century. -- Heights of children ; infant mortality ; health in Britain …The first half of the twentieth century saw rapid improvements in the health and height of British children. Average … height and health can be related to infant mortality through a positive selection effect and a negative scarring effect …

The first half of the twentieth century saw rapid improvements in the health and height of British children. Average … height and health can be related to infant mortality through a positive selection effect and a negative scarring effect …. Examining town-level panel data on the heights of school children I find no evidence for the selection effect but some support …