... drawing Uood. and Mr. Gould, jun., was injured about tho face. A complaint has been laid against assailant.—Central News. INFANT MORTALITY. ...

... PREVENTION OP INFANT MORTALITY IN At the annual meeting Huddersfield Public Health Union last night an important report was submitted giving statistics of the extraordinary success of the Huddersfield scheme for preventing mortality amongst infants. The report ...

... has been proved fijr toe Coroner (Mr. E. S. Pionlgau) that much of the death-rate in Belfast due the large proportion infant mortality, many of the deaths Being attributable to neglect and carekss nursing. These have contributed greatly lowering the death-rate ...

... commonly caused improper feeding. As a rule infants were better without oil. Replying to the deputy-coroner, Dr. M'Quitty said that a great deal of infantile loss was due to neglect and ignorance. The infant mortality was enormous. The deputy coroner said that ...

... company included many members of Parliament and doctors. The chairman said the birth-rate of country going down, and the infant mortality was not lessening. Thi-s gave rise painful reflections'atf the future. Other speakers dwelt dangers attending the taking ...

... The infant mortality for the thirty-nine weeks the year 1907 up to the issuing of the report was 85; for the corresponding period the 'previous year it was 138; tne average for the previous ten years was 136; the most favourable previous mortality was ...

... ejections. He also enumerated number of urgently-needed reforms the social life the city, making special reference to infant mortality, street trading by children, school accommodation, slum life, and temperance reform. Miss Hcvssie Johnston was the soloist ...

... was shot the chest in the street here today. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Speech by the Prime Minister. Sir Bannerman, replying yes to deputation who called attention the prevalent* of infant mortality, said the statistic* wet. appalling. One hundred and twenty ...

... would gain each Jfar 216.000, and compared with Norway, 17,000. The French infant mortality 150 per thousand, »o if ilie conditions worn the same as Norway there would saving infant life The foregoing statistic,* have been mUwied Dr. Jules who was sent misaion ...

... ; William James Tbomsoo, M. Kerr, and Waroock. The Local Government Board wrote drawing attention to the high rate of infant mortality both in the work bouse and in the country. One-tenth of the children Ireland died before they attained the age one year ...

... children have not, the time of writing, completely recovered, but it is stated that they are happily out danger. ___________ INFANT MORTALITY IN Out 120 deaths from zymotic diseases at Liverpool last week, 106 were infanta under twelve months, from diarrhoea ...

... that 1740 children died under one year age, and the infant mortality was 154 per thous and. and for the past six years was 150 per did not want overstate Uio case. They had a high infant mortality Belfast, hut was not eo bad as England; but thought was ...