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(7) In vew of the large percentage of still-births,
and infants' deaths directly attributable to venereal
diseases, and considering that infant blindness and
other congenital defects are in many cases due to the
same cause, the English-speaking Conference on Infant
Mortality urges the respective Governments of the
countries therein represented each to appoint a Commission
to inquire into the prevalence, the causes, the
provision of treatment, and the possibility of the prevention
of these diseases.
(8) That the attention of the Hoard of Education
be drawn to the extreme desirability of making the
grant earned by " recognised " Infant Welfare Centres
depend in future on their efficiency, on the number of
registered attendances of the mothers at consultations,
classes, and talks, and on the number of home visits
paid under adequate supervision.
(9) That this Conference calls on the Government
to give explicit powers of making grants for
infant consultations and school for mothers.
(10) That the Executive Committee be instructed
to take whatever steps they may think desirable in
order to ensure a microscopical examination of milk,
to be supported by analytical methods.
I have to thank the Committee for allowing me to
attend the Conference.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
MABEL COPELAND,
Sanitary Inspector.