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No other food, except under the advice of a medical man, should
be given until the child is seven months old.
7. When the child has reached the age of seven months it may
have one or two meals of milk thickened with some " Infants' food."
The other meals should be of milk only. The amount of the foods
used may be increased as the child grows older. At the age of
eight months the child may have broth, or beef tea, in addition to
milk. At twelve months the yolk of an egg lightly boiled, or a
little milk pudding may be given. At eighteen months give every
day a little meat pounded to a pulp, or a little potato and gravy.
8. Do not give an infant, cheese, or beer, tea, or "just what the
parents have."
Do not suckle the child longer than nine months.
Do not give infants teething powders and soothing syrups.
Do not use feeding bottles with tubes, nor fail to well cleanse the
bottle each time it is used.
Do not fail to search for and remove the cause of all foul smells
in the house, and if the assistance of the Sanitary Inspector is
needed take care and send for him.
GEORGE MILLSON,
Medical Officer of Health.