Childcare, Health and Mortality in the London Foundling Hospital, 1741-1800 'Left to the Mercy of the World' |
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| Author:
| Levene, Alysa |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-7355-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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This book is a thorough and appealing investigation into the health and welfare of abandoned babies and children in eighteenth-century England. It uses a variety of approaches to examine health, mortality and welfare practices, including family fostering, wet-nursing, disease and the impact of abandonment on survivorship. -- .
This book is a thorough and appealing investigation into the health and welfare of abandoned babies and children in eighteenth-century England. It uses a variety of approaches to examine health, mortality and welfare practices, including family fostering, wet-nursing, disease and the impact of abandonment on survivorship. -- .