Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Table XI.—
Ages of Infants in three-monthly periods. | Total under twelve months. | Total for 7 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0—3. | 3—6. | 6—9. | 9—12. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915| | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1909 15 | ||
Method used to cleanse Feeding Apparatus. | Scalding water | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 74 | |
Hot | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Hot water and soda | 2 | .. | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 8 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 125 | |||
Cold water | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Brush and hot water | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 64 | ||
Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 13 | |
Not stated (including 51 at breast) | .. | 1 | 12 | .. | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 113 | |
5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 5 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 87 | 2 | 425 | ||
No. of Rooms occupied by Family. | 1 room | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 74 |
2 rooms | 2 | 1 | 16 | .. | 1 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | .. | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 73 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 161 | |
3 ,, | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 7 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 97 | |
[4 ,, | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 25, | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 43 | |
5 ,, or more | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 10 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | |
Unknown | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | ||
5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 5 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 87 | 32 | 425 | ||
State of Rooms as to Cleanliness. | Clean | 5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 8 | 12 | : 26 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 44 | .. | 5 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2; | 22 | 20 | 160 | 11 | 30 | 75 | 22 | 340 |
Dirty | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 35 | |
Unwholesome | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 15 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | l | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | |
Unknown | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 14 | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 25 | |
5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 5 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 87 | 32 | 425 | ||
Prevalence of Flies. | Numerous | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 25 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 99 | .. | 1 | 16 | 7 | 132 |
Moderate | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 12 | .. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 27 | |
Few | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .. | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 131 | |
None noted | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .. | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 135 | |
5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 1 5 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 87 | 3 | 425 |