Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1936
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SUMMARY—(continued).
Notified as | Age and Sex | Initials of Patient | Date of Onset | Date Notified | Hospital and date admitted Bacteriological results | Occupation or School | Observations as to (1)Enteric or other similar recent illness in home; (2) Food supply at presumed time of infection, and (3) Movements if away at that time | Result |
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Enteric Fever | 13 F. | M.L. | 25/8/36 | 27/8/36 | Park Hospital-27/8/36 Blood Culture-B. Typhosus Present Widal-Negative Faeces-Positive B.Typhosus | Redriff School | it is definitely established that five of the positive cases partook of these shellfish | Died Park Hospital 31/8/36 Certified cause of death: 1. a Toxæmia and b Typhoid fever Recovered |
Enteric Fever | 11 F. | A.W. | 16/8/36 | 28/8/36 | Park Hospital-28/8/36 Faeces and urine both negative, but shows following agglutinating titre to B. Typhosus "H" and "O" 1 in 240 | Redriff School | 3. Communication with the Medical Officer of Health, Brighton, has established the fact that cases at Brighton were connected with the Bournemouth epi- | Recovered |
Enteric Fever | 14 F. | A.E. | 17/8/36 | 28/8/36 | Park Hospital— 28/8/36 Faeces and urine both negative but shows following agglutinating titre to B. Typhosus— B. Typhosus "H" and "0" 1 in 500 | Conveyor, Biscuit Factory |
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