... persons were knocked down and injured, and five hones killed themselves by running against iron gates, lamp posts, &c. THE INFANT MORTALITY IN DUBLIN. Dr Thomas Orimshaw, Regiitrar-General of Ireland referring to the City of Dublin death-rate amongst children ...

... relating to infantile and child mortality. Since 1851 the birth rate had dumped bom 84 to 26. the other band the death rate had been reduced from 28 to 15, and the marriage rate bad remained fairly stationary. Infant mortality in the last five years him dropped ...

... which Sir John Byers had treated the subject. She had noted all that had been said about sanitation consumption, and infant mortality, and she felt there was only one way i nwhich they could ocobct the evils of which they complained—that was by arousing ...

... WRNS ON INFANT MORTALITY. Mr. John Burns, as president of the Nctional Conference on Infamt Mortality. in I.oetlon, delivered an address, and said great strides been made recently both by public opinion ..ind by the Government in protecting infant life. ...

... good of the protected themeless. For it is probable that not only will the more salubrious climate check the rate of infant mortality, but that, being more get-at-able, it may be possible to impose three sanitary rules upon the Boom women which, we are ...

... and of the highest importance to mothers. In dealing with her subject the teamed lecturer showed bow the high rate of infant mortality was in a great measure due to sweat of foresight, knowledge, and care in the many details belonging to the rearing of ...

... important task is what is needed; to teach the simpler laws of hygiase and thrift in such a fashion as to check the horrible infant mortality, and the worse evil of the increasing number of children mentally and morally deficient. 014 LT the London Tawas gave ...

... demisters caused by eiceination none of them would take the risk; the practice would be abandoned by the entire faculty, and infant mortality enormously lessened. Will those who have suffered injury or death from vaccination in their own families, and others ...

... a better and a happier place. Between 1851 and 19111 Public Health Acts have reduced the deathrate 18 per cent. Our infant mortality is still fat higher than it ought to be, but it is very Mimi/want that in districts where specie! care has been directed ...

... the fathers and rnotheni. faee certain facts. A pleasant fact that the mortality in Dublin compared very ft‘ourrably with that of other countries. There werc only 92 dottli, of infante in Ireland 1,0()1. as compared with 116 in Scotland. and 126 in &viand ...

... part in politics. niany &oriel questions would certainly be dealt with which are at present neglected. The great evil of infant mortality, tho problems of the health of mothers and children among the poorer chime*, and the temperance question may be mentioned ...

... functions of private nurses to the working classes; she made • daily round, and cared for the child. The high rate of infant mortality was due not so much to insufficient feeding as to improper feeding, and in this connection the nurse's advice was invaluable ...