Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The frozen tongues were of Australian origin, distributed by a regular meat
supplier and cooked in the kitchen at Hither Green, four tongues being sent to
St. John's Hospital after cooking. They were the only obvious common denominator,
hence the tongue was investigated. However, no salmonella was isolated from the
tongue.
Two other cases were admitted to hospitals on the 27th and 29th of August from
the community but these were not found to have any obvious connection with this
particular outbreak.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY UNIT
I am indebted to Dr. J. M. Morgan, the director of the unit, for information of work done in the Borough during 1970, on which the following tables are based:—
Table 36
Totals Examined Men | 7,278 | ||
Women | 7,441 | ||
14,719 | |||
Abnormalities Detected | |||
(a) Tuberculous | |||
Cases requiring close supervision or treatment | 15 | 7 | 22 |
Cases requiring occasional supervision | 4 | — | 4 |
Cases previously known requiring close supervision or treatment | 5 | — | 5 |
Cases previously known requiring occasional supervision | 3 | 2 | 5 |
27 | 9 | 36 | |
Still under investigation | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Failed to attend follow-up | 1 | — | 1 |
Total | 30 | 10 | 40 |
(b) Non-tuberculous | |||
Carcinoma of lung | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Carcinoma of lung (previously known) | — | — | — |
Malignant neoplasms other than carcinoma of lung | — | — | — |
Other non-tuberculous abnormalities (see attached) | 39 | 35 | 74 |
47 | 39 | 86 | |
Still under investigation | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Failed to attend follow-up | — | — | — |
Unfit for investigation | — | — | — |
Total | 51 | 40 | 91 |
Totals—all abnormalities | 81 | 50 | 131 |