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Copy of the leaflet which was left at all the premises where births occurred
during the year.
SUMMER DIARRHCEA.
During the summer months more children die from Diarrhoea than any other
disease.
Very few deaths occur amongst breast-fed children, so, if possible, do not
wean your children during the hot weather.
Where the baby is hand-fed, the chief cause of Diarrhoea is dirt, and the
dirt is usually present in the milk. The dirt may be in the milk through dust,
flies, &c., and every care should be taken to prevent flies settling on milk.
destroy alt. the flies in the house.
During the hot weather boil the milk directly it comes into the house, and
keep the milk in a clean jug in a basin of cold water and covered over with a
clean cover.
The best kind of bottle is the old-fashioned straight one with an india-rubber
teat and without any tube at all. It is quite impossible to prevent corks and tubes
from becoming foul and turning the milk sour. When the child has finished its
meal, the Lottie must be rinsed and placed in clean water with a little soda in it
until required again. Once a day it should be carefully cleansed with hot water in
which a lit litile soda has been added.
Be careful not to use the milk if it has turned sour.
See that there is no accumulation of dirt, dust, &c., in the house or in the yard.
Have the dust removed regularly.
D. L. THOMAS,
Medical Officer of Health,
Public Health Offices,
43, White Horse Street,
E.