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progress. Feeds were changed to a humanized dried milk mixture before
discharge, and he was discharged after 3 months weighing 10 lb. 12 oz.
Case 2.—A. 3. Age 4½ months. Weight 8 lb. 13 oz. Had gained practically
no weight since birth. Had been fed partly on breast and partly on
dried milk. On admission mother had no breast milk and was unable to come
in with the child on account of family cares. Failed to gain on modified dried
milk. Put on modified cow's milk (peptonized 1 hour) with no added fat.
Increased to full strength peptonized cow's milk. Put on lactic acid skimmed
cow's milk owing to attack of diarrhoea. Then whole lactic acid milk and
finally modified dried milk. Discharged after 3 months having gained
3 lb. 3 oz.
Case 3.—C.J.C. Aged 3 weeks. Weight 4½ lbs. A premature baby.
Mother attended for feeding. At first took only 2½ oz. breast milk daily.
Discharged nine weeks later, fully breast fed, weighing 6 lb. 4 oz.
Case 4.—B.S. Age 1 year 4 months. Weight 15 lb. Extremely
emaciated on admission, with slight bronchitis. During the month previous
to admission he had been in hospital with bronchitis, and had lost 6 lb. With
careful dieting he made good progress and was discharged after two months
weighing 21 lb. 7 oz. Incidentally, progress was well maintained after
discharge.
Case 5.—C.A.K. Age 6 weeks. A small baby which was still below its
birth weight on admission. Admitted with mother, who had only 4 oz. breast
milk daily. Discharged after two months fully breast fed.
The cases nursed under the arrangement with the District Nursing Association
numbered 102 children under five years. The total number of visits to children under
five was 1,218. Measles, pneumonia, pemphigus, impetigo and ophthalmia
neonatorum furnished the majority of the cases under five years. Further particulars
are given in the Nursing list (page 30).
The following figures, obtained through the courtesy of the L.C.C. School Medical
Staff are of great interest. They relate to the physical condition of Shoreditch
children entering the schools in 1928 :—

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