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122
Stillborn (Stillbirths per 1,000 births, 32.1) 103
Died before visit 67
Not requiring or desiring visits 77
247
Visited 3,035
Removed within the year 390
Died during visitation 102
492
Remaining under supervision end of first year 2,543
Mortality per 1,000 visited 33.6
The 2,543 children visited during 1931 and remaining under supervision
at the end of their first year of life, were fed during the first six
months of life as follows:—
Breast-fed 77.9 percent.
Mixed feeding 16.6 ,,
Hand-fed 5.4 ,,
The 102 children who died during the first year of life, were fed
during the first six months of life as follows:—
Breast-fed 46.1 per cent.
Mixed feeding 33.3 ,,
Hand-fed 20.6 ,,
Below is a statement comparing the mortality rates per 1,000 visited
of children fed by the various methods:—
(a) Babies breast-fed 23
(b) ,, who received mixed food (breast and hand) 74
(c) ,, hand-fed 132
Stillbirths.
(This refers to the whole Borough.)
88 Stillbirths were investigated during the year 1931.
Number of Stillbirths 88
Doctors in attendance 15
Midwives in attendance 27
Delivered in Institutions 44
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