... INFANT MORTALITY IN BELFAST. The Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. S. Flonigus. held to inqaeet last evening in Peter’s HiD Baths relative to the death of a child named Wm. Allen U-Leen, at 43, Agnes Street, on the 2nd inst. It appeared from the evidence that the ...

... the whole story. “ The death-rate of infants under one year of age has risen nearly 2 per cent., while the birthrate has diminished. Nearly half the children born are dead within five years. Increased infant mortality and diminished birth-rate are the two ...

... thousand of the samples investigated by the police authorities were adulterated, and in 1886 only 3.6 per thousand. The infant mortality per 100 living bora children in 1871 was 30 per thousand, this fell in the next ten years to 27.1, and from 1891-1900 ...

... I had contemplated any step I should first informed yourself and other constituents.” SANITARY CONGRESS AT STRANRAER. Infant Mortality and Revaccination. At the annual Congress of the Incorporated Sanitary Association of Scotland, opened at Stranraer to-day ...

... adult, prevent the penetration of disease-producing agents into tho mucous membranes, and hence the immensely high rate infant mortality everywhere. On the basis of this conception Professor Von Behring hopes to realise a rational method of combating tuberculous ...

... decided that no children be sent out future in the winter months, and that no child be sent to nurse under one year of age. Infant mortality is bad enough among ignorant and careless people, but it should not be conspicuous in those under the care of public ...

... neglect than of specific disease, and the pt** nurse would in innumerable mean all the difference between life death. The infant mortality is and the conditions existence for all the robust are the worst imaginable • fact that both the King and the Dudley ...

... more than half of this total being traceable to two causes—scarlatina and enteric. As usual, tuberculous disease and infant mortality have been responsible for almost one-half of the total death-rate for the days dealt with in the report, the deaths from ...

... Coroner for ;ho manner in which he has spoken out public questions and of bis succesolul attempts to children against infant mortality. However. I regret to sec that hie son when acting depoty, in attempting to follow in his rteps, seems to have seted ...

... fever and 74 of enteric remained under treatment. As usual, tuberculosis and infant mortality helped to swell the death-rate. There deaths from tuberculosis disease and 52 of infants under five years of age. To show their appreciation of his services in coping ...

... November sickness rapidly increased, and the mortality rate became very high, esp* cially among the children. Among the peaus infants died at the rate of 600 pen 1,000 born, and almost all the coloured infants born died. Milk and vegetables scarce. Horseflesh ...

... prime life, in the rtccinated, nays the hoariest toll of mortality, though the proportion of to oaoes is still largely in favour of the moeinsted. * Eren up thirty of he adds, the influence of infant vaccination is still important factor, though it net ...