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Children of the Golden Minster : St. Oswald’s Priory and the Impact of Industrialisation on Child Health
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study explores the disease experience of children buried within the cemetery of St.
Oswald’s Priory, Gloucester from AD1153 to 1857.
Evidence for ages-at-death, infant mortality, and the prevalence of stress indicators, trauma, and pathology were compared between the early and postmedieval periods.
The skeletal remains of these children provide evidence for child health spanning the economic expansion of Gloucester at St.
Oswald’s, from a mostly rural parish to a graveyard catering for families from the poorer northern part of the town and the workhouse.
Results showed that the children from the postmedieval period in Gloucester suffered higher rates of dental caries (38%) and congenital conditions (17.3%) than their counterparts from the early and later medieval period.
This paper serves to highlight the value of nonadult skeletal material in the interpretation of past human health in transitional societies and illustrates the wide variety of pathological conditions that can be observed in nonadult skeletons.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lewis, Mary E.. 2013. Children of the Golden Minster : St. Oswald’s Priory and the Impact of Industrialisation on Child Health. Journal of Anthropology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lewis, Mary E.. Children of the Golden Minster : St. Oswald’s Priory and the Impact of Industrialisation on Child Health. Journal of Anthropology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lewis, Mary E.. Children of the Golden Minster : St. Oswald’s Priory and the Impact of Industrialisation on Child Health. Journal of Anthropology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511524
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511524