An unbound research paper on maternal mortality and the state in the Madras Presidency, 1840-1875, 68 pages. The paper discusses lying-in hospitals, midwifery training, dai (a traditional birth assistant), child-birth in India, the health and medical welfare of Indian women and female mortality.
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This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 88
- Dates of Creation
- 2002
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- .003 cubic metre(s) 1 envelope paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
This paper was written by Sean Lang while he was studying for a Ph.D. in 'The welfare and mortality of colonial India' at Anglia Polytechnic University.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Sean Lang, 2002.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
MSS 23
MSS Addenda, vol. I. A description is with the collection.
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Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Lang, Sean, b 1960