INFANT MORTALITY 



Albany, N.Y.: Central 



ChriBtlan MotheiB* 

 Union. 



Baltimore, Md. : 



The Babies' Milk 



Fund AsBocia- 



tion. 

 Council milk and 



ice fund. 



BoBton, Mass. : 



Women's Munici- 

 pal League^ com- 

 mittee on infant 

 social service. 

 Milk and Baby Hy- 



g'.ene Associa- 

 on. 



Buffalo, N.Y.: Babies' 

 Milk Dispensary of 

 Buffalo. 



Chicago, m. : ^f ant 

 Welfare Society (for- 

 merly Milk Commis- 

 iion of Cliicago). 



Cleveland, Ohio: The 

 Babies' Dispensary 

 and Hospital. 



Darton. Ohio; Milk 

 CommisBion Mont- 

 f^omery County Med- 

 ical Society, free milk 

 fund. 



Detroit, Mich.: Detroit 

 Milk Fund. 



Hartford, Conn.; Ba^ 

 bies' Hospital (Inc.)- 



Honolulu, Hawaii 



Falama Settlement, 



Indianapolis, I n d. 

 Pure Milk Commis- 

 sion of the Children's 

 Aid Asftociation. 



Kaneas City, Mo.: Kan- 

 sas City Pure Milk 

 Commission. 



Ziawrenee, Mass.: Law- 

 rence Sanitary Milk 

 Commission. 



Louisville, Ky. ; Ba- 

 bies' Milk Fund As- 

 •oeistion. 



To conduct an infants* 

 milk depot. 



To fumiflh to mothers 

 who need it best milk 

 for their babies. 



To distribute milk and 

 ice to needy peisone, 

 and to sell pure milk 

 at nominal prices to 

 reduce mortality. 



Improvement of health 

 ox babies. 



To Improve milk bud- 

 ply, to prevent sick- 

 ness and reduce mor- 

 tality among infants, 

 and to increase health 

 and vitality of child- 

 ren and mothers. 



To reduce infant mor- 

 tality; to help and 

 teach mothers ; to im- 

 prove general milk 

 supply. 



To supply infants with 



fure milk at cost or 

 elow from distribut- 

 ing stations. 



To reduce infant mor- 

 tality by preventive 

 meaBures. 



Distribution of milk to 

 worthy poor. 



To educate mothers in 

 the care of infants, 

 and to supply milk to 

 the poor. 



Treatment of babies 

 under 2 years sufEer- 

 ing with gastro-intes- 

 tinal diseases. 



To reduce mortality 

 among infants, and to 

 raise the standard of 

 milk sold m the city. 



Prevention of infant 

 mortality. 



To provide proper milk 

 for infants who 

 otherwise would be 

 unable to obtain it. 



To supply clean milk 

 and give instruction 

 in baby hygiene. 



Distribution of clean 

 milk, scientific feed- 

 ing of young child- 

 ren, care of eick 

 children, education 

 of poor mothen. 



How operated 



Visits made after cer- 

 tificate from physi- 

 cian; tickets issued 

 for mUk and ice, 

 which are delivered 

 at homes. 



Visits by nurses; clin- 



By milk depots, visitB, 

 and couf erences. 



By laboratoj^, distri- 

 Dutin^ stations, con- 

 sultations, and visits. 



Central pasteurizing 

 and difitributing sta^ 

 tion, and subBtations. 



Central and branch dis- 

 pensaries, milk labor- 

 atory and stations, 

 consultations and vis- 

 its, outdoor ward dur- 

 ing Bummer, control 

 of milk farms, sup- 

 plying milk to nurse- 

 ries. 



Through phyfiicians, 

 charity nurses, and 

 organizations. 



By clinics and visitB. . 



By a committee.. 



Distribution of milk, 

 instruction of m o- 

 thers in care of In- 

 fants. 



Distribution of milk, 

 instruction of m o- 

 thers- 



Central laboratory and 

 distributing Btations. 



By claeseB of InBtruc- 

 tion and visits. 



By laboratory, BtatiouBi 

 lectures, and viBits. 



How maintained 



By the union. 



Appropriation made by 

 Federated J e w i B h 

 Charities of Balti- 



By private charity. 



B y private subscrip- 

 tions and salt of 

 milk. 



By contributions and 

 money raised by ball 



game. 



By private charity. 



By Toluntary contribu- 

 tions. 



By donation and Bale 

 of milk below coBt. 



Private conMbutions 

 and appropriationa. 



Subscriptions, d o n a- 

 tione, and receipto 

 from sale of milk. 



By BubBcriptiona. 



