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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
Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following tables summarise the information given in the foregoing two tables for the quinquennium:—
| Year. | How Fed. | Kind of Food. | Sleeping Accommodation. | Condition of Baby. | Accommodation. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast. | Breast and Hand, | Hand. | Cow's Milk. | Patent Foods. | Condensed Milk. | With Mother. | Cot or Cradle. | Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Whole House. | Flat. | Half-house. | 3 Rooms. | 2 Rooms. | Room. | |
| 1930 | 1,544 | 96 | 321 | 142 | 169 | 106 | 366 | 1,595 | 1,708 | 15 | 38 | 612 | 213 | 431 | 134 | 403 | 168 |
| 1929 | 1,549 | 47 | 248 | 91 | 126 | 78 | 469 | 1,375 | 1,651 | 156 | 37 | 589 | 272 | 377 | 90 | 307 | 212 |
| 1928 | 1,524 | 46 | 237 | 85 | 123 | 75 | 440 | 1,367 | 1,579 | 207 | 21 | 565 | 303 | 353 | 118 | 294 | 178 |
| 1927 | 1,608 | 59 | 252 | 87 | 150 | 74 | 684 | 1,235 | 1,745 | 139 | 35 | 555 | 267 | 343 | 133 | 351 | 270 |
| 1926 | 1,845 | 79 | 318 | 138 | 166 | 93 | 1,025 | 1,217 | 2,087 | 128 | 27 | 594 | 334 | 469 | 73 | 422 | 350 |
The percentage breast-fed has decreased to 78.7 during 1930, the
figures for previous years being: 1929, 84.0; 1928, 84.9; 1927,
83.8; 1926, 82.3. On the other hand, separate sleeping accommodation
has improved consistently.