Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
Why Kill Our Children
BY DIR. Donald A. DukeIow,
Secretary Public Health Education Section of the
American Public Health Association

be the loss of number years of living or number of years
of production during which the have
made significant contribution to society the loss
life of working that years between
ages 20 65 we accidents cause greater
society consider years
unfuled epectation of life time, death acci
dents second only heart disease This because of
the accidents take the lives who would have
had of living and production their
life had not been terminated by accident 1t surprising that
1--WE little time in learning how the accidents
that cost many unlved years
Accidents expensive DR. Louis Dublin has cal
cuaed that family must spend approximately three times its
annual income to raise child to maturity That means that the
youngster has out
lay of 600 less nothing of the taxes that they
paid for the maintenance of the schools he attends the parks
which he plays the Libraries that contribute his
and the police that give him protection had cherished
heirloom in home worth S15O00 most certainly would
protect for and try guard from injury Yet
permit this valuable of drive the family
scooter which affords him much less protection than the You
him to do jobs around the house without instruction
otherwise him
without taking the trouble develop the safety minded
that is his best protection
Let's slightly older of people Let
slider those of full maturity who have established home which
they have children where the head of the house
hold has responsible job that supporting this family and
rbung the needs of society Children who have not been
trained safety to be adults who do not understand
danger which they safety codes
protect the worker the job but for other the
safety trained worker fails to carry over into his home prn-
cpe of safety learned factory would
fuse work unguarded machine will tools
his basement with safe guards whatsoever will attempt to do
wiring will fail to keep the ice off his back steps,
will makehft ladders and will forget install all of the
safety devices that his home should have for the poecon not
only of himself but the rest of his family That one OF the
accidents ounumber highway
the place older people spend most
their time When Grandma gets to the place where her vision
poor her reaction time is low she is likely have
cdent under situations that younger person could handle WIN
out much difficulty ,
death people from to 10 accidents
The accidents the of death and their
to national child safety movement which has been gaining mo-
mentum the but this has cryazed into uni
children The National Safety Coun
c and the Toledo Safety Council Red Feather service are at
tempting of education to protect children
from
interests describe them ALL but few might illustrate
the point discussing
schools transport children by bus has safety
troll children the bus to maintain order and protect
And most High School there
safety program going the school itself in which group with
special interest in accident prevention patrol the halls and stairs
search the school for accident hazards and otherwise
unexpected danger Much of this safety ed
cation in the schools could be carried over INTO the nome pa
rents would only give their children free nano 100
child safety at school receives suc
cool reception home when he suggests improvement IN ms
home that he discouraged and fails to bring nome he
safety ideas that could improve the conditions under wn ne
lives =,
Just what principle causing accidental death
young people from birth to 1872 Top the list are motor We
I +I - his. os+ troeb sccdens9 To get to this answer
the major hazards each age group
group years of mechanical sutocatlon IS
leading accidental death Ohio This most frequent IN
infants 1t the kind of thing you read
the where child is found dead IN bed or
into choking spell from which ne does not recover sa
portion uffocaon accidents from giving very small
babies soft pillows in which the face may become ourea or
tying of those fancy straight Jacket al
when they attempt to turn over The great
majority however swelling of the mucous mem
throat when the child has cold Inc
of the breathing apparatus can o
alarming Very infants win ola
throat infection should be carefully Waceo
throughout illness insurance against this type OF acc
Automobile accidents the second cause OF da
this group Nearly thirds of them result from
the child pedestrian being hit by automobile In h pal
rider in automobile at the time he
possible teach youngsters the dangers
running well how to streets when
running errands call their paymae 1t is slgn
automobile accidents involving small children IN
has gotten in front OF moving
automobile.
importance conflagraons burns and eXpo
sions your nquSve younger plays win IRE
and taught fire how to use IT. IL also
who burned by hot quos WHICH
within his reach This kind of accident occurs
frequently nquisve youngser pulls the Kete
from the stove with when he pulls table
Conflagration technically fire which consumes build
ing child living In the of fire chdren
closet In the of fire parents
must the children have gone Every
family home from fire well possible
added precauon teach youngsters routine to follow
Most homes have several exits Youngsters should
with how they might out from part OF the
house if their usual exits blocked,
Drowning high the list The warnings that nave oeen
the lakes rivers not idle chatter
Parents their children venture un-
the time drowning IN chill
without adult The of auto
mobile tubes boats RATS without gooo
nearby added frequently
fall off from these supports when they
their heads Other items worthy of mention in this