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First meal, 7 a.m.—One teaspoonful of some farinaceous food
to about twelve tablespoonfuls of sweetened milk, mixed
and well boiled.
Second meal, 11 a.m.—The same quantity of pure milk.
Third meal, 1.30 p.m.—Same as first.
Fourth meal, 5.30 p.m.—Same as second.
Fifth meal, 10 p.m.—Same as first.
Diet for a Child from 12 to 18 Months Old.
First meal, 7 a.m.—Bread and milk, or oatmeal porridge,
with plenty of milk.
Second meal, 11 a.m.—Twelve tablespoonfuls of milk.
Third meal, 1.30 p.m.—Bread crumbs and gravy, or a
lightly boiled egg, and bread and butter.
Fourth meal, 5.30 p.m.—Bread and milk.
Fifth meal.—Milk to drink.
7. Infants should not be placed on the floor, as they are
thus exposed to draughts and infectious dirt. If its hands are
allowed to become dirty, the infant will suck off the dirt, and all
the benefits of feeding may be destroyed.
8. They should be warmly clothed, but not with many
clothes. Their clothing should not fit tight about the body, but
cling loosely, so as to give free play to the lungs. The limbs
should be covered equally with the body. To allow a child to be
cold is as bad as to deprive it of food, while giving it all the
effort of digestion.
9. Mothers are strongly warned against giving children soothing
medicines to send them to sleep.
10. When an infant continues to suffer from indigestion or
diarrhoea, in spite of every care in feeding it, the mother should
consult a medical man, who will advise her how to act.
HAROLD COATES, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.