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Lewisham 1952
[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 1952
E. H. R. Smithard, MBE, MD, DPH
CONTENTS
page
Staff 2
Introduction 3
Vital Statistics 7
General Provision of Health Services 23
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 45
Housing 54
Inspection and Supervision of Food 64
Infectious Diseases 74
Appendix A — Statutory Instruments 86
„ B — Legal Proceedings 88
„ C — Special Reports to Health Committee 93
List of Tables 94
Index 95