... INTAt4TILZ MORTALITY. It was decided that the attention of the Medical Officer and medical practitioners of the district be directed to the remarks and suggestions made io the County Sanitary Review with regard to the treatment of infante, and that they ...

... the past six years t..e infantile mortality averaged 7ge, as compered with Birmingham's 170 per thousand births during the same period. . . . It has been stated by the most eminent authorities that the rate of mortality amongst infanta ought not to exceed ...

... IMFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths among infants under 12 imontlip old 611.10(111UA to 21, equal to an infantile mortality of 1061$ per lbw registered birthu, which compares favourably with average rate for the past l years of 13:4. Tae causes ...

... ZYMOTIC MORTALITY. The deaths from zymotio disease numbered 27, giving a rata of 51 per thousand per annum. have included in this number all deaths from tubercular diseases, also influenza. For comparative purposes, it in usual to take the deaths from ...

... TV RERCULA R MORTALITY. Eight deaths were due to tubercular diseases. giving a rate of I'l per 1,000 inhabitants per annum. Five of these deaths were returned as being mused by pbthisis. and three by other tubercular diseases. In 1901 the tubercular ...

... accounted for a large number of respiratory complaints. Deaths of infants under 12 months of age, 209, giving an infantile mortality of 1859. As in similar districts, the infantile mortality wag high, and the great cause for it was undoubtedly improper feeding ...

... annum. The death rah in the lowest recorded during the past 10 pore. Infantile Mortality. The ■amber of deaths of infante under one year 056 was 16, giving an infantile mortality of 1191 per =registered birth& TM chief owes of re es foleows:— Atrophy, debility ...

... hospitals in the vicinity or at their own homes.. ALLEGED DRUGGING OF INFANTS. The report of the Special Committee appointed by the Sheffield City Council to impair,- into infantile mortality in the city has been issued. Numeroua recommendations are mode, including ...

... low a rate, notwithstanding the high infantile mortality ; bet it cannot be expected to remain at that low figure anima a reduction of the mortality among infants is secured. There were $6 deaths of infants under one year of age, chiefly from premature ...

... of the heart, one from lung disease, three from marasmus, one from convulsions, and one premature birth. Again the mortality in infants bad been very high, viz., seven out of the II cases. Only one case of infections disease had been reported, viz., ...

... small, it. is not possible to pay that any 'articular locality shows a greater infantile mortality than another, but it in passible to ray that the deaths In infants occurred 1141100 ff the labouring dames, and I will here give the number of deaths the ...

... high. The Inspector said it was chiefly infantile mortality. The Chairman : That is where the medical woman comes in to watch the sanitation of every house. We shall get a great reduction ID the infant death rate until we have that doable system in operation ...