... months-equal to 139 per 1,000of o births registered-showing a large ?? of infant mortality when compared with our returns for 1876, but yet not, higher than the average infant morality of the country when estimated on this basis. Causes of Death. 10 deaths ...

... of whisky toddy for infants, as apt to nipk them fretful, but recommends a few glasses of port or good claret. A pint of stout with J half-a-quartern of gin in it, is, according to the Sporttsenan, an excellent sedative for infants. I should personally ...

... their regidity increased the mortality of that class. He quoted statistics published by Dr. Sutton, and obtained as far as~poesible from the Riegistrar.General's returns, which showed that for the past twenty years infant mortality in England and Wales bad ...

... meases, Tiverton. from scarlet fever. Nearly all the large' towns in Devonshire experienced a high mortality. In the West Midland Counois the mortality 'was at the, rats of 18'll por1,000 annually: all the counties, and particularly Wrorslhire, sho a ...

... but unknow- ing in the pangs and joys of a mother's heart. They are assisted by a young doctor, who is here studying infant mortality on a lag clthat he may gain experience whereby to keep in health thepeiu nat ftemr fortunate of the same great city. ...

... ages ranging between 80 'and 90, while u four were over 90 years. The infant mortality compared ir with the births was at the rate of 91 to 1.000. The number a of deaths of infants under one year was 43, which compared d to the total rate was 18 6 per ...

... has been materially augmented by an increased infant mortality ducing6 the period referred to, and possibly may be accountad for also by the deaths that occurred frees chest complaints alike in infants and old people during the first part of the quarter ...

... Treasurer, .21,157 3s 5d.-mr. Bond, in accordance with notice, moved that, on the recommendation of the Conmittee on Infant Mortality, the following should be substituted for section 5 of the report dealing with the scale of relief :-.That every application ...

... Government Board. The report was adopted.-A recom- D mendation of the Committee on Infant Mortality that 1,000 ) copies of the rules for the general management of infants, e issued by ?? Society, for circulation under the f diraction of the committee, was ...

... reported that he had received from the Board of Guardians I a copy of the report adopted by that Board on the subject of I infant mortality, and a letter from the Governor (Mr. Mortimer) requeatine the co-operation of the Council in i carrying out aome of the ...

... passed the term of thuec-score years-and-ten, 22 were upwards of S0, and two had attained the age of 90. * The rate of infant mortality, measured by the proportion of deaths under one year of age, to registered births (a very sure and reliable index to ...

... resulted from neglect. In Exeter they i .1 laborord at present under a very unfortunate reputation in I ., the matter of infant mortality in consequence of certain r Ia remarks passed against them by the R-giotrar-Geneval, the a. consequsece being that a ...