[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 83

Walthamstow 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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From the above table it will be seen that of 1,939 children, 1,577, or 81.3 per cent. were breast fed on first being visited, but 338, or 17.4,
had no separate sleeping accommodation. The particulars in respect of Housing accommodation show that only 583 of the families
visited had a house to themselves, while 113 families were living in one room.

Table: The 1930 figures were 612 and 168 respectively.

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The 1930 figures were 612 and 168 respectively.

Ward.	How Fed.			Kind of Food.			Sleeping Accommodation.		Condition of Baby.			Accommodation.
Ward.	Breast.	Breast and Hand.	Hand.	Cow's Milk.	Patent Foods.	Condensed Milk.	With Mother.	Cot or Cradle.	Good.	Fair.	Bad.	Whole House.	Flat.	Half-house.	3 Rooms.	2 Rooms.	1 Room.
St. James Street	303	17	53	17	32	21	80	293	316	40	17	83	30	72	33	111	44
High Street	244	6	21	4	16	7	47	224	235	32	4	46	74	59	21	54	17
Hoe Street	250	16	48	19	33	12	49	265	275	35	4	78	23	127	22	53	11
Wood Street	196	12	44	21	24	11	53	199	215	27	10	70	14	89	13	53	13
Hale End	247	30	53	32	35	16	37	293	264	55	11	138	7	77	35	56	17
Higham Hill	337	16	46	28	22	12	72	327	354	42	3	168	97	59	30	34	11
Total	1,577	97	265	121	162	79	338	1,601	1,659	231	49	583	245	483	154	361	113

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Table: The 1930 figures were 612 and 168 respectively.