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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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T ABLE N O . 21-C PERCENTAGES. Results of Enquiries during Two Years
| Breast Fed. | Breast and 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants dead within the year. All diseases. | 33 | 15 | 52 | 29 | 19 | 54 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 70 | 70 | 26 | 39 | - | - | - | - | Mths 4.5 | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis. | 6 | 10 | 84 | 42 | 25 | 60 | 38 | 46 | 60 | 68 | 63. | 29 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis. | 28 | 19 | 53 | 22 | 16 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 67 | 67 | 30 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marasmus. | 18 | 13 | 69 | 30 | 21 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 28 | 75 | 75 | 21 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia. | 49 | 19 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 44 | 64 | 57 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 28 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis. | 65 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 67 | 49 | 33 | 77 | 80 | 21 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles and Whooping Cough. | 46 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 55 | 58 | 38 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 26 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |