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 1909 including annual report on factories and workshops
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TABLE M. ENQUIRIES INTO INFANTS DEATHS, 1909.
Method of Feeding. | Reason for Weaning. | Cause of Death. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Age at Death. Weeks. | Totals. | Breast. | Breast and other food. | Cow's Milk. | Artificial or Condensed. | Died soon after birth. | Loss of Milk. | Illness of Mother or Child. | Mother's Work. | Mother's Death. | Diarrhoea. | Prematurity. | Marasmus. | Atrophy and Developmental Diseases | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Convulsions. | Suflocation. | Measles. | Hooping Cough. | Tuberculosis. | Meningitis, including Tuberculous. | Miscellaneous. | First Born | Twins. | Illegitimate. |
0-1 | 40 | 10 | - | 5 | - | 25 | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
1-2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | - | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | I | 3 | 1 | — |
2-3 | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | I | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
3-4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | — | |
Months. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1-2 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 |
2-3 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | I | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
3-4 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | |
4-5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | I | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | - | 4 | - | - |
5-6 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — |
6-7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | I | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
7-8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
8-9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
9-10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
10-11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
11—12 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Totals | 265 | 104 | 38 | 65 | 33 | 25 | 57 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 2 |
98 | 98 |