Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
HEALTH EDUCATION REDUCES
INFANT MORTALITY 80 PER CENT
Big Strides Saving Lives OF Delaware Babies Shown 10 Reports
For Six Months OF Ia Year, Book Prepared For Mothers On
Gaze OF Little Gees

Six deaths occurred from hemor-
rhage embracing two in rural New
Castle and four in Wilmington.
DR.. Sargent in his analysis in
commenting on diphtheria states
that it is unnecessary that any
deaths should occur among children
under one year from this disease be-
cause at this time there is means
of protecting every child against it.
Through the use of toxin-antitoxln IL
child is properly immunized ne
will not develop the disease even
though exposed to it. Consequently
the four deaths reported among chill
dren under one year in 1925 might
be alive today if they had been prop
erly protected. One victim occurred
in rural New Castle, two in Winning
ton and one in Sussex.
Three infants lost their lives IN
Wilmington due to ricketts,.
Forty-two babies died from 1nJur-
les at birth, 80 of these occurred IN
Wilmington.
Influenza caused five deaths, one IN
Wilmington, one in Kent, and three
in Sussex county.
The analysis Of the infant deatn
rate contains instances OF 1ntants
becoming victims to a score OF other
ills within a few months after Dlrth'
Book For Mothers
DR.. Sargent has just completed a
book compiling what is known as
"The Delaware Baby Book" the OBJ
iect of the publication will be to IN
struct the mother in the care OF her
self and babies so as to still further
lower the high death rate among IN
fants in Delaware.
The book deals with the importan'
time prior to the coming OF the oaDS
and to the even as important perloC
after it arrives. 1t gives hundreds OF
helpful hints and suggestions abou
preparing food for the baby, how Il
should be dressed and given the
nroper exercise, and goes into de-
tails of the many children's diseases
with which it is liable to be attack
ed. At the end of the book is a oe
velopment chart where the mothel
NAV register the condition of th'
babe from the time OF its birth untl
it is a year or two old. ,
Most important, in addition to al
the other valuable information pro
vided. is a skeletonized collection o
"don'ts" for the mother. Brleny
these are to the effect that the pap!
should not be artifcially fed If tn
mother can possibly nurse him. L
should not sleLp in Il bed with any
one else. It should not be given
pacifier to keep it quiet. 1t shoul'
not be allowed to play with dirt!
toys. It should not be taken into
home where there is sickness. /
should not be taken to 4 theatre da!
or night. Windows should not b'
left unscreened. It should not b'
picked up every time it cries. Il
should not have diphtheria or small
pox or typhoid fever because 1t Cal
be immunized and protected aeains
these ills. A light or oil heater
should not be kept during the ia!
time in the babys room. 1t SHOULD
not be kissed on the mouth. Its face
or nose should not be wiped with
handkerchief used by others. 1
should not lunch between meals. L
should not be humored, frightened
bribed and above all no prOmis'
should be made that are not kept.
1t is the intention of the State
Board Of Health upon receiving no
tice Of birth to mail to each mo
ther a copy OF this book