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Philadelphia infant death gap widens between races in 1977
A Philadelphia Health Department report shows minority infant death rates in 1977 at 24.2 per thousand births, double the white rate of 12.7, with poverty and inadequate prenatal care highlighted as key factors. The overall city rate fell to 18.5, the lowest since 1860, while national figures put minority gaps at similar levels.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Norman Kendall
Newborn Services
Temple University Hospital
Pearl Pitt
Washington
National Institute of Health Statistics