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3. Cover jug with a double layer of clean muslin to protect
milk from dust and flies, and stand it in a basin of cold
water in a cool place.
4. The measured feed should be boiled for two minutes, then
allowed to cool before use, the mother thoroughlycleansing
her hands before preparing the feed. She
must on no account moisten the teat in her own mouth.
5. The bottle and teat must be scalded twice a day and washed
out with water, to which a little soda has been added,
immediately after each feed, then rinsed out under the
tap with cold water before the new milk is put into it.
Sanitary Measures.
1. The presence of offensive smells, accumulation of refuse, or any
insanitary conditions should be immediately reported to the
Public Health Department of the District.
2. As flies are the means of contaminating food, especially milk,
this should always be covered and kept in a cool place, and
means adopted to destroy the flies and prevent their breeding.
Therefore the whole of the premises, including the yards,
should be kept clean. The sinks, drains and yard gullies
flushed daily with water. House and other refuse must not be
kept on the premises longer than necessary.
3. All rooms should be kept scrupulously clean, cool, and as well
ventilated as possible.
Simple Rules for the Treatment of Summer Diarrhoea.
As soon as summer diarrhoea threatens all milk and solid food
must be stopped absolutely and the child taken to a doctor.
The child's napkin and linen must be changed directly it is
soiled and placed in a pail of water to which a tablespoonful of a
disinfectant, such as carbolic acid or Izal, has been added. It should
soak for at least two hours in this before being removed for washing.
The mother's hands must be washed immediately after removing
the soiled linen.