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(a) What to do to keep sickness and diarrhœa away.
1.—Feed baby on the breast and keep the nipples very clean—
wash them frequently with lukewarm water and borax.
2.-—Do not wean baby during July, August or September.
3.—If baby must be fed on the bottle, do not use a tube bottle.
The tube bottle is a death trap.
4.—Only use a clean glass bottle with a teat over the neck and
having no tube.
5.—Boil baby's milk as soon as it is taken in from the milkman.
Be sure you put it in a clean milk jug and cover it
with a muslin cover to keep the flies away. Remove the
milk from the room, or put it in a closed cupboard, when
you dust or sweep the room;. Always keep the milk
covered.
6. If you are using condensed milk, clean the top of the tin
carefully before opening it. Immediately after opening it,
take a clean spoon and empty the whole of the condensed
milk into a clean jar or glass vessel and keep it always
covered. Do not buy cheap condensed milk.
7.—Wash your hands and fingernails very carefully before
starting to prepare baby's food. Use a nail brush. Keep
your nails short.
8.-—Keep all your spoons, knives, forks, cups and saucers
clean. The best way of doing this is By putting them into
boiling water for a few minutes and then rinsing them well
under the water tap.
9.—Only make one feed at a time.
10.—Do not use old feeds. If baby does not use all the feed,
throw out what is left in the bottle.
11.—Wash out the bottle and teat in hot water and washing
soda directly after baby has been fed, and keep them in
cold water until the next feeding time.