Book contents
- The Hunger Winter
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- The Hunger Winter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Contexts
- 2 Causes of the Famine
- 3 Effects on Mortality, Fertility, and Health in Later Life
- 4 Central Government and Food Administration
- 5 The Politics and Practices of Allied Relief
- 6 Coping at Household and Individual Levels
- 7 Community Strategies
- 8 The Evacuation of Children
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Timeline of Important Events
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Effects on Mortality, Fertility, and Health in Later Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2020
- The Hunger Winter
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- The Hunger Winter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Contexts
- 2 Causes of the Famine
- 3 Effects on Mortality, Fertility, and Health in Later Life
- 4 Central Government and Food Administration
- 5 The Politics and Practices of Allied Relief
- 6 Coping at Household and Individual Levels
- 7 Community Strategies
- 8 The Evacuation of Children
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Timeline of Important Events
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 is devoted to the demographic impact of the famine in terms of mortality, fertility, and its long-term biological effects. It shows that in the entire crisis period of September 1944-July 1945, the estimated war-related excess deaths among civilians was 35,000 in the three famine-exposed western provinces. Deaths in the large conurbations began to rise sharply after December 1944 and reached a peak in March 1945. It took until the summer of that year before mortality reached normal patterns again. Fertility followed similar patterns, with birth rates in the urban west two to three times lower in the famine’s wake. The long-term effects of the famine are present even today, in adults who were conceived or born during the famine.
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- The Hunger WinterFighting Famine in the Occupied Netherlands, 1944–1945, pp. 60 - 90Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020