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Saving the Babies

... city. We Itave saved. she said, the lives and brought tack to health within two months 29 infants. One child brought' to us was so thin and emaciated— the infant of a woman who has now been committed from to asylum for the insane ♦ —has turned out to our ...

Published: Friday 17 July 1914
Newspaper: Luton Times and Advertiser
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 326 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

More Cottages Needed

... still, however, a very unsatisfactory infant, mortality, this being put at 97 5 1,000 births as comporeo with 72 in 1912 and 127.7 in 1911 Dr. Wood said that when they were dealing with sniaH. a number deaths among infants as 12 was very difficult to form ...

Published: Friday 24 July 1914
Newspaper: Biggleswade Chronicle
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 962 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Luton's Health Bill

... borough, the Infant Mortality rate is beiow 100, and this reduction not altogether due to the absence of diarrhoea. Undoubtedly the effects of the operations of the notification of births act are here manifest, and this saving of infant life is of the ...

Published: Friday 19 June 1914
Newspaper: Luton Times and Advertiser
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2656 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE CHILDREN'S SICK AND CONVALESCENT HOME

... perhaps death. This Home will not directly touch that large infant mortality, which I. as Medical Offioer of Health. have so constantly to deplore. but it may help to redeem the large mortality of children between one and eve, beanies taking sick children ...

Published: Monday 23 February 1914
Newspaper: Luton Reporter
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1143 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The paper referred to by Dr. Sworder was as follows :— A few months ago gentleman informed that be wished

... perhaps death. This Home will sot directly touch that large infant mortality, which I, Medical Officer of Health, have so constantly to deplore, but it may help to reduce the large mortality of children between 1 and 5. besides taking sick children from ...

Published: Friday 20 February 1914
Newspaper: Luton Times and Advertiser
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1327 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SIR VICTOR HORSLEY ON ALCOHOL AND EFFICIENCY

... talk of grown-up people being killed, but it was sadder think of the infants being killed, and all knew that infants wore dying because of the drink trade. The large infant mortality of this country lay the door of the drink traffic. Sir Victor Horsley ...

LUTON

... postponed, for six months, further consideration of a stiggeation, from the National Association for the Prevention of Infant Mortality, that the Council shook) put into operation a scheme, recommended by the Local Government Board, for the establishment ...

Published: Monday 28 December 1914
Newspaper: Luton Reporter
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3952 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Watson’s Matchless Cleanser

... immunity from infection. The plan, however, had to changed, as the animal*! suffered in health well in growth, and heavy mortality was feared if the diet had been continued. The imint is that boiling effects such chemical changes in the milk as to destroy ...

VERUIAM v. SOUTH BEDS

... members, of the junior entices of the Oils' Friendly Society in Dunstable promoted and carried through successfully. in the Infante' School, Chiffon i• street. on Feb. 21st. A fairly large company of adults aseembied to support this• the second effort by ...

Published: Monday 02 March 1914
Newspaper: Luton Reporter
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1091 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DISTRICT NEWS

... and will doubtless prove a great boon. UNIONIST MEETING.—Tbe annual meeting tbe local Unionist Association was beld in the Infant Schoolroom Wednesday evening, tbe Rev. T. Collisson, Rector of Gravenbnrst. presiding. There was a fairly good attendance ...

Published: Friday 13 February 1914
Newspaper: Luton Times and Advertiser
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2013 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Can n tv F,re' Consequential Loss following

... 72, which was reduction on .92 the previous year. Th© infantile mortality the entire district, however, averages 87 as against 67 last year. 238 deaths in entire district 40 were infants and 150 persons over 65 years. Cancer accounted for 27, as against ...

STRAY SNOTS

... YOUNG. needing of Sables School Children 'The advisability of providing a special food for tie infant children of the poor so as to prevent the infantile mortality whit& will very ensue upon • eontinuanne or the present, bot weather, was arged by Dr. Sworder ...

Published: Monday 07 September 1914
Newspaper: Luton Reporter
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3439 | Page: 3 | Tags: none