London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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2. Breast fed 8 months—allowed free milk (1 pint daity) and cod liver oil
—no teeth at 8 months—weight 18 lbs. ozs.
Ultra violet ray treatment commenced—7 teeth at 13 months—11
teeth at 18 months—weight 25 lbs. 7 ozs.
3. Breast fed 5 months—Nestles milk and barley water for 4 months—no
teeth at 9 months—diet changed to cow's milk and water (5/3)—
vegetable soup, orange juice, cod liver oil and malt in feeds—no teeth
at 10 months—weight 21 lbs.—rachitic.
Ultra violet ray treatment commenced—6 teeth at 14 months—weight
24 lbs. 2 ozs.—had whooping cough—12 teeth at 21 months—weight
28 lbs. 2 ozs.
4. Partly breast fed for 4 months—Ostermilk and cod liver oil for 4 months
—cows' milk at 9 months—Radiostoleum at 9 months—no teeth at
10 months—weight 19 lbs. 3½ ozs.
Ultra violet ray treatment commenced—No teeth at 12 months—
weight 20 lbs. 13 ozs.—2 teeth at 13 months—weight 21 lbs. 9 ozs.—
6 teeth at 15 months.
5. Breast fed 8-9 months—Radiostoleum from 6 months—weight 16 lbs.
11 ozs.—cod liver oil from 8 months—no teeth at 11 months—weight
19 lbs. 2 ozs.
Ultra violet ray treatment commenced—5 teeth at 13 months—8
teeth at 15 months—weight 21 lbs. 2 ozs.
6. Entirely breast fed 6 months—complementary feed of milk and water
with small amount cod liver oil until weaned at 9 months—no teeth—
weight 17 lbs. 3 ozs. Radiostoleum from 9-10 months—Kalzana 10-12
months—no teeth at 12 months—weight 19 lbs. 1 oz.
Ultra violet ray treatment commenced—2 teeth at 13 monthsweight
19 lbs. 14£ ozs.—8 teeth at 14 months—12 teeth at 17 months—
weight 23 lbs. 13 ozs.
7. Breast fed 9 months—free milk supplied from 4 months—cod liver oil
from 9 months—no teeth at 10 months—2 teeth at 11 months—3 teeth
at 12 months—weight 20 lbs.
Ultra violet ray treatment commenced—7 teeth cut by 14 months—
when child developed whooping cough which interrupted treatment
for 8 weeks. Ultra violet ray treatment recommenced—child had 8
teeth (16 months)—16 teeth at 21 months.
8. 7| lbs. at birth—breast fed—pneumonia at 3 months—no teeth at
8 months—cod liver oil—2 teeth at 10 months—weight 20 lbs. £ oz.—
otorrhcea—Radiostoleum—5 teeth at 15 months—weight 25 lbs. 5J ozs.
Ultra violet ray treatment commenced—7 teeth at 17 months—weight
25 lbs. 5 ozs.—14 teeth at 21 months—weight 27 lbs. 10 ozs.