... ANTITICIAL FEEDING AND INFANT MORTALITY. Mr 0. Davies inquired of the Medical Officer whether he could offer any explanation why the death rate amongst infanta was so high. Dr A.varee replied that a great deal of tbe mortality wee due to had feeding. ...

... plans now before the authority. Mr Davie' moved an amendment that no steps he take with regard to the 'looping Acta. Infant mortality had been attributed largely by the Cardiff coroner to improper feeding. What was true there was also true in other districts ...

... . — time is nothing in the various causes of death for In. to comment upon, except the feat of the very high rate of infant mortality. Sinai my last monthly report I have received sir notifications of enteric fever. have made bacteriological examination ...

... reply to the Peaks Council that the matter was having attention. It was resolved to forward a resolution dealing with infant mortality and proper feeding to the boo. member for the constituency, the Hon. Reginald McKenna. PAWS/COM STATION AT CWISETRWDOIft ...

... Nentyglo and Blaine. In conclusion, we recommend— I.—Tbat the midwives throughout tbe county be asked to assist in reducing infant mortality by impressing upon their patients the importance, unless mscllcally advised to the eootniry, of nursing their babies—giving ...

... were of infants osder 12 months old, and the c 'editions that caused so many deaths must affect those who survived. Drink was not the solo cause; improper feeding, insanitary environment, and the occupations of mothers assisted infant mortality. If thousands ...

... RION MORTALITY AMONG INFANTS. The Chairman thought the infant mortality under five years of age was very high. Mr Nichols' said it was constantly high in their district. The Chairman said that lectures were to to gived next winter on the care of young ...

... stupendous number of convictions there was the enormous amount of secret drinking leading to other attendant evils, including infant mortality, which was a very tenons thing. She wished that the Bill dealt with intemperance among women, as well as the prevention ...

... children. I know there are exceptions, but we are now dealing with the big majority and those living far from the cities. Infant Mortality.— This is no news to those who live in this country and know how the Boers live. Nor are the reasons far to seek. The ...

... socially, to induce mothers of all ranks and clawed to nurse their infants. That is the sure way to reduce infantile mortality, for it has been calculated that of every 1,000 infants under three months naturally fed on breast milk alone, 20 will die of ...

... up—last year it •as 28 0, 1906 it waa 275—e0 that, with a diminishing death rate and a higher birth rate and a lessened infant mortality, your district should be considered doing very well. Twenty-three of the 198 infanta born to your district died before ...

... broncho-pneumonia among children has been quite epidemic. and I am afraid will have a disastrous effeot on the rate of infant mortality in the coming annual report. IMOKZ 244111ANCIL. It was resolved that the Surveyor ec e Messrs Sandbrook and Dawe with ...