeting
to be held this week.
From the personnel Of the member
ship of this new Commission the State
of Delaware certainly has the right to
expect efficient work and administra-
ton Of the interests falling under
their care.
The United States Government Cen
sus figures on Infant Mortality, places
additional responsibility upon the cit
izens of Delaware, such as they side
stepped during the last legislative
session. It has been stated by repre-
sentatives of the Child Welfare that
"DelWare" has a disgraceful death
rate. Such a rating as the highest
Infant Mortality rate" makes it nee
essary to put more effort towards re-
duction of deaths among children. In
stead we have reduction of funds.
The Bureau of the Census has is
sued provisional infant mortality fig
ures for 1922 showing that the rate in
1922 was almost exactly the same, 76,
as that for 1921 for States for which
figures for both years are available.
The lowest infant mortality rate was
found in Minnesota, $40, followed
closely by that in Oregon, 58.2, and by
that in Nebraska, So. The highest in
fant mortality rate for any State was
found in Delaware, 100. For the urban
areas, the highest rate, los, was found
In the cities of South Carolina, and
The lowest, So, was found in the cities
Of Washington For rural districts,
The highest rate, 101, was found in
Delaware, and the lowest rate, 55, was
,ound in Nebraska.
The new Health and Welfare Com
mission of Delaware has large job |
before it to accomplish results that |
will cause the public to realize the
ralue of it's work, which will have to
)e done through its field workers.
One Delaware nurse, upon whom
he actual work falls, wrote the fol-
owing as instructions to a child, who
vas in one of the schools in her dis
rict-and she has achieved remark
bile results through it:
Children who have followed her
ules gain in weight within weeks
ime, and are kept informed of this
.ain by being weighed and measured
t the center regularly.
This Is The Form
Clara Doe, who are 81s pounds un-
One reason why so many
hildren are underweight is because
hey do not eat breakfast.
Try following this rule for month,
nd see if you do not gain in weight.
When you get up in the morning,
leanse your mouth well. You cannot
ave an appetite for breakfast if your
louth is not clean. Get a ten cent
both brush and brush the teeth and |
)ngue. If you do nat have tooth paste,
id a pinch of salt to a glass Of wa !.
IT. Brush your teeth and wash your
louth with that.
You can use a piece of clean cloth !
you have no tooth brush, but 1t is =
luch better to have a tooth brush.
Now eat your breakfast. ID
A piece of bread and butter, soft c
piled egg and cup Of cocoa or milk v
a good breakfast.
Oatmeal, cream Of wheat, corn c
axes or any of the cereals with milk l
nd a piece of bread and butter is al =
} a good breakfast. :
Oranges, apple sauce or prunes are
BOD for children for breakfast. g
If you don't feel like eating, make l.
)urself eat. tt
Remember you are trying to gain
eight to make yourself normal. F
Every boy and girl wants to be nor T
al. Z
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