... especially at the present time when infant life is even more precious than in ordinary times.—Yours faithfully, Thomas Barlow, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Association for the Prevention Infant Mortality. 4 Tavistock Squire, London, Juno ...

... thousand the population 1855 to per thousand in 1914, the infant mortality figures gave no evidence of any real diminution. The declining birth-rate accordingly Worked in conjunction with the infant mortality in diminishing the incease children. If arrest of ...

... help and in 6t.ructiou as to the rearing and upbringing of children, and hoped will tend counteiact the high rate of infant mortality and encourage the building of the nation. Re-election of the officials and votes of thanks brought the meeting to a close ...

... nation. Inverness they had adopted the compulsory notification births, and within reccnt years there had been decrease in infant mortality, which, however, was stiil greater than ought to be. Mrs Ogilvie Gordon it was well for our future nation that tho last ...

... Dr J. P. Kinloch, lecturer public Health, Aberdeen University, addressing the Medical Society last night the subject Infant Mortality and Welfare, expressed the conviction that State medical service had become imperative in the public iriterest. (Page ...

... the treatment of infants in the Children's Hospital, under maternity iand child work. The medical officer of reported that the death-rate (15.1) for the past monjjh was the lowest for the month of November since 1907. Tho infant mortality was at the rate ...

... children and tho prevejjtion of infant mortality made an important advance during the year. tne courtesy of Burgh School Board! the use a room in.the Victoria School had been granted, free of charge, a*, a school clinic and infant welfare centre. Since it. ...

... and the decrease in the population caused by war the subject was of national importance. During last twenty years the infant mortality rate in Banffshire was per cent., and the death rato from whooping-cough, measles, and infectious disease wa-> very high ...

... old. In Scotland, with an average of 100,000 births yearly, at least 11,000 infants die in the first year of life. Though it is in the industrial districts that infant mortality is greatest, the rate in some cases being much as three times higher than in ...

... Large families are seldom healthy families. We want quality rather than quantity. If we could stop the high rate of infant mortality and improve the housing and the health of the mothers, and devise some means of making parents more responsible for ...

... diminished. It had now become a question national and lniperial importance that the life of everv infant born should be. if possible saved. Infant mortality in Banffshire over 10 per cent, above the average in Scotland, and it was a clear duty to fa ...

... skilful they may be controlled and guided.—Lord Cromer. will probably surprise many to learn that the lowest rates of infant mortality in the British Isles are found among the poor and ignorant peasants of —Dr W. A. Brend. In considering national economy ...