Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1909]
TABLE XXVII.
Ages of Infants in three monthly periods. | Total under twelve months. | Total for 3 years. | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0—3. | 3—6. | 6—9. | 9—12. | ||||||||||||||
1907 | 1908 | 1909. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909 | 1907. | 1908 | 1909. | 1907 | 1908'1909 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909. | 1907.9. | |||
Food of Infants. | Breast milk only | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
Cows' milk only | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 72 | |
Condensed milk only | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |
Artificial foods only.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Breast and cows' milk | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
,, condensed milk | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
,, artificial foods | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Mixed foods | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 137 | ||
State of Mother's Health. | Good health | 3 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 43 | 23 | 94 |
Moderate | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 | |
Bad | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 137 | ||
Mothers State as to Occupation. | No occupation | 6 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | .. | 5 | 24 | 50 | 22 | 96 |
Occupied | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 38 | |
Unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 137 | ||
Method used to cleanse Feeding Apparatus. | Scalding water | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Hot | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | • • | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 5 | 15 | |
Hot water and soda | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | •• | .. | 2 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 32 | ||
Cold water | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Brush and hot water | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .. | 1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 | ||
Otherwise | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Not stated (including 3 at breast) | 3 | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 137 | ||
Description of Feeding Apparatus. | Breast | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
Bottle with tube | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | .. | 4 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 65 | |
Bottle (boat shape) without tube | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 47 | |
Spoon | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 137 | ||
No. of Rooms occupied by Family. | 1 room | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 11 | 7 | 18 |
2 rooms | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 8 | 6 | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 23 | 15 | 38 | |
3 ,, | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 15 | 7 | 22 | |
4 „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
5 ,, or more | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | |
Unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
.. | 18 | 5 | .. | 20 | 10 | .. | 21 | 12 | .. | 4 | 6 | •• | 63 | 33 | 96 | ||
State of Rooms as to Cleanliness. | Clean | 8 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 46 | 22 | 108 |
Dirty | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 19 | |
Unwholesome | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Not stated | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 137 | ||
Prevalence of Flies. | Numerous | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Moderate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Few | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 11 | 13 | 24 | |
None noted | .. | 14 | 2 | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | 9 | 5 | •• | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 50 | ||
.. | 18 | 5 | .. | 20 | 10 | .. | 21 | 12 | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | 63 | 33 | 96 |