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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
Chelsea 1958
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1958
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FOOD POISONING
Seven cases were notified as compared with 13 in 1957 and 85 in
1956. A summary of all cases occurring during the year under review
is set out in identical form to that supplied to the Ministry of
Health.
ANNUAL RETURN OF FOOD POISONING
FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED) AS RETURNED TO
REGISTRAR GENERAL.
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Total
Nil 3 3 1 7
CASES OTHERWISE ASCERTAINED.
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Total
Nil 1 26 Nil 27
FATAL CASES.
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Total
Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
PARTICULARS OF OUTBREAKS
| No. of outbreaks | No. of cases | Total No, of cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family outbreaks | Other outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise ascertained | |||
| Salmonella newport | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Clostridium welchii | - | 1 | - | 26 | 26 | |
SINGLE CASES
| No. of cases | Total No. of cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Otherwise ascertained | |||
| Salmonella typhimurium | 1 | 1 | ||