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Southwark 1971

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

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Table: TABLE 1FOOD POISONING—INCIDENTS AND CASES

TABLE 1

FOOD POISONING—INCIDENTS AND CASES

Causative AgentGENERAL OUTBREAKSFAMILY OUTBREAKSSPORADIC CASES notified or ascertainedTOTAL No. of Outbreaks and sporadic cases columns (1+3 + 5)TOTAL No. of cases columns (2+4+5)
No. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertainedNo. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertained
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S. typhimurium----555
Other Salmonellae----555
CL. welchii-------
Staph, aureus-------
Other causes-------
Cause Unknown----585858
TOTAL----686868

Table: DETAILS OF FOOD POISONING DUE TO SALMONELLAE OTHER THAN S. TYPHIMURIUM

DETAILS OF FOOD POISONING DUE TO SALMONELLAE OTHER THAN S. TYPHIMURIUM

Type of Salmonellae
Indiana----444
Java----111

Table: TABLE IISALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CAUSES

TABLE II

SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CAUSES

Causative AgentGENERAL OUTBREAKSFAMILY OUTBREAKSSPORADIC CASES notified or ascertainedTOTAL No. of Outbreaks and sporadic cases columns (1+3 + 5)TOTAL No. of cases columns (2+4+5)
No. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertainedNo. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertained
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S. typhimurium----222
Other Salmonellae0----333
TOTAL----555