South Australia - Health

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Infant Mortality

This subject is discussed in the Register,
21, 22 and 27 April 1858, pages 2d, 2d and 3f,
28 June 1858, page 2e,
Advertiser,
22 March 1866, page 3e.

Infant mortality in South Australia is the subject of a censorious editorial in the Register on 1 May 1876, page 4e:

Our colony compares very unfavourably with the others... it is clearly the duty of the legislature by passing an effective Health Act to arrest this enormous destruction of life...

Again, on 6 December 1876 at page 4c the Editor of the Register castigates the authorities:

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A further attack by an incensed editor is published on 7 May 1877, page 4d:

That the causes of this excessive mortality are not far to seek any one will admit who has been familiar by experience with the vile stenches that pervade our streets, the utter want of drainage throughout the city, and the plague spots in the shape of foul slaughterhouses and ruinous overcrowded habitations, reeking with pestilence, which are to be found in Adelaide.

Also see Register,
13, 16, 17 and 26 November 1877, pages 4c-6e-g, 4e, 6a, 6d,
10 and 12 December 1877, pages 6e, 5g,
25 January 1878, page 5b,
21 March 1878, page 4c,
Observer,
6 April 1878, page 10f,
8 June 1878, page 13b,
Register,
21 November 1878, page 6e:

The fact [is] that in SA the death rate of children under 12 months old is alarmingly larger than in any other colony.

Also see Observer,
16 November 1878, page 22d,
25 January 1879, page 20g,
1 March 1879, page 20c,
12 April 1879, page 11c,
Advertiser,
31 December 1879, page 4d,
2 July 1880, page 7b.

"Why the Babies Die in South Australia" is in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
17 May 1878, page 2b,
Chronicle,
18 May 1878, page 10e; also see
10 July 1880, page 9f.

A lecture by Dr Magarey on "Our Climate and Infant Mortality" is reproduced in the Observer,
16 November 1878, page 22d; also see
25 January 1879, page 20g,
1 March 1879, page 20c,
10 July 1880, pages 48b-60d.

"Infant Mortality and Improper Diet" is in the Register,
20 February 1879, page 5f,
"Why Babies Die in SA" on
12 April 1879, page 6d.

"The Perils of Infant Life" is in the Chronicle,
3 January 1880, page 5c; also see
14 May 1881, page 5a.

Infant mortality is the subject of further editorial comment in the Register on
6 July 1880, page 4g and on
5 August 1881 at page 4f the editor says:

The mortality among infants continues to be very great, and although a slight diminution has taken place it is evident that further steps must be taken with a view to coping with this evil.

A lecture by Dr Charles Gosse titled "Why Babies Die in SA" is in the Register,
10 May 1878, page 6d; also see
13, 15, 17, 20, 23 and 24 May 1878, pages 7c, 6g, 6g, 5f, 6f and 7c,
29 July 1878, page 6f,
5 August 1878, page 6g. See
7 June 1878, page 6e for "How to Manage a Baby" by Dr A. Campbell.

"How Babies Die in Adelaide" is discussed in the Register,
25 September 1879, page 7a; also see
26 September 1879, page 7a,
Observer,
13 August 1881, page 33b.

"Baby Farming" is discussed in the Register,
17 February 1882, page 4e,
9 and 22 March 1882, pages 4e and 4g,
Advertiser,
9 April 1890, page 4d.

"Protection to Infant Life" is in the Register on
7 March 1882, page 4f; also see
Chronicle,
13 May 1893, page 5c,
Advertiser,
5 May 1893, page 4f.

"The Death Rate and the Children" is in the Register,
24 April 1893, page 4f - "Adelaide is now the most healthy of all the capital cities in Australia...".

"The Care of Children" is the subject of an editorial in the Advertiser,
10 April 1900, page 4e,
"The Sacrifices of Child Life" on
18 and 20 August 1903, pages 5h and 7h,
6 January 1904, page 6d.

"The Art of Motherhood" is discussed in the Advertiser, 5 September 1903, page 8c:

It is still difficult to get parents to see that death is better typified by the indigestible crust, the sour milk, and the unscalded bottle, than by the skeleton on a white horse careering around in search of infants he may devour.

"Care of Infants" is in the Register,
15 March 1904, pages 4b-5a.

Infant mortality is discussed in the Observer,
19 March 1904, page 42a.
"Summer Diarrhoea in Infants" is discussed in the Advertiser,
8 September 1905, page 5c; also see
9 September 1905, page 6c.

"The Dying Babies" is in the Register on
9 August 1904, page 4c,
"Infantile Mortality" is in the Register,
6 September 1905, page 10e.

"South Australia - The Pioneer of Child Saving" on
2 January 1906, page 4b; also see
Express,
23 March 1906, page 1f.

"Saving Child Life" is in the Advertiser,
15 June 1906, page 4c; also see
4 August 1906, page 8e.

"Foster Mothers and Infant Mortality" is in the Express,
27 June 1906, page 2b.

"Take Care of the Babies" is in the Register,
8 February 1908, page 6f.

"Infant Mortality" is in the Register on
30 July 1906, page 6g,
18 May 1909, page 7e; also see
28 November 1911, page 6g,
28 June 1912, page 9a and
Observer,
22 May 1909, page 40a,
Advertiser,
29 June 1912, page 18e,
20 July 1912, page 18e.

"To Reduce Infant Mortality" is in the Register,
9 November 1906, page 4h.

"Infant Mortality" is in the Register,
18 May 1909, page 7e,
29 November 1910, page 8f,
28 November 1911, page 6g.

"Marriages and Babies - Lessons of Statistics" is in the Observer,
20 November 1909, page 49c,
4 December 1909, page 48d.

