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 Stepney]
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TABLE SHOWING THE FEEDING OF INFANTS AT DIFFERENT PERIODS DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF INFANCY.
Nature of Food. | Weeks. | Months. | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Breast only | 573 | 573 | 562 | 555 | 480 | 420 | 354 | 283 | 184 | 95 | 25 | 4 | — | — | - |
Breast and Artificial Food. | 23 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 69 | 88 | 117 | 153 | 224 | 293 | 340 | 321 | 273 | 256 | 253 |
Artificial Food only | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 59 | 80 | 106 | 121 | 137 | 152 | 184 | 229 | 242 | 243 |
Dead at | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Removed at | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — |
Total | 609 | 609 | 609 | 606 | 603 | 586 | 567 | 551 | 542 | 529 | 525 | 519 | 507 | 502 | 497 |