... REDUCING INFANT MORTALITY. In presenting the report of the Mid wives Acts Committee. Dr. Waugh said it was hoped see the result of the work of the Committee and the health visitors in a reduction of feint mortality. During the last quarter 2311 visits ...

... Committee of the County Council, presided. lecture on “Infant Mortality, its ami prevention. was given Dr. W. Archibald. K.0.H., Luton. dealt with the most common preventable cause* of Infant Mortality, and point out that though the general death-rate of ...

... other hand had than men, but had made very little Then there w•• the mestion of the of the et As the present tone the infant mortality rase eery lugh—aornethiny like 10 pm rent died in the firma year of their The nerranary tonna whirth dim required were ...

... against them. With regard circular child welfare, the Medical Officer said he considered that in a district where the infant mortality was not high and the birthrate was low. there was no necessity to introduce a maternity scheme, and the doctors and mid ...

... that it was prejudicial the l)«>t interests of the nation. It was the cause low wage** for men, of a large percentage infant mortality, for women wore employed because their labour was cheap, and that it destroyed home life. The speaker was subjected to ...

... population, and the conditions that made for infant mortality had weakening effect upon the children who survived and attended school. The children of Bedford the whole were very healthy. Still in 1910, out of 661 infants examined Dr. Philips on admission to ...

... and Wale# per 1000 of population was l a# compared with 14-7 in 1908, the lowest death rate previously recorded. Tho infant mortality was 109 per 1000 births, compared with 120 in 1903. For many years past the annual report of the Medical Officer of the ...

... message, but tho car went straight forward on its way to Dunstable, where the General was announced give address. THE Heavy Infant Mortality. A Mother writes ; “We owe »iir child's life to Plasmon She was gradually wasting away, and the doctor said he feared ...

... that in 1911 over 31,000 infant deaths w ...

... speaking of the ; wastage of men through the drinking habit. , Mr. Western showed the disastrous effect , alcoholism on infant mortality. In referring to tho missing- million,” he quoted Lord Rhondda In an Instructive passage, which con- Jeluded with tho ...

... young as they used to do. The deaih rate as a whole is slightly higher, but it is satisfactory to learn that the rate of infant mortality is low, though Dr. Parbury is of opinion that this might be still further reduced if parents could be prevailed upon ...

... when surveyed health, come the concium o{ uapartant part of * infant lives, and > d Te health thoso who ve aid. interior physique if i'.^ f id nothing for many but recently they premote infant wiiia . . j paied the NoUfloaHonot be Act. It not but called ...