... DEATHS. 1 . —(a) In general, illegitimate infant mortality is twice as great as legitimate. 1908-1918. Deaths per i,OOO under one year : All infants Analysis. Year. Under year. Legitimate. Illegitimate. 1908 120 6233 1909 To 9 10 4 211 ...

... number of infant deaths was 17, equivalent to an infant mortality of 80.0 per 1,000 of the 210 births during the year. This rate —though below that for the whole country, rather higher than for several previous years. The increase of infant ...

... neo-natal mortality. The problem itself has changed. In 1902 was medical pro-; infancy; it is now a social problem motherhood- Statistics stillbirths—treraendlin this direction by a law made in 1836. Solutions the problem of infant mortality which neglect ...

... incalculable. Dr. Saleeby said that broad views must be brought to bear upon the subject: we had to consider every point in infant mortality. Waging war against this evil we ought to have a diagram in our minds as to what we were out to prevent large things ...

... dorins,' the month was below the average, was 17.1. The deatha of infants under one year age were 28, as against .average 49 'for the corresponding the preceding five years. infant mortality, in relation to births, was at the rate of- 121 per births, against ...

... of infant welfare. It is common knowledge how happily the infant mortality of the county has been affected through the efforts of authorities in disseminating to mothers and girls the knowledge of proper treatment of infants. Locally the ...

... interesting statistics were given, which showed that, though very much remained to be done, a distinct improvement existed in infant mortality throughout the country owing to the work of child and mother welfare having been begun. Lady Tree recited England's ...

... quarter was 13.2 against 14.1 in the corresponding quarter of the previous four vears, and the birth rate 166 against 21.5. Infant mortality was 79 (per 1.000 births) 10% ‘The and Committee will recommend that the salary of Mr. A. F. Lucas, the tramways manager ...

... the Girls' Life Brigade and possibilities. Resolutions were passed dealing with women •n local and national government, infant mortality, and parental alooholism. Reports of the recent Council meetings in London and a summary of branch reports were presented ...

... decline m the The present agencies at work for the prevention of child mortality would not sufficient to essentially diminish infant mortality. A great mass of tbe diseases causing infant deaths were present imperfectly understood, or entirely unknown, and ...

... —Excessive illegitimate infant mortality on the first day of life. The improvement . . . in the first day recorded for legitimate infants has not been shared by the illegitimate . . . The ratio of illegitimate to legitimate mortality in the first week ...

... or IN tun ox TIM Thisair lepAa DAY. Coat Comma Hama min AVVICRIVIER I She quoted . . to show what a decrease in infant mortality bad plea sines the inauguration of the Smilety . . . These figures alearly demonstrated gindi decrease was unmistakably ...