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 Southwark, Borough of]
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Particulars respecting 163 infants who were born in 1914 and who died before December, 1915:—
| No. of Infants in Inquiry, 163. | ||||
| No particulars obtained | 2 | |||
| Died | Before 1st visit | 78 | 161 | |
| Under 2 months | 11 | |||
| ,, 3 ,, | 13 | |||
| ,, 6 ,, | 28 | |||
| Over 6 ,, | 15 | |||
| „ 9 ,, | 16 | |||
| Feeding | Breast entirely | 1 month and under | 34 | 161 |
| 2 months ,, | 15 | |||
| 3 months ,, | 8 | |||
| 3 months and over | 17 | |||
| 6 months ,, | 12 | |||
| 9 months ,, | 14 | |||
| Breast partly | 1 month and under | 2 | ||
| 2 months ,, | 1 | |||
| 3 months ,, | 2 | |||
| 3 months and over | 4 | |||
| 6 months ,, | 1 | |||
| 9 months | 1 | |||
| Artificial | 31 | |||
| Not fed | 19 | |||
| Mode of Feeding | Hygienic bottle | 30 | ||
| Tube bottle | 1 | |||
| Spoon | 9 | |||
| Dropper | 1 | |||
| Condition | Not seen | 78 | 161 | |
| of child | Good | 54 | ||
| Fair | 24 | |||
| Bad | 5 | |||
| of home | Clean | 131 | 161 | |
| Fair | 28 | |||
| Dirty | 2 | |||
| Sleeping | With mother | 124 | 161 | |
| Alone | 37 | |||
| Comforter | Yes | 59 | 161 | |
| No | 102 | |||
| Age of mother at birth of 1st child | 20 and under | 59 | 161 | |
| 30 | 98 | |||
| 30 and over | 4 | |||
| Stillbirths | 22 | |||