Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-05 | Page 2 | Salt Lake Babies Get Good Care, Paul Says

SALT LAKE BABIES GET GOOD CARE PAUL SAYS Mothers Should Make Big Effort to tox Raise Rais the Standard Higher BABY ABY WEEK WEEK OPENS Registration of Infants Subject Sub Sub- Subject j ct of f Gravest Im Im- Im I Two thousand seven hundred I two fifty babies were born in Salt Lake during the year 1915 Figuring Fig the population on the basis I of this is an average of one baby to every forty eight persons or one baby to every nine families figuring families to be on the average average average aver aver- age composed of five persons Salt Lake women do take care of their babies So says Dr Samuel G. G Paul city health commissioner I Every once in awhile a false prophet arises out of the darkness continued Dr Paul and reviles the women of the country for neglect of their children Horrible stories are circulated to the effect that the Infants are tacked down to the hardwood floors while ti the mothers attend the matinees and But not so in Salt Lake declares Dr Paul The women of this city as well as those of the entire state I have observed observed observed ob ob- served he continued take the best of care of their children This is evidenced evidenced evi evi- by the great Interest shown in our baby welfare work So even I though these horrible tales do apply to other parts parts parts-of of the nation they tiley have no bearing on Salt Lake Should Increase Standard But withal the health warns that all Is well that ends end's well and he knocked wood when he said that Continuing The mothers should not stop here nere Every effort should be put forth to increase the already high standard of Salt Lake babies Educational Educational propaganda such as as' is being circulated through the country with the National Baby Welfare week campaign campaign campaign cam cam- will do much toward increasing the standard of our people There is always room for Improvement and the mothers of this city will do do- well do-well well wel to I heed the warnings and instructions given by the health department here and by the National Child Welfare league Utah began the celebration of Baby week yesterday and it will extend through March 11 Nurses from the health department are conducting demonstrations in six leading department department depart depart- ment stores on the proper methods of caring for children Churches of the city will observe a Better Mother Better Baby day today with appropriate ate sermons The relief societies are conducting a campaign throughout the state the local women's clubs and all citizens in general are operating co-operating in inthe inthe inthe the movement Toy Exhibits Planned In some of the stores there will be exhibits of proper and Improper toys The public library librari will have a special collection of literature and books on the subject of children Dr Katherine Eager Bowdle has 1000 books on this subject which she will send to persons persons per per- sons desiring them and also she has hasa a list of speakers who will talk on the baby subject before any organizations of the city during the week Dr Paul plans to Institute a campaign campaign cam cam- early in in the wee week to impress on the people in general throughout the state the grave importance of birth registration Literature on this subject subject sub sub- will also be on hand at several of the department stores and arid organizations in the city will be urged to feature this subject Altogether the campaign in Salt Lake promises to be one of the most successful from an educational standpoint standpoint stand stand- point ever held Although Dr Paul has for three years been conducting milk distributing stations and Little Mothers meetings where these subjects subJects sub sub- have been discussed he be has never been able to reach the people he s says ys as he will be able to reach them this week