[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 94

Walthamstow 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The percentage of medical aid requests relative to the number
of confinements was 22.9 and for the infant 1.0.
INFANTS
The number of infants born in the hospital this year was
1,264; this figure includes 17 cases of twins and 81 premature
infants, a premature birth rate of 6.4 relative to the total number
of infants. In addition 17 infants, of which eight were premature,
were admitted from the district.

Table: Premature Infants.—For statistical reports a premature infant is taken as one weighing 5 ½lbs. or less. This is an international standard.

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Premature Infants.—For statistical reports a premature infant is taken as one weighing 5 ½lbs. or less. This is an international standard.

	Infants born in Thorpe Coombe.	Infants born at home.
(a) 5½ lbs. or more than 4½ lbs.	48	1
(b) 4½ lbs. „ „ „ 3½ lbs.	19	5
(c) 3½ lbs. „ „ „ 2½ lbs.	8	2
(d) 2½ lbs. or less	6	—
Totals	81	8

Table: Breast Feeding.—On discharge from Thorpe Coombe at 14 days, up to May, and later from 10 to 12 days, 85.8 per cent, of mothers were breast feeding their infants, 10.2 per cent, partly breast feeding, while 4 per cent, of infants were fed on dried cows' milk.

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Breast Feeding.—On discharge from Thorpe Coombe at 14 days, up to May, and later from 10 to 12 days, 85.8 per cent, of mothers were breast feeding their infants, 10.2 per cent, partly breast feeding, while 4 per cent, of infants were fed on dried cows' milk.

	1946	1946	1944	1943	1942	1941	1940	1939
(a) Infants completely breast fed	85.8	88.1	85.6	82.5	83.9	87.6	77.4	75.9
(b) Infants partly breast fed	10.2	9.4	11.5	12.2	12.0	9.9	18.7	18.7
(c) Infants not breast fed	4.0	2.5	2.9	5.3	4.1	2.5	3.9	5.4
	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

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Table: Premature Infants.—For statistical reports a premature infant is taken as one weighing 5 ½lbs. or less. This is an international standard.

Table: Breast Feeding.—On discharge from Thorpe Coombe at 14 days, up to May, and later from 10 to 12 days, 85.8 per cent, of mothers were breast feeding their infants, 10.2 per cent, partly breast feeding, while 4 per cent, of infants were fed on dried cows' milk.