title: Infant mortality by father's occupation from the 1911 census of England and Wales.
abstract: Infant mortality in England and Wales only began its secular decline at the beginning of this century, although mortality among those aged 1-4 began to decline earlier. The 1911 Census of Fertility provides the basis for estimates of infant mortality among occupational groups. A diagrammatic model of decline is elaborated, using fertility decline, social class, income, and urban/rural distribution as explanatory variables. Results of the analysis suggest that infant mortality decline, whose average value was 35 percent from a peak of 132 per 1,000, was increased by improvements in the urban environment and advanced by high or regular income, whereas fertility decline had only a small effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Watterson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009790:Occupations; D012923:Social Class; D006113:United Kingdom; D014507:Urbanization; D014852:Wales