This influential study of infant mortality remains a classic in the fields of public health and social policy. Drawing on a wide range of data sources, including official statistics, historical records, and personal interviews, Titmuss provides a comprehensive portrait of the causes and consequences of infant mortality, and offers a powerful critique of the political and economic forces that perpetuate poverty and inequality. This new edition features a foreword by renowned public health expert Sir Michael Marmot, as well as a wealth of updated data and analysis. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.