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Bottle Feeding.
Note.—These directions are not intended to apply to those
babies who are ordered a special diet by a doctor.
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 the doctor.
Never give separated or skimmed milk to a baby.
Milk.—Get good fresh milk twice a day. Boil it at once, pour
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 in 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.—At first the baby does not want more than one tablespoonful
of milk and two tablespoonsful of water at each feed.
By the time it is three weeks old it may be having 1 to 1½ tablespoonsful
of milk and 2 of water. Give the milk warm.
From three weeks to three months old.—Gradually increase the
quantity at each feed up to 3 to 4 tablespoonsful of milk and 3 of
water.
From three months to six months old.—By the time the baby is
six months old it should take 6 to 7 tablespoonsful of milk and 2
of water at each feed.
From six to nine months old.—Gradually decrease the water
until the baby is taking 8 to 10 tablespoonsful of milk and no water
at each feed. A little orange juice or stewed apple may now be given.
From nine to twelve months old.—Continue to give milk, but
crusts of bread with butter or dripping, and a lightly boiled egg may
be added.
ENFIELD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Important Public Notice and Warnings as to
SUMMER DIARRHŒA.
This is a serious infectious disease which usually prevails in
July, August and September, causing much preventable suffering
and loss of life among infants.
Precautionary Measures.
1.—All food should be stored in a clean cool place, and protected
from flies and dust. (Flies carry the seeds of disease and
deposit them on milk and other foods).
2.—Milk should be boiled shortly before use in hot weather.
3.—No stale or unwholesome food, unripe or over-ripe fruit
should be eaten.