The Problem of Accuracy of Historical Sources: Mortality in the Polish Territories under Russian Rule
The Problem of Accuracy of Historical Sources: Mortality in the Polish Territories under Russian Rule

Summary/Abstract: The lands under the Russian sector were characterized by the lowest standards of statistics. A researcher of the populations inhabiting the areas under the Russian rule is confronted with the following dilemma: whether to abandon study on the demographic dynamics of this area or, alternatively, to assess the lack of registrations, attempt to correct them, and then make an analysis based on the corrected number of events. In this paper, based on the recorded and the corrected number of events the infant death rate, a perinatal death rate were calculated, and life table constructed. The mortality figures calculated based on the corrected number of deceased children are within the limits for the values of these measures for historical Poland.

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