Show SHOULD ADAPT TOE THE WORK Of oi CHILDREN TO TOE THE INDIVIDUAL Hygienic Experts Exerts Discuss Child From Birth to Adult Age WASHINGTON S Sept pt 27 ho The The fifteenth fifteenth ff- ff International congress of hygiene and demography continued its is sessions today with wIh the discussion lon of a a score of scientific subjects that to get In support of th the tha conclusion n the best bet results In the grading of human beings tho the mental and ad physical conditions conditions condi condl- of ot tho individual should bo be kept In equilibrium Prof Thomas N. N Botch Rotch of ot Harvard medical school not only argued arged that tho the labor and work of ot children should bo be adapted to the Individual child but he lie presented a complete system system tem tern by which the tha stage of ot development of or children might bo determined practically practically automatically A 4 review of statistics showing the tho vast number of deaths from preventable causes s among amon Infants was presented by Dr S S. S S W. W in charge chae of the division dl of child hygiene bureau bueu of health of Philadelphia hygene Dr showed showe that that In the United States In 1910 more moro than babies died die In their first year and 33 38 per POI cent of o that number number num aura ber her died In the tho first Ort month Suggesting means whereby city and state health departments department could supervise supervise super super- vise a n large lare percentage of ot tho the births Dr Itron strongly ly advocated employment employ employ- merit ment by all al cities and towns town of municipal municipal municipal pal visiting nurses who should teach the prospective mother tho to proper hygiene and care confinement and the care and feeding of tho the baby after birth Miss Clara Claa D. D Noyes Noe general Rup superintendent nin- nin of ot training schools of and allied aled hospitals New York City de delvere de- de livered lvere a paper devot devoted d to Hygiene of giene ilene Infancy and Childhood and School Hy Iy- Iy Hy- Hy In America AmerIc with wih characteristic disregard disregard gard Jard of our natural resources we have not protected and conserved our child life Wo Ve 0 have not recognized the midwife midwife mid mid- wife wie as a a necessary part of our social structure Attempts have been mado made from time to time to eliminate her al always always 01 al- al ways was unsuccessfully however howe W Wo have hae closed our eyes eye and ad let Jet her hEr alone aone without without with with- wih- wih out means of education and without adequate adequate ade ads quate laws for control and nd supervision said eald she shoo Miss Noye Noyes quoted quote from the census re report report re- re port por for tor 1910 showing that tha in that year ear there were 15 deaths of ot babies under 1 year yer old In facing this appalling early slaughter of tho the Innocents Innocent we cannot cannot can can- not Ignore a n single contributing factor she said ald the conclusion of the whole hood matter O f seems to He lie le In Intelligent nt mother mother- |