... MORTALITY DROP Uister's high infant mortality rate showed a slight reduction in the quarter ending September 1979, according to the latest figures published by the Registrar General. ...

... been ignored by the Government for too long. They have demanded an Independent Health Inquiry looking at bone disorder, infant mortality and Down’s Syndrome, and an Environmental Impact Study. They also want distillation units to be supplied to all concerned ...

... work long hours and live in miserable conditions. They suffer from disease and malnutrition and there is a very *high infant mortality rate. * “Indryweathervillagershave to carry all their water eight miles. Ouraimwas to re-build the village using £lO ...

... into the health effects of water fluoridation on the people of Tandragee, particularly the incidence of Down’s Syndrome, infant mortality and the effects on bone. Lough Neagh over the past 25 years. A further meeting will be held on June 18 at 7.30 pm. Residents ...

... Development Trust has obtained £774,630 to target issues such as “high levels of teenage pregnancy, mental illness and high infant mortality”. A total of £860,184 has been presented to the New Lodge/Duncairn Community Health Partnership with the g ‘MAKING IMPACT”: ...

... victory. il 3 They believe flouride can cause more harm than good after scientific studies revealed a higher incidence of infant mortality, Down Syndrome and hip fractures in treated areas. ...

... said, continuing to fall. In 2000 there were 21,512 babies born, compared with 27,427 in 1985. “The downward trend in infant mortality rates has been maintained with the 2000 rate of 5.1 deaths per 1,000 babies being the lowest to date,” she added. ...

... at a time when we can say mothers and babies are safe in our hands. “During the last 50 years maternal, perinatal and infant mortality rates have fallen to their lowest ever.” RCM General Secretary, Karlene Davis, in London, added: “Since the formation ...

... the disease made notifiable. This was achieved only in the late 1940’5. High infant mortality Anyone who has researched their own family history will know that infant mortality was very high until the middle of the 20th century. The main killers of children ...

... accident and emergency service. On the question of centralising maternity facilities, Mr. Luke said the Baird Report on Infant Mortality and Handicap, on which policy for obstetrics provision in Northern Ireland is based, recommended that to maintain standards ...

... Europe. At birth our life expectancy is 70.6 for males, 76.7 for females and there has been a remarkable reduction in infant mortality since the early seventies. But “potential years of life” are being lost needlessly because of accidents, particularly ...

... for 7% of allaccidents, asin 1979. REPORT ON INFANT DEATH The Committee was told that a report has been completed on a means of reducing whathasbeen termed “the present unacceptable level” of infant mortality and handicap. The report has been drawn up vy ...