Identifier: reportofphiladel00philrich (find matches)
Title: The report of the Philadelphia baby saving show, and the proceedings of the Conference on infant hygiene
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Philadelphia. Baby saving show, 1912 Child Hygiene Association of Philadelphia Conference on infant hygiene (1912 : Philadelphia)
Subjects: Infants -- Care and hygiene Exhibitions Infants -- Care and hygiene Congresses
Publisher: (Philadelphia) The Executive committee
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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liirss. In ililani-. under out year 7,:i((!) Cost of Institutions for all Mind $1,.>().•>,S(l() Deofnrs.s and Diniihiicss. Individuals who are deaf or diinil> or Kolli . S!),-2S7 Cost of schools for deaf and dnnil) .S:>..i.JO.()()() Fcehlr-iiii)i(l((l>ir.f.< mid Imliccililji. Feelile-minded in instilnlions IS.1-7(1 Cost of their .are .i54,.(S!.:!<) 1 Estimated not in institutions JSS.dOd All a nieuace to the race and nation through conduct, crime, and ))roi)aga-tion of their kind. Some States now i)roliil)il the marriage of insane, epileptic, feehle-minded,alcoholic, syphilitic, and criminal persons. If we neglect the moral aspect of the res))onsiliilities of parentage, andespecially motherhood, we must i)ay the penalty of racial decay. The architect may achieve a heautiful house, a convenient dwelling, or amoney-making skyscrajier, but unless he has first in each case achieved abuilding healthful for its occupants he has failed in what should be hishighest aim.
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DIRECTORY AXD (AT.lLOarK OF EXHIBITS .5!) The conditions tiiat kill one out of five babies also maim tiie other four. Section A. BiHitli Xo. i. iSiv VUU- X.) Infant Afortality In Relation to Feedini; and Poverty. Cir;ipliic ( hart. Breast Fed Babies have a far better chance of liviiiir lliaii IIiom fed byhand, wlietlier in very jiuor families (ir in tlinse a lit lie iiellcr utl. Infant mortality rates per 10,000 births ainoni; ille<iitiniate and legiti-mate children in l,ondi)n and certain rural counties in 1!)0J.(iraj)iiir ;o, 190!). r.rai)liic Il.n-,iit.v Cliarl of KTiuna \V. ISnm I.l.niary II. ;SSrotliers,and a sislt>r feeble-minded; mothers father feebl(>-minded an

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