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City of London 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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ANNUAL RETURN OF FOOD POISONING IN THE CITY OF LONDON

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1963

TABLE 1

1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTOTAL
(a) Number of food poisoning notifications (corrected) as returned to Registrar General-----
(b) Number of cases otherwise ascertained---110110
(c) Number of symptomless excreters-----
(d) Number of fatal cases-----

TABLE 2 PARTICULARS OF OUTBREAKS

AgentNo. of outbreaksNo. of CasesTotal No. of Cases
Family OutbreaksOther OutbreaksNotifiedOtherwise ascertained
Agent identified:
(a) Chemical PoisonsNilNilNilNilNil
(b) SalmonellaNilNilNilNilNil
(c) Staphylococci (including toxin)NilNilNilNilNil
(d) CI. botulinumNilNilNilNilNil
(e) CI. welchiiNil1Nil110110
(f) Other bacteriaNilNilNilNilNil
TOTALSNil1Nil110110
Agent not identifiedNilNilNilNilNil

TABLE 3 SINGLE CASES

AgentNo. of CasesTotal No. of Cases
NotifiedOtherwise ascertained
Identified:
(a) Chemical PoisonsNilNilNil
(b) SalmonellaNilNilNil
(c) Staphylococci (including toxin)NilNilNil
(d) CI. botulinumNilNilNil
(e) CI. welchiiNilNilNil
(f) Other bacteriaNilNilNil
TOTALSNilNilNil
Agent not identifiedNilNilNil

TABLE 4 SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, NOT FOOD-BORNE

SalmonellaOutbreaksNo. of Cases (outbreaks)Single CasesTotal No. of Cases (outbreaks and single cases)
FamilyOther
NilNilNilNilNil