[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 48

Croydon 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE XIII.—Deaths from Infantile Summer Diarrhoea, showing place of incidence and condition of domestic surroundings.

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TABLE XIII.—Deaths from Infantile Summer Diarrhoea, showing place of incidence and condition of domestic surroundings.

Address.	Age.	Sex.	L. or I11.	Number in family and how many have died of similar complaints.	How fed: Cow, Breast or Tin Milk. Note conditions and cleanliness of Cooking Utensils.	Condition of			Notes.
Address.	Age.	Sex.	L. or I11.			Interior of house.	Back and front yards.	W.C's.	Notes.
Lower Eoad, Kenley	11 weeks	M.	Leg.	One other child in family	By breast for first 6 weeks, then cows milk. Utensils good and clean	House clean	Yards are both paved	W.C is in good order and is clean
Brighton Road, Purley	16 days	M.	Leg.	No other children	Fed on cows milk. Utensils good and clean	New house, good and clean	Both yards paved and open	W.C's. in good order
Roke Avenue, Kenley	6 months	M.	Leg.	No other children	Peptonised milk and Benger's food since birth. Utensils good and clean	House is clean	Front yard gravelled, back yard unpaved	W.C. in good condition
Kingston Road, Merton	7 months	M.	Leg.	Three other children in family	Nestle's milk and Pearl Barley water first, and then Robinson's Patent Barley. Enamelled saucepan used, burnt and not clean	House clean	Well paved and surroundings open	W.C. is fairly clean
Kingston Road, Merton	8 months	F.	Leg.	Three other children in family	Breast and then bottle with Nestle's Milk. The utensils are clean.	The house is clean	Both yards in good condition	W.C. is in good order
Leonard Road, Mitcham	3 months	M.	Leg.	None	Fed at breast for two months, then Nestle's Condensed Milk in ordinary feeding bottle.	This house is in a damp and grubby condition	Back yard partly paved but dirty	W.C. is in filthy condition and offensive. The drains are stopped and defective	Notice served on owners to put drains in order
Greyhound Terrace, Mitcham	11 months	M.	Leg.	One died several years ago	Fed at the breast.	This house is in a fairly clean state	Back yard partly paved	W.C. is in good order and ventilated	•
Grove Road, Mitcham	3 months	M.	Leg.	Three others died of similar complaints.	Fed at breast for first 6 weeks, then Nestle's Milk from a cup, and Robinson's Barley from a spoon. Utensils clean.	House kept in a cleanly state	Back yard is unpaved, and in an unsanitary state	W.C. is in wet state, due to leaky water pipe
Sibthorpe Road, Mitcham	11 weeks	M.	Leg.	One other child living	Fed at breast. Cooking utensils are dirty, there being no place to keep them. Sink and copper are in the kitchen	This house is in a dirty and defective state	Back yard is paved	W.C. is in yard, drain stopped and flushing out of order	The parents are hawkers, and have little or no home comforts. Notice served to repair drains.
Firework Road, Mitcham	2 months	M.	Leg.	Four living. One died 7 years ago of same complaint	First fed on Allen and Hanbury's Food, latterly on cows' milk and barley water. Utensils clean.	This house is kept in a cleanly state	Back yard is paved	W.C. is in yard, and is in proper order
Firework Road, Mitcham	2 months	M.	Leg.	Four living. One died 7 years ago of same complaint		This house is kept in a cleanly state	Back yard is paved	W.C. is in yard, and is in proper order
London Road, Mitcham	5 months	M.	Leg.	Five other children living	Nestle's Condensed Milk and Robinson's Barley given in patent tubeless bottle. Utensils very clean	This house is of recent construction and is very clean	The back yard is paved	W C. is on first floor, and is in proper order
London Road, Mitcham	3 months	F.	Leg.	Five other children living		This house is of recent construction and is very clean	The back yard is paved	W C. is on first floor, and is in proper order
Westfields, Mitcham	6 months	M.	I11eg.	None	Nestle's Condensed Milk in ordinary feeding bottle. Utensils clean	The house is kept in a cleanly state	Back yard is paved but defective	W.C. is in yard, and in good order	The mother of this child is a laundress, and when the mother is at work, the child is left with her grandmother
Seaton Road, Mitcham	4 months	M.	Leg.	One child living	Nestle's Milk and Patent Bailey given in ordinary feeding bottle. The enamelled saucepan used for cooking was dirty at time of visit.	This house was fairly clean at time of visit	Back yard partly paved but defective	W.C. in good order
London Road, Mitcham	8 months	F.	Leg.	Three other children living	Cows milk and water given in tubeless bottle. Utensils clean.	This house is in good sanitary condition	Back yard partly paved	The two W.C's. are in good order	This is a house of the better class, the occupiers of which are of very clean habits
Waterfall Road, Mitcham	6 months	M.	Leg.	Six children living. Three others have died of various complaints	Fed at breast for four months, afterwards cows' milk and barley water in ordinary bottle.	This house is kept in a cleanly state	The back yard is partly paved	W.C. is in the yard and is in good order
Denison Road, Mitcham	8 months	F.	Leg.	Seven children living	Nestle's Milk. Utensils were clean, all food kept in unventilated cupboard which communicates directly with W.C. and bath.	The house is in a reasonably clean state	The back yard is partly paved	W.C. is in good order	The deceased was one of twins
