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to 140 in 1912, a decrease which, although the mortality is 

 still high, may be regarded as satisfactory. 



It may be here mentioned that among the population of 

 Ireland, exclusive of the urban districts already referred to, 

 in the period 1901-10 the infant mortality rate was 74 per 

 1,000 births, in 1911 the rate was 73, falling to 67 in the 

 year 1912. 



It may be of interest to record that in two counties, 

 namely, Roscommon and Leitrim, the infant mortality per 

 1,000 births was 37 and 47 respectively in the year 1912. 



As showing the contributory causes of the mortality 

 rate I have included in this paper a table, and the remarks 

 thereon, taken from my Forty-ninth Annual Report, 1912, 

 which shows for Ireland the mortality by certain causes 

 among infants under 12 months old per 1,000 births regis- 



