London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Anthrax
Cholera
Diphtheria
Dysentery (amoebic or bacillary)
Infective Jaundice
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Malaria
Measles
Relapsing fever
Scarlet fever
Smallpox
Tetanus
Tuberculosis
Typhus
Whooping cough
Yellow fever
The fee payable in respect of a notification is 25p and books of notification
certificates may be obtained on application to the Medical Officer of
Health.
Details of all notifications received and the age groups affected are given
in Tables 20 to 22.
REPORT ON GENERAL FOOD POISONING OUTBREAK
(1) (a) Food Causing Outbreak
Minced Chicken
(b) Agent Causing Outbreak
Sal. Indiana
(2) Cases Forming Outbreak Which Occurred on 19th December 1970
Notified — 8
Otherwise ascertained — 13
Total — 21
Fatal — —
70