Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The detailed finding at first visit paid during 1945 are given in the following table:-
How Fed. | Sleeping Arrangements. | Condition of baby. | Accommodation. | |||||||||||
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Breast | Breast & Hand | Hand | With Mother | Cot or Cradle | Good | Fair | Bad | Whole house | Flat | Half house | Three rooms | Two rooms | One room | |
St. James Street | 156 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 212 | 145 | 69 | 1 | 62 | 18 | 78 | 31 | 16 | 10 |
High Street | 150 | 26 | 12 | — | 188 | 178 | 10 | — | 48 | 125 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — |
Hoe Street | 177 | 22 | 17 | — | 216 | 207 | 9 | — | 107 | 84 | 1 | 11 | 13 | — |
Wood Street | 175 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 233 | 212 | 22 | 1 | 73 | 76 | 62 | — | 2 | 22 |
Hale End | 285 | 28 | 38 | — | 351 | 340 | 11 | — | 203 | 75 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Higham Hill | 327 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 375 | 352 | 18 | 7 | 280 | 76 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — |
Total | 1,270 | 158 | 154 | 7 | 1,575 | 1,434 | 139 | 9 | 773 | 454 | 214 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
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From the above table it will be seen that of 1,582 children,
1,270, or 80.3 per cent., were breast fed on first being visited,
and 7, or 0.4 per cent., had no separate sleeping provision. 141