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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
Greenwich 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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authority areas but, nevertheless, for most practical purposes the
figures quoted are reasonably representative of the Borough's
morbidity, subject to the following considerations:—
(a) Figures refer to new claims only—they do not indicate the
current "live load" which includes a good deal of longterm sickness.
(b) Figures relate only to persons insured for sickness benefit.
Sickness, therefore, in children, the aged, the nonemployed and "exempt" married women is not included.
(c) Injury benefit figures relate to all employed persons.
New Claims to Sickness and Industrial Injury Benefit Year Ended 31st December, 1969
| Sickness Benefit | Injury Benefit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended 31.3.69 | Deptford Eltham Woolwich | 7,342 9,435 8,542 | 351 422 341 |
| Quarter ended 30.6.69 | Deptford Eltham Woolwich | 3,911 4,768 4,806 | 503 566 635 |
| Quarter ended 30.9.69 | Deptford Eltham Woolwich | 3,616 4,276 4,840 | 362 378 419 |
| Quarter ended 31.12.69 | Deptford Eltham Woolwich | 4,822 7,257 7,099 | 327 379 367 |
| Totals: | 70,714 | 5,050 |
Compared with 1968, new claims to sickness benefit increased
by 3.5% and those for industrial injury by no less than 28%.