Infant mortality / by Hugh T. Ashby.

  • Ashby, Hugh Tuke, 1880-
Date:
1915
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Credit: Infant mortality / by Hugh T. Ashby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    described and the effects of poverty, ignorance, defective housing and the employment of married women, etc., have been discussed. So much, however, is as yet hardly ripe for general recom- mendations, that it is impossible to say definitely how we can best set to work on this great subject. Many agencies such as Health Visitors and Schools for Mothers are doing most excellent work. The duty of bringing up children belongs to the mothers, and whatever we do we must not be too ready to relieve them of their responsibility ; we can, however, do much to see that the rights of the children are not ignored and that the mothers have the opportunity given them of learning how best to rear their children. I have tried so far as possible to avoid contro- versial matter or partisanship; on the other hand I have not hesitated to say which view I consider to be the correct one. The object of this book will also not have been achieved if the picture of the condition of the poorer working classes is not brought home to many, who only need to know some of the difficulties of the poor to take more interest in them, and I am convinced that the benefit of a closer study and knowledge of how the poor live will not be all on the one side. Much statistical information and many tables have been taken from the Annual Reports of the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board on Infant Mortality. My best thanks are due to Miss A. E. Tuke, Mrs Grundy, and Mr Ed. H. Greg for very kindly reading through the proofs and for much help. Also to many others for very valuable advice. H. T. A. Manchester, February, 1915.