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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Table I.— Ward VI. Infants born in Ward VI. (January to March, 1908),
Number of Rooms occupied by family at first visit. | Length of Time of entire Breast Feeding. | ||||||||||||||
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Not at all. | Under 1 month. | —2 | —3 | —4 | — 5 | — 6 | —7 | —8 | —9 | —10 | —11 | —12 | 12 and over. | Total. | |
1 room | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
2 rooms | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 8 | 35 |
3 rooms | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 |
4 rooms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | |
Over 4 rooms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Not stated | 1 | — | — | — | — — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Total | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 74 |
Table II.—W ard VI. Infants born in Ward VI. (January to March, 1908),
Number of Booms occupied by family at first visit. | Length of Time of entire Breast Feeding (which was still continuing at primary visit, or at last visit before removal). | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all. | Under 1 month. | —2 | —3 | —4 | —5 | — 6 | —7 | —8 | — 9 | —10 | — 11 | —12 | 12 and over. | Total. | |
1 room | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 1+1* | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 27 |
2 rooms | 1 | — | 4+1* | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1* | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
3 rooms | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Over 3 rooms . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Not stated | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Total | 4 | — | 19+1* | 16 | 1 | — | 1+1* | — | 1* | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 46 |
* Signifies that Breast Feeding had partially or entirely ceased.