... Wales. The rate of infant mortality in the county is particularly striking. Since 1893 it has increased from 130.1 per 1,000 to 17.4 per 1,000, taking the average for the whole county. But in Festiniog the rate of infant mortality for the year was no ...

... of 15*4 ;and 2rl per 1,000 per annum. The infant (mortality during the same period was 6, being :in the proportion of: 120 deaths 1,000 births of persons 65 years of age and upwards 12idied, giving a mortality of 5'1 per 1,000 per annum, or one third the ...

... district, have died elsewhere. The high infant mortality appears serious, but on analysis, it clears up wonderfully, and appears to be what may be called accidental coincidence. Unfortunately, there are three deaths of infants uncertified, of the ages of two ...

... 7-17; 1895, 5-37; 1896. 1-12, making an average zymotic for that period of 6-9 per 1,000 per annum of the population. Infant mortality under one year 'of age amounted to 68'70 per 1,000 births registered, in comparison to a rate of 181-80 of the preceding ...

... accounted for that by the fact that there was a trained nurse to give di- rections and superintend the care of the sick. The infant mortality in Abergele was high, and she was informed that that resulted not from carelessness, but ignorance. If they had a district ...

... INFANT MORTALITY, The number of deaths under five years was 43, being at at the rate of 4-4 per 1,000 per annum. In infants under one year there were 29 deaths, being in the proportion of 141 deaths to every 1,000 births, as compared with 128 per I 000 ...

... was at the rate of 18'2 per 1,000 per annum, the infant mor- tality being 40.7 per 1,000 births registered. THE DEATH RATE, AND CAUSES OF MORTALITY. Mr. Edward Roberts asked what was the rate of mortality compared with the previous year. The Medical Officer ...

... elsewhere. The infantile mortality is very low, (12 in 152 —viz. 78 94; and it is a recognised fact that mortality is considered a good index to the sanitary condition of any district; and it is satisfactory to notice that this mortality is gradually decreasing ...

... While in fact, the death rate from tuberculous disease is much lower than it was, taking all classes to getber, the mortality among infants, from this cause, is greater than ever. This is attributed to the practice, niore prevalent in this country than in ...

... per respectively of 19'3 and 20 4 per ergos annum. Nine of the deaths occurred ia P over 65 years old, and two in infants* the mortality amongst old people accounts 1 ijyo comparatively high total death-rate, cases of typhoid fever were notilied, Vj '*0tbf^ ...

... i,terf'd, live were those of in. fants. I regret to say that in comparison with the total number of deaths, the mortality amongst infants is somewhat high, there being 25 art against 99 of tbo e of adults, while 28 out of the latter number had attained ...