... In the first place, infant mortality is higher urban than in rural areas, the apparent exceptions to’this rule being large compact villages having urban characteristics, such the gaining villages of Durham. The of infgnt mortality in the towns of a given ...

... prime life, 5$ per cent, of the whole population able bodied men. To this number, he said, must added the great loss from infant mortality, which was increasing very greatly Austria and in Germany too. In 1911 there were 41.000 births in Vienna and 33.400 ...

... labour organisations. This letter points that ” women have the kind of knowledge required to deal with such problems as infant mortality and housing,” and states that ” there can be no right solution of them nntil women have the power to make their views ...

... specially appeal to me, such *“ health. For some years 1 have bee, P , 1:1 of Babies’ Club in Ballymacnrreit. vention of infant mortality and the care * mothers are matters in which I fake ...

... PROBLEM Mr. Wm. Field, M.P., in the coutbo paper entitled A Housing Homily,” said improved homes would reduce criminality, infant mortality, and the general death rate, and lead higher standard of life, environment was powerful factor in improvement. The Government ...

... State will b* forced to act, and act quickly; hut, so far, few in tbit country concern themselves with such questions as infant mortality raoa deterioration. In France it very different. There the work of maternal education and child welfare ia under the ...

... hundred of spontaneous tumours observed. Infant Mortality. A paper Infant Mortality in tbe First Four Weeks of Life was read by Professor Henry Koplik (New York), who pointed out that a large mass of infants who were born alive lived but a ...

... mastication their food. The work of the Babies’ Clubs had been carried with gratifying success, was shown the low percentage infant mortality amongst those dealt with. They were doing a great deal not only save the children from death, but to help them grow healthy ...

... question which is to discussed and her sincere appreciation the work which the National Association for tha Prevention of Infant Mortality and for the Welfare of Infancy is carrying on.” Mr. Walter Long. President of the Local Government Board, said had passed ...

... the grant. order that the council may be possession of tin requisite information for the reduction and prevention of infant mortality it is Important that the Notification of Births Act, 1907, put in force Jn the district. Power reserved to the Local ...

... from the Road Board. Ireland is bracketed with Norway a country which, though poorer than England, shows a lower rate infant mortality. Dr. Newaholrae, in his report the English Local Government Board, shows that the Irish rate i« 94 per 1,000 against ...

... the Association for the Prevention of Infant Mortality Liverpool, and his place was taken by Mr. Herbert Lewis. Mr. Samuel wrote expressing satisfaction at the remarkable reduction in the rate of infant mortality during the last few years and promising ...