The epidemiologic transition in a frontier town — Manti, Utah

1849–1977

Bibliographic Data

ID8312378
AuthorsCatherine Hofer Levison (University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Donald W Hastings (University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Jerry N Harrison (New Mexico State University)
Year1981
Volume56
Issue1
Pages83-93
Publication date1981-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330560110
PMID7039335
OpenAlexW1993941580
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

Census reports and information in burial records of Manti, Utah from 1849 to July 1977 are examined in order to (1)document mortality trends and differentials by age, sex, cause‐of‐death, and seasonality as Manti passed from a frontier settlement to a rural agricultural community; and (2) ascertain whether the shifts in the cause‐of‐death structure follow those patterns outlined by Omran (1971, 1974, 1977) in his theory of the epidemiologic transition. Findings parallel patterns suggested by Omran. Major factors accounting for mortality reductions are (1) elimination of the population's dependence upon a contaminated water supply, and (2) adoption of medical advances as they became available

Archaeology · Frontier · Geography · Regional science · Transition (genetics) · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Chemistry

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