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60
Brought forward 24
Ill-health of mother
Temporary 1
Permanent (Phthisis) 1
To enable to go out
to work
In case of legitimates 4
,, illeqitimates 4
Infant.—Ill-health of baby
Too weak to continue sucking 1
Taken fas in-patient to Hospital 1
Death of baby Causes other than improper feeding 4
No reason given 15
(b) Partial Weaning, i.e., mixed feeding begun—
Mother debilitated 6
,, wishing to work out 7
Breast milk did not seem to satisfy 11
Midwife advised partial weaning 1
Because Italian parents 2
No reason given 15
Breast milk, and biscuit
or soaked bread
occasionally
Promised to desist 7
Did not promise to desist 4
Total 108
APPENDIX II.
Inquiry into Deaths of Infants (under 12 months), from Diarrhoea, during
July, August and September, 1905.
Number and Nomenclature.—There were 90 deaths certified under the
following causes—
Diarrhoea (and Vomiting, Convulsions, Exhaustions) 21
Epidemic Diarrhoea 19
Zymotic Enteritis 17
Epidemic Enteritis 9
Diarrhoea 5
Acute Diarrhoea 4
Infective Enteritis 4
(Summer Diarrhœa 3
Acute Enteritis 2
Cholera Infantum 2
Acute Gastritis and Enteritis 2
Infantile Diarrhœa 1
Zymotic Diarrhoea 1
90
Conditions, re:—
I.—Infant—As to Legitimacy, Prematurity, Twins, Health (previous to fatal
illness), Age at death, Mode of Feeding at time of fatal illness, Length of
time of Breast Feeding.