Income and Infant Mortality, United States, 1919

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Am J Public Health (N Y). 1919 Apr; 9(4): 270–274.

INCOME AND INFANT MORTALITY

Julia C. Lathrop

"Miss Lathrop, who is a leader in the country-wide movement to save the babies, tells us in this article how an insufficient wage, a mother who is obliged to labor, and a community that is careless about its housing, constitute three very important factors to the infant mortality."