Children’s morbidity and mortality in 19th century Western Siberia: review of historical medical records

摘要

Throughout the 20th century, there have been significant changes in children’s health and enormous gains in paediatric healthcare because of systematic healthcare development including public health interventions. Recognising the importance of children’s health currently, countries have agreed to develop independently their own strategies, plans and programmes for sustainable development. According to WHO/Europe, infant mortality is associated with an increase in infectious diseases and adverse living condi-tions.1 The achieved improvements in children’s health are largely attributable to the reduction of infectious diseases prevalence.