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should, therefore, be kept clean and well flushed. Material
liable to decompose should be kept away from the premises.
Where possible, all babies under one year are to be
nursed. If this is impossible, both the milk and the
water with which it is diluted should be boiled just before
use.
All feeding bottles must be kept scrupulously clean. If
comforters are given (which is very inadvisable) they
should be kept soaked in clean water when not in use.
Under no circumstance give a child a comforter picked up
from the floor without first washing.
All food and milk should be stored in light, airy
places, protected from flies and dust, and away from sinks,
drains, etc. Do not keep milk in bedrooms. Water cisterns
should be inspected and cleaned out.
Fruit and vegetables are to be thoroughly cleaned.
No tainted food or overripe or unripe fruit should be eaten.
Issued by the Public Health Committee,
Merton Urban District Council.
The sanitary arrangements of the house in which the death
of summer diarrhoea occurred were investigated.