... ACCRINGTON'S GOOD HEALTH: Gratifying Drop in Infant Mortality” In submitting to the Accrington Town 0012:’ cil yesterday his report on the health of ot Borough, for the month ending 31st May 141' the Medical Officer of Health stated that &, deaths had ...

... exceedingly high rate of infant mortality. There have been 63 births registered and 23 deaths under one year. The crude mortality statistics for the year 1905 2re as follows:—Death-rate 12,93. Birth rate 20.78. Infant mortality 135.92. ~ ...

... required was for parents to be able and willing to take care of tneir children. Before they could become an ideal town the infant mortality would have to be considerably reduced. 'l‘hey. had discussed the advisability or otherwise of appointing a lady sanitary ...

... three were non-residents (Huncoat, two and Church one). There were 14 deaths of children under one year of age, giving an infant mortality of 225.80 per 1,000 registored hirths, as against 129.87 for November, and 129.41 for De¢ember, 1908. Zymotic diseases ...

... former country mortality, which in 1880 averaged only 17 per 1,000 inhabitants, in 1906 had fallen to 14. Infant mortality shrank from 112 to 82 per 1,000. In Norway the rate showed a reduction of from 16 to 13 per 1,000, and that of infants from 95 to 69 ...

... conditions seem to have had a very baneful efiect on the aged, as 10 deaths were of persons of 70 years and upwards. Infant mortality (121.2 deaths per 1,000 births) shows an increase over last month (which was exceptionally low), but it may be considered ...

... the coroner’s courts, the field of battle told the same story. : INFANT MORTALITY. We need only, Mr. Rendell proceeded, take our own condition in this country with respect to infant mortality. They who have studied the statistics of the subject declare that ...

... in which many women are employed, plunging a whole country or city in distress and raising the general death-rate, the infant mortality rate is apt to fall because the mothers thrown out of their employment in factories return to give proper care to their ...

... THE PREMIER'S HEIR. There was perhaps a touch of pathcs in the Premier’s humorous remark to the deputation on infant mortality, that he ‘“ was not qualified by his own experience to deal with any of the suggested remedies.” Sir Henry has no son of his ...

... methers are extensively employed in factories It need nat excite any surprise, then, that in manufacturing towns the infant mortality is large, very much greater than in non-textile towns where mothers usually nurse their »hildren, and are not compelled ...

... Ward 9, Higher Antley Ward 4, Spring Hill Ward 3. The deaths of children under one year of age numbered 11, giving an Infant mortality of 144.73 per thousand births registered, as against 51.94 for February and 1569.57 for March of last year. No deaths ...

... North 3, Peel Par} 9, South 5, Higher Antley 7, Spring Hi deaths of children under one year of ¢ bered 6, giving an infant mortality 3 sand registered births of 72.29, as ¢ with 37.5 for July, and 113.63 for (Augt T Zymotic diseases caused —seven measles ...