... midsummer, 1894, was estimated at ch 163,957. The births registered during 1894 were .ie 4219, and the deaths 2934. The infant mortality during 1894 had improved upon that of the pre- vious year, and in the death-rate among persons sh aged 65 and upwards ...

... 5 per cent. of infants under one year of age, and 53, or 18.7 per per cent, of persons aged 60 years and upwards; the proportion of infant mortality showed a con- siderable decline upon that in recent weeks. The annual rate of mortality from all causes ...

... the mortality of children and adults at the different ages with the average annual rates in the 25 years shows that for both males and females the mortality at each period of age up to 35 was comparatively low. At and after that age the mortality washigher ...

... years. The 259 deaths included 65, or 25.1 per gent,, of infants under one year of age-, and only 35, or 12.5 per cent., of persons a-ed 60 years and upwards; the proportion of infant mortality showed a further increase upon recent weeks. In the, large ...

... 347 deaths in the boromgh included 160 or 48.1 per cent. of infants undeor one year of age, and 43 or 12.4 per cent. of persons aged 60 years and upwards; the proportion of infant mortality, notwithstanding the still greeter fatality from diarrho a, showed ...

... & 363 deaths last week, 95, or 26.2 per cent., were of I infants under one year of age, and 64, or 17.6 per I d cent., of persons aged 60 years and upwards; the e proportion of infant mortality showed an increase I - upon recent weeks. The decline of ...

... 35.2 per cent., were of infants under one year of age, and 40, or 14.1 per cent., of persons aged (10 years and upwards; the proportion of infant mortality showed a further increase upon recent weeks. The annual rate of mortality from all causes per 1000 ...

... of London. Despito this fact, the birth- rate w.-as higher and the death-rate lower than the Zondon average, while tie infant mortality was 40.2 lbelow that int the MNetropolis generally. Such figures 'ear eloquent testimony to the eonditions under Which ...

... great sensation in the parish. It is expected t&at the position will be she subject of further inquiry. e. EXTRAORDINARY INFANT ,MORTALITY AT NANTWICH. At the fortnightly meeting of the Nantwich Urban Council, Mr. H. Hinde presiding, Dr. J. Munro, medical ...

... Tested in a different manner, :,ho infant inortelity e' howed 10.8 deathe of infant,: under one year of if age to every 100 births registered in Liverpool during the quarter; the proportion of the deaths of infants to births during sist quarter was 16 ...

... cause of the infant mortality; there were other causes. This mortality was most certainly remediable, and they should not be satisfied until they had reduced the infant mortality to 100 per 1,000. Amongst the preventible causes of ...

... extends to three weeks. It is a fact which cannot be learnt without mingled emotions that this arrangement has diminished infant mortality by a considerable per centaae, This excellent man had contemoplated another p~roject for the 'cenefit of mothers, with ...