London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Clapham North. | Clapham South. | Putney. | Streat ham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants re-visited | 88 | 148 | 56 | 188 | 272 | 431 | 200 | 210 | 419 | 2012 |
| 1. Breast-fed only | 54 | 88 | 38 | 102 | 158 | 245 | 128 | 143 | 295 | 1251 |
| 2. Otherwise fed— | ||||||||||
| (a) Breast and cows' milk | 8 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 150 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 51 | |
| {c) Breast, cows' and condensed milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 37 | |
| (e) Breast, condensed milk and food | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| {f) Breast and food | 1 | 4 | ... | 8 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 58 |
| (g) Cows' milk only | 10 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 61 | 23 | 21 | 49 | 251 |
| (h) Cows' and condensed milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| (i) Cows' milk and food | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 95 | |
| {k) Condensed milk and food | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 6 | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| (l) Farinaceous and other foods | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Totals | 34 | 60 | 18 | 86 | 114 | 186 | 72 | 67 | 124 | 761 |
In all, 3,488 infants were visited, compared with 2,268 in
1909, 1,996 in 1908, and 1,603 in 1907, and this increase is, as was
the case last year, due to the assistance of the voluntary health
visitors.