Abstract
1. This section describes a study on the effect on
health of urbanisation in Lunsar, Sierra Leone, using
sampling techniques and health indicators. •
2. Data collected in preliminary studies are described. •
3. The Lunsar Health Centre Records, Birth and Death
Registers, and Burial Record Book were examined and
found to give data which were unreliable for use or modification in assessing the health of the town. •
4. A 10% sample Census of Lunsar was carried out,
and the extracted data were discussed. •
5. A 40% Clinical Sample of the Census Sample was drawn and a total of 380 persons were examined clinically. The extracted data were analysed. •
6. Using morbidity and survival data as indices it was
found that the 'urban' part of Lunsar's population,
namely that section living on a wage packet, was better
off in respect of those indices than the 'rural' section
of the community. •
7. Data were also collected on environmental conditions
such as housing, including overcrowding, water supplies
and disposal of excreta. •
8. The mentally and physically handicapped persons in
Lunsar were discussed.
