1952 (aged 6 years)
Responding Population
All eligible study members were contacted.
| Provided information | 4,603 |
| Cumulative total of deaths | 232 |
| Cumulative permanent refusals | 1 |
| Temporarily living abroad | 39 |
| Cumulative emigrated | 232 |
| Failure to contact | 255 |
Data collection
School nurses and health visitors interviewed mothers at home and school doctors undertook a medical examination of the child.
Maternal reports of hospital admissions were checked with hospital records
Training for data collection
Instructions are given at the head of each form.
Contents
Mother
- Accidents
- Infectious diseases
- Hospital admissions
- Other conditions
- Bladder and Bowel training
- Habits
- Sleep and play
- The dwelling
- The household
- The mother’s work
- Subsequent pregnancies
- Separation from mother
- Education of father and mother
- Occupation of present husband
- School nurses comments
School Doctor
- Medical History
- Examination
More detailed information on the doctor-collected topics collected is available here
Form AN3