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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1909
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909
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mortality of childhood. 49
Deaths of Illegitimate Children.
1909.
(Corrected.)
Ages (yrs.) Males. Females. Total.
0— 14 14 28
1— 5 2 7
5— — —
Totals 19 16 35
Causes of Death.
1909.
0— 1—5
m. f. m. f.
Measles 1 - 1 -
Whooping Cough - - - 2
Diarrhœal Diseases 4 3 - -
Enteritis 2 1 - -
Premature Birth 2 2 - -
Developmental Diseases 2 1 - -
Tuberculous Diseases 1 - 1 -
Convulsions - 1 - -
Respiratory Diseases - 4 3 -
Other Diseases 2 2 - -
Infantile Mortality.
Fully corrected.
Males. Females. Persons.
I. L. I. L. I. L.
1909 273 97 225 92 250 95
1904-08 248 121 195 96 222 109
I—Illegitimate. L—Legitimate.
Occupations of Mothers.
Domestic Service 20
Cook 3 "Servant" 9
Housemaid 5 General Servant 3
Other occupations— 11
Laundress 4 Shop Assistant 1
Dressmaker 2 Schoolmistress 1
Charwoman 2 Weaver 1
No occupation, occupation not stated 4
TABLE 37. Diarrhœa, 1909.
| Methods of Feeding. | Months. | Years. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 3— | 6- | 9- | 0— | 1— | 2- | 3— | |||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| All notified cases. | Breast | _ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 14 |
| Bottle | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 20 | |
| Breast and Bottle | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 11 | |
| "Anything" | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 36 | |
| Fatal notified cases. | Breast | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bottle | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Breast and Bottle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Anything" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Deaths, not notified. | Breast | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Bottle | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | - | - | 9 | 1 | |
| Breast and Bottle | — | - | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | |
| "Anything" | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | — | 2 | |
Notes.—One f. aetat. 3 months notified with diarhœa died of simple enteritis.
In 6 reports relating to deaths (not notified) the method of feeding was not stated, viz.: —
Males—3, ætant 7 and 8 months and 1 year.
Females—3 „ 1 and 4 months and 1 year.
Infant Rearing (Health Visiting).—Last year 2,478 births were noted for visits, 1,284
being referred to the Paddington Health Society. In 381 instances the visits proved noneffective,
25 (one per cent.) by reason of the parents' refusal to receive the visitor, 38 through