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Epidemic (Summer) Diarrhœa.
'Statistics have been kept during the past 3 years (19081910)
in connection with the deaths registered within the
Borough from Epidemic (Summer) Diarrhœa, visits being
paid and enquiries made by the Female Sanitary Inspectors.
A total of 296 cases have been investigated, and the ages
at death of the patients were as follow:—
Ages at Death. 1908. 1909. 1910. Total 3 Years. Percentages.
(1908-10).
Under 2 weeks 1 1 1 3
2 weeks to 4 weeks 5 5 3 13
1 to 2 months 9 4 5 18
2 to 3 months 5 17 8 30
3 to 4 months 8 11 9 28 86.8
4 to 5 months 11 10 6 27
5 to 6 months 12 7 5 24
6 to 7 months 10 8 3 21
7 to 12 months 46 24 23 93
1 to 2 years 14 11 10 35 13.2
Over 2 years 2 - 2 4
123 98 75 296
The modes of feeding of the infants and children were
specially enquired into, and the results are as shewn below—
results to be expected and going to shew the important
role played by improper and irregular feeding in causing
indirectly deaths from Epidemic (Summer) Diarrhœa : —
Modes of Feeding. 1908. 1909. 1910. Total 3 Years (1908-10). Percentage.
(1) Breast only 17 14 11 42 14.2
(2) Breast and artificial-
(а) Breast and bottle 25 12 7 44
(b) Breast and food 3 1 5 9 20.6
(c) Breast and food
and bottle 3 4 1 8
(3) Artificial—
(а) Cows' milk 64 46 34 144
(б) Condensed Milk 7 17 9 33 65.2
(c) Ordinary diet* 4 4 8 16
123 98 75 296
* These 16 cases were children aged 12 months and over, who
were, at the time of their deaths, taking ordinary diet.