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As in 1960 approximately two thirds of the cases occurred in the Vauxhall
Parliamentary Constituency, 28 of the cases occurred in the Brixton Constituency
and 18 in Norwood.
The cases were spread throughout the year as follows.
First Quarter 26
Second Quarter 37
Third Quarter 26
Fourth Quarter 38
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Food Poisoning
Sixteen cases of food poisoning were notified compared with fifty-four in
1960.
The cases were distributed throughout the year as follows
F irst quarter 4
Second quarter 5
Third quarter 7
Fourth quarter
16
They were single cases spread throughout the Borough and there
were no outbreaks of food poisoning.
The agent was identified in 7 cases.
Salmonella enteritidis 3
Salmonella Typhimurium 4
In the remaining nine cases the agent was not identified.
Typhoid Fever
Two cases of typhoid fever were notified during the year.
Both of the victims had been abroad before the onset of the disease and
it is reasonable to suppose that they had acquired the disease there.