Excessive Infant Mortality.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 78, 27 March 1886, Page 2

Excessive Infant Mortality.

As the easiest mode of bringiii'e under the notice of our readers again the proposal submitted yesterday for tho purpose of urrivi # at the cause of the extraordinary infant mortality in Auckland, we reproduce the form which we should like the head of every household to cut out, fill up, and return to tho Stai. Oillco sometime before next Thursday morning :— CONFIDENTIAL RETURN. Number in Household. My family consists (including servants) of the following persons:— Ovtr 12 years of age Between 5 .md 12 years Under 5 years ... Total Cases oe Diarrhcea. Of these, during tho past three months, the following have suffered | from severe attacks of diarrhoea :— Over 12 years of age Between 5 and 12 years ... ~. Under 5 years Total Deaths from diarrhcea I attribute the outbreak ol disease to The household water supply is— City water supply from the Spriiigs. Water collected from iron and slate roof. Water collected from shingle roof. Water from.a well. Signature Head of Family. Address Note. —The number to be iilled in the appropriate place, and a line to be passed through the water supply not iv use, leaving that in use unerased. The return lo be delivered or sent by post addressed— Evening Star Ollice Medical Return. The information will only be used for the purpose of compiling a return, and, as to names and other details, they will be regarded as strictly confidential.