... standard of infant mortality at which they should aim. Still, in a healthy district like theirs, they should by no means content with this fact, but should strive, by every means in their power, to bring the rate lower. A class in domestic and infant hygiene ...

... Infant Mortality The great Summer mortality of Infants is largely due to epidemic diarrhoea. This can be avoided. Scrupulous cleanliness of all utensils used is imperative, but this alone will not avail if the milk or food be exposed to the contamination ...

... death rate had been considerably lower in 1897 than in 1896, being 16*3 in 1897 as against 19*5 in the preceding year. Infant mortality had been excessive. Influenza and bronchial affection seemed to be responsible in great measure for deaths in young children ...

... for the maternity ward, pointing out the absence of cots for infants was inconvenient to mothers, and was, under circumstances which he described, often a prolific source of infant mortality. —The Chairman thought, after what the Medical Officer had said ...

... female. —With reference to the Medical Officer’s annual report, the committee were of that the question the high rate of infant mortality ought to investigated, but that portion the report bearing the congested state the town, as well that referring to the ...

... taking the population at 5.069, gave a birth-iate of 27*8 per 1,000. The deaths numbered 78, or 15*35 per 1,000. The rate infant mortality had been abnormal, 120 56 per 1,000. An analysis of the ages at death, gives tbese particulars 17 under one year old; ...

... its area down 26 41 per 1,000; death rate 14,59 per 1,000; and infant mortality 109 7 per 1,000. The health of the district compares very ably with that of late years, and the infant mortality is the lowest recorded for the last five years. The water supply ...

... for England and Wales, rural population ; birth-rate. 21.23, against 25.6 ; zymotic death-rate, 0.41, against 0.91 and infant mortality per 1.000 births. 100.0 against 106.0. In regard to house accommodation, in all rural districts this was a difficulty ...

... zymotic death-rate 1, against 0.9; infant death-rate per 1,000 births 110, as against 112.6. The vital statistics ot England and Wales for the same year were; Birthrate 29 26, death-rate 18.8, zymotic death-rate 2 21, infant death-rate 162 per 1,000 births ...

... systems, must eventually lead to greater healthiness of the Borough, and as a natural consequence to its prosperity. Infant mortality had also declined, though still high. Ir.fluensi bad shown itself two or three occasions during the year, the type was ...

... average death-rate for a live years was 13.2. Nineteen nder one year of age had died, less than the previous year, and infant mortality of 100 per 1,000 level with the standard • for the seven chief liseases had been 0.4 per 1,000. been 19 notifications ...

... application Mr bhutt for a piece laud in Pitt-lane to make a side entrance to his house With reference to the question of infant mortality iu the borough, as mentioned iu the Medical Officer’s Annual Report, a committee recommended tbut it deferred.— The ...