Childcare, Health and Mortality in the London Foundling Hospital, 1741-1800 : 'Left to the Mercy of the World'.

CHILDCARE, HEALTH AND MORTALITY AT THE LONDON FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, 1741-1800 -- Half Title page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The characteristics of foundlings -- 3. Risks of death: the estimation of mortality -- 4. Survival prospects -- 5. The nursing network -- 6. Growing up as a foster child -- 7. Childcare and health in a local setting -- 8. Foundlings and the local demographic context -- 9. Conclusions -- Select bibliography -- Index.

This book is a thorough and appealing investigation into the health and welfare of abandoned babies and children in eighteenth-century England. It uses a variety of approaches to examine health, mortality and welfare practices, including family fostering, wet-nursing, disease and the impact of abandonment on survivorship.

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