... eliding May 24th. But low though the mortality was last week, it would have been almost a point lower lad not an Edinburgh man come down to the Docks and drowned himself. Taking it at 4.6, however, we have a rate of mortality •which must be very gratifying ...

... only bo worked on a small scale , as-it is unsuitable for many of the children , unless we v . 'iut to raise the rate of infant mortality , which is r . ct the object of the fund ! Most of the town children iiviuR in crowded , stuffy rooms could not stand ...

... GIVR WATER TO INFANTS. A distinguished children's doctor believes, from his practice, that infants generally, whether brought up at the breast or artificially, are not supplied with sufficient water, the fluid portion of their food being quickly taken ...

... his annual report to the Local Government Board ,, makes special mention of the infantile mortality in the burgh laet year . Ho states : —The infantile mortality rate or ' number of deaths under one year of age per 1000 births was 224 . 6 ono of the ' ...

... Glasgow , 296 were of infants under OM year of age , and 186 of persons over 60 years ; of the . 433 in Edinburgh , 96 wore of iufa-nis under one year , and 128 of persona over 60 , ycarB i of the 224 in Dundee , 40 were of infante under one , and 66 of ...

... Dundee . Of the 1446 deaths rogiatorea ' in Glasgow , 264 wore of infants , under , ' one year of ago , and 320 persona o / er 60 years ; -of the 555 'in Edinburgh , 86 • wece of infants under one year , and 191 ot persons , over 60 years ; of the 364 ...

... In tho educational and philanthropic section Dr T . N . E-olynnck ro'hd a paper on infant Hf protcftion . He quoted statistics showing' thiil the proportion of infants who died in England in 1 ° 00 was 1 W per 1000 birfclis , a ^ a-uist nn averapro of ...

... for the same monili during the ten previous yen's . A comparison of the deaths registered shows that during February iha mortality was at the rate oi 21 . 5 deaths per 1003 persons in Paisley ; 21 . 9 in Aberdeen , 22 . 0 in Perth , 22 . 6 in Edinburgh ...

... made for the increase of population , this number : is found to bo Vfl below tho July average of the last ten years . ' The mortality for the month was at the annual rate of 12 . 9 per thousand persons in Leilhi 13 i 5 in Aboriwni M ? . fi ^ erthy ^ . 9 in ...

... medical institutions . If these deaths be deducted , -then we find that the actual mortality oi citizens was 5633 , giving a death-rate per 1000-of 17 . 76 . In 1900 the mortality , after deducting the country deaths , was 5396 , and the death -rate 17 . 42 ...

... Scottish hero , and traverses the peatmosa batUeneldi of Drumclog , whero the defeat of Claverhouse , as described in Old Mortality , took place . Just on the other side of Strathaven , there aro two large viaducts carrying the main line and tlie connecting ...

... Glasgow , 371 were of infants under one year of ago , and 229 of persona over 60 ycara , ' of tho 429 in lidrnbargh , 84 wore of infa-irta under one year , and 150 -of persons over 66 years ; of the 3 U . in Dundee , 62 wore of infants nndor one , and 54 ...