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strength and suckle her infant as well, she should endeavour to
prevent weaning by reporting the case to the charitable organisation
most appropriate to deal with the circumstances.
4. That it is desirable that when a woman inspector finds that a
suckling mother has insufficient nourishment, due to the husband
being out of work, she should report the case to the labour bureau.
5. That it is desirable that mothers should be urged not to wean
their infants until the ninth month of age except upon medical
advice.
6. That it is desirable that mothers should be warned that the
hand-feeding of infants is expensive, troublesome and unsatisfactory,
risky at all times, and, in summer, dangerous and often fatal,
7. That with a view not to encourage premature weaning, it is
desirable that milk for the hand feeding of infants provided
privately or publicly by milk depots at or below cost should be
distributed upon the orders of medical practitioners.
D.—Hand-feeding of Infants.
1. That, having reduced the number of sucklings required to
be hand-fed to the smallest proportion possible, menus should be
devised for providing suitable milk for the remainder.
2. That it is undesirable to encourage the use of pasteurised or
sterili.sed milk for the use of hand-fed infants who unfortunately
cannot be fed from the breast.
3. That it is desirable that cow's milk intended for hand-fed
infants should be milked, transported and distributed under special
precautions.
4. That the special precautions required in the production of
cow's milk for infants should include not only care in the selection,
testing and feeding of the cows, but also care in their pasturing,
sheltering and tending, not only extreme cleanliness in milking,
but also rigid aseptic precautions, accompanied by immediate