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Show IINFA'T IINFAT INFANT INFAT . ? ' MORTALITY lUORTALITY MORTALITYRATE lUORTALITYRATE RATE LOW IN GRANDAccording GRAND GRANDAccording According Accordmg to figures compiled by bythe bythe bythe the state board of health . , Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county ranks exceptionally low in ininfant inInfant ininfant infant mortality in the state , being beingexceeded beingexceeded : exceeded by only three other coun coun- counties counties coun- coun counties - - ties There were v . ere 56 live births in thecounty the theCOWIty thecounty COWIty county last year 3-ear 3 ear } 'Car Car ' - , and only two In Infants in- in infants infants - fants under WIder one year died Based onthe on onthe onthe the rate per r 1000 of live births , . thestate the thestate thestate state infant mortality average is is490 490 49 0 Grand comity's comitys courtty'S courttyS cotiflty's cotifltys ' rate is 357 357Garfield 357Garfield 357Garfield Garfield county COWIty with 29 4 , Washing Washing- Washington Washington Washington - ton with 27 5 and Wayne With 1th ' 238 23 8 8excel , excel Grand county countys s rateDue rateDue rate rateDue Due to the location of a n hospital hospitalin in Grand county coWIty , which draws ma- ma matenl1ty maternuty ma maternity - ternity tenl1ty ternuty cases from other COuntIes COuntIesand countiesand countiesand and boosts the number of bIrthsregistered birthsregistered births birthsregistered registered here . , Grand county's countys COWIty'S COWItyS ' ' in- in infant infant - in-Ifant in Ifant fant mortality rate is exceptionally exceptionallylow low , accarding to Ruth S Ham-mcnd Ham mcnd Ham- Ham Hammend Hammend - mend . , county nurse |