... the Battersea Borough Council, has written to express her hearty approval of a system that materially reduces the rate infant mortality. This is the first introduction of the system into London, although it has been in operation St. Helens and York for ...

... was 14.5. The average deatli-r«tc for the past five years was 11.75. There had been only one death nuclei one year, the infant mortality being per 1,000 births, which was very satisfactory. There been death from phthisis and one from cancer. There had been ...

... zymotic disease, and the zymotic death-rate was. consequently, nil. As the infant mortality, only one death had occurred among infants under one year. The rate of infant mortality per 1,000 births worked out at 43.47. This was an ...

... Council on Monday. It was very favourable. It stated:—Deaths numbered 165 (15.89 per 1,000), births 200 (19.26 per 1,000), infant mortality 115 per 1,000 births. The zymotic death-rate showed a marked improvement—l.34, against 2.81 the previous year. Very few ...

... against in 1900 and 77 1899, the deathrate being 17.1. Twelve deaths occurred among children under one year, the rate of infant mortality per 1,000 being 124.8. The zymotic death-rate was 1.02. Twenty-four deaths were notified under the Notification Act. ...

... suffering were few. While the infant- mortality is undeniably heavy, and while it appears probable that it has been slightly increased by an altered moele of living and the strange conditions camp life, yet a heavy infant mortality is a feature the Boer life ...

... ving a rate of 12.8 per 1,000. The rale was satisfactorily low, and below that for the past eight years. The rate of infant mortality was 45.4 per 1,000 births. This . very low figure indeed, and much lower than had hitherto recorded. It was far below ...

... ving a rate of 12.8 per 1,000. The rale was satisfactorily low. and below thai for the past eight years. The rate of infant mortality was 45.4 per 1,000 births. This was a very low figure indeed, and much lower than he had hitherto recorded. It was far ...

... males 75, females 82—a rate of 24.5 per 1,000. Deaths numbered 72—males 41, and females 31—a death rate of 11.2. The infant mortality was 76.4 per 1.000. The general death rate included four bodies washed ashore from wreck ; excluding these, rate would ...

... want better houses. The improper feeding infants was unfortunately only too common, and a coroner's jury, sitting on a poor unfortunate infant, had helped emphasise the fact that boiled bread w.%s not lit for infants. Insufficent supply of milk was be regretted ...

... points. The infant mortality per 1.000 births was the lowest recorded in five years. In the rural districts the birth rate was the lowest recorded four years, and the death rate was a fraction under the average for the same.period. The infant death rate ...

... *' 000 - The number of deaths regis- Vv-UOfj- equivalent rate of 12.4 per rate for the previous ten years 1-000. The infant mortality !, uV,,- er 1.000 births. The rate wis- ~R ten ' 0 than baif the rate for the prev3*. years ' which was 103.7 per 1,000 ...