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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Table: FOOD POISONING

FOOD POISONING

Cases NotifiedOtherwise AscertainedTotal CasesDeaths
1st Quarter2-2-
2nd Quarter9211-
3rd Quarter10-10-
4th Quarter538-

Table: Particulars of Outbreaks

Particulars of Outbreaks

No. of Outbreaks Family OtherCases NotifiedOtherwise AscertainedTotal Cases
Agent identified326511
Agent not identified1-2-2

Table: Single Cases

Single Cases

CauseCases NotifiedOtherwise AscertainedTotal Cases
Salmonella Typhimurium7-7
Salmonella Newport1-1
Cholerae-Suis1-1
Virchow1-1
Not Identified8-8
Salmonella Infections not Food-borneNIL

Table: BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS(Infectious Diseases)

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS

(Infectious Diseases)

Throat/Nose Swabs:No. of Examinations
Diphtheria Bacilli foundNil
Haemolytic Streptococci found15
Vincent's Angina Organisms found4
Negative52
Faeces:
Shigella found47
Salmonella found30
Clostridium Welchii found1
Negative252
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