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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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A special inquiry was made into the cases notified during the last quarter of
1910, with a view to obtaining information as to the kind of skilled attendant
who had been in charge of the confinement. In every case a doctor, midwife,
or professional assistant had attended.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Celia Smith,
Sanitary Inspector.
Mode of Feeding of Infants visited during the year 1910, representing the actual number of infants visited and the mode of feeding at the time of inquiry,—that is, at the particular month of age stated.
| Under 1 month. | MONTHS. | Total Infants. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | —2 | —3 | —4 | —5 | -6 | —7 | —8 | —9 | —10 | —11 | —12 | ||
| Breast-feeding | 6 | 21 | 151 | 253 | 343 | 29 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 814 |
| 431 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mixed-feeding | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
| 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hand-feeding | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
| 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total in each period | 473 | 379 | 38 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 907 | |||