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Income, Public Works, and Mortality in Early Twentieth-Century American Cities

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  • Gaspari, K. Celeste
  • Woolf, Arthur G.

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Mortality differentials for 122 cities in the United States in 1910 are examined with specific attention given to the influence of public works projects. Sewage systems are found to have significantly reduced mortality, while water filtration systems had no impact. This runs counter to the theories and beliefs of many public health officials and sanitary engineers of the era. Other factors, including the racial and immigrant composition of the population, urban density, number of physicians, and the standard of living, are also examined.

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  • Gaspari, K. Celeste & Woolf, Arthur G., 1985. "Income, Public Works, and Mortality in Early Twentieth-Century American Cities," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(2), pages 355-361, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:45:y:1985:i:02:p:355-361_03
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    1. Kesztenbaum, Lionel & Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent, 2011. "The health cost of living in a city: The case of France at the end of the 19th century," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 48(2), pages 207-225, April.
    2. Thomasson, Melissa A. & Treber, Jaret, 2008. "From home to hospital: The evolution of childbirth in the United States, 1928-1940," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 45(1), pages 76-99, January.
    3. Leah Platt Boustan & Devin Michelle Bunten & Owen Hearey, 2013. "Urbanization in the United States, 1800-2000," NBER Working Papers 19041, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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