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3 (10 per cent.) children were breast fed entirely in early infancy.
2 children were breast fed short time, then bottle fed.
21 children were bottle or hand fed entirely.
2 children were fed with ordinary food.
2 cases the families had removed.
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3 children were fed on breast milk.
11 children were fed on cow's milk.
7 children were fed on condensed milk.
2 children were fed on ordinary food.
5 children were fed on combined foods.
2 cases the families had removed.
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The ages of the children were as follows:—One to two months, 2;
two to three months, 2; three to four months, 2; four to five months,
6; five to six months, 2; six to seven months, 1; seven to eight
months, 2; eight to nine months, 0; nine to ten months, 1; ten to
eleven months, 1; eleven to twelve months, 3; twelve to fifteen
months, 4; fifteen to eighteen months, 2. One child was two years
old and one 9 years.
South Park Ward.
In this Ward the deaths numbered 42 (20 males and 22 females)
10 of whom (equal to 23.8 per cent.) were illegitimates. These cases
occurred in 35 houses, (29 houses with one death in each, 5 with two
deaths in each, and one with three.)
Six of the children were found to have been weak from birth. In
ten instances the mothers went out to work regularly for periods
varying from one to six days weekly.
7 (16.6 per cent.) children were breast fed entirely in early
infancy.
8 children were breast fed short time, then bottle fed.
18 children were bottle or hand fed entirely.
7 children were fed with ordinary food.
1 family had removed.
1 case the particulars were refused.
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7 children were fed on breast milk.
10 children were fed on cow's milk.
7 children were fed on condensed milk.
9 children were fed on combined foods.
7 children were fed on ordinary foods.
1 family had removed.
1 case the particulars were refused.
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