Database underlying the publication: Regional differentials in infant mortality of the Netherlands in the late 19th and early 20th century: Evaluating the importance of demographic, sociocultural, environmental, and medical factors ...

This database contains cross-sectional data for all municipalities in the Netherlands in two separate periods 1877-1879 and 1908-1910. Per municipality a wide variety of data is given for the two short periods. It contains demographic data: population size, infant mortality, stillbirths, births, male births, illegitimate births, and migration figures. Religious data: absolute numbers of adherents per religion. Medical data: numbers per medical personnel category and various vaccination figures. Furthermore it has participation data: unemployment rate, percentage employed in agriculture, labor... Mehr ...