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MUSGRAVE AND RICHMOND. 



III. A STUDY OF THE CONDITIONS. 



A very complex condition appears before us for study, to judge from 

 the preceding brief and incomplete resume of facts. However, the limits 

 of this paper will allow of the consideration of but one of the problems, 

 namely, that of infant feeding, and in discussing this topic we will first 

 take up a consideration of the available materials. 



THE AVAILABLE TOOD SUPPLY. 



Milk is the first of the articles to be considered and it may be clas- 

 sified as either fresh or preserved. Among the fresh milks we will con- 

 sider human, cows', carabaos' and goats' milk and among the preserved 

 varieties we have many brands of the sterilized, condensed and malted 

 type. 



(a) HUMAN MILK. 



The percentage of American mothers who are able to nurse their 

 children in Manila is higher than it is in general in American cities. 

 The quality of the milk is of a very good average, perhaps with a ten- 

 dency to a high sugar index, with a correspondingly lowered proteid and 

 fat content, as is shown in the following table : 



Table No. 1.— Analyses of ten samples of breast milk from American women who hare 

 infants from 20 days to 2 months old. 



No. 



Specific 

 gravity. 



Water. 



Solids. 



Ash. Fat. Sugar. Proteid. 



1 



1.032 

 1.030 

 1.029 

 1.030 

 1.027 

 1.027 

 1.033 

 1.030 



88.80 

 87. 19 

 88.74 

 86.80 

 84.47 

 84.44 

 89.45 

 87.22 

 88.62 

 89.41 



11.20 

 12.81 

 11.26 

 13.20 

 15.53 

 15.56 

 10.55 

 12.78 

 11.38 

 10.59 



0. 20 2. 40 

 . 11 5. 55 

 .33 | 3.48 

 . 14 4. 44 



6.10 

 6.07 

 6.31 

 7.58 

 7.16 

 6.98 

 6.81 

 6.23 

 6.28 

 6.78 



2.50 

 1.08 

 1.14 

 1.04 

 .99 

 1.97 

 1.58 

 1.42 

 1.18 

 1.60 



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3 



4 



5- 



.11 

 .25 

 .26 

 .27 

 .34 

 .23 



7.27 

 6.36 

 1.90 

 5.48 

 3.61 

 1.92 



8 . 



10 



1.029 

 1.032 



Average ___ 



1. 0299 



87.46 



12. 48 



.22 



4.24 



6.63 



1.45 



The analyses of breast milk among the better class of Filipino women 

 who can and do partake of a liberal diet and who otherwise obey the 

 mandates of hygiene also gives a good average, as shown in Table No. 2. 



