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3. Invalids—a total of 14 persons, using 4,005 pint
bottles of milk mixture.
i. Relieving Officers' cases—a total of 20 children
over 2 years of age, using 404 pint bottles of milk
mixture.
Weekly medical consultations with mothers were held at
the Depot, the babies being weighed, the weights and
other details tabulated in the Milk Register, whilst the babies
were visited also at their homes by the Health Visitor as
required.
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 246 new infants and children fed, 10 died, and
the periods (in days), during which they had been fed
upon the milk prior to death, varied as follow:—3, 4, 9,
14, 26, 31, 39, 40, 126, and 142 respectively.
In other words:—
Infants and children fed for 13 weeks
and over 81 (2 deaths)
Infants and children fed for 4 to 13
weeks 81 (3 deaths)
Infants and children fed for periods
under 4 weeks 84 (5 deaths)
N.B.—Of the 10 deaths, all were in infants under 12
months, viz.:—11 days, 3 weeks, 1 month, 1 month, 2
months, 2 months, 2 months, 2 months, 7 months, and 3
months respectively. The stated causes of death were
measles 1, bronchitis 2, pneumonia 1, marasmus 1, convulsions
1, and diarrhoea 4.