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Wandsworth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Infant Visiting.
There were 4,915 births during the year and 4,020 of these,
or 817 per cent., were visited, compared with 81-1 in 1925,
79.9 in 1924, 77.1 in 1923, 81.1 in 1922, and 77.2 in 1921.
Table XXVIII. gives the particulars of the method of feeding
of infants on the occasion of the initial visit and when revisited.
Of 4,310 infants visited for the first time, 3,490 were entirely
breast-fed, while 820 were otherwise fed.
On revisiting, 3,104 infants were found to be fed entirely on
the breast, and 2,404 were fed by other methods.
TABLE XXVIII.
| Method of Feeding. | Age of infant on first visit. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 month. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—12 months. | Total. | ||
| Breast-fed | 2211 | 1165 | 68 | 46 | 3490 | |
| Otherwise fed | 144 | 285 | 195 | 196 | 820 | |
| Method of Feeding. | Age of infant on subsequent visit. | |||||
| Under 1 month. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—12 months. | lotal. | ||
| Breast-fed | 39 | 570 | 1461 | 1034 | 3104 | |
| Otherwise fed | 13 | 219 | 670 | 1512 | 2414 | |
It was found that in 1,813 of the births doctors had been
in attendance, while in 1,526 the services of midwives had been
utilised. 971 infants were born in hospitals and other institutions.