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criticism of their friends and neighbours. If the
opinion of these is favourable, the advice given may
be acted upon. But it may still be taken for approval,
and possibly amendment, to the lady of whom one
often hears and sometimes meets —the lady who
(approximately) “has had eleven and lost seven.”
Should it meet with favour in this quarter, it is
thenceforth regarded as an article of faith, though,
even then, it may be regarded as too valuable for
every-day use, but reserved to be fallen back upon in
an emergency.
Of the infants visited shortly after birth
94.5 per cent. were found to be breast fed;
2.5 per cent, were partly breast fed;
3.0 per cent, were hand fed.
A good reason was given in every case of hand
feeding at this early age —usually it was advised by a
doctor on either the mother's or the baby's account.
Condensed milk was used for most of these hand fed
and partly hand fed infants.
Re-Inspections.
It was intended that every infant whose birth was
notified should be re-visited when about six months
old, and again at, or just before, one year; but the
re-visiting entails much waste of time, as it is usually
necessary to make several calls before finding the
mother at home; and eventually many are found to
have removed. Owing perhaps, to the increase of
poverty during the past year, more removals appear