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III. Since 1915, when the birth rate
was 25.1, the rate has been declining.
The 1887 infant mortality rate of Sd
deaths per 1000 live births was the
lowest on record in the United States.
Definite maternal life-saving efforts
under the Social Security Act were
under way in all the States in the year
1887. The same year saw a significant
drop in the maternal mortality rate
from the 1886 previous all-time low
figure of 81 maternal deaths per 10000
live births to 40 such deaths per 10000
live births. These figures, which have
been made available since Miss Len
roots report was prepared, show that
for each of the important types Of
causes-infection, toXemia, and hemor-
rhage-the 1897 rate is the lowest re-
corded in the expanding birth registra-
ton area.
Health Services for Mothers and
Children Increase
Reports of progress and activities
under the maternal and child-health
program show steady improvement in
both the extent and the quality of
services rendered. State budgets show
ed 1870 full-time and 73 part-time ply
sicians provided for on State maternal
and child-health stats, and 81 full
time or part-time physicians provided
for on local statfs. More than $500
local practicing physicians were paid
IN, nd NJ,
health clinics and conferences. The
salaries of approximately 2,70O pub
lic-health nurses were paid in whole
or in part from maternal and child
health funds. There are still, however
972 counties which have no public
health-nursing service paid for by pub
lie funds.
Services rendered during the calen-
dar year 1887 included: Medical exami-
nations of school children to total OF
LAOS, 5,S07; visits of patients to antepar-
tum and postpartum medical clinics
1876, ,541; visits of infants and preschool
children to medical child-health con-
ferences, 1854; visits of public.
health nurses for maternal and child.
health service, 5,S94,285; diphtheris
imnlunizations, 9S,506; smallpox i'm.
munizations, 1,078,779; dental inspec
tions, 1,30S,119; midwives receiving
planned instruction, 12,505.
Recommendations
In closing the report, Miss Lenroo,
made eight specific recommendation:
as follows:
/. Expansion Of research and advis
Dry work in the fields of (a) materna
care, (b) child care and infant mortal
ity, (c) treatment of crippled children
| (d) medical and social care of children
suffering from chronic disabilities, (e
social and institutional care of men
tally deficient children, (f) studies o.
dependent, neglected, and delinquen
children, ands-Sg) Federal and Stat,
cooperation in child-welfare services
in both rural and urban areas.
2. Expanded resources for advisor.
and consultative service to the States
3. Adequate appropriations for ef
fective administration of the child
labor provisions of the Fair Labo
Standards Act Of 1888.
4. Extension of field and office serv
ices in the development of current re
porting on juvenile employment, juve
nile-court statistics, and health and so
cial services to children.
5. Amendment Of title V, parts
and 2 Of the Social Security Act t.
provide gradually expanding pro
gram of maternal and child-hea
services.
6. Completion Of ratification of tn
child-labor amendment if the Unite
States Supreme Court holds that it i
still pending,
Z. Extension to Puerto Rico of tn
maternal and child-welfare provision
of the Social Security Act.
s. Continued focusing Of public an
professional interest on problems o
maternal and child care and child vel
fare, and on qualified personnel 70
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