Breast feeding: The survey in paediatric out-patients.

Two thousand and seventeen guestionnaires were collected from 4 regional university hospitals in Bangkok (Siriraj), Chiengmai, Khon Kaen and Songkhla during November-December 1987. No difference was found in the proportion of the babies who were breast fed (at least for 1 month after birth) and those who were bottle fed among these hospitals. Although almost 80 percent of those babies were breast fed, the figure was lower than that in the community survey, 94 percent in 1984.

Social service for the paediatric out patients.

The medical social service to the paediatric patients referred by doctors from out patient department, Siriraj Hospital, between 1984-1987 were analyzed. The total number of services were 54,276 in 18,127 paediatric patients or 18.4 percent of total 98,641 out paediatric patients. The age, sex, domiciliary origin, profession of parents, type of services were demonstrated in 8 tables. Detail and problems of social service were discussed.