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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
Southwark 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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(c) Particulars respecting 227 infants who were born during 1913 and who died before the end of the year 1914 :—
No. of infants in Inquiry, 227.
| Dead before first visit | 91 | 227 | ||
| Feeding | Breast entirely | 3 months and under | 91 | |
| 3 months and over | 9 | |||
| 6 months | 5 | |||
| 9 months | 12 | |||
| Breast partly | 6 months | 2 | ||
| 9 months | 5 | |||
| Artificial | 11 | |||
| Not fed | 1 | |||
| Mode of Feeding | Hygienic bottle | 16 | ||
| Tube bottle | 0 | |||
| Spoon | 2 | |||
| Condition | of child | Good | 86 | 136 |
| Fair | 42 | |||
| Bad | 8 | |||
| of home | Clean | 89 | 136 | |
| Fair | 46 | |||
| Dirty | 1 | |||
| Sleeping | With mother | 108 | 136 | |
| Alone | 28 | |||
| Comforter | Yes | 57 | 136 | |
| No | 79 | |||
Report of Mrs. Parkins, Health Visitor for St. Mary's and
St. John's Wards, in the service of the Clergy of St.
John's Church.
During the twelve months ending December 31st, 1914, 729 families
have been visited, 547 being in St. John's Ward and 182 in St. Mary's
Ward. Records of these have been made on the cards used in the Public
Health Department, to be returned to the Medical Officer at the end of
one year. Duplicates are retained for reference until the child is of
school age.
261 pre-natal cases have received care for some weeks, sometimes
months, before the birth of the child.
729 infants were visited periodically during the year.
4 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, requiring much attention were
visited.