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The average weekly number of infants and children fed
upon the Depot milk during 1909 is 80.4, varying from a
minimum 61 to a maximum 101, and the total number of
bottles of milk distributed during the year was 197669,
giving a weekly average of 3801, and a daily average of
543.
Amongst the 219 new infants and children fed upon the
Depot milk there have been 21 deaths, but these require
careful analysis. Thus, of the 21 infants and children who
died, the periods during which they had been fed upon the
Depot milk varied from a minimum 1 day to a maximum
40 weeks, thus:—
Length of time
during which Milk
was used previous
to death.
No. of
Infants &
children
fed
No. of
deaths.
Mortality
rate
per
1000.
(a) Infants and children fed
for 26 weeks and over 21 2
(b) Infants and children fed
13—26 weeks 59 7
(c) Infants and children fed
6—13 weeks 49 4
(d) Infants and children fed
4—6 weeks 27 -
83.3
Infants and children fed
under 4 weeks—
2—4 weeks 32 2
under 2 weeks 31 6
63 8 126.9
Totals 219 21 95.9
• 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 8 days respectively.