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and sign him with the sign of the cross.
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Morning, missis. We've come
to do our good deed for the day.
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We're devoting the first part
of our programme
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to a disturbing phenomenon
that's been puzzling both
doctors and police this week.
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The mysterious deaths of numbers of
babies in the kind of circumstances
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that coroners are fond
of terming "misadventure".
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At the turn of the century,
the infant mortality rate
stoodata staggering 34per cent.
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In 1945 it dropped to 16 per cent.
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And nowadays it's been cutback to under
two per cent. That is, until last week.
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In Greater London, 17 babies
have died in the last seven days,
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with a further 14 deaths reported
from Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester,
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Leeds and Liverpool. These may
not sound unduly high figures,
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but nationwide they represent
a chilling 15 to 20 per cent increase
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-in the mortality rate.
-Harvey...
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-Details are still
sketchy at the moment.
-It's just a coincidence, that's all.
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..except one - in every case
the victim has been a baby boy.
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To throw further light on the subject,
I have with me Dr Richard Philmore