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Abstract
The ecology, dietary pattern and incidence of overt malnutrition in Sekhukuniland demonstrated the need for an overall nutritional assessment of the community. This was done by reviewing hospital statistics and by listing clinical signs known to be associated with nutritional deficiencies, as they occurred among the Pedi. Young children and pregnant and lactating mothers were the most vulnerable sections of the population. Low birthweights, the occurrence of the major syndromes of marasmus and kwashiorkor in infancy and the preschool age group, nutritional stunting, and recognizable hypovitaminoses and their incidence, are described. The role of infections and their relationship to growth and malnutrition is discussed.