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 Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1912
TABLE XXIX.
Ages of Infants in three monthly periods. | Total under twelve months. | Total for 6 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0—3. | 3—6. | 6—9. | 9—12. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1907-12 | ||
Food of Infants. | Breast milk only | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 41 |
Cows' milk only | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .. | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | .. | 18 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 4 | 145 | |
Condensed milk only | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 18 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 40 | .. | 61 | |
Artificial foods only | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 13 | .. | 20 | |
Breast & cows' milk | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 31 | |
,, condensed milk | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 14 | 1 | 17 | |
,, artificial foods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 22 | |
Mixed foods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 10 | 2 | 18 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .. | 21 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 376 | ||
State of Mother's Health. | Good health | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 34 | .. | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | .. | 28 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 127 | 7 | 245 |
Moderate | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 53 | |
Bad | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 56 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .. | 22 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 376 | ||
Mother's State as to Occupation. | No occupation | 6 | 15 | 4 | .. | 27 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 7 | .. | 43 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 36 | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | 34 | 2 | 24 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 140 | 9 | 242 |
Occupied at work | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .. | 16 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 110 | |
Unknown | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .. | 24 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 376 | ||
Method of Feeding. | Breast | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 41 |
Bottle with tube | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .. | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .. | 18 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 17 | .. | 90 | ||
Bottle (boat shape) without tube | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 37 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 133 | 9 | 197 | |
Spoon | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 15 | |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | |
Not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 26 | |
8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 41 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 376 |