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The UK government has specified that all health authorities are to develop local health improvement programmes. Birthweight and gestational age are important health determinants, and therefore indicators of the health status of children in a community. They also have important resource implications for health and social services. Data regarding birthweight and its relationship to gestational age are not routinely available. This paper describes the results of the measurement of the birthweights and gestational ages of children born to residents in a UK health district, and their relationship with deprivation. Routinely collected birthweight and gestational age data for children born to parents resident in the South Tees district during the period 1990-1996 inclusive were downloaded from the community child health department mainframe computer. The data were analysed and compared with national standards. The analysis showed that, despite the high levels of deprivation, birthweights were close to or slightly above average for most gestational ages. However, when compared with the average district in England and Wales, 8 per cent more low-birthweight children, of which 42 per cent were less than 28 weeks gestation, were born in the area. Materially deprived mothers were more likely to give birth to pre-term and light for gestational age infants. This study has shown that it is now possible to use routine sources of information to monitor local trends in birthweight and gestation, and their relationship with deprivation.

There is growing interest in the provision of health services that are sensitive to the needs of diverse ethnic groups. This paper examines ethnic diversity of attenders at a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic and how these groups differ in terms of referral route, reason for referral, psychiatric diagnosis and school report of difficulties. Service access relative to the distribution of the local population is assessed. Modification of OPCS categories provides additional useful information. The findings are relevant for the planning and provision of child and adolescent psychiatric services in a highly diverse population.

Conference Article| May 01 1995 Relationship between early diet and subsequent cognitive performance during adolescence LUCY C. GREENE; LUCY C. GREENE 1Human Nutrition Research Group, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ALAN LUCAS; ALAN LUCAS 2MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge CB4 1XJ Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar M. BARBARA E. LIVINGSTONE; M. BARBARA E. LIVINGSTONE 1Human Nutrition Research Group, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar P.S. ERASMUS G. HARLAND; P.S. ERASMUS G. HARLAND 3Child Health Department, West Lane Hospital, Middlesbrough TS5 4EE Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar BRIAN A. BAKER BRIAN A. BAKER 2MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge CB4 1XJ Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Biochem Soc Trans (1995) 23 (2): 376S. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst023376s Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation LUCY C. GREENE, ALAN LUCAS, M. BARBARA E. LIVINGSTONE, P.S. ERASMUS G. HARLAND, BRIAN A. BAKER; Relationship between early diet and subsequent cognitive performance during adolescence. Biochem Soc Trans 1 May 1995; 23 (2): 376S. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst023376s Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsBiochemical Society Transactions Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 1995 Biochemical Society1995 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

THE phenomenon referred to by Mr. Turner and by Prof. Boycott in NATURE of October 7 and 14, pp. 180 and 213, was described by Aristotle in his treatise on dreams (“Parva Naturalia”) thus: “Also, the senses are affected in this way when we turn quickly from; objects in motion, e.g. from looking at a river, and especially from looking at swiftly flowing streams. For objects at rest then seem to be in motion.”