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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
Hammersmith 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
Notification of Infectious Disease
A total of 1057 cases of infectious disease were notified during the
year and of these 147 were removed to hospital.
Incidence of Infectious Disease
MEASLES.
There was a small increase in the number of cases of measles notified.
DYSENTERY.
There was a decrease in the number of cases notified. No outbreaks
were involved.
FOOD POISONING.
There was also a decrease in the number of food poisoning cases notified.
Of interest are the different phase typings identified as shown:
| Salmonella | Auatum | 1 |
| Angona | 10 | |
| Brandenburg | 1 | |
| Bredeney | 3 | |
| Enteritidis | 8 | |
| Infantis | 1 | |
| Muenchen | 1 | |
| Montevideo | 1 | |
| Newport | 2 | |
| Ohio | 1 | |
| Panama | 7 | |
| Reading | 2 | |
| St.Paul | 2 | |
| Tennessee | 2 | |
| Thompson | 1 | |
| Typhi-Murium | 19 |
Other infections were due to unknown causes.
TYPHOID.
There were three notified cases of typhoid concerning residents of
the Borough. The patients were removed to hospital and all contacts proved
to be clear.
SMALLPOX.
No case of smallpox was notified during the year.
Notifications were received from Health Authorities at Ports and Airports
concerning 53 persons who had arrived in this country from abroad
without valid certificates of vaccination. Of these 48 were from areas
where smallpox is endemic, 5 from locally infected areas. All, with the
exception of two persons who were untraceable, were placed under surveillance
for 14 days from the dates of their arrival.
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