Working-class mothers and infant mortality in England, 1895-1914

Journal of Social History

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1978, Pages 248-267

  Dyhouse, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, MODERN; STATISTICS;

EID: 0018049834     PISSN: 00224529     EISSN: 15271897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jsh/12.2.248     Document Type: Article

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105. I would like to express my thanks to Dr. G. N. von Tunzelmann for his help with the statistical material in the Appendix. Any errors in calculation are mine.