The high infant mortality rate in the 19 th century was a result of poor nutrition of children who were not breastfed, as well as lack of hygiene.
Á 19. öld tengdist há tíðni ungbarnadauða lélegri næringu barna sem ekki voru alin á brjóstamjólk og hafði skortur á hreinlæti einnig mikil áhrif.