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Publicity Through Publication. -- As Editor of the Department of Prevention of Blindness and Midwives of the "Modern Hospital," I have secured the publication of ten articles on prevention of blindness and midwives.
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A long newspaper article, sent out through the Survey Press Service, appeared in a large number of papers throughout the country, while an article on babies' sore eyes appeared in the October 9th issue of the Survey, and one on wood alcohol in the March issue of the American Journal of Nursing.
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News items, editorial comment, quotations from the Committee's reports appear frequently in the daily newspapers, nursing, medical and public health journals, while photographs and information have been supplied for articles and press notices to a number of magazine writers and newspaper reporters.
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Photographs and Exhibits. -- The Committee has loaned exhibits to individual workers and organizations in ten states, while exhibits and exhibit material have been sold to six important associations.
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Lantern Slides. -- The Committee has re-catalogued and added to its lantern slides, which now number nearly 350 titles, and prepared a complete inventory of its slides under the following headings:
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Babies' Sore Eyes; Midwives; Trachoma; Industrial Accidents; Wood Alcohol; Illumination; Eyes of School Children; General Care of the Eyes; General Accidents.
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Our lantern slides have been quite widely used.
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Publications. -- The New York State Committee for the Prevention of Blindness issued the following publication:
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| Sixth Annual Report of the Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, State of New York, January 1, 1915; also Summary of Six and One-Half Years' Work, June 5, 1908, to January 1, 1915 | 5,000 |
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The National Committee has issued five new publications as follows:
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| No. 1. Common Causes of Blindness in Children and the Means and Methods of Prevention | 12,258 |
| No. 2. Take Care of Your Eyes; Your Eyes are Your Breadwinners | 15,000 |
| No. 3. Needlessly Blind for Life -- Directions for the Prevention of Blindness from Babies' Sore Eyes | 20,000 |
| No. 4. Photographic Exhibits on Babies' Sore Eyes, Wood Alcohol, Midwives | 2,000 |
| No. 5. What Women's Clubs and Nursing Organizations Can Do To Prevent Blindness | 20,000 |
| Also -- Summary of State Laws and Rulings Relating to the Prevention of Blindness from Babies' Sore Eyes | 2,000 |
| Total publications issued | 76,258 |
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Reprints of articles on prevention of blindness or midwifery have been secured as follows:
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| COPIES |
| "The Midwife in Chicago," by Grace Abbott. American Journal of Sociology, March, 1915 | 500 |
| "What Nurses Can Do To Prevent Blindness," by Dr. Ellice M. Alger. The Modern Hospital, August, 1915 | 100 |
| What Women's Clubs and Nursing Organizations Can Do To Prevent Blindness." The Modern Hospital, September, 1915 | 100 |
| "For Organized Preventive Work," by Carolyn C. Van Blarcom. The Modern Hospital, October, 1915 | 100 |
| "Saving the Sight of Babies," by Carolyn C. Van Blarcom. The Survey, October 9, 1915 | 1,000 |
| "Trachoma," by Gordon L. Berry. The Modern Hospital, November, 1915 | 1,000 |
| Total reprints | 2,800 |
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Publications have been distributed by the National Committee, as follows:
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| National and New York State publications throughout the country, outside of New York State | 27,583 |
| National and New York State publications in New York State | 22,035 |
| Total publications distributed | 49,618 |
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Large numbers of publications have been sold by the National Committee as follows:
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| To the New Jersey Commission for the Blind | 1,000 copies of No. 1 |
| To the Boston Dispensary, Boston, | 5,000 copies of No. 2 |
| To the Arkansas State School for the Blind | 10,000 copies of No. 3 |
| To the Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association. | 1,000 copies of No. 3 |
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Large numbers of the Committee's publications have been sent, upon request, to
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| COPIES |
| Various cities in Tennessee | 650 |
| Ohio State Commission for the Blind | 100 |
| Outlook for the Blind | 2,200 |
| Pittsburgh Baby Week | 300 |
| Interested individuals in Newport, Rhode Island | 300 |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 350 |
| National Nursing Organizations, annual meeting, San Francisco, California | 400 |
| National Medical Association, annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois | 1,947 |
| Douglas County Fair, Wisconsin | 200 |
| State Fair, Wisconsin | 2,000 |
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Respectfully submitted,
CAROLYN C. VAN BLARCOM,
Secretary.
October 29, 1915.
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