Page 103 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

76 POPULATION

INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Infantile mortality is very hlgh ln many rountrles, particularly
among proHfic races. Such is the case in the Province of Quebec, where
ln 1926, 40.90 of the deceased were under five years of age; out of 1,000
living births, 142.0 died the same year.
The campaign inaugurated a few years ago by the Hygiene Service
of the Province to improve these conditions has obtained remarkable
results in many reglons of the Province. The puttlng into force of new
regulatlons of hygiene, the organization of maternaI dlspensaries,
maternaI schools and rounty sanitary units have been instrumental in
educating the population to the necessity of observing hygienic habits,
thereby facilitating the means to overcome infantile mortallty.

49-Number or deaths in the first year or birth and prporlion per 1,000 or living births.
\\1 hole Province Citiea n..d towus ~11J",;;d~r 01 th" Pro,'.
YEARS
Number R.at. Number Ra le Numher Rate
lntl (1). Il,666 142 5,022 148 O.1H1 137
-------1----1---1----1----
19-2. " .......•................... 10,1'11 <1,:ma lZ~ 5,,)~~ lOS
IO~ . 10,3:l4 5,153 loi:;: 5.1hll lOI
1023 ........•................... 1 l.011 5,247 134 ,j,764 115
1922.......•....•.... 1I.~\I7 5,70S 1 2 [~.!jt'l9 lO.j
1921. . 1 1,:1~7 5.354 .151 Il,033 113
1!)20 , ..•.•..•..•.•...•.•.. 14,134 6,90B 1nt; 7,226 140
1~18......•........•....•..•...•. 11..lf0 6.313 H)3 5,0\17 107
UliS..................•.... 11.~1I0 6,418 l\lij 5.3S2 .103
Inl? . 10.9·Pi 6,ll1 187 4,~:15 .101
19H) . 1:1.27;, li,U7 202 Il, 41 140
1015 . 1:.!,71;) (i.8!J8 11;3 Il.n7 ]32
1914 .. 12,!)ljl'J 6,;J;-j[) 21 :) G,332 128
101~ 1;1.~!~3 fi,7D9 :!:!:~ \,,4\16 ]2:l
1!Jl2...... 1::!.:!rJ3 1;,.110 231 ;;,937 l")'}
EH 1.. 1:·1.7~O ~:ig~ 2,11 7,428 .154
1910.. 1:~J~l<-: 2:~;:' fl,fj75 Hl
(1) Sec foot Ilot.e (:2) On [l~1 ~
Table 50 sho\,,'s the number of dea.ths amon?; children up to 1 year
of age in the cities a.nd towns havlng a population of 5,000 and over, in
1926. The town of Magog had the highest rate of infantile mortality,
viz: 202.2 pel: 1,000 births.
50-Number or deafhs or children up lo one year or age lip cilies and lowns having 8 popu-
lation of 5,000 and oveT and the proportion peT 1,0 [) or Hving biTths, in 1926.
1~ 'n nt
E::lti.1ll Led Df.~~1 ~Irt Qr ('llild.reu Hp lo (H~e ye:H Living deRtl18 up
C1T11~;; ""0 TOWNS IJ01p.ll1~tioJ1 -- l'J oili3 ;""f'flT
-',1 IH;:6 ot 1 hi"rtll5- per 1,000
ylnle Fellinie I1UJnUc births
1----1---- - ----I----!---
ç·w 00. l,~ Mauuleine.. ~oo 4:; ~o ;'1 42:3 lUI.:'
C.licùut.irn!. 11.,,00 40 36 76 5111 H9.0
Cfn.1l0y . 9,ODO 13 11 24 2·13 98.8-
oru lU.J 'l\-I.\'I'e . . .. •. 7.Z00 11 16 27 2(;)1 103.7
H.d1. ..... 2ti,OOO 101 ,)~ 151 1,019 151.1
JulieU•. 11,000 ~8 26 ,H 366 174.9
La I.ille . 17,[H)() ~6 24 70 ·12fl 1LI4 3
l Tlol UO . 5,7()() H 21 3."i 28ti 122.4
VIS .... 1~.~I!o 31 JI) iiO 2!111 172.4
MlII!lQIl· . .1.:>00 lo 21 37 18:1 202.2
Mont.,. 1- 6-Sfi.OOO 1,564 ] ,263 2,827 J!),6..f1 1·\:3. 0
OutreJ.DDn•. 22JA)() 6 l 7 1~G r)f) . 1
Qllebee. . .. . ... 127.000 ·130 323 733 4,164 178.8
RÎ\'i('~tï~ c, Lmlp~. 8,"00 12 21 33 277 119.1
St. H Yll.cttlthe.. ll,M.IO 2\J 25 54 2Uü 182.4
SI.. Jt.hïl . 10,0(1) 2:l 12 3;; 32~1 106.4
St. Jérome . 8,1100 21> 19 39 31:.l 124.6
Shi" '[nill;!ll' }'mIL. 14,4DI) fi-} ·10 104 620 167.7
Sherbroolk.tJ . 26,000 ·1.' 4ü RS 717 122 7
Sorel. . O.WO 2, 23 51 294 173.5
Tbet[ord MIuc•.. W,200 2~ 15 38 ~;jO 108.6
Torce Hh·l~r~. . . 'I:J.500 13\ ~o 211 1.Z:l4 171.0
Vlllleyhcd. 12,500 J4 25 50 :307 192 2
Verdun.. " . 10,000 47 35 82 996 82 3
WestYllount. 20,OOt) 3 3 54 .;:j.6