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 following table, based on returns made to the Ministry of Health, shows the
number of immigrants that have been notified to the department during 1965, and
the number of successful visits made. Unsuccessful visits occur where the immigrant
has moved out of the borough and has left no forwarding address. Towards the
end of the year, however, much greater success was achieved in tracing transitory
immigrants, as the landlords of temporary accommodation had been persuaded
to keep records and inform us of the immigrants' whereabouts.
Country | Number of Immigrants | Number of first successful visits |
---|---|---|
(a) Commonwealth Countries Carribean | 527 | 328 |
India | 42 | 17 |
Pakistan | 7 | 7 |
Other Asian | 18 | 6 |
Africa | 81 | 54 |
Other | 20 | 11 |
(b) Non-Commonealth Countries | ||
European | 28 | 13 |
Other | 8 | 5 |
TOTALS | 731 | 441 |