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Issue 3 (44)

INFANT MORTALITY IN THE URAL CITIES AND MEASURES TO DECREASE MORTALITY RATE IN THE 1920S
Year	2014	Number	3(44)
Pages	96-102	Type	scientific article
UDC	94(470.5)”1920”	BBK	63.3(235.5)613+60.75
Authors	Zhuravleva Vera A.	Topic	HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHY IN REGIONAL DEMENSION
Summary	The article presents an analysis of infant mortality dynamics in the cities of the Ural Oblast during the1920s when the mortality rate was higher then the average performance in the USSR and the RSFSR, but lower then the average for the Oblast or in the rural areas. The authors studied infant mortality structure depending on its causes, identified factors contributing to significant losses in the urban population group under 1 year of age. Based on statistic data for the period 1924–1927 the authors calculated infant mortality ratio in the Ural cities, which was also higher then the corresponding urban population ratio for the USSR and the RSFSR. Key urban infant mortality rate reduction measures in the region have been identified: establishing a network of maternal and child welfare institutions, ensuring obstetric aid accessibility in hospitals, vaccination of the population. As a result by 1929 the cities of the Ural Oblast demonstrated a trend towards the reduction of infant mortality.
Keywords	historical demography, the urban population of the Urals, infant mortality
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