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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table IV (A)
PRINCIPAL DIET OF CASES UNDER 1 YEAR OLD.
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1909 | Totals 1905-9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast only | 15 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 44 |
| Breast and other foods | 10 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 72 |
| Depot milk | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Depot milk and other food | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Fresh cows milk alone | 54 | 59 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 226 |
| Fresh cows milk with farinaceous food, etc | 39 | 11 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Fresh milk and Nestle's | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Nestles condensed | 34 | 49 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 129 |
| Dried milk, Allenbury's etc | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sterilised whole milk | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Separated condensed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other foods, and "not stated" | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 122 | 194 | 51 | 91 | 63 | 521 |
(B)
BOTTLES USED
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tube bottles | 51 | 74 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 181 |
| Tubeless | 53 | 85 | 23 | 42 | 35 | 238 |
| Both | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Cases notified | 212 | 366 | 93 | 173 | 149 | 993 |