Saving Children During the Depression
Britain's Silent Emergency, 1919-1939
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4904173 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Webster (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 213-220 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1994.tb00308.x |
| PMID | 7953491 |
| OpenAlex | W1974857411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
The health of a large section of the British population was more adversely affected by the interwar Depression than was acknowledged by official sources. Particular concern was aroused by the condition of women and children. Many new charitable bodies were formed in response to this problem, and these included Save the Children Fund. This paper gives an indication of the scale of the health problem, which was particularly severe in the areas of heavy industry and high unemployment. It then considers the role of charitable organisations in drawing attention to the severity of deprivation and campaigning for appropriate responses on the part of government. Although these pressure groups were energetic and professional in their campaigning, it is conceded that in the short term they exercised only limited influence. However, it is argued that they won the intellectual contest. Finally, it is pointed out that their policies came to be accepted during World War II; thereby organisations like Save the Children Fund contributed to laying the foundations of the modern welfare state
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| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |