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The only noteworthy comparisons with the previous
years' figures are the reduction in mortality
from Diarrhoeal diseases (34, as compared with 56)
and an increase in mortality from the Developmental
diseases (66 as compared with 49).
While it is satisfactory to record the steady
reduction in the infant death rate which has been
shown in recent years, it is necessary to remember
how much has got to be done before we can claim
that the new born child has every prospect of a long
and healthy life which our civilisation, rightly directed,
could afford. The heavy mortality from the Developmental
diseases (Premature Births, etc.) which takes
place in the first few weeks, points to the need for
more care for the mother.
The substantial mortality from Respiratory
diseases and the Diarrhœal group must be partly
attributed to bad housing conditions, as well as
poverty, which are preventable and should be
prevented.