National Survey of Health and Development
Sweep Description
1952 (Age 6)
Dr James WB Douglas
London School of Economics
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 also checked with hospital records. Topics covered included: accidents, illnesses, hospital admissions, bladder and bowel training, habits, sleep and play, the dwelling, the household, the mother's work, subsequent pregnancies, separation from the mother, education of the father and mother, and the occupation of the present husband.
Study website: https://www.nshd.mrc.ac.uk/
NSHD Overall PopulationChildhood
5 - 12 years
Coverage
Funding
Institute of Child Health, University of LondonData
1952 School Nurse's Interview with Mother Dataset1952 Examination by the School Doctor
nshd_52_sd
1952 Examination by the School Doctor
1952 Examination by the School DoctorAssessment of physical properties of living beings, objects, materials, or natural phenomena. This includes medical and geographic data.
Face-to-face paper and pencil interviewing.
Collecting and assembling data from multiple, often heterogeneous sources that have one or more reference points in common, and at least one of the sources was originally produced for other purposes.
1952 School Nurse's Interview with Mother
nshd_52_iwm
1952 School Nurse's Interview with Mother
Face-to-face paper and pencil interviewing.
nshd_52_iwm resource package 01
