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ARKANSAS Health Pamphlets of the Board of Health:
Arkansas
The Arkansas State Board of Health sends each newly mar ried couple in Arkansas a series of at tractive and simply worded booklets, pre pared by the board with the cooperation of the United States Children’s Bureau. The Arkansas Family Series includes the following titles: 1. A New Home for Arkansas; 2. The Business of Living; 3. Prospects for Arkansas; 4. The Needs of a Baby; 5. Concerning Jean; 6. The Coming of the Baby; 7. A New Citizen for Arkansas; 8. Concerning the Baby; 9. The Child from Two to Six Years of Age.
have used the clinic, and similar clinics have been equipped in several other counties. The extension service of the University of New Hampshire, with the cooperation of school authorities, is work ing to arouse state-wide interest in the project.—The Granite Monthly, Concord N. H., October, 1923. GENERAL Reduction in Maternal Mortality, 1923:
Figures of the Metropolitan Life Insur ance Company indicate a considerable reduction in the deathrate for diseases incidental to pregnancy and childbirth during this year. Among white persons insured in its industrial department, the rate for the first nine months of 1923 IN D IA N A was 17.7 per 100,000, which marks a re New Ch ildren’s Bureau Publication— duction of 5.3 per cent and 9.7 per cent, Children of Preschool Age in Gary, Ind.: respectively, over the figures for the Part I. General conditions affecting corresponding periods of 1922 and 1921. child welfare. By Elizabeth Hughes. Among the colored policyholders, the per Part. II. Diet of the children. By Lydia cent reduction has been even larger.— Roberts. Bureau Publication No. 122, Statistical Bulletin, Metropolitan Life In 175 pp. One of the first scientific studies surance Co., New York, October, 1923. of the preschool child. Part I covers Dental Clinic: Dr. Roland H. Cran community conditions, home and family ford, and superintend conditions, housing, economic conditions, ent of surgeon-in-chief the South Mississippi Charity Hos child care, and hygiene. Part II is a pital, announces of a dental detailed study of diet and its relation to clinic on Tuesdaytheandopening afternoons physical condition. A very high percent from 2 to 4 o’clock at Friday Missis age of the children were found to be re sippi Charity Hospital. theTheSouth same rules ceiving inadequate diets. regulations which govern the ad This report supplements bureau publi and mittance of other patients to the hospital cation No. I ll, Physical status of pre will be followed strictly with reference school children, Gary, Ind., by Anna E. to patients applying for admission to Rude, M.D., 84 pp. 1922. the dental clinic. Treatments will be N E W H A M P S H IR E limited to extractions, treatments and Tra veling Dental Clinics in New Hamp dental surgery. This dental clinic, like shire: In 1921, under the leadership of the general dispensaries, will take care the home demonstration agent, four towns of a limited number compared with the of Hillsborough County united in estab great need. The dental and medical pro lishing a traveling dental clinic for chil fessions are kindly asked not to refer dren, the communities paying for equip any case to the dental clinic that is not ment and the salary of the dentist and poor or needy or absolutely unable to the children paying for work at the rate pay for service. The Drs. Leggett will of $2.00 per hour. The results were so have direct control of the dental depart satisfactory that this year twelve towns ment. 89
Arkansas
The Arkansas State Board of Health sends each newly mar ried couple in Arkansas a series of at tractive and simply worded booklets, pre pared by the board with the cooperation of the United States Children’s Bureau. The Arkansas Family Series includes the following titles: 1. A New Home for Arkansas; 2. The Business of Living; 3. Prospects for Arkansas; 4. The Needs of a Baby; 5. Concerning Jean; 6. The Coming of the Baby; 7. A New Citizen for Arkansas; 8. Concerning the Baby; 9. The Child from Two to Six Years of Age.
have used the clinic, and similar clinics have been equipped in several other counties. The extension service of the University of New Hampshire, with the cooperation of school authorities, is work ing to arouse state-wide interest in the project.—The Granite Monthly, Concord N. H., October, 1923. GENERAL Reduction in Maternal Mortality, 1923:
Figures of the Metropolitan Life Insur ance Company indicate a considerable reduction in the deathrate for diseases incidental to pregnancy and childbirth during this year. Among white persons insured in its industrial department, the rate for the first nine months of 1923 IN D IA N A was 17.7 per 100,000, which marks a re New Ch ildren’s Bureau Publication— duction of 5.3 per cent and 9.7 per cent, Children of Preschool Age in Gary, Ind.: respectively, over the figures for the Part I. General conditions affecting corresponding periods of 1922 and 1921. child welfare. By Elizabeth Hughes. Among the colored policyholders, the per Part. II. Diet of the children. By Lydia cent reduction has been even larger.— Roberts. Bureau Publication No. 122, Statistical Bulletin, Metropolitan Life In 175 pp. One of the first scientific studies surance Co., New York, October, 1923. of the preschool child. Part I covers Dental Clinic: Dr. Roland H. Cran community conditions, home and family ford, and superintend conditions, housing, economic conditions, ent of surgeon-in-chief the South Mississippi Charity Hos child care, and hygiene. Part II is a pital, announces of a dental detailed study of diet and its relation to clinic on Tuesdaytheandopening afternoons physical condition. A very high percent from 2 to 4 o’clock at Friday Missis age of the children were found to be re sippi Charity Hospital. theTheSouth same rules ceiving inadequate diets. regulations which govern the ad This report supplements bureau publi and mittance of other patients to the hospital cation No. I ll, Physical status of pre will be followed strictly with reference school children, Gary, Ind., by Anna E. to patients applying for admission to Rude, M.D., 84 pp. 1922. the dental clinic. Treatments will be N E W H A M P S H IR E limited to extractions, treatments and Tra veling Dental Clinics in New Hamp dental surgery. This dental clinic, like shire: In 1921, under the leadership of the general dispensaries, will take care the home demonstration agent, four towns of a limited number compared with the of Hillsborough County united in estab great need. The dental and medical pro lishing a traveling dental clinic for chil fessions are kindly asked not to refer dren, the communities paying for equip any case to the dental clinic that is not ment and the salary of the dentist and poor or needy or absolutely unable to the children paying for work at the rate pay for service. The Drs. Leggett will of $2.00 per hour. The results were so have direct control of the dental depart satisfactory that this year twelve towns ment. 89