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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 1913
[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. | Southfields. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants re-visited | 207 | 137 | 142 | 119 | 199 | 349 | 279 | 183 | 415 | 2,030 |
| 1. Breast-fed only | 159 | 78 | 95 | 68 | 122 | 199 | 204 | 130 | 305 | 1,360 |
| 2. Otherwise fed— | ||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 92 | |
| (b) Breast and condensed milk | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 48 |
| (c) Breast, cows' milk and food | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| (e) Breast and food | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 58 |
| (f) Cows' milk only | 24 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 49 | 241 |
| (g) Cows' and condensed milk | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 39 | |
| (i) Condensed milk only | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 122 |
| (j) Condensed milk and food | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 13 | |
| Totals | 48 | 59 | 47 | 51 | 77 | 150 | 75 | 53 | 110 | 670 |
In all 3,772 infants were visited, compared with 3,059 in 1912,
3,518 in 1911, and 3,448 in 1910.
It is satisfactory to observe that with the assistance of the
voluntary workers, infants were visited in all the Wards of the
Borough.