Atmospheric Pollution, Health, and Height in Late Nineteenth Century Britain
研究了19世纪英国工业化导致的大气污染对儿童发育的影响，发现1890年代出生男性成年身高与童年居住地的煤炭使用强度呈负相关，污染下降可能促进了长期健康改善。
In nineteenth century Britain atmospheric pollution from coal-fired industrialization was on the order of 50 times higher than today. We examine the effects of these emissions on child development by analysing the heights on enlistment during WWI of men born in England and Wales in the 1890s. We find a strong negative relationship between adult heights and the coal intensity of the districts in which these men were observed as children in the 1901 census. The subsequent decline in atmospheric pollution likely contributed to the long-term improvement in health and increase in height.