... INFANT MORTALITY. The excessive rate of infantile mortality in this country is often attributed in great degree to the intemperate habits of parents ; and it is believed that general sobriety ■would effect reductions in the number of deaths among young ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. A puLlic meeting was held in Birmingham Friday, the Mayor presiding, to consider the exoeedve infant mortality of the town. The Mayor said the question of infant mortality bad engaged the ...

... most undeserved, and that in fact infant's and young children are better cared for and attedded torn Manchester than in any other leading manufacturing town in England. It Is also evident that excessive infant mortality is not the cause of the alarmingly ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. Dr T. M. Belleaden, M.D., the medical officer to the Local Board of the nail making and mining district of t3edgley, near Wolverhampton, in his annual report says that nearly twothirds of the population died during the past year before ...

... 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. Dr J. M. Ballenden, M.D., the medical officer to the Local Board of the nail making and mining district of Seilg'ey, near Wolverhampton* iu his annual report say 3 that nearly twothirds of the population died during the past year before ...

... INFANT MORTALITY WARWICK. Wilson, medical officer of health for Warwick, yesterday directed the Town Council's attentiou to the excessive infant mortality in the burgh, which last year equalled 176 per thousand births. Many deaths attributed to wasting ...

... INFANT MORTALITY RUSSIA. There is hardly a country the world where infant mortality assumes more appalling dimensions than in Russia. This may easily explained by the method in which new-born infants are commonly treated, so that it is ...

... 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 ...

... EXCESSIVE INFANT MORTALITY. The extraordinary rate of infant mortality at Stalybridge formed a subject of comment in the medical officer of health's report the Town Council. Out of total number of 39 deaths during period of four weeks 15. were those of ...

... Alderman Wright in the chair. Evidence was given by several otber medical 'ic a* t men assigning reasons for the excessive infant mortality, in or and the inquiry was adjourned. It is expected to Al occupy a considerable time, and it is decided not only cc ...

... INFANT MORTALITY KILDA. Kilda, an island whero general sickness is almost unknown, is gradually losing 3 population (says the British Medical Journal) from enormous infant mortality duo to 'tetanus. Babies, born to all appearance strong and healthy, suddenly ...