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Wandsworth 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE LI.
INFANTS RE-VISITED.
Balham.
Tooting.
South field.
Fairfield.
Springfield.
Total.
Infants re-visited
107
301
21
177
342
948
1. Breast-fed only
61
180
17
113
246
617
2. Otherwise fed—
(a) Breast and cows' milk
7
19
1
16
20
63
(b) Breast and condensed milk
2
8
...
1
2
13
(c) Breast, cows' and condensed
milk
...
1
...
1
...
2
(d) Breast, cows' milk and food
4
3
...
2
3
12
(e) Breast, condensed milk and
food
...
2
...
...
1
3
(f) Breast and food
5
17
1
1
4
28
(g) Cows'milk only
17
34
...
28
40
119
(h) Cows' and condensed milk
...
...
...
...
1
1
(i) Cows' milk and food
2
12
...
...
8
22
(j) Condensed milk only
5
15
1
13
16
50
(k) Condensed milk and food
3
4
...
...
...
7
(l)rinaceous and other foods
1
6
1
2
1
11
Totals
46
121
4
64
96
331
In all 2,268 visits were made, compared with 1,996 in 1908,
and 1,603 in 1907 and this increase is wholly due to the assistance
of the voluntary health visitors.