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 Willesden]
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Of the 119 illegitimate infants known to health visitors, 102 were born in hospital and 17 at home; 68 were first babies. It is interesting to note that a large number of mothers were over the age of 25, and that breast feeding was probably below the average for the district as a whole.
Age of Mother | Breast Feeding of Infant | Position of child in family; not all the children in the family illegitimate | |||||||||||||||
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Under 20 years | 20— 25 years | 26— 30 years | Over 30 years | Unable _ to ascertain | Never breast fed | Less than 4 weeks | Less than 2 mths. | Less than 3 mths. | Over 3 mths. | Unable to ascertain | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5 th | 6th or over | Unable to ascertain |
18 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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117 118 + 1 infant still born = 119
(Two twin pregnancies)
119