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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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amounted to 538, compared with 453 in the previous year.
The details of the examinations were as follows:—
| 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| negative | 72 | 148 | 248 | 269 | |
| positive | 34 | 68 | 93 | 144 | |
| doubtful | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| negative | 22 | 41 | 55 | 50 | |
| positive | 7 | 20 | 21' | 36 | |
| negative | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |
| positive | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| doubtful | — | — | — | 1 | |
| negative | - | - | 3 | - | |
| Food Samples, &c. | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |
| Totals | 144 | 296 | 453 | 538 | |