cause of death of babies.
Lähetetty: 03.07.2018 01:31
My Finnish Group and I are puzzled by the large number of deaths of babies between 1845-1849 with a cause of death as Oang.
Place: Alatornia-Nedertorneå I can't help but wonder if in other areas about this time there was a name for the babies dying and the doctor in this village/town did not know and used Oang as the cause. Here is the numbers I found for this village. 1845-139 deaths -56 were children, 1846-143 deaths -59 were children, 1847- 135 deaths - 48 were children, 1848- 168 deaths - 55 were children, 1849- 131 deaths -73 were children. The majority of these children were days to weeks old. I used Hiski to gather this information, seemed faster and easier to read.
What would the common denominator be for babies to die. Someone suggested a famine and the mothers were starving and unable to feed them but wouldn't they have other mothers nursing those babies? Please advise what you think this tragedy was all about.
Thank You
Janice
Place: Alatornia-Nedertorneå I can't help but wonder if in other areas about this time there was a name for the babies dying and the doctor in this village/town did not know and used Oang as the cause. Here is the numbers I found for this village. 1845-139 deaths -56 were children, 1846-143 deaths -59 were children, 1847- 135 deaths - 48 were children, 1848- 168 deaths - 55 were children, 1849- 131 deaths -73 were children. The majority of these children were days to weeks old. I used Hiski to gather this information, seemed faster and easier to read.
What would the common denominator be for babies to die. Someone suggested a famine and the mothers were starving and unable to feed them but wouldn't they have other mothers nursing those babies? Please advise what you think this tragedy was all about.
Thank You
Janice