... MR ASQUITH AND INFANT MORTALITY. The Medical Association last week had an interview with Mr Asquith upon the rapid increase in infant mortality. It appears to have increased in the past nine years in the North of England by more than 2G per cent., and ...

... Goodwood Stakes wu won yesterday by Sir Frederick Johnstone's Corrie Roy, Lluie being second, and The Dethroned third. • INFANT MORTALITY ON BOARD AN EMIGRANT STEAMER. New York, Saturday.—Advioes received from Honolulu state that 55 children died of and ...

... on 1000, whereas on an average of seven years the infant mortality in the whole of London had been 52 in 1000 ; that the infant mortality these establishments had been not so much as one-fifth of that in London generally. Another circumstance deserving ...

... is as a rule lower than that of Catholics and Protestants ; but illegitimate births are very rare among Jews, and the infant mortality is very much less. In general, among the Christian population, the number of girls and boys is nearly equal, the boys ...

... ago still there is certainly no great cause for congratulation when find that there was heavy infant mortality of 24'3 per cent., that is say as many 116 infants, under one year of age. died last year. Further, it is extremely satisfactory to note a remarkable ...

... Church. A complete elimination of three-foruths of the infants' foods now extensively sold would probably lead to a remarkable diminution in the present infant mortality. There is no food for infants, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, where they have ...

... curious fact—the infant mortality of the borough has considerably decreased since the commencement of the depression. This change accounted for the fact that now many mothers, who, good times, go to the factories, and leave their infants in the charge ...

... question of baby-farming, both in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the result of his inquiries was that he believed the rate of infant mortality was largely increased by the negligence of those who undertook the care of children. Baby-farming prevailed in both towns ...

... came into force. It relates only to infants. Before the Act was enforced, of all who died from small-pox 75 per cent. were under five years of age. In 1863, how. ever, vaccination had so reduced infant mortality that those under five years of ago who ...

... but the whole system of baby-farming, which is clearly shown to be the source of a large proportion of the excessive infant mortality, has been attended with such revolting circumstances as to imperatively demand some such repressive measures are recommended ...

... There was large tnrnont, npwardc of 90 being present. The lecture was thorough practical one, and in view of the great infant mortality in this district mrinly due improper feeding, too much Importance cannot be attached to this subject. Mr Budge, who has ...

... attend to their infant. M. saw that the poor women were so anxious get back to the factory (hat they could not he persuaded to wait until they had regained heir strength. Tbe consequence was t hat their heal lb was destroyed ami their infant was neglected ...