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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
Poplar 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The feeding of the infants during the first six months of life was as follows:—
| 1. Those alive at end of completed year (December, 1921)— | |
| Breast fed | 75.5 |
| Mixed feeding | 20.2 |
| Hand-fed | 4.1 |
| 2. Those who died— | |
| Breast fed | 57.7 |
| Mixed feeding | 31.9 |
| Hand-fed | 10.3 |
| 3. Comparison of rates of mortality between infants— | |
| Breast-fed | 3.7 |
| Mixed feeding | 7.3 |
| Hand-fed | 11.2 |
Vital Statistics, 1919.
| Remaining under supervision end of first year | 3,277 |
| Found | 27 |
| Given up | 17 |
| Removed and not traced | 123 |
| Died | 75 |
| Remaining under supervision end of second year | 3,089 |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited, second year | 23.7 (36.8) |
Vital Statistics, 1918.
| Remaining under supervision end of second year | 2,219 |
| Found | 62 |
| Given up | 13 |
| Removed and not traced | 70 |
| Died | 28 |
| Remaining under supervision end of third year | 2,170 |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited, third year | 12.7 |
| (19.7) |
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