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All milk must be fresh. Stale milk is dangerous, sour
milk acts as a poison. In Lewisham perfectly fresh milk can
be obtained if sufficient trouble is taken to obtain it.
Keep the nursery at a temperature between 60 and 65
degrees Fahrenheit.
Do not indulge in vigorous rocking to send baby to sleep,
it is bad for both stomach and brain. Place baby in cot, darken
the room, and insist on quietness. Baby will then sleep without
rocking.
Infantile diarrhoea and other digestive troubles are
mainly produced by improper feeding. Mortality among
children under one year of age is very great, due principally to
ignorance in the methods of feeding the young.
During the last summer quarter in Lewisham no less
than 11 out of every 100 children born died. After investigation
it was found that this was chiefly due to diseases produced
by improper feeding.
Change napkins immediately they are soiled or wetted.
An infant will usually cry when this happens, and if they are
immediately changed baby will continue to give the signal when
necessary. If a change is neglected baby becomes accustomed
to the discomfort and ceases to signal, with the result that great
soreness and misery follow.
Wash baby's napkins in hot water, using soap. Avoid
soda, as its use will make baby sore.
When napkins have been wetted by urine only, do not dry
them and use again without previous washing; such practice
causes soreness.
If a child is sick change its soiled clothes at once, otherwise
the value of all the care in feeding may be considerably
reduced.