... shows a death rate of only 8.9, which is the lowest which has been registered for the Hamlet. At the same time the infantile mortality has gone down from 102.56 for 1907, when it was much lower than in preceding years, to the remarkable figure of 48.08. The ...

... Committee bearing in mind the published reports of the Medi. . . cal Officer for - Health pointing out the large infantile mortality prevalent in Beckenham, . . . . con-idered it neces - sary that depots should be opened by . the . Council for the supply ...

... wait until your father °NOM borne! • question 01 manners.—According to a Scotch contemporary, a lady teacher was recently an infant class • lemon in manners. Selecting , • very small boy, she began, Now, any little man, you must remember this. When you ...

... with a few further details. The birth rate of 20 8 per thousand is below the average for the past ten years-21 6. lefantile mortality is 94.0 per thousand births which is well below the average of 114 0 Split up into wards the figures are :—Copers Cope; death ...

... distrie,t. Miss O'Reilly had however, done the follow'nd valuable work since her appointment. She visited, a first time, 412 infants. re-visited 48. and bad 17 under nbservation. The total death rate at all ages, was also very satisfactory, 177. equal to ...

... throe weeks the rates hail been 18 2, 17 . 7, and 171. The highest annual death-rates per 1.000 living, as measured by last mortality. were from fever, 1 . 2 in Neweastlesin-Tyrie and in South Shields; from diphtheria, 2 . 0 in East Rain and 2 . 5 in Cardiff; ...