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138
Stillborn (Stillbirths per 1,000 births, 27.9) 92
Died before visit 80
Not requiring or desiring visits 94
266
Visited 3.033
Removed within the year 305
Died during visitation 123
428
Remaining under supervision end of first year 2,605
Mortality per 1,000 visited 40.5
The 3,033 children visited during 1930 and remaining under supervision
at the end of their first year of life, were fed during the first six
months of life as follows:—
Breast-fed 77.2 per cent.
Mixed feeding 16.2 ,,
Hand-fed 6. ,,
The 123 children who died during the first year of life, were fed
during the first six months of life as follows:—
Breast-fed 44.7 per cent.
Mixed feeding 33.3 ,,
Hand-fed 21.9 ,,
Below is a statement comparing the mortality rates of children fed
by the various methods:—
(a) Babies breast-fed 27
(b) ,, who received mixed food (breast and hand) .. 88
(c) ,, hand-fed 136