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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
Bermondsey 1936
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 7 F. | D.C. | 31/8/36 | 1/9/36 | Park Hospital— 1/9/36 Blood Culture— Positive for B. Typhosus Faeces and urine— B. Typhosus present | Redriff School | demic, and there may be some connection between the Brighton and Bermondsey cases | Recovered |
| Enteric Fever | 39 F. | E.C. | 21/8/36 | 27/8/36 | Park Hospital— 27/8/36 | Packer | All these patients were investigated both clinically and bacteriologically, and all reports were negative. They were all discharged from hospital as "Not suffering" from Enteric Fever | |
| Enteric Fever | 36 F. | E.C. | 26/8/36 | 29/8/36 | Park Hospital— 29/8/36 | Housewife | ||
| Enteric Fever | 61 F. | E.B. | 29/8/36 | 31/8/36 | Park Hospital— 31/8/36 | Housewife | ||
| Enteric Fever | 53 F. | F.W. | 27/8/36 | 29/8/36 | Brook Hospital— 29/8/36 Park Hospital— 31/8/36 | Church Worker | ||
| Enteric Fever | 29 F. | P.T. | 29/8/36 | 29/8/36 | Brook Hospital— 29/8/36 Park Hospital— 31/8/36 | Church Worker | ||
| Enteric Fever | 26 F. | E.R. | 27/8/36 | 29/8/36 | Brook Hospital— 29/8/36 Park Hospital— 31/8/36 | Maid |