Infant Mortality: A Continuing Social Problem
A volume to mark the centenary of the 1906 publication of Infant Mortality: a Social Problem by George Newman
1st Edition
Published on 29. November 2017
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-8153-8973-6 (ISBN)
Description
In 1906, Sir George Newman's 'Infant Mortality: A Social Problem', one of the most important health studies of the twentieth century, was published. To commemorate this anniversary, this volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of leading academics to evaluate Newman's critical contribution, to review current understandings of the history of infant and early childhood mortality, especially in Britain, and to discuss modern approaches to infant health as a continuing social problem. The volume argues that, even after 100 years of health programmes, scientific advances and medical interventions, early childhood mortality is still a significant social problem and it also proposes new ways of defining and tracking the problem of persistent mortality differentials.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
740 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8153-8973-6 (9780815389736)
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Eilidh Garrett | Chris Galley | Nicola Shelton
Infant Mortality: A Continuing Social Problem
A Continuing Social Problem
Book
02/2022
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Eilidh Garrett | Chris Galley | Nicola Shelton
Infant Mortality: A Continuing Social Problem
E-Book
02/2018
Routledge
€44.99
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Eilidh Garrett | Chris Galley | Nicola Shelton
Infant Mortality: A Continuing Social Problem
E-Book
02/2018
Routledge
€44.99
Available for download
Persons
Dr Eilidh Garrett is from the University of London, Dr Chris Galley is from Barnsley College, Dr Nicola Shelton is from University College London, and Dr Robert Woods is from the University of Liverpool, all in the UK.
Content
Contents: Introduction; Infant mortality: a social problem?, Eilidh Garrett, Chris Galley, Nicola Shelton and Robert Woods. Part I: George Newman - a life in public health, Chris Galley; Newman's 'Infant Mortality' as an agenda for research, Robert Woods. Part II: Place and status as determinants of infant mortality in England c.1550-1837, Richard Smith and Jim Oeppen; A double penalty? Infant mortality in the Lincolnshire fens, 1870-1900, Sam Sneddon; Infant mortality in Northamptonshire: a vaccination register study, Tricia James; Urban-rural differences in infant mortality: a view from the death registers of Skye and Kilmarnock, Eilidh Garrett; Diarrhoea: the central issue?, Eric Hall and Michael Drake; Infant mortality, a spatial problem: Notting Dale special area in George Newman's London, Graham Mooney and Andrea Tanner; Health visitors and 'enlightened motherhood', Alice Reid. Part III: Infant mortality and social progress in Britain, 1905-2005, Danny Dorling; The health of infants at the beginning of the 21st century, Yvonne Kelly; Conclusion. The social dimension of infant well-being, Nicola Shelton; References; Index.