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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

Southwark 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: INFECTIOUS DISEASES IMMUNISATION

INFECTIOUS DISEASES IMMUNISATION

ImmunisationUnder 5 years of ageOver 5
Diphtheria38102
Diphtheria and Whooping Cough69921
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus68512
Whooping Cough7 (all ages)
'Booster' injections973 (all ages)

Table: FOOD POISONING 11 of the 21 cases (including those for Southwark residents notified to other Boroughs from hospitals in their areas) where organisms were isolated were individual cases, as follows:-

FOOD POISONING 11 of the 21 cases (including those for Southwark residents notified to other Boroughs from hospitals in their areas) where organisms were isolated were individual cases, as follows:-

Salmonella Typhi-murium3
Salmonella Tennessee1
Salmonella Anatum1
Salmonella Stanley1
Salmonella Thomson1
Salmonella Heidelberg2
Salmonella Kunzendorf2

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The remaining 10 cases were in "outbreaks" (more than one
case in a family) due to Salmonella Typhi-murium, Salmonella
Anatum, and Salmonella Heidelberg.
No definite identification with any contaminated food was
obtained in any of these cases.

Table: CANCER OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS

CANCER OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS

Deaths from:Neoplasm of Lung and BronchusRespiratory TuberculosisAll Causes
195465221098
195557231300
195661211196
195760141097

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The highest mortality rate from neoplasm of the lung and
bronchus and for tuberculosis occurred in the 45— 64 age group.