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DIARRHŒAL DISEASES OF INFANTS & CHILDREN.
In 1901 these diseases caused the deaths of 35 infants under 5 years
of age.
,, 1902 „ „ „ „ 45 „ „
„ 1903 ,, „ ,, ,, 35 „ i,
„ 1904 „„ „ „ 180
„ 1905 ,, „ „ ,, 52 ,, „
„ 1906 „ „ „ „ „116
„ 1907 „ „ „ „ 37
,, 1908 ,, ,, ,, ,, 36 „ „
The following leaflet of advice has been freely distributed
•during the last two summers:—
LEYTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
PREVENTION OF SUMMER DIARRHŒA.
Diarrhoea kills a large proportion of Infants and Children
every Summer. Summer Diarrhoea is due to germs. These
germs are bred, grow and thrive in dirt of all kinds; the disease
is therefore preventable to a great extent, and the following
instructions, if rigidly carried out, will do much towards preventing
the terrible mortality from this disease.
GENERAL CLEANLINESS. The child should
have a bath each day. The motions being infectious, the
child's skin should be washed after each motion, and its diapers