Childcare, health and mortality in the London Foundling Hospital, 1741-1800 : 'Left to the mercy of the world' /

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This book is a thorough and engaging examination of an institution and its young charges, set in the wider social, cultural, demographic and medical context of the eighteenth century. By examining the often short lives of abandoned babies, the book illustrates the variety of pathways to health, ill-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levene, Alysa, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Foundling Hospital (London, England) > History > 18th century.
Foundlings > Health and hygiene > England > London > History > 20th century.
Foundlings > Services for > England > London > History > 18th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The characteristics of foundlings
  • Risks of death : the estimation of mortality
  • Survival prospects
  • The nursing network90
  • Growing up as a foster child
  • Childcare and health in a local setting
  • Foundlings and the local demographic context
  • Conclusions.

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