Medical Record
1947-48 (made)
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This baby weight record card from the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney belonged to Linda Underwood (neé Gotts) who was born in in 1947. Weight Cards such as this one would have been issued to every new mother to record and track their baby's weight at intervals, through infancy. Linda's weight record shows regular entries from when she was six weeks up to the age of two, with less entries after that, up to the age of four.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed and folded card with inkpen writing |
| Brief description | Baby weight record card from the Borough of Stepney, England, 1947-48 |
| Physical description | Baby weight record card belonging to Linda Josephine Gotts (born 9.3.47) from the 'Metropolitan Borough of Stepney / PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT / MATERNAL AND CHILD WELFARE'. Inside the folded card, baby's progress is recorded in ink pen in 'Date', 'Weight' and 'Directions' columns. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Linda Underwood |
| Summary | This baby weight record card from the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney belonged to Linda Underwood (neé Gotts) who was born in in 1947. Weight Cards such as this one would have been issued to every new mother to record and track their baby's weight at intervals, through infancy. Linda's weight record shows regular entries from when she was six weeks up to the age of two, with less entries after that, up to the age of four. |
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| Accession number | B.580-2016 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2017 |
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