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4 were from congenital malformations and there was one each in 3 other
causes, with one being undefined. There was an increase of 2 in the
number of deaths under 4 weeks of age, the greatest incidence being
in immaturity with 13 deaths which was however one less than the
previous year.
Local sickness
Through the courtesy of the Regional Medical Officer of the
Ministry of National Insurance, I am sent weekly a return indicating
for the various areas of London the first certificates of sickness benefit
received in the local offices. The areas served by these local offices are
in the main coterminous with postal districts of London and do not
coincide with borough boundaries. Lewisham is served by four offices,
"Lewisham," "Downham," "Eltham," and "Norwood," but as only
a very small portion of the borough comes within the purview of the
last two, it is felt that a better representation of the trend of sickness
within the borough is given by quoting only the figures for "Lewisham,"
and "Downham."

The year cannot be regarded as abnormal.
Social class in relation to cause of death