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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
Croydon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE B.—The same information expressed in percentages.
| Of all infants investigated under 6 months. | Of infants dying from Diarrhœal Diseases. | Of infants dying from other than Diarrhœal Diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | |
| Breast Fed only | 68.4 | 25.0 | 43.0 |
| Breast and subsequently Cow's Milk | 7.4 | 10.8 | 7.5 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 4.5 | 10.8 | 4.3 |
| Ditto Other foods | 4.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Breast and simultaneously Cow's Milk | 2.4 | 10.8 | 5.3 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 1.7 | ... | 1.0 |
| Ditto Other foods | 3.0 | ... | 1.0 |
| Entirely Hand Fed—Cow's Milk | 2.7 | 10.8 | 11.9 |
| Ditto Condensed Milk | 2.1 | 10.8 | 2.1 |
| Ditto Other foods | 3.1 | 14.2 | 16.1 |
| 100 | 100 | 100 |
Table B shows that 25 per cent. of infant deaths from diarrhœal
diseases occurred amongst breast-fed children, and the remaining
75 per cent. amongst children who were either entirely hand fed or
had artificial kinds of food as well as breast fed.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT (1907).
This Act was adopted by the Council on January 13th, and
came into force on February 19th, 1908, after confirmation by the
Local Government Board. During the past year 3,039 notifications
were received. These births were notified as follows:—
Notified by medical men 908
Notified by parents 876
Notified by certified midwives 1,183
2,967
Stillborn births notified 72
Total 3,039
MIDWIVES' ACT, 1902.
Thirty-four midwives attended at the Infant and Children Centre,
228, London Road, for inspection, etc., during 1915. One hundred
and forty-eight visits were paid by the Inspector of Midwives, to the
houses of 38 midwives. During the year 2 registered midwives withdrew
from practice, 4 left the district, and 2 new names were added,
leaving 34 on the register on December 31st, 1915.