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>>16149130
Or how abour whopping cough.
Was it "bacteria"?
Or the odd practice of powdering the Infants.

The decrease of whoping cough coincided with the decrease of usage of baby powder.
And even the American association of pediatrics said its a threat:
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/68/2/265/75190/Baby-Powder-A-Hazard?redirectedFrom=fulltext

"A recent report reviewed more than 25 cases of talcum powder aspiration with a mortality of 20%.1 These cases represent only the most severe episodes. The true incidence of baby powder inhalation is grossly underestimated."

And if a infant gets talkum or even asbestos enhanced babypowder in its lungs, it may lead to severe respiratory episodes, because if you get dust contamination in the lungs the bodies natural response is to cough it up.

Not only that, but it was also a "trend" to literally tranqulize infants with morphine or laudanum which causes respiratory depression which may lead to fluid build up in the lungs which leads to coughing episodes and death.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26163533/