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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 44.
| 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 | 88 | 148 | 90 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 34 | 26 | 654 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 675 |
| Breast and Hand | 6 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 169 | 30 | 28 | 35 | 262 |
| Hand | 5 | 30 | 42 | 44 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 48 | 60 | 410 | 56 | 56 | 87 | 609 |
| 90 | 202 | 144 | 139 | 145 | 145 | 146 | 104 | 109 | 1233 | 97 | 92 | 124 | 1546 | |
| Percentages. | ||||||||||||||
| Breast | 88.8 | 73.3 | 62.5 | 51.1 | 48.3 | 45.5 | 41.8 | 32.7 | 23.9 | 53.0 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 43.7 |
| Breast and Hand | 6.1 | 11.9 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 13.7 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 28.2 | 16.9 |
| Hand | 5.1 | 14.8 | 29.2 | 31.6 | 38.6 | 42.8 | 43.1 | 46.2 | 55.0 | 33.3 | 57.7 | 60.9 | 70.2 | 39.4 |