... one death in childhood, —under the age of one year. There had been afew cases of dyptheria.— Dr Snow reported a higher infant mortality than usual. Twelve died in infancy under one year of age. There had been many cases of measles Caersws, ' and an outbreak ...

... proportion varies considerably, however, in the different districts, and we note that Burnley and Blackburn, where the rate infant, mortality is highest, employ the hugest number of married women. The report profitsharing shows that headway is being made in this ...

... birth rate for the year has accordingly been 21*9 per thousand. The number of births last year were 191. Infant Mortality. —The rate of infant mortality measured by the proportion of deaths of children under one year of age per thousand born was 1341. In ...

... under one year of age, and 49 or 46'2 per cent, of persona aged 60 years and upwards. The low proportion borne by the infant mortality to the general death rate ia highly favourable indication of the oiroumstanoes affecting health in childhood throughout ...

... of per thousand of the pcpnU inn is considerably below the average tor Wales, especially gratifying is the fact that infant mortality practically nIL The only regrettable feature of the report is that cancer aod phthisis aco.Hinted for a considerable ...

... There has been a gratifying decrease of 42 per cent. In forty years in deaths from tuberculosis, but, unhappily, the infant mortality stands at tee level of thirty yearn ago. ...

... year were 173 as against 193 last year, and were equal to an annual rate of 20-01 per 1,000 the population. The rate infant mortality measured the proportion deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 born was (53-5 as against 88 the previous ...

... are enforced, the medical officer and his subordinates exercising strict personal supervision. The result is that the infant mortality of the borough has fallen from 170 to 125 per thousand in five years. Trusting In Providence. Ir another serious lire ...

... year compared with three in the previous year. convinced that mother* ezerciged greater care the feeding of their infant*, infantile mortality, which waa lll’l per 1,000. wonld be considerably reduced. Recently i**ued pamphlet giving a few and roles to the ...

... upon his farm Tyn-y-PiatylL Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, replying to a deputation said the statistics on the subject of infant mortality were appalling. Mr John Burns, the same occasion, warned working people that if they wished for children the less the ...

... effect of «mnlo'vrQent upon infant mortality and the M ma”fed women. In the twanty-eighl largest towns of England the average mortalny was 10/of every 1.000 children born. The highest rate t,. Prasinn where the infant mortality was per 1 000. Then came Blackburn ...

... INFANTILE MORTALITY. The death rate of infanta under one year 1,000 births registered Is 104*026. This number is still rather high. It ia, however, satisfactory to note that there is a decreet of 9*234 compared with the mortality for last year. I entered ...