The Gendering of Infectious Disease: Classifying Male and Female Causes of Death in the Netherlands and Norway, 1880–1910

Summary This article explores sex and gender patterns in mortality, based on individual-level causes of death (CODs) in two urban communities, obtained from civil and parish registers. By analysing CODs for the period 1880–1910 for Roosendaal (Netherlands) and Trondheim (Norway) we investigate how notions of sex and gender were reflected in cause-specific mortality rates for adults and in the registration of CODs by local authorities. Our findings show (i) excess male mortality among age group 15–70, (ii) airborne infectious diseases were responsible for most deaths in both cities, but did not... Mehr ...

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Verfasser: Sommerseth, Hilde L
Walhout, Evelien C
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Social History of Medicine ; volume 35, issue 4, page 1088-1115 ; ISSN 0951-631X 1477-4666
Verlag/Hrsg.: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Schlagwörter: History / Medicine (miscellaneous)
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkab084

Summary This article explores sex and gender patterns in mortality, based on individual-level causes of death (CODs) in two urban communities, obtained from civil and parish registers. By analysing CODs for the period 1880–1910 for Roosendaal (Netherlands) and Trondheim (Norway) we investigate how notions of sex and gender were reflected in cause-specific mortality rates for adults and in the registration of CODs by local authorities. Our findings show (i) excess male mortality among age group 15–70, (ii) airborne infectious diseases were responsible for most deaths in both cities, but did not show a distinct gender pattern, (iii) TB appeared to be more location-specific than gender-specific. However, the level of variation and specification in TB COD terms was higher among women in both locations.