Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Birth rate | Death rate (per 1,000 population) (adjusted) | Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 livebirths) | ||
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Live births (adjusted) | Still births |
Code No. | Causes of death | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring within or without the borough | |||||||||
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MALES | Total persons (i.e.,) incl. table opp. (b [Oil tin * | ||||||||||
All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over |
Code No. | Causes of death | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of " residents " whether occurring within or without the borough | |||||||||
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FEMALES | Total persons (i.e., incl. table opp.) | ||||||||||
All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over |
Cause of death | Sex | Under 1 day | 1-6 days | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Total under 4wks. | 1-2 mths. | 3-5 mths. | 6-8 mths. | 9-11 mths. | Total 1-11 mths. | Total under 1 yr. |
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Code No. | Cause of death | Male | Female | ||||||||||
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1 | 11 | Ill | IV | V | Total | 1 | 11 | III | IV | V | Total |
Code Nos. | Group | Male | Female | |||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | Total | I | II | III | IV | V | Total |
Social classification | Total | Not classifiable | ||||||
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I | 11 | III | IV | V |
Weekly average for period ending | "Lewisham & Downham" | Weekly average for period ending | "Lewisham & Downham" |
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Year | Deaths from | Total heart and circulation (all ages) | Age group 45-65 | Total deaths in borough | Percentage | |||||
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Coronary diseases | Other heart diseases* | Other circulatory diseasesi | Total | Coronary diseases | (e) of (h) | (f) of (h) | (g) of (h) | |||
(o) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (J) | (k) |
Year | MALE | FEMALE | ||||
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All cancer deaths | Lung cancer deaths | (c)as 0/ of(b) | All cancer deaths | Lung cancer deaths | (f)as % of(e) | |
(°) | (b) | (C) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) |
Cause | 1931/35 | 1956/60 |
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Year | Population | Death rate 0 | % dying under age 45 | % dying under age 65 | Birth rate* | Premature birth rate | Maternal death rate | Stillbirth rate | Neonatal death rate** | One month to one year death rate (12)-(10) ** | Infant mortality rate** | Reproductive wastage rate (9)+(12) | Pulmonary tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (all forms) | |
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Notif. roteff | Death roteff | % notif. rate under 15 | |||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
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West | North | South | Total |
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1st Cleansing | 2nd Cleansing | 3rd Cleansing | 4th Cleansing |
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Cases | Contacts | Treatments |
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Month | Bodies received from Institutions | Others | Post-mortem examinations | Inquests held | |
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Lewisham residents | Others |
Location | Base points |
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Type of property | |||||
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Local authority | Dwelling houses (including council houses) | All other (including business premises) | Total | Agricultural |
Specimens | Number | Remarks |
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Bath | Tests | Variation of chlorine (p.p.m.) | |
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Chlorine | 8 act. |
Description of the sample | Ammonia nitrogen | Albuminoid nitrogen | Oxidised nitrogen (nitrate) | Chlorides as CI. | Oxygen abs. from permanganate (4 hrs. at 27°C) | Hardness (total) | Hardness (non-carbonate) | pH value | Electrical Conductivity (micromhos) |
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BEFORE TREATMENT (RAW WATER) | AFTER TREATMENT (WATER PASSING INTO SUPPLY) | |||||||
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Plate counts (average per ml.) Colonies counted on agar 37°C. | Coliform count | Plate counts (average per ml.) Colonies counted on agar 37°C. | Coliform count | |||||
Percentage samples neg. 100 ml. | Percentage samples neg. 100 ml. | |||||||
(20-24 hrs.) | 22°C. (3 days) | Coliform | E. Coli | (20-24 hrs.) | 22°C. (3 days) | Coliform | E. Coli |
Accidents | Quarter of year | Total | ||||
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1962 | 1961 |
Area No. and name | No. of dwellings | Date of operation | Remarks |
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Average or actual (as applic.) |
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Morning | Midday | Afternoon |
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W | N | S | Total |
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Reason for inspection | West | North | South | Total |
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West | North | South | Total |
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Repairs | West | North | South | Total |
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Premises | Number on register | Number of | ||
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Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
Defects | Found | Remedied | Referred | Prosecutions instituted | |
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To HM Inspector | By HM Inspector |
Properties | Dwellings involved | Present position |
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Properties | Part of house | Present position |
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A —HOUSES DEMOLISHED Clearance areas (Housing Act, 1957) | Houses | Displaced | |
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Persons | Families |
Table 32 | 1962 | 1957-62 |
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Period | Samples | Average composition of samples examined Percentage of | ||
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Milk fat | Solids not fat | Water |
Period | Samples | Average percentage composition | ||
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Fat | Milk solids-not fat | Water |
Articles | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
Article | Formal or informal | Adulteration or irregularity | Action taken or result of proceedings |
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Country of origin | Tonnage imported | Amount unfit and remarks |
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Diseases | Cases notified | ||||||
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1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 |
Diseases | Under 1 | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 4- | Total | ||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Disease | Div. areas | Under 1 | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | Total |
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Age periods | ||||||||||||
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F | F | F | F |
Division | Sex | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Tolol |
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Year | Population | New cases notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers) | Notif. rate per 100,000 pop. | Deaths | Death rate from resp. tuberculosis per 100,000 pop. | ||
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All forms | Respiratory | Lewisham | County of London |
Cases | %* |
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Notifications (corrected) | Cases otherwise ascertained | Symptomless excreters | Fatal cases |
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Age at December 31, 1962 | Under | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | Total under 15 |
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In in year | 1962 | 1961 | I960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1953-57 | 1948-52 |
Nature of summons | No. | Total fines | Total costs | Remarks |
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Age last birth-day | Persons | Male | Female | ||||||||
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Total | Single | Married | W'd'wed | D'd | Total | Single | Married | W'd'wed | D'v'd |
Households occupying the following rooms (1) | Total private households therein (2) | No. of households sharing dwelling (3) | Col. 3 Households without exclusive use of both stove and sink (4) |
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Number | Percentage | ||
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Lew. | All Lond. |
Persons per room | Numbers | Percentages | Those sharing (numbers) | Those sharing and not having exclusive use of both stove and sink (numbers) |
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