London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

City of Westminster 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: The figures in brackets denote the percentage.

The figures in brackets denote the percentage.

Number of Cases.Mother's Work.Mode of Feeding.*
Breast.PartlyBottle.
a.b.
710No occupation506 (71.3)61 (8.6)41 (5.7)102 (14.4)
24Home work20 (83.3)3 (12.5)-1 (4.2)
111Working out48 (43.2)24 (21.6)12 (10.8)27 (24.4)
845
Number of Cases.Mother's Work.Care of Home.
Good.Indifferent.Bad.
V65No occupation631 (82.5)88 (11.5)46 (6.0)
24Home work15 (62.5)8 (33.3)1 (4.2)
121Working out61 (50.4)41 (33.9)19(15.7)
910
* 66 infants—42 still-born, 24 dying within 1 week. The figures in brackets denote the percentage.

Table: Table D(North).

Table D(North).

Number of Cases.Mother's Work.Mother's Health.Confinement.Care of Home.
Healthy.Delicate.Normal.Abnormal.Good.Indifferent.Bad.
231No occupation79.120.992.67.473.118.18.6
68Home work ..75.025.086.713.360.426.413.2
40Working out ..80.020.087.512.547.542.510.0
339
N umber of Cases.Mother's Work.Mode of Feeding of Infant.
Breast.Partly.Bottle.
(a.) For less than 1 month.(b.) Between 1 and 6 months.
219No occupation77.14.112.36.3
62Home work64.54.814.416.1
36Working out69.55.511.113.8
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Comparison may be made between the figures in these tables and
similar ones published in the last two annual reports. They show some
variation in the proportions but they show the same effects produced
by the various factors.