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Lewisham 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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LUNG CANCER
Health Education was continued with the object of discouraging cigarette smoking,
but it is an uphill battle which will go on without let-up until lung cancer ceases
to be of any significance as a cause of death.

Table: Table 3LUNG CANCER

Table 3LUNG CANCER

MALEFEMALE
YearAll cancer deathsLung cancer deaths(c) as % of (b)All cancer deathsLung cancer deaths(f)as % of(e)
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)
195940116742314289
196041218946323227
196137315742276197
196240818646286248
196335116346296279
1964422201483043411
1965428204483133110
1966403169423083612
1967435196453284213
1968390171443014314
1969414194473424714

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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 of these three.

Table: Table 4MORBIDITY SHOWN IN INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

Table 4

MORBIDITY SHOWN IN INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

Weekly average for period ending19681969
January 282,3681,877
February 251,4161,785
March 251,4811,624
April 221,0141,036
May 201,008929
June 17947904
July 15850863
August 12858807
September 9911831
October 71,112997
November 41,2501,021
December 21,0441,065
December 301,0261,845
Weekly average for the year 19681,195
„ „ „ „ „ 19691,199