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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
Croydon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE A.
| Infants dying from Diarrhœal Diseases. 0-6 months. | Infants dying from other than Diarrhœal Diseases. 0-6 months. | Infants surviving 6 months. | Total investigated. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed only | 5 | 46 | 579 | 630 |
| Breast and subsequently Cow's milk | 3 | 33 | 36 | |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 2 | ... | 29 | 31 |
| Ditto Other foods | 4 | 3 | 35 | 42 |
| Breast & simultaneously Cow's Milk ... | ... | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | ... | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Ditto Other foods | ... | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| Entirely Hand Fed— Cow's Milk | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 |
| Ditto Other foods | 9 | 4 | 39 | 52 |
| Number investigated | 25 | 73 | 809 | 907 |
TABLE B.—The same information expressed in percentages.
| Of all infants investigated under 6 months. | Of infants dying from Diarrhœal Diseases. 0-6 months. | Of infants dying from other than Diarrhœal Diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed only | per cent. 69.4 | per cent. 20.0 | per cent. 630 |
| Breast and subsequently Cow's Milk | 4.0 | ... | 4.1 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 3.4 | 8.0 | ... |
| Ditto Other foods | 4.6 | 16.0 | 4.1 |
| Breast and simultaneously Cow's Milk | 2.3 | ... | 2.7 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 2.0 | ... | 4.1 |
| Ditto Other foods | 3.5 | ... | 6.9 |
| Entirely Hand Fed—Cow's Milk | 2.4 | 12.0 | 5.5 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 2.4 | 8.0 | 41 |
| Ditto Other foods | 60 | 36.0 | 5.5 |
| 100 | 100 | 100 |