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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

Bromley 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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89
OTHER SAMPLES AND SPECIMENS SUBMITTED TO
PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
Samples of foodstuffs, as under, were examined in connection
with Food Poisoning enquiries and were found to be free of
pathogenic organisms: —
Chicken Pie
Herrings
Scotch Beef Mince
Kipper
Milk
Veal & Ham Pie Salad
Slices of Chopped Ham & Pork
Frankfurters
Prawns
Pork
Beef
Chicken
Noodles
Rice
The culture from samples of Prawns and Chicken showed a
heamolytic strain of Clostridium Welchii.
498 specimens of faeces were examined from persons suspected
to be suffering from infectious disease or food poisoning,
or who were contacts of persons so suffering.

Table: The results were: —

The results were: —

Faeces SpecimensPositiveNegative
Suspected Dysentery14129112
Suspected Food Poisoning33782255
Suspected Typhoid, Para-typhoid,etc.20—20