Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1919 — WEIGH MANY INFANTS [ARTICLE]

WEIGH MANY INFANTS

Tests Held ities During Campaign. Illinois Leads in Towns Participating and Wisconsin Leads in Babies Weighed. Washington.—Weighing and measuring tests of children were held In 16,811 communities during the chll-dren’s-year campaign instituted by the children’s bureau to reduce the infant mortality rate. To this total should be added many records coming from rural sections not listed as post offices.

One-third of the total communities having post offices in the United States held tests. Illinois had the greatest number of cities and towns participating lb the campaign—1,261. Wisconsin led in the actual number of babies weighed and measured, as already announced, but the records came from 1,065 towns, ranking third ein that respect. lowa was second In the number ot communities participating, having 1,212, and Ohio was fourth, with 944. Indiana came fifth, with 786. From far off Hawaii three cities —Honolulu, Kakuku and Tora —sent records. Following is a list of states, with the number of towns in each from which records have been received: Alabama 185|Nebraska . 643 Arizona 39|Nevada 60 Arkansas 224 New Hampshire. 193 California 604 ~ew Jersey 264 Colorado 391 New Mexico 18 Connecticut 281 New York 562 Delaware 64 North Carolina.. 91 Florida 165 North Dakota..., 639 Georgia 244 Ohio 944 Hawaii 3Oklahoma 298 Idaho —... 227 Oregon 288 Illinois 1,261 Pennsylvania .... 49 Indiana • 786 Rhode Island.... 156 lowa 1,212 South Carolina.. 104 Kansas 224 South Dakota ... 343 Kentucky 333 Tennessee 199 .- 619 Texas .. 157 Maine 84 Utah 211 Maryland 391 Vermont 99 Massachusetts .. 288 Virginia 74 Michigan 497 Washington 281 Minnesota 700 West Virginia.... 20 Mississippi 188 Wisconsin .......1.065 Missouri 794jWyoming 110 Montana ...-161| The weighing and measuring campaign Is being followed up by the work of local committees seeking to make permanent the improvement* shown by the tests to be necessary. Many committees are employing public health nurses and providing centers where the poor can obtain free medical advice,