Hints for the busy housewife
1939-05 1939 1930s 50 pages : illustrations HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE Everything should be put ready before starting: bath on stool or chair by fire, a chair for mother (the right side is the best for this so that baby's feet will be towards the fire), and another chair or table for the...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Health & Cleanliness Council
May 1939
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/64CBA7EE-5D06-4954-91FF-88635EDCD7EE http://hdl.handle.net/10796/5B5EEF3D-8D92-4F71-9693-81D5D92B54B0 |
| Summary: | 1939-05
1939
1930s
50 pages : illustrations
HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE Everything should be put ready before starting: bath on stool or chair by fire, a chair for mother (the right side is the best for this so that baby's feet will be towards the fire), and another chair or table for the smaller things that are needed — cloth, soap, small clean bowl with boiled water and cotton-wool swabs to wash the face, safety pins, powder, vaseline, bath thermometer — hot and cold water within easy reach, a complete set of clean clothes on the guard in case of need, and the warming towels. [photograph] The correct way to test the temperature of baby's bath. (Photograph taken at the Nursery Training School, Wellgarth Road, London, N.W.11.) The room must be warm, the door closed, and a screen placed round the mother's chair to protect from draught. A large clothes-horse covered with a blanket or a tablecloth would serve as a screen. The temperature of the water in baby's bath should be 98°F. (or a little above) and care should always be taken to put the cold water into the bath before the hot. If the mother cannot get a bath thermometer she can test the heat of the water by plunging in her elbow. It should feel comfortably hot. Then the mother, having previously washed her hands, should take baby on her knee. Page Forty-two
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