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The Influence of External Factors on the Mortality from Pneumonia in Childhood and Later Adult Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Hilda M. Woods
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Pneumonia in well known to be extremely fatal at both extremes of life. In 1923 it was the cause of 3671 deaths per million living at ages under 5 years; between ages 5–24 the death-rate fell to 177 and rose to 376 at ages 25–44. after 45 the increase was rapid and the death-ate reached 2279 per million living for the ago group 65–74 and 4100 for all ages over 75 years.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 1927 , pp. 36 - 43
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1927

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