Consequences

The improvement of maternal and child hygiene, a trend throughout the 1920s, was set in motion by disturbing mortality rates. In 1921 there were 18,000 maternal deaths, or 68 maternal deaths for every 10,000 live births. The statistics for children were not any better, with 248,432 deaths recorded for children under five in 1920.





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The smallpox vaccine was created by Edward Jenner in 1796 It wasn't introduced to the public until 1840. This chart shows how the number decreased. This many deaths was small compared to years before.

**Smallpox casualties in London in 1844:**
 * Year old || Died || Years old || Died || Years old || Died || Years old || Died ||
 * 0 to 1 || 1885 || 10 || 226 || 40 || 43 || 75 || 4 ||
 * 1 || 1524 || 15 || 226 || 45 || 22 || 80 || 10 ||
 * 2 || 1197 || 20 || 240 || 50 || 13 || 85 || 1 ||
 * 3 || 569 || 25 || 148 || 55 || 10 || 90 || 0 ||
 * 4 || 629 || 30 || 98 || 60 || 19 || 95 || 1 ||
 * 5 || 1122 || 35 || 75 || 70 || 10 || Not known || 6 ||