Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1908 including annual report on factories and workshops
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TABLE B. BIRTHS' INVESTIGATIONS 1908.
Totals. | Age at Visit. | Method of Feeding. | Condition of Child. | Mother's Work. | Mother's Health. | Condition of Tenement. | No. of Rooms. | First Born. | Twins. | Illegitimate. | ||||||||||||||||
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weeks | Breast only. | Breast, etc. | Cows Milk. | Artificial or Condensed. | Not Fed | Well Nourished. | Fairly Nourished. | Badly Nourished. | None. | Away from Home. | Ditto Intermittent | Some Home Work. | Good. | Indifferent. | Bad. | Clean. | Fairly Clean. | Dirty. | One. | Two. | Three. | Four or more. | ||||
231 | 0-1 | 192 | — | 13 | 2 | 24 | 166 | 32 | 33 | 145 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 179 | 42 | 10 | 144 | 69 | 18 | 101 | 87 | 37 | 6 | 75 | 16 | 3 |
153 | 1-2 | 140 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 100 | 34 | 19 | 94 | 12 | 37 | 10 | 113 | 35 | 5 | 104 | 40 | 9 | 59 | 62 | 22 | 10 | 62 | 14 | 2 |
59 | 2-3 | 53 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
40 | 3-4 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 15 | — | 1 |
39 | 4-5 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — |
26 | 5-6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 |
20 | 6-7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 | 7 | — | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 15 | 5 | — | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — |
46 | 7-8 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 25 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 8 | — | 27 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
143 | 8-12 | 102 | 18 | 18 | 5 | — | 71 | 56 | 16 | 103 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 103 | 39 | 1 | 82 | 47 | 14 | 35 | 70 | 29 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
81 | over 12 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | 46 | 22 | 13 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 61 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 17 | — | 2 |
838 | — | 687 | 46 | 61 | 20 | 24 | 520 | 215 | 103 | 563 | 63 | 149 | 63 | 626 | 189 | 23 | 505 | 271 | 62 | 293 | 347 | 152 | 46 | 258 | 48 | 14 |
% | 82 | 5.5 | 7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 67 | 7.5 | 18 | 7.5 | 75 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 60 | 32.5 | 7.5 | 35 | 41.5 | 18 | 5.5 | 31 | 5.5 | 1.6 |