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Islington 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1914]

TABLE XXVI.

Particulars ofInvestigations intotheDeathsofInfantsfromDiarrhoeaduringthesix years1909-14.

Ages of Infants in three-monthly periods.Total under twelve months.Total for 6 years.
0—3.3—6.6—9.9-12.
1909191019111912191319141909191019111912191319141909191019111912191319141909191019111912191319141909191019111912191319141909-14
Food of Infants.Breast milk only..16..35122225..34..12117....12719261349
Cows’ milk only3111..2853203476318..4312111231596041221121
Condensed milk only1..8..214..18..152..9....3225..1..9240..4964
Artificial foods only1......1......3..1......5....2....5......1..13..2218
Breast & cows’ milk....311....35..131..1....2..15....1141412628
,, condensed milk....4....1....4113....4....41..2......1..1411825
,, artificial foods......22..162..31..2....11..61..3211432931
Mixed foods......1..4......1231..8....4....2..221..10241330
Not stated....3..11....6....1114....2..14....21217..1627
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State of Mother's Health.Good health412411016573468189534..5165435..58231712772858260
Moderate....3....41192232110..116i....432832848
Bad..151114114128..15....41131..25427331557
Not stated....3..11....7....11..6....2..13....21119..1628
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Mother's State as to Occupation.No occupation4..2727177..435920636..4155..34231022114092362257
Occupied at work1..5..44381543951515..171610..2..10194541020108
Not stated..23..11..16....1114....1..13....21516..1528
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Method ofFeeding.Breast..16..35122225..34..12117....12719261349
Bottle with tube2..2....2534..15725....1436....118817..1953
Bottle (boat shape)without tube21222713444968163137..418122514510813392352235
Spoon....2..11....3..12....2....1....1..111..8..3517
Otherwise........................1..2..........2....21..4....27
Not stated....3..11....61..2115....1..161..2122021632
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