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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
Hampstead 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED)
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
No. of outbreaks due to Identified Agents 2. Total cases 5.
Outbreaks due to:Salmonella Typhimurium.
No. of outbreaks of Undiscovered Cause Nil.
No. of Single Cases 10. Agent Identified 8. Unknown cause 2.
Agent Identified; Salmonella Typhimurium.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS (Infectious Diseases)
| Throat/Nose | Diphtheria Bacilli found | No. of examinations |
| Swabs: | Nil | |
| Haemolytic Streptococci found | 45 | |
| Vincent's Angina Organisms found | 5 | |
| Negative | 82 | |
| Faeces: | Shigella found | 26 |
| Salmonella found | 15 | |
| Negative | 190 | |
| Pertussis: | Positive | 1 |
| Negative | 9 | |
| Sputum: | Negative | 20 |
| 393 |
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
| No. of calls by borough van | 4,362 |
| No. of articles passed through steam chamber | 3,908 |
| No. of rooms disinfested after vermin | 180 |
| No. of rooms disinfected after infectious disease | 215 |
| No. of rooms cleansed after death or removal | 14 |
| Parcels of clothes for despatch abroad | 156 |