The report of the Philadelphia baby saving show, and the proceedings of the Conference on infant hygiene . c-tion. Surface drainage; open and full privy vault; broken brick indifferent or ihou<ihtlcss. Mother sick—family poor, they do notknow u-hii the house and alley ntust be kept clean, or how to improve thebad conditions. Time—summer. Mother sick, lying with infant in bed. Dirty quiltinstead of .sheets; dirty i)illow; flies over everything; dishes;bread and milk exposed to flies. Emjjty milk bottle, unwashed, on thetable; smoky lam]) chinmey; litter under the
The report of the Philadelphia baby saving show, and the proceedings of the Conference on infant hygiene . c-tion. Surface drainage; open and full privy vault; broken brick indifferent or ihou<ihtlcss. Mother sick—family poor, they do notknow u-hii the house and alley ntust be kept clean, or how to improve thebad conditions. Time—summer. Mother sick, lying with infant in bed. Dirty quiltinstead of .sheets; dirty i)illow; flies over everything; dishes;bread and milk exposed to flies. Emjjty milk bottle, unwashed, on thetable; smoky lam]) chinmey; litter under the stove; unwashed j)ans andteapot on it. Child in the corner with street-cat in its arms. Dirty wall-paper, window-i)anes missing and holes stufted with hurla]) and screens either at window or door. Hydrant in alleyway beside opendoor; rubliish strewn over bricks; torn ])ictin-e ui)ou the wall. Boxesand paper and oil-cloth and kindling wood imder bed, table, and scribbled full of names, sketches, etc. DIRlJ TORY AM) ( : OF EXIIIHITS Si-<li<in A. No. 7. (I!». ; XXII H I-MIKl i\ l:l) Ki .\. Xi, <^»IK()\KD AMiat was ddiif liy llic r//// -Alley ilcamvl and iiiKlcrilrainccI: |)ii\y\aultcleaiUd and rcmovid; water coMiiccliuns made; eeiiieiileil alley\\a.\. Tiy Uw Ldiidlonl- ])ut in water, water-closet: repaired and w hitcwasliedwall; put in window |)anes, ])ainted door and window-sills. By the I/.<////((/ .(—Sent for doctor, ex])lained why and alleyshould be kept clean, at little expense. \isited mother and baby while ill. By the HiLsharid—Bouiiht soap, broom, scrubbing-brush, wooden crate,nails, white i)aint. whitewash, two old brushes, second-hand bucket withlid, netting, screen door, clock, and a geranium. Cleaned, scrubbed,painted, white-washed room, made crib, ice-box, and closet. Total ,$? Little mother helped father, nursed mother, and attended babj-. Result. Mother in bed; clean sheets and p
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