... INFANT MORTALITY. There has been of late a great increase of enthusiasm among local authorities in the direction of attempting to diminish infant mortality. With this object milk depots have been established, lady inspectors •p--pointed, and various ...

... PONTYPOOL FREE JPRESB HEALTH OF PONTY POOL Dr S. B. Mason's Annual Report• PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS RE INFANT MORTALITY, 801100 L SANITATION, REFUSE DESTRUUTION, &c. ...

... was 253. After deducting 31 deathe of infants under 1 year of age, and the 78 other deaths, your population bass net gain of 70. ividat Mortality, I feel a certain amount of malefaction in the reduced infant mortality. and I am under the impression that ...

... Zymotic 214 That the condition of this district has been ' materially improved is shown by the general death-rate and infant mortality, in particular, both of which were remarkably low for a district ' of the kind. With a view to further reduce the latter ...

... Birmingham medical officer in his annual statenient made at a masa mec twg of cabmen on Clapham Common. report states that infant mortality in Birmin ham is far too high, and he attributes it part ly A thrilling cheer went up from the crowd to women employment ...

... visitor Could be appointed as an awastant inspector, for the instruction of mothers, with a view to the reduction of infant mortality, replied that, assuming it was the Council's intention that the proposed officer should act under the direction of the ...

... upon matters of state medicine, both of a generil and special , character, including the control of the milk supply, infant mortality and its prevention, infecticus diseises, and sanitaticn in schools. food poisoning, housing, water supplies, and the ...

... plans now before the authority. Mr Davie' moved an amendment that no steps he take with regard to the 'looping Acta. Infant mortality had been attributed largely by the Cardiff coroner to improper feeding. What was true there was also true in other districts ...

... reply to the Peaks Council that the matter was having attention. It was resolved to forward a resolution dealing with infant mortality and proper feeding to the boo. member for the constituency, the Hon. Reginald McKenna. PAWS/COM STATION AT CWISETRWDOIft ...

... Nentyglo and Blaine. In conclusion, we recommend— I.—Tbat the midwives throughout tbe county be asked to assist in reducing infant mortality by impressing upon their patients the importance, unless mscllcally advised to the eootniry, of nursing their babies—giving ...

... influenza, three to cancer and two to Phthesis. • Phthesis death-rate is .75 per 1,000; in 1905, 1.51 per 1,000. . - Infant Mortality, or deaths of children under one year of age, numbered eight. giving a death rate of 142 per 1,000 of births registered ...

... 6; 25 and under 65, 53; 6,3 and upwards, 62. The mortality amongst persons over 65 years is at the rate of 413 per 1,000 deaths registered. Infant Mortality. Twenty-two deaths occurred amongst infants under one year. This is equivalent to the rate of ...