The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-18
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and after the birth child from eight weeks
OF the woman's During this period
full wages and special allowance regarding food for nine
months after the birth if herself feeding
her return to work allowed hour every
ana a halt hours to attend to and feed the child
NO working mother is allowed by law to leave any child
under the of years home with neghbos while
se at work The children have to be left at the recognized
creche OF the factory institution for which she works On
arrival there the child washed and clothed creche overs
younger chndren are amused with organized games on the
Montessor system and beds for specified time each
morning and afternoon The elder children prepared for
the kndegarten the duty OF the Child Welfare Committee
to see that these regulations being carried out.
The Baby and Motherhood Welfare Department has made
full of the Committees of Social Welfare which
up during the Revolution by the Trade Unions for the purpose
OF organizing the social side of the workers lives
These Committees by workers
tory or industrial and under the auspices of the Commits
arlat OF Health elect from their midst competent
bers who constitute administrative committee
whose sole to organize and administer the baby and
represent This administrative bureau appoint
officers inspectors and staff and responsible the Depart
ment of Baby Motherhood administration
of creches ingn hospitals and benefits mothers
ing to the law and special regulations laid down by the Com
mssariat of Health.
Further organize lectures public meet
ings all subjects dealing with hygiene
fn re ane by s the qg aso g
ince to that each mother attended by certified midwife
DOCTOR The Committee reports to the Department of Baby
Motherhood Welfare and elects its representative to at
tend the yearly conference held in Moscow
Under the auspices of these Sanitary and Health Commits
sons is hoped eventually to penetrate all the towns and vii
lagos Every up age years and every
directly the Baby Motherhood Welfare
chs welfare passed the Commssariat for Educa
on authority all kndergartens and schools
Other institutions established lately under the Children and
Baby Welfare Schemes are:-
l. Juvenile receiving stations which are open day and
night purpose receiving children found homeless
strayng They remain at these stations until homeare found
for them There at present 200 such stations scattered
all the country Ns -
g. Psychological observation stations studying
with mental and moral pecuiarities There IS
stations where 5000 children under observation
g. These observation stations work in conjunction with
975 special commissions composed of doctor teacher
A. Special Institutes for training inspectors are now being
established and there already operation 275 institutions
for mentally and morally defective children.
Village Welfare and Sanitation
The organization the industrial areas appears to very
complete and efficient but the agricultural districts
still leave great deal of work to be done Considerable
and pictures may be all the clubs public buildings and
railway stations and much free literature dealing with this
subject has been distributed among the peasants The agrcu
ura districts OF the Ukraine appear to be much better equipped
than any other part of rural Russia
Difficulties with in perfecting any sanitary health
organizations in the rural and agricultural districts consd
cradle Lack OF funds trained DOCTORS and teachers
has been serious difficulty central institution has there
fore, been established in Moscow, which provides special
year received their
degree course OF two and half for midwives and
special course for nurses all of whom receive practical nsruc
tons in the institute
The serious difficulty however in many rural dis
cs is the attitude of the peasants themselves Any
of cleanliness hygiene to the utmost capacity
political capital has out of this resistance
certain riots which nave lately taken have
been attributed to political in reality they
results of the activities of Sanitary Commission
certain deeprooted traditions among peasants almost
impossible to eradicate One affection which they lavish
certain household known this country as bugs
is considered unucky to be without them peasant when
changing house going journey must take few in bag
disaster befal him Many students have sought the
of this curious superstition and the general conclusion that
the minds of the primitive tribes these little cre4ures repre-
sented the spirits of departed and relatives
In August of last Special Sanitary Co1mission dis
covered in Siberia isolated se-supportng tribe nearly
miles from habitaon These people had never used
for other purpose than drink Neither their bod
les their clothes nor their eating utensils were ever washed