... animal food altogether. The death-rate among both blacks and whites in December was three times the average, and the infant mortality is very high. Privations are beginning to tell, adds the correspondent, and until we get relief in the shape of provisions ...

... 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 ...

... shillinugys and co wts wa imposed. A particular feature in the report was that attention was directed to III excess in the infant mortality during the past years, not due to infectious diseases but to gteneral causes. Among general causes insufficient nursing ...

... hirthrate in their district was 26 8; but taking Englirid and Wales it was 31 6. Mr Borthwiok furoher priinted-out that infant mortality was at the rute of 149 per thousand In 1heir distriot as compared with 136 per thousand inEngland. Ie made there comparisons ...

... 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 ...

... moortality frix zymotic diseases 'was seven, ivhioh, according te the ratio for England and Wles, was very low, The infant, mortality iri the district under one Year of age Iwas 26, The morteiti from phtlkbibW ve TI-: A large emount of sanitary work ...

... 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 ...

... year was 89. The infant mortality in the district was consider- ably under that ot the average for Bngland and Wales, but vwae still too biMh, and he attributed the cause entirely to the injudicious feeding and man. agement of infants. The zymotic deatbrate ...

... Not a single death had been ragistered under any of the zymotie diseases. 'l0be infant mortality wta 92-5 per 100 birthp, that of England and Wales being 148. The mortality from reepira- tory diseases acompared very favourably with the general averages ...

... registered. The deaths were from ordinary causes, and from 66 years up. .wards. It was gratifying tonotice the absence of infant mortality, RAILWAY AND POSTAL FACILITIS. Mr THEODOns Rouw said as one of the deputation that waited upon Mr Neele, at Danbigh, ...

... fine of 20s and losts was imposed. A paitieular feature in the report was that attention was directed to excess in the infant mortality during the past ye.trs, not due to infectious diseases, but to general causes. Among general causes insufficient nursing ...

... 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 ...