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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Food Poisoning.
Notified food poisoning continues at a low level. Of the 11
cases notified, eight were single cases, the other three constituting
a family outbreak. In spite of detailed investigation, it was
possible to isolate the causative agent in only five of the cases.
No deaths from this disease were recorded.
The following is a copy of the annual return rendered to the
Ministry of Health:—
1. Name of Local Authority: Chislehurst & Sidcup Urban District Council.
Year: 1963.
Table 1
(a) Number of food poisoning notifications (corrected) as returned to
Registrar General:
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter. Total.
1 2 3 5 11
(b) Number of cases otherwise ascertained:
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter. Total.
— — — 1 1
(c) Number of symptomless excreters:
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter. Total.
- - - - -
(d) Number of fatal cases:
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter. Total.
- - - - -
2. Particulars of outbreaks:
| Causative Agent | Family outbreaks | Other outbreaks | Total number of cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Number of cases | No. | Number of cases | ||||
| Notified | Otherwise ascertained | Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||||
| Agent identified: (a) Chemical Poisons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Salmonella | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Staphylococci— (including toxin) | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| (d) CI. Botulinum | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| (e) CI. Welchii | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (f) Other bacteria | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| Causative Agent not identified | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |