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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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LESSON IV.
The Baby's Bath.
Preparation for bath.
Room.
Choice of bath.
Position of bath, chair for nurse, towels, clothes, etc.
Temperature of bath and how to take it.
Soap—the kind to use.
Powder—the kind to use.
LESSON V.
The Baby's Bath (Continued).
Position of baby for undressing.
Undressing the baby.
Washing face and head.
Care of the eyes, mouth and ears.
Washing the body.
LESSON VI.
The Baby's Bath (Continued).
Drying the baby.
Powdering.
Dressing the baby.
How the clothes should be put on.
The reason that all the clothes are fastened in front.
LESSON VII. (Practical).
1. Carrying a baby.
2. Dressing and undressing a baby.
3. Bathing a baby.
4. Washing the eyes.
LESSON VIII.
Feeding the Baby.—Natural Feeding.
Composition and character of human milk.
Human milk compared with that of other animals.
Advantages of natural feeding.
How to hold a child to the breast.
Length of times of feeding.
Importance of regularity in feeding.
The care of the nursing mother.