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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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63
Food poisoning
The cases last year formally notified further decreased, from
13 to 12. Again I must point out that the number notified is probably
incomplete as many cases are sufficiently mild as not to require the attendance
of a doctor. The following tables are based on returns made to
the Ministry of Health.
(1) Food poisoning cases
Table 46
| Notifications (corrected) | Cases otherwise ascertained | Symptomless excreters | Fatal cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st quarter | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 2nd quarter | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| 3rd quarter | 6 | - | - | - | ||
| 4th quarter | 6 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Year | 16 | - | - | 1 | ||
| (2) Single cases | ||||||
| Agent identified:- | ||||||
| Salmonella group B | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| „ „ D | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| „ typhimurium | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| „ Newport | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| „ Blockley | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Agent not identified | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| (3) 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 1963 on which the following table is based.
Table 47
| Patients | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General analysis | |||
| X-rayed | 5,372 | 3,152 | 8,524 |
| Previously x-rayed | 2,741 | 1,253 | 3,994 |
| Reviewed | 251 | 105 | 356 |
| Abnormal after review | 162 | 71 | 233 |
| Analysis of abnormal films:— | |||
| Cases considered tuberculous:— | |||
| (a) no further action required | - | - | - |
| (b) occasional supervision only | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| (c) requiring treatment | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| (d) still under investigation | - | - | - |
| (e) refused further investigation | - | - | - |
| Previously known tuberculous cases | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Non-tuberculous cases:— | |||
| (a) investigated | 37 | 19 | 56 |
| (b) still under investigation | 6 | - | 6 |
| Cardio-vascular lesions | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| No action required | 67 | 24 | 91 |