Show INFANT MORTALITY A FINE REC ORD FOR AMERICA the question of infant mortality Is not one thai any nation can afford to neglect there is absolutely no stand ard by we can forecast the ti ture albie to the state ot any child whatever however abnormally weak such child may be this has been recognized by science as well as by government ern ment and he efforts ot both have beatt so admirably combined that well nigh every infant Is now afforded the utmost possible chance to live and to grow the most splendid development moral mental and physical may bs ultimately in stora for the very sick liest baby and america at least does not intend arf discount her future by neglect of the newborn the success of americas intelligent Ts vell shown by just published during the ear 1900 infant mortality in the united states was but per cent oft the total deaths registered how favorable la kuch a showing as this may b judged from the fact that in germany the percentage of infant deaths amounted to per cent of the total births for the year 1901 although in the following year jt dropped to 33 per cent with one exception the american sta are be best from any part of the world that one exception Is france where the newborn new born baby has absolutely the most chance of life in franco only about 15 per cent of the total mortality consists of infants and france is certainly entitled tb tha credit ot a very honorable position it must of course be remembered that the french birth rate Is particularly ow tha causes of infant mortality are very oba curK germany and america are respectively top and bottom of the ht very nearly aft anil chev are both industrial nations germany of her is crowded and vast numbers alch it Is people aie paid wadei upon barely possible to live and velch constitute an absolute veto upon many infant demands that in america arc considered to bo indispensable in america wages are hah and nourishment of the best kind Is well nigh assured to every child these may be some of the factors and there may ot course be others mora obscure and involving a knowledge which only the specialists can claim among these may b prenatal influence and the effect upon the chulds health of expectation 0 want or distress upon the part of the mother HP |