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Southwark 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Food Poisoning
No major outbreak of food poisoning occurred in the Borough
during 1961 but a total of 26 notifications were received. In
the 17 instances in which an organism was identified it was found
to be a Salmonella, 13 being due to Salmonella Typhimurium.
Glanders, Hydrophobia and Anthrax
In June 1961 the London County Council revoked an Order made
in March 1909 relating to the notification of Glanders, Hydrophobia
in man, and Anthrax in the Administrative County of London. Anthrax
will continue to be a notifiable disease under the Public Health
(Infectious Disease) Amendment Regulations 1960.
QUARTERLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| March | June | Sept. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 79 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| Measles | 1149 | 364 | 107 | 51 | 1671 |
| Poliomyelitis paralytic | 1 | 1 | |||
| non-para: | 2 | 2 | |||
| Meningococcal inf. | 2 | 2 | |||
| Encephalitis infective | 1 | 1 | |||
| post inf. | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dysentery | 84 | 77 | 115 | 22 | 298 |
| Ophthalmia neon. | 1 | 1 | |||
| Puerperal pyrex. | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 59 |
| Pood poisoning | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Scabies | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Zymotic enteritis | 2 | 2 |