In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

Appendix C 217 Appendix B: Infant Mortality in Canada Infant mortality in Canada, 1926–44 Year Number Deaths under one year of age per 1000 live births 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 23,692 22,101 21,195 21,674 21,742 21,360 17,263 16,284 15,870 15,730 14,574 16,693 14,517 13,939 13,783 15,236 14,651 15,217 15,539 102 94 90 92 89 85 73 73 72 71 66 76 63 62 56 60 54 54 55 Source: 1946 Annual Report, Department of National Health and Welfare. Appendix C: The Canadian Mother’s Book Eleven editions of The Canadian Mother’s Book were published between 1921 and 1991. These advice manuals for mothers reflect changing federal government advice and policy on breastfeeding (Lewis and Watson, 1991/92) Title Edition Author/editor Distribution The Canadian Mother’s Book The Canadian Mother’s Book The Canadian Mother and Child The Canadian Mother and Child The Canadian Mother and Child The Canadian Mother and Child You and Your Baby 1921, 1923, 1927, 1932 1934 1940 1953, 1957 1967 1979 1991 Helen MacMurchy (author) Canadian Council on Child and Family Welfare (editor) Ernest Couture (author) Jean Webb (editor) Jean Webb and Anne Burns (editors) Anne Burns (editor) 800,000 copies, 1 for every 4 live births between 1921 and 1932 2 million copies; reprinted 12 times between 1940 and 1953 13 printings Reprinted in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975 ...

Share