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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
Willesden 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 20.
Table showing at each month of age, manner of feeding, as ascertained upon enquiry into 2,831 births,
| Number enquired into. | 0-1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | Ove 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612 | 1414 | 547 | 111 | 51 | 45 | 183 | |
| Bread Fed. Infants alive at end of year | 369 | 993 | 330 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Infants dead within year | 97 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 49 |
| Total | 466 | 1026 | 353 | 54 | 13 | 18 | 51 |
| Percentage | 75 | 72 | 64 | 49 | 25 | 40 | 28 |
| Breast and Hand Fed. Infants alive at end of Year | 17 | 150 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Infants dead within Year | 9 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| Total | 26 | 160 | 81 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| Percentage | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Hand Fed. Infants alive at end of Year | 36 | 151 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Infants dead within Year | 84 | 77 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 106 |
| Total | 120 | 228 | 113 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 107 |
| Percentage | 10 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 60 | 46 | 58 |
Generally, it may be said that the enquiries of 1907 confirm in
their results those of 1906. The results of the two years' enquiries
(litter only in negligeable proportions. The following table gives the
results of the enquiries:—