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Show CAMPAIGN TO SAVE BABIES Before All Things, tha Need of Purv Milk Cornea First, According to All Authorities. It is estimated that a baby nursed by Its mother has approximately tec tlmea the cbancea to live that a bottle fed baby baa. All welfare workers therefore, are advised to encourag mothers to make every effort to carr out tbia most Important mateVna duty. A clean milk aupply Is a fundamen tal need. The Ideal Is: Nothing short of clean milk for everybody. Hut tbt need for tbe prompt remedy of bad milk conditions ia mors urgent in Iti relation to the welfare of babies tbat to that of adults, since dirty milk Ii largely responsible for the occurrenci of dlarrhoe and enteritis, the most fre quet causes of death among Infants The remedy lies In the Intelligent anc effective Inspection of farms, th means of transportation, and the shops where milk Is sold, and in ordl nancea governing the sale of "dipped or "loose" milk. |