At some of the Schools for Mothers, and notably at Ghent (described by Mrs.Bertrand Russell in the _Nineteenth Century_, 1906), the important step has been taken of giving training to young girls from fourteen to eighteen; they receive instruction in infant anatomy and physiology, in the preparation of sterilized milk, in weighing children, in taking temperatures and making charts, in managing creches, and after two years are able to earn a salary.

In various parts of England, schools for young mothers and girls on these lines are now being established, first in London, under the auspices of Dr.F.J.Sykes, Medical Officer of Health for St.Pancreas (see, e.g., _A School For Mothers_, 1908, describing an establishment of this kind at Somers Town, with a preface by Sir Thomas Barlow; an account of recent attempts to improve the care of infants in London will also be found in the _Lancet_, Sept.

26, 1908).

It may be added that some English municipalities have established depots for supplying mothers cheaply with good milk.

Such depots are, however, likely to be more mischievous than beneficial if they promote the substitution of hand-feeding for suckling.