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
Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Putney. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants visited | 19 | 170 | 675 | 147 | 354 | 631 | 1,996 |
| 1. Breast-fed only | 16 | 132 | 519 | 120 | 301 | 513 | 1,601 |
| a. Otherwise fed | 3 | 38 | 156 | 27 | 53 | 118 | 395 |
| 2 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 96 | |
| (b) Breast and condensed milk | ... | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | |||
| ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 27 | |
| (f) Cows' milk only | ... | 14 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 112 |
| (g) Cows' and condensed milk | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| (h) Cows' milk and food | ... | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| ... | 3 | 23 | ... | 8 | 17 | 62 | |
| ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | |
| (£) Farinaceous and other foods | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 11 |
| Died | ... | 10 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 66 |
| Ineffectual visits | 1 | 93 | 152 | 20 | 132 | 314 | 712 |