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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 50.
Feeding of Children attending Centres, December, 1921.
| Method of Feeding. | Age in Months. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 1.2. | 2.3. | 3.4. | 4.5. | 5.6. . | 6.7. | 7.8. | 8.9. | Total. 0.9. | 9.10. | 10.11. | 11.12. | ||
| Breast | 30 | 71 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 46 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 338 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 354 |
| Breast and Hand | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 96 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 124 |
| Hand | 6 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 238 | 42 | 44 | 31 | 355 |
| 39 | 91 | 86 | 64 | 79 | 102 | 62 | 78 | 71 | 672 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 833 | |
Percentages.
| Breast | 77.0 | 78.0 | 55.8 | 59.4 | 43.0 | 45.1 | 37.1 | 37.2 | 26.8 | 50.3 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 42.5 |
| Breast and hand | 7.6 | 5.5 | 18.6 | 7.8 | 20.3 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 25.4 | 14.3 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 14.9 |
| Hand | 15.4 | 16.5 | 25.6 | 32.8 | 36.7 | 42.2 | 48.4 | 48.7 | 47.8 | 35.4 | 67.7 | 71.0 | 83.8 | 42.6 |