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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| Diarrhoea | 15 |
| Tubercle | 2 |
| Whoop ing-cough | 1 |
| Other diseases | 22 |
| 130 |
Reasons For Discontinuing Depot-Milk.
| Left Borough | 56 |
| Too old | 42 |
| Died | 6 |
| Expense | 56 |
| Mother dissatisfied | 28 |
| Doctor's advice | 33 |
| Did not keep rules | 1 |
| Went to hospital or infirmary | 10 |
| Baby refused milk | 8 |
| Guardians stopped milk | 3 |
| Too ill | 4 |
| Mother's milk returned | 5 |
| Not stated | 1 |
| 253 |
Deaths of Infants who were on the Depot at time of death
during the year ended 31st december, 1908.
| No. | Date of Death. | Disease. | Age at Death. | Received milk for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | 1-10-08 | Eclampsia | 1 year 2 mths. | 11 months |
| 357 | 9-2-08 | Whooping-cough | 3 months | 9 days |
| 372 | 25- 9-08 | Bronchitis | 10 months | 10 days |
| 405 | 7-8-08 | Diarrhoea | 1 year 1 mth. | 3 months |
| 19 | 1-10-08 | Zymotic Enteritis | 3 months | 1 day |
| 320 | 31- 8-08 | Bronchitis | 11 months | 9 months |
Total deaths, 0.
Deaths in first week of feeding, 1. Deaths in following three weeks, 2.