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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Summary of Statistics as to Tuberculosis for the years 1935-1947
| Year | Population | No. of new coses notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers) | Notif. rate per thousand pop. | Deaths | Death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis per thousand population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All forms | Respiratory | |||||
| 1935 | 223,000 | 347 | 1.56 | 147 | 131 | 0.58 |
| 1936 | 224,000 | 379 | 1.69 | 157 | 141 | 0.62 |
| 1937 | 226,000 | 413 | 1.83 | 147 | 134 | 0.59 |
| 1938 | 229,000 | 330 | 1.44 | 175 | 153 | 0.61 |
| 1939 | 220,300 | 301 | 1.37 | 159 | 140 | 0.63 |
| 1940 | 192,540 | 262 | 1.36 | 149 | 129 | 0.67 |
| 1941 | 148,150 | 315 | 2.13 | 156 | 137 | 0.92 |
| 1942 | 161,800 | 354 | 2.20 | 131 | 118 | 0.73 |
| 1943 | 168,530 | 403 | 2.40 | 150 | 128 | 0.76 |
| 1944 | 163,320 | 390 | 2.39 | 146 | 129 | 0.79 |
| 1945 | 171,280 | 371 | 2.17 | 138 | 122 | 0.71 |
| 1946 | 207,410 | 437* | 2.11 | 126 | 110 | 0.53 |
| 1947 | 221,170 | 426 | 1.93 | 134 | 121 | 0.55 |
Notes:—The 1947 death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis for the County
of London was 0.62.
The figure of 467 in the report for 1946 included 30 inward transfers.
SECTION "B" — GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
Notification of births
The total number of births notified in the year was 4,848. Of this
number 96 were still-births. 4,841 live births and 106 still-births were
registered as belonging to the borough.
Professional nursing in the home
The number of visits paid to cases by nurses from Nursing
Associations at the Council's expense was 3,590 at a cost of £388 17s. 4d.