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HESTON & ISLEWORTH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
INFANTILE DIARRHOEA.
The continuance of the hot weather is practically certain to produce
a severe outbreak of Diarrhoea amongst bottle fed babies.
This form of epidemic Diarrhoea is generally accompanied by sickness,
and is extremely serious and often fatal.
The last HOT SUMMER was 1911.
In 1911 the deaths from Infantile Diarrhoea were
550 per cent. greater than in 1910!
In 1911, amongst infants under 12 months old, the deaths from
Diarrhoea were 28 times as many as the deaths from
TYPHOID FEVER, SCARLET FEYER and DIPHTHERIA
together !
Summer Diarrhoea is mainly due to germs which thrive in dirt in
some form, such as
Dirty Milk, Dirty Jugs to contain Milk,
Dirty Feeding Bottles, Dirty Teats,
Dummies (which are always dirty)
also
Dirty Houses, Dirty Yards, Dirty Dustbins, and
Flies Attracted by Dirt.
To protect your children avoid as far as possible all of the above causes.
NOTE.
Boil all your milk directly it is delivered. Put it into a jug that
has been thoroughly scalded out. Stand this jug in a basin of
cold water and cover it at once with a piece of muslin to keep
out the flies.
Boil your babies' bottle and teat at least once a day, and
keep them in clean cold water when not in use. Cleanse them
thoroughly after each feed.
Don't wean a baby during July, August or September, without
medical advice.
If you notice bad smells near your house, or your baby gets
Diarrhoea, send word to the Health Department, Council House,
Hounslow.
N.B.-IF YOUR BABY GETS DIARRHOEA, GET MEDICAL
TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY.
Delay is Dangerous
July, 1921.
Elwin H. T. Nash,
Medical Officer of Health.