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Artificial Feeding.
Two notifications were received from midwives that it was
proposed to substitute artificial feeding for breast feeding.
In one case the mother was suffering from Puerperal insanity,
and in the other case it was due to general weakness on the part
of the mother.
Inflammation of, or Discharge from, the Eyes of an Infant.
Medical aid was sought in 3 instances where the infant was
found to have discharging eyes. None of the cases was notified as
suffering from Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
The Council has adopted the suggestion of the Minister of
Health that they should refrain from exercising their power of
recovery of the fee of the Medical Practitioner under Section 14 (4)
of the Midwives Act, 1918, in this class of case.
Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and for
Infants.
Under the Regulations of the Ministry of Health, during 1930,
109 mothers and infants were supplied with cows' milk free, 36 with
dried milk, and 8 with condensed milk.
A total of 6,900 quarts of cows' milk, 737 lbs. of dried milk,
and 115 tins of condensed milk were given free under the Regulations.
In 1929, 131 mothers and infants were supplied free with
cows' milk, 42 with dried milk, and 3 with condensed milk.
Infant Welfare Centres.
The Infant Welfare Centres have, as in previous years, been
carried on very economically owing to the assistance which ladies in
the town have voluntarily given. At the Ilford Lane Centre one of