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R. A.—Admitted 17th January, 1908. Age on admission,
15 weeks. Health on admission : Very ill ; suffering
from diarrhoea. (One of twins.) Died on 27th
January. Cause of death certified to be congenital
debility, diarrhoea. On B.C. milk 10 days.
E. B.—Admitted 5th October, 1907. Age on admission,
2 months. Health on admission, bad : Tubercular.
Both parents phthisical, and mother suffering from
heart disease. Child had bronchitis in December.
Weight in October, 9 lb. 8 oz. ; in April following,
14 lb. Child taken out on a very cold day on April
3rd, and died on the 10th from broncho-pneumonia.
On B.C. milk 6 months.
F. W.—Admitted 6th January, 1908. Age on admission,
2½ months; died 7th January, 1908. No information
obtainable. Child lived out of district. On
B.C. milk 1 day.
K C.—Admitted 1st July, 1908. Age on admission, 4
months. Health on admission, very bad ; suffering
from gastric catarrh. Child gained 2 1b. 4 oz. in
9 weeks. Taken off milk on 14th September ; died
23rd September. Diarrhoea. On B.C. milk
months.
R. B.—Admitted 25th September, 1908. Age on admission,
7 weeks. State of health on admisssion, very ill.
Suffering from diarrhœa. Died 26th September,
1908. Convulsions. On B.C. milk 1 day.
The above examples sufficiently indicate that the children fed
on the Borough Council milk do not constitute a normal infant
population, and due allowance must therefore be made for this
fact when calculating the death rate.