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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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A further clinic was opened on the 3rd January, 1967 at the Downham Health
Centre, Downham.
A Clinic for the insertion of intra uterine contraceptive devices is also established
at the Lewisham Hospital thanks to the kindness of the Hospital Management
Committee.
| Source from which patient came | |
|---|---|
| Hospital, officially referred | 48 |
| notified | 20 |
| Local authority, officially referred | 117 |
| notified | 222 |
| Friend or patient | 922 |
| Family Doctor | 523 |
| Transfer from other Clinics | 452 |
| Other sources | 453 |
| 2,757 | |
| —20 | 256 |
| 20 24 | 941 |
| 25 29 | 656 |
| 30 34 | 490 |
| over 34 | 414 |
| 2,757 | |
| - | |
| 0 | 544 |
| 1 | 575 |
| 2 | 721 |
| 3 | 483 |
| 4 | 268 |
| 5 | 80 |
| 6 | 49 |
| 7 or more | 37 |
| 2,757 |
NURSING HOMES
Responsibility for the registration and inspection of six nursing homes is vested in the
London Borough of Lewisham under Part VI of the Public Health Act 1936, the
Nursing Homes Act, 1963, Part III of the Mental Health Act, 1959 and the appropriate
regulations.
Two are non-profit making homes, and one is registered for the reception and
accommodation of mentally disordered persons. All these homes have been inspected
during the year by a medical officer and a public health inspector.
No new homes were registered during the year. The registration of one home was
amended, the authorised number of patients being decreased by one.
| 31.12.66 | |
|---|---|
| No. of homes registered | 6 |
| Beds available:— | |
| Chronic sick, medical or surgical patients | 65 |
| Expectant or nursing mothers | 21 |
| Babies nursed by mothers | 8 |
| Mentally ill (informal admission only) | 17 |