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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Out of a total of 73 where the exact nature of the food given
was ascertained only eight, or 11 per cent., were nursed by the
mother without the addition of any other food. In 38 or 52 per
cent, of the deaths, cows' milk, either alone or with farinaceous
food was given, while in 20 or 27 per cent, condensed milk alone
or with farinaceous food was used. Only in two cases were
patent foods given, while in three cases no information could be
obtained.
The next Table shows the result of the enquiries made after
these deaths, arranged in Wards, and there is also shown the
number of infants who had been previously visited, the number of
illegitimate infants, and the social status of the parents.
It is interesting to note that only four of the infants who died
from Diarrhoea had been fed in accordance with the instructions
given on the pamphlet left by the Inspectors, and also that of the
total number visited, viz. :—73, 15 were either children born prematurely
or who had been delicate from birth.