580 children were admitted to the paediatric burns unit of Guy's Hospital between 1964 and 1974, of which 97 had burns exceeding 20% of the surface area, and 33 died (34% mortality). 80% of those with burns exceeding 50% of the surface area died. Young children died after less extensive burns. Respiratory failure, sepsis, and malnutrition were the most lethal complications. The prompt use and c...

Bahrain is a very small oil-exporting country in the Middle East with a fixed exchange rate against the US dollar and has no restricton capital flows. Because its economy evolves around the oil sector, its economy is thought to be vulnerable to oil price movements. It is feared that the recent oil price hike would feed from foreign assets to monetary base and money supply to inflation. Empirica...

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more than half the annual rate of mcrease for 1972 and for 1973 _ The 17 a-percent rise m 1974 of cash and medl-cal care benefits under workers' compensation programs (excludmg the temporary Federal " black lung " program) was the highest annual change smce 1940, the first year for whmh the Social Security Admmmstratlon has complled data The year was also notable for the estabhshment of an Inte...

By the end of 1980, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program was making monthly cash assistance payments, averaging $170, to almost 4.2 million aged, blind, and disabled persons. When SSI payments began in January 1974, the number of recipients was 3.2 million and the average payment was $117. Since 1975, both SSI payments and Social Security benefits have been automatically adjusted each...

The subject of natural resources and environment under capitalism (2) is distinguished by its absence from the list of time-honored topics of inquiry on the left. I know of only a handful o f academic contributions in recent years as part of the revival of Marxist and related radical echolarehip. (See e.g. Enzenberger, 1974; England 6 Bluestone, 1971; Mumy, 1974; DiNorcia, 1974; Edel, 1973; Per...

The True Cost of Living: 1974-1991 Bruce W. Hamilton May 19, 1998