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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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LOCAL SICKNESS
The Regional Controller of the Ministry of Social Security 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 three offices, "Lewisham", "Downham", and "Deptford", and a fair
representation of the trend of sickness within the borough can be given by quoting
the combined figures for these three.
Table 4
MORBIDITY SHOWN IN INSURANCE CERTIFICATES
| Weekly average for period ending | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|
| January 30 | 1,444 | 2,368 |
| February 27 | 1,310 | 1,416 |
| March 26 | 1,211 | 1,481 |
| April 23 | 1,076 | 1,014 |
| May 21 | 1,142 | 1,008 |
| June 18 | 965 | 947 |
| July 16 | 922 | 850 |
| August 13 | 926 | 858 |
| September 10 | 900 | 911 |
| October 8 | 1,092 | 1,112 |
| November 5 | 1,200 | 1,250 |
| December 3 | 1,301 | 1,044 |
| December 31 | 1,491 | 1,026 |
Weekly average for the year 1967 1,163
„ „ „ 1968 1,195
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