Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-11-16
Child Health Id Other Lands.

Health activities for mothers and chill
dren in countries of northern Europe are
described by DR.. J. H. NJ Knox, Jr, Chief
of the State Bureau of Child Hygiene, in a
recent report to the State Board of Health
in connection with a report of the proceed.
ings of the International Congress for the
Protection Of Infancy, held in Paris in July.
which DR.. Knox attended as representative
Of the American Red Cross and the Ameri-
can Child Health Association.
Commenting on some of the outstanding
developments in public health in France.
since the World War. DR.. Knox said "0ne
Of the most motto cable changes was in the
increase in public health nurs S. During
the war this activity was almost unknown
Now. there are 1900 full-time public health
nurses. the majority of whom have had
training based upon that given in our own
country. Another noticeable advance was
in the increase in full-time health service.
Of the 80 Departments in France. So now
have full time health officers. The gov
eminent has also undertaken numerous
child health projects and has made ap-
populations TO many private agencies.
such as maternity homes. day nurseries,
vacation colonies and preventoria. the latter
for the benefit of children threatened with
tuberculosis.
There is a growing interest in open air
schools. for both underweight and for nor
NAL children and schools of this sort are
spreading rapidly in Europe. Reports pre-
sented at the Congress showed that chill
dren were in better health. learned more
rapidly and lost fewer days from illness
when attending schools of this sort.
Going on to Holland. we visited the
ch'iu hea'', stau1no ploViueu ny ehe cny'
III A'iS'o'uenI' on S'a'on 10 0ohuuo'ou
ny pnysic'an, sever nuises. a In,uwne
dnu a soc'a. wo GaSoe 'oquu"s uoa,
meht are teieiIeu el'hef 10 he IaHiily
Pnysician. Vi. u unao'1 " pay, :" tue Guy
sooai hvs;ena and ,he n,evention of die
ease for4s an imnor,ant mari of the Man
nd ,b;s adnca,innaI vvorL ia IaroeIv Ie-
s''ooa;hI. tor IN. hiah standard M beai,h
np,icaahIe amons the children
IN Denmark we louhu that so-caieu
oteasueeuinB s'alions nave oeeh main
Iained IN OopehnaSen ior twenty years.
Iney receive ony tne lIiai It's wiz arc
"hoiiy OF ~ part breast Ieu. Ihese oaoies
are Drought oacA at frequent Intervals
are welsheu ana examined anu 'he motheIs
instructed: Eacn lnotheI 70 gwen an III
io"ance OF mhk uahy Io' he' own use, as
long as she computes WIN ,he fuies' Do'tiV
ied babes are NOT recelveu.
IN lSE2 complenenslve lsw. caleu tne
Chlld welfare Act was passed. .a ioi ,ne pII-
po'. e.. - 10. - sh;dd,an Ia. III ia,,
Tor the needs OF chlldren. onder TINS law
every parish III DehmT,k CONSTITUTES .
chiia welfare district. ct i a Is ., chiio
welfare c1uncli IN eacn dist,lct wnlch Is
responslole ior tne care Oh aepenoent .,
abused chllaren ~ 'na' sec,lon, many OF
whom are cared Iol III supervisor Ios.er
MONIES. IdIse p'opoi.lon VI Denli .i.s
popuiatioh belongs 10 insurance soc'e.Ies
with slcA oenen inI nn lhe,uue care
oeiore' uu'ihs anu a''o' eN"uo,''"' o
Sweden is divided into about 1000
sanitary districts. In each Of these is
children's committee on which the local
physician. minister, school teacher and
some selected citizens serve. The local
physician, usually part-time health officer.
is the acting head. The child health OF
pendent ana p ,S'" nnn T" arc u''''