Atlas of Victorian Mortality

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Year: 1997
Pages: 165
Binding Paperback
ISBN 853235422

Product Code: 756763673

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Robert Woods & Nicola Shelton. The first detailed description of the geog. of mortality in Victorian England & Wales. It uses 614 districts to chart variations & changes in the principal causes of death from the 1860s to the 1890s. Deals esp’y. with infant & childhood mortality, with early adult deaths, maternal mortality & the causes of death in old age. Covers TB, violent deaths & suicide, as well as mortality differentials & gender. Offers an accessible & attractive intro. to one of the most important aspects of Vict’n. soc. -- persistently high mortality. Offers a new interpretation of the importance of epidemiology & environment in the 19th cent., which provides a new benchmark for research in demography, epidemiology & the history of medicine. 100+ maps & diagrams in color.

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