204 THE COMMON SENSE OF THE MILK QUESTION 



Cream and sugar are added to the modified milk to 

 bring the proportion of fat and sugar to about 3.2 

 and 6 per cent respectively. The dilutions and 

 amounts given were based upon a leaflet issued by the 

 Medical Committee of the Great Ormond Street (Lon- 

 don) Hospital for Sick Children. Since 1904 unmodi- 

 fied milk has been given to children over six months 

 of age, and the change has been beneficial. 



Having been filled into sterilized bottles, this mix- 

 ture is heated to 212° Fahrenheit, in a sterilizing 

 chamber, where it is kept for a period of from fifteen 

 to thirty minutes. The bottles are then taken out 

 and rapidly cooled. The milk is given out in wire 

 baskets, each containing a supply for twenty-four 

 hours, from six to nine bottles. In the winter time 

 the supply for Sunday is given out on Saturday, but 

 in the summer time it is prepared on Saturday evening 

 and given out on Sunday morning. 



The Liverpool preparation is as follows : — 



Table VIII. Modified Milk Formula — Liverpool 

 Municipal Depot 



To each gallon of mlxtuie add i oz. cream, li oz. sugar, and i oz. salt. 



