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Islington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1913]
TABLE XXV.
| Ages of Infants in three monthly periods. | Total under twelve months. | Total for 6 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—3. | 3—6. | 6—9. | 9—12. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1908—13 | ||
| Food of Infants. | Breast milk only | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 42 | |
| Cows' milk only | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .. | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 18 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 4 | 1? | 134 | |
| Condensed milk only | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 18 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 40 | .. | 4 | 61 | |
| Artificial foods only | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 13 | .. | 2 | 19 | |
| Breast & cows' milk | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 28 | |
| „ condensed milk | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 14 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| „ artificial foods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Mixed foods | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | |
| Not stated | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .. | 1 | 22 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 369 | ||
| State of Mother's Health. | Good health | 16 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 34 | .. | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | .. | 5 | 43 | 93 | 17 | 127 | 7 | 28 | 245 |
| Moderate | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 50 | |
| Bad | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 51 | |
| Not stated | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .. | 1 | 23 | |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | .. | 55 | .. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 369 | ||
| Mother s State as to Occupation. | No occupation | 15 | 4 | .. | 27 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 7 | .. | 43 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 36 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 34 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 140 | 9 | 28 | 241 |
| Occupied at work | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .. | 2 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 104 | |
| Not stated | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .. | 1 | 24 | |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | .. | 55 | .. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 369 | ||
| Method of Feeding. | Breast | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 42 |
| Bottle with tube | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 29 | 18 | 8 | 17 | .. | 1 | 73 | |
| Bottle (boat shape) without tube | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 37 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 133 | 9 | 23 | 204 | |
| Spoon | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 3 | 16 | |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | ||
| Not stated | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 | .. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 201 | 13 | 34 | 369 | ||