1948 Follow-up survey (aged 2 years)
Responding Population
All eligible study members were contacted.
| Provided information | 4,689 |
| Cumulative total of deaths | 219 |
| Cumulative permanent refusals | 0 |
| Temporarily living abroad | 21 |
| Cumulative emigrated | 129 |
| Failure to contact | 304 |
| Total | 5,362 |
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Data collection
Health visitors collected information from health records and interviewed mothers at home about the health and home and family circumstances of the mother and baby, and health visitors made assessments of maternal care and home circumstances. Reports of hospital admissions were checked with hospital records.
Training for data collection
Instructions are given at the head of each form.
Contents
- Development of baby
- Domestic accidents
- Infectious Diseases
- Immunisation
- Miscellaneous Illness
- Feeding
- Infant Welfare
- Baby’s sleeping arrangements
- Use of nurseries
- The Mother
- The Dwelling and the Household
Questionnaires
Form AN1 – Face to face interview of mother by health visitor