London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Women
Sarcoidosis 2
Hamartoma 1
Congenital cyst of lung 1
Bronchiectasis 1
Pneumonitis 8
Retrosternal thyroid 1
Hiatus hernia 2
Anterior R.diaphragmatic interposition of colon 1
Abnormal rib 1
Eventration of diaphragm 1
Refused investigation 1
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Food Poisoning All the cases were investigated with the following results :—
| 14 | Salmonella typhimurium | 2 | In two cases turkey sandwiches were suspected. One hospital case was a non-resident. Otherwise no particular food suspected. |
| 5 | Salmonella enteritidis | — | Pilchards were suspected in one case and a family of four suspected sausage meat but in neither instance was it possible to verify. |
| 3 | Salmonella Stanley | — | No particular food suspected. |
| 1 | Salmonella jena | — | Recently returned from holiday abroad but no particular food suspected. |
| 1 | Salmonella panama | 1 | Resident outside the Borough. No particular food suspected. |
| 1 | Clostridium welchii | — | No particular food suspected. |
| 80 | No organisms detected | 4 | Thirty-five cases occurred in eleven families and 45 in separate households. Two of the cases admitted to hospital were resident outside the Borough. Various foods were suspected but in no instance was it possible to verify. |
| 105 | TOTALS | 7 |
Under the provisions of Section 26 of the Food and Drugs Act,
1955, every registered medical practitioner attending on any person