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

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Woolwich 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE IV.

Principal Diet of Cases under 1 year.

Total eases122
Breast only15
Breast and other food10
Fresh Cows' Milk54
Nestle's Condensed Milk34
Dried Milk3
Sterilized Milk1
Other Food2
Not Stated3

TABLE V.

Cause of Weaning of Cases under 6 months of age.

Total cases weaned under 6 months.Death of Mother.Illness of MotherFailure of Milk.Mother at Work.Other Causes.
12021482715

TABLE VI.

No. of Cases notified each week, with mean temperature of 3 ft. ground thermometer during week.

July.
Week ending8th15th22nd29th
Cases33108
Temperature60.6862.17635964.21
August.
Week ending5th12th19th26th
Cases24342736
Temperature64.1963.0462.6262.37
September.
Week ending2nd9tb16 th23rd30th
Cases30121194
Temperature61.3360.9759.9658.4757.43