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Lewisham 1952

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

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INDEX

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Acts, regulations and orders86National Assistance Act, 1948:—
Area of borough7Section 4726
Atmospheric conditions36Section 5027
Atmospheric pollution38Nuisances remedied47
Births and birth rate7Offensive trades69
Census, 19519Old people34
Outworkers50
Civil building licences62
Clearance areas60Pet Animals Act, 195152
Comparative occupational class statistics16Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 193369
Population7
Comparison with other areas17Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 194930
Deaths and death rate7
Deaths, causes of10Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 195151
Disinfection and personal cleansing23
Dog nuisances51Rateable value7
Dogs in food shops71Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts47
Factories and workshops47Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act, 195153
Flies and mosquitoes25
Fog, the38Rodent control28
Food, adulteration of66
Food, byelaws for protection of71Sampling66
Food hygiene4Sanitary circumstances of the area45
Food, inspection and supervision64
Food poisoning68Sanitary inspectors, establishment5
Food work generally72
Shops Act, 195068
Health services, general provision of23Sickness, local13
Slaughterhouses69
Housing:-Social class enquiry13
New building54Social medicine statistics5
Families rehoused54Staff2
Applications for rehousing54Stillbirths7
Housing Act, 193655Swimming baths34
Synthetic cream69
Icecream, composition65
Icecream, grading65Tuberculosis3
Immunisation against infectious disease84Tuberculosis notifications78
Tuberculosis, environmental investigations81
Infant mortality8
Infant mortality table12
Infectious diseases74Unsound food68
Infectious disease visiting76
Introduction3Vital statistics7
Laboratory facilities25Water certificates47
Legal proceedings88Water supply32
Lung cancer19
Mass miniature radiography83
Maternal deaths8
Maternity and child welfare4
Meat inspection70
Milk, analysis of64
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 194964
Mortuary and Coroner's Court27