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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
Islington 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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the second, third and fourth quarters of 1958. No particular concentration in street, block of flats, or locality has so far shown up.
Accidents to Children — Sydenham Children's Hospital 1958 Table 21
| Category | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total Accidents | Grand Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Roys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | ||||||||||
| -5 | -15 | -5 | -15 | -5 | -15 | -5 | -15 | -5 | -15 | -5 | -15 | -5 | -15 | -5 | -15 | ||
| Falls | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 138 |
| Cuts and bruises | 9 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 49 | 14 | 18 | 105 |
| Poison | 4 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| Burns and scalds | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| Foreign bodies | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Total | 38 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 44 | 26 | 20 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 119 | 101 | 65 | 49 | 343 |
Old people
General comments on the problems connected with the care of old
people are made in the introduction of this report. The Council continued
to make grants to organisations in the borough which are carrying out
work for old people, whether by recreational facilities or by the provision
of meals. A sum of £3,850 was eventually included in the annual
estimates for the year 1958-59 for such organisations as accepted the
Council's conditions and to assist any other such organisations as might
be established during that year. Reports were made to the Public
Health committee giving details of the work undertaken by the voluntary
organisations and as a result grants were made as follwos :—
Lewisham Old People's Welfare Association ... 2,750
Lewisham Darby and Joan Club 380
St. Mark's Old Folks' Club 75
Bellingham Branch of the National Federation of
Old Age Pensions Associations 60
Talbot Settlement Old People's Club* 4
Hither Green Branch of the National Federation of
Old Age Pensions Associations 65
St. Philip's Darby and Joan Club 24
The Over 60's Friendly Club 40
*Ceased as a club early in the financial year