Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 5 | Baby Culture Campaign is Great Success

BABY CULTURE CAMPAIGN IS GREAT SUCCESS Nearly Fourteen Thousand Children Have Been Examined Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Since April l Thirteen thousand six hundred and thirty nine Salt Fait Lake Children under C G years cars of or age abe have been rc registered wel weighed hed an and and had ment passed on their physical condition condition condi condl- tion Uon since the national campaign to I conserve Infant life Hie started last April Tho The National Child Welfare cUare committee with headquarters at Washington ton D 1 D.C. D. D C. C launched the drive last spring to save sa ba babies le during this year as ns another one of oC the tho war conservation consel incas dres A child l welfare committee war was organized or organized or- or In Salt Lake Lalee under the direction Jirec tion on of or the time womans woman's committee tor for the thu council of oC national d defense with Mrs George M. M 31 II Bacon chairman Mrs s. C. C 11 II lIc McMahon ahn Mrs II H S. S Tanner and Miss lIss Blanche Cooper operating Co-operating with the committee has been tho time city health department the board of or education and the tho Parent Teachers Teachers' association These organizations have ha canvas canvassed led the tho six six- two ty-two districts In the city and anil re registered regis regis- ls- ls each child in iii the time who vho city Is under un under tin un- der 6 C years rs old Volunteer workers have o helped to take the baby census and have made it possible for tho the government gov go to keep in touch with all the children in the countr country Measuring weighing and anti registration registration tion has taken place and Is still going on at the tile Civic Center Regent street where Mrs 1 Anna Schick official oUI- oUI cial registrar is In charge She re reports reports reports re- re ports that the tho first part of oC the cam cain tho the getting settinG In tou touch h with tho the children wi will soon be bo accomplished and then then the government will be read ready to launch its up follow work worle This will include tho time personal visit of oC a nurse and doctor to each home homo in in- inthe the tho countr country where th tho child I la is abnormal or subnormal Advice will Lo to given tho the mother on tho the regulation of diet exercise ventilation and homo home conditions conditions condi condi- conditions which thich h might In an any way effect tho time childs child's health Where here there Is a family physician advice alone will be given i and ansi the mothers mother's attention merely merel mere mere- l ly 1 called called to the abnormality existing but where hele there Is no mio family ph t- t clan free tree medical aid will be given the child child In this wa way tho the government plans plana to furnish free tree health to its ita babies ba ha- bies bles and reduce Infant mortality to such nn an extent this year ear that it can partially equalize the life lite lost on the battle fields of or Europe A general outline of oC the wor work for th the coming coming- winter was given I en at at the committee committee com com- meeting meeting- held recently in which supervised super pIa play was sas made one of oC time the Important Issues Miss lIss Charlotte Stewart supervisor super of the city playgrounds playgrounds play play- i grounds was made a member of or the child welfare committee to act as of official of- of organizer and director of or all nIl recreational rec roe a activities The chairman Mrs G. G M. M Bacon stated that all registration registration regis regis- cards must be filed in Washington WashIngton Wash Wash- ington inston before September 15