Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Clapham, North. | Clapham, South. | Putney | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
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Infants visited | 291 | 240 | 220 | 560 | 464 | 582 | 371 | 237 | 54 | 3,506 |
Breast-fed | 252 | 196 | 164 | 443 | 395 | 455 | 306 | 202 | 368 | 2,781 |
Otherwise fed | 39 | 44 | 56 | 117 | 09 | 127 | 65 | 35 | 173 | 725 |
Infants re-visited | 728 | 524 | 436 | 689 | 334 | 340 | 469 | 379 | 279 | 4,178 |
Breast-fed | 420 | 325 | 89 | 417 | 212 | 120 | 211 | 171 | 71 | 2,036 |
Otherwise fed | 308 | 199 | 347 | 272 | 122 | 220 | 258 | 208 | 208 | 2,142 |
DEATHS OF INFANTS VISITED.
Under 1 mo. | Under 2 mos. | Under 3 mos. | Under 4 mos. | Under 5 mos. | Under 6 mos. | Under 7 mos. | Under 8 mos. | Under 9 mos. | Under 10 mos. | Under 11 mos. | Under 12 mos. | Total. | |
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Clapham, North | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 |
Clapham, South. | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Putney | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 |
Balham | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 15 |
Streatham | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Tooting | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 14 |
Southfields | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 10 |
Fa1rfield | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Springfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 15 |
Borough | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 94 |
Midwives.
The supervision of midwives is under the control of the London
County Council, but there is full co—operation between the midwives
and the health visitors. There are 32 midwives practising in the
Borough, of whom nine reside in neighbouring districts.