Babies feeding bottle, 1900
Scope and Contents
This section comprises records of related interest and ephemera which do not originate from within the hospital, such as press cuttings and records relating to the founder, Dr John Addenbrooke, also records which do not easily fit into any other category, such as memorabilia, artefacts and records relating to special events.
Dates
- Creation: 1900
Biographical / Historical
Flat cream ceramic bottle with an off centred hole for filling and a fine spout extending at one end for feeding.
The hole in the top was covered by the thumb to control the feeding rate. Bottle feeding was difficult to achieve because of problems with hygiene and preparing a balanced baby's diet. Previous to 1865, sterilisation was not undertaken and bottle feeding often proved fatal for the baby.
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Repository
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Box 268
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ United Kingdom
+441223 586737
cuh.addenbrookesarchive@nhs.net