Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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II.—Employment of Mother in Relation to Health of Child.
A.—Children surviving first year (75 out of 90 cases under supervision).
| In case of mothers industrially employed | in case of mothers nut industrially employed. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at home. | in factory or workshop | elsewhere. | |||
| in lead. | otherwise. | ||||
| Industrial work discontinued before confinement— | |||||
| Under 1 week | 13 | .. | 6 | .. | .. |
| Under 2 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 3 weeks | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 4 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 8 weeks | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Under 12 weeks | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Under 26 weeks | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Over 26 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Industrial work resumed after confinement— | |||||
| Within 4 weeks | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Within 6 weeks | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Within 8 weeks | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Within 12 weeks | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Within 52 weeks | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Not within year | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Nursed (at last visit) — | |||||
| At home, by mother | 16 | .. | 4 | 4 | 44 |
| At home. by other person | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. |
| Put out | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Feeding— | |||||
| Breast alone— | |||||
| Under 1 month | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Under 2 months | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Under 3 months | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Under 6 months | 15 | .. | 4 | 3 | 37 |
| Breast partly— | .. | ||||
| Under 1 month | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Under 2 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 3 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 6 months | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Artificial entirely | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |