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(4). No tainted food or sour milk should be bought or used
and all food should be protected from dust and flies.
(5). Children's bodies and clothing should be kept clean.
Soiled napkins and other clothes should not be allowed to lie
about, but should at once be put into water to soak, and washed
as soon as possible.
(6). Extra care should be taken to keep the house and back
yard clean.
(7). Keep the dust-bin closely covered, as far from the
house as possible, and see that it is regularly emptied. Burn
kitchen refuse on the fire.
(8). Sinks, gulleys, and closets should be kept clean and
flushed daily.
(9). If an infant has severe diarrhoea and sickness a
doctor should at once be consulted, and meanwhile only egg
water or plain water should be given. Egg water is made by
well beating up the white of an egg and adding a little water
thereto.
Inform the landlord if drains are stopped up, if water
supply is deficient, or if other defects exist. If not promptly
attended to, write to the Medical Officer of Health, 24, Somerset
Street, W.
CHILDREN'S EYES AND HOW TO CARE FOR
THEM.
Inflammation in the eyes of the new-born child is a very
dangerous and infectious illness, and if prompt measures are not
taken may entirely destroy the sight.
(1). When a child is born, it is wise to thoroughly wash
out its eyes with water. The baby's eyes should be examined
daily for a week after birth, and if there is the slightest discharge
send for the doctor at once.
(2). Remember that this disease is very catching if the
discharge should get into the eye of another person.
(3). In every case of injury to the eye, however slight, get a
doctor's advice at once, and do not trust such a serious matter to
a chemist, who, through ignorance, may use measures which
might result in permanent blindness.