Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1910 48
XXIV.
Ages of Infants in three monthly periods. | Total under twelve months. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-3. | 3 6. | 6 9. | 9 12. 1 | ||||
Food of Infants. | Breast milk only | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
Cows' milk only | 17 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 81 | ||
Condensed milk only | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | ||
Artificial foods only | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
Breast and cows' milk .. | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
,, condensed milk | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ||
,, artificial foods | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
Mixed foods | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Not stated | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
33 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 162 | |||
State of Mother's Health. | Good health | 24 | 30 | 35 | 22 | 111 | |
Moderate | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | ||
Bad | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 26 | ||
Not stated | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
33 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 162 | |||
Mother's state as to occupation. | No occupation | 25 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 97 | |
Occupied at work | 6 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 57 | ||
Unknown . | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
33 | 51 | 48 . | 30 | 162 | |||
Method of Feeding. | Breast | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
Bottle with tube .. Bottle (boat shape) without tube | 11 12 | 22 22 | 25 15 | 15 6 | 73 55 | ||
Spoon | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
Otherwise .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
^Not stated | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
33 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 162 | |||
Method used to cleanse Feeding Apparatus. | Scalding water | 4 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | |
Hot | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | ||
Hot water and soda | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 37 | ||
Cold water | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
Brush and hot water | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 37 | ||
Otherwise | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Not stated (including 20 at breast) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | ||
33 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 162 | |||
No. of Rooms Occupied by the Family. | 1 room | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
2 rooms | 9 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 45 | ||
3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 32 | ||
4 ,, | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
5 ,, or more | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||
Not stated | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
Unknown | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
25 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 121 | |||
State of Rooms as to Cleanliness. | Clean | 28 | 42 | 35 | 23 | 128 | |
Dirty | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | ||
Unwholesome | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Not stated | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 7 | ||
Unknown | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
33 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 162 | |||
Prevalence of Flies. | Numerous | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | |
Moderate | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||
Few | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 31 | ||
None noted | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 64 | ||
25 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 121 |