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Deaths Occurring Between the Ages of 1 and 5 Years.
—There were 28 deaths at this age-period as compared with
20 during 1910. Measles and Whooping Cough accounted for
8, Diarrhoea for 4, Appendicitis for 2. Although no death
occurred from burns during the year it may not be out of place
to utter a warning about the use of fire-guards. These are
not always provided and the Health "Visitor has been instructed
to make a special report in cases where she finds
young children are thereby endangered. It does not appear
to be generally known that the Children Act, 1908, provides
for a penalty being imposed on persons allowing children to
bo in rooms containing insufficiently protected fire-grates.