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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 1914

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE LIV.

TABLE LIV.

Clapham, North.Clapham, South.Putney.Streatham.Balham.Tooting.Southfields.Fairneld.Springfield.Borough.
Infants re-visited9489134851742321511492951,373
I. Breast-fed only6956624796134108105199876
2. Otherwise fed—
(a) Breast and cows' milk167142725421298
(b) Breast and condensed milk752395241047
(c) Breast, cows' milk and food12...13542725
(d) Breast, condensed milk and food1......22312112
(e) Breast and dried milk......1...3111...7
(f) Breast and food153231014837
(g) Cows' milk only991491722151234141
(h) Cows' and condensed milk...1...1...1.........3
(i) Cows' and dried milk..................1......1
(j) Cows' milk and food...22...322...516
(k) Condensed milk only33929185131577
(i) Condensed milk and food......112422113
(m) Dried milk only1...31...13...110
(n) Farinaceous and other foods1......2...122210
Totals253342387898434496497

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In all 3,337 infants were visited, compared with 3,772 in 1913,
3,059 in 1912, and 3,518 in 1911.
It is satisfactory to observe that with the assistance of the
voluntary workers, infants were visited in all the Wards of the
Borough,