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 Mcdical Officer of Health,
| Clapham North. | Clapham South. | Putney. | Streatham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants re-visited | 146 | 165 | 109 | 167 | 218 | 378 | 216 | >54 | 377 | 1930 |
| I. Breast-fed only | 99 | 102 | 60 | 96 | 132 | 232 | 126 | 106 | 275 | 1228 |
| 2. Otherwise fed— | ||||||||||
| (a) Breast and cows' milk | 7 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 131 |
| (b) Breast and condensed milk | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | '3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 55 |
| (c) Breast, cows' and condensed milk | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 |
| (d) Breast, cows' milk and food | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | 22 |
| (e) Breast, condensed milk and food | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| (f) Breast and dried milk | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| (g) Breast and food | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 62 |
| (h) Cows' milk only | 17 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 29 | 214 |
| (i) Cows' and condensed milk | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| (j) Cows' milk and f ood | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 49 |
| (k) Condensed milk only | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 86 |
| (I) Condensed milk and food | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ... | 4 | 30 |
| (m) Dried milk only | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| (n) Farinaceous and other food.- | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 15 |
| Totals | 47 | 63 | 49 | 71 . | 86 | 146 | 90 | 48 | 102 | 702 |