... INFANT MORTALITY. The recent cold and wet weather has had a dialsthong effect upon the health of children In Liverpool. At the last meeting of the flealth Committee it was reported that the number of deaths the previous week was 310, being 103 more than ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. cbi-ef cause the high rate of infantile mortality 5«, that Sal ford, in other cotton-manafaoturing districts, mothers leave their offspring soon after fcirth. this enstom. Ta'.ham speaks very strongly:—'The unfortuna e littl nnrsliogs ...

... INFANT MORTALITY IN FRANCE. From return births, deaths, and marriages, together with the population, of some of the principal towns in the diririet of Bane, printed with bar Majesty’s Consul, Mr Bernal's report for the pant year, it appears that the number ...

... THE INFANT MORTALITY SCARE IN GREENOCK. Greenock, 20th December, 1889. Sir,—The very serious statements made at the meeting of the Police Board Tuesday last with reference to the high infantile mortality in Greenock deserves the consideration of those ...

... INFANT MORTALITY SCARE GREENOCK. Greenock, December, 1889. Sir, —Having read the extraordinary statement made by Bailie Anderson at the recent meeting of the Police Board, assn occupier of a bouse of the class mentioned and in the providence of God having ...

... the month of last year. The average rate of mortality was 1,7*6 per annam, the popnlation being I6,()(X). Of the deaths, fifteen occurred amongst children under five years of age, being a high infant mortality; six persona died between the ages of.five ...

... HOW WE SLAUGHTER OUR INNOCENTS. Infant mortality (says the Pall Mall Gazette) excites but little interest oompared with the mortality of adults. For decency's sake, however, it might be as well to endeavour-at least to reduce the rate at whiob babies ...

... connection with infant mortality, and he expressed the opinion that infantile insurance was strong temptation, and almost an incentive, to the neglect, and even to the murder, of children. Out of about 1,000 inquests a year, 350 were held on infants under twelve ...

... to. The Galbreath mortification was then agreed to furnished to the poor in tho usual way. On the Mddical reports on infant mortality being brought up, Mr Cameron moved that committee be appointed to report on them, as they were of such voluminous nature ...

... Jan. he gives • total mortality of equal to a deathrate per thousand in the year of 203. For 1878, it was 221, and for 1877, 24—a reduction, though slight, in the rate at which the Greenock population shuttles iitf this mortal coil, - The roost of the ...

... subject was deferred till next meeting. A remit from tho half-yearly meeting, relative to the cause of the largo amount of infant mortality, was ordered to be sent to the medical officers of the Board to inquire into. ...

... were registe twenty deaths from all causes, a REET, during the previous month of thirty-two in the correspondin ™ — The infant mortality was of such deaths, there being pe “MEETINGS, children under five years of age, o ee a ee whole number. With the xce ...