▁that ▁poor ▁people ▁die ▁younger . ▁This ▁extended ▁into ▁his ▁study ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁that ▁reason ed ▁the ▁cause ▁for ▁shorter ▁height s ▁in ▁poor er ▁people ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁in ade qu ate ▁money ▁to ▁provide ▁proper ▁nut r ition . ▁Vill erm é ' s ▁work ▁on ▁height ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁study ▁in ▁aux ological ▁ep ide mi ology . ▁ ▁Table au ▁ ▁Vill erm é ’ s ▁Table au ▁discussed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁industrial ization ▁on ▁the ▁general ▁health ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁for ▁the ▁labor ing ▁class . ▁His ▁perspective ▁in ▁this ▁work ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁that ▁he ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁industrial ization ▁is ▁not ▁completely ▁to ▁bl ame . ▁He ▁even ▁suggested ▁the ▁industrial ▁movement ▁to ▁be ▁benef icial ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁society , ▁calling ▁on ▁examples ▁of ▁industrial ization ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁also ▁discussed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁children ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁text ile ▁industry . ▁The ▁point ▁is ▁made ▁that , ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁at ▁least ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁work force ▁in ▁a ▁text ile ▁factory ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁text ile ▁workers , ▁many ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eigh teen . ▁Vill erm é ▁contrast ed ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁workers ▁who ▁maintained ▁family ▁life ▁with ▁those ▁taken ▁over ▁completely ▁by ▁their ▁labor . ▁He ▁bl amed ▁both ▁the ▁working ▁conditions ▁associated ▁with ▁industrial ization ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁workers ▁themselves ▁to ▁an ▁extent . ▁This ▁work ▁served ▁not