Infant mortality in Scotland / the report of a sub-committee of the Scientific Advisory Committee.

Great Britain. Department of Health for Scotland. Scientific Advisory Committee on Medical Administration and Investigation.

Date:: 1943

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Credit: Infant mortality in Scotland / the report of a sub-committee of the Scientific Advisory Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1871-75 has fallen behind in the race until, in the immediate pre-war period, it occupied the position shown in Table 1. The reversal in the relative positions of Holland, Scotland and England and Wales * is particularly noticeable (see Fig. 1). England and Wales and New Zealand have been able to reduce their 200 | | | ) | mS 150 100 ee ab ner nn 50 1860 1900 1920 1940 Fic. I. Infant Mortality Rates Scotland, England and Wales, and Holland. 1880-1940 infant death rates by two-thirds of what they were sixty or seventy years ago, but Scotland has been able to reduce her infant death rate by only 40 per cent. Neonatal Mortality and Mortality from 1 to 12 Months: A study of the incidence and causes of mortality during the first year has shown that the problem * Wherever the phrase “‘ England and Wales”’ occurs, it refers to the two together and does not imply that the statement is true of both England and Wales separately.