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 of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Feeding.—In the 2,086 births visited it was found that 1,920
infants were being breast fed and 74 partly breast fed. Only 92 were
entirely hand fed.
Ward. | Births Notified. | Alive. | Dead. | By whom Notified. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total. | Male. | Female. | Parent. | Doctor. | Midwife. | OtherPerson. | |||
Canterbury | 170 | 88 | 82 | 166 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 109 | 1 |
Clifton | 137 | 64 | 73 | 136 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 84 | — |
Deptford Park | 134 | 72 | 62 | 131 | 3 | 5 | 79 | 50 | — |
Evelyn | 189 | 91 | 98 | 185 | 4 | 15 | 65 | 108 | l |
Hatcham | 115 | 56 | 59 | 112 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 67 | l |
Pepys | 80 | 45 | 35 | 78 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 24 | — |
St. Catherine's | 46 | 20 | 26 | 46 | — | 16 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
St. John's | 109 | 57 | 52 | 106 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 2 |
St. Paul's | 271 | 134 | 137 | 265 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 233 | 2 |
St. Peter's | 333 | 173 | 160 | 328 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 286 | 2 |
Town Hall | 164 | 73 | 91 | 160 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 100 | 3 |
Vale | 169 | 92 | 77 | 166 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 110 | 1 |
1917 | 965 | 952 | 1879 | 38 | 196 | 476 | 1231 | 14 |
Granted free | 7158 |
„ at half-price | 1328 |
Refused (over scale) | 35 |
8,521 |
1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ambrosia | 3,158 1lb. packets | 3,195 | 2,656 | 1,697 |
Cow and Gate | 1,581 „ | 1,903 | 1,897 | 2,104 |
Glaxo | 1,108 „ | 1,356 | 2,819 | 3,172 |
Lactogal | 93 tins | 69 | 68 | 84 |
Lacta | — | — | 29 | 1,736 |
Trufood | 392 1 lb. tins | 191 | 188 | 39 |
Recolac | — | 36 | 9 | — |
Virol | 24 28 lb. tins | 28 | 36 | 42 |
" Winsome " | — | — | — | 48 |