Infant Mortality: A Continuing Social Problem - A volume to mark the centenary of the 1906 publication of Infant Mortality: a Social Problem by Geor

In 1906, Sir George Newman's 'Infant Mortality: A Social Problem', one of the most important health studies of the twentieth century, was published. The volume argues that, even after 100 years of health programmes, scientific advances and medical interventions, early childhood mortality is still a significant social problem.