EDUCATION IN INFANT HYGIENE : DISCUSSION 267 



In dealing with our infantile statistics I have not 

 entered into the part played by factors other than the 

 Society's work, because that would be beyond the 

 scope of my paper, but in an exhaustive consideration 

 of the subject one would have to take into account 

 other aspects of the work of the Public Health 

 Department, including the establishment of maternity 

 hospitals, &c. 



DISCUSSION. 



The AUTHOR explained a number of diagrams on which 

 curves were plotted showing the result of observation on 

 the feeding of children and animals. 



Dr. R. DONALD said he did not intend to discuss the paper 

 as it spoke for itself. The one thousand-acre farm which 

 the author had referred to was not a baby farm, but a 

 lunatic asylum. He (the speaker) for over six years was 

 an assistant in a neighbouring medical hospital, and had the 

 privilege of seeing the enthusiasm which Dr. King put into 

 his work. The views put forward by the author were the 

 result of the hard work of years. There were some who 

 thought indeed that Dr. King neglected his other work in 

 his enthusiasm for the subject he had dealt with that day, 

 but as a matter of fact he put as much enthusiasm into his 

 other work as he did into the subject now before them. 



Dr. DUNDAS (Ramsgate) said he was particularly struck 

 with the paragraph in the paper in which the author stated 

 that the newspaper Press of New Zealand had played a 

 leading role in the movement. It appeared to him that this 

 was a very good idea, and one which, so far as he was 

 aware, was not made use of 'in this country. He thought 

 that if it could be used here it would be a great success. 

 They all knew that many newspapers contained columns 

 devoted to health and other matters, which must be popular 

 or they would not be printed, and he was certain that if 

 advice could be given as to the rearing of babies generally 

 in the general Press it would attract attention. He was 

 going to suggest, therefore, that before the Conference 

 parted they should not lose sight of the idea. It seemed to 

 him there were three possible ways whereby advantage 

 might be taken of the suggestion. For instance, some of 

 the voluntary associations which formed part of the Con- 

 ference might make themselves responsible for preparing 



