Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-30 | Page 9 | City's Clinic for Prenatal Care to Open

C IT Y S CLINIC CONIC T FOR PRENATAL CARE TO OPEN Dedicated to the preservation of ot mankind through reduction of the infant mortality rate Salt Lake City's new prenatal clinic will officially open op n Thursday It was announced Tuesday by Dr T. T J. J Howells city health commis commis- aloner Under direction of ot Dr Byron W W. Daynes the clinic will wUl be housed at the Neighborhood House West First South street where prospective mothers will be Instructed in proper diets exercise and other prenatal care The clinic will be open from to 1130 a. a m. m every other Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day and expectant mothers probably will wUl be required to re report report report re- re port monthly to Salt Lake general hospital Dr Howells said in explaining explaining explaining ex ex- the clinic is being held in connection with hospital maternity maternity maternity mater mater- work Work of ot the clinic Dr Howells said should materially reduce the 43 per cent per 1000 population population tion Infant mortality rate in the city He uld the local rate compares compares compares com com- pares favorably with other cities of the ace population The clinic was authorized on August 3 by the city commission