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weekly in dry weather. All water-closets with defective flush and
obstructions to the drainage, which cannot be dealt with by the
tenant, should be reported at once at the Town Hall.
Only perfectly fresh food of any kind should be eaten, and
unripe or over-ripe fruit should be rigorously avoided. All
utensils into which any food is placed must be kept thoroughly
clean.
It is most important to store food in a cool, clean, and wellventilated
compartment, and away from any position where impure
air, dust and flies are likely to gain access. A piece of muslin
placed over food, and a piece of fine wire gauze nailed over the
larder window serve to protect food from flies.
All milk to be given to infants should be kept covered over
prior to use. It is desirable to well boil the milk, and to use no
raw milk, during the summer months. Pasteurised and sterilised
milk is safer than raw milk, and can now be obtained as cheaply.
A qualified medical man should be at once called in to every
case of severe diarrhoea in an infant.
As diarrhoeal sickness and much of the mortality therefrom is
due to the improper feeding of infants under one year of age, the
general rules which are advocated by the highest medical authorities
should be known and practised by all. These may be obtained
on application at the Town Hall, Milton Road.
Henry Kenwood, M B., L.R.C.P., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health.