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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 72.
Feeding of Infants Attending Welfare Centres, 31st May to 10th July, 1926.
| 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. | 9-10. | 10-11. | 11-12. | ||
| Breast | 47 | 81 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 390 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 399 |
| Breast and Hand | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 84 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 127 |
| Hand | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 41 | 32 | 46 | 250 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 386 |
| Total | 56 | 103 | 92 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 78 | 61 | 75 | 724 | 50 | 57 | 81 | 912 |
| Percentages. | ||||||||||||||
| Breast | 83.9 | 78.7 | 61.9 | 60.0 | 50.6 | 52.9 | 35.9 | 31.1 | 22.7 | 53.9 | 12. 0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 43.8 |
| Breast and hand | 5.4 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 16.4 | 160 | 11.6 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 14.8 | 13 9 |
| Hand | 10.7 | 8.7 | 27.2 | 30.6 | 39.1 | 35.6 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 61.3 | 34.5 | 60.0 | 66.7 | 84.0 | 42.3 |