... him was that the preventibility of a large portion of this infantile mortality was a reproach to us, and was a striking commentary on the fact that as wealth increased the infants decayed. He said that they could not ignore the fact that when work ...

... to the infantile mortality in the burgh, and average length of life of the inhabitants. In discussing the infantile mortality, Dr Munro stated that the principle cause of the high rate in Port-Glasgow is the improper feeding of infants. The doctor suggested ...

... of holes. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Ex-Bailie M`Laughlan directed attention to the reports by Dr Munro, which embraced the returns on infantile mortality. The report for June showed 19 per cent. of the deaths occurred in cases of infants under one year, and ...

... tribute of palms and flowers to the poet who so sung of fair women, their beauty and charm. Prolific Source of Infantile Mortality. At Dumbarton Sheriff Court, Mary Ann Burns or M'Whinnio, residing at Radnor Park, was accused of neglecting her four children ...

... carried off four of the younger members of the population. Note carefully the infantile mortality. No fewer thin 18 per cent. of the deaths occurred in the case of infants under one year, and 32 per cent, were of children under five years, while 18 per cent ...

... report we find that 29 per cent. of the deaths occurred in the case of infants under ono year 46 per cent. were of children under five. So that in the matter of infantile mortality we are very much as we were. Can nothing really be done to decrease the ...

... the causes of the heavy mortality among young children —I think it is improved in the figures I hold here—which show a sudden and serious rise in the mortality of the children between six months and two years old. The mortality in Port-Glasgow, though ...

... stated that the proper food for infants is the mother's milk. Very very few deaths occur from Diarrhoea in the case of infants fed from the breast and from the breast alone. most of the deaths in the case of infants are due to tainted milk—milk which ...

... summers have been cool and consequently less inimical to the health of infants, but it is at least a gratifying omen that the infantile death-rate has fallen by 12 per thousand infants born since the Health Visitor and the Ladies' Health Association have ...

... Heathen Chines. Child murder is said to be on the increase in London. According to one statistician the body of a murdered infant is found every day in London. Sir Michael Hicks Beach has announced that he has no intention of calling upon cyclists specially ...

... inst., the wife of Mr J. Murchie ; a sou. DEATHS. CAIRD. —At 2 Laird Street, Port-Glasgow, on tho 30th inst., Lachlan Gilles, infant son of James Caird. BUCHANAN.—At her residence, Glen Avenue, Port-Glasgow, on the 29th inst., Isabella Easton or Buchanan ...

... While, in fact, the death rate from tuberculous disease is much lower than it was, taken all classes together, the mortality among infants, from this cause, is greater than ever. This is attributed to the practice, more prevalent in this country than in ...