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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

Wandsworth 1916

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The next Table shows the result of the inquiries made after
these deaths, arranged in Wards, and there is also shown the
number of infants who had been previously Visited, and the number
of illegitimate infants

Table: TABLE XX.

TABLE XX.

Clapham, North.Clapham, South.Putney.Streatham.Balham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.| Borough.
Total Number of Deaths54461015751268
Wholly breast-fed...1...1...11...37
Otherwise fed433591264955
No information11...12...1...6
Previously visited (1916)22315822732
,, ,, (1915)i1114
Fed according to pamphlet...11......1...148
Breast-fed............11...24
Otherwise fed33325812532
Illegitimate1...133222418
Nurse children............222...28
Born outside Borough1......1113...310
Premature...1122...1...29
Delicate from birth......221...31211
Twin Children............1......1...2

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Infant Visiting.
During the year the female Sanitary Inspectors have continued
the work begun in 1905 in visiting the homes where births had
occurred.
"We herewith submit to you the report of our visits amongst
infants during the year 1916.
"In February, 1916, a Health Visitor was appointed solely
for Infant Visiting, which accounts for the greatly increased number
of visits in Tooting, Balham and Clapham North, the districts
allotted to her, and of re-visits in all the Wards.
"The total number of visits paid including re-visits and
ineffectual visits was 8,212, compared with 5,188 in 1915. The