Protecting the eyes of new-born babies is discussed in the Observer,
9 March 1912, page 50c.

"Infantile Mortality" is in the Register,
28 June 1912, page 9a.

The formation of a Babies' Hospital Association is reported in the Register,
1 October 1913, page 11g.

"Milk for Babies - Causes of Infant Mortality" is in the Advertiser,
23 October 1913, page 11b,
"Feeding Infants - The Use of Cow's Milk" is in the Register,
14 February 1918, page 5c.

"Caring for the Babies" on
22 January 1915, page 6c,
9 April 1915, page 6d,
16 August 1915, page 6d; also see
Express,
4 October 1915, page 4e.

"Infant Mortality - A Serious Problem" is in the Register,
4 February 1916, page 4b-g; also see
Advertiser,
1 August 1916, page 4d,
Observer,
2 December 1916, page 31c.

"Save the Babies" is in the Register,
31 October 1916, page 4b,
"Our Best Asset - Children" on
1 August 1916, page 4b,
"For the Babies - Child Welfare Exhibition" on
3 and 4 November 1916, pages 7a and 11b.

"Baby Saving" is in the Register,
16 September 1916, page 8d; also see
31 October 1916, page 4b.

"Government Babies' Home - Mareeba to be Used" is in the Register,
21 December 1916, page 7a,
See Place Names - Woodville.

"Infantile Mortality" is in the Register,
28 November 1916, page 4e,
"Save the Babies" on
19 June 1917, page 4g.

"Waste of Child Life" is in the Advertiser,
25 May 1917, page 6d,
7 July 1917, page 6f,
"Saving of Child Life" on
26 November 1918, page 7d.

"Save the Babies" is in the Register,
19 June 1917, page 4g,
The Mail,
26 January 1918, page 2d,
Register,
14 December 1920, page 6g,
"The Care of the Young" in the Advertiser,
24 November 1920, page 6g,
15 December 1920, page 6i; also see
30 June 1921, page 6e,
19 and 20 October 1921, pages 8d and 6d.

"Save the Babies" is in the Register,
14 December 1920, page 6h.

"School for Mothers - Reducing Infant Mortality" is in the Register,
20 May 1921, page 9a,
1 September 1921, page 6g,
19 October 1921, page 9d,
4 April 1922, page 4d.

"Save the Babies" is in the Advertiser,
22 and 25 March 1922, pages 6e and 10h,
Register;
13 May 1922, page 7f,
"Mothers and Child Saving" on
25 March 1922, page 6c-g.

"Care of Mothers and Infants" is in the Advertiser,
5 July 1922, page 13e,
"Mother Welfare" on
10 October 1922, page 11f,
"Why Babies Die" on
16 March 1923, page 11c.

"Safeguard the Babies" is in the Register,
9 and 10 January 1923, pages 7h and 9b,
"Child Mortality" on
2 February 1923, page 8e.

"Infant Welfare" is in the Advertiser,
6 October 1923, page 13a; also see
4 and 26 June 1924, pages 8f and 8e,
1 September 1924, page 8g.

"Decrease in Infant Mortality" is in The Mail,
26 July 1924, page 3b.

"Reducing Infant Mortality" is in the Register,
9 September 1925, page 9f,
"Maternal Mortality" on
17 September 1925, page 8d,
1 January 1927, page 10b.

"Pre-Natal Clinics" is in The News,
21 November 1925, page 7d.

"Save the Babies" is in the Advertiser,
15 June 1926, page 12g,
"Perils of Motherhood" on
4 January 1927, page 12f,
"Saving Infant Life" on
17 September 1927, page 17c.

"Maternity Mortality" is in the Observer,
8 January 1927, page 58e,
The News,
2 June 1927, page 6c,
"Incubating Babies" on
2 February 1928, page 10c,
"Mortality of Mothers" on
3 May 1928, page 9e.

Information on infant mortality is in the Register,
27 May 1927, page 11e.

"The Baby Welfare Movement in South Australia" is in the Observer,
3 March 1928, page 61d.

"Modern Mothercraft" is in the Register,
20 March 1928, page 4d.

"Babies' Dummy - Menace or Comfort?" is in the Register,
15 August 1928, page 9e.

"Death of Babies - A Disturbing Increase" is reported in the Register,
11 August 1928, page 10h,
Observer,
18 August 1928, page 16a.

"The Problem of Infant Feeding Solved - Hints for Baby Welfare" is in the Advertiser,
26 March 1929, page 8f,
"Maternal and Infant Welfare" on
4 September 1929, page 12e.

"Saving the Babies" is in the Advertiser,
8 October 1929, page 18f.

A letter from a hospital Matron headed "Maternal and Infant Mortality" is in the Advertiser,
22 October 1929, page 18f.

"Save the Babies" is in The News,
3 February 1930, page 6c,
Advertiser,
11 April 1930, page 20h,
"Babies Who Live in Incubators" on
10 July 1931, page 11b,
"Baby Health Centres" on
11 August 1931, page 12f.

"Save the Women", information on death in childbirth, is in The News,
11 November 1931, page 6d.

Information on the Mothers and Babies' Health Association" is in the Register,
8 April 1930, page 20b.
The conduct of a "Baby Train" by the Mothers and Babies' Health Association is reported upon in The News,
26 February 1932, page 10e,
Advertiser,
2 June 1934, page 14g.

"Lives of More Babies Saved in SA" is in The News,
30 January 1934, page 6f.

"Saving the Babies" is in the Advertiser,
20 November 1934, page 16g,
"Infant Welfare in South Australia" on
6 December 1934, page 9h,
"Progress of Baby Welfare" on
25 and 26 March 1935, pages 14g and 14e.

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South Australia - Health

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Infant Mortality