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

Enquiries made after death— Industrial work discontinued before confinement—In case of mothers industrially employed in factory—
At Home.Otherwise.Elsewhere.
1 week252
2 weeks32
3 weeks9
4 weeks7
8 weeks1
12 weeks1
26 weeks
Over 26 weeks
Industrial work resumed after confinement, within
4 weeks28
6 weeks
8 weeks
12 weeks
52 weeks
Feeding—breast alone—
1 month
2 months
3 months
6 months128
Feeding—breast partly—
1 month
2 months
3 months
6 months29
Artificial entirely150