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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
Chislehurst 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Full details of the causes of death will be found in Table II in the appendix to this report, but the following table, giving details of certain causes of death in the Urban District during the past ten years, may prove of interest:—
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | |||||||||
It is worthy of note that the number of deaths from tuberculosis
is the lowest figure yet recorded in the Urban District.
The following is a summary of the weekly details received from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance during 1960:—
| Four weeks ending | Number of First Certificates of incapacity received. |
|---|---|
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
78 members, or potential members of the staff were medically
examined during the year.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
I am indebted to the Manager of the local Employment
Exchange for the following information with regard to unemployment
in the area during 1960:
"Unemployment dropped to its lowest for many years—and
averaged 125—which is small compared with the size of the
insured population."