A Thousand Families in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
A Thousand Families in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
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泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔的一千个家庭
DOI：
10.2307/587864
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发表时间：
1956
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通讯作者：
S. Court
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作者：
J. Mack;J. Spence;W. Wallon;F. Miller;S. Court
Sir James Spence, whose recent death was such a loss to British medicine, has many memorials in the form of his contributions to knowledge; a significant memorial is that of this account of the "thousand family survey" which he inaugurated and inspired. He guided the book, which is the story of the survey, almost to the point of publication and so, as the authors state, it is a memorial "largely of his own fashioning." This survey started in 1947 and through it, all babies born in Newcastle upon Tyne in May and June were studied against the family and social background. Much was learned about health and illness during the first year of life, about family doctoring, about the importance of the front line team, the health visitor, home help, home nurse and sanitary inspector. It answered many queries whether our health services meet the real needs of children; the needs for happy and stable life, a competent mother, reasonable income, adequate housing and employment. "Fortunately more than 80 per cent, of the families can manage their own affairs if they have a house to live in, and a good neighbour, a nurse, a school teacher, a priest, or a doctor to come to their aid when necessary." He found that less than ten per cent, of mothers were 26
