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 1911
[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. | Streatham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants visited | 269 | 353 | 208 | 329 | 315 | 769 | 367 | 274 | 604 | 3.518 |
| 1. Breast-fed only | 215 | 273 | 170 | 249 | 280 | 618 | 302 | 239 | 534 | 2,880 |
| .2. Otherwise fed | 54 | 80 | 38 | 80 | 65 | 151 | 65 | 35 | 70 | 638 |
| (a) Breast and cows'milk | 8 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 128 |
| (b) Breast and condensed milk | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 70 |
| (c) Breast, cows' milk and food | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| (d) Breast, condensed milk and food | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 |
| (e) Breast and dried milk | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| (f) Breast and food | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | ... | 3 | 44 |
| (g) Cows' milk only | 19 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 192 |
| (h) Cows' and condensed milk | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| (i) Cows' milk and food | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 6 | 30 |
| (j) Condensed milk only | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | i 5 | 8 | 8 | 100 |
| (k) Condensed milk and food | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| (/) Dried milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (m)Farinaceous and other foods | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 16 |
| Ineffectual visits | 120 | 101 | 95 | 99 | 106 | 290 | 211 | 132 | 372 | 1526 |