ChildAbas,e~ Neglect, Vol.
16, p p . 7 7 7 - 7 7 8 , 1992 P r i n t e d in t h e U . S . A . All r i g h t s r e s e r v ~ l .
,0145-2134/92 $5.00 + .00 ~992 P e r g a m o n lamss L t d .
LE~ERrS TO THE EDITOR Dear. gir: I am imprested by the strength ot'the assoC~ati'bnMary Newlands and John S. Emery found between ~hild L~ptectioa Registration and siblings, d ~ 6 ~ d , a s Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)(~qew, ~tands& Emea'y, 1991). I am less ~mpressed 5y fhe~r ~ r i ~ n g s against a socmJ class effect a s ~ ex:; T.he~hors state that f a t n i l i ~ ' O f r ~ d ~ t i 0 ~ . ~ l ~ ! ~ . ~ ~ t ~ l g t O cla~. % i~, (Newlands & Emery, 1 9 9 1 ~ ~ £ ¢ a . u i ~ g , ~ : for
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REFERENCE
Newmn~; M .mery,J. S. (19~[). Childabuse and cot d~ths. ChildAbuse and Neglect, 15, 275-278. •.Taitz, L~ [9~,. Child abuse: Somemytl~ and shibboleths.Ho~tal Update, (iday), 400-406. ~ro t
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, .~.~, ! ~ ¢ that the 0mvaleace 0 i ~ l d ~ ~~ed' ~ recorded onthe,Child Protection l~eSts~is much 8reater in s o c i a I ~ ~ [ ' ~ , . f a d V , ~ ~ d $I as i s ~ Oat by Taitz in . • t~e.'~ • tt~. ~ k t e k ' e ffers ~ tho~cial aeat~ we find that both cm~¢late c ~ ~ ~e,~a~ w,o r e ; ~ : ~ ~ i ~ a l r~etho~! ofass~,sing ~ e ~ . ( x 22 = tz.~tali;,~l~5)-Oamma.et~qlhd~m~. " w0
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not a,
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.,~1~ e.hnkial:mse, R ~ ' " ~ ~ abuse is less complete in higher =oeial ~ i t h &.~tmpmn, ~ - a d ~ f i l ; ~ ~ ' ~ ' ~ with a high prevalence of registered .~=.~~¢~ ~ . ~ co.amirrfew ~ w t t ~ i n ~ . m ¢ ~ . ~ II. We are unable, within our m l ~ w o r k offt speofic social :class i ~ [ d ~ [ ¢ ~ . ~-~'~fidentmln~l~s~: into all ~atlag,,.~!l~ ' '. . . . the reg~'steredcot deaths ~Z~Tay~or & Efl~ky, 1982). W h ~ ~ v ~ ~ ~ ' t o r s in the different
16, p p . 7 7 7 - 7 7 8 , 1992 P r i n t e d in t h e U . S . A . All r i g h t s r e s e r v ~ l .
,0145-2134/92 $5.00 + .00 ~992 P e r g a m o n lamss L t d .
LE~ERrS TO THE EDITOR Dear. gir: I am imprested by the strength ot'the assoC~ati'bnMary Newlands and John S. Emery found between ~hild L~ptectioa Registration and siblings, d ~ 6 ~ d , a s Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)(~qew, ~tands& Emea'y, 1991). I am less ~mpressed 5y fhe~r ~ r i ~ n g s against a socmJ class effect a s ~ ex:; T.he~hors state that f a t n i l i ~ ' O f r ~ d ~ t i 0 ~ . ~ l ~ ! ~ . ~ ~ t ~ l g t O cla~. % i~, (Newlands & Emery, 1 9 9 1 ~ ~ £ ¢ a . u i ~ g , ~ : for
W i ~ $ '"
the ldw~r.'~i~, notex"~'
to be,venl
' ' : ' "~ ~ v: m " t. .a . . .g . ed~. j u ~ ~l~ea~ .to be-farmore c o ~ a ~ol~g~t the ~ ' ~ : l , ~ s s profile betweet~ ~ ~ . o , 8 1 . 0 u i ~ ~ m . ~ q ~ i ~ y in"
~
':
"
~
"
" ' ~ ]901)~ T" I ~" " t~ ~{~ be e v i d ~ '
" Wh~e ihe'te is no d6~~t' ~at som~ b a t i ~ a g n o s e d as ~ ' ~ ~ d~iberat¢~i~o~.~2 not ~e! this pa~r'~adds amytbillg,more tharr ~ a k c i r c u ~ g ~ i n t t ~ ~ towards ~ t a ~ * ~ " ~ 7 V,.seal~ Cf flae problem. " " . . . . . . . . . . . " A. Stanton Consultani Community Paediatrician Marst0n Green Hospit~ Berwicks Lahe Marsion Green, Birminghain B37 7XR, U K
REFERENCE
Newmn~; M .mery,J. S. (19~[). Childabuse and cot d~ths. ChildAbuse and Neglect, 15, 275-278. •.Taitz, L~ [9~,. Child abuse: Somemytl~ and shibboleths.Ho~tal Update, (iday), 400-406. ~ro t
n
~
r
, .~.~, ! ~ ¢ that the 0mvaleace 0 i ~ l d ~ ~~ed' ~ recorded onthe,Child Protection l~eSts~is much 8reater in s o c i a I ~ ~ [ ' ~ , . f a d V , ~ ~ d $I as i s ~ Oat by Taitz in . • t~e.'~ • tt~. ~ k t e k ' e ffers ~ tho~cial aeat~ we find that both cm~¢late c ~ ~ ~e,~a~ w,o r e ; ~ : ~ ~ i ~ a l r~etho~! ofass~,sing ~ e ~ . ( x 22 = tz.~tali;,~l~5)-Oamma.et~qlhd~m~. " w0
wit
....a=.h.
not a,
y
.,~1~ e.hnkial:mse, R ~ ' " ~ ~ abuse is less complete in higher =oeial ~ i t h &.~tmpmn, ~ - a d ~ f i l ; ~ ~ ' ~ ' ~ with a high prevalence of registered .~=.~~¢~ ~ . ~ co.amirrfew ~ w t t ~ i n ~ . m ¢ ~ . ~ II. We are unable, within our m l ~ w o r k offt speofic social :class i ~ [ d ~ [ ¢ ~ . ~-~'~fidentmln~l~s~: into all ~atlag,,.~!l~ ' '. . . . the reg~'steredcot deaths ~Z~Tay~or & Efl~ky, 1982). W h ~ ~ v ~ ~ ~ ' t o r s in the different
