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. 22.-D. Table giving Summary of Results of Birth Enquiries for the Year 1907.
Children alive at end of year.
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 Dr. | Midwife. | Promises to Improve. | Age of Mother. | Mean Age at Death. | Totals in each Class. | |
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All children in family surviving 1st child 115 | 83 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 87 | 81 | 101 | 25 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 115 |
2nd ,, 98 | 85 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 65 | 56 | 71 | 67 | 56 | 15 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | 98 |
3rd „ 72 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 10 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 72 |
Nth „ 183 | 167 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 97 | 133 | 104 | 88 | 108 | 144 | 30 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | 183 |
Other children in family dead. 1 dead | 03 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 59 | 81 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 98 | 34 | 56 | 21 | 111 | 132 | |||
2 ,, | 155 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 50 | 25 | - | - | 64 |
Nth ,, | 42 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 42 | 26 | - | - | 51 |
All children in family surviving. Percentage. 1st child | 72 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 76 | 70 | 88 | 22 | 37 | - | - | 37 | 23.8 | ||
2nd „ | 87 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 72 | 68 | 87 | 15 | 49 | - | - | 34 | 25.5 | ||
3rd „ | 90 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 73 | 58 | 60 | 71 | 82 | 14 | 36 | - | - | 30 | 28.4 | ||
Nth „ | 91 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 59 | 78 | 16 | 35 | - | - | 37 | 32.6 | ||
Other children in family dead Percentage. 1 dead | 78 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 61 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 25 | 42 | - | - | 37 | 30.5 | ||
2 ,, | 86 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 67 | 23 | 44 | - | - | 39 | 32.7 | ||
Nth ,, | 82 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 66 | 57 | 52 | 53 | 70 | 15 | 31 | - | - | 52 | 36.4 |