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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Michigan. An abstract of this work has appeared in “Epidemiology and Public Health,” by Dr. V. C. Vaughan, formerly Dean of the University of Michigan Medical School.
