[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough.

  • Middleton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Home conditions are fully inquired into, and instructions given in accordance with the following pamphlet, a copy of which is left at the house :— “ The importance of system and attention to hygiene in the rearing of babies is universally recognised. No woman is a perfect “ born mother,” hence the necessity for instruction. 1 Fresh air and Sunshine are necessary.—Sunshine gives radient energy which penetrates the body and stimulates the vital processes. The baby should be in the open-air as much as possible. Pure, cold air is invigorating, and prevents the catching of colds. Warm, stuffy air is poisonous and devitalises and induces colds. The air of a room should be kept pure by proper ventilation. Ventilation means the constant changing of the air of the room by a current of air. One precaution to be taken is to keep baby out of direct draught. The air should be kept fresh at night in the bedroom. 2. Feeding —Regularity of feeding at proper intervals is of prime importance. Breast feeding is the best, safest, and cheapest. Feed according to the clock by a time table, by which is meant that each feeding should be the same time each day and at the same