(I'm no good at thinking up titles)
I'm reading this book, Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood and come across this gem, regarding enslaved children:
"Many childhood deaths were due to tetanus and lockjaw--which were four times more common among slave children than among their white counterparts--resulting from unsanitary living conditions."
"FOUR TIMES!"
So, it got me thinking about the argument that the incidence of childhood illneses goes down when people are well-nourished, and are living in sanitary situations. Isn't this a perfect example? We've got two sets of people, same time, same place, same ages, but drastically different diets, different living conditions, sanitation, etc.
Made me wonder if anyone else has compared these two populations and their health and the incidence of disease. THAT would be an interesting read, huh?
I'm reading this book, Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood and come across this gem, regarding enslaved children:
"Many childhood deaths were due to tetanus and lockjaw--which were four times more common among slave children than among their white counterparts--resulting from unsanitary living conditions."
"FOUR TIMES!"
So, it got me thinking about the argument that the incidence of childhood illneses goes down when people are well-nourished, and are living in sanitary situations. Isn't this a perfect example? We've got two sets of people, same time, same place, same ages, but drastically different diets, different living conditions, sanitation, etc.
Made me wonder if anyone else has compared these two populations and their health and the incidence of disease. THAT would be an interesting read, huh?
