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Lewisham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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METROPOLITAN
BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM
REPORT
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1951
E. H. R. Smithard, MBE, MD, DPH
CONTENTS
page
Staff 2
Introduction 3
Vital Statistics 6
General Provision of Health Services 18
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 34
Housing 40
Inspection and Supervision of Food 47
Infectious Diseases 54
Appendix A—Statutory Instruments 66
Appendix B—Legal Proceedings 68
Appendix C—Special Reports to Health Committee 74
Appendix D—1 Percent Sample, 1951 Census 75
List of Tables 77
Index 78