Suburbia and infant death in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Adelaide

1994/10/01 by Philippa Mein Smith, Lionel Frost · 1 voice
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Australian History and Society #Canadian Identity and History #New Zealand Economic and Social Studies

paper · doi:10.1017/s0963926800011056

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Abstract

Altogether, as a place of education Adelaide falls far short of the mark; as a place of amusement it is hopeless; and as a village — well, it is tolerably clean, and comparatively healthy. Thistle Anderson (1905)

Discussions

• The 1993 Dyos Prize winners were Philippa Mein Smith and Lionel Frost for their article which examined the connection between infant mortality and suburbanisation in late nineteenth- and early twentie [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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