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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1908
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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| 172 | 106 | 97 | 86 | 70 | 55 | 50 | 53 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| No. of previous Deaths of Children in Family. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 103 | 72 | 34 | 20 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||
| No. of Rooms occupied by Family. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Caravans. | ||||||||||||||
| 70 | 220 | 276 | 118 | 42 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Hygienic condition of homes:—
83 of the 820 homes were very dirty.
167 „ ,, „ dirty.
In 250 (i.e., 30 per cent.), therefore, there was more or less
evidence of neglect of cleanly habits.
Health of children at birth:—
Of the 820 infants visited at their homes, the conditions as
regards health were ascertained to be as follows :
235 were at the time they were visited more or less seriously
ill.
Of these 820 infants, information as to the feeding was obtained
with regard to 711:—
Breast-fed only 569
Infants' milk depot 91
Cow's milk 24
Breast and other food 27