... birth-rate by 14.3. Clawton showed the lowest death-rate of 11.1. In Hollacombe and Lufhncott no deaths occurred. The infant mortality was SO per 1,000 births. Despite a somewhat small summer rainfall, the water supply of the district had been sufficient ...

... lowest but one for ten years, being below the average of the decade, ana I tio that of rural England and satisdeaths and infant mortality were factory. ...

... 1,000. Sixty of the deaths were those of males, and 74 females, and the death-rate was 14.8 per 1,000 per annum. The infant mortality wa6 10, and measured by the proportion of deaths under one year of age to the number of births registered, is 53 per ...

... annual report, stated that the deaths for the year were 97 (11.2 per 1,000). The rate for the past ten years was 13.9. Infant mortality was 18 or 11.5 per 1,000. Birth numbered 156, boys and 73 girls (18 per 1,000). Seventyseven notifications of infectious ...

... population for was 14,298, against 14,137 in 1901. Births had numbered 282, 42 less than last year. Deaths had numbered 259. Infant mortality bad decreased compared with 1904. There had been deaths from phthisis, as compared with 18 last year. Dr. Harper's report ...

... per annum with visitors, 13.30 excluding visitors. The death rate for England and Wales 1903 was 15.4 per 1,000. The infant mortality, 4 for the year 1903, was equal to 55.5 per 1,000 births, below that of England and Wales. The zymotic infectious death ...

... decline in the population. The death-rate is rather higher than in the previous year, being 14.2 per 1,000. The rate ot infant mortality very high, the deaths of children under one year reaching rate of 102.8 per 1,000 of the registered births. The birth-rate ...

... state of the refugee camps the Government suggests that Boer women and their habits are responsible for the terrible infant mortality reported. We.on the other hand, say that condemnation lies with the Government which permitted those camps to be laid ...

... tion was adopted. The annual report was presented by the Medical Officer. —Mr. Wheaton called attention to the large infant mortality, and suggested that the Council should follow the lead of other authorities, and issue parents information as to the ...

... the average number deaths 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 of 8 per 1,000 births. This ...

... statistics tot 1897-1900, expect to live 50.8 years, while a child born Southwark may expect to live only 36.5 years. The infant mortality in London districts varies, according to the degree of overcrowding, from 142 to 223 per 1,000. Another table shows that ...

... population, and the report does not supply with the percentage of death-rate, except for last year, when it was .71. The infant mortality the district is low. ...