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 B.
Mode of feeding of living infants visited during the year 1911, representing the actual number of infants visited, and the mode of feeding at the time of enquiry—that is at the particular month of age stated.
Under 1 Month. | Months. | Total Infants. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 Week. | 1-2 W eeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks | —2 | -3 | —4 | —5 | —6 | —7 | -8 | -9 | — 10 | -11 | —12 | ||
Breast-feeding | 16 | 60 | 137 | 151 | 182 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 606 |
364 | ||||||||||||||||
Mixed-feeding | .. | 2 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | |
10 | ||||||||||||||||
Hand-feeding | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | |
Total in each period | 18 | 67 | 141 | 165 | 213 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 685 |