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Wandsworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Maternity and Child Welfare. 63
Infant Visiting.
There were 3,789 births during the year and 3,413 of these,
or 90 0 per cent., were visited compared with 88.4 in 1934, 89.1
in 1933, 89.0 in 1932, 90.9 in 1931 and 84.1 in 1930.
Table XXX. gives particulars of the method of feeding
of infants on the occasion of the initial visit and when revisited.
On the first visit it was found that 3,029 of the 3,413
infants visited were being fed from the breast entirely.
TABLE XXX.
| Method of Feeding. | Age of infant on first visit. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 month. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—12 months. | Total. | |
| Breast-fed | 2017 | 691 | 130 | 41 | 3029 |
| Otherwise fed | 111 | 141 | 62 | 80 | 394 |
| Method of Feeding. | Age of infant on subsequent visit. | ||||
| Under 1 month. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—12 months. | Total. | |
| Breast-fed | 86 | 600 | 679 | 403 | 1768 |
| Otherwise fed | 80 | 342 | 540 | 1467 | 2429 |
It was found that in 429 of the births, doctors had been in
attendance, while in 969 the services of midwives had been
utilised. 2,015 infants were born in hospitals and other institutions.