... INFANT MORTALITY. 189*—12-5 per cent of births. 1895- 1896- 1897- am pleased say that ths infant mortality is still less than last year. ZYMOTIC DEATH RATE. 1894- per 1.000 of population. 1895- 1896- 1897- Tho fatal cases of zymotic diseases were as follows: ...

... the early part the year, there were nine fewer deaths than in 18h9, and a satisfactorily smaller infant mortality, which dropped from 33 20. But would add that when the school matters became settled he would send hia childraft to school (bear, hear) —Mr ...

... separated milk. It was stated that, owing to the almost total vsence of nutrition in this article, there was an excessive infant mortality, especially among the poor.—Mr. Long, in reply. expre-eed his sympat y with the objects of the deputation, and said he ...

... where infants could be cared for and properly fed during the mother's absence at '-work, would certainly tend to diminish the infant mortality. This is matter which might well commend itself to the benevolent. As regards the infantile mortality throughout ...

... Tring had the highest infant mortality and the lowest birthrate of any place in the combined districts. For ten years he had noticed the high infant mortality. Their death-rate for last year was 16 3 per 1,000, and the infant ...

... period of weaning; and the end of the first year. I have divided the infant mortality for the past five years under these three heads, and arranged them tabular form, thus. Infant mortality for five years Year. First week 8 days to 7 Over 7 mths. Ttl. life ...

... money-spending Board. but the public had reason to be .atisfit‘l with .them. We had now to deal with the large death rate and infant mortality. Payments for sanitary improvements must form a considerable item during the present year 'They would all agree that ...

... reader to Hr. Thompson'' , report for 1559, win re he deals very thoroughly with tins question, but find, on zomparing the infant mortality in the years following his table—namely 1559-1894— that the average proportion of deaths to births from tine . three ...

... having an average birtb rate and low infant mortality, although four succumbed to diarrhoea, and very low mortality of the aged ; whereas with a very low birth rate this quarter we have very high death rate among infants, and also an increase in tbe deaths ...

... to middie of 1697, 15,167 deaths registered in_ 1897, m—m:,--d population . births, 46 —29.37 ‘per 1000 of population; infant mortality. 57— 12.78 per 1000 of population; deaths from aymotic diseases. 603 1000 of population. For comm 1 sub, statistics for ...

... having ■n average birth rate and low infant mortality, although four euccemhed to diarrlicca, and a very low mortality of the aged ; whereas with a very low birth rate this quarter we have a very high death rate among infants, and also an increase in the deaths ...

... and therefore the lowest ever known in the extended borough; being 13'95 per 1,000 of the estimated population. The infant mortality is very slightly lower than that of last year; being 14‘2 per cent, of the births. There is also a slight increase the ...