London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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TABLES
| 1. | Causes of death by age groups 14 |
| 2. | Heart and circulation mortality 15 |
| 3. | Cancer deaths 15 |
| 4. | Morbidity shown in insurance certificates 16 |
| 5. | General statistics from 1950 17 |
| 6. | Cervical cytology 19 |
| 7. | Recuperative holidays 21 |
| 8. | At "Risk" and "Handicap" Registers 22 |
| 9. | Adoption and Boarding out 23 |
| 10. | Downham Health Centre, minor ailments 25 |
| 11. | District Nursing loan equipment 25 |
| 12. | Dental service, Maternity and child health 28 |
| 13. | Summary of attendances—Chiropody 30 |
| 14 | Clinic Analysis totals—Chiropody 30 |
| 15. | Routine inspections of schoolchildren 33 |
| 16. | Routine inspections of schoolchildren—Defects 34 |
| 17. | Personal hygiene of schoolchildren—Surveys 35 |
| 18. | Dental inspection of schoolchildren 35 |
| 19. | Non routine medical inspections of schoolchildren 37 |
| 20. | Routine inspections of schoolchildren—Vision 38 |
| 21. | Comparison of Defects noted "Special" medical inspections of schoolchildren 39 |
| 22. | Health Education, film shows, talks, etc 41 |
| 23. | Home Helps 48 |
| 24. | Notified cases of infectious diseases 49 |
| 25. | Notification of infectious diseases by sex and age 50 |
| 26. | Food poisoning cases 51 |
| 27. | Tuberculosis, notifications and deaths 52 |
| 28. | Mass Radiography 54 |
| 29. | Mass Radiography, non-tuberculous abnormalities 55 |
| 30. | Mass Radiography, surveys 56 |
| 31. | Immunisation and Vaccination 57 |
| 32. | Laboratory facilities 58 |
| 33. | Sanitary inspections 60 |
| 34. | Summary of notices 60 |
| 35. | Repairs carried out 61 |
| 36. | Factory inspections 62 |
| 37. | Factory defects 62 |
| 38. | Outworkers 63 |
| 39. | O.S.R. Items requiring most frequent attention 63 |
| 40. | O.S.R. Other matters requiring attention 63 |
| 41. | O.S.R. Registrations and inspections 64 |
| 42. | O.S.R. Persons employed 64 |
| 43. | O.S.R. Exemptions 65 |
| 44. | O.S.R. Prosecutions 65 |
| 45. | O.S.R. Informal notices served 65 |
| 46. | Disinfection and Personal Cleansing 65 |
| 47. | Rodent Control 66 |
| 48. | Swimming baths 66 |
| 49. | Clean Air Act Programme 68 |
| 50. | Atmospheric Conditions 69 |
| 51. | Rent Act, 1957 72 |
| 52. | Houses in Clearance Areas and unfit houses elsewhere 72 |
| 53. | Examination of heat-treated milk 73 |
| 54. | Analysis of milk 74 |
| 55. | Grading of ice cream 74 |
| 56. | Samples analysed |
| 57. | Non-genuine samples 75 |
| 58. | Food Premises, washing facilities 78 |
| 59. | Registration of food premises 79 |
| 60. | Continental Goods Depot, tonnage imported 79 |
| 61. | Continental Goods Depot, unfit food 80 |
| 62. | Legal proceedings 80 |
| 63. | Water, chemical analysis 81 |
| 64. | Water, bacteriological samples 82 |
| 65. | Bodies received in Mortuaries 83 |
| 66. | Burials 83 |
| 67. | Immigrants 84 |
| 68. | Family Planning 86 |
| 69. | Nursing Homes 86 |