... VSNTILATINO TM The tremendous proportion of infant mortality town slums, as compared to country cottages, is, says the Mother’t Magazine, directly predisposed to overcrowding and lack of pure air. The nursery, both day ami night can hardly have too much ...

... the proportion of infant mortality in the district averaged only 81 per cent., by the proportion of deaths under 1 year, to registered births. Without attaching too much importance to this comparatively low rate of infant mortality daring these 10 years ...

... married per 1,000 living. The birth-rate was 24.12 per 1,000 of the population. The death-rate was 15 57 per 1,000. The infant mortality, or deaths children under one year of age per 1,000 births registered, was 75.9. In October a man who had recently come ...

... the basis of the alleged slander. Tee death rote of M irlhorough for the year 189.5 was 16 . 2, birth rate, 24.2, sod infant mortality, 36'1. The , tut three years eompared as follows:-1893, birth rate, 25'5, death rate. 15.2 1891. birth 251 , death rate ...

... living. “ The birth-rate was 23 0 per 1,000 of the population, “ The death-rate was 13 31 per 1,000 persons living. “ The infant mortality, or deaths of children under one vear of age per 1.000 deaths registered, was 92T. The deaths of children under one year ...

... even in rural district.. Infant mortality in /Rough measured by the proportion of Meths ander one year to registered births was 14 . S per cent. last year, against 12 - 7 per cent. in the preceding year. The rate of infant mortality averaged 12 . 4 per cent ...

... rather lower. The death rate was 14.89 per 1,000, very little below the average, the mortality amongst males being higher, while amongst females it was lower. Infant mortality was much higher owing to summer diarrhoea and an epidemic of measles, which, however ...

... children under 5 years and 32 at the age of 60 and upwards. The birth rate was 24.12 and the death rate 15.57 per 1000. The infant mortality was 72•9 per 1000. There wee a death from enteric or typhoid fever and one from diarrhoea. The infectious diseases notified ...

... a verdict of “Suicide during temporary insanity.” Starch Poisoning has been said good authority tobetb. main cause of infant mortality. farinaceous food should given to a child till it has full mouth of teeth, unless food has been previously malted. Horlick’s ...

... injurious to both mothers and their children. (d) Work by mothers in factories is said to injure their infant children. and to augment infant mortality. Miss Clara Collett. of the Board of Trode. has spent much time in proving that the cry that the women ...

... practical knowledge the homes of the poor, will eucceeaful, lot the average mother baa much to learn. The wonder is that infant mortality it not greater than it la in England, tor the indulgent parent is little batter, regards treatment of her children, than ...

... diseases were at the rate of 1-68 per 1,000 of the population, which was just equal to the ten years' average of 1-67. The infant mortality, or deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 births registered, was 122-2; this was 51 below the average of ...