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by post to all suitable cases which cannot be visited,- but this is
far from having the same effect as a Health Visitor's personaladvice,
and there is much need for an additional visitor. This is
more important now that the Notification of Births Act has received
the sanction of the Local Government Board and came into
operation on March 2nd, 1908. The Council resolved to adopt
the Act in November last.
The health of an infant depends largely on the health of the
mother during pregnancy. In view of this fact, a leaflet was
prepared giving "Advice to Mothers" as to the care of their
health during and after pregnancy, with instructions as to the
very early care of infants. This leaflet is printed in an appendix.
Miss FitzGerald has obtained the following important
information as to the feeding of infants in Woolwich Parish, and
as to the method of feeding of 115 infants who died in the Borough
under one year.
Report on Method of Feeding of 500 Infants Visited
in Woolwich Parish.
(From notes made on first visits.)
Breast-fed 415
Hand-fed 53
"Mixed"-fed 32
Breast-fed 83 per cent.
Hand-fed 10.6 per cent.
" Mixed"-fed 6.4 per cent.