Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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The length of time. during which these children were fed from the Depot up to the end of December, 1908, is shown in the following table : —
Age Started. | AGE WHEN STARTING AND PERIOD FED. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||
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Under 1 wk. | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | 1-2 mos. | 2-3 mos. | 3-4 mos. | 4-5 mos. | 5-6 mos. | 6-7 mos. | 7-8 mos. | 8-9 mos. | 9-10 mos. | 10-11 mos. | 11-12 mos. | 1 year and over. | ||
Under 1 wk. | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 | 49 |
1-2 wks. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 34 |
2-3 „ | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
3-4 „ | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33 |
1-2 mos. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 148 |
2-3 „ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 103 |
3-4 „ | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 83 |
4-5 „ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 55 |
5-6 „ | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 27 |
6-7 „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 16 |
7-8 „ | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
8-9 „ | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
9-10 „ | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 |
10-11 „ | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
11-12 „ | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
1 year and over. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 |
Totals | 34 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 104 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 82 | 632 |