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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| In case of mothers industrially employed | In case of mothers 7wt industrially employed. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at home. | in factory or workshop | elsewhere. | |||
| in lead. | otherwise. | ||||
| Industrial work discontinued before confinement— | |||||
| Under 1 week | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Under 2 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 3 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 4 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 8 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 12 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 26 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Over 26 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Industrial work resumed after confinement— | |||||
| Within 4 weeks | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Within 6 weeks | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Within 8 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Within 12 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Within 52 weeks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Not within year | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nursed (at last visit)— | |||||
| At home, by mother | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 12 |
| At home, by other person | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Put out | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Feeding— | |||||
| Breast alone— | |||||
| Under 1 month | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Under 2 months | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Under 3 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Under 6 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Breast partly— | |||||
| Under 1 month | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Under 2 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 3 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 6 months | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Artificial entirely | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Age at death— | |||||
| Under 1 month | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 2 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Under 3 months | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Under 6 months | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Under 12 months | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cause of death— | |||||
| Infectious diseases* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wasting diseases (including premature birth) .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Other diseases | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | |
| Mean age at death | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
| mnths | mnths | mnths | |||
* Notifiable diseases only, not including Measles.