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Daily consumption, 1918, of fresh milk by children under 2 years not breast fed. 
Number. 
Per cent. 
All children... 
75 
100.0 
Drinking fresh milk. 
47 
62.7 
Less than 1 cup. 
4 
5.3 
1 cup but less than 3. 
17 
22.7 
3 cups or more. 
26 
34.7 
Having no fresh milk. 
28 
37.3 
Children 7 years and younger drinking no fresh milk {breast-fed babies excluded). 
Number. 
Per cent. 
All children. 
338 
100.0 
Having milk in other foods a, . 
44 
13.0 
Having tea and coffee. 
245 
72.5- 
Having family diet. 
49 
14. 5- 
a Includes 8 children on condensed milk. 
Fresh milk consumption, 1917 and 1918, by age of children in family. 
Number. 
Per cent. 
Total number of families studied. 
211 
100. 0 
45. 5- 
Families buying same as last year. 
96 
With children under 1 this year; none last year. 
47 
49.0 
With children under 1 last year: none this year. 
23 
24.0 
Children under 1 this year and last yjear. 
4 
4 2 
No children under 2 this year. 
22 
22.9 
Families buying more milk than last year. 
52 
24.6^ 
With children under 1 this year: none last year. 
21 
40 4 
With children under 1 last year; none this year. 
22 
42 3 
Children under 1 this year and last year. 
2 
3.8 
13.5 
No children under 2 this year. 
Families bujdng less milk than last year. 
63 
29.9^ 
With children under 1 this year; none last year. 
28 
44. 4 
With children under 1 last year; none this vear. 
14 
22. 2 
With children under 1 this year and last year. 
2 
3.2 
30.2 
No children under 2 this vear. 
19 
Comparison of canned milk consumption, 1918, in Baltimore, Washington, and New 
Orleans. 
Families 
Weekly 
consump¬ 
tion (cans). 
Average . 
family con¬ 
sumption 
weekly 
(cans). 
Baltimore. 
365 
272 
• 211 
555.7 
202.8 
714.0 
1.60 
.74 
3. 38 
Washington. 
New Orleans. 
WASHINGTON ; GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1919 
