... NEW RECORD The infant mortality rate of 30 per live thousand showed a slight increase over the previous year. There were 414 deaths from respiratory tuberculosis, a reduction of 115 on the previous year. creating a new low record of 020 deaths per thousand ...

... time there was a slight increase in the crude death rate from 11.6 to 12.4 per 1.000 population. The infant mortality rate was 39 and the maternal mortality rate nil. ...

... Medical Officer of Health, Dr. J. G. Bellwood, disclosed figures showing that the area had a higher birth rate, lower infant mortality rate and a lower death rate than the average for the rest of the country. Very interesting, as a certain well-known member ...

... birtn rate, with the result that m the last two years the number of deaths had slightly exceeded the births. Last year's infant mortality - rate was per thousand live of infectious diseases showed reduction, being 430 last year, compared with 1.186 1953. ...

... the Division. But.” says Dr. Webster, “we must not be satisfied that, we must aim lower yet. I stress this matter of Infant mortality because It Is not only important in itself, but Is also considered to be a good Index of the health conditions of community ...

... Authority was lookand friends. ing at ways of alleviating One of the reasons for the waiting problem. There the high infant mortality was difficulty in recruiting rate in this area is linked nurses for the special care with poor attendance at baby unit ...

... birth rate at 17 ,per 1.000 poplation, compared 'with 139 in 1959. Unfortunately. there was again an increase in the infant mortality rate at 30 6 per 1,000 l births, compared with 27.6. The general death rate' showed a small increase at 13' per 1.000 ...

... smallness has always been a drawback in a town with a higher than average birthrate. no family planning clinic, a history of infant mortality problems. and where a considerable number of young married couples are living in rooms or other cramped accommodation ...

... suspected that the high infant mortality rate was directly linked to social problems in Morecambe’'s West End. Coun Pat Rye said the figures related to multiple deprivation in certain areas of the district. Pointing out that infant mortality was not necessarily ...

... that we shouldget the problem in perspective. We do not, nowadays, hear or read a great deal about the terrible toll of infant mortality. As a problem it has ceased to exist. Despite the continuing tragedy of individual cases we are agreed, as a community ...

... guitar 12.45 Wheels of Fire: Ten films about the development in India. The second programme deals with the problem of infant mortality. 1.20 Des Le Debut: A resource series supporting the leeching of French. 1.38 Around Scotland (2): Three schoolchildren ...

... current prices as shown store Birkenhead babies more likely to die Probe into death rate for infants by Simon Mossman A MAJOR inquiry is to be launched into infant death rates in Birkenhead The probe comes as a new report shows baby deaths in the town are ...