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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Dysentery
During 1958, no fewer than 230 confirmed cases of Dysentery
occurred in the Borough. This figure compares with 37 cases in 1957,
and 716 cases the year before. 20 of the patients were under one year
of age, 106 between one and five years, and 39 of compulsory school age.
196 of the cases were admitted to hospital.
Food Poisoning
There were 42 cases of Food Poisoning and nine persons were
admitted to hospital on this account. There were three cases in each of
two families, and two cases in each of six families. Twenty-four were
single cases. Salmonellae of various strains constituted the causal
organism, in 30 instances. One case was due to staphylococcus aureus
and in eleven cases no causal organism was isolated.
| Welfare Centres and Nurseries | Private Doctors | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 5-14 | Under 5 | 5-14 | ||
| Diphtheria | 185 | 68 | 51 | 8 | 312 |
| Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | 177 | 2 | 114 | 4 | 237 |
| Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus | 705 | 19 | 138 | 6 | 868 |
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1,016 | 107 | 1,123 | ||
| 'Booster' injections (all ages) | 147 | 12 | 159 | ||