... bed. The Corouer commented upon the unhealthiness of children sleeping with their parents, and referring toa case of infant mortality at St. Helens recently, when on a post-mortem examination being made a piece of ham anda cinder were found in the stomach ...

... 18'96 for the previous year, and 17 sthe averagerate of the ten years, 1892-1901. 'The rate of infant mortality ~measured by the proportion of deaths of infants under one year of ageto a thousand registered births was 164, as against 191 for the previous ...

... provide centres for the preparation and distribution of sterilised and humanised milk for infants. It is, of course, widely known that the excessive infant mortality in the towns is due to careless and improper feeding. It is the habit of many mothers in ...

... ages 197. Mortality among children under one year of age.—The infantile mortality rate shows the number of deaths under one year of age per 1,000 birtns. 1n1902 it was 167 as against 175 i 1901. In England and Wales the infantile mortality was 133. While ...

... GIVE WATER TO INFANTS. A distinguished children’s doctor believes, from his practice, that infants generally, whether brought up at the breast or artificially, are not supplied with sufficient water, the fiuid portion of their food being quickly taken ...

... THE INFANT MILK DEPOT This institution was so fully described in last year’s report that it is only necessary now to bring the subject up-to-date by describing the results obtained during the year's working. Taken as a whole, the results are exceedingly ...

... district, equal to an annual rate of mortality of 5 41 per 1,000 living at all ages, against four deaths or 11'29 per 1,000, per annum, in the Corresponding menth of last year. Of the nine deaths, four eccurred in infants under one year of age, two in children ...

... deaths occurred is certainly a record to be proud of. These seven deaths represent a case-mortality rate of only 197 per cent. It was found necessary to close the infant departments of one or two schools, thereby checking the disease in the schools so closed ...

... last year. Of the nine deaths, three occurred in infants under one year of age, two in persons one year and under 60 years, and the remiining deaths, which total four, over that sge. This high mortality is due to respiratory diseases ; no fewer than six ...

... and the infantile mortality shows but slight improvement. Battersea borough, which is much larger than st. Helens, followed the latter in the adoption of the system, and has made such good use of it that the death-rate among infants bas gone down pearly ...

... in your district, equal to an ancual rate of mortality ’ of 14.11 per 1,000 living, against 6 deaths with a “death rate of 16'94 for the cofresponding period of last year. Of the 5 deaths 2 occurred in infants under 1 year cf age, 1 in a person cver 15 ...

... district, equal to an annual rate of mortality of 1694 per 1,000 living at all ages, against seven deaths, or 1976 per 1,000 per anoum, in the corresponding period of last year. Of the six deaths, one occurred in an infant under one year of age, one in a child ...