... those babies alive, but if the infant mortality were 50 per cent, instead of per cent., there would be 80 or 90 more ohildreu alive for whom the pain and peril of child-birth had not been borne in vain. If the pre-natal mortality could be reduced from 15 to ...

... (against 10 3); nett deaths belonging to tbe district 121 (against 98>, with a rate of (against 10 9). With regard to infant mortality the nett deaths for the year numbered 16. No action had been taken with regard to any scheme for motherhood and child ...

... to this cause, which i.-> heaviest experienced for some time. Infant mortality.—Of the total number of births, 229, fifteen have died under one year of age. This gives the low mortality rate 5. shows a steady improvement during the last three years. ...

... births of the same figures 13 15 our death rate for the year. Amongst infants under one year there were three dc*tbs, which strictly belong to our area, which furnish an infant mortality figure of per one thousand births registered. This is considerably ...

... scheme for maternity and child welfare, the medical officer (Dr. Ellis Pearson) stated that there was at present a voluntarily infant clinic and school for mothers working in the town. He understood the centre was entitled to a grant from the Board of Education ...

... statistics showed that there was great mortality among infants, and they could not help feeling that there must be hundreds and thousands of mothers and prospective mothers who knew very little of the care of infants. This proposal would perhaps be the means ...

... unqualified women practising in this way. The Midwives' Act was parsed mainly with viiw to reducing the considerable mortality both of infants and women, and it was the duty of the County Council to see that it was carried out. Miss Lilian May Booker, Inspector ...

... elsewhere. 1905- 06—07—08—09—10—11—12—13—14—15 16 14 18 25 13 22 19 17 16 INFANTILE MORTALITY. The following table gives a comparative stat3- ment of the causes of death infants under months during the last six years :— Diseases. 1910—11—12—13—14—15 Measles ...

... infantile mortality from child-bearing very neary great as that Riding where many employed textile industries there case fur sonic liing Devcn In all the infant due to conditions opera’ ing belore biith were 6 cent oi babies in Dvon 30 per Infant deaths ...

... Tickets (Gd. each) can be obtained at the Assembly Rooms, or from Mr. F. Adams (Secretary). Thk scholars of the Cyprus-terrace Infants' School, Newport, yesterday afternoon went through a very pleasing musical programme, many mothers of tbe children being present ...

... lai>onrer who remaining the land manages to exist all just now is a mystery. There can be no doubt that the high rate of'infant mortality Devon largely due the low s received by workers in general, and especially the labouring class. The farm labourer badly ...

... large classrooms. Spacious corridors are a distinctive feature, affording separato entrances for boys, and the girls and infants. A series fit nine windows ;three for each classroom) admits ample light to the school, although there are seveial other windows ...