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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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All the cases were investigated with the following results:—
| No. of Cases | Organism (if known) | No. of Hospital Cases | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | One family suspected custard and one case chicken pie. Two of the cases admitted to hospital were resident outside the Borough. Otherwise no particular food suspected. | |
| 2 | — | Sausage meat suspected but it was not possible to verify. | |
| 2 | 2 | Mother and new born baby diagnosed whilst in maternity ward. Both were symptomless. | |
| 1 | — | No particular food suspected. | |
| 1 | — | Soup consumed whilst abroad on holiday was suspected. | |
| 40 | 1 | Thirteen cases occurred in five families and 26 in separate households. The remaining case was one reported by a neighbouring Borough where 12 others occurred and the food suspected was consumed in a factory canteen within that Borough. One family suspected minced beef and another beefburgers and examination of the latter revealed the presence of staphylococci faecalis. In the other cases no particular food was suspected. | |
| 55 | 6 |
Local Morbidity
I am indebted to Mr. L. W. Mole, The Manager, Ministry of
Social Security, Concert Hall, Lee Road, S.E.3., for the following
statistics relating to claims for sickness and industrial injury benefits
during 1966.
Local offices of the Ministry of Social Security concerned
mainly with the London Borough of Greenwich are those located
at Deptford, Eltham and Woolwich. Regions covered by these