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In order that the significance of these figures
might be fully understood, I should point out that a
drop of one point per thousand in the general death
rate means on our average population that 129 lives
have been saved. In twenty years it means, roughly,
that 1,032 less people have died during the period of
sanitary activity than during a similar period prior to
such activity, when there was no sanitary staff, no
health department, and not even much Committee to
speak of.
These figures and results speak for themselves, Department
justified
and I would only venture to add that a department
that can show, by its annual tally of human lives
prolonged, has no need to apologise for its existence,
and has, I submit, every reason for continued confidence
and support in carrying forward its various
and ever increasing duties.
Passing on from the consideration of the reduction infantile
in death rates, we come to the question of what is Infantile
mortallty.
usually referred to as "Infantile Mortality," a matter
of the greatest importance to the community, and
containing factors calculated to lead to a further
reduction of our children's death rate, if properly and
effectively dealt with.
As the Members of your Committee are well Abortive
Conferences.
aware, this question has been under consideration in
some shape or other for a very considerable period,
some three or four years at least; and one might say,
if conferences could provide creches, or discussion
evolve a school for mothers, and differences of opinion