... Infant Mortality. Some curious facts are elicited in the statistics anent this important subject. The districts having the birthrates are Harris and South Uist, while those having the lowest are the first or Inverness district and the second or Aird district ...

... to Tae infant mortality of Tokio is hi faves is the too early exposure of new-born cb not unosual to see a week-old baby stra on the back of a child about eight, an: sent out to be jumbled about as its infant nurse plays and romps with other children ...

... deserves to be noticed that while tli ere was j a greater than average mortality, during the year among the adult population, there was an extraordinary diminution in infant mortality, as compared with that of 1890, there being but 55 deaths of children ...

... im theee figures” is sanitation, and bad water supply, defects, Owing to e@vnditions connected with dwelling- houses,” infant mortality in the rural districts is & per «sent. greater than the average cate, — ...

... districts of the mainlaud. INFANT MORTALITY. A high infant mortality is almoa‘ always associated with insanitary surroandings. Before sccurate coueclusions can be drawn it will bo neceasary to ‘bave statistics of ssveral years, as mortality ...

... has discovered that mice are fond of champagne. The discovery cost him the price of 40 bottles of “ fizz.” The rate infant mortality is enornaous. In round numbers, 5,000,000 babes never live long enough to talk, 5,000,000 more never have chance to walk ...

... rate is no less ‘than 60 par cent, higher.” disclosed ia figures” is bad and bad water defects, Owing to “ inssnitery ” infant mortality in the rural districts is 50 per cent, greater than the average ...

... its aid. however, the prin- ciple is bused. We occasionally have ‘ery strong siements Fegarding the influence of the on infant mortality, fire-raising is sometimes traced to the same source, and Mr ot ‘ae ae of _over-insurance on risks. case in point of ...

... James 1. was unable to walk when be was five years old, and was ALWAYS IN AFTER LIFE WEAK ON HIS FEET The amazing rate of infant mortality in former times was largely due to this custom, by which the arms were fastened to the sides and the legs st-etched out ...

... James L was unable to walk when he five years old, and was always in after life weak on his feet. The amazing rate of infant mortality ia former times was largely doe to this custom, which the arms were fastened to the sides, and the legs stretched out ...

... has been one of excessive mortality all over, due for the most part to the deadly effects of influenza and chest affections. It will be noticed that the last quarter of the year was the severest, and that the heaviest mortality took place among the aged ...

... Commenting on these two points, Lord Rosebery spoke of the excessive infant mortality of Glasgow, which he regarded great reproach to community. It bad been said that the mortality Glasgow was doe to the smoke. The change the atmospherio conditions from ...