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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 84.
Feeding of Infants attending Welfare Centres—13th June to 22nd July, 1932.
| Method of Feeding. | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | AGE IN MONTHS. | 10-11 | 11-12 | Grand Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | Total | 9-10 | |||||||||
| Breast | 57 | 77 | 49 | 38 | 42 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 358 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 364 |
| Breast and Hand | 6 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 115 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 148 |
| Hand | 6 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 261 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 432 |
| 69 | 118 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 81 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 734 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 944 | |
| percentages: | ||||||||||||||
| Breast | 82.6 | 05.3 | 57.0 | 44.2 | 53.2 | 45.7 | 33.3 | 26.4 | 21.1 | 48.8 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 38.6 |
| Breast and Hand | 8.7 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 18.1 | 28.2 | 15.7 | 24.2 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 15.6 |
| Hand | 8.7 | 17.8 | 29.1 | 39.5 | 34.2 | 42.0 | 52.8 | 55.5 | 50.7 | 35.5 | 71.2 | 82.2 | 90.1 | 45.8 |