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Finsbury 1904

Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops

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METHODS OF FEEDING & INFANT MORTALITY.
The following Table and Notes have been drawn up by
Dr. Sandilands with a view of demonstrating the influence of different
methods of feeding on the infantile mortality of Finsbury:—

Percentage of Infants at several Ages Fed in Different Ways.

Age in Months.Causes of Death and Survivors.Condensed Milk.Human and Condensed.Cow's Milk.Human and Cow's.Total Artificial.Human Milk.Totals.
Under 3 Months.Diarrhœa161514317624100
All other Causes7910103664100
Survivors621022080100
3-6Diarrhœa242122198614100
All other Causes121617156040100
Survivors721222377100
6-9Diarrhœa141917338317100
All other Causes18912185743100
Survivors931543169100
9-12Diarrhœa16723226832100
All other Causes41610336337100
Survivors1753266040100
12-18Survivors2564598515100