The Social History of Social Policy
Infant Welfare in Edwardian England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2112666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Lewis (0000-0002-1184-4298, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 463-486 |
| Publication date | 1980-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279400010114 |
| OpenAlex | W2035926862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
During the years following the Boer War, infant mortality became an issue of national importance, and increasing emphasis was placed on the provision of infant welfare clinics and health visitors. The infant mortality rate declined steadily throughout the period, and officials attributed the improvement to the new services. But just as the causes of infant mortality were complex, so were the reasons for the decline in the mortality rate. What needs explanation therefore is why health officials concentrated so exclusively on one particular form of solution. It is argued that this was a consequence of, first, the way in which infant welfare was perceived as a problem of mortality and especially as a problem of diarrhoeal mortality and, secondly, the philosophy of the infant welfare movement, which held that responsibility for infant mortality rested with the individual mother. Infant welfare services were thus compartmentalized as a set of personal social services, and kept separate from broader socio-economic issues
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Infant mortality · Mortality rate · Political science · Population · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Demography · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2026 (37) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |