Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Clapham North. | Clapham South. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants visited | 547 | 370 | 325 | 640 | 595 | 639 | 420 | 298 | 687 | 4,521 |
| Breast-fed | 465 | 318 | 257 | 532 | 478 | 499 | 330 | 259 | 530 | 3,668 |
| Otherwise fed | 82 | 52 | 68 | 108 | 117 | 140 | 90 | 39 | 157 | 853 |
| Infants re-visited | 686 | 562 | 507 | 1,163 | 330 | 302 | 477 | 216 | 339 | 4,582 |
| Breast-fed | 211 | 215 | 209 | 516 | 219 | 130 | 252 | 91 | 122 | 1,965 |
| Otherwise fed | 475 | 347 | 298 | 647 | 111 | 172 | 225 | 125 | 217 | 2,617 |
Table XL.
Deaths of Infants Visited.
| Under 1 month. | Under 2 months. | Under 3 months. | Under 4 months. | Under 5 months. | Under 6 months. | Under 7 months. | Under 8 months. | Under 9 months. | Under 10 months. | Under 11 months. | Under 12 months. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham North | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 26 |
| Clapham South | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Putney | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | ||
| Balham | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Streatham | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Tooting | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Southfield | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 12 |
| Fairfield | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 13 |
| Springfield | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 19 |
| Borough | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 133 |