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. 2006 Nov;99(11):559-63.
doi: 10.1177/014107680609901113.

British maternal mortality in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Geoffrey Chamberlain  1
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British maternal mortality in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Geoffrey Chamberlain. J R Soc Med. 2006 Nov.

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Figure 1
Annual death rate per 1000 total births from maternal mortality in England and Wales (1850-1970) (Registrar General Reports)
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Figure 2
Annual death rates per 1000 total births from puerperal fever in England and Wales (1911-1945) (Registrar General Reports)
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