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Deptford 1926

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.

Births Notified, Year 1926.

Ward.Births Notified.Alive.Dead.By whom Notified.
Total.Male.Female.Parent.Doctor.Midwife.OtherPerson.
Canterbury1708882166417431091
Clifton1376473136164784
Deptford Park1347262131357950
Evelyn189919818541565108l
Hatcham11556591123262167l
Pepys804535782164024
St. Catherine's46202646162091
St. John's109575210632729512
St. Paul's271134137265612242332
St. Peter's333173160328530152862
Town Hall1647391160421401003
Vale169927716635531101
1917965952187938196476123114

Milk supplied to Necessitous Mothers and Children. During the year 8,521 applications were received and were dealt with as follows:—

Granted free7158
„ at half-price1328
Refused (over scale)35
8,521

Dried Milk, Virol, &c. The following amounts of dried milk, &c., were distributed to the mothers attending the Infant Welfare Centres, during the year 1926 and previous years.

1926192519241923
Ambrosia3,158 1lb. packets3,1952,6561,697
Cow and Gate1,581 „1,9031,8972,104
Glaxo1,108 „1,3562,8193,172
Lactogal93 tins696884
Lacta291,736
Trufood392 1 lb. tins19118839
Recolac369
Virol24 28 lb. tins283642
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