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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
Tottenham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Gifts of milk powder and chocolate-flavoured milk powder were
received during the year from the Kinsmen's Clubs of Canada, being
distributed by the W.V.S., to day and residential nurseries in
this district.
| Expectant Mothers. | Children under 1 year. | Over 1 yr. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Visits. | Re-visits. | First Visits. | Re-visits. | Re-visits. | |
| 2,327 | 2,500 | 2,295 | 6,692 | 12,357 | 26,171 |
| 37 | |||||
| Still Births | 111 | ||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 31 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 42 | ||||
| Infectious Diseases | 779 | ||||
| Public Health Act, 1936: Infant Life Protection | 145 | ||||
| Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939 | 116 | ||||
| Special visits: | |||||
| Mothers | 1,121 | ||||
| Children | 299 | ||||
| Total | 28,852 | ||||
| Dockets for Sheets—2,215 were given to expectant mothers. | |||||
BREAST FEEDING.
The following table shows the types of infant feeding and their incidence in the total infant population of the Borough. The information is obtained by the health visitors when the child has reached six months, and is based on the total notified live births for the year,
| Breast fed | 1,234 | |
| Part Breast fed, plus milk, dried milk or condensed milk | 768 | |
| Bottle feeding— | Cow's milk | 20 |
| Dried milk | 305 | |
| Other Artificial Feeding | 4 | |
| Feedings unknown: i.e., removals, evacuations and deaths | 173 | |
| Total | 2,504 | |