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houses, ophthalmia, medical attention, employment of mothers.
The rather high rate of death amongst those attended by medical
men is due of course to the fact that all the difficult labours are
attended by them. The effect of a " dirty house " is very instructive.
Baby-Feeding Depot.
Under the auspices of the " Infant Care Association " a
feeding depot has been established, and a food has been supplied
suitable for infants at one penny per pint. Towards the end of
the year the same food in a dried form was introduced, as many
mothers found it difficult to attend daily.
The number who have received the " prepared milk " from
May to December inclusive was 60, of whom 8 have died, which
equals 13.3 per cent. All the infants were delicate at the time
they were received by the Depot. The average length of time
during which the milk was supplied was 5.70 weeks. The number
who received the milk for less than one week was 6. The number
on the specially prepared dried milk on December 13th was 15.
(The number at the time of writing is 30.) All these children
appear to be thriving satisfactorily.