The Canadian nurse . gs for filthy and over-crowded slum hovels. The same fact is apparent from the mortalitystatistics of certain cities on the continent of Europe, and others out-side that area, where unsanitary conditions exist or have existed in ahigh degree. Again, it has heen realized more and more in recent years that ahigh infant death-rate from the causes above referred to does notmerely indicate a destruction of the unfit, but also a weakening ofthose who are left. Dr. Newsholme says: A heavy infant mortality implies a heavier death-rate up to fiveyears of age; and right up to adult
The Canadian nurse . gs for filthy and over-crowded slum hovels. The same fact is apparent from the mortalitystatistics of certain cities on the continent of Europe, and others out-side that area, where unsanitary conditions exist or have existed in ahigh degree. Again, it has heen realized more and more in recent years that ahigh infant death-rate from the causes above referred to does notmerely indicate a destruction of the unfit, but also a weakening ofthose who are left. Dr. Newsholme says: A heavy infant mortality implies a heavier death-rate up to fiveyears of age; and right up to adult life the districts suffering from cliild njortality have higher death-rates than the districts whose infant mortality is low It is strictly correct, therefore, to say that a high infant mortality implies a high prevalence of the con-ditions which determine national inferiority. Extract from Maternal and Child Welfare, by Dr. PhilipBoobbyer, in the Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute. 94 THE CANADIAN NUBSB. ^^^^ Kervin is iu charge of the Lady .Minto Hospital, at Ganges,:>alt Spnng Island, , in place of iMiss Colhoun, who has signed foroverseas duty. Miss Bufton is the assistant to the District Superin-tendent m the Vancouver Home. Miss Le Moine is senior nurse onthe Bumaby district and lAIias Pedden has been appointed assistanton the xNorth Vancouver district. Miss Raymond is Matron of theQueen Victoria Hospital, at R^velstoke, , and Miss Greer is on thestaff of the Victorian Hospital at Kaslo, Miss M. McLeod is nurse in charge of the Fairlight Country dis-tnct and Miss E. R. MoLeod is the Child Welfare Nurse on the Ed-monton district. Miss R. L. Davis left the end of December to openthe new country district at Cereal, Alberta, and Miss R. Adams leavesearly in January to open the country district at Central Butte Sas-katchewan. Aliss Irene Smith is Matron of the hospital at Shoal Lake,Manitoba. Miss Boorman has received an appointment on the Winni-pe
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