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.
1 mth.
Breast feeding but no progress, put
on dried milk at 1 month to
supplement breast milk
2nd Dec.
6lbs 8oz.
1st Feb.
8lbs. 3oz.
6 mths.
Breast fed entirely 7 weeks, cow's
milk and barley water, patent
food till 6 months, unsatisfactory
progress, put on dried milk
17th June
13lbs. 4oz.
15th Dec.
21lbs.
12 mths.
Breast fed 11 months, wasting,
put on dried milk in addition
to ordinary diet
19th Oct.
13lbs. 14oz.
15th Dec.
15lbs. 8oz
12 mths.
Breast fed 11 mths., no progress,
on Nestle's and sops, put on
dried milk
7th Dec.
14lbs. 12oz.
1st Feb.
16lbs. 8oz
12 mths.
Breast fed and patent foods,
wasting, put on dried milk
8th Oct.
10lbs. 8oz.
16th Dec.
13lbs.
3 mths.
Insufficient breast milk, using
various patent foods, put on
dried milk at 3 months
24th June
9lb. 10oz.
24th Nov.
14lb. 10oz.
2 mths.
Breast fed entirely first mouth,
supplemented with cow's milk,
2nd month lost breast milk,
entirely hand fed on dried milk
8th Dec.
11lbs. 2oz.
5th Feb.
14lbs.
3 mths.
Put on patent food first 3
months, progress very slow, if
any, symptoms of rickets, put
on dried milk
17th June
8lbs.
23rd Oct
11lb. 8oz.