... INFANT MORTALITY IN ELGIN. Due to Improper Feeding. In bis annual report to the Town Council, Dr Mackay, Medical Officer, calls attention to tlie infant mortality in the burgh, which, ho •ays, continues to excessive. During last year there were 18 deaths ...

... PREVENT INFANTILE MORTALITY. The ** People’s Journal” is to launch a lifeboat for the rescue of children. lives of over 50.000 infant* are in danger. Last month John Burns, speaking ‘‘Tho Waste of Infant Life.” declared that the number infants who die who ought ...

... ern-na uw ovcryKalv. insr matter u l o* muck-change ■The Bunnany to followed aerial that Annie S. Swan, on 3 from tho infant mortality. l«>-n directed none too sr'rv, oflteer# heoltb. •, ,v of children under twelve Kin „ dom- The luottthe throtinh ...

... successful in as it hat lx:cn there, where I am informed, th« system has diminished the infant mortality b» onc-half. . • 1 feel that there is enormous waste of infant life the Metropolis, a great deal being duo to entire absence of knowledge of the proper ...

... little folks into whose home* come but few rays of the sunshine of life. The deputation from the National Conference on Infant Mortality which waited on the Prime Minister and the President of the Local Government Board the other day represents movement ...

... maitere of the taught, (Oneen.) WOMEN WORKERS AND CHILDREN, i Thv Home Sectetary in hi* attention ju«t now to the escckaive infant mortality certaio artiaan towna where woman largely engaged factory labour. The eul.Ject has been brought prominently forward Reid ...

... right—that something might and should be done. White the general natality of our country diminishes slowly but surely, infant mortality remain* almost as high a* over. All through our industrial district* and in many rural parts (where overcrowding is bad ...

... th© authorities. What has been the result? have now the figures for 39 completed weeks of this year, and they s..ow an infant mortality 85, compared with 138 for the corresponding period last year. After that, I think the Hudderefield experiment must bo ...

... with the question. cited statistics of Liverpool to now that where licensed premises abounded there was drunkenness and infant mortality. If Mr Gordon sent down bis French chef teaob these people cookery, wou'd it be remedy? For himself, found that these ...

... these quote: I bar© read the articles in the Dundee I Advertiser” anc People’s Journal” the j 22d. The statistics of infant mortality given in these papers are very painful, and certainly raise strong case for local inquiry and consideration. I do not ...

... against the terrible evil of infant mortality. The experience gained working schemes such as that operating in Lochciunder the auspice* of the People • Journal” show* that the early days of life are the most dangerous to the infant, and that an immense amount ...

... diminish use cow’s milk. The Medical Officer, I see, is strongly of opinion that tho first step in tho prevention of infant mortality is the earliest possible notification of births. This is matter which, it will be remembered, was recently taken up ...