London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| No. | Subject | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Causes of death by age groups | 14 |
| 2. | Heart and circulation mortality | 15 |
| 3. | Cancer deaths | 16 |
| Morbidity shown in insurance certificates | 16 | |
| 5. | General statistics from 1960 | 17 |
| 6. | Recuperative holidays | 29 |
| Health Visiting | 30 | |
| 8. | Screening Clinic—Abnormalities detected | 32 |
| Screening Clinic—Referrals for treatment | 32 | |
| 10. | Congenital malformations | 33 |
| 11. | Congenital malformations by parity | 34 |
| 12. | Day Nurseries, admissions and discharges | 35 |
| 13. | Family Planning, Council's domiciliary service | 36 |
| 14. | Family Planning Association, clinics | 37 |
| 15. | District Nursing loan equipment | 38 |
| 16. | Dental Service, maternal and child health | 39 |
| 17. | Dental inspection of schoolchildren | 45 |
| 18. | Observation/Handicap register, schoolchildren by type of school | 48 |
| 19. | Observation/Handicap register, schoolchildren by year of birth | 48 |
| 20. | Deaf register, schoolchildren | 49 |
| 21. | Routine inspections of schoolchildren | 49 |
| 22. | Routine inspections of schoolchildren—defects | 50 |
| 23. | Personal hygiene of schoolchildren | 51 |
| 24. | Non-routine medical inspection of schoolchildren | 52 |
| 25. | Routine inspections of schoolchildren—vision | 53 |
| 26. | Comparison of Defects noted at "Special" medical inspections of schoolchildren | 54 |
| 27. | Home Help Service | 57 |
| 28. | Health Education, film shows, talks, etc. | 59 |
| 29. | Analysis of bookings and attendances—Chiropody | 60 |
| 30. | Summary of attendances—Chiropody | 61 |
| 31. | Attendances by age groups—Chiropody | 61 |
| 32. | Notified cases of infectious diseases | 69 |
| 33. | Notification of infectious diseases by sex and age | 70 |
| 34. | Tuberculosis, notifications | 71 |
| 35. | Food Poisoning | 73 |
| 36. | Mass Radiography | 74 |
| 37. | Mass Radiography, non-tuberculous abnormalities | 75 |
| 38. | Mass Radiography, surveys | 75 |
| 39. | Immunisation and Vaccination | 76 |
| 40. | Laboratory facilities | 76 |
| 41. | Public Health Inspectors, summary of visits | 79 |
| 42. | Summary of notices | 80 |
| 43. | Factory inspections | 80 |
| 44. | Factory defects | 81 |
| 45. | Outworkers | 81 |
| 46. | O.S.R. Items requiring attention | 82 |
| 47. | O.S.R. Registrations and inspections | 83 |
| 48. | O.S.R. Persons employed | 83 |
| 49. | Disinfection and Personal Cleansing | 84 |
| 50. | Rodent control | 84 |
| 51. | Swimming baths | 85 |
| 52. | Atmospheric conditions | 87 |
| 53. | Housing Act, 1957—Part II | 90 |
| 54. | Housing Act, 1957—Part III | 90 |
| 55. | Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958 | 90 |
| 56. | Houses in Multiple Occupation | 91 |
| 57. | Qualification Certificates | 91 |
| 58. | General Improvement Areas | 92 |
| 59. | Housing Act, 1964—Representation by tenant | 92 |
| 60. | Housing Act, 1969—Grants | 92 |