Denison Road, Mitcham	3 months	F.	Leg.	Seven children living	Fed at breast till 3 weeks before death, then given cows' milk by day by ordinary bottle and by breast at night Cooking utensils unclean. Food kept in box which served as a larder, and is kept in the washhouse in which copper is situated	The living room is in a dirty condition	Back yard and forecourt is paved	W.C. is situate in yard and is in good order
Chapel Road, Mitcham	8 months	F.	Leg.	Two others have died of similar complaints	Fed on Nestle's Milk mixed with boiling water from the kettle, which was the only cooking utensil used for the child	Fairly clean	Not paved, but open	W.C. pan is not clean	The house has a long garden at the rear
Lewis Road, Mitcham	4 months	M.	Leg.	Three children living	Bottle entirely with Nestle's Milk, and boiled Oatmeal. Utensils are fairly clean	This house is rather dilapidated, and is near rubbish heaps, consequently it is swarmed with flies during summer	Yard used as a marine store	W.C. in good order
Aliens Terrace, Mitcham	3 months	M.	Leg.	None	Bottle entirely with Nestle's Milk, barley and Malt Foods Utensils are kept very clean	Clean and well ventilated	Clean and paved	W.C. in good order
Aliens Terrace, Mitcham Whitford Gardens, Mitcham	11 months 3 months	M. M.	Illeg. Illeg.	None None	Bottle entirely with Nestle's Milk, barley and Malt Foods. Utensils very clean.	Clean and well ventilated	Clean and paved	W.C. in good order	This child being illegitimate was sent out to nurse Owing to the occupants leaving directly after the funeral, the Inspector was unable to obtain any information, but he was informed the family were neglectful and of doubtful reputation
Tynemouth Road, Mitcham	4 months	M.	Leg.	One child living	Fed at the breast. Utensils clean.	The house is kept in a very cleanly state	Back yard is paved	W C. is inside house and is in good order
Church Road, Mitcham	11 months	M.	Leg.	Four other children living	Nestle's Milk and barley water. The enamelled saucepan is burnt	The house is dirty	Back yard is dirty	W.C. is not very clean	Roof of house defective, allowing rain to leak in, causing the walls of the bedrooms to be damp
Marian Road, Mitcham	3½ months	M.	Leg.	One other child	First boiled cows' milk and barley water given in an ordinary feeding bottle, and latterly given Allen & Hanbury's patent food. Enamelled iron saucepan used, which is clean	The house is kept in a cleanly state	Back yard is paved near the scullery door	W.C. is in yard and is in good order
Princes Road, Mitcham	5 months	M.	Illeg.	None	Bread sop boiled with caraway seeds in it, and Nestle's Condensed Milk. Cooking utensils in an unclean state	The house is dirty and in neglected condition	The back yard is partly paved	W.C. pan is broken, flushing cistern out of order, walls wet and defective	The deceased was left in charge of its grandmother, the mother being employed as a domestic servant
College Road, Mitcham	10 months	M.	Leg.	Four children living	Fed by a bad shaped feeding bottle with Nestle's Milk only. Utensils clean and good	This house is kept clean	Good	In good order
Western Road, Mitcham	4 months	M.	Leg.	Two children living	Partly by breast and partly with patent oatmeal and barley water. Utensils are very clean	House clean but very dark	No back yard	W.C. is in good order
Denison Road, Mitcham	9 months	M.	Leg.	Eight children	At the breast for two months, afterwards condensed milk and water, latterly condensed milk and brandy	House clean but overcrowded	Back yard paved	W.C. is in scullery and is in good condition	The road in front of the house has not been made up, and is in bad condition
Byegrove Road, Mitcham	2 months	M.	Leg.	A brother died a year previously	Cows' milk boiled and barley water given in patent tubeless bottle. Utensils very clean	This is a first floor flat, and is kept in a cleanly state	Forecourt is paved	W.C. is in scullery and is in good order	Deceased was consumptive and died in convulsions
Queen's Road, Mitcham	4 months	M.	Leg.	None	Child was never fed at breast. Fed by bottle with cows' milk and barley water. Utensils clean	House clean but overcrowded	Back yard dirty, no front yard	W.C. in good order
Bath Road, Mitcham	3 months	M.	Leg.	Eight children living	Partly fed by breast and then bottle with Nestle's Milk and barley water. Utensils clean	This house is in a very squalid neighbourhood	Yards in bad condition	W.C. in good order
Palestine Grove, Mitcham	5 months	M.	Leg.	One died of similar complaint in 1902	Fed entirely by bottle with cows' milk and Nestle's milk. Utensils clean	This is a new house, and is clean	Yards in good and clean condition	W.C. in good order
Edna Road, Merton	4 months	F.	Leg.	Seven other children living	Bottle with cows' milk. Nestle's milk and barley water. Utensils very clean	This house is kept in a cleanly state	Yards in good order and clean	W.C. in good or4er
Mayfield Road, Sanderstead	23 days	M.	Leg.	Two other children in family	Partly by breast and partly by cows' milk. Utensils very clean.	House very clean	Yard well paved	W.C. good and in good order
Phipps Terrace, Mitcham	5 months	M.	Illeg.	None	Nestle's Condensed Milk in ordinary feeding bottle	House kept in fairly clean state	Back yard is paved	W.C. is in yard and is in good order
Queen's Road, Mitcham	24 days	F.	Leg.			This house is in a dirty and dilapidated state	Back yard is paved in front of doorway	W.C. is in yard and is in good order	Unable to obtain any information owing to parents removal from the District
Carlton Park Avenue, Merton	3 months	M.	Illeg.	None	Breast up to two months and then on meat juice, eggs, barley water- Utensils clean	House kept in a very clean state	Yard in good condition	W.C. in good order	This child was born in France after the marriage of parents, but was declared illegal