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(c) That it is desirable that births should be registered
within five days of their occurrence, as is required in the case of
death by the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, and be not
delayed for six weeks and longer as now by law permitted.
(d) That it is desirable that the Municipal Authority should
send to the addresses of all mothers, furnished in the weekly
returns, cards or leaflets of advice, laying greatest stress upon
the improvement of antenatal conditions, on the "preparation
for, and maintenance of breast feeding of infants during the first
nine months of life, and strongly advising mothers not to wean
their infants prematurely, except upon medical advice.
(e) That it is desirable that Women Inspectors should be
appointed with a view to the prevention of Infantile Mortality by
selecting from the weekly returns suitable cases amongst the poor
for enquiry, affording general information in the Hygiene of
Nursing, and directing the necessitous poor where to apply for
such advice and assistance as may be urgently required in order
to maintain breast feeding.
(f) That it is desirable that Medical Practitioners, Midwives,
and Nurses, the Staffs of Hospitals and Dispensaries, and the
religious, charitable and social organisations should co-operate
with the Municipal Authority in endeavouring to encourage
breast feeding, and to diminish the Infantile Mortality.
(g) That it is desirable that the information should be spread
broadcast that breast feeding is the most ecomomical, easy, and
safe mode of feeding infants under nine months of age, with a
view to reducing the number of hand-fed sucklings to the smallest
proportion possible.