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Bethnal Green 1909

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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Table: Enquiry as to Industrial Employment of Married Women, and Infant Mortality (1908). Area—BETHNAL GREEN. Employment of Mother in Relation to Health of Child. A.—Children surviving first year.

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Enquiry as to Industrial Employment of Married Women, and Infant Mortality (1908). Area—BETHNAL GREEN. Employment of Mother in Relation to Health of Child. A.—Children surviving first year.

Industrial work discontinued before confinement—	In case of mothers industrially employed in factory—
	At Home.	Otherwise.	Elsewhere.
	1 week	65
3	1 week	65
2 weeks	7		3
3 weeks			5
4 weeks		5
8 weeks		19
12 weeks		11
26 weeks
Over 26 weeks
Industrial work resumed after confinement, within
4 weeks	72		1
6 weeks			24
8 weeks		6
12 weeks		10
52 weeks
Feeding—breast alone—
1 month	80%
2 months	70%
3 months	60%
6 months	40%
Feeding—breast partly—
1 month	15%
2 months	20%
3 months	23%
6 months	30%
Artificial entirely—
1 month	5%
6 months	30%