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For this present report, however, a few only of the facts
gathered are given in Appendix II. (pages 60, 61, and 62); and it
seems that no real conclusions should be drawn until the history of
the feeding, conditions, and environment of the diarrhoea cases which
survived, can be studied concurrently with that of those cases which
ended fatally. And it would be difficult to do this comparative work
unless zymotic diarrhoea could be made for a time, say July, August,
and September, a notifiable disease.
VI.—Especial Reports and Inquiries.
(a) Registration of Births.
1. In conjunction with Mr. .Moon and Mr. Stuart, the varying intervals
between every birth in St. Pancras during the year 1905, and the
corresponding Birth Registration.
2. The varying intervals between the Death Registration of all the
Infants (under 3 months of age) who had died in St. Pancras during
the year 1905, and the corresponding Birth Registration. (See
Appendix III., Tables b and c.)
(b) Illegitimate Infants.
The numbers that are born and die in the whole of St. Pancras, in the
Workhouse, &c. The Illegitimate Infant Mortality Rate. Why the
mothers of Illegitimate Children are not systematically visited.
(c) Various Inquiries as to " Nursery Milk" and " Patent Foods "sold in
St. Pancras and especially recommended by the maker, for Infants
from Birth upwards. Statistics as to " Married women in factories
and Infant Mortality," &c.
Attached hereto are six Tables numbered I., II., IIIa, IIIb, IVa, and IVb,
dealing with:—
Number of Births in weekly Returns and of visits paid.
Comparison between Death Rates of Legitimate and Illegitimate Children.
The mode of Feeding of Infants (under 12 months).
Age of Weaning of Infants (under 12 months).
Attached hereto are also three Appendices numbered I., II., and III., being
respectively Special Reports on:—
Causes of Premature Weaning.
Deaths of Infants (under 12 months) from Diarrhoea (3rd quarter).
Registration of Deaths of Infants (under 3 months).
I am, Sir,
Yours obediently,
Blanche Gardiner,
Sanitary Inspector.