... the mortality at Ilalifax consisted of rhildren at anti under live year, of age, and titan ~- half of persons under 211 years obi: mid the age at death of tin' wintl. population I found to be in nnind numbrio 24 yew, The proportion which the infant mortality ...

... considerable mortality would thus arise. Mr. Austin (who bad entered the room shortly before) stated that the great mortality applied to infants, and the statement which he had received had been compared with that in other workhouses, and the mortality in the ...

... deaths to the inhabitants was therefore one to 30.5. Compare this with the present population and mortality returns of Manchester, and the annual mortality will be found not to exceed one in 45, while the population of Manchester and the townships in tbe ...

... where there are four or five others in a well-closed room. So much is due to the maintenance of our orthodox rate of infant mortality. With a little thought and observation there will be suggested to you many more contrivances for the securing of unh ...

... of measles, convulsions, and pneumonia. The deaths in Hunslet bave also been above the average. At Htiddersfield, the infant mortality has been considerably above the average. Honley, in the same district, 5 deaths have occurred from small-pox, four of ...

... and 369 able-bodied females above 16. Infant Mortality in thb ißradford Wor-_e_i.se. — It will be seen by our report of the guardians on Friday, that the Bradford workhouse is a black hole of Calcutta for infants ; and that its rooms are often so crowded ...

... longer tlian the people Liverpool. Others had considered the rate of infant mortality to be a good standard ; but the average age at death must be regulated by the distribution mortality to age, this standard differed little from Mr. Chadwick's. (Applause ...

... year. The large manufacturing town of Manchester stands pre-eminsntly distinguished for its mortality, and infants appear to be the greater sufferers—indeed, infant life is there sacrificed to an extent almost exceeding credence. The report exhibits the ...

... than the people of Liverpool. Others had considered the rate of infant mortality to be a good standard ; but as the average age at death must be regu- lated by the distribution of mortality as to ages, this stan- dard differed little from Mr. Chadwick's ...

... MORTALITY. O why should the spirit of mortal he proud ? Like a fast-flitting aeteor, a fast-flying clem!, A flash of the lightning a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the jrrave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be ...

... TABLES OF MORTALITY. We extract the following from the authorised quarterly table of mortality HUDDERSFIELD DISTRICT. Huddersfield.—The deaths are about the average number of the corresponding quarters of 1C43 and Small pox has been very prevalent the ...

... The average mortality throughout the whole of Europe has been calculated as one in thirty-six of the whole population the mortality in the North- East Ward of this town is one in twenty three and a-haf; or about the average rate of mortality in some of ...