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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
BOTTLE FEEDING
Give only milk until the baby is about nine months old. Do not
give condensed milk or any other infant food unless ordered by a doctor.
NEVER GIVE SEPARATED OR SKIMMED MILK TO A BABY.
MILK.—Get good fresh milk twice a day. Boil it at once, pour it
into a CLEAN jug, cover with a CLEAN cloth, and stand the jug in cold
water. In hot weather the water should be changed often so as to be
as cool and fresh from the tap as possible.
BOTTLE—BOTTLES WITH LONG TUBES SHOULD NEVER
BE USED. Wash the bottle and teat thoroughly with hot water after
each feed, and keep them in clean cold water until the next feed. When
"washing the teat turn it inside out and hold it under the tap.
FEEDING.—Measure the milk carefully. Give the same amount
at each feed, not more one time than another. If the child does not
finish the feed, what is left should not be given again to the baby.
Each meal should be made up as follows:—
FOR AN INFANT UNDER 2 WEEKS OLD.
Milk 1 tablespoonful.
Water 2 tablespoonfuls.
Cream ½ a teaspoonful.
White Sugar ½ a teaspoonful.
Mix and then warm. Give this every two hours during the day and
every four hours during the night.
FOR AN INFANT FROM A FORTNIGHT TO 2 MONTHS OLD.
Milk 1½ tablespoonfuls, gradually
increasing to 2.
Water 3 tablespoonfuls.
Cream 1 teaspoonful.
White Sugar ½ a teaspoonful.
Mix and warm. Feed as before.
FOR AN INFANT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 MONTHS OLD.
Milk 2½ tablespoonfuls, gradually
increasing to 3.
Water 2½ tablespoonfuls, gradually
increasing to 3.
Cream 1 teaspoonful.
White Sugar 1 teaspoonful.
Mix and warm. Feed as before.
FOR AN INFANT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 MONTHS OLD.
Milk 3 tablespoonfuls, gradually
increasing to 4.
Water 3 tablespoonfuls, gradually
increasing to 4.
Cream 1 teaspoonful.
White Sugar 1 teaspoonful.
Mix and warm. Give this every 3 hours during the day and once during
the night.
FOR AN INFANT BETWEEN 4 AND 6 MONTHS OLD.
Milk 5 tablespoonfuls, gradually
increasing to 6.
Water 5 tablespoonfuls, gradually
increasing to 6.
Cream1½ teaspoonfuls.
White Sugar 1 teaspoonful.
Mix and warm. Give this every 3 hours during the day and once during.
the night.