... INFANT MORTALITY IN FRANCE Starthing figures in regard to the fantile mortality of France have just bewn published. Of every 1,000 children under the age of one year 251 die at Rouen, 204 at Lille, 342 at Dunkirk, 414 at Mars-en- Bazoeuf, 507 at Halluin ...

... there, has been no appreciable decline in the neonatal mortality rate. Inp the short period covered infant mortality fell by 17 per cent., post-neonata] mortality by 42 per cent. but neonatal | mortality showed no tendency to | decrease. l ...

... TEMPERATURE AND THE . DEATH-RATE, INFANT MORTALITY, Compared with whiar we had peevousy exporienced, lasi week was ealilid obe descnbed #s cool, for the mean tmum at the lfi Otwervatory, Greenwich, ~ was lower that of the preceding seven weeks. But we ...

... MR BURNS AND INFANT MORTALITY Mr. John Burns, presiding at the English?hng Conference on Infant Mortality at estminster, to-day, said the source of our strength lay in a noble motherbood. Having concentrated on the child, they should mot Jose sight of ...

... RISE IN INFANT MORTALITY Halifax’s Medical Officer calls for “immediate and long-term measures” THE Medical Officer of Health for Halifax (Dr. J. G.: Cairns) has reported to the Health Committee his concern about the trend of infant mortality in Halifax ...

... The infant mortality rate in the| district had been above average| from the mid-1950'5, but in the year under review it fell dramatically to 6.6 (national average 21.7, Rippon-! den 33.3, Hebden Royd 13.8). Only two babies. both under four weeks old, ...

... INFANTILE MORTALITY, During the year there died 193 infants under one vear of age, against 149 during the previous year, which gives an infant mortality of 103 deaths per 1,000 births. This is considerably above the previous year, but below that of 1911 ...

... “But not all was gloomy during the year under review. The infant mortality rate reached the extraordinarily low level of 12.5 per 1,000 births and it is interesting to note that the infant mortality rate in the Division as a whole was the lowest on record ...

... ’s Report OLD PEOPLE’S WARDEN SCHEME IMPRESSIVE In his annual report the County Medical Officer states that while the infant mortality rate has increased from 22 to 25 per 1,000 live births, this is not disturbing, he says, because there are now babies ...

... 000 estimated population) 16.9, Death Rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 15.1, Infant mortality (deaths under one year per 1,000 live births) 10.6, Maternal mortality (deaths of mothers associated with pregnancy ner 1,000 live and still births) 3.47 ...

... MORTALITY FIGURES AND UNFIT HALIFAX HOUSES M.O.H. on problem of environmental hygiene DURING 1961 there was no improvement in the birth and mortality statistics, and, although factors responsible for the low birth rate may be different from those causing ...

... recorded for the West Riding. The death rate for the County was 12.2 compared with 126 yf for each of the two preceding /The infant mortality rate was 81 pe: 1.000 births. years. ...