§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what advice he recommends should be given to mothers using feeding bottles of the vacuum flask type for babies.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergTo mix a milk feed or other perishable feed for a baby and leave it warm for several hours could result in bacterial growth which could cause gastroenteritis. Thus mothers should not use vacuum flask type feeding bottles to store warm feeds for babies for more than an hour, after which any unused contents should be poured away. Feeds should never be kept hot in these vacuum bottles for direct use because of the danger of scalding. We are in touch with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and the Health Visitors Association about this matter.
Average gross weekly earnings (£) Agriculture All industries and services‡ Regular full-time hired men aged 20 and over* (1)
Full-time males aged 21 and overt† (2)
Full-time manual males aged 21 and over (3)
All full-time male employees aged 21 and over (4)
(1) as percentage of (3) (2) as a percentage of (3) (2) as a percentage of (4) April 1950 5.59 ⋆7.29 — 77 April 1959 9.88 ⋆13.15 — 75