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4.—Occasions for seeking assistance of the Health Department.
Dampness of ceilings, floors or walls.
Dirty or Broken Walls, not due to the carelessness of the tenant.
Unpaved Yards.
Obstructed Drains and sanitary fittings.
Defective w.c. cisterns and Leaky Taps.
Failure to remove refuse,
In any of these emergencies send a postcard to the Health
Department, Town Hall.
2. THE FIRST BABY.
1. Preparation for the Confinement—The Mother. The Room.
The Bed.
2. What to do, and what not to do, during labour. During delivery.
After delivery.
3. Care of new-born Infant—The eyes. The bath. Baby's clothes.
To be suckled after bath, or after mother's first nap. The cot.
4. Advantages of breast feeding—No danger in mixing milks,
5. Comparison of mother's milk, cow's milk, and condensed milk.
Uselessness and risk of starchy food for young infants. Best
substitute for mother's milk. Kind of bottle.
Baby's ailments.
" Wasting."
Thrush.
Bronchitis.
Diarrhoea.
Spasmodic Croup.
How avoided.
Careful dieting, regular
meals, fresh air, warm
clothes, cleanliness.