... BATHGATE. MONDAY, DECEMBER, At 8 o'clock, by BAILIR W. F. ANDERSON Me-Coavencr “of Public Health of the of Glasgow; op INFANT MORTALITY. THE Dor oF HUMAN LIFE ...

... EXCHANGE. BATHGATE, On-MONDAY, sth DECEMBER. Bv BaMie W. F. ANDERSON, ex-Convener of Public Health, Glasgow. Subject—“ INFANT MORTALITY ; OR THE WASTAGE OF HUMAN LIFE.’* To bo Illustrated bv specially prepared Lime-Light Views. Chairman—Dr KIRK, Medical ...

... address on Infant Mortality and said it would bo infinitely better to take means to prevent the deaths of infants than to waste time and labour in vain inquiring the causes of deaths . . England was losing yearly 1 , 200 , 000 infants above . what ...

... sanitation, and had watur supply, and cognate defects. Owing to insanitary conditions connected with dwelling houses, infant mortality in the distncu is per ««t greater than ths average rate. ...

... birth-rate of the country was going down and infant mortality wa , ; not lessening. This gave rise to painful reflections as to the future of our national efficiency. The fundamental cause of infant mortality was the want of recognition of the duties of ...

... the London district . The ' House went ; into Committee of Supply on . the Home Office vote ;' when tho question of infant ' mortality was among the various topics discussed . ' ' The ' vote was agreed to . The House rose at 9 ; o . . \ ; ( P-5- ) ...

... question, and that it suggested to him that the earlier eloeing of publichouses would materially lessen this appalling infant mortality. The matter was remitted committee for investigation. ...

... the report of tho Inter-departmental Commission on Physical Deterioration, and suggested further inquiry the subject infant mortality. It was, he said, ominous fact that the decreased birth-Tate chiefly concerned wealthy and cultured classes. Retardation ...

... perfection of the dwellings, the report states that the general death-rate 0*96 per below the average of London, while the infant mortality *i& below that the metropolis. ...

... So long they had in Dundee one and two-roomed houses without sanitary accommodation, it was not to be wondered at that infant mortality was high and the stamina of the people low. ...

... tPAEA . OBAT'n ABVEKTISEMENT . J STAECH POISONING has been said , on good authority , to be the main cause of infant , mortality . No farinaceous food shonltl be given to a child till it has a full month of teeth , unless snch food has been prerionsly ...

... [ FABAOaAm ADVEBTISEMEST . STARCH POISONING - has been said on good iiiit . horllT t ...