When Herbert Hoover became Secretary of Commerce (1921) he organized the American Child Health Association. It quickly found that "the infant is the best looked after of any age group . . . the child from 2 to 6 is the most neglected . . . the average citizen knows very little about the health work being done in his own city. . . ."
Last week on Child Health Day (May 1), President Hoover as Honorary President of the association could survey its concrete accomplishments: $300,000 collected and spent yearly on publications and...
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