... exposure to a more affluent diet later, the study said. MRC epidemiologists base their theory on statistics of infant mortality linked to poor infant nutrition 50 years ago, with current figures for deaths from heart disease. Prof David Barker, a director ...

... equivalent rates in England and Wales were— Births, 22.0; deaths, 11.1; infant mortality, 40. Eire—Births, 25.2; deaths. 15.0; marriages, 5.2; infant mortality. 65; maternial mortality, 1.5. Of the total marriages in Northern Ireland 651 ...

... population, is 30 per cent. below that for 1926. During this Yeriod the infant mortality rate fell from 85 in 1926 to 29 in 1956—a decrease of 66 per cent. The decrease in mortality from tuberculosis is described as ‘remarkable.” The rate in 1956 was 12 ...

... a baby. Official figures show that there were no infant mortality deaths in the Moyle district last year. The Northern Ireland Department of Health’s provisional figures for 1991 revealed the mortality rate was highest in Carrickfergus. The figures were ...

... of and an abundant number of infant welfare session*. The principal cause of infant deaths belonged to group of so-railed wasting diseases, and the point remember was that if community set out- to lower its infant mortality rate beginning mart lie made ...

... INFANT DEATH RATE The deaths of infants under one year of age numbered 1,764 or 68 per 1,000 births registered, as compared vith 86 per 1,000 in 1929. The corresponding infant mortality rales for K ...

... Halliday. The experts believe the book will be a useful contribution to the campaign to reduce the infant mortality rate throughout Britain. Northern Ireland has the highest rate of deaths among new - born babiesin Britain. RN N ...

... Medical Officer for the Province, Dr Terence Ba#d, proposed a series of measures to reduce infant mortality. At present Ireland has the worst infant mortality rate in the United Kingdom with 17 babies dyinun everyv 1,000 born. rs Pritchard, a Belfast ...

... which also highlights the different infant mortality rates between social classes. In spite of a cut since 1911 of about one-seventh in these rates, those in social class five still have about twice the infant mortality rate of those in social class one ...

... radiology has given to obstetricians has played a significant part in lowering infant mortality rates. If dispensed with it might well lead to an increase in infant mortality.” Diagnosis by X-ray should, if | possible, be postponed until after pregnancy ...

... routine business Senate adjourned. PREVENTION OP INFANT MORTALITY. Honour for Sir John Bjen* understand that their last meeting the Executive Committee the National Association for tho Prevention of Infant Mortality and for the Welfare of Infancy, London, u ...

... Tyrone Waringstown Warwnpoint Whitehead Over 160 Towns INFANT MORTALITY IN IRELAND. Some Startling Figures. startling contrast between the death rale from tuberculosis, and the infant mortality in Ireland afforded by the following for 1906: Rate. _ ...