Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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the old people were not prejudiced thereby; and secondly that Lewisham
could be regarded as a fairly typical suburban area and that if
anything was required here it might well be required elsewhere.
Beside representatives of the Fund, the committee includes representatives
of the hospital management committee, the London County
Council, local practitioners and LOPWA, and I represent the borough
council. The committee has decided to carry out a partial house-tohouse
survey of the borough through an official agency. This will no
doubt be valuable but it will be a considerable time before the results
ire available.