London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1943 are given in the following table, from which it will be seen that of 1721 children, 1400, or 81.3%, were breast-fed on first being visited, and 14, or .81%, had no separate sleeping accommodation:-

Waard.How FedSleeping AccommodationCondition of Baby .Accommodation
BreastBreast and HandHandWith MotherCot or CradleGoodFairBadWhole HouseFlatHalf-House3 Rooms2 Rooms1 Room
St.James Street1672916--212165 |4348246444234
High Street15513311198186121741149--2
Hoe Street2275311-2912454421219661310-
Wood Street1642129-21418826-92536261-
Hale End31733383385373141243618031
Higham Hill3703314104073832862761023018-
Totals1400182139141707154016714888472286142437