| Autor: |
Sawchuk, Lawrence A., Burke, Stacie D. A., Padiak, Janet |
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Journal of Family History; Oct2002, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p399, 31p |
| Abstrakt: |
The British colony of Gibraltar offers an opportunity to compare the infant mortality, rates of the civilian and military populations inhabiting a small-scale urban setting from 1870 to 1899. Both groups shared the same poor-quality housing, the same sanitary infrastructure, and the same environmental inseparability. Sufficient water supply, in particular, proved to be a daily struggle for the families living on the Rock. Privilege for the military meant that service families had preferential access to a pure water supply after the installation of a water-condensing plant as well as to a better quality supply of water and milk. The availability of these privileges to one group, and not the other, is associated with a marked decline in infant mortality in the second half of the study period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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