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WITH YOUR BABY.
I. Let baby have plenty of fresh air and sunshine.—Keep your windows
open always.
II. Avoid teething powders.—They cause diarrhoea.
III. Do not give baby a dummy comforter.—It collects dust, dirt, and
diarrhoea germs.
IV. Be sure to make a special effort to feed your baby at the breast.
Avoid weaning during the months of July and August. Very few babies
die from diarrhoea when the mother suckles them.
V. Be sure to feed baby regularly and properly ; otherwise its stomach
will get out of order, and diarrhoea will follow.
WITH THE FOOD.
I. Be sure, if you must feed baby with the bottle, to have two bottles,
without tubes. Long tubes cannot be kept clean, and are death traps in
the summer.
II. Be sure, if you must feed baby with a bottle, to keep it scrupulously
clean by thoroughly washing it, and then leaving it in clean cold water
until wanted.
III. Be sure to boil all water before giving it to baby, and buy fresh cows'
milk as often as possible. Boil all cows' milk immediately it arrives in
the house.
IV. Be sure to keep all milk covered, and in a cool well-ventilated place.
Stand the covered jug in cold water. Take care to prevent the entrance
of flies which are carriers of poison and filth to this food.
V. Avoid the use of cheap condensed milk.
VI. Avoid using patent Infants' Foods until your doctor advises them.
SHOULD DIARRHCEA UNFORTUNATELY OCCUR.
Remember that it may prove rapidly fatal. In all cases secure medical
advice immediately.
If you cannot afford medical attention, apply to the Relieving Officer of
your District for the visit of the Parish Medical Officer.
Health Department. A. Wellesley Harris,
Town Hall, Catford. Medical Officer of Health.
A pamphlet on "Infant Feeding and Management " can be obtained on application
the Health Department, Town Hall, Catford.