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BATTERSEA BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Infants' Milk Depot,
28 York Road.
1. The Infants' Milk supplied by the Battersea Borough
Council is intended for those infants whose mothers are not able to
suckle them. The milk will not be supplied to any mother who is
able to suckle her baby, but who refuses to do so. Mothers should
make every effort to suckle their babies for at least nine months
from birth. No artificial food can be anything but a poor substitute
for mother's milk. If a mother cannot feed her baby wholly at the
breast she should give the baby as much of her own milk as possible
and supplement with cow's milk; special arrangements will be made
for a supply of the Infants' Milk in such cases.
2. The charges for a full supply of the milk are as follows
For children under six months old, is. 6d. per week, or
3d. per day.
For children from six to twelve months old, 2s. per week,
or 4d. per day.
For children over twelve months old, 2s. 6d. per week, or
5d. per day.
For children living outside Battersea an extra charge of
gd. per week will be made.
All payments must be made in advance.
3. The Depot is open from 12 to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and is
closed on Sundays.
4. The milk will be supplied in bottles in a basket, each basket
containing a supply of milk for twenty-four hours, and each bottle
containing sufficient milk for one meal and for no more than one
meal. Infants under 2 months receive nine bottles per day ; older
children receive fewer bottles, as they should be fed less frequently.
5. If children are sent for the milk, they must be warned not to
tamper with the stoppers of the bottles, and on no account to open
the bottles.
6. Keep the milk in a cool place.
7. It is most important that the baby should be fed regularly.
The milk should be given at the following intervals.