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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

Walthamstow 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Frm the above table it will be seen that of 1,649 children,1,354, or 82.1 per cent., were breast-fed on first being vistted, and 18, or .82 per cent., had no seoparate sleeping accommodation.

Frm the above table it will be seen that of 1,649 children,

1,354, or 82.1 per cent., were breast-fed on first being vistted, and 18, or .82 per cent., had no seoparate sleeping accommodation.

WardHow FedSleeping Accommodation.Condition of BabyAccommodation-
BreaatBreast and HandHandmth MotherCot or CradleGoodFairBadWhole HouseFlatHalf-House3 Rooms2 Rooms1 Room
St.Jomes St.17434289227177581105226371227
High Street2051614123421614570162l11-
Hoe Street166159-190173161817120-315
Wood. Street1641624-20418717_7479321135
Hale End30131402370361102106766-623
Higham Hill3444523640638318112899127-32
Totals1,354157138181,6311,49713319829492209192872