... ENORMOUS INFANT MORTALITY. Dr G. Thom**', inquiry the death of an overlain child in London, said that he held annually on children who were, suffocated bod with their parent!*. There were* over children suffocated in London alone. He had had since held ...

... Mr Asquith that the alleged increase of infant mortality was duo to the employment of married women in factories*, contends that constant relation has been estal>- lished between the rate of infant mortality in towns and the proportion married women ...

... certain amendments in the Factory Ada. The Hume Secretary prey himself in sympathy with the deputation the subject of infant mortality, which, said, was alarmingly the increase. There were, however, great difficulties contend with, m large number of ca-es ...

... VENTILATING THE NURSERY. The tremendous proportion of infant mortality in town slums, compared to country cottages, is, says the .Mother's Magazine* directly predisposed to overcrowding and lack of pure air. The nursery, both day and night, can hardly ...

... ’* The population, spread over area about that of Great Britain, is put 11,0001,000, and of these more are than women, infant mortality is high, and epidemics prosper. ...

... influence which the ' practice nf younc mothers titRBpfd 'in' factory ' nork had in n-aintiiiriinR the f'xcpHsively hiRh infant mortality ratr ^ of many towns . From , inquiries and statistics it was bplieved' that no , fewer than 28 ^ 5 infanta died . in ...

... staled be injurious to both mothers and their children ; (d ) mothers in foe ton©.- taid to injure their infant children and to augment infant mortality. The lady Assistant Coaimbskmeni who imqiccted many textile factor;©* and workshop* and retail shops where ...

... THE NATIONAL OBSERVER January 20, 189.1] TABLE 11., showing Infant Mortality in Lower Egypt, from 4th August to 19th October 1893 (ten weeks; week ending 31st August not included). I 0 ° • ° t l ).= A • NAME OF 4rs N.,PA Z ° c • Benha . . 77 79 57 72 ...

... to depend on the actual numbers registered, which I believe to be fairly accurate as far as they go. TABLE 1., showing Infant Mortality in Lower Egypt, from 26th May to 3rd August 1893 (ten weeks). '•6 u , 5 NAME TOWN. • • • g Mansourah . . Mehallah . ...

... prevalence ot the institution . Theresults ' oi this continu ous stream of infant life , says the Statement , are partially counteracted by - a high infant , mortality and by the number of deaths Of immature mothers , of women approaching middle ...

... reetrictitee se to non.reoldeioe on the (I) Doting the loon One eel, half months has any demise been observed in the infant mortality. which we •re told ream. from 100 to (KV 1000 (3) How many articles proved actnall, to contaminate Vegetables out hes ...

... discussion oh the influerico which the practice of young mothers engaged in factory work had in maintaining ,. high' infant mortality ; and Dr Wolf Defries read ' a paper on the theory and practice of disinfection by heat . . • . ' , , :. : . - A RUSSIAN ...