The report of the Philadelphia baby saving show, and the proceedings of the Conference on infant hygiene . n were born. Still lat(>r the same well-meaninj;people aided her to oet a di\orcc in order to marry the father of anotherchild about to be born. Since then foiu more lia\e been born. .\11 ofthese children are feeble-minded. The entire family with the e.\cei)tiouof the oldest child is at large. Housing and Environment The two booths relating to Housing and Environment contained the followingcharts and ])hotographs. The purpose of the charts was to emphasize the condi-tions which connnon


The report of the Philadelphia baby saving show, and the proceedings of the Conference on infant hygiene . n were born. Still lat(>r the same well-meaninj;people aided her to oet a di\orcc in order to marry the father of anotherchild about to be born. Since then foiu more lia\e been born. .\11 ofthese children are feeble-minded. The entire family with the e.\cei)tiouof the oldest child is at large. Housing and Environment The two booths relating to Housing and Environment contained the followingcharts and ])hotographs. The purpose of the charts was to emphasize the condi-tions which connnonly endanger the lives of infants and children, and to place theresi)onsibility for their correction. The photographs, each of which bears an ex-planatory legend, represent actual conditions in Philadelphia—conditions whichare a menace to the health of her infants and children, and which nuist be corrected House F. - 1309 « - - 91*Sister - 1911 BnAher — 1908 — 1910 Sister — 1911 EEcJwvated oaeyeNo recond. Scfused bjr father Mother - 19U. Son - •• ?» -Kilher -1312 sc *SjB,(s.,ii4. Plate XI CHARTS SHOWING THE RESULTS OF HOUSE INFECTION WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND THE EFFECTOF OVERCROWDING AS A CAUSE OF INFANT MORTALITY 40 DinECTORY AXD CATALOGlF. OF EXHIBITS 41 by co-o])er;iti()ii Ijetwecu the health autlioritii-s of tlie city of Iliiladelphia andher citizens. Section A. Booths \os. ;i and 4. (Spc Phitrs XII. XIII, iiikI XIV.) Cliarls. Cities having the most efficient service for tlic removal of waste, show thelowest Infant Mortalitv from Diarrlidal diseases. Diarrh(ra is most jjrevalent when the systems of removal of sewage andhouse refuse are least satisfactorv.—. Evidence stronjily jjoints to the fact that in many cases infantile diarrlurais due to surface accniiHilations of ofiensi\e maleriai in I lie \icinity ofhouses, open garl)age-cans, garijafie duni])s, oriranic refu-~c in hack yards,alleyways, streets, utters, and open pri\y wells. The resj


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