... Three deaths were uncertified. The infant mortality was twelve higher than tbs average rural infant mortality (or the County, but 27 less than the average for the county urban districts. The highest infant ...

... bring about the high infant mortality in Leigh—an average of per 1,000 births for the period 1899.1906 against a general average for the smaller towns of 138. Indeed, I cannot help thinking that the problem of preventing Infant mortality Is becoming more ...

... may, perhaps, throw a sidelight on the subject the alarmingly high rate of infant mortality which causing serious concern at the present time. Here it is ••The Infantile mortality of Bncuplast year was the lowest ever recorded, being 111 per b.rths. But ...

... phthisis numbered eight, giving annual rate .87 per 1000. The deaths of infants under one year old numbered 40, giving an infant mortality 136, being calculated from the deaths infants under one year old each birth*. The birth rate ter 1908 is 32.16, and ...

... to the use of infants under two years of age. is generally admitted that impure milk helps swell the death rate among infants to a considerable extent. Very favourable leports of the beneficial results come hand from boronghs where infants’ milk depots ...

... they knew that in many parts of the country one great question which authorities were dealing with was the excessive infant mortality. was unfortunate having high infantile death rate. many places the appointment lady health visitoi had been of very great ...

... is now sitting. INFANT MORTALITY. The excessive infant mortality in Leigh Borough is not to be wondered at, seeing that the borough is an urban district of county pre-eminent this regard as Lancashire. For, doling 1901-5, infant ...

... proceedings in coroners’ court! aasgasU that one-half of the world does not know how tba other belt dies. number ot infant mortality which come before tha ooronerc, and the oaness such deaths, afford an interesting study. Hr. Wynne Baxter, when holding ...

... of the society, which was largely dne the energies of the officials. He drew Hie attention of the audience to the high infant mortality in the district, and again recommended the establishment of a day nursery, as suggested by him some years ago. Tha need ...

... was 87 less hence the cause the increased mortality With a diminishing birth rate this enhanced infant mortality is serious matter it lessena to tbat extent the natural increase in population. __ Infant mortality varies very much in being ...

... work did not come under the public eye. The society were now trying to get through Parliament Bill to prevent the large infant mortality through burning and sutfixation. rear 1400 little children were horned to death'in this country, the chief reason being ...

... him some questions. He thought it was able fact that the death rate in the borough had been per thousand, and that the infant mortality had been so great. That was not only local but a national misfortune. He would like to hear explanation as to why so ...