Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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FOOD POISONING Table 39 FOOD POISONING CASES
General | Outbreaks | Family | Outbreaks | Sporadic Cases | Total | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Causative agent | No. of separate outbreaks | No. of cases notified or ascertained | No. of separate outbreaks | No. of cases notified or ascertained | i Notified or ascertained | No. of outbreaks am sporadic cases columns (1+3 + 5) | i No. of cases columns (2+4 + 5) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
S. Typhimurium | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Other Salmonellae | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Cause unknown | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Total | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 |
DETAILS OF FOOD POISONING DUE TO SALMONELLAE OTHER THAN
S.TYPHIMURIUM
Type of salmonella | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panama | — | _ | — | _ | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Stanley | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Group B | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Group D | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brandenburg | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Infantis GPCI | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Salmonella infection, not food borne—Nil. |
LABORATORY FACILITIES
The following represents work carried out by the Southern Group Laboratory on behalf of the Council during 1971:—
Table 40
Specimens | Number | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Faeces | 446 | Negative |
1 | Salmonella Derby | |
5 | Salmonella Typhimurium | |
15 | Salmonella Panama | |
2 | Salmonella Indiana | |
3 | Salmonella Heidelberg | |
1 | Salmonella Brandenberg | |
13 | Shigella sonnei | |
2 | Salmonella Infantis | |
1 | Salmonella Virchow | |
3 | Bacteria Coli Type 0111 | |
1 | Bacteria Coli Type 0125 | |
1 | Bacteria Coli Type 0126 | |
1 | Poliomyelitis Type 2 | |
Widal | 2 | Negative |
Water | 10 | |
Milk | 25 | |
Ice-cream and other foods | 118 | |
TOTAL | 650 |