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Table 1
Year
1834
1836
1844
1846
Percentage (%) of women who died
Ward A
7.7
7.5
8.4
11.3
Ward B
7.4
7.8
2.1
2.8
Before 1840
Doctors and nurses worked in Ward A and in Ward B.
The doctors often worked in other wards with patients who had diseases.
The doctors did not wash their hands.
After 1840
Doctors only worked in Ward A and not in Ward B.
Only nurses worked in Ward B.
The nurses did not work in other wards with patients who had diseases.
(a) (1)
Look at the data for Ward A and Ward B after 1840.
Describe the effect on death rate of having only nurses working in Ward B and not
doctors.
To gain full marks you must refer to the data in Table 1.
