... INFANT MORTALITY HIGH. THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT Of Dr J. O'Heeffe wig formally promoted at the Wt meeting of the Council. It reads aa follovia, the statistical tehleo being omitted : Mr Chairman and Gentlemen,—l have pleasure in submitting yrs my drat ...

... in Canada. It was stated that drunkenness was largely on the increase moon women. The Conference also declared that , infant mortality was largely caused by drink and urged that girls in elementary day school, should receive instruction in nursing. Gadsling ...

... REMEMBER THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL! It had been proved flat alcohol in the parent wu re, possible for much infant mortality, and mental deficiency was also due to it. An it quiry into one hundred consecutive cases of mental deficiency at a epoeial school ...

... death rate satisfactory. The decrease in the infant mortality during the period covered by this report is extremely gratifying; only 19 children died before reaching one year of age, , giving a rate of mortality per 1000 births of 1061. This appears as though ...

... question there was the children. He thanked God that they were hearing Om cry of the children and stemming the tide of infant mortality. Socialism was a great international movement. He stood there neither as • Socialist, a Liberal, nor a Con, ',restive ...

... Exchequer has heart: hut they regonise that liberty is the condition under which alone they can help effectively. The roll of infant mortality in Glanmorgan shire, the drink and the vice which are not less in Wales than in other parts of the United Kingdom, must ...

... Newcastle had regulations in force and Gateshead bad not, infant mortality in Newcastle was doable that in Gataihead. As a practical man, he (Mr Stratton) thought there won more risk of infant mortality from lack of milk than from a good supply of milk, bacteria ...

... were of infants osder 12 months old, and the c 'editions that caused so many deaths must affect those who survived. Drink was not the solo cause; improper feeding, insanitary environment, and the occupations of mothers assisted infant mortality. If thousands ...

... stupendous number of convictions there was the enormous amount of secret drinking leading to other attendant evils, including infant mortality, which was a very tenons thing. She wished that the Bill dealt with intemperance among women, as well as the prevention ...

... like Ruthin, oath small population, the peroentaae of infant mortality neemed ui„ ...

... did not seem to be anything all out of the way ia tha case. Of course it was necessary to bold an inquiry ia cases of infant mortality, especially la regard the osm ia question, seeing that the mild bora wee illegitimate and its mother and grandmother ...

... socially, to induce mothers of all ranks and clawed to nurse their infants. That is the sure way to reduce infantile mortality, for it has been calculated that of every 1,000 infants under three months naturally fed on breast milk alone, 20 will die of ...