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Lewisham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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(2) Particulars of outbreaks
Table 49
| Outbreaks | Cases | Total cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family outbreaks | Other outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
| Agent identified :— Salmonella St. Paul | 1 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Salmonella typhi-murium | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Agent not identified | 4 | — | 10 | — | 10 |
(3) Single cases
Table 50
| Notified | Otherwise ascertained | Total cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent identified:— Salmonella typhimurium | 14 | - | 14 |
| „ Bredeney | 1 | — | 1 |
| „ Kiambur | 1 | — | 1 |
| „ Newport | 1 | — | 1 |
| „ group D | 1 | — | 1 |
| Agent not identified | 13 | 4 | 17 |
(4) Salmonella infections, not food-borne
Nil
NOTE: 18 cases notified by Hither Green Hospital which were returned to the
Registrar General have their home addresses in the following authorities'
areas: Deptford 6, Lambeth 4, Camberwell 2, Southwark 2, Beckenham
1, Wandsworth 1, Bermondsey 1, and Greenwich 1. The cases were referred
to the authorities 'concerned for investigation.
1 "other outbreak" with 3 cases, including the fatal case was investigated
by Woolwich as part of the outbreak at the British Hospital for Mothers
and Babies, Woolwich.
Mass radiography unit
I am indebted to the Director of the Unit for information of work
done in the borough during 1959 on which the following table is based.
The Unit during the course of the year was stationed at 9 different
locations in the borough, the time spent at each varying from 1 day to
2 weeks.