Fatal Years Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth Century America 1st Edition by Samuel Preston, Michael Haines ISBN 9780691631806 0691631806

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ISBN 10:    0691631806 

ISBN 13: 9780691631806

Author: Samuel H. Preston,  Michael R. Haines

Fatal Years is a groundbreaking demographic and historical study that investigates the causes and patterns of child mortality in the United States during the late 1800s. Samuel H. Preston and Michael R. Haines combine historical records, statistical methods, and socioeconomic analysis to explore why childhood death rates were so high—and what contributed to their eventual decline.

Drawing on census data, family genealogies, and public health reports, the authors present a detailed portrait of infant and child mortality in a time before modern medicine, widespread vaccination, and antibiotics. They examine how factors like urbanization, sanitation, social class, maternal literacy, and immigration shaped children’s survival chances. The book also explores regional differences across the U.S. and places American mortality trends in international context.

Table of contents: 

Chapter One: The Social and Medical Context of Child Mortality in the Late Nineteenth Century
Chapter Two: New Estimates of Child Mortality During the Late Nineteenth Century
Chapter Three: Differences in Child Mortality Among Social, Economic, and Residential Groups
Chapter Four: Distinguishing the Relative Importance of Various Social, Economic, and Residential Factors
Chapter Five: American Child Mortality Differentials in Comparative Perspective
Chapter Six: Yesterday and Today – Restatement of a Main Theme

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