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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

Hammersmith 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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The feeding of the 1,648 infants visited was found to be
as follows:—
Breast-feeding (first visit) 1,443
Artificial feeding 125
Mixed feeding 80
Every effort is made by the Health Visitors to encourage
mothers to breast-feed their infants, and also to induce
them to attend the Consultations at the Infant Welfare
Centres, so that both mother and child may be kept under
observation during the most critical months of the child's
life. Unfortunately breast feeding is dropped by many in
order that the mother may return to work.

Table: The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births since 1906 the year of the appointment of the first Health Visitor:—

The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births since 1906 the year of the appointment of the first Health Visitor:—

Year.Births.Deaths of Infants.Deaths of Infants per 1000 births.
19063112430138
19073029362117
19083204383120
19092995360120
1910290632999
19112929434146
1912288025990
19132951314103
1914293527694
19152708277102
1916260522285
19172278251110
19182014210104
1919229622899
1920331221966
1921277924588
1922275819671
1923270117364
1924239917372
1925235115365
1926218814466
1927207612661
1928225815669
1929216213362
1930217314064
1931207314068
1932194012966
1933182711965
1934178313777
1935187713170
1936192211660
1937191313068
1938187411762