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registration, unless a birth was registered which had not been notified. The first
visit was made during the tenth or eleventh day when the doctor or midwife had
ceased attendance.
In the district in question a large percentage of young girls are employed in
factories which are numerous in the immediate vicinity. They get married, when
they are very young, and are quite ignorant of everything which can be of the least
advantage to them as wives and mothers. It is the duty of the Health Visitor to
visit these homes and supply them with information when it is most needed. I am
pleased to say that the services of the Health Visitor are appreciated by these young
mothers, who are willing and eager to learn the proper way to rear their off-spring.
The number of births registered in this particular district was 580
The number of births not known at the address given 8
Number of removals before the Health Visitor's visit 2
Number of infants who died before the Health Visitor's visit 15
The net number of births periodically visited by the Health Visitor during the
year was 555.
The majority of the births was attended by midwives.
When the Health Visitor made her first visit on the tenth day she found 490
infants breast fed, 15 artificially fed, and 50 mixed feeding.
Infants born in the first six months of the year:—
At the end of the second week, 9 were both breast and bottle fed.
At the end of the first month, 23 were both breast and bottle fed, and 20
were brought up entirely on the bottle.
At the end of the second month, 8 more were both breast and bottle fed,
and 2 were brought up entirely on the bottle.
At the end of the third month, 19 more were both breast and bottle fed,
and 4 were brought up entirely on the bottle.
At the end of the fourth month, 13 more were both breast and bottle fed,
and 8 were brought up entirely on the bottle.
At the end of the fifth month, 39 more were both breast and bottle fed,
and 7 were brought up entirely on the bottle.
At the end of the sixth month, 56 more were both breast and bottle fed
and 6 were brought up entirely on the bottle.
At the end of six months, of the 259 infants born in the first six months of the
year:—
48 were breast fed entirely.
164 were breast and bottle fed.
47 were brought up entirely on the bottle.