Open AccessGEOGRAPHICAL AND SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN INFANT MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1917-1920
Author(s) -
Frederick S. Crum
Publication year - 1920
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.10.10.790
Subject(s) - infant mortality , demography , population , geography , environmental health , medicine , sociology
How to reduce infant mortality is one of the most pressing health problems of today. More babies saved means larger adult population. Dr. Crum establishes standards whereby to measure future improvement. His charts disclose irregularities related to season or location. They suggest means of closer study through seperation of racial statistics.