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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
Lewisham 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Local sickness
The Regional Medical Officer of the Ministry of National Insurance
sends a weekly return indicating 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
mainly by two offices, "Lewisham," and "Downham," and a fair representation
of the trend of sickness within the borough can be given
by quoting the combined figures for these two.
Table 7 Morbidity shown in insurance certificates
| Weekly average for period ending | "Lewisham & Downham" | Weekly average for period ending | "Lewisham & Downham" |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 30 | 1499 | August 14 | 434 |
| February 27 | 957 | September 14 | 463 |
| March 27 | 939 | October 12 | 651 |
| April 24 | 788 | November 6 | 720 |
| May 22 | 725 | December 4 | 769 |
| June 19 | 518 | January 1 | 1085 |
| July 17 | 465 |
Weekly average for the year 1962 760
„ 1961 699
FIRST APPLICATIONS FOR SICKNESS BENEFIT
Dotted lines—Maximum and Minimum 1951—61 Continuous line—1962