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Walthamstow 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1936 are given in the following table:—

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The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1936 are given in the following table:—

Ward.	How Fed.			Sleeping Accommodation.		Condition of Baby.			Accommodation.
Ward.	Breast.	Breast and Hand	Hand.	With Mother.	Cot or Cradle.	Good.	Fair.	Bad.	Whole House.	Flat.	Half-house.	3 Rooms.	2 Rooms.	1 Room.
St. James Street	263	28	23	20	294	267	46	1	94	84	88	26	21	1
High Street	146	22	18	5	181	158	28	—	39	93	27	22	5	—
Hoe Street	220	9	20	3	246	239	7	3	44	98	42	51	11	3
Wood Street	176	15	33	3	221	209	14	1	90	18	91	8	17	—
Hale End	266	30	40	16	320	298	37	1	200	40	84	2	7	3
Higham Hill	296	37	36	54	315	316	50	3	180	114	42	5	22	6
Total	1,367	141	170	101	1,577	1,487	182	9	647	447	374	114	83	13

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From the above table it will be seen that of 1,678 children,
1 367 or 81.4 per cent., were breast-fed on first being visited, but
101, or 6.0 per cent., had no separate sleeping accommodation.
The particulars in respect of housing accommodation show the
following comparison:—

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Walthamstow 1936

Table: The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1936 are given in the following table:—

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