'Accident Survey' Study of Morbidity in Elizabeth Area, South Australia, 1978

The 'Accident' Survey was carried out to assess the morbidity conditions of the people residing in the area. Rather than concentrating only on accidents, the study was more generally concerned with all disease and health complications. Topics investigated were congenital, chronic and accidental conditions, location and time (month) of onset, duration, number of general and specialist medical consultations, hospital admissions and effects on working capacity, and daily and recreational activities. The data file from this survey was later merged with those of the Elizabeth regional health survey (SSDA Study no. 42). This procedure enabled the morbidity information on the 'Accident' survey to be linked with the demographic profile of the households in the Elizabeth regional health survey.