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condensed milk to an infant from a tin which has the words
"skimmed" or "separated" upon the label, for such milk
has been robbed of nutriment, and a child cannot thrive on
it, however much is taken.
6. Feeding bottles should be kept very clean, the best form is the
boat shaped bottle with a short teat; don't use the bottle with a
long india-rubber tube. Two bottles should be used alternately,
they should be placed in boiling water after use along with the teat or
tube attached to them. Neglect of this precaution is responsible for
hundreds of deaths each year from Diarrhoea.
7. A flannel bandage should be worn round the stomach and
abdomeu next to the skin. The band should be sufficiently wide to
cover the whole belly from the hips to the waist, and long enough to go
twice round the body.
8. Healthy Infants should be taken into the fresh air whenever
the weather permits.
THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
B. The free distribution of leaflets on Measles, during the spring.
I have now done this for three successive years, and for the
first time on record there was not a single death attributed to
this complaint.
C. Health Lectures at Mothers' Meetings.
I have been convinced for some years that the only way to lower
Infant Mortality is by educating the Mothers by Leaflets and Health
addresses on Infant Feeding and Home Hygiene. During 1899,1 gave
nine lectures, and had an average attendance of 50 women to each
lecture. At Christmas an examination was held, and prizes given to the
three most successful candidates. I was most encouraged by the
results of these addresses, and shall hope to continue them during
the coming autumn and winter months.