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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
(1.) One child, aged four months, born prematurely, the
youngest of three under three years, came of a consumptive
family, and had been ill for 2½ months-
(2.) Another, aged four months, had been ailing from birth.
The mother had epileptic fits, and had lost two children
during the year, the whole family being delicate.
(3.) Another, illegitimate and born prematurely, died at three
months, had been delicate from birth. When first visited
the child was in a wretched condition, face covered with
sores and very puny and emaciated. The mother
removed shortly afterwards and could not be traced till
the death of the child was registered.
(4.) Another, aged eight months, had Diarrhoea from birth,
and had been in two hospitals and attended by three
doctors.
(5.) Another, eight weeks, was the youngest of 18, nine only
being alive. This child was entirelv breast fed.
(6.) Another was 12 months all but five days, had been ailing
from birth, had had Measles, Bronchitis and Chickenpox,
and had been in a hospital.
(7 and 8.) Two others, of four and five months, were nurse
children, and had been deserted, one of these was
illegitimate.
The next Table shows the result of the enquiries made after
these deaths, arranged in Wards, and there is also shown the
number of infants who had been previously visited, the number of
illegitimate infants, and the social status of the parents.
It may also be seen in the Table that only eight of the infants
who died from Diarrhœa had been fed in accordance with the