“But let anyone who would be fully convinced of this matter, look over theBills of Mortality; there he may observe that almost half the number of those who fill up that black list, die under five years of age: so that half the people that come into the world go out of it again before they become of the least use to it, or themselves. To me this seems to deserve serious consideration.”
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de Haas, J.H. Mortality according to age groups in Batavia especially amongst children. Indian J Pediatr 6, 231–249 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03009585
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