... responsible says the custom, if it became general, might lead to strange eccentricity and superstitions. The rate of infant mortality is enormous. In round numbers, 5,000,000 babes never live long enough to talk, 5,000,000 more never have a chance to ...

... kingdom are willing to join in an appeal to Parliament on the subloot. The great district of Camberwell itself, where infant mortality has for some time been mys- teriously high, is being flooded by the Vestry with warnings against this hitherto popular ...

... and pneumonia 4; heart disease 4; diseases of kidney 1: of brain 2. couvulsion. 5 ; senile decay 3: All other canoes 4 Infant mortality wa• again high. 3 deaths a:curing of children under 5 years et age. He 'bought that should have fewer cases of convulsions ...

... 23.37. The number of deaths registered during the same period was 72, giving a death rate per thousand of 15-29. The infant mortality was very high. There were 12 deaths from consumption, and six from other pulmonary disease. Two persons died from diptheria ...

... one death in childhood, —under the age of one year. There had been afew cases of dyptheria.— Dr Snow reported a higher infant mortality than usual. Twelve died in infancy under one year of age. There had been many cases of measles Caersws, ' and an outbreak ...

... and the death-rate 17'20 per thousand. The latter shows a saving of nearly ninety lives as compared with the year 1893. infant mortality throughout the county, according to the report, shows a decided improvement, especially in some districts. The highest ...

... proportion varies considerably, however, in the different districts, and we note that Burnley and Blackburn, where the rate infant, mortality is highest, employ the hugest number of married women. The report profitsharing shows that headway is being made in this ...

... birth rate for the year has accordingly been 21*9 per thousand. The number of births last year were 191. Infant Mortality. —The rate of infant mortality measured by the proportion of deaths of children under one year of age per thousand born was 1341. In ...

... thousand hieing 29'17. Number of deaths registered during the year, 30, giving a death rate per thousand of 17 5. The infant mortality reached the very high figure of 180 per thousand, f of the registered ni less that, 9 of the 50 childresi died under ...

... under one year of age, and 49 or 46'2 per cent, of persona aged 60 years and upwards. The low proportion borne by the infant mortality to the general death rate ia highly favourable indication of the oiroumstanoes affecting health in childhood throughout ...

... thb grand jury at the quarter sebsions at Newcattle.on-Tyne, said that nine months ago be referred to the question of infant mortality, and suggested that something should be done on the subject by the Legislature, but his remarks were not Intended in ...

... being 7. The number of infants dying under one year of age was four, which gave an Infant mortality of 7407 per 1000 of births registered, which wee • very low rate, and if they eliminated two deaths which were caused by the Infants being born prematurely ...