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 Willesden]
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Table No. 18—
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CASES AND THE PROPORTION OF CASES IN EACH CLASS IN RELATION TO THE FACTS OBSERVED WITH REGARD TO THE REARING OF THE INFANTS.
Breast Fed. | Breast & Hand Fed. | Hand Fed. | Improper Food. | Improper Bottles. | Fed Regularly. | Slept with Mother. | Slept in Kitchen | Taken out Regularly. | Properly Clothed. | Premises Clean | Mother Employed. | Baby Insured. | Mother attended by Doctor. | Midwife. | Promises to Improve. | Age of Mother. | Mean Age at Death. | Totals in each Class. | |
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All children in family surviving—eontd. | |||||||||||||||||||
Third Child No. | 157 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 112 | 134 | 127 | 124 | 155 | 172 | 22 | 94 | 135 | 70 | 98 | 28.7 | 206 | |
Per cent. | 76 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 75 | 83 | 11 | 45 | 65 | 34 | 47 | . . | ||
Nth Child No. | 229 | 47 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 145 | 225 | 172 | 156 | 193 | 221 | 47 | 117 | 162 | 134 | 161 | 33.2 | 301 | |
Per cent. | 76 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 74 | 57 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 44 | 53 | |||
Other children in family dead— | |||||||||||||||||||
One dead No. | 186 | 42 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 132 | 188 | 163 | 144 | 157 | 199 | 44 | 132 | 155 | 101 | 143 | 32 | 257 | |
Per cent. | 72 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 73 | 63 | 56 | 61 | 77 | 17 | 51 | 60 | 39 | 56 | |||
Two dead No. | 85 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 54 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 24 | 58 | 65 | 48 | 65 | 33 | 115 | |
Per cent. | 74 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 21 | 50 | 56 | 41 | 56 | |||
Three or more dead No. | 57 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 56 | 45 | 40 | 51 | 47 | 15 | 47 | 38 | 39 | 53 | 35 | 78 | |
Per cent. | 73 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 47 | 72 | 57 | 51 | 65 | 60 | 19 | 60 | 48 | 50 | 68 | |||
Total surviving at end of Year No. | 1126 | 217 | 179 | 200 | 124 | 824 | 1045 | 958 | 932 | 1064 | 1201 | 235 | 716 | 973 | 530 | 797 | 29.4 | 1522 | |
Per cent. | 74 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 69 | 63 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 15 | 47 | 63 | 35 | 52 | |||
Total dead within Year No | 84 | 52 | 195 | 110 | 58 | 161 | 184 | 165 | 139 | 222 | 210 | 85 | 118 | 211 | 109 | 4.3 | 331 | ||
Per cent. | 25 | 15 | 60 | 33 | 17 | 48 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 67 | 63 | 25 | 35 | 63 | 32 | ||||
Grand Total all cases | 1210 | 269 | 374 | 310 | 182 | 984 | 1229 | 1123 | 1071 | 1286 | 1411 | 320 | 834 | 1184 | 639 | 797 | 1853 | ||
Per cent. | 65 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 53 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 17 | 45 | 63 | 34 |