Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The next Table shows the result of the inquiries made after
these deaths, arranged in wards, and there is also shown the number
of infants who had been previously visited, and the number of
illegitimate infants.
TABLE LXIV.
Clapham, North. | Clapham, South. | Putney. | Streatham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Number of Deaths | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 37 |
Wholly breast-fed | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 |
Otherwise fed | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
No information | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Previously visited (1919) | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 |
„ „ (1918) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Breast-fed | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Otherwise fed | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 |
illegitimate | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 |
Nurse children | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Born outside Borough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 |
Premature | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Delicate from birth | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 |
Twin Children | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Home Helps.
So far no home helps have been available in any part of the
Borough, but efforts are being made to obtain the services of one
in Wandsworth.