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 Woolwich]
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Table IV.
Principal Diet of Cases under 1 year.
Total cases | 194 |
---|---|
Breast only | 12 |
Breast and other food | 28 |
Fresh Cow's milk | 59 |
Fresh Cow's milk with other farinaceous food | 39 |
Nestle's condensed milk | 49 |
Dried milk | 2 |
Sterilized milk | 1 |
Other food | 1 |
Not stated | 3 |
Tubebottlesused | 74 |
Tubeless bottles used | 85 |
Both bottles used | 6 |
Table v.
Cause of weaning of cases under 6 months of age.
Total Cases Weaned under 8 months. | Death of Mother. | Illness of Mother. | Failure of Milk. | Mother at Work. | Other Causes. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
185 | 3 | 37 | 102 | 5 | 38 |