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Results of Treatment of Difficulty in Breast-feeding.
Pure Breast-feeding 13
Breast-feeding supplemented by Artificial Feeding 15
Artificial Feeding only 7
Failed to complete Attendances 4
In considering the number of complete and partial successes in
re-establishing breast-feeding, one must remember that often the amount
of breast-milk to start with was almost zero. It is a long way, too, from
some of the homes to the Clinic. So many test-feeds and such a fair
proportion of good results represent a great deal of zeal on the part of the
mothers.
Result of Treatment of Difficulties in Bottle-feeding.
Good Result 10
Failed to complete Attendances 2
Neither in breast nor bottle-feeding was a child deemed to have
achieved a good result and to be fit to go back to its ordinary clinic until
it was gaining weight at the normal or more than the normal rate, was
digesting perfectly and showed signs of being quite settled on the feeding
prescribed. It may have been noticed that there were six failures in all
to complete attendance. Most of these could be accounted for by illness
in the family or some other adequate cause: there were few backsliders.
One case transferred herself elsewhere for advice instead of taking
advantage of a cot in the Ward for her offspring. Such slight disappointments
are bound to occur. Taken on the whole, the year 1931 saw solidly
good results achieved at Wellington Road.
In conclusion, I must give expression to my hearty sense of
gratitude to the staff. As usual, the children were beautifully nursed.
Without the care and skill that were so lavishly expended on them the
good results we had could never have been obtained.
H.ST.H.VERTUE.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Ur.E.M. Layman, the Medical Officer in charge of Artificial Sunlight
Treatment, has submitted the following interesting report:—