The Natural History of Infectious Disease in a Boys' School, 1900–1956
- 4 October 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 255 (14) , 629-639
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm195610042551401
Abstract
THE charts to be presented sketch in profile the natural history of measles, mumps, chicken pox, rubella, influenza, hepatitis and poliomyelitis in a universe of high-school boys throughout the twentieth century to date. Such information is, as far as I know, unique.Located in a small town about 25 miles from Boston, the St. Mark's School structure is an extended H-shaped building containing classrooms, dormitories, dining room, library, chapel and infirmary. An average annual enrollment of about 195 boarders, practically all of teen age, represents a gradual increase in population from 130 at the turn of the century. A pleasant . . .Keywords
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