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oatmeal, and prepared barley. As a general rule, they began to
improve rapidly when put upon the Depot Milk. In a very few
cases, owing to the extremely weak digestive powers of the
infants, it was found necessary to make special modifications
to suit them, or to stop the milk for a time and try some other
form of feeding. Most of these children were later able to
resume the milk, with uninterrupted progress afterwards.
The surest method of determining the progress made by
an infant is to weigh it periodically. A thriving infant shows
a steady and progressive gain in weight from the time of birth
onwards. The average gain is usually at the rate of 4 ounces
weekly, and this standard was in most instances exceeded in
the children fed on the Depot Milk. A few typical cases may
be cited, which will serve to convey an idea of the work
accomplished. Most of these cases, it will be noted, were
more or less seriously ill when they commenced taking the
milk.
(1) M. N. Born 5th December, 1906. Admitted 7th
March, 1907, suffering from indigestion and flatulence.
Weight on admission, 9lb. 70Z. Last
weight (12 months' old), 21lb. 120Z. Gain,
i2lb. 50Z. in ten months.
(2) C. H. Born 24th February, 1907. Admitted 15th
August, 1907; very anaemic and ill-nourished. First
weight (12th September), 13lb. 11oz. Last weight
(3rd December), 18lb. 30Z. Gain, 4lb. 8oz. in
three months.
(3) G. W. (Delicate twin.) Born 22nd December, 1906.
Admitted 7th January, 1907. Weight at birth,
3lb. First weight (13th February), 5lb. 13oZ.
Last weight (2nd January, 1908), 161b. 15oZ.
Gain, 13lb. 15oZ. in 13 months.
(4) P. M. (Premature baby, very small at birth.) Born
25th January, 1907. Admitted 4th March, 1907.
First weight (6th March), 61b. 10oz. Last weight
(27th November), 19lb. 15oZ. Gain, 13lb. 50Z.
in 8 and a half months.