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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine

DAVIS, John Bunnell (1780 – 1824)

1780 – 1824

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1817

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A cursory inquiry into some of the principal causes of mortality among children. With a view to assist in ameliorating the state of the rising generation, in health, morals, and happiness. To which is added an account of the universal dispensary for sick indigent children.

DAVIS, John Bunnell (1780 – 1824)

Davis called attention to the high infant mortality rate, especially in London. His suggestion that poor mothers should be instructed in the care of their infants resulted in a system of health-visiting by benevolent …