London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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TABLES

TABLE NO.SUBJECTPAGETABLESUBJECTPAGE
Section ANO.Section D
1Comparative statistics829Applications for rehousing55
2Summary of vital statistics in last ten years930Demolition orders56
31Closing orders57
3Causes of death by age groups1032Clearance areas59
33Civil building licences62
4Deaths under one year12
5Local sickness13Section E
6Deaths by social class1334Milk licences64
7Causes of death by social class1435Analysis of milk64
8Grouped causes of death by social class1536Icecream grading65
37Icecream composition65
9Births, infant deaths, etc. by social class1638Samples analysed66
39Adulterated samples67
10Lung cancer2040Meat inspection ...70
11General statistics from 190122Section F
Section B41Principal notifiable diseases74
12Disinfecting station2342Notifications of infectious diseases by age and sex75
13Verminous conditions, etc.24
14Public mortuary2743Analysis of certain diseases into divisional areas76
15Rodent control2844Infectious disease visiting77
16Rodent control—treatment of rivers2945Tuberculosis notifications and deaths78
17Prevention of damage by pests3046Age distribution of tuberculosis cases79
18Block control3147Analysis of new cases of tuberculosis into divisional areas79
19Water, chemical samples33
20Water, bacteriological samples33
48Cases of tuberculosis not formally notified80
21Atmospheric conditions36
22Fog — ages at death4149Source of information in table 4880
23Fog — death rate in wards43
50Tuberculosis register81
Section C51Tuberculosis statistics81
24Sanitary inspection4552Tuberculosis visits82
25Summary of notices46
53Tuberculosis environmental investigations82
26Nuisances remedied47
27Factory inspections4854Immunisation against infectious disease84
28Factory defects49

CHARTS

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Comparison with other areas18
Lung cancer21
Fog — ward mortality44