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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1947
Page
13
Census estimates place 1946 infant mortality at 34.5 per 1000 births, down from 56 in 1935. Dr. Edwin Daily cites better doctors, techniques, hospitals, prenatal care, educated mothers and roads as factors, with premature babies as the next focus.
Amarillo youth group Jam Jar Club announces 350 members aged 13 to 19. The junior board of 20 guides activities, with Mary Margaret Hulen as president and a summer committee led by Joanne Kelly and Jimmie Hampton among others.
Advancement to senior assistant to the general manager of the Santa Fe at Amarillo for Rodger C. Martini was announced today by GC Jefferis. Martini fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Frank E. Edwards on Oct. 1. He came to Amarillo Jan 10, 1911 as secretary to Fred C. Fox. He has handled transport and operating matters during the war and postwar period.
The health department records infant death causes since 1940, noting 148 stillborn, 326 premature, 163 deaths within one month, and 148 deaths by age one year. Yearly births and infant deaths show 1940: 1,171 births and 97 deaths. 1941: 1,255 births and 90 deaths. 1942: 1,582 births and 98 deaths. 1943: 1,912 births and 124 deaths. 1944: 1,902 births and 144 deaths. 1945: 1,971 births and 100 deaths. 1946: births 2, and 142 infant deaths. Overall population deaths totaled 469 in 1940 and 649 in subsequent years.
Amarillo records show infant mortality dropping from 83 deaths per 1000 births in 1940 to 66 last year. The city health department clerks list rates for 1940 through 1946 as 83, 79.6, 62, 65, 76, 51, and 66 respectively, indicating a general downward trend.
Tired kidneys cause nights of wakefulness and pain with burning frequent urination. Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, are promoted to flush out waste from blood and restore energy, claiming use by millions for many years.
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