What are the reasons for the decline in mortality in the 19th century?
AbstractIn this paper we examine the decline in mortality rates by cause of death in U.S. cities during the last decade of the. 19th century. Causes of death are grouped according to their probable relationship to specific public health measures. The reduction which occurred in the death rates from some diseases, e.g., typhoid and diarrheal diseases, can probably be attributed in part to the provision of sewers and waterworks. Large declines also occurred in the death rates from tuberculosis and diphtheria, but the relationship between the declines in these diseases and public health practices designed to combat them is more ambiguous. We therefore conclude that public health measures had some impact on the decline in mortality, but that these measures do not provide a complete explanation of the mortality decline. Show
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Additional informationThe research on which this paper is based was supported by NICHD Grant 1-R01-HD-05427. A version of this article was presented at the meetings of the American Sociological Association, New York, August 30–September 3, 1976. Rights and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleCondran, G.A., Crimmins-Gardner, E. Public health measures and mortality in U.S. cities in the late nineteenth century. Hum Ecol 6, 27–54 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00888565 Download citation
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What caused decline in mortality?Better nutrition allowed people to avoid contracting disease and to withstand disease once contracted; public health measures reduced the spread of disease.
What was the main cause of death in the 19th century?Very many people still died of infectious diseases, esp. of tubercolosis, typhoid fever, diphtheria, pertussis, scarlet fever and other infectious diseases. There were many cases of bronchitis and deadly pneumonia. Even suicide was an important cause of death.
What are the 4 factors that have caused death rates to decrease?They have become health conscious. They take nutritive and balanced diet, do exercise, go for a walk and even to a gym. All these have brought down the death rate.
What are the main factors contributing to the decline in death rate in 20th century?Improvements in public health
During the 20th century, an enormous improvement in public health led to an overall decrease in death rates. Infant mortality rates and maternal mortality rates have dramatically decreased.
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