... CHILDREN. INFANT MORTALITY IN CARDIFF. At the usual weekly Blue Ribbon meeting held at the Stuart-hall, C'ardirf, on Saturday night, Mr David Shepherd presiding, Mr l'ercy Thomas spoke with some vigour upon the question of in- fant mortality and its causes ...

... life, and he contended that this enormous mortality was largely due to the effect of the employment of the mothers in factories. In confirmation of this position he referred to the fact that the infant mortality in artisan towns exceeds by 100 per cent ...

... one year of age to registered births was equal to 220 per 1,000. This is a large proportion of infant mortality, but in the 33 great Towns the infant mortality was 252 per 1,000 births. There were 138 deaths due to zymotio diseases, corresponding to an ...

... generation that the infant mortality should be so great throughout the country as it is. The bogey which attributed it to infant insurance he thought had been disposed of. Dr. Walford said that a common source of trouble with infants was tainted milk, too ...

... CARDIFF BURIAL BOARD. HEAVY INFANT MORTALITY. This board met at the borough treasurer's office on Tuesday, when Councillor H. White pre- sided, and there also attended the Mayor (Coun- cillor W. J. Trounce), Alderman R. Cory, Alderman DI. Lewis, Councillor* ...

... of 25'98, while the deaths numbered 24—14 males and 10 females—equiva- lent to a death-rate of 12*43 per 1,000. The infant mortality was exceptionally low, there being only two deaths of children under one year old, while the deaths included those of ...

... rate, 11'7, and Salford with the highest, 25'5, both towns also maintaining the same relative positions in respect to infant mortality, which averaged 128 per 1,000 births for the 33 principal towns. In Cardiff zymotic diseases accounted for 79 deaths ...

... just issued by the county medical officer, the infant mortality of Merionethshire has increased from 130'1 per 1,000 in 1893 to 170-4 per 1,000 in 1897. Taking Festiniog alone, however, the infant mortality for the year was no less than 250 per 1,000 of ...

... accidents, and four to old age. The death-rate for the past month was considerably below the average for the district, the infant mortality being much less than iu any previous month this year. Seven persons reached the ripe age of 70 years and over. Referring ...

... —The council of the Social R-form Cnion met last evening under the presidency of Alderman R. Cory, when the question of infant mortality was brought forward by the Rpv. Gpo. S. After fully discussing the matter, it was decided to instruct the secre- tary ...

... proportion during the March quarter was 185 per 1,000. There was thus a decrease in the infant mortality of no less than 69 per 1,000 during the three months. The infant mortality last quarter was also the lowest during the last 2YS years, although that in the ...

... oramary residence was in the borough, but )v*'10 died outside the municipal boundary. Ihe rate of infant mortality, as measured by too proportion of deaths of infants under one year to 1000 biiths registered, was 160, as compared with 148 in 18S1. In the 33 ...