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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
Greenwich 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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100
Notified Cases of Sonne Dysentery.
50 Original Cases
41 cases
investigation of which
revealed a further
43*
cases
9 cases
notified by hospitals
(not investigated owing to
length of time in hospital
prior to onset of disease)
Cases removed
to hospital
Total 93 cases 44 families involved.
| Age Group | No. of Cases |
|---|---|
| 0— 5 years | 38 |
| 5—15 years | 23 |
| 3 | |
| 25—45 years | 22 |
| 45—65 years | 5 |
| 65 years and over | 2 |
| Total | 93 |
| From Positive cases treated at home | 208 |
| From cases removed to hospital following positive specimen | 3 |
| From contacts whose initial specimen proved negative | 131 |
| Total | 342 |
*This figure includes 2 members of a family of three which entered the
Borough Rest Centre from Chelsea on 15th March, 1951. It appears that on 12th
March, prior to the move to Greenwich, specimen faeces had been taken from the
third member of the family a child of 4 years. Information was received on
15th from Chelsea that this case was positive and the child was immediately
removed to Hospital. The remaining 2 members of the family were examined on
16th March and both were subsequently found to be positive.
Responsibility for the first case in this family was accepted by Chelsea.