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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1938, neither
duly entered in Vaccination Register nor temporarily accounted
for 51
Total number of Certificates and copies of Certificates of successful
Primary Vaccination of Children under 14 received during the
calendar year, 1937 1,515
Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection
actually received by the Vaccination Officer, irrespective of
the dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during
the calendar year, 1937 1,198
Vaccination by Medical Officer of Health.
No vaccination was performed by this officer under the Public
Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
Tuberculosis.
Notification.—During the year, 353 new cases of pulmonary,
and 60 new cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were received.
| Age Periods. Years. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| 0 | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — |
| 20 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 2 | — | — | – | – |
| 25 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | — | — |
| 35 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | — | 1 |
| 45 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | — | 2 |
| 55 | 17 | 4 | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 7 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | – |
| Totals | 186 | 167 | 30 | 30 | 78 | 56 | 5 | 8 |