... INFANT MORTALITY. deaths occurred among children under one year age, being equal to a death rate of 76 per 1,000 births as compared with for 1916. The rate for the whole of England and Wales for 1917 was ...

... making the correct total 90. There were 16 deaths from heart disease, two pneumonia, four tuberecle, and five cancer. The infant mortality was only eight, quite a satisfactory figure. There were no deaths from typhoid, scarlet fever, small-pox, or diphtheria ...

... were assisted by the members’ wiveg, did the catering. INFANT WELFARE.—A concert and public meeting organised by the Committee of the Infant Welfare Centre, which was held in the Asplcy Heath Infants’ Schoolroom, on Saturday week, was well attended. The ...

... only be ensured by commencing at the very beginning of the infant’s existence in this world. With the assistance of the mothers and the nurse and staff they ho(s)ed to lessen the infant mortality and give the surviving little ones every chance to grow into ...

... 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 ...

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... habit, Mr. Western showed the violin solo Miss Hare; song Capon; disastrous effect of alcoholism infant song MaJ. Wilson; flute solo Sapper Pryor; mortality. referring to the missing milcomic song. •* No, sir. No. Rev. G. J. May- non he quoted Lord Rhondda ...

... presid and in the interval briefly introduced 1.. (J .Mohcrley. from Ijondon Headquart* who pave an address upon Infant Wclf:. Work. Infant mortality, her opinion, three chief causes, viz.. Had housing, low wag . and ignorance. Dismissing the first two « these ...

... rent than he wee before the war. According to returns sent in by clerk the illegitimacy rate is generally very low. The infant mortality rate in Eaton Bray rural district is 72.5. in Luton rural 75.1. and in-Ampthill 104 .2 There is an increaee in the number ...

... disease:— Council School (Infants). Jan. 24th to Feb. I6th: whooping* rough: Council School (Infants)— Nov. to Nov 901 h; chicken pox; Council School (Infants)— Dec. 6th to Dec. 20th: chicken pox; Church of England (Infant*)— Jan. ?sth Feh. 19th whooping ...

... following report for the months of November and December was presented the Deputy Medical Officer of Health (Dr. R. C. Welsh). Mortality Returns—Eighty-six deaths were registered, of which are assignable to the district. This is equal to annual death rate of ...