65. Tamari, S. and Giacaman, R., Hleileh, S., Qirresh, and N. Zbeidat, The Social Impact of Drip Irrigation on a Palestinian Peasant Community in the Jordan Valley. Birzeit University Documentation and Research Center: 1980, 58 pp.

A survey of social and health conditions was conducted in a small village in the Jordan Valley. The report comprises one study of the social and economic structure of the village and the effects of the new irrigation technology, and a second covering health conditions in the village.

None of the houses had a potable water supply and only one had a latrine. Infant mortality was estimated at 102 per 1000 live births. Sixty-six children under five years of age were sampled for height and weight. Fifty-two percent were underweight (height for weight using McLaren and Read standards).

Other factors investigated included feeding habits and traditional healing practices and beliefs. Recommendations are made for health development in the village.