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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 1912

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE LIU.

TABLE LIU.

Clapham North.Clapham South.Putney.Streatham.Balham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
Infants re-visited57151471791882801211282791,430
1. Breast-fed only4392341121171688396198943
2. Otherwise fed—
(a) Breast and cows' milk12132016285812114
(b) Breast and condensed milk...518910...5443
(c) Breast, cows' milk and food23...5441...423
(d) Breast, condensed milk and food...12343...13'7
(e) Breast and food26......41422232
(/) Cows' milk only ...51854193015732135
(g) Cows' and condensed milk...............1...1...2
(i) Cows' milk and food12...144632437
(i) Condensed milk only22...8412951558
(/) Condensed milk and food...1...36221217
(k) Dried milk only........................11
(/) Farinaceous and other foods.........2121...28
Totals145913677i1123S3281487

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In all 3,059 infants were visited, compared with 3,518 in 1912,
3,448 in 1910, and 2,269 in 1909.
It is satisfactory to observe that with the assistance of the
voluntary workers, infants were visited in all the Wards of the
Borough.