... 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 ...

... years by 34, but outbreaks of scarlet fever and measles, together with increase of population helped towards this. The infant mortality was 21. 176 births for the| year gave rate of 20 per 1,000. The zymotic death-rate was 2.8. He referred to the great' ...

... pneumonia. The birthrate had continued a steady decline. In 1901 it was 24.5 per of the 'population, and last year 20. The infant mortality was lower than the average for the last five years. Under the new building by-laws new cottages were slowing rising ...

... per 1,000, compared with 13 in 1901. The natural increase population was thus 108. The medical officer commented on the infant mortality, 43 children under one year—or 142 p?r I.ooo—having died. Last year rate under this head was 94.7, which was above the ...

... Professor Kenwood opened the proceedings With paper on the reduction of infant mortality by better management and control of milk supply. submitted that a great Waste of infant life resulted from the use of raw milk, though statistical evidence on this ...

... giving a rate of only 18.30, which the doctor considers uru»tisfe»ctoTy being below the average for urban Figures relating infant mortality gratifying, tbe percentage of 68,42 being the lowest recorded for the Jast ten years. Speaking of the water supply Dr ...

... number inhabited houses, average number persons to each 4.238; birth-rate, 21.8 per thousand: rate, 12.3 per thousand; infant mortality, '.' per thousand; there had been cases fectious disease, but a mild character, none had been fatal j scarlet fever 30 ...

... The birthrate had continued a steady decline. In 1901 it was 24.5 per 1.000 of the population, and last year 20. The infant mortality was lower than the average for the last five years. Under the new building by-laws new cottages were slowing rising and ...

... Rural District Council reference to the Isolation Hospital.—The Medical Officer of Health gave particulars the rate of infant mortality for the past three years, the County Council having eailed attention to the high rate. After some discussion, Councillor ...

... , their general infantile rates being much below average. The higher rate infant mortality in the Crediton district was owing to the fact that out a total six deaths of infants, four were due premature birth. The number of cases notified under the N ...

... House, was given a second reading. Infant Mortality. The Bishop called attention the report the Inter- Departmental Commission Physical De-cecioraition, and suggested further inquiry 'the subjiedt of Infant Mortality. It was, said, ominous fact that the ...

... birth-rate of 21.5, as ompared with 26.5 for England and Wales; nd 108 deaths, which gave a rate of 11.6, gainst 14.7. The infant mortality was low, 80 per I,OCO births, compared with 121 England and Wales. A cause of this low rate was* the cool summer, combined ...