London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| Year. | Total Houses of which information was obtained. | Clean. | Dirty. | Indifferent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 205 | 366 | 39 | - |
| 1906 | 360 | 289 | 71 | — |
| 1907 | 93 | 53 | 13 | 27 |
| 1908 | 156 | 51 | 22 | 83 |
| 1909 | 145 | 89 | 11 | 45 |
| 1910 | 100 | 57 | 6 | 37 |
| 1911 | 697 | 520 | 24 | 153 |
| 1912 | 104 | 83 | 2 | 19 |
| 1913 | 297 | 198 | 12 | 87 |
| Tot. 1905-13 | 2157 | 1506 | 200 | 451 |
TABLE C.
DIET OF CASES UNDER 1 YEAR AT TIME OF NOTIFICATION.
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | Ttls. 1905-1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast only | 15 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 9 |
| Breast and other foods | 10 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 78 | 43 | 7 | 15 |
| Hand-fed only | 92 | 150 | 37 | 59 | 42 | 28 | 408 | 179 | 17 | 80 |
| No information | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| 122 | 194 | 51 | 91 | 63 | 40 | 561 | 262 | 30 | 115 |
N.B.— Of 35 children under 1 year having fresh cow's milk, 33 had it
boiled, or were said to do so.
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