... Notable Conference on Infant Mortality The second National on Infant Mortality was opened at Westminster an Monday and marks a further step in the eflort to eave the chald life of the mation. In these days of stormy political warfare it is a relief to ...

... 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 ...

... which was very high, but only in keeping with the death rase all over the country. The birth rate was 37'40 nee 1000. The infant mortality was very striking this month, 52 6 per coot. of the total deaths. Toe majority died tram disease. of the chest. The report ...

... the attics im the older portion of the town. A gemeral i was made as to the infant mortality ‘ol 1906, which worked out at 145.75 per Oud. Thies was the bighest in- fant mortality experienced for a number of years and was chiefly caused by diarrhea, 14 cut ...

... males and 59 females, and that the birth rate was low, only 28 per 1000; the deaths under one year were 11. making an infant mortality rate (that is deaths per 1000 births) of 87; and that the total number of deaths numbered 48, making a crude death rate ...

... removal the apartments and its contentare thoroughly disinfected. From the tabular statement it will be seen that the infant mortality is still greater than it ought to lie—la deaths under one year out of births. A considerable number of these were due ...

... the other hand, a temporises of tao groups ot wards in which the elate population wee eimilar, but in cased which the infant mortality Webb per ISM birth , . and in the other IN, eupports the view that some • at least, of the of mental &feet are closely ...

... Much of his attention was devoted to the question of infant mortality, and on this subject be made many valuable suggestions. He pointed out that the whole (-wintry was engaged a contemplation of infant destroction, and in view of the increasing birth-rate ...

... last year from the figures given above has 1 exceptionally good. The infant mortality is comparatively small when the number of births is taken into consideration and the mortality from the tymotic diseases is also very satisfactory when one remembers ...

... have secured a good company of artistes for the purpose. AROUND THE COUNTY. BY SPECIAL COURIER. Dr Kirk find.. that the infant mortality in the Burgh of Hathgate, 38 out of Matta, is greater than it ought to be. He considers that many of these deaths were ...

... bad food are in reality the causes of almost all infant mortality. Closelydrawn curtains. heavy draperies and such things are extremely prejudicial, as they harbour germs. and constantly menace infant life on that account. A common source of impure air ...

... taken to the pre.' or scarlet fever. rh. mortality ieturue -hue the health within the Burgh are such so to uo euluily nit* the canary 01 114418 , Lotion of pulmonarr phthisis has hot I.rysted. The mortality front this disease. .st.le Pon. is ouch as ...