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]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
2. Those who died— | |
---|---|
Breast fed | 55.5 per cent. |
Mixed feeding | 32.9 „ |
Hand-fed | 11.5 „ |
3. Comparison of rates of mortality between infants— | |
Breast-fed | 5.1 per cent. |
Mixed feeding | 10.4 |
Hand-fed | 19.1 „ |
Vital Statistics, 1918.
Remaining under supervision end of first year | 2,372 |
Found | 9 |
Given up | 9 |
Removed and not traced | 68 |
Died | 85 |
Remaining under supervision end of second year | 2,219 |
Mortality per 1,000 visited, second year | 36.8 |
(51.6) |
Vital Statistics, 1917.
Remaining under supervision end of second year | 2,221 |
Found | 32 |
Removed and not traced | 81 |
Remaining under supervision end of third year | 2,129 |
Mortality per 1,000 visited, third year | 19.7 |
(24.1) |
Vital Statistics, 1916.
Remaining under supervision end of third year | 2,348 |
Found | 51 |
Given up | 3 |
Removed and not traced | 83 |
Died | 28 |
Remaining under supervision end of fourth year | 2,285 |
Mortality per 1,000 visited, fourth year | 12.1 |
(18.1) |