... prejudicial to tha iivw of infants; these include want of cleanliness in the home, and the proper attention on the part of mothers to the food and clothing of their infants. Mention made the great ignorance in respect of infant feeding which is shown the ...

... last seven years.— Mr. Pollock thought there was a good deal to be said for the amendment. There was a great deal of infant mortality due to the fact that the women, on leaving, put their children anywhere. The amendment was carried by nineteen votes ...

... medical officer of health at Leek, said that when the local burial society ceased to insure children under 12 months old infant mortality decreased. rose again when the practice was resumed. ...

... The rate of infant mortality measured by the proportion of deaths of infants under one year to the total number of births is equal to 194.1 per thousand. The rate for the previous year was 177.2 per thousand. The rate of infant mortality ...

... of males and famale3. These figures give annual death-rate of per thousand the population, against 21 last year. Tho infant mortality was 42 per cent, of the total deaths, aa compared with the same number last year. Tha birth-rate was 40. Five deaths ...

... population, against for the corresponding period last year. Of tbe total, were children under live years of age, giving infant mortality of 42 per cent. During the five weeks 314 births were registered, giving birth-rate of Four deaths occurred from scarlet ...

... Bisbrown, E. Imison, W. Leach, J. Dobson; P. A. Lake (law clerk), E. Marshall (secretary), and Mr. Barker (surveyor). lIRAVY INFANT MORTALITY. The number of deaths registered during the past month amounts to 38 ; two of these were inquest cases and of the remaining ...

... there was an exceptionally high in.fant mortality in the whole ' country, and yet a higher infant mortality in the Administrative County. How are these facts to be amounted for ? There is no doubt that most of this; mortality is preventable, ...

... E. linison. W. Leach, T. D3bson ; F. A. Lake (law clerk), E. Marshall (secretary), and Mr. Barker (•,urveyor). lIHAVY INFANT MORTALITY. The number of deaths registered during the pest month amounts to 38 ; two of these were inquest cases and of the remaining ...

... and its relation to infant mortality. The effects ou the home life WHEN THE MOTHER WAS A WO'.-Ki.H. in the mill were well-known to be most injurious. The greatest evil was the effect on the health ot children and on infant mortality. Blackbnrn. was very ...

... deaths, of whicb. 20 were tbo.e of infants under one year old. This, be says. raises the rate of infant mortality to 330. which is about twice as high as it should be. Dr. Highet suggested that the high rate of infant mortality was due to ...

... report the mortality f» birth reiurns for tno fivo ending 16th September, total deaths ate 321, consisting males and 181 The •:« figures give annual death rate 7-3 thousand of population, against year, and for the prtviouo years. The infant mortality is per ...