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other details tabulated in the Milk Register, and the babies
were visited also at their homes by the Health Visitor.
Milk was distributed not only from the Depot, but also
from the Moffatt Institute (Upper Kennington Lane), the
latter branch depot (distributing centre) being used for
the convenience of the mothers living in the Vauxhall
District.
Of the 267 new infants and children fed, 7 died, and
the periods (in days), during which they had been fed
upon the milk prior to death, varied as follow:—2, 2, 3, 3,
4, 7 and 23 respectively.
In other words:—
Infants and children fed for 13 weeks
and over 80 (0 deaths)
Infants and children fed for 4 to 13
weeks 98 (0 deaths)
Infants and children fed for periods
under 4 weeks 89 (7 deaths)
N.B.—Of the 7 deaths, all were in infants under 12
months, viz.: 14 days, 3 weeks, 7 months, 7 months, 8
months, 11 months and 15 months respectively.
The mortality rates amongst the Depot-fed infants and
children are lower than those registered in the Borough
generally.
As has been pointed out in previous reports in connection
with these mortality-rates, allowance must be made for the
difficulties of strictly comparing the rates amongst intants
and children fed upon the milk and under observation for
varying periods, with the rates for the whole, or portions,
of the Borough, for a year or period of years. To be
statistically correct, only those infants or children who have
been fed upon the Depot milk for continuous lengthened