... by Sir Walter Poster, M_'., a long diecuesion took on the employment of married women in factories; and u bearing upon infant mortality it urged that puss mischief resulted from the present system. It was that a Royal Commission should be appointed to deal ...

... published unless accompanied the bona tide name address the writer, not necessarily for publication. VACCINATION AND INFANT MORTALITY. (To the Editor of The Citizen.) Dear Sir,—lv Friday's Citizen it reported that the Cheltenham Board of Guardians have ...

... surprised tin. because you give so goodly an array of cases of prosecutions for adulteration of ordinary milk. In 1891 the mortality of infants nnder one year in and Wales was 151 per 1000 of the population; 149 children out of every 1000 born died within one ...

... Lecture Hall. Among the papers read was one by Dr. George Reid, Medical Officer of the Staffordshire County Counoil, infant mortality and the employment of married women in factories, end in the course of the subsequent dieeuesion the President suggested ...

... invariably at the bottom. Woolwich is COM. I monly very near the bottom, but is now distancing its usual rival, sontliwark. Infant mortality in London at large was 179 per 1,000, a higher rat.) than any for the last ten years for the corresponding quarter. The ...

... registered the infant, mortality in Warrington for the year 1891. was eqii.il to 155 per 1,033, a considerable reduction from last vear,wlien it was 171 per 1,000, and nearly the same as the avera , e of the s'. e. (1886.- 1890) which was 156. Infant mortality ...

... upwards. As the death one infant not belonging to the r ll ,, B in the Workhouse, the actual number of deaths of infants which occurred in the borough itself amounted to 61, representing the exceptionally high rate of infant mortality of 183 per 1,000 births ...

... over Sir Walter FoeUw, a long discussion took place on the employment of married women factories, and its bearing upon infant mortality. It was urged that resulted from present system, and was that Royal Commission be appointed to deal with tlie matter ...

... S” ,h 1 C,,M *| Where paper, on the employment of women ta Qre»t Western decrease, £4BO. factorise and its effect upon infant mortality. Oreat Northern deme.se, £3.187. were read. The grtwa evils resulting from the Ulargow and Sooth Western inemte, £3,330 ...

... of males and famale3. These figures give annual death-rate of per thousand the population, against 21 last year. Tho infant mortality was 42 per cent, of the total deaths, aa compared with the same number last year. Tha birth-rate was 40. Five deaths ...

... 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 ...

... responsible says the custom, if it became general, might lead to strange eccentricity and superstitions. The rate of infant mortality is enormous. In round numbers, 5,000,000 babes never live long enough to talk, 5,000,000 more never have a chance to ...