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
Greenwich 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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All cases were investigated with the following results :—
| No. of Cases | Organism (if known) | No. of Hospital Cases | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | - | Two cases occurred in one family and there was one individual case. No particular food was suspected in either instance. | |
| 3 | 1 | Ham and chicken salad was suspected in one case, hut verification was not possible. No particular foods were suspected in the remaining two cases. | |
| 1 | - | No particular food suspected. | |
| 1 | 1 | No particular food suspected. | |
| 8 | - | Four cases occurred in two families and there were four individual cases. No particular foods were suspected in any instance. | |
| 4 | 1 | Four cases occurred in two families. No particular food was suspected in either instance. | |
| 2 | 1 | Two individual cases. No particular food suspected. | |
| 13 | 4 | Three cases occurred in one family on return from a holiday abroad. No particular food was suspected. There were ten individual cases, jellied eels was supected in one case and chicken in another but verification was not possible. No particular foods were suspected in any of the remaining eight cases. | |
| 3 | - | Two cases occurred in one family and there was one individual case. No particular food was suspected in either instance. Investigation into family contacts proved negative. | |
| 42 | No organisms detected | 1 | Thirteen cases occurred in four families and there were twenty-nine individual cases. Various foods were suspected, jellied eels in one case and a cornish pasty in another, but in no instance was it possible to prove the source of infection. |
| 80 | TOTALS | 9 |