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Wandsworth 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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74 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Clapham, North. | Clapham, South. | Putney. | Streatham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants visited | 312 | 229 | 233 | 186 | 231 | 617 | 367 | 291 | 630 | 3,096 |
| Breast-fed | 271 | 178 | 197 | 145 | 181 | 475 | 306 | 247 | 554 | 2,554 |
| Otherwise fed | 41 | 51 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 142 | 61 | 44 | 76 | 542 |
| Infants re-visited | 94 | 60 | 89 | 64 | 91 | 199 | 139 | 125 | 293 | 1,154 |
| Breast-fed | 71 | 38 | 66 | 36 | 63 | 124 | 95 | 89 | 208 | 790 |
| Otherwise fed | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 44 | 36 | 85 | 364 |
| Ineffectual visits | 89 | 78 | 60 | 29 | 128 | 128 | 102 | 97 | 227 | 938 |
In all 3,096 infants were visited, compared with 3,337 in 1914,
3,772 in 1913, and 3,059 in 1912.
It is satisfactory to observe that infants were visited in all
the Wards of the Borough.
Out of 3,096 infants, 2,554 or 82.4 per cent. were wholly
breast-fed, and 542 or 17.5 per cent. otherwise fed. There is a
slight decrease in the number breast-fed compared with previous
years, although the percentage of children thus fed shows a slight
increase.
1,154 infants were re-visited, and of these 790 or 68.4 per cent.
were breast-fed, while 364 or 31.5 per cent. were otherwise fed,
which is also a slight decrease compared with previous years.
The total number of deaths among those visited was 106, 17
in Clapham, eight in Putney, 22 in Streatham, 23 in Tooting, and
36 in Wandsworth. Table XXXIX. shows these deaths arranged
in monthly age periods. The heaviest mortality occurred at two
to four months.