Infant mortality: comparison of infant deaths by season of the year, with the highest death-rate between July and September. Colour lithograph, 1922.

  • Langstein, Leopold, 1876-1933.
Date:
[1922]
Reference:
4923i
Part of:
Atlas der Hygiene des Säuglings und Kleinkindes
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Description

Pictures representing each of the four seasons. Text says that in Germany in 1911 the highest rate (42.2%) of infant deaths occurred in the summer months, and that correct nutrition and protection against heat are required to gard the infant from fatal diarrhoea

Publication/Creation

Berlin : Julius Springer, [1922]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; mount 33.5 x 48.3 cm

Lettering

Wie gross ist die Säuglingssterblichkeit in den einzelnen Jahreszeiten? ... Die grösste Gefahr für die Säuglinge bilden heisse Tage. ...

Reference

Wellcome Collection 4923i

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