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 Barking]
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Age of
Infant.
How Fed, Reasons for
Hand Feeding.
First
Weighing.
Last
Weighing.
3 mths.
Breast fed first two months,
various patent foods, not
thriving, put on dried milk
at 3rd month
20th Oct.
7lbs. 13oz.
1st. Feb.
10lb. 2oz.
5 mths.
A twin; under hospital treatment,
on cow's milk and barley
water, and condensed milk, no
progress; put on dried milk
at 5th month
21st Nov.
7lbs. 12oz.
1st. Feb.
10lbs. 2oz.
9 mths.
7 months' child. Under hospital
treatment for heart disease.
Breast fed first 6 weeks, subsequently
cow's milk & barley
water, at 9th month on dried
milk
14th Sept.
10lb. 4oz.
25th Jan.
14lbs. 2oz.
wks.
No breast milk, 9th child, none
having previously survived
infancy. Put on dried milk
from birth
14th Feb.
11lbs. 2oz.
30th Dec.
21lbs. 4oz.
3 mths.
No breast milk, cow's milk and
barley water, at 3 months put
on dried milk
23rd March
61bs. l4oz.
4th Jan.
13;lbs. 12oz.
6 wks.
Hand fed entirely from 6 months,
since mother's death
4th Mar.
1llbs. 7oz.
2nd Dec.
16lbs. 6oz.
5 mths.
Breast fed entirely first 6 weeks,
condensed milk and barley water
4 months, wasting; put on dried
milk at 5th month
1st Oct.
8lbs. 10oz.
3rd Feb.
12lbs. 4oz.