TY - JOUR T1 - Deaths in early childhood in west Cumbria JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 246 LP - 249 VL - 34 IS - 262 AU - Robert Walker AU - John Platt AU - Ronayne Roberts AU - Tom Bird AU - Julie Rudman Y1 - 1984/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/34/262/246.abstract N2 - Investigation of deaths in early childhood is one method of assessing the quality of child care in a district. This paper describes a study carried out in one health district, on children in the age group one week to five years: 28 deaths occurred over a two-year period, 25 of these in the first year of life. The deaths are classified according to potential preventable factors. The study gave a more detailed picture of mortality patterns in the district than was previously available. Parents found the home interview in the study helpful in allowing them to explore their worries about the child's death. ER -