[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Crewe Borough.

  • Crewe (Crewe and Nantwich, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Crewe Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE. Quantities to give and times of feeding for 24 hours where cow's milk is used. Age. Dilution. Quantity for 24 hour6. Milk, reftin, table- spoons. Amount of each No. of feeds in 24 hours Times of Feeding Milk U Qi M ■ •—« M N £ o Boiled Water. Sugar, oz. feed OZ3. 1st two weeks 1 4 8 * — i-4 9 2 hourly in day—8 a m. to S p.m. and twice at night. 2 to 4 1 2 G 12 A-l 1 2 9 As above 1 to 2 mouths... 2 3 10 1ft 1 1 21-3 9 As above. 2 to 3 1 1 12 12 1 4 3-34 7 2A hourly—from 8.30 a.m to 9 p.m. once at night. 3 to 6 3 2 18 12 4 u 4-6 G 3 hourly—from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. once at night. 6 to 9 2 Pure i Milk 24 12 H 1 6-8 5 3$ hourly from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 9 to 12 lj to 2 pints 1 7-8 6 34 hourly. HOW TO PREPARE THE MILK. 1. Mix the quantity of milk, hoi led water, sugar and cream required for 24 hours in the proportions given in the table. 2. Put the whole mixture into a clean stoppered bottle, jar or suitable covered tin vessel, and place same in a saucepan of cold water. 3. Put saucepan on the tire, bring water to the boil and keep it boiling for 20 or 25 minutes. 4. Take the bottle out of pan and COOL it down quickly by placing it in a bowl iuto which cold water from a tap is running. 5. Place the stoppered bottle containing the prepared food in a cool clean place. fi. When a feed is due, shake the stoppered bottle well or stir with a clean metal rod, pour the required quantity of food into the feeding bottle and put the feeding bottle into hot water to warm the food to body heat before giving it to the child.