... much of the large infant mortality in the cities of to day. But it is probably not so large as the mortality which prevailed among infants over the whole country a hundred years ago. Even in half that number of years, the total mortality in ...

... CHILD NURSING, HALF a century ago a medical scientist declared that there was but little use in doctors trying to reduce infant mortality, while the mothers clung to old theories and traditions and refused to accept the better conditions that science and ...

... Population last cenene (1901) Males, 1060; Female*, 1280; Total. 23(0. death-rate per 1000 per annum only B*9. The very low infant mortality is noticeable, m well the very high average death age, which la clow on year*. The average hlrth-raie for the past years ...

... diptheria, had been traced to this source. The alarming spread of tuberculosis is largely to be attributed to this cause, and infant mortality is largely traced to impure milk. The new Act will stimulate the authorities to free the dairies from infected cattle ...

... shown in the rates of infant mortality in urban and rural districts. Contrary to a popular impression, the death-rate infants urban districts is not becoming less, but tends slightly to increase. The declining rate of infant mortality in ...

... consideration, but the questions which are clamouring loudest for solntion are drunkenness, depopulation, bad housing, infant mortality, ignorance. Alt of these are in the range of legislation ; and to the credit of this Government it said, they are resolved ...

... incrußse in the rate of infant morUdit within the botimls of the Presbytery. In confirmation of the statement there made, Dr Macdooald’s rejiort refers to the watte in child life, and known the regrettable feature that infant mortality has not participated ...

... questions which had lieen brought before the Congress. He directed attention particularly to the high prevailing rate infant mortality. The figures quoted exhibited great wastage infantile life, a wastage was contended was proventihle. In concluding his ...

... was quite 18 per 1000 per annum of the population. A bad feature in towns where the death-rate is high is the terrible infant mortality. In Troon last month that feature was entirely absent. The ages of the people deceased ranged between 33 and 71 years ...

... appointed. The tnaeunr*. oounter-Araendment waa carried the vote of the rKMAIB BANtTABT CWrKCTOB. In view the high rate of infant mortality, uaaainKMftly agreed to appoint a female sanitary impeetor at a salary of per annum. Councillor Climie pointed out that ...

... In the table of death rates of different ages from all causes. Wilson directed particular attention to the excessive infant mortality. He said, the chances of the death of a child are infinitely increased whan under one year, and ite chances of life are ...

... t the doctor* or the law-makers—and they will be the sufferers li they weekly giro tkete homo rights. The qoo«Uon of infant mortality m our cities becoming crying shame our 20lh century Christianity. We are a gazing stock to our allies in tin* East, who ...