The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16

children than to older Ones More than one fourth of the cases re- | ported during the past few years and over half the deaths from | diphtheria occur under five years of age. In fact over three per cent of the cases and seven per cent of the deaths occur under one year of | age. Immunity developed from the administration of toxoid may be ex- pected to last many years probably for life. It is for this reason that the diphtheria immunization cam paign has been organized with the hope of reaching as many children before school age as possible. Those parents who can afford to, should have their family doctor give their children this protection, those who feel they need the help of the Baby Welfare are urged to use this service. This is something that should be routine. No parent can afford the responsibility of neglecting this protection.
 Diphtheria cases reported from Watertown 1920-1930:
 Population S227; 1920, 36; 1921, 8; 1922, z; 1923. 3; 1924. 4; 1925, 2; 1926, 4; 1927, 0; 1928. 9; 1929, O; 1850, 5.
 With the cooperation of the whole community we can make the future years a series of blanks.
 Nurse to Speak
 Thursday at 1925 to 1:30 DST., Miss Elizabeth s. Taylor, state su- pervisor of public health nursing will give a talk on Plan to Have Your Child Protected From Diph- theria and Smallpox.
 Those who have felt they could not give their children this won- derful protection for financial req sons, are urged to come to the Baby Welfare and use the free service. Doctors will give your chill dren diphtheria toxoid in two doses one month apart. Oakville Com munity House on July 18th at 800 o'clock, Watertown Community House upper rooms on July 24th at 800 o'clock. Thirty-six children have been given the first injection.
 Any families who are too far away from the Baby Welfare sta tions to bring the children in for Diphtheria immunization can cali Mrs Charles Wilson of Oakville or Mrs S. Mclean Buckingham of Watertown who will try to arrange for transportation. Please tele- phone these ladies or the Visiting Nurse at the Civic Union office at once.
 Palmatier-C Cook
 A quiet wedding took place Sat urday evening at s o'clock at the home of MT and Mrs John Palma tier of the Middlebury road when their daughter Miss Minnie Pal matter became the bride of Everett c. Cook. son of MT and Mrs Clar- ence Cook of Hamilton avenue. Rev William F. Davis, Jr. pastor of the Methodist church performed the ceremony. There were no at tendants. MT Cook and his bride left on an unannounced wedding trip and upon their return will re- side on Hamilton avenue.
 Four new teachers have been ap- pointed to fill the vacancies due to the resignations of the following teachers last spring, Polk school, Mrs Frank Judd; Baldwin school, Miss Arlene Porter; Mrs Cornelia M. Wheaton, Miss Shirley Allen and Miss Mabelle Cullens. The fol- lowing new appointments have been submitted by Superintendent of Schools Gordon c. Swift. Polk school, Miss Constance Gibbons of Franklin avenue, akOville to teach second and third grades. Miss Gib- bons is a graduate of Danbury Normal school. Baldwin school, Miss Ida Tracy of Mt Vernon. Iowa will teach science and music in the 7th and Sth grades. Miss Tracy is a graduate of Cornell College Iowa and of New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Mass. Miss Vir- ginia Galleshan will teach first grade. She is a graduate of a three year course at Danbury Normal school and has had one year of teaching experience at Danbury Training school. Miss Esther Pear son of New Haven will teach the special class. Miss Pearson is a graduate of three year course at New Haven Normal school. Briefs
 Mir and Mrs Randolph Betts and family are at East River for the summer.
 MT and Mrs Barlow Heminway and family of Cutler street will l spend the month of August at Weekapaug, R. I.
 Mir and Mrs Karl Winters of Main street are at Ingalls, Grove Bridgeton, Maine for several weeks. Mir and Mrs B. Heminway | klimpke and daughter of Roberts street have left for Keesville, N. Y. where Mrs klimpke and daughters will spend several weeks with Mir | Klimpke's parents, Mir and Mrs Paul klimpke.
 l MT and Mrs B. Ravens Hemin- way of Watertown are spending the season at Madison.
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