... INFANT MORTALITY. The Chairman called attention to the extremely low rate of infant mortality in the Atlierstone district during the past year, viz., 50 per thousand Of the number of births. He ,did not think there was another case to be found in United ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. highest death rate in the urban distrirns was 14.16 at Bulk. ington and th., loirezt 10.14 in the borough of Nuneaton. In the rural thstriet.; the highest rate was 14.30 at Southern and the lowest 9.19 at Foleshill. _ Recording an infant ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. Soin; extremely interesting facts with regard to infant mortality in St. George’s and St. Stephen’s Wards of the city of Birmingham, and its relation to the employment of married women, are brought to light in the report just published ...

... That to soy that at 'least 50 per cent, of the deaths amongst infants are due to prevent!bl© causes. Of theso, epidemic diarrhea is the most important—one-fifth of the total infant mortality 1905 was due this cause alone. It is, as well-knoam, almost entirely ...

... one so far as infant mortality is concerned, but addition to this advantage there can bo little doubt that a profound change is being made for the better the conditions under which infants are reared. lees than fifth of all the infante who died under ...

... INFANT MORTALITY Possibly the most favourable criterion was the fall in infant ) mortality rate. Fifty years ago.l out of every 1,000 babies born. 150 died before reaching the age of one year. That figure had) fallen to less than a third, and now stood ...

... Infant Mortality. A considerable improvement is noticeable in the returns of infant mortality, the number of death* infant* under one year being 762. against 925. 500, and 1,520 in the corresponding quarters the three previous years. The ...

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... one so far infant mortality is concerned, but addition to this advantage thero can be little doubt that a profound change being made for the better in the condition* under which infants are reared. lees than 383—thata fifth of all the infant* who died ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. 433 deaths 111 children under wi . p!ar, giving an infant, mortality of 66 I.er 1,000 births as against the low figure of 54 in the preyt,tv. This incroase ;s, howtver, regrettable, :s ,lisred alike brtneen urban and rural districts ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. In 1908, 1,000 deaths were registered in infant+ under one year of age, giving a rate of infant mortality of 100 per 1,000 registered compared with 91) in the previous year. The rates, it will be seen, are practically ...

... INFANT MORTALITY. LEAMINGTON SPA COURIER AND WARWICKSHIRE STANDARD. LBAMimTOS. TRIDAT. AUGUST 1907. Race degeneracy and preventable infant mortality are due to many causes, and it were best avoid sweeping conclusions, or to attempt confine censure a ...