title: [The study of children mortality in Russia of XVIII century].
abstract: The article presents views of progressive representatives of the Russian society on the problem of children mortality which during all XVII century was considered as very high and impacting on the population loss and social economic development of country. The works of M/V/Lomonosov, I.I. Betskoiy, S.G. Zybelin, S. Yeli, N. Novikov, A.I. Radischev and others are considered. These works revealed causes of infant mortality and activities needed to overcome this occurrence from the positions of knowledge of those times in the field of policy, economics, medicine, education and breeding. The study of causes of children mortality began earlier than its true indicator was established The undertook efforts was prevented by imperfection of record keeping of births and deaths (L.Yu. Kraft, K.F. German). The first year when the calculus of children mortality began (but only persons of female gender) was year 1798.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Mikirtitchan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D012425:Russia (Pre-1917); D012959:Socioeconomic Factors