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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
Lewisham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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(2) Particulars of outbreaks
| Outbreaks | Cases | Total cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family outbreaks | Other outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
| Agent identified | - | - | - | - | |
| Agent not identified | 1 | - | 2 | - | |
| (3) Single cases | |||||
| Agent identified :— Salmonella group B „ typhimurium | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| 8 | - | 8 | |||
| Agent not identified | 13 | - | 13 | ||
(4) Salmonella infections, not food-borne
Nil
Mass radiography unit
I am indebted to the Director of the Unit for information of work
done in the borough during 1961 on which the following table is based.
Table 48
| Patients | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General analysis | |||
| X-rayed | 2,304 | 1,990 | 4,294 |
| Previously x-rayed | 1,756 | 1,051 | 2,807 |
| Reviewed | 129 | 63 | 192 |
| Abnormal after review | 68 | 28 | 96 |
| Analysis of abnormal films :— | |||
| Cases considered tuberculous :— | |||
| (a) no further action required | - | - | - |
| (b) occasional supervision only. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| (c) requiring treatment | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| (d) still under investigation | - | - | - |
| (e) refused further investigation | - | - | - |
| Previously known tuberculous cases | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Non-tuberculous cases :— | |||
| (a) investigated | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| (b) still under investigation | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cardio-vascular lesions | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| No action required | 40 | 13 | 53 |