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

By Alysa Levene

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719073553
• ISBN13: 9780719073557
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"