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 Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The particulars of the 8 deaths are as follow:—
Name | Age. | State of Health when put on Milk. | Length of time on Milk. | Registered cause of Death. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
L.K. | 9 months | Moribund, diarrhoea | 4 days | Diarrhœa Exhaustion | |
W.S. | 2 | Moribund, brain abscess and consumption of bowels | 3 days | Brain abscess consumption of bowels | |
V.G. | 4 „ | Wasting sickness | 24 days | Marasmus sickness | |
J.L. | 3 „ | Moribund bronchitis | 7 days | Bronchitis | |
B.D. | 2 ,, | Wasting | 90 days | Sickness, diarrhœa | |
W.N. | 1 week | Marasmus Convulsions | 30 days | Marasmus | |
A.L. | 2 days | Moribund prematurity | 12 days | Prematurity | |
E.D. | 1 month | Moribund congenital malformations | 4 days | Congenital malformations, convulsions |