A matter of privilege: infant mortality in the Garrison Town of Gibraltar, 1870-1899.

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  • Author(s): Sawchuk LA;Sawchuk LA; Burke SD; Padiak J
  • Source:
    Journal of family history [J Fam Hist] 2002 Oct; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 399-429.
  • Publication Type:
    Historical Article; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Jai Press for the National Council on Family Relations Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7701861 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0363-1990 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03631990 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Fam Hist
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Greenwich, CT : Jai Press for the National Council on Family Relations
      Original Publication: Minneapolis, National Council on Family Relations.
    • Subject Terms:
      Family Health*; Gibraltar/*epidemiology ; Infant Mortality/*trends ; Military Personnel/*history ; Public Health/*history; History, 19th Century ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn
    • Abstract:
      The British colony of Gibraltar offers an opportunity to compare the infant mortality rates of the civilian and military populations inhabiting a small-scale urban setting from 1870 to 1899. Both groups shared the same poor-quality housing, the same sanitary infrastructure, and the same environmental inseparability. Sufficient water supply, in particular, proved to be a daily struggle for the families living on the Rock. Privilege for the military meant that service families had preferential access to a pure water supply after the installation of a water-condensing plant as well as to a better quality supply of water and milk. The availability of these privileges to one group, and not the other, is associated with a marked decline in infant mortality in the second half of the study period.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20031217 Date Completed: 20040225 Latest Revision: 20191108
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/036319902236626
    • Accession Number:
      14674436