... directions as to the proper feeding of babies. Mr. Duncan added that if parents generally would follow the advice given infant mortality would be considerably reduced. ...

... average number of deaths of infants, who only lived lew hours, owing to premature birth. The general death rate, however, was satisfactorily, low. There were 17 deaths of infants under one year, giving rate of infant mortality 8 per 1,000 births. This was ...

... zymotic disease, and the zymotic death-rate was. consequently, nil. As the infant mortality, only one death had occurred among infants under one year. The rate of infant mortality per 1,000 births worked out at 43.47. This was an ...

... The most unsatisfactory feature of the year was the increase the rate of infant mortality. Mr. Wheaton thought the Council should take steps to lessen the rate infant mortality, and, on his suggestion, the matter was referred to the Sanitary Committee ...

... Council on Monday. It was very favourable. It stated:—Deaths numbered 165 (15.89 per 1,000), births 200 (19.26 per 1,000), infant mortality 115 per 1,000 births. The zymotic death-rate showed a marked improvement—l.34, against 2.81 the previous year. Very few ...

... ot Sir Robert Newman. Bart., and there was* representative attendance. Papers were read by Dr. Harper; (Barnstaple) Infant Mortality and its Prevention,' and by Lady St. Aldwyn on District Nursing. . . , Lady Fortescue, moving the annual report said ...

... was now 14.34, including non-residents. This was a record. The births during the year were 103 males and 103 females; infant mortality: 27 deaths under one year, giving a rate 131 per 1,000. The zymotic deach-rate was .22. There had been instance of o ...

... per thousand, the rate for the previous ten years being 14.3, and that for rural England and Wales for 1902, 15.3. The infant mortality was high, being 11.1 per 1,000 births. During the year there had been a case of small-pox at Ashill, under circumstances ...

... could yet off the line lie was etruck by the and killed. Starch has been said on good authority be the main cause of infant mortality. farinaceous food be given to a child till it has a full mouth of teeth, unless such food has been previously malted ...

... The deaths were 137. equal to death-rate of 11.72 }>er thousand, the rate for rural England and Wales being 13 6. The infant mortality was 11 under one jrar c'd, .equal 36.2 per thousand, and the lowest record, lie did not think there was smaller number ...

... which was over the average for Die past ten years by 34. but outbreaks scarlet fever and measles contributed to this. Infant mortality was 21—over the average. The births for the year were 176—a rate per I.CCO. This, while increase the preceding year, ...

... the annual mortality for the past ten years from this cause being .53 per 1,000. There-! were three deaths from phthisis, three from cancer, two from accidents, and one suicide. deaths occurred under tbe age of a year, the infant mortality being equal ...