Death in Britain

Death and injury to children in cars in Britain.

Bodies politic: disease, death and doctors in Britain 1650–1900

in the case ofRichard von Krafft-Ebing, it was by writing to sexologists with descriptions of sexual behaviour that challenged pathological interpretations. Other sexologists, such as Hirschfeld, were gay themselves, and so projected relatively positive images of homosexuality. This "gay-liberation" trend continued throughout the history of scientific writing about homosexuality. Either the par...

Bodies Politic: Disease, Death and Doctors in Britain, 1650-1900

Seasonality, but not prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome varies by region in mainland Britain.

This study aimed to investigate whether seasonal variation in day length contributed to winter/summer variation in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at different latitudes in mainland Britain. Over 11 yrs 13,973 deaths were studied. Using appropriate analytic techniques a sine curve was fitted to monthly rates with the amplitude indicating magnitude of seasonal change. The rate of SIDS per 1,...

Seasonality of sudden infant death syndrome in mainland Britain and Ireland 1985-95.

By the end of 1995 four years had passed since the dramatic fall in the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), following the "back to sleep" campaign. This time lag permitted a more definitive epidemiological reassessment than had been possible before. The extent of seasonal variation from 1992-5 fell by about half, occurring mainly as a single step down in 1992. The fall was relativ...