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The slave's poor life style led to a life expectancy (the average age at death) of only 26. The Death Rate among babies was particularly high: 25% of all babies died of tetanus before they were 10 days old. Smallpox, measles and whooping cough were also fatal for young babies. Nobody bothered to register a baby`s birth until it had survived for several weeks.

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