London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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116 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The next Table shows the result of the inquiries made after
these deaths, arranged in wards, and there is also shown the
number of infants who had been previously visited, and the number
of illegitimate infants.
| Clapham, North. | Clapham, South. | Putney. | Streatham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Deaths | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 83 |
| Wholly breast-fed | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Otherwise fed | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 70 |
| No information | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Previously visited (1921) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 44 |
| „ „ (1920) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Breast-fed | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Otherwise fed | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 56 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Nurse children | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Born outside Borough | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Premature | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 |
| Delicate from birth | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Twin Children | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |