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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The age distribution of the new cases of tuberculosis notified and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year are shewn in the following table:—
Table 25
| Age periods | New cases notified | Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | ||||||||||||
| 0- | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | _ |
| 5- | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 10- | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
| 15- | 23 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 38 | |
| 20- | 35 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 56 | ||||||
| 25- | 56 | 58 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 65 | ||||||
| 35- | 36 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 31 | ||||||
| 45- | 26 | 9 | — | — | 26 | 9 | 24 | 10 | — | 1 | 24 | 11 |
| 55- | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 6 | ||||||
| 65- | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 228 | 220 | 26 | 28 | 254 | 248 | 65 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 51 |
Food poisoning outbreaks
In compliance with Ministry of Health circular 3/49 the following table on food poisoning outbreaks is given:—
Table 26
| Total number of outbreaks | Number of cases | Number of deaths | Organisms or other agents responsible with number of outbreaks of each | Foods involved with number of outbreaks of each |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 13 | 1 | Salmonella typhi-murium isolated in 3 outbreaks | 1 (1 case). ? fish. 1 (3 cases). ? im-ported hen eggs. |
| (4 cases). | 1 (5 cases). ? minced meat. | |||
| definite organism was found. | 1 (2 cases). ? duck eggs. | |||
| 1 (case of child of 2 months) occurred in hospital. No further information ob-tained. | ||||
| 1 (1 case). Unknown. |
Town Hall, S.E.6.
10 June, 1949.
E. H. R. SMITHARD,
Medical Officer of Health.