... showing a reduction in the death-rate of 022 per 1,000 inhabitant*. From tne above figures it will be seen that the rate of infant mortality in proportion to the whole is 40 per cent., being 6 per cent, more this year than last, the deaths of old people being ...

... Not a single death had been ragistered under any of the zymotie diseases. 'l0be infant mortality wta 92-5 per 100 birthp, that of England and Wales being 148. The mortality from reepira- tory diseases acompared very favourably with the general averages ...

... year was 89. The infant mortality in the district was consider- ably under that ot the average for Bngland and Wales, but vwae still too biMh, and he attributed the cause entirely to the injudicious feeding and man. agement of infants. The zymotic deatbrate ...

... occarrel during the year, making a death rte of I•_' 12, as against 18.74 for the preceding year. Six infants died under one year of age, making an Infant mortality rate of 55,60 per 1 000 births registered, against 96 77 for the year 1901. There were 78 cases ...

... probably be found that germ diseases were far mor numerous than was at present anticipated. He believed that the large infant mortality which now prevailed, according to the report of the medical officer of health for u he district, would be found to depend ...

... , the average death-rate lor the previooa ten year* being II per 1,000 of the population. A great improvement in the infant mortality occurred during 1909. The average for the previous tsn years wa* Ul deaths per 1,000 birtbs,but(ls>t year the number ...

... from typhoid during the' year compared 10 1896 Infant mortality : 219 deaths were infants year age The rate of infant mortality throughout -the county 1727 per 1000 registered births The of infant ...

... He was astonished to see first, and, as result of inquiries he had made, had found that the cause it was’ premature infant mortality and deaths at the workhouse. If the latter were deducted, the average death-rate the area of the Bala Urban Council would ...

... important step has been taJcen by the Local Government Board The President has specially devoted himself to such subjects as infant mortality and to the care of the poorest with the object of removing the causes, rather than wasting time energy on palliatives ...

... „ 0.07 „ „ 4.08 „ „ I 99 It will he seen from these figures that infant mortality in Cardiff is nearly twice as great as that in Ruthin, whilst between the ages of 3 to 63 the mortality in Buthin is more than double that of Cardiff. If any inference is ...

... the town of St. Belong has made in establishing municipal pure milk depot is said to have greatly reduced the rate of infant mortality, and it has been decided by the city of York and by other corporations, to follow the example of a public milk supply ...

... lately endeavouring to excite hostile feeling against Europeans. There has been decided and continuous falling off in infant mortality within the past 25 years all over Austria. ■the average time occupied in the conveyance of the mails between London and